The Second Coming of the Second Coming
It's been a funny week in Hollywood. Over the weekend, Australian hunk Mel Gibson's splattercore gore-fest "Mad Max Beyond Gethsemene" was knocked out of the top box office spot by a no-fun all-spectacle remake of George Romero's [ed: hat tip: brdgt] 1956 zombie classic "Dawn of the Dead" (as Jon Stewart observed: one guy back from the dead, good. Thousands back from the dead, great!). All in all, the Lazarus/Elvis schtick did boffo box-office biz.
And now things are getting even funnier. Monty Python have announced the theatrical re-release of "The Life of Brian" at the end of April. It's the film's 25th anniversary, and conspiracy-minded folk might whisper that all this furor over Brother Mel's House Of Pain &c &c &c has all been in the service of drumming up attention for a certain British group's film about a guy mistaken for a certain other dude with the initials J.H.C. who was nailed to a tree.
[wik] Star wars geeks lined up weeks in advance for the theatrical re-release of "Star Wars IV: A New Hope." Wonder if Christians (or perhaps Bible-scholars) will be lining up for this one?
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Er, uhm, Dawn of the Dead is
Er, uhm, Dawn of the Dead is a remake of George Romero's Dawn of the Dead, the middle film in the trilogy beginning with Night of the Living Dead and ending with Day of the Dead.
Yes, my name is Bridget and I love zombie movies (except the ones where dieties come back and don't eat people's brains - those are just boring)
So noted, and corrected.
So noted, and corrected. Romero.
Johno, Let me invite you down
Johno, Let me invite you down to DC for a viewing of Life of Brian. I imagine that many of us will be dressed in togas and as centurions. Grab your gear, beer, and sword. Meet us at the movie theater and have some fun yelling all the lines at the big screen.
My favorite line? "Ro-man-EEE"
Signed, ever yours,
Clitorria Orgasmica
ITE... DOMIMUM...
ITE... DOMIMUM...
Mapgirl, that's a very kind offer. Unfortunately, I have been caught up in the giant endeavor that is my sister-in-law's wedding, and most spare resources over the next few months are dedicated to that end.
I'll just have to have my own little party in Boston.
The Romans, they go to the house?
Reg: All right, but apart
Reg: All right, but apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
Attendee: Brought peace?
Reg: Oh, peace -- shut up!
Reg: There is not one of us who would not gladly suffer death to rid this country of the Romans once and for all.
Dissenter: Uh, well, one.
Reg: Oh, yeah, yeah, there's one. But otherwise, we're solid.