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In the doghouse again…

This weekend, I saw The Omen for the first time, curious because a bunch of friends had been talking about the remake. You know what? I dug it. Definitely dug it. It's not the kind of digging/dugging that would inspire repeat viewings, but for whatever it is, it worked. If you haven't seen it, it's the story of a high political couple adopting what turns out to be Satan's kid, and though that description paints a more action-packed kinda flick, this one is really driven by the suspense of kinda/sorta knowing what's to come. There's enough fucked up death scenes to satiate our basic needs of a horror movie, but it's the concept in of itself that made/makes The Omen a hit. Check it out if you're a first timer; it's not a great movie to watch with a boisterous group, but if you match my experiences with it (lazy Sunday morning), you shouldn't be disappointed.

Also want to say farewell to Six Feet Under, one of the most impressive shows in television history that totally did NOT flake or fizzle out in its final season. Sunday nights won't be the same.

In more exciting news, today marked the start of what promises to be my most surreal workweek ever. With unofficial confidentiality rules, I can only tell you that it involved a shoot starring six professionally trained dogs (complete with their equivalent of stage moms) doing everything from riding bicycles to jumping through hoops to pissing on each other. I went home with a much bigger appreciation for Chihuahuas and fully confident that, if given the opportunity, a German Shepherd could easily kill five men in the time it takes for coffee to heat up.

Posted by Matt on 08/22/2005. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 96 comments

what happened to the old articles. I was looking for the ‘full house activity book’ and can’t seem to find it anywhere.
I just saw the ring2 last night, I can’t believe that those elk are considered scary, it was pretty lame.

Chestnuts roasted by beopots @ 08/26/2005 10:35 AM


I can’t believe they made a ring 2. You mean this article?
http://x-entertainment.com/articles/0901/

Chestnuts roasted by Dohopoki @ 08/26/2005 11:19 AM


I still laugh when the horse tumbles off the boat.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 08/26/2005 11:34 AM


‘The Ring 2′ LOOKS scary….who has seen it? Is it worth it?

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 08/26/2005 11:43 AM


His workweek HAS to be more interesting than mine was! I sat and looked at Want Ads and Internet job sites all week. I landed an interview though, so wish me luck.

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 08/26/2005 5:06 PM


Manimal, good story about Last Tango in Paris.

My mom was home by herself one night in the mid-late 70s sometime after her and my dad married. Anyway, she said she was watching Last Tango in Paris, and the part where Brando is using the stick of butter inappropriately made my mom freak out and change the channel. When I was still working at the video store, I told co-workers about the one and only X rated movie in the drama section. No one believed me, until I showed them the box from "Last Tango in Paris." The movie never rented when I worked there.

I wanted some perv to rent it so I could have a good laugh on a slow night.

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 08/26/2005 5:12 PM


I hope netflix has it.

Chestnuts roasted by some perv @ 08/26/2005 5:33 PM


I just bought some Halloween M&Ms and Mountain Dew Pitch Black II. Halloween is around the corner!

Pitch Black II is a cool name. I love the sequel nod as well as the way it rhymes with Mountain Dew.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 08/26/2005 7:13 PM


Ugh Pitch Black II is so gross. The first one rocked because of how ridiculously sweet it was. Not yet convinced on sour soda…

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 08/26/2005 7:34 PM


hey sorry for the late reply but thats an awesome idea squee!!! I’m all about knowing about what i am missing. As for the cut scenes from Hobgoblins, I now more than ever want to see these! I often wonder how much money MST3K had to pay to get the rights to these movies, expecially after it became extremely popular. I mean what kind of legal representation could the makers of Time Chasers actually afford to negotiate a settlement. Perhaps they sent that mullet-headed, Castleton snob, Mathew Bruch to seal the deal? hehehe

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 08/26/2005 7:36 PM


I ran across a review of a http://franklarosa.com/vinyl/Exhibit.jsp?AlbumID=83">General Mills Monsters cereal box giveaway record.

Check it out, you can stream the record and remember what Frankenberry and Count Chocula sounded like.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 08/26/2005 7:37 PM


I’ve seen RIng 2 AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE

I saw in the theatre was only 1 of 10 people in the place and all of us made fun of how lame it was through the entire thing. The truly sad thing about the second flick is that it had more involvement from the director of the japanese flicks…which I loved.

Chestnuts roasted by The Krypt Angel @ 08/26/2005 8:40 PM


"Mountain Dew Pitch Black was launched for the first time last year in conjunction with Halloween. This year, the company wanted to widen its appeal by avoiding "spooky" marketing associations."

ugh. why is everyone being such a wuss about halloween? its supposed to be scary!

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 08/26/2005 9:11 PM


Oh yeah, I read in Entertainment Weekly the creators of Parts: The Clonus Horror is suing makers of The Island for copyright infrigement!!!! My fave clone was the dude who looked like Larry from Three’s Company.

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 08/26/2005 9:29 PM


Weird, I was just talking to the Pepsi guy at work today, and he told me about the Pitch Black II. It sounds gross. The only thing I wanted to know from him was whether or not Holiday Spice is coming back. He said he doubted it, since it bombed so bad. But he did agree with me that it tasted better with copious amounts of rum added!

Anyone got any Holiday Spice info?

Off the top of my head…Whoopi Goldberg!! Anyone seen The Telephone?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096241/
That’s one kick-ass movie!!

Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 08/26/2005 9:54 PM


I knew this would happen … I loved Holiday Spice. Luckily, I bought a whole bunch of bottles and stashed them away … after a time, the red tinge it’s got really comes out.

Chestnuts roasted by Road Block @ 08/26/2005 10:40 PM


I could definitely go for a Cereal Prize update or Kool-Aid one right about now

Chestnuts roasted by Nic @ 08/27/2005 1:13 AM


Allison,

We watched about 45 minutes of it and didn’t even reach the "butter scene". I didn’t even know about the butter scene at the time (I later found out about it thanks to KIDS IN THE HALL). We/I never turn movies off and we are going to give that one another try someday.
I guess it was kinda funny for me since I will watch ALMOST anything. It’s like I will either watch top quality/artsy or B-movie crap but never a "regular" movie (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, REMEMBER THE TITANS). Cases in point: the next 2 NETFLIX selections are CITIZEN KANE and the GHOULIES I and II double feature (Sadly, I have never seen any of these before).
One more mildly interesting story: Back in ’85, I was scared about seeing GOONIES because I thought it was GHOULIES. I just couldn’t figure out why mommy and daddy would want to scare me….

Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 08/27/2005 5:08 AM


Yo, MANIMAL- How old were you when you finally did see ‘Goonies’, then? It’s too bad you missed out in ’85- that movie has such a lasting impression on you when you’re young. That and ‘Stand by Me’ are my 2 favorite movies…..Corey Feldman was the cornerstone of my childhood. (I mean, he did those 2 AND TMNT AND ‘Gremlins’!)

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 08/27/2005 10:57 AM


Dude – ‘The Omen’ is the shit. That movie is the pinnacle of 70′s big-name horror movies. What’s really cool is that all of the Omen movies pretty much kick ass- ‘The Omen II’ is at least as good as the first. There were some crappy omen flicks that came out MUCH later, but that’s not the same thing. Hell – even ‘The Final Conflict’ was not too shabby.

Chestnuts roasted by Everlasting Gobstopper @ 08/31/2005 8:10 AM


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