Saturday, February 21, 2004
Hosted by: Swedish Floyd's Party House
Movies:
Valley of the Dinosaurs (1975)
Cabin Fever (2002)
28 Days Later (2002)
XBox:
Burnout 2
Turok
Quotes:
"One of the do-gooders was a long-hair."
The Diesel, 28 Days Later
"I want to see the guy get eaten by the T-Rex."
Congo, on why he refused to give his full
attention to answering why he thought the A-Rod deal was good for baseball.
Movie Review:
Cabin Fever
Review by CongoA must see. This film belongs on any top 25 if not top 10 list. Classic storyline of a group of college students on a getaway to the woods. But who could have foreseen such a fantastic display of predictable situations taking surprising turns. There is no blood shortage in this flick. Perfect Fall setting in a back-woods location for multiple murders. This time it is not some whack job but a bacterial disease that has the upper hand. There are a number of predictable scenes that cause you to have the much-desired reaction of “Why is he…?” but they take very surprising turns. This movie does not slow down. A little disappointed in the bathtub scene, much more was expected, but the film has many other touches to stay on track such as the change to all red at two key points in the film. Very effective use. Special props to Dennis for his fine acting performance who gets to do his Kung Fu in slow motion. This was a pretty intense film with a major theatrical release feel. Just imagine how intense this would have been if it was an independent film! Also noted no unnecessary major explosions or unnecessary car chases. There is an old pickup/jeep chase scene that is relevant in the movie. However this also did contain one of the two continuity errors that I noticed (the old pickup was right behind the jeep going down the highway, but in the next scene when the jeep came to a stop off-road, it was several seconds before the old pickup showed up, perhaps the old pickup was delayed because now they were off-road, and the other error happened in the scene when the token moron/tough guy starts the jeep and begins to show signs of the disease and begins to spit up blood, in one shot he has blood on his chin and when he turns his head in the next shot there is no blood on his chin). Very minor errors that could be explained away. Definitely did not take away from this film to any degree. And of course the film ends with style as a semi truck drives away from the small town where this all took place with a trailer full of (diseased) fresh spring water. Fantastic addition to my film library.
28 Days Later
Review by The DieselThe first 3 minutes of this movie are by far the scariest and not for the squeamish as it has a full frontal hog and man ass to spare. After that, it becomes a delightful hybrid of Outbreak and Dawn of the Dead. While the British may have supposedly once ruled the seas, and thereby the world, they have since devolved into suckling whiners who are incapable of helping themselves. During the Revolutionary War they were soundly beaten by Double AA equivalent American soldiers, World War II saw the United States come to their rescue as the War Machine blitzed London into rubble, and now we witness "The Rage" decimate their little country. A nude monkey man is awakened from a coma to find out that he is one of the few remaining survivors of a blood disease that causes humans to go mad with "The Rage" and kill each other. Once infected, the onset of the disease is full blown in only a few seconds and the infected person is looking for others to bite, claw, spit copious amounts of blood into their face, and finally to eat. Monkey man joins a few other survivors to take a cross country road trip to find more survivors and any copies of the Page3 Girl that he can get his hands on (see FREE STUFF list). They end up at Euro Graceland where the last British soldiers on earth are having a blue balls party. Once monkey man avoids an assassination he wreaks havoc John Rambo style, kills the soldiers, and takes his two ladies to the country to party until the zombies cool down. Things noticed during the movie: Monkey man looks at his dead mom's panties, Congo's jungle love was not as good looking as monkey man's, and the British prefer placing coma patients nude on top of the covers. P.S. Very good movie.
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Stuff British Monkey Man Got in 28 Days Later:
Questions:
1. If you move to the United States of America, should you have to Americanize your name?
| Diesel | Yes, should conform to some standard. For example: 9 letter maximum, the letters z,v, and x are frowned upon, no more than 2 consonants together. |
| Congo | No, but you must speak and read English. There should be no billboards in a foreign language |
| Rainman | Not present, no opinion recorded. |
| Archie | No, so we can track their names on terrorist watch lists. |
2. Is the A-Rod deal bad for baseball?
| Diesel | Yes. |
| Congo | No, because it is within the rules (but the rules should be changed).* |
| Rainman | Not present, no opinion recorded. |
| Archie | Yes. Ultimately could be used for good if Uncle Bud (Selig) would do something to stop the madness. |
*Congo admitted to not putting much thought into his answer as he was waiting to "see the guy get eaten by the T-Rex."
3. Euthanasia - are you for or against?
| Diesel | Don't agree with it, but Logan's Run ideas need to be explored. I like it in all animals. |
| Congo | Against |
| Rainman | Not present, no opinion recorded. |
| Archie | Against |
4. What team will Terrell Owens play for next season?
| Diesel | Philadelphia |
| Congo | N.Y. Jets |
| Rainman | Not present, no opinion recorded. |
| Archie | Philadelphia |
5. Does Chris Webber owe an explanation to Kings fans for his latest drug-related suspension?
| Diesel | No, just to his teammates. |
| Congo | No |
| Rainman | Not present, no opinion recorded. |
| Archie | No |
BMTG's Opinion on Zombie Movies:
If it is an original idea, then it is o.k. to do a feature length film. If it is run of the mill, then it should be a movie short.
BMTG Festival Guideline Addition:
The Boomerang Channel should be tuned in during preliminaries and other lulls during the evening, unless there is a more compelling sporting event available.
Movie Rankings (to decide which movies to view, not to rate like/dislike):
| Title | Diesel |
Ahchie |
Congo |
Points* |
| Cabin Fever | 1 |
1 |
1 |
33 |
| 28 Days Later | 3 |
2 |
2 |
29 |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | 5 |
5 |
3 |
23 |
| 4 Cult Classics | 2 |
9 |
4 |
21 |
| The Big Lebowski | 4 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
| 12 Monkeys | 6 |
8 |
5 |
19 |
| Fight Club | 8 |
3 |
11 |
18 |
| Assault on Precinct 13 | 10 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
| The Usual Suspects | 7 |
6 |
8 |
15 |
| Reefer Madness | 9 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
| Boondock Saints | 11 |
10 |
10 |
5 |
*Points were awarded by giving points to each movie ranking. Top movie in each list got 11 points on down to 1 point for last movie in the list. Lists were ranked by secret ballot.