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      <title>Film:Night of the Comet</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Night of the Comet<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 1984<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Thom Eberhardt<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> In this satirical sci-fi comedy, Samantha (Kelli Maroney) and Regina (Catherine Mary Stewart) are two sisters whose father was a hard-bitten Green Beret, but who've grown into typical Valley Girls. They end up spending the night in a steel-lined room just as a comet passes close to the earth, vaporizing the people in its wake. When Samantha and Regina emerge, they discover that they have the city to themselves, and they begin the shopping spree to end all shopping sprees. En route to the mall, they discover Hector (<a href="/players/P____81319/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Robert Beltran</a>), the only survivor they've found so far, and they argue over who gets the last boyfriend on Earth. However, the mall holds an unpleasant surprise -- a small army of zombified stockboys who the gals must battle using an arsenal they shoplifted along the way (while lamenting that "Daddy would have gotten us Uzis!" after a MAC-10 fails to fire). Meanwhile, a cadre of soldiers from a special military experiment have come out of hiding, but it seems that they need fresh blood to survive, and Samantha and Regina look like just the refreshment they need. Cult figure <a href="/players/P___117342/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Mary Woronov</a> also appears in a supporting role as a scientist. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 2<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 17<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 3<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 6<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 3<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:31:07 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Night of the Comet</spout:Title><spout:Year>1984</spout:Year><spout:Director>Thom Eberhardt</spout:Director><spout:Plot>In this satirical sci-fi comedy, Samantha (Kelli Maroney) and Regina (Catherine Mary Stewart) are two sisters whose father was a hard-bitten Green Beret, but who've grown into typical Valley Girls. They end up spending the night in a steel-lined room just as a comet passes close to the earth, vaporizing the people in its wake. When Samantha and Regina emerge, they discover that they have the city to themselves, and they begin the shopping spree to end all shopping sprees. En route to the mall, they discover Hector (&lt;a href="/players/P____81319/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Robert Beltran&lt;/a&gt;), the only survivor they've found so far, and they argue over who gets the last boyfriend on Earth. However, the mall holds an unpleasant surprise -- a small army of zombified stockboys who the gals must battle using an arsenal they shoplifted along the way (while lamenting that "Daddy would have gotten us Uzis!" after a MAC-10 fails to fire). Meanwhile, a cadre of soldiers from a special military experiment have come out of hiding, but it seems that they need fresh blood to survive, and Samantha and Regina look like just the refreshment they need. Cult figure &lt;a href="/players/P___117342/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Mary Woronov&lt;/a&gt; also appears in a supporting role as a scientist. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>2</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Slightly Tagged (1-5)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>17</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>3</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>6</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>3</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u29240nd8za.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Night_of_the_Comet/24672/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Night of the Comet</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/mconrad3/archive/2009/3/1/40757.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u29240nd8za.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/144480/default.aspx'>mconrad3</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 3/1/2009 1:31:07 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Night of the Comet is by no means a "good" film by normal standards. It is rife with plotholes, clunky dialogue, and B-movie acting. HOWEVER, I can't help but enjoy it. It is 80s in every sense of the word and I am irrevocably drawn to it despite all of its flaws. Set in LA during a fictional comet strike, the plot revolves around sisters Samantha and Regina who must survive on their own after the comet's...well, I don't know what, but people either turned into orange dust or flesh-eating zombies. (I know you're already wondering what's not to like aout this flick). I'm sure in other hands it could be fleshed out and turned into some sort of Omega Man knock-off, but it's the corniness that makes this movie.
As I've said, the acting and story are what you'd expect from a Sci Fi Channel weekend movie. The lead actors don't put on terrible performances, but some of the lines they have to run through are hilarious in their own right. ("We can say fuck, but let's substitute 'have sex' with 'get with' at every opportunity") There also isn't a whole lot of character development, and there's an entire sequence that seems utterly superfluous outside of watching Star Trek vet Robbie Beltran fight off a zombie child for ten minutes.
But I'm not watching this film for some deep artistic statement. I'm watching this film because it's simple 80s goodness in every sense of the phrase. Someone was hard at work on the synthesizer to score just about every second of the movie and I enjoyed all of it. I'm a sucker for 8-bit sound. The dress, hairstyles, arcade games, and random shopping mall montages all scream the decade they shot this thing in, and that's why I enjoy it. You won't be able to sit me down for those Sci Fi Channel weekend flicks, but tell me it's got a synthesizer soundtrack and was shot in 1984 and I'm there with a bag of popcorn.
At its heart, Night of the Comet is pure 80s flash. It may not sit well with anyone who was born at the wrong time, but for a product of the 80s and 90s, it's a nostalgia trip in the cheap seats with the bubble gum that sticks to your feet and the (you hope it's a) soda stain on tthe upholstery. I make no excuses for the cinematic quality or artistic merit of this fillm. I will say that I enjoyed every bit of it.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 06:31:07 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>mconrad3</spout:postby><spout:postto>mconrad3 Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>3/1/2009 1:31:07 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Night of the Comet is by no means a "good" film by normal standards. It is rife with plotholes, clunky dialogue, and B-movie acting. HOWEVER, I can't help but enjoy it. It is 80s in every sense of the word and I am irrevocably drawn to it despite all of its flaws. Set in LA during a fictional comet strike, the plot revolves around sisters Samantha and Regina who must survive on their own after the comet's...well, I don't know what, but people either turned into orange dust or flesh-eating zombies. (I know you're already wondering what's not to like aout this flick). I'm sure in other hands it could be fleshed out and turned into some sort of Omega Man knock-off, but it's the corniness that makes this movie.
As I've said, the acting and story are what you'd expect from a Sci Fi Channel weekend movie. The lead actors don't put on terrible performances, but some of the lines they have to run through are hilarious in their own right. ("We can say fuck, but let's substitute 'have sex' with 'get with' at every opportunity") There also isn't a whole lot of character development, and there's an entire sequence that seems utterly superfluous outside of watching Star Trek vet Robbie Beltran fight off a zombie child for ten minutes.
But I'm not watching this film for some deep artistic statement. I'm watching this film because it's simple 80s goodness in every sense of the phrase. Someone was hard at work on the synthesizer to score just about every second of the movie and I enjoyed all of it. I'm a sucker for 8-bit sound. The dress, hairstyles, arcade games, and random shopping mall montages all scream the decade they shot this thing in, and that's why I enjoy it. You won't be able to sit me down for those Sci Fi Channel weekend flicks, but tell me it's got a synthesizer soundtrack and was shot in 1984 and I'm there with a bag of popcorn.
At its heart, Night of the Comet is pure 80s flash. It may not sit well with anyone who was born at the wrong time, but for a product of the 80s and 90s, it's a nostalgia trip in the cheap seats with the bubble gum that sticks to your feet and the (you hope it's a) soda stain on tthe upholstery. I make no excuses for the cinematic quality or artistic merit of this fillm. I will say that I enjoyed every bit of it.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: 10 Craziest Shopping Scenes</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/26/37694.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u29240nd8za.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/9325/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/default.aspx'>SpoutBlog on spout.com</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 11/26/2008 5:01:30 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Black Friday is a scary time for shoppers in any given year. The crowds, the lines, the difficulty finding parking — all these and more are common annoyances on the day after Thanksgiving, as millions upon millions of Americans begin the Christmas season by making a run for the shopping malls and department stores in hopes of finding the best bargains. This year, of course, the economic downturn will make the day even worse than usual. The stores may be desperately holding the biggest sales we’ll ever witness, but lowest prices aren’t quite low enough for those who are broke or bankrupt.
So, you may stay home this Friday. Perhaps you’ll at least make some minor online purchases, because you’re a patriotic, consuming American and it’s kind of like an unofficial holiday in our capitalist democracy. But don’t not go out to the mall simply because of the craziness potentially happening on its many floors of fashion and furnishings. You mustn’t be frightened of the crowds. Just recall any or all of the following ten movie scenes and by comparison you’ll think your Black Friday errands are like a stroll in the park.


10. Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. Sinbad in Jingle All the Way (1996)
Maybe in the past there were physical fights for Cabbage Patch Kids or Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but in the age of the Internet, there are easier ways of tracking down hot items on your kid’s wish list. So, while this sequence depicting two fathers’ desperate attempts to locate a Turbo Man toy is ridiculously exaggerated and despicably malicious for its time, it’s now even farther from likelihood and even less possible to sympathize with or relate to.

9. Beethoven shops for keyboards, Genghis Khan tries out baseball bats and other historical figures experience 1980s mall culture in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988)
Obviously you don’t think you’ll be running into such oldies as Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc or Billy the Kid, but there could be some relatively ancient folks out and about Friday. And they may not be familiar with such newfangled presents as iPods and Blu-ray. But give the Grannies a break, because they haven’t yet mastered Amazon.com and its not like they’re causing too much ruckus. Unlike Joan and Genghis.

8. Madison learns English at Bloomingdales in Splash (1984)
Maybe it is plausible for a mermaid to pick up the local language by watching a few hours of television. How are we to prove otherwise? But wouldn’t she have some kind of an accent if she were used to communicating with high-pitched shrieks? Whatever, it’s obviously not the movie for such questions regarding believabilty. Here’s the more important thing to consider: of all the yelling and screaming going on at the shops this Friday, nothing will be as bad as Madison’s pronunciation of her real name. Also, I bet modern TV screens aren’t as easily shattered.

7. Neo-Nazi salesman at the Army Surplus store in Falling Down (1993)
It’s true that many salespersons and cashiers are slow, rude, incompetent or all of the above. But thank goodness there aren’t actually a lot of sexist, homophobic neo-Nazis helping you as you buy shoes. As much as you think you’ve experienced the worst employee ever hired by a retail chain, chances are it wasn’t as much of an inconvenience as it was for William Foster (Michael Douglas) to have to deal with this “sick asshole.”

6. Technicolor fashion show in The Women (1939)
This scene is so unnecessary to the film’s plot that it was easily removed for some modern screenings. Mostly it seems just to serve as a showcase for costume designer Adrian, whose fashions are displayed in Technicolor, while the rest of the film is presented in black and white. For the film’s characters to wear any of those outfits, they would have appeared too bold and sexy for their time (it would be like in Pleasantville). Imagine shopping in a store where the clothes aren’t even in the same color spectrum as the world you live in? Okay, in some stores it does seem like that’s the case, but nowhere near as bad as this.

5. Bizarre fashion show in True Stories (1986)
And despite its dismissal of physics, the parade in The Women is nowhere near as bad as the fashion show in this bizarre film from Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. There’s not even anything that can be said for this scene other than that we should all be thankful the kids aren’t wearing anything quite so ridiculous. Even some of the stuff at Hot Topic seems more normal in comparison.

4. After hours shopping spree in Modern Times (1936)
One great fantasy for all good, consumerist Americans is the empty-store scenario. Whether it’s the end of the world (a la Night of the Comet and 28 Days Later) or simply after hours (Mannequin; El Crimen Ferpecto), the dream is somewhat the same: free reign on all the goods in the store, from food to fashion to roller skates. And for a poor little gamin in Modern Times, it’s like a heavenly shopping spree, even if none of the items are to leave the department store when the fun is over. However, as much as you might hope you had the stores all to yourself on Friday, be thankful that you’re obeying the rules and laws and therefore won’t be arrested when the shopping’s done.

3. Mall car chase in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Good thing there’s a quick shot of a Toys “R” Us customer asking a cashier for a Miss Piggy doll or this scene wouldn’t really have anything to do with shopping. It would just simply be a chaotic car chase through a shopping mall. Of course, the destruction could still read as a destroying of the idea of capitalism, just as a similar reading is made about the mall fight in Jackie Chan’s Police Story, as well as any other such mall-set action scene, of which there seemed to be plenty in the materialistic 1980s. As fun as it seems, and as frustrated you might get on Friday, please don’t drive your car into any stores.

2. Zombies go shopping in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
This movie is not just some horror flick about people trapped in a mall, threatened by a terrorizing enemy. That’s Chopping Mall. Or the Dawn of the Dead remake. No, this is a satire of consumerism, and all those zombies are representative of the folks you’ll be encountering on Black Friday. But at least they won’t try and eat you. Probably.

1. Richard Pryor is reduced to property in The Toy (1982)
Kids are really spoiled these days, even more than they were twenty-six years ago, but no matter how hard it is to imagine what to get the boy who has everything, don’t even think of asking an African-American man if you can buy him for your son. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:01:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>SpoutBlog</spout:postby><spout:postto>SpoutBlog on spout.com</spout:postto><spout:postdate>11/26/2008 5:01:30 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Black Friday is a scary time for shoppers in any given year. The crowds, the lines, the difficulty finding parking — all these and more are common annoyances on the day after Thanksgiving, as millions upon millions of Americans begin the Christmas season by making a run for the shopping malls and department stores in hopes of finding the best bargains. This year, of course, the economic downturn will make the day even worse than usual. The stores may be desperately holding the biggest sales we’ll ever witness, but lowest prices aren’t quite low enough for those who are broke or bankrupt.
So, you may stay home this Friday. Perhaps you’ll at least make some minor online purchases, because you’re a patriotic, consuming American and it’s kind of like an unofficial holiday in our capitalist democracy. But don’t not go out to the mall simply because of the craziness potentially happening on its many floors of fashion and furnishings. You mustn’t be frightened of the crowds. Just recall any or all of the following ten movie scenes and by comparison you’ll think your Black Friday errands are like a stroll in the park.


10. Arnold Schwarzenegger vs. Sinbad in Jingle All the Way (1996)
Maybe in the past there were physical fights for Cabbage Patch Kids or Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but in the age of the Internet, there are easier ways of tracking down hot items on your kid’s wish list. So, while this sequence depicting two fathers’ desperate attempts to locate a Turbo Man toy is ridiculously exaggerated and despicably malicious for its time, it’s now even farther from likelihood and even less possible to sympathize with or relate to.

9. Beethoven shops for keyboards, Genghis Khan tries out baseball bats and other historical figures experience 1980s mall culture in Bill &amp; Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988)
Obviously you don’t think you’ll be running into such oldies as Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc or Billy the Kid, but there could be some relatively ancient folks out and about Friday. And they may not be familiar with such newfangled presents as iPods and Blu-ray. But give the Grannies a break, because they haven’t yet mastered Amazon.com and its not like they’re causing too much ruckus. Unlike Joan and Genghis.

8. Madison learns English at Bloomingdales in Splash (1984)
Maybe it is plausible for a mermaid to pick up the local language by watching a few hours of television. How are we to prove otherwise? But wouldn’t she have some kind of an accent if she were used to communicating with high-pitched shrieks? Whatever, it’s obviously not the movie for such questions regarding believabilty. Here’s the more important thing to consider: of all the yelling and screaming going on at the shops this Friday, nothing will be as bad as Madison’s pronunciation of her real name. Also, I bet modern TV screens aren’t as easily shattered.

7. Neo-Nazi salesman at the Army Surplus store in Falling Down (1993)
It’s true that many salespersons and cashiers are slow, rude, incompetent or all of the above. But thank goodness there aren’t actually a lot of sexist, homophobic neo-Nazis helping you as you buy shoes. As much as you think you’ve experienced the worst employee ever hired by a retail chain, chances are it wasn’t as much of an inconvenience as it was for William Foster (Michael Douglas) to have to deal with this “sick asshole.”

6. Technicolor fashion show in The Women (1939)
This scene is so unnecessary to the film’s plot that it was easily removed for some modern screenings. Mostly it seems just to serve as a showcase for costume designer Adrian, whose fashions are displayed in Technicolor, while the rest of the film is presented in black and white. For the film’s characters to wear any of those outfits, they would have appeared too bold and sexy for their time (it would be like in Pleasantville). Imagine shopping in a store where the clothes aren’t even in the same color spectrum as the world you live in? Okay, in some stores it does seem like that’s the case, but nowhere near as bad as this.

5. Bizarre fashion show in True Stories (1986)
And despite its dismissal of physics, the parade in The Women is nowhere near as bad as the fashion show in this bizarre film from Talking Heads frontman David Byrne. There’s not even anything that can be said for this scene other than that we should all be thankful the kids aren’t wearing anything quite so ridiculous. Even some of the stuff at Hot Topic seems more normal in comparison.

4. After hours shopping spree in Modern Times (1936)
One great fantasy for all good, consumerist Americans is the empty-store scenario. Whether it’s the end of the world (a la Night of the Comet and 28 Days Later) or simply after hours (Mannequin; El Crimen Ferpecto), the dream is somewhat the same: free reign on all the goods in the store, from food to fashion to roller skates. And for a poor little gamin in Modern Times, it’s like a heavenly shopping spree, even if none of the items are to leave the department store when the fun is over. However, as much as you might hope you had the stores all to yourself on Friday, be thankful that you’re obeying the rules and laws and therefore won’t be arrested when the shopping’s done.

3. Mall car chase in The Blues Brothers (1980)
Good thing there’s a quick shot of a Toys “R” Us customer asking a cashier for a Miss Piggy doll or this scene wouldn’t really have anything to do with shopping. It would just simply be a chaotic car chase through a shopping mall. Of course, the destruction could still read as a destroying of the idea of capitalism, just as a similar reading is made about the mall fight in Jackie Chan’s Police Story, as well as any other such mall-set action scene, of which there seemed to be plenty in the materialistic 1980s. As fun as it seems, and as frustrated you might get on Friday, please don’t drive your car into any stores.

2. Zombies go shopping in Dawn of the Dead (1978)
This movie is not just some horror flick about people trapped in a mall, threatened by a terrorizing enemy. That’s Chopping Mall. Or the Dawn of the Dead remake. No, this is a satire of consumerism, and all those zombies are representative of the folks you’ll be encountering on Black Friday. But at least they won’t try and eat you. Probably.

1. Richard Pryor is reduced to property in The Toy (1982)
Kids are really spoiled these days, even more than they were twenty-six years ago, but no matter how hard it is to imagine what to get the boy who has everything, don’t even think of asking an African-American man if you can buy him for your son. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Top 5 Post-Apocalyptic Films (the 1980s guilty pleasure list)</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Top_5_Post_Apocalyptic_Films_the_1980s_guilty_ple/190/35039/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u29240nd8za.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/16438/default.aspx'>benthams_head</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/190/discussions.aspx'>Top 5</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 9/11/2008 5:20:01 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> In no particular order: - The Quiet Earth- an 80s-knock off of "The Omega Man". For you trivia buffs, this was the film that launched Bruno Lawrence into the realm of A-list superstardomThe Quiet Earth (1985). - The Day After - creepiest film I've ever seen. I'll watch "The Exorcist" again before I sit through this.The Day After (1983) - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome- If you were in elementary school around 1985, there was a good chance you teamed up with a bigger or smaller kid on the playground and referred to yourselves collectively as "Master &amp; Blaster" Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Solarbabies - Has anyone watched this recently? After "American Anthem", may be the best unintentional comedy of the era. And, only in the 80s would the two lead characters in a movie be named Grock and Jason.Solarbabies (1986) - Night of the Comet- Another candidate for the latter group. Catherine Mary Stewart was a goddess!Best line: Daddy would have gotten us Uzis! Night of the Comet (1984)  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:20:01 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>benthams_head</spout:postby><spout:postto>Top 5</spout:postto><spout:postdate>9/11/2008 5:20:01 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>In no particular order: - The Quiet Earth- an 80s-knock off of "The Omega Man". For you trivia buffs, this was the film that launched Bruno Lawrence into the realm of A-list superstardomThe Quiet Earth (1985). - The Day After - creepiest film I've ever seen. I'll watch "The Exorcist" again before I sit through this.The Day After (1983) - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome- If you were in elementary school around 1985, there was a good chance you teamed up with a bigger or smaller kid on the playground and referred to yourselves collectively as "Master &amp;amp; Blaster" Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Solarbabies - Has anyone watched this recently? After "American Anthem", may be the best unintentional comedy of the era. And, only in the 80s would the two lead characters in a movie be named Grock and Jason.Solarbabies (1986) - Night of the Comet- Another candidate for the latter group. Catherine Mary Stewart was a goddess!Best line: Daddy would have gotten us Uzis! Night of the Comet (1984)  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for June 30: Post Apocalyptic Funtime</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_June_30_Post_Apocalyptic_Funt/625/32066/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u29240nd8za.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/130209/default.aspx'>unclefestering</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/3/2008 12:26:45 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I just wanted to give a give a little love to the 1984 end of the world flick, Night of the Comet. I just love the idea of the only survivors are two Valley Girls who see the end of the world as a great time to get everything they want at the mall for free. If only they had a solution to the zombie problem...<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:26:45 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>unclefestering</spout:postby><spout:postto>Weekly Theme</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/3/2008 12:26:45 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I just wanted to give a give a little love to the 1984 end of the world flick, Night of the Comet. I just love the idea of the only survivors are two Valley Girls who see the end of the world as a great time to get everything they want at the mall for free. If only they had a solution to the zombie problem...</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Good action sequences, but I couldn't figure out the ending</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/dan1loka/archive/2008/1/11/23790.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/u29240nd8za.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/114796/default.aspx'>dan1loka</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 1/11/2008 3:00:23 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Did they die at the end or were they dreaming? I&#39;ve seen this movie two times and could never figure out the ending. For that reason, it really wasn&#39;t that good of a movie. Now, with remakes being done all the time on previous movies, I am sure that if they ever get to this one, someone will fill in the blanks and maybe add some meat to the plot line. Omega Man (Charleton Heston, you know Moses in Cecil B. Demille&#39;s 10 Commandments) movie was redone as I Am Legend with Will Smith (I haven&#39;t seen Legend, but my instructor at school Dr. Futyma said it was good).    <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:00:23 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>dan1loka</spout:postby><spout:postto>dan1loka Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>1/11/2008 3:00:23 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Did they die at the end or were they dreaming? I&amp;#39;ve seen this movie two times and could never figure out the ending. For that reason, it really wasn&amp;#39;t that good of a movie. Now, with remakes being done all the time on previous movies, I am sure that if they ever get to this one, someone will fill in the blanks and maybe add some meat to the plot line. Omega Man (Charleton Heston, you know Moses in Cecil B. Demille&amp;#39;s 10 Commandments) movie was redone as I Am Legend with Will Smith (I haven&amp;#39;t seen Legend, but my instructor at school Dr. Futyma said it was good).    </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re: Zombie Quote Tag</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/11134/default.aspx'>divinemsjunebug</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/11/2007 8:08:39 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Yes, you are correct Doc, one of my favorite movies my senior year in high school.Catherine Mary Stewart was in Night of the Comet (she was also in a lot of other movies The Last Starfighter and the Witches of Eastwick) and Alexandra Paul was in Christine (she was the one in Baywatch, the one that was really skinny and had no boobs) they do look a lot alike though.  So, now it's your turn...<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:08:39 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>divinemsjunebug</spout:postby><spout:postto>Zombie Obsession</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/11/2007 8:08:39 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Yes, you are correct Doc, one of my favorite movies my senior year in high school.Catherine Mary Stewart was in Night of the Comet (she was also in a lot of other movies The Last Starfighter and the Witches of Eastwick) and Alexandra Paul was in Christine (she was the one in Baywatch, the one that was really skinny and had no boobs) they do look a lot alike though.  So, now it's your turn...</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re: Zombie Quote Tag</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/5711/default.aspx'>Dr_Gor</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 7/11/2007 2:56:10 AM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>  would that be "Night Of The Comet" ?   and, by the way,  I was wondering if that cute brunette girl in that was the same girl who was in "Christine"?<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:56:10 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Dr_Gor</spout:postby><spout:postto>Zombie Obsession</spout:postto><spout:postdate>7/11/2007 2:56:10 AM</spout:postdate><spout:body> would that be "Night Of The Comet" ?   and, by the way,  I was wondering if that cute brunette girl in that was the same girl who was in "Christine"?</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re: Best Zombie Make-Up Effects</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/11134/default.aspx'>divinemsjunebug</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 5/30/2007 11:46:58 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I LOVED the Tar Man in Return of the Living Dead.  You described him really great, he started off kind of like a cute little child but then started getting the hang of things...  I also loved the Torso woman...Now that I think of it, there were a lot of great makeup effects in it.  Very cool.  It&#39;s been a long time since I&#39;ve seen Cemetary man BUT I think the effects were pretty good in that movie.  I think I really liked the girl&#39;s head that the Igor kind of guy kept in the TV SET and fell in love with.  I will have to watch that movie again but I remembered that I really liked it.  I can&#39;t think very clear tonight but I think they did a great job in Night of the Comet, I know I will think of even more movies that  I thought the makeup was really good...<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 03:46:58 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>divinemsjunebug</spout:postby><spout:postto>Zombie Obsession</spout:postto><spout:postdate>5/30/2007 11:46:58 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I LOVED the Tar Man in Return of the Living Dead.  You described him really great, he started off kind of like a cute little child but then started getting the hang of things...  I also loved the Torso woman...Now that I think of it, there were a lot of great makeup effects in it.  Very cool.  It&amp;#39;s been a long time since I&amp;#39;ve seen Cemetary man BUT I think the effects were pretty good in that movie.  I think I really liked the girl&amp;#39;s head that the Igor kind of guy kept in the TV SET and fell in love with.  I will have to watch that movie again but I remembered that I really liked it.  I can&amp;#39;t think very clear tonight but I think they did a great job in Night of the Comet, I know I will think of even more movies that  I thought the makeup was really good...</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Re: How About your Favorite FUNNY-Scary Movies</title>
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<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/11134/default.aspx'>divinemsjunebug</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 4/28/2007 11:55:10 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> I almost forgot about another movie I loved when I was a Senior in high school that I thought was hilarious as well as a tiny bit scary, how about Night of the Comet.  Does anyone remember that film?  Way back in the day when Valley girls were in fasion with big hair and the Flash Dance look.  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:55:10 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>divinemsjunebug</spout:postby><spout:postto>HORROR MOVIES 101</spout:postto><spout:postdate>4/28/2007 11:55:10 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>I almost forgot about another movie I loved when I was a Senior in high school that I thought was hilarious as well as a tiny bit scary, how about Night of the Comet.  Does anyone remember that film?  Way back in the day when Valley girls were in fasion with big hair and the Flash Dance look.  </spout:body></item>
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