list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Blade on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Blade/114674/default.aspx Title: Blade
Year: 1998
Director: Steve Norrington
Plot: British director Stephen Norrington helmed this David S. Goyer adaptation of the Marvel Comics character created in 1973 by scripter Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan. In the Tomb of Dracula comic book origin, just before Blade's mother gave birth to Blade, she was bitten by a vampire, which made Blade immune to vampires. Now a vampire hunter, Blade, joined by vampire detective Hannibal King and Dracula-descendent Frank Drake, stalks vampires. In the 1990s (in Marvel's Nightstalkers), Blade teamed with Drake and King in an agency created to fight a variety of supernatural beings. The Marvel origin is retold in this 1998 Norrington film, with Blade's mother dying as he is born. Thirty-some years later, Blade now exists somewhere between the two worlds, not human but not fully vampire. He has become a relentless and superhuman vampire hunter, out to avenge the death of his mother and protect the rest of humankind from the evil vampire race. In this pursuit, Blade storms a notorious vampire nightclub and in a virtual bloodbath manages to wipe out most of the blood-lusting denizens. But the burnt corpse of vampire Quinn (Donal Logue) is reanimated at the hospital morgue and bites hematologist Karen Jenson (N'Bushe Wright). Blade magically appears at the hospital just in time to whisk Karen to his hideaway, a machine-shop run by his mentor Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), who once rescued Blade and who now produces a antidote to keep Blade from turning into a full-fledged vampire and who builds custom weapons for Blade to use against his evil foes. Meanwhile, Blade's vampire arch-nemesis Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff) uses computers to translate the Book of Erebus, with the ultimate aim of bringing down the old-guard vampire council, headed by Dragonetti (Udo Kier), and triggering the Blood Tide -- an event in which everyone in the world becomes a vampire. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
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]]>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:45:43 GMTBlade1998Steve NorringtonBritish director Stephen Norrington helmed this David S. Goyer adaptation of the Marvel Comics character created in 1973 by scripter Marv Wolfman and artist Gene Colan. In the Tomb of Dracula comic book origin, just before Blade's mother gave birth to Blade, she was bitten by a vampire, which made Blade immune to vampires. Now a vampire hunter, Blade, joined by vampire detective Hannibal King and Dracula-descendent Frank Drake, stalks vampires. In the 1990s (in Marvel's Nightstalkers), Blade teamed with Drake and King in an agency created to fight a variety of supernatural beings. The Marvel origin is retold in this 1998 Norrington film, with Blade's mother dying as he is born. Thirty-some years later, Blade now exists somewhere between the two worlds, not human but not fully vampire. He has become a relentless and superhuman vampire hunter, out to avenge the death of his mother and protect the rest of humankind from the evil vampire race. In this pursuit, Blade storms a notorious vampire nightclub and in a virtual bloodbath manages to wipe out most of the blood-lusting denizens. But the burnt corpse of vampire Quinn (<a href="/players/P____42995/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Donal Logue</a>) is reanimated at the hospital morgue and bites hematologist Karen Jenson (<a href="/players/P____77625/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>N'Bushe Wright</a>). Blade magically appears at the hospital just in time to whisk Karen to his hideaway, a machine-shop run by his mentor Abraham Whistler (<a href="/players/P____98154/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kris Kristofferson</a>), who once rescued Blade and who now produces a antidote to keep Blade from turning into a full-fledged vampire and who builds custom weapons for Blade to use against his evil foes. Meanwhile, Blade's vampire arch-nemesis Deacon Frost (<a href="/players/P____19729/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stephen Dorff</a>) uses computers to translate the Book of Erebus, with the ultimate aim of bringing down the old-guard vampire council, headed by Dragonetti (<a href="/players/P____38082/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Udo Kier</a>), and triggering the Blood Tide -- an event in which everyone in the world becomes a vampire. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide41Tag Target (>10)78613http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t66460qamtm.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Blade/114674/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/the_mow/archive/2009/5/7/42157.aspx Post By: The_MOW
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Post Date: 5/7/2009 9:27:16 PM
Body: "Blade" is not your typical comic books superhero movie. It is a lot more bloody, the hero is more an anti-hero, and it deals with supernatural villains -- the vampires. The vampires are making a comeback in an unnamed modern city. They control the police and one of the biggest blood banks within city limits. They roam the streets at night searching for human blood. You can't tell them apart from humans, unless you are a fellow bloodsucker -- or a vampire hunter. Two of the best vampire hunters are "Abraham Whistler" (Kris Kristofferson) and his part-vampire, "Blade" (Wesley Snipes). The two have a father-son type relationship, with "Whistler", as he is most commonly called, making the vampire-killing weapons, and "Blade" hunting down and killing the vampires. The two declared war on the vampires, and will continue the fight for as long as needed. Joining them is "Dr. Karen Jenson" (N'Bushe Wright), whom "Blade" saved from a vampire who, unfortunately, bit her before "Blade" made the save. She uses her medical skill to find a cure for the effects of the vampire's bite. Sadly, the cure won't help "Blade", who was born shortly after his mother was bitten by a vampire. They quickly discover that a vampire named "Decon Frost" (Stephen Dorff) wants the vampires to take over the world, and enslave the humans. With "Whistler" building the weaponry, "Blade" and "Dr. Jenson" go to the streets to find out what "Frost" plans for mankind are and to stop him and his accomplices before they can put their plan into action. There are a few things you will notice right off in this film. First, the movie is shot in little light. Many sets have little light, and, for the most part, are in dark colors. You will also notice the special effects are great when the first vampire dies on-screen. Then there is the hand-to-hand battles, which are incredibly choreographed. You will also see lots of blood, so I highly recommend younger audience members avoid this one. There are some good performances, despite the weak character development. The one performance which stands out the most is that of Snipes, who shows no emotion and plays "Blade" with a straight face. The rest of the cast also do a good job, but the characters are not well written. The special effects, right down to the prosthetic fangs, are incredible. The CGI effects are edited in as close to perfect as you can get. The fight scenes are fast-paced and are incredibly choreographed. Some moments in the fight are in slow-motion to emphasize the movement of those in the scene, which only enhances them. The backstory of the characters are either shown or told by the characters, so you really don't need to know the storyline of the comic book the movie is based upon. There is just about everything you want in a movie, minus sexual innuendos and a budding romance between two of the main characters. This is the beginning of a pretty good franchise that you should check out, especially if you're looking for high impact action.
]]>Fri, 08 May 2009 01:27:16 GMTThe_MOWThe_MOW Blog5/7/2009 9:27:16 PM"Blade" is not your typical comic books superhero movie. It is a lot more bloody, the hero is more an anti-hero, and it deals with supernatural villains -- the vampires. The vampires are making a comeback in an unnamed modern city. They control the police and one of the biggest blood banks within city limits. They roam the streets at night searching for human blood. You can't tell them apart from humans, unless you are a fellow bloodsucker -- or a vampire hunter. Two of the best vampire hunters are "Abraham Whistler" (Kris Kristofferson) and his part-vampire, "Blade" (Wesley Snipes). The two have a father-son type relationship, with "Whistler", as he is most commonly called, making the vampire-killing weapons, and "Blade" hunting down and killing the vampires. The two declared war on the vampires, and will continue the fight for as long as needed. Joining them is "Dr. Karen Jenson" (N'Bushe Wright), whom "Blade" saved from a vampire who, unfortunately, bit her before "Blade" made the save. She uses her medical skill to find a cure for the effects of the vampire's bite. Sadly, the cure won't help "Blade", who was born shortly after his mother was bitten by a vampire. They quickly discover that a vampire named "Decon Frost" (Stephen Dorff) wants the vampires to take over the world, and enslave the humans. With "Whistler" building the weaponry, "Blade" and "Dr. Jenson" go to the streets to find out what "Frost" plans for mankind are and to stop him and his accomplices before they can put their plan into action. There are a few things you will notice right off in this film. First, the movie is shot in little light. Many sets have little light, and, for the most part, are in dark colors. You will also notice the special effects are great when the first vampire dies on-screen. Then there is the hand-to-hand battles, which are incredibly choreographed. You will also see lots of blood, so I highly recommend younger audience members avoid this one. There are some good performances, despite the weak character development. The one performance which stands out the most is that of Snipes, who shows no emotion and plays "Blade" with a straight face. The rest of the cast also do a good job, but the characters are not well written. The special effects, right down to the prosthetic fangs, are incredible. The CGI effects are edited in as close to perfect as you can get. The fight scenes are fast-paced and are incredibly choreographed. Some moments in the fight are in slow-motion to emphasize the movement of those in the scene, which only enhances them. The backstory of the characters are either shown or told by the characters, so you really don't need to know the storyline of the comic book the movie is based upon. There is just about everything you want in a movie, minus sexual innuendos and a budding romance between two of the main characters. This is the beginning of a pretty good franchise that you should check out, especially if you're looking for high impact action. http://www.spout.com/blogs/zularian/archive/2008/8/8/33760.aspx Post By: Zularian
Post To: Zularian Blog
Post Date: 8/8/2008 1:39:33 PM
Body: I make no claims to having inside information or being a film historian. I want to mention this upfront in case some reads this post and thinks, "this fool is completely wrong." The small purpose of this post is to say a word or two about a film that, if memory serves me correctly, is largely responsible for the comic book movies being made today. Yesterday I found myself in a very familiar mood. I wanted to watch a movie that was fun, action-packed and fairly violent. I find these movies to be particularly rewarding after I have been taxing my brain a bit. So since the instant viewing of Netflix is not yet what it should be I was forced to venture to Blockbuster and do the nasty. Only I had to settle for a lesser nasty because the one I wanted was not there. I came home with Blade 3 which I just discovered Spout does not have a link for. This should tell you everything you need to know. I had wanted to rent Blade 2 but apparently their one copy was lost or stolen and the store sees no point in getting another. All of this is a very long-winded way of getting back to the purpose of this post: the original Blade was a pretty-okay movie. Prior to the first in the series (I believe) the only successful comic book-to-film adaptations had been the Superman and Batman movies. Couple that with the fact that the original blade had an R rating and the importance of this movie starts to become clearer. I tend to try and avoid all of this talk about the movie industry and money, in large part because this is what everyone else seems to want to talk about. I do want to say that the original Blade stands on it's own though, I don't think that excuses need to be made for it of any kind. Is it high art? Absolutely not. It did not set out to be an Academy Award winner though. The movie has a decent story, fun action sequences and a central character with a bit of depth and grit to him. I recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for a decent action film that delves into the vampire world. At worst it is a wonderful way to relax your head and simply enjoy for a couple of hours.
]]>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:39:33 GMTZularianZularian Blog8/8/2008 1:39:33 PMI make no claims to having inside information or being a film historian. I want to mention this upfront in case some reads this post and thinks, "this fool is completely wrong." The small purpose of this post is to say a word or two about a film that, if memory serves me correctly, is largely responsible for the comic book movies being made today. Yesterday I found myself in a very familiar mood. I wanted to watch a movie that was fun, action-packed and fairly violent. I find these movies to be particularly rewarding after I have been taxing my brain a bit. So since the instant viewing of Netflix is not yet what it should be I was forced to venture to Blockbuster and do the nasty. Only I had to settle for a lesser nasty because the one I wanted was not there. I came home with Blade 3 which I just discovered Spout does not have a link for. This should tell you everything you need to know. I had wanted to rent Blade 2 but apparently their one copy was lost or stolen and the store sees no point in getting another. All of this is a very long-winded way of getting back to the purpose of this post: the original Blade was a pretty-okay movie. Prior to the first in the series (I believe) the only successful comic book-to-film adaptations had been the Superman and Batman movies. Couple that with the fact that the original blade had an R rating and the importance of this movie starts to become clearer. I tend to try and avoid all of this talk about the movie industry and money, in large part because this is what everyone else seems to want to talk about. I do want to say that the original Blade stands on it's own though, I don't think that excuses need to be made for it of any kind. Is it high art? Absolutely not. It did not set out to be an Academy Award winner though. The movie has a decent story, fun action sequences and a central character with a bit of depth and grit to him. I recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for a decent action film that delves into the vampire world. At worst it is a wonderful way to relax your head and simply enjoy for a couple of hours. http://www.spout.com/blogs/karina/archive/2008/7/27/33142.aspx Post By: Karina
Post To: Karina on SpoutBlog
Post Date: 7/27/2008 5:01:30 PM
Body: Wes Craven will present footage from his upcoming 25/8, and director David Boyer will unveil details on The Unborn. 1:59 - They just showed us some “world exclusive footage” from the movie, and they’re bringing David Goyer and the cast out now. Horror ain’t my thang, but hey… this has Gary Oldman in it, who I’ll watch in just about anything. 1:56 - Next up is David Goyer, who co-wrote Batman Begins and The Dark Knight had a huge hand in the Blade trilogy. 1:55 - Last question for Craven: “Will there be any social commentary in this movie?” Craven: “Well… no. I suppose you could say part of the inspiration for this could be ‘the sins of the father are passed on to the son,’ but that’s not really true. I mean, my own father died when I was four, so most of my life was spent trying to figure out who he was. This was a very personal film for me… not that my father was a mass murderer.” 1:54 - Not being a hardcore Craven fan, it’s really hard to stay nailed to what he’s talking about. However, I just realized that if Craven ever decided to stop making movies, he could have a very lucrative career as a DJ for a “cool jazz” station. 1:53 The Last House remake wrapped about a month ago, and 25/8 wrapped about three weeks ago. So both films are in post right now, and Craven is jumping back an forth on both of them in the editing process. 1:50 - Last House on the Left is being remade, like the Hills remakes, and it was shot out of the country. What? So much for keeping it here. 1:47 - Craven is talking, in his cool, mellifluous voice, about working on some of his earlier films, about shooting in Canada, and preferring to keep his movies “in the country,” meaning the US. People cheer patriotically. 1:46 - Rotten asked “Hey, do you all like PG-13 horror?” “BOOOOO!” claimed the audience. But Craven wasn’t playing the same game. 1:45 - Craven, thankfully, doesn’t feel like “torture porn” is very engaging. Although I don’t think that was what host Ryan Rotten wanted to hear. 1:43 - He’s talking about each of the cast members and giving a brief bio for each. The cast includes Max Thieriot, Denzel Whitaker, Shareeka Epps, Emily Meade Nick Lashaway, John Magaro, Paulina Olszynski, and Raul Esparza. “I think you’ll just love ‘em. I made Johnny Depp’s first film and Elisabeth Shue’s first film and Bruce Willis’ first film in Hollywood, so I really hope you enjoy them.” 1:40 - Craven said “the idea was basically to have a killer who didn’t know he was a killer… when the main personality finds out about the killer, that personality demands that he keep it quiet, or he’ll kill his family.” 1:38 - They rolled a clip, and it looks like typical Craven horror fare: fog, teens, crazed killers, over the top action, and gore. 1:37 - The plot of the film is a bit confusing. Apparently there’s a man who has multiple personalities: five are benign, but one is unknown to him, and that personality has been out killing people. When he dies, the “souls” of those seven people (the guy, his five other personalities, and the serial killer persona) enter seven children being born the same day. So, fifteen years later, the “killer” returns to kill those seven kids. Confused yet? So are we. 1:32 - Rogue Pictures is splitting their panel in half, and first up is Wes Craven’s new film 25/8. According to Craven the title “comes from the saying ‘The devil works 24/7 to make your life hell’, so you have to work 25/8 if you want to get out.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth
]]>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:01:30 GMTKarinaKarina on SpoutBlog7/27/2008 5:01:30 PMWes Craven will present footage from his upcoming 25/8, and director David Boyer will unveil details on The Unborn. 1:59 - They just showed us some “world exclusive footage” from the movie, and they’re bringing David Goyer and the cast out now. Horror ain’t my thang, but hey… this has Gary Oldman in it, who I’ll watch in just about anything. 1:56 - Next up is David Goyer, who co-wrote Batman Begins and The Dark Knight had a huge hand in the Blade trilogy. 1:55 - Last question for Craven: “Will there be any social commentary in this movie?” Craven: “Well… no. I suppose you could say part of the inspiration for this could be ‘the sins of the father are passed on to the son,’ but that’s not really true. I mean, my own father died when I was four, so most of my life was spent trying to figure out who he was. This was a very personal film for me… not that my father was a mass murderer.” 1:54 - Not being a hardcore Craven fan, it’s really hard to stay nailed to what he’s talking about. However, I just realized that if Craven ever decided to stop making movies, he could have a very lucrative career as a DJ for a “cool jazz” station. 1:53 The Last House remake wrapped about a month ago, and 25/8 wrapped about three weeks ago. So both films are in post right now, and Craven is jumping back an forth on both of them in the editing process. 1:50 - Last House on the Left is being remade, like the Hills remakes, and it was shot out of the country. What? So much for keeping it here. 1:47 - Craven is talking, in his cool, mellifluous voice, about working on some of his earlier films, about shooting in Canada, and preferring to keep his movies “in the country,” meaning the US. People cheer patriotically. 1:46 - Rotten asked “Hey, do you all like PG-13 horror?” “BOOOOO!” claimed the audience. But Craven wasn’t playing the same game. 1:45 - Craven, thankfully, doesn’t feel like “torture porn” is very engaging. Although I don’t think that was what host Ryan Rotten wanted to hear. 1:43 - He’s talking about each of the cast members and giving a brief bio for each. The cast includes Max Thieriot, Denzel Whitaker, Shareeka Epps, Emily Meade Nick Lashaway, John Magaro, Paulina Olszynski, and Raul Esparza. “I think you’ll just love ‘em. I made Johnny Depp’s first film and Elisabeth Shue’s first film and Bruce Willis’ first film in Hollywood, so I really hope you enjoy them.” 1:40 - Craven said “the idea was basically to have a killer who didn’t know he was a killer… when the main personality finds out about the killer, that personality demands that he keep it quiet, or he’ll kill his family.” 1:38 - They rolled a clip, and it looks like typical Craven horror fare: fog, teens, crazed killers, over the top action, and gore. 1:37 - The plot of the film is a bit confusing. Apparently there’s a man who has multiple personalities: five are benign, but one is unknown to him, and that personality has been out killing people. When he dies, the “souls” of those seven people (the guy, his five other personalities, and the serial killer persona) enter seven children being born the same day. So, fifteen years later, the “killer” returns to kill those seven kids. Confused yet? So are we. 1:32 - Rogue Pictures is splitting their panel in half, and first up is Wes Craven’s new film 25/8. According to Craven the title “comes from the saying ‘The devil works 24/7 to make your life hell’, so you have to work 25/8 if you want to get out.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/7/27/33141.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 7/27/2008 5:01:21 PM
Body: Wes Craven will present footage from his upcoming 25/8, and director David Boyer will unveil details on The Unborn. 1:56 - Next up is David Goyer, who co-wrote Batman Begins and The Dark Knight had a huge hand in the Blade trilogy. 1:55 - Last question for Craven: “Will there be any social commentary in this movie?” Craven: “Well… no. I suppose you could say part of the inspiration for this could be ‘the sins of the father are passed on to the son,’ but that’s not really true. I mean, my own father died when I was four, so most of my life was spent trying to figure out who he was. This was a very personal film for me… not that my father was a mass murderer.” 1:54 - Not being a hardcore Craven fan, it’s really hard to stay nailed to what he’s talking about. However, I just realized that if Craven ever decided to stop making movies, he could have a very lucrative career as a DJ for a “cool jazz” station. 1:53 The Last House remake wrapped about a month ago, and 25/8 wrapped about three weeks ago. So both films are in post right now, and Craven is jumping back an forth on both of them in the editing process. 1:50 - Last House on the Left is being remade, like the Hills remakes, and it was shot out of the country. What? So much for keeping it here. 1:47 - Craven is talking, in his cool, mellifluous voice, about working on some of his earlier films, about shooting in Canada, and preferring to keep his movies “in the country,” meaning the US. People cheer patriotically. 1:46 - Rotten asked “Hey, do you all like PG-13 horror?” “BOOOOO!” claimed the audience. But Craven wasn’t playing the same game. 1:45 - Craven, thankfully, doesn’t feel like “torture porn” is very engaging. Although I don’t think that was what host Ryan Rotten wanted to hear. 1:43 - He’s talking about each of the cast members and giving a brief bio for each. The cast includes Max Thieriot, Denzel Whitaker, Shareeka Epps, Emily Meade Nick Lashaway, John Magaro, Paulina Olszynski, and Raul Esparza. “I think you’ll just love ‘em. I made Johnny Depp’s first film and Elisabeth Shue’s first film and Bruce Willis’ first film in Hollywood, so I really hope you enjoy them.” 1:40 - Craven said “the idea was basically to have a killer who didn’t know he was a killer… when the main personality finds out about the killer, that personality demands that he keep it quiet, or he’ll kill his family.” 1:38 - They rolled a clip, and it looks like typical Craven horror fare: fog, teens, crazed killers, over the top action, and gore. 1:37 - The plot of the film is a bit confusing. Apparently there’s a man who has multiple personalities: five are benign, but one is unknown to him, and that personality has been out killing people. When he dies, the “souls” of those seven people (the guy, his five other personalities, and the serial killer persona) enter seven children being born the same day. So, fifteen years later, the “killer” returns to kill those seven kids. Confused yet? So are we. 1:32 - Rogue Pictures is splitting their panel in half, and first up is Wes Craven’s new film 25/8. According to Craven the title “comes from the saying ‘The devil works 24/7 to make your life hell’, so you have to work 25/8 if you want to get out.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:01:21 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com7/27/2008 5:01:21 PMWes Craven will present footage from his upcoming 25/8, and director David Boyer will unveil details on The Unborn. 1:56 - Next up is David Goyer, who co-wrote Batman Begins and The Dark Knight had a huge hand in the Blade trilogy. 1:55 - Last question for Craven: “Will there be any social commentary in this movie?” Craven: “Well… no. I suppose you could say part of the inspiration for this could be ‘the sins of the father are passed on to the son,’ but that’s not really true. I mean, my own father died when I was four, so most of my life was spent trying to figure out who he was. This was a very personal film for me… not that my father was a mass murderer.” 1:54 - Not being a hardcore Craven fan, it’s really hard to stay nailed to what he’s talking about. However, I just realized that if Craven ever decided to stop making movies, he could have a very lucrative career as a DJ for a “cool jazz” station. 1:53 The Last House remake wrapped about a month ago, and 25/8 wrapped about three weeks ago. So both films are in post right now, and Craven is jumping back an forth on both of them in the editing process. 1:50 - Last House on the Left is being remade, like the Hills remakes, and it was shot out of the country. What? So much for keeping it here. 1:47 - Craven is talking, in his cool, mellifluous voice, about working on some of his earlier films, about shooting in Canada, and preferring to keep his movies “in the country,” meaning the US. People cheer patriotically. 1:46 - Rotten asked “Hey, do you all like PG-13 horror?” “BOOOOO!” claimed the audience. But Craven wasn’t playing the same game. 1:45 - Craven, thankfully, doesn’t feel like “torture porn” is very engaging. Although I don’t think that was what host Ryan Rotten wanted to hear. 1:43 - He’s talking about each of the cast members and giving a brief bio for each. The cast includes Max Thieriot, Denzel Whitaker, Shareeka Epps, Emily Meade Nick Lashaway, John Magaro, Paulina Olszynski, and Raul Esparza. “I think you’ll just love ‘em. I made Johnny Depp’s first film and Elisabeth Shue’s first film and Bruce Willis’ first film in Hollywood, so I really hope you enjoy them.” 1:40 - Craven said “the idea was basically to have a killer who didn’t know he was a killer… when the main personality finds out about the killer, that personality demands that he keep it quiet, or he’ll kill his family.” 1:38 - They rolled a clip, and it looks like typical Craven horror fare: fog, teens, crazed killers, over the top action, and gore. 1:37 - The plot of the film is a bit confusing. Apparently there’s a man who has multiple personalities: five are benign, but one is unknown to him, and that personality has been out killing people. When he dies, the “souls” of those seven people (the guy, his five other personalities, and the serial killer persona) enter seven children being born the same day. So, fifteen years later, the “killer” returns to kill those seven kids. Confused yet? So are we. 1:32 - Rogue Pictures is splitting their panel in half, and first up is Wes Craven’s new film 25/8. According to Craven the title “comes from the saying ‘The devil works 24/7 to make your life hell’, so you have to work 25/8 if you want to get out.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmgaming/Re_Recasting_THE_PRINCESS_BRIDE_1987/563/27720/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 4/23/2008 8:05:18 PM
Body: Well now that it's over, I guess I'll chime in. My idea is to recast this film with characters from other movies. Meaning, new actors, playing the Princess Bride character as a character they have allready played in another movie. This would probably be the worst movie ever so.............. here it goesWestley ..... Zach Braff as Andrew Largeman as the retarded football player in the made for TV movie referenced in Garden StateButtercup / The Princess Bride ..... Christina Ricci as Rae from Black Snake Moan - this will probably change the rating a bit.Inigo Montoya ..... John Turturro as Jesus The Bowler in The Big LebowskiPrince Humperdinck ..... Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks in ClerksCount Tyrone Rugen ..... Jeff Anderson as Randall Graves in Clerks Vizzini ..... Ben Stiller as Mr. Furious in Mystery MenFezzik ..... Ron Perlman as HellboyThe Grandson ..... Eric Stoltz as "Rocky" in Mask - I know, that's horrible The Grandfather / Narrator ..... Cardboard cutout of Max Schrek from Nosferatu, (voiced by Casey Kasem)The Impressive Clergyman ..... Chris Kristoferson as Whisper in Blade The Albino ..... Forrest Whitaker as Ghost Dog: Way of the SamuraiMiracle Max ..... Billy Bob Thorton as Karl Childers in Sling BladeValerie (Miracle Max's Wife) ..... Ellen Burstyn as Sarah Goldfarb in Requiem For A DreamThe Queen ..... Terrance Stamp as Ralph/Bernadett Bassenger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertThe Ancient Booer ..... Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood - "my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard and there like........................."
]]>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:05:18 GMTleeroy711Filmgaming4/23/2008 8:05:18 PMWell now that it's over, I guess I'll chime in. My idea is to recast this film with characters from other movies. Meaning, new actors, playing the Princess Bride character as a character they have allready played in another movie. This would probably be the worst movie ever so.............. here it goesWestley ..... Zach Braff as Andrew Largeman as the retarded football player in the made for TV movie referenced in Garden StateButtercup / The Princess Bride ..... Christina Ricci as Rae from Black Snake Moan - this will probably change the rating a bit.Inigo Montoya ..... John Turturro as Jesus The Bowler in The Big LebowskiPrince Humperdinck ..... Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks in ClerksCount Tyrone Rugen ..... Jeff Anderson as Randall Graves in Clerks Vizzini ..... Ben Stiller as Mr. Furious in Mystery MenFezzik ..... Ron Perlman as HellboyThe Grandson ..... Eric Stoltz as "Rocky" in Mask - I know, that's horrible The Grandfather / Narrator ..... Cardboard cutout of Max Schrek from Nosferatu, (voiced by Casey Kasem)The Impressive Clergyman ..... Chris Kristoferson as Whisper in Blade The Albino ..... Forrest Whitaker as Ghost Dog: Way of the SamuraiMiracle Max ..... Billy Bob Thorton as Karl Childers in Sling BladeValerie (Miracle Max's Wife) ..... Ellen Burstyn as Sarah Goldfarb in Requiem For A DreamThe Queen ..... Terrance Stamp as Ralph/Bernadett Bassenger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertThe Ancient Booer ..... Daniel Day Lewis as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood - "my milkshake brings all the boys to the yard and there like........................." http://www.spout.com/blogs/mythman/archive/2007/11/3/21394.aspx Post By: mythman
Post To: Watch Everything and Still See ONLY What Is Good
Post Date: 11/3/2007 5:42:00 PM
Body: This review's title is a description of my reaction to this movie. After seeing Blade, I now have to fight the urge to describe most other movie-productions in 'degrees-of-Blade' (since I wish to call myself a writer, I need to fight most of my convenience-urges!).First, there's its source-material: It's based on a comic book, so it's instantly attractive. The comic-book itself was based upon the storied history of vampirism, which is fascinating. It's a combination of the old and the new, the ancient and the futuristic ... which brings me to my main point.The main antagonist was a vampire who was using a computer to translate the ancient texts of The Book of Erebus ("The Vampire Bible"). That made me think of a couple 'lessons to be learned' there ... from a couple of the ways the antagonist could have lost.It made me think of the Christians' interpretation of Biblical text (mostly the atheists' interpretation, which is guided by "reason" and not by 'Faith in Infinite Intelligence'). See, one must interpret Biblical text with The Writer's Plan in mind ("Infinite Intelligence's manifestion by humanity" is the stroke of The Writer's Pen).For instance, some atheists make note of God's apparent promotion of slavery (in the Old Testament), and ask, "If any intelligent person will tell you that slavery is wrong, how can you claim to serve an unchanging God who promotes slavery?"I reply, "How can you claim to be free to live without paying homage to Queen Elizabeth II if any intelligent person will tell you war-against-government is wrong?" I'll answer both questions, "Because slavery and war-against-government are not present when we reach the goal of The Writer's Plan!" The Book of Erebus (with a slightly different Writer) may not have been written to extend the life of the Vampire Race, so perhaps it should not have been translated by a machine built for purposes of such extension.But don't deny the power of the new! That's another lesson contained in this story; just because something never worked in an old environment doesn't mean it won't work in the new! And it was shown in Karen's use of new blood-medicine to work on a serum that eradicated vampires with their very-own blood.The difference between her serum and the translation of The Book of Erebus was that the serum was actual material made with its own substance; the Book was simply the scrawlings of a character's imaginings about an imaginary imagination.NOTE: Contrary to the MARVEL-origin, there is no 'detective' or 'Dracula-descendent' in the movie ... just didn't want readers to get their hopes up.
]]>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:42:00 GMTmythmanWatch Everything and Still See ONLY What Is Good11/3/2007 5:42:00 PMThis review&#39;s title is a description of my reaction to this movie. After seeing Blade, I now have to fight the urge to describe most other movie-productions in &#39;degrees-of-Blade&#39; (since I wish to call myself a writer, I need to fight most of my convenience-urges!).First, there&#39;s its source-material: It&#39;s based on a comic book, so it&#39;s instantly attractive. The comic-book itself was based upon the storied history of vampirism, which is fascinating. It&#39;s a combination of the old and the new, the ancient and the futuristic ... which brings me to my main point.The main antagonist was a vampire who was using a computer to translate the ancient texts of The Book of Erebus (&quot;The Vampire Bible&quot;). That made me think of a couple &#39;lessons to be learned&#39; there ... from a couple of the ways the antagonist could have lost.It made me think of the Christians&#39; interpretation of Biblical text (mostly the atheists&#39; interpretation, which is guided by &quot;reason&quot; and not by &#39;Faith in Infinite Intelligence&#39;). See, one must interpret Biblical text with The Writer&#39;s Plan in mind (&quot;Infinite Intelligence&#39;s manifestion by humanity&quot; is the stroke of The Writer&#39;s Pen).For instance, some atheists make note of God&#39;s apparent promotion of slavery (in the Old Testament), and ask, &quot;If any intelligent person will tell you that slavery is wrong, how can you claim to serve an unchanging God who promotes slavery?&quot;I reply, &quot;How can you claim to be free to live without paying homage to Queen Elizabeth II if any intelligent person will tell you war-against-government is wrong?&quot; I&#39;ll answer both questions, &quot;Because slavery and war-against-government are not present when we reach the goal of The Writer&#39;s Plan!&quot; The Book of Erebus (with a slightly different Writer) may not have been written to extend the life of the Vampire Race, so perhaps it should not have been translated by a machine built for purposes of such extension.But don&#39;t deny the power of the new! That&#39;s another lesson contained in this story; just because something never worked in an old environment doesn&#39;t mean it won&#39;t work in the new! And it was shown in Karen&#39;s use of new blood-medicine to work on a serum that eradicated vampires with their very-own blood.The difference between her serum and the translation of The Book of Erebus was that the serum was actual material made with its own substance; the Book was simply the scrawlings of a character&#39;s imaginings about an imaginary imagination.NOTE: Contrary to the MARVEL-origin, there is no &#39;detective&#39; or &#39;Dracula-descendent&#39; in the movie ... just didn&#39;t want readers to get their hopes up. http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2007/4/11/6918.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: Risselada Blog
Post Date: 4/11/2007 1:55:00 PM
Body: This blog entry is part of my “movie year countdown”. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.El Espinazo del diablo (The Devil's Backbone)When I first saw television ads for Hellboy, I remember thinking it looked like the absolute worst of the latest trend of rehashed movies based on comic books. I hadn't even heard of this one, and it sounded about as generic and stupid a possible. Don't ask me why I ended up watching it. I worked at a video store at the time and was able to take home new releases for free before the release date. I don't know why I took that movie home and stuck it in my DVD player. But I did and it was fantastic. Probably the fact that I hadn't heard of it before was for the best. It was cool and fun and clever and funny. Better than Spider-man, X-Men, Superman Returns, or even everyone's beloved Batman Begins in my opinion.I watched some special features and learned more about Guillermo del Toro. I felt in many ways drawn to him. I realized that I had also seen another one of his movies Blade II, but remembered very little about it. I couldn't even differentiate it in my mind from the original Blade. But I wanted to see more of his movies. And after hearing from many different people recommendations for The Devil's Backbone, and all of the recent buzz about Pan's Labyrinth, I was pretty excited about this.I'd heard it was going to be pretty scary, but this wasn't true. Mostly just creepy. After the movie was over, I was not as blown away as I had hoped. It was a solid film. Well executed to be sure. Good integrity and production value. But not too much really gripping or original. I decided to listen to the filmmaker's commentary nonetheless.Apparently del Toro recorded two commentaries for this film. He makes note that the commentary I was hearing was a new one for a new edition of the DVD. But I will tell you that listening to the commentary, for me, was a lot more interesting experience than watching the movie as it was the first time. I discovered much of what del Toro's inspirations were. What he was trying to do. His philosophy of filmmaking and his approach. I greatly respect and appreciate everything he said.He knew a lot about the history of the genres he was conjuring. The gothic romance mostly. The commentary was an interesting history lesson. He talked often about how this was a genre that had many things that always repeated. Very melodramatic and certain expected conventions. Although he was trying to do something new with it as well, I suppose this may be why it didn't feel too fresh to me.Well, I'm still interested in Pan's Labyrinth somewhat, but even more so for Hellboy 2!final score: 7/10
]]>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:55:00 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog4/11/2007 1:55:00 PMThis blog entry is part of my &ldquo;movie year countdown&rdquo;. To read more about that check out my first Spout filmblog entry.El Espinazo del diablo (The Devil&#39;s Backbone)When I first saw television ads for Hellboy, I remember thinking it looked like the absolute worst of the latest trend of rehashed movies based on comic books. I hadn&#39;t even heard of this one, and it sounded about as generic and stupid a possible. Don&#39;t ask me why I ended up watching it. I worked at a video store at the time and was able to take home new releases for free before the release date. I don&#39;t know why I took that movie home and stuck it in my DVD player. But I did and it was fantastic. Probably the fact that I hadn&#39;t heard of it before was for the best. It was cool and fun and clever and funny. Better than Spider-man, X-Men, Superman Returns, or even everyone&#39;s beloved Batman Begins in my opinion.I watched some special features and learned more about Guillermo del Toro. I felt in many ways drawn to him. I realized that I had also seen another one of his movies Blade II, but remembered very little about it. I couldn&#39;t even differentiate it in my mind from the original Blade. But I wanted to see more of his movies. And after hearing from many different people recommendations for The Devil&#39;s Backbone, and all of the recent buzz about Pan&#39;s Labyrinth, I was pretty excited about this.I&#39;d heard it was going to be pretty scary, but this wasn&#39;t true. Mostly just creepy. After the movie was over, I was not as blown away as I had hoped. It was a solid film. Well executed to be sure. Good integrity and production value. But not too much really gripping or original. I decided to listen to the filmmaker&#39;s commentary nonetheless.Apparently del Toro recorded two commentaries for this film. He makes note that the commentary I was hearing was a new one for a new edition of the DVD. But I will tell you that listening to the commentary, for me, was a lot more interesting experience than watching the movie as it was the first time. I discovered much of what del Toro&#39;s inspirations were. What he was trying to do. His philosophy of filmmaking and his approach. I greatly respect and appreciate everything he said.He knew a lot about the history of the genres he was conjuring. The gothic romance mostly. The commentary was an interesting history lesson. He talked often about how this was a genre that had many things that always repeated. Very melodramatic and certain expected conventions. Although he was trying to do something new with it as well, I suppose this may be why it didn&#39;t feel too fresh to me.Well, I&#39;m still interested in Pan&#39;s Labyrinth somewhat, but even more so for Hellboy 2!final score: 7/10 http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/murder/MemberTagFilms.aspxmurder
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