tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post2463582838180773077..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: awesome movie poster friday- the LARRY COHEN edition!Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-88990869641967804372008-03-31T10:12:00.000-04:002008-03-31T10:12:00.000-04:00Hey Anonymousappreciated your response:"Yeah, it's...Hey Anonymous<BR/><BR/>appreciated your response:<BR/><BR/>"Yeah, it's pretty jarring when you see that the 'aliens' are actually Moonbase Alphans...<BR/><BR/>which would make GOD TOLD ME TO a really weird episode of SPACE:1999, probably."<BR/><BR/>But after just a couple of weeks didn't EVERY episode of Space 1999 just go utterly bonkers!?Chris Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605016316219264336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-29709899972055649582008-03-30T01:56:00.000-04:002008-03-30T01:56:00.000-04:00It's Alive was rated PG? Ah, the old days, before...It's Alive was rated PG? Ah, the old days, before PG-13 horror.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-33097242138256941872008-03-29T16:42:00.000-04:002008-03-29T16:42:00.000-04:00Heh... you think the poster and video cover for It...Heh... you think the poster and video cover for <B>It's Alive</B> are creepy... <BR/><BR/>... you should have caught teaser for the flick they were showing on television back in the '70's.<BR/><BR/>I was pretty horror'd-boiled even then, but this thing gave me the complete willies:<BR/><BR/><B>http://tinyurl.com/36uxk4</B><BR/><BR/>Watching it even today gives me chills where I don't normally get chills. <BR/><BR/>Probably the best trailer for a horror film I've seen to this day.Craig Blamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700447209134787468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-44309906167140049622008-03-29T15:03:00.000-04:002008-03-29T15:03:00.000-04:00Excellent work on a subject dear to me. While the ...Excellent work on a subject dear to me. While the <B>It Lives Again</B> poster is fine, it's the VHS cover - featuring most of a birthday cake - that really stuck with me from my rental shop days.<BR/><BR/>A too-small pic <A HREF="http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800082020/info" REL="nofollow">here</A>.mathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17330034568070762732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-33193100090978738732008-03-29T14:57:00.000-04:002008-03-29T14:57:00.000-04:00Yeah, I remember the scene that poster from Q is b...Yeah, I remember the scene that poster from Q is based on. Great dialogue.<BR/><BR/>"Hi! I'm Q! Or that's what folks around here call me, haha... Anyway, I was just about to tuck into this woman here. Shall I fetch you one? It's no trouble, really! Oh, yeah, this is my skyscraper. No, no, it's not bad is it? Only thing better than the penthouse is the roof, I always say!"<BR/><BR/>Mind you, that's just the draft the poster was based on. I think Cohen revised it later.<BR/><BR/>-JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-76614707020879711892008-03-29T13:06:00.000-04:002008-03-29T13:06:00.000-04:00@Chris Cooke...Yeah, it's pretty jarring when you ...@Chris Cooke...<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's pretty jarring when you see that the 'aliens' are actually Moonbase Alphans... <BR/><BR/>which would make GOD TOLD ME TO a really weird episode of SPACE:1999, probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-87120328462668540642008-03-29T09:18:00.000-04:002008-03-29T09:18:00.000-04:00Actually, wasn't Andy Kauffman in "God Told Me To"...Actually, wasn't Andy Kauffman in "God Told Me To"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-23880629207643311872008-03-29T07:42:00.000-04:002008-03-29T07:42:00.000-04:00Hey GOD TOLD ME TO is fantastic! I love it and the...Hey GOD TOLD ME TO is fantastic! I love it and the Blue Underground version on dvd is well worth it. Here in the UK we love it for the shot of the mothership which is actaully a craft from the Jerry (thunderbirds) Anderson TV Series Space 1999! and it's got a space jesus in it...Chris Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605016316219264336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-48582075070997670542008-03-29T01:56:00.000-04:002008-03-29T01:56:00.000-04:00Oh, and, yep, that's a bassinet.Oh, and, yep, that's a bassinet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-67823073318955342502008-03-29T00:45:00.000-04:002008-03-29T00:45:00.000-04:00killer yogurt... i wish i'd been a fly on the wal...killer yogurt... i wish i'd been a fly on the wall when he pitched that one. <BR/><BR/>cohen's aren't particularly great, but they have an odd charm i can't quite place my finger on. one thing i really like is that he almost always includes funny and honest commentary tracks on his movies. his tracks are often more entertaining than the movie itself...<BR/><BR/>and wes... your tagline made me laugh loudly, which scared my dog.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16744137493043443541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-91259059883740708352008-03-28T23:53:00.000-04:002008-03-28T23:53:00.000-04:00That poster for The Stuff is pretty cool. I remem...That poster for <I>The Stuff</I> is pretty cool. I remember the video box for that one from when I was a kid. Man, now I really want to see it. <BR/><BR/>Am I the only one who loves that poster for <I>Body Snatchers:The Invasion Continues</I>? It's soooo creepy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-57964625593223426782008-03-28T20:22:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:22:00.000-04:00ja - No, no, Not Maniac Cop 1 & 2. Psycho Cop 1 & ...ja - No, no, Not Maniac Cop 1 & 2. <I>Psycho Cop 1 & 2</I> lol. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107894/) And please, for the love of god, dont watch those.<BR/><BR/>"You have the right to remain dead. Anything you say can and will be considered very strange because you're dead."Wes Fiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142023846505984580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-34648025796149857762008-03-28T20:08:00.000-04:002008-03-28T20:08:00.000-04:00Cohen is one of those writers / directors that com...Cohen is one of those writers / directors that comes up with great premises ("a dragon lives on top of a skyscraper!...Killer babies!...A dessert that kills people!") that make you want to run out and see them, but when you do, realize they were better premises than films.<BR/><BR/>I've wanted to love his work, but have yet to.TALKING MOVIEzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11621046844665110326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-56670080686282113282008-03-28T18:31:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:31:00.000-04:00Usually, Larry Cohen's name on stuff means that th...Usually, Larry Cohen's name on stuff means that there's something decent to it - for CAPTIVITY, I wonder exactly how much of his original script remains in the final product.<BR/><BR/>If you haven't checked out any of the films, go immediately to your video store and/or your Netflix queue!<BR/><BR/>More Cohen goodness - he created the show THE INVADERS which will be out on DVD in a few months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-84846758476681629282008-03-28T18:24:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:24:00.000-04:00Folks, cut me some slack. I did a search for the ...Folks, cut me some slack. I did a search for the <I>God Told Me To</I> poster and nothing came up save the shitty DVD cover. Anonymous, however, came through and I appreciate the link. Apparently anonymous feels very strongly about this film, as is evident by all the caps and exclamation marks.<BR/><BR/>"Yaphet Kotto and Joyce Van Patten tear it UP!" <BR/><BR/>Best endorsement of anything EVER.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-19430167634693416372008-03-28T18:18:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:18:00.000-04:00Abduct Captivity, tie Captivity up, torture Captiv...Abduct <B>Captivity</B>, tie <B>Captivity</B> up, torture <B>Captivity</B> and <I>then</I> fuck it!Arbogasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670776992289080245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-76159453764331334832008-03-28T18:13:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:13:00.000-04:00http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/10...http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/381663.1020.A.jpg<BR/><BR/>GOD TOLD ME TO!!!!<BR/><BR/>SERIOUSLY!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-87956174709490062222008-03-28T18:11:00.000-04:002008-03-28T18:11:00.000-04:00No love for "God Told Me To"? Tsk, tsk.No love for "God Told Me To"? Tsk, tsk.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592266170469752227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-84979949212160012352008-03-28T17:21:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:21:00.000-04:00I wish I had a copy of the Stuff... I love that mo...I wish I had a copy of the Stuff... I love that movie.MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984793682474594967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-73826266187901909332008-03-28T17:05:00.000-04:002008-03-28T17:05:00.000-04:00wes - Sheepishly I must admit I haven't seen eithe...wes - Sheepishly I must admit I haven't seen either Maniac Cop parts 1 <B><I>or</I></B> 2... off to my queue I go!Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-19556276426333887212008-03-28T16:27:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:27:00.000-04:00I was first introduced to Larry Cohen by a positiv...I was first introduced to Larry Cohen by a positively intriguing poster I found rummaging around the West Hollywood Book Fair. The title of the film was "Bone" and it featured a large black man holding a rat. The tagline was "Love him before he loves you." It just so happened Bone was playing a couple weeks later along with God Told Me To. And seriously- Bone is one of the best films I've ever seen. Yaphet Kotto and Joyce Van Patten tear it UP!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01476140531812554266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-13234230025874001612008-03-28T16:25:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:25:00.000-04:00I remembered Q and The Stuff being so much better ...I remembered Q and The Stuff being so much better than they actually are until I saw them again last year :P The Stuff still has a special place in my hear though. And, yes, fuck Captivity. <BR/><BR/>@ja- have you seen Psycho Cop 2? lol. Its chock full-o-awesome one liners.Wes Fiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12142023846505984580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-36029726706052878722008-03-28T16:00:00.000-04:002008-03-28T16:00:00.000-04:00My mom was pregnant with my little brother when we...My mom was pregnant with my little brother when we saw It's Alive at the drive-in. She was freaked for weeks. I love that movie & it always makes me think of my brother.CampBloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08451197361758041196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-63685019427553441512008-03-28T15:31:00.000-04:002008-03-28T15:31:00.000-04:00I've had a copy of The Stuff sitting on a shelf fo...I've had a copy of The Stuff sitting on a shelf for years and never watched it; I think I just might have to make tonight that very special night. Thanks for taking the burdensome decision of what to do tonight right outta my hands, Stacie!Jason Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254334131909339157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-55352172308451569942008-03-28T15:21:00.000-04:002008-03-28T15:21:00.000-04:00I'm not sure if it is the poster, or just the titl...I'm not sure if it is the poster, or just the title or what but I really want to see "The Stuff" now. <BR/><BR/>Also I'd like to second your "fuck "Captivity"<BR/><BR/>and crap, I was just finally getting over being angry about Veronica Mars getting canceled.FatalPiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650173927932329844noreply@blogger.com