But, Tracey...that would make *sense*.
"Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I don't even bother. I watched about four times when they first started
their movies. Even the ones with good genre actors were bad. After
hearing reviews both on the list and around the web, I believe all of
them are bad, so why waste any time hoping for a good campy b-movie.
What I do not get, is if they are going to mass produce like this, and
quality is not a priority, why not use it as an opportunity to discover
tomorrow's science fiction and fantasy film makers.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> you haven't lived 'til you've seen "Chupacabra" or one of the many bad-CGI
> films like "Doom Troopers" or "Gargoyles"
>
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> From: Astromancer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Strong??? I don't even have to put any effort in avoiding that crap...All I
> have to do is see a bug or psychotic animal and I'm watching the History
> Channel...
>
> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You have to be strong, know it will be bad, REAL BAD, VERY VERY BAD, and
> do not even consider watching the so-called "most dangerous night on
> television". It is only dangerous for your love of the genre. It is
> rarely even b-movie, campy, funny bad. It is chronic, kill your love of
> campy, funny B-movies. These are W-Movies. Their star ratings on a
> scale of 1 to 5 are usually negative -2 or even lower. There are no
> exceptions. I know each time you hope there will be that one rare gem,
> but it will not happen.
>
> Now, repeat after me...
> I will not watch The Scifi Channel's "most dangerous night on television"
> I will not watch The Scifi Channel's "most dangerous night on television"
> I will not watch The Scifi Channel's "most dangerous night on television"
>
> Astromancer wrote:
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>> Sci Fi has turned me off to just about all flicks involving animals or
>> insects....
>>
>> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Even so, I like shows with sea monsters
>>
>> Martin wrote:
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>>> Oh- by this I do *not* mean octopi...
>>>
>>> Martin wrote: Only a handful of monster flicks have scared me, and they all
>>> have one common element.
>>>
>>> Hideous eight-legged creatures.
>>>
>>> "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" wrote: I found script
>>> reviews, but avoided them for the same reason. I want to
>>> know more, but I do not want it spoiled for me. Guest what. I think I'm
>>> actually going to venture out to the theater for this one. While I used
>>> to go over my friends house every Saturday afternoon to hang out with
>>> the gang and watch the Japanese monster genre, I felt they were silly
>>> too. Looking back it seems they likely launch my movie night. It was
>>> for the company. Most monster flicks do not scare me.
>>>
>>> Abrams and Goddard have scared me in the past and that trailer is out of
>>> this world, so I'm psyched. I couldn't even finish Rob Zombie's movie,
>>> so if that is the best the US can do, we need to go back to film
>>> school. There are a few gothic horrors (vampires, ghosts,
>>> shapeshifters, mummies, etc) I like, but frequently, I've tuned in for
>>> the character development as well as the chills and thrills
>>>
>>> I have not seen the Host, but thanks to you, I just added it to my
>>> Netflix que
>>>
>>> I used to think Japan was into the mutant monsters because of the Atomic
>>> bomb experience. But I have no idea
>>>
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>>>> thanks for all the research, Tracey. Knew I could count on you! You know
>>>> what, though? I'm going to avoid seeing any pictures of the beastie.
>>>> Having come this far with the project so tightly under wraps, I think I'll
>>>> wait until i'm in theatre to confront whatever it is, so I can be
>>>> surprised. I'll read some more about the movie, though.
>>>>
>>>> I'm really excited and hopeful. the giant monster flick is something
>>>> that's long languished in America. It never really took off on the level
>>>> of truly scaring people, either. I mean, outside the first, awesome,
>>>> frightening Godzilla movie (I've only seen the Americanized cut with
>>>> Raymond Burr, hear the original Japanese version is better) I can't think
>>>> of many giant monster flicks that scared American audiences. We had loads
>>>> of giant monster pics, of course. We all grew up on them, from Destroy All
>>>> Monsters to King Kong. But those were rarely *scary*, just exciting,
>>>> entertaining, or plain silly (Smog Monster, anyone? Mothra?) I think I can
>>>> recall being afraid of the man-eating Gargantuan, but that's it.
>>>>
>>>> I hear the movie "The Host" was really good, but it didn't do big box
>>>> office here. It only did two million in America, but over eighty-six
>>>> million worldwide!Contrast that with something like Rob Zombie's "House of
>>>> 1000 Corpses", which despite being junk, did sixteen million here, but
>>>> only four million overseas.
>>>>
>>>> Seems like in America most monster flicks deal with vampires or werewolves
>>>> or zombies or ghosts. Wonder why Asia is more into the giant-sized type?
>>>>
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>>>> From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)"
>>>> Try these sites from imdb
>>>>
>>>> There have also been a number of characters' MySpace pages found,
>>>> through which you can find other characters in the movie.
>>>> "Rob"--http://www.myspace.com/robbyhawkins
>>>>
>>>> www.jamieandteddy.com In September 2007
>>>> this website was discovered. It features a password protected video of
>>>> the actress who plays Jamie Lascano as the character keeping a video
>>>> diary for her boyfriend. The password for the video is jllovesth. There
>>>> are 5 videos so far.
>>>>
>>>> www.theblairgodzillaproject.com
>>>> is another new site that shows the characters and films that inspired
>>>> J.J. Abrams to make the film.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.slusho.jp/. This site is designed to appear as a commercial
>>>> website about a fictitious beverage called 'Slusho' that J.J. Abrams has
>>>> so far included in both "Lost" and "Alias."
>>>>
>>>> Mike Street wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>> try researching Slusho and you'll find out a lot more of what
>>>>> Cloverfield is all about. There is a lot going on with the movie and
>>>>> there are several fake MySpace pages which info on the movie it all
>>>>> ties into an elaborate online game millions are playing right in
>>>>> online and offline
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>>>>> On Dec 27, 2007 9:47 PM, Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)
>>>>> wrote:
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>>>>>> found some pix of the monster
>>>>>> http://www.massiveblack.com/stabby/stabbysidefinal.jpg
>>>>>> http://www.massiveblack.com/stabby/paint16.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>>>>>>> Wanna see an exciting trailer? Then you must check the trailer for
>>>>>>> "Cloverfield", the top-secret monster movie from JJ Abrams (Lost,
>>>>>>> Alias, MI-3, Star Trek). The monster(s) isn't(aren't) shown, but talk
>>>>>>> about a suspenseful buildup! Seeing the freakin' Statue of Liberty's
>>>>>>> head come sailing through the air *all the way from the water* to crash
>>>>>>> into the street? Awesome. There's also a scene showing the military
>>>>>>> firing like crazy at something we never see. It reminds me of the great
>>>>>>> scene in Spieldberg's "War of the Worlds" when the military attacks the
>>>>>>> Martians on that hillside and the whole area literally lights up with
>>>>>>> weapons fire.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Apple site has two trailers. The one labeled "trailer" is longer
>>>>>>> and shows more stuff. it's the one you'll see at many other sites. The
>>>>>>> one labeled "teaser" gives a slightly different angle. Check 'em out.
>>>>>>> If you can't see the Apple trailers, try the second link below, which
>>>>>>> is to a MovieWeb page with lots of videos, including a two second
>>>>>>> glimpse of the monster (can't see a darn thing, though). Hard to find a
>>>>>>> lot of stuff on this film, as there's no real officiall movie site, but
>>>>>>> i included some info from a blogger below the trailers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If nothing else, Abrams knows how to tell an exciting, fast-paced
>>>>>>> story, and he actually believes in good plotting and acting as well. he
>>>>>>> also is a fan of old-fashioned monster flicks like "Godzilla". So this
>>>>>>> looks to be a fun ride. The fact that the script has been kept secret,
>>>>>>> along with any view of the creature, is only heightening the
>>>>>>> anticipation. I'm looking forward to this movie!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Trailers: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/cloverfield/
>>>>>>> http://www.movieweb.com/movies/film/53/5153/videos/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *******************************
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=10118
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> What is Cloverfield?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is the question that has been debated across North America in the
>>>>>>> hours since Transformers debuted the teaser to this upcoming 2008
>>>>>>> release. Shrouded in mystery since its inception, the plot of
>>>>>>> Cloverfield is one of the most carefully guarded secrets in Hollywood
>>>>>>> right now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> BOP is generally not in the business of breaking news as it generally
>>>>>>> leads to more aggravation than it's worth, but for the first time since
>>>>>>> we unveiled the voice cast of The Incredibles, we are going to make an
>>>>>>> exception and do so here in order to clear up some of the mystery.
>>>>>>> Cloverfield is a J.J. Abrams production, so it should not be surprising
>>>>>>> to hear that a couple of key players from Abrams' television shows are
>>>>>>> on board.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The writer is Drew Goddard. Goddard has been a producer on both Alias
>>>>>>> and Lost and served as co-executive producer for the latter show's 2007
>>>>>>> episodes. Fans of Joss Whedon (and BOP knows there are a ton of you out
>>>>>>> there since we sometimes double as a Firefly fan site) also know him as
>>>>>>> a writer for several episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
>>>>>>> Goddard was the principal scribe on Dirty Girls, the episode from Buffy
>>>>>>> season seven. This episode featured the return of Faith as well as the
>>>>>>> transition of Nathan Fillion from the recently canceled Firefly to
>>>>>>> Buffy wherein he portrayed a nefarious, misogynistic man of the cloth.
>>>>>>> Goddard's work on Angel primarily occurred during that show's final
>>>>>>> season as well. He wrote the World War II submarine epic, Why We Fight,
>>>>>>> and earned his place in permanent Whedon-lore for his invention of The
>>>>>>> Immortal in The Girl in Question. Clearly, he is one of the most
>>>>>>> inventive and imaginative young writers in the industry. His presence
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>>>>>>> of his most trusted co-workers from the early days of Felicity for this
>>>>>>> project. BOP has confirmed that Matt Reeves is the director on this
>>>>>>> project. Reeves is the writer/director of the 1996 David Schwimmer
>>>>>>> comedy, The Pallbearer, and he served as executive producer during the
>>>>>>> run of Felicity (pre- and post-Keri Russell haircut). Reeves and Abrams
>>>>>>> created that project together with Reeves even writing and directing
>>>>>>> the pilot, so their working relationship goes back a decade now. When
>>>>>>> Goddard came up with the premise for Cloverfield, Reeves was the easy
>>>>>>> choice to helm the project.
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