tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17193966565118572402024-03-12T21:45:13.951-07:00Culturally Significant Presents The Cultural Archives!The Cultural Archive of the blog dedicated to all things pop culture including movies, music, comics, video games, fashion, food, and anything else considered "culturally significant". We seek to re-discover long lost classics and rescue all that has fallen between the cracks of the zeitgeist. Made up of a vast army of contributors and authors who feel no irony or guilty pleasure from exulting the greatness of pop culture. Michael E. Stephensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10921761755608787232noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-47692788535453520602016-05-06T20:11:00.000-07:002016-05-07T10:03:36.176-07:00Fox’s Fanatic Fixations #01: Jonesin’ Solo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Alden Ehrenreich (left) who has been cast as the new Han Solo, originally played by Harrison Ford (right)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">INTRODUCTION</span><br />
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With the announcement of Alden Ehrenreich as the new (young)
Han Solo, many fans are calling it blasphemous and unwarranted, while stating
that he doesn’t look enough like Harrison Ford to get the job done. While there
may be some merit to those accusations, <i>Star
Wars</i> has seen recasting before in Obi-Wan Kenobi and even as recently as
the “new” Mon Mothma, who I am personally glad to see return after her deleted
scenes in 2005’s <i>Revenge of the Sith</i>.</div>
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But to many, Harrison Ford is irreplaceable. And to be quite
honest, I concur with that thought. He has a certain chutzpah that no one else
can capture to its fullest extent. He is exciting to watch; even during a
scripted scene, he always seems to be unpredictable in a way that makes you
want to see what he does next. He has a
talent for captivating audiences, and selling dialogue better than it would
appear on a written page.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yet, cinema is plagued with (<a href="http://www.culturallysignificant.com/2016/03/mass-hysteria-ghostbusters-2016-trailer.html">often unwanted</a>) reboots and
remakes, and an overabundance of sequels (I’m looking at you, <i>Ice Age 5</i>), which are occurring at a
pace faster than people who remember the originals are dying. Remaking and
recasting films with less than thirty years on them seems to be the popular
thing now, and common feelings are that they only serve to tarnish the memory
of the original (“Thanks for killing my childhood” – Overdramatic Fanboy
#8675309). But in rare cases this can work (Ewan McGregor anyone?).<o:p></o:p></div>
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While Harrison Ford may not be replaceable, this is not the
first time another actor has tried to fill his (always somewhat fashionable)
boots. But is it more about the actor or the character being portrayed?<o:p></o:p></div>
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So with that, I invite you to the first installment of this
new series I’m trying out, with a new discussion on an old topic.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">AN ASIDE: AN INTRO TO FOX’S FANATIC FIXATIONS</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fanatic </span></div>
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(adjective) fa·nat·ic \fə-ˈna-tik\</div>
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Marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion </div>
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I am a fan of alot properties. And I don’t mean in the moderate enjoyment of something like the way my friends on Facebook are fans of <i>The Walking Dead</i> TV series, devotedly watch every episode, but would never consider reading the original comics. No, for me being a fan is more of that word “fanatic” where I will try to squeeze every drip of information about a series, its production, and it source and spin off material into my feeble little brain. I have always been that way, and because of the amount of properties that I have become fixated on over the years, it is hard to keep up.<br />
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It was easier when I was younger, at the beginning of the ‘90s when the internet had only existed for a year or three, and all I could do was watch my favorite shows and movies on TV or recorded on VHS over and over again. I had limited content and a lot of time. Now it is the reverse. There is almost unlimited content and less time (stupid adult life).<br />
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The result of this is what I have recently decided to call “fixations.” Because there are somewhere between 10 and 20 properties that I often find myself invested in, my focus switches almost monthly (though sometimes yearly), jumping from fandom to fandom trying to get my fix.<br />
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In March I was all about <i>Ghostbusters</i>; There was a new trailer (you can read my critique in <a href="http://www.culturallysignificant.com/2016/03/mass-hysteria-ghostbusters-2016-trailer.html">this article</a>), and so I hopped back on fan forums, watched a dozen or so episodes of <i>The Real Ghostbusters</i>, and wound up reading the entirety of IDW’s ongoing <i>Ghostbusters</i> comic which I hadn’t read since the release of issue 8.<br />
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Then April hit and the fifth Indiana jones film was officially announced. Guess what? My brain hopped right over on the hype train and there I was: reading Indiana Jones comics, playing <i>Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis</i>, and watching Young Indiana Jones, which finally brings us to our main topic.<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">INDIANA JONES AND THE FORGOTTEN OTHER ACTORS WHO HAVE PLAYED
HIM</span><br />
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Indiana Jones is a property which I was too young to watch
when it had its theatrical release (I had turned one the winter before <i>The Last Crusade </i>premiered), and so I
didn’t “discover” it until a bit later, but by the time I did (I caught that
same movie on television sometime after the first Star Wars Special Edition was
released), I was in awe. The story was great, it starred Han Solo, it was a
historical piece, and it was unlike anything else I had seen up to that point
in my life. In 1999 the series had a VHS re-release, and I finally got to
experience the whole trilogy. That VHS set also included one episode of <i>The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, </i>which
was a chronological rebranding of 1992-96’s <i>Young
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Here I had not only become invested in a new property, but
there was a whole extended universe beyond my 11 year old reach. Fast forward
17 years and I have finally gotten around to experiencing the other media. I
have only dipped my toes in the water (well, I’m more knee deep), but I’ve
gotten a good taste of <i>Indiana Jones</i>
without Indiana Jones (or Harrison Ford) as I knew him.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Most people who have watched the original <i>Indiana Jones</i> trilogy have already
experienced Indiana Jones without Harrison Ford, whether they remember it or
not. At the beginning of <i>Indiana Jones
and the Last Crusade, </i>the story begins with a 13 year old Indiana Jones
played by the late River Phoenix. Compared to the 39 year old Indy the film
switches to a few minutes later, we have been given a great portrayal of the
character as he would have appeared 26 years earlier. No one was miffed that
Harrison Ford didn’t dress up like a 13 year old boy scout to do the role
himself, or that someone else was playing Indiana Jones. They just saw this new
part of Indy’s life, which to be honest is a pretty awesome vignette, and
apparently left some people wanting more.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This is where George Lucas stepped in again. Now, I don’t
know what it is about George that makes him think everyone wants to see younger
versions of the classic adult characters he has created (I think there is a
good chance it is because he had children at the time), but that seems to be
what he believes to be good storytelling. While it didn’t work perfectly for
Star Wars, the way he set up the series (retitling <i>Star Wars </i>as Episode IV) made the prequels almost a necessity,
which didn’t work to its benefit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Young Indiana Jones however was not something people
were anticipating, and so the series had places to go. Literally. All of the
episodes were filmed on location all over the world, which cost a huge amount
to produce and was one of the reasons the show was initially cancelled after
its second season. But Lucas has a clear love of history which shows in his
work, and all he needed were new actors to fill those riding boots.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Going even younger than the 13 year old Indy in the
movie, Corey Carrier portrayed the youngest Henry Jones Jr. we’ll probably ever
see (aside from the quick montage featuring his birth in the premiere episode),
from ages 10-11. This iteration was a bit of a hard sell in my opinion because
at age 10, there is not much for young Indy to do. Most of his episodes feature
him learning a lesson, or a culture, while getting into hijinks but never too
much serious trouble, while older characters (often portrayals of famous
historical figures) did the exciting things.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Corey Carrier as 10 year old Indy from <i>The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles / The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones</i></span></div>
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They rectified this during reshoots a few years later, after
Lucas had the idea to re-release the episodes chronologically, while adding
transition material and a few new episodes to fill the series out, but by that
point 14-15 year old Corey Carrier was trying to again pass for 10-11 years old
so good ol’ GL thought words like “wowee” would make him seem younger (not much
better than Anakin’s “Yippee” in <i>The
Phantom Menace</i>). Carrier by this point had gotten more comfortable with his
acting chops, and my opinion is had GL stuck with this actor and given us a
slightly older Anakin in <i>The Phantom
Menace</i> the series would have been much better off. But I digress.</div>
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Young Indy in the sidekick role works to a degree, as we see
how he learns about culture and languages, and how his childlike innocence is
scoffed at. But being relegated to a role more like <i>Temple of Doom’s </i>Short Round doesn’t give enough space for Indy to
be Indy. Some episodes are better than others (the last story filmed, “Travels
with Father” is probably where 11 year old Indy is at his best), but the
episodes often feel more like The Adventures of Some Really Cultured Kid in the
Early 1900’s rather than <i>The Adventures
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Before I get to the bigger star of the Young Indy series, I
do feel I should talk about “Old Indy.” In the original <i>Young Indiana Jones Chronicles</i>, each episode was bookended by “Old
Indy” living in 1992 and bugging people with his “back in my day” stories. Old
Indy was portrayed by the late George Hall, who at the time was about 75 years
old, but playing Indy at 93 while wearing a bit of prosthetics and an eyepatch.
From what I’ve watched on Youtube (the scenes were cut for the chronological
revision), these scenes were always a bit cheesy (though so were some aspects
of the show), but just like 10 year old Indy, his portrayal just didn’t quite
feel like Indiana Jones to me. This is in part due to his way of looking at the
role, “I’m not playing the Indiana Jones that people all know from going to the
movies. I’m playing a man, ninety-three, who is an Indiana Jones of another
time and era” (<a href="http://www.theraider.net/films/young_indy/making_2_casting.php">theraider.net</a>), which helped me to remain unconvinced that this
was the same man.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The best of the three luckily comes in the form of the man
we spend most of our time with on the show, Sean Patrick Flanery. Flanery plays
Jones from ages 16-20, and it is clear from the get-go that he has done his
research. Though he only vaguely looks like Harrison Ford (though enough to
believe he is a 20 year younger incarnation), and his voice is a higher
register than Ford’s (acceptable for 16), which occasionally pulled me out of
the moment, his physical mannerisms and speech patterns are spot on that it
occasionally rivals Phoenix’s incredible portrayal from <i>The Last Crusade</i>.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I haven’t finished the series yet, though I’m about halfway through the 22 one-and-a-half hour long episodes, and even now (with Flanery’s portrayal) I believe I’m watching the early adventures of that same movie character.<br />
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Undoubtedly people associate certain characters with the
actors who originated them and vice versa.
Usually we see a recast due to a reboot (we’re on our third Spider-Man
in only 15 years), and occasionally due to creative differences (think Rhodey
in <i>Iron Man 2</i>) or unavailability
(Rachel Dawes in <i>Batman Begins</i> and <i>The Dark Knight</i>). In the latter two
cases, the audience is more or less forced to accept the actor change if they
want their story to continue. The other option for continuing franchises is to
write the character out, and we don’t want that now do we?<br />
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This is an area where things like comic books and video game
adaptations get a pass. Likenesses don’t need to be spot on (especially in
earlier games with graphic limitations), but as long as the story is good,
people can accept the continuation. Once the powers that be try to do the same
thing with film, recasting seems to become an issue.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a continuing story, the issue always comes down to two
things: Do we want someone who looks similar (i.e. when Tobey Maguire hurt his
back with <i>Seabiscuit</i>, he was almost
replaced in <i>Spider-Man 2</i> with Jake
Gyllenhaal who looked so similar at the time that the two later wound up as
siblings in the movie <i>Brothers</i>)? Or
do we want someone who can breathe life into this character but may not be a
dead ringer (sometimes this is a worst case scenario like Dumbledore)?<o:p></o:p></div>
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For origin stories, such as the upcoming solo Han Solo film,
usually you have to go with the latter. Neither Jake Lloyd nor Hayden
Christensen bore any resemblance to Sebastian Shaw, and jumping back that 30
years, it didn’t really matter. Same goes for Obi-Wan. <i>The Phantom Menace </i>was the first time was saw Obi-Wan clean shaven
and with Melanin in his hair, and he brought along a brand new mole too. But by
the end of the prequels we were still 19 years away from the original trilogy,
plenty of time for both of those men to transform into the men we saw the first
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Young Indy did the same thing. The show planned to end with Indy
at 21 allowing 15 years for Sean Patrick Flannery to turn into Harrison Ford.
But this new Han Solo flick doesn’t have that luxury. It will likely be set 10
years or less before <i>A New </i>Hope (the
age difference between Ehrenreich and Ford). By 25 or older, most men (especially
in Hollywood) look similar to what they’ll look like 10 years later barring any
weight gain or hair loss. While the two do have some similarities, the looks
aren’t that close when looking at them as close as audiences will be able to. <o:p></o:p></div>
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With a strong story, and good acting (I hear Ehrenreich was
killing it in the auditions), the discrepancies in appearance may be
overlooked, and we can all enjoy a new Han Solo story we would have only been
able to read about before. Who knows we may get some prosthetics (the nose is
the most glaring difference for me), and maybe Ehrenreich will try to deepen
his voice for the role. Sure there are better matches physically, such as
actor/impersonator Anthony Ingruber (who had his go as young Harrison Ford in
the <i>The Age of Adaline</i>), but before
bashing this upcoming film for the look of its star, should we have faith in
the story which is being brought to us in part by Lawrence Kasdan (co-writer of
<i>Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Empire
Strikes Back</i>, <i>Return of the Jedi, </i>and
<i>The Force Awakens</i>)? <o:p></o:p></div>
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All said, there’s nothing anyone can do to change it now,
unless they pull a Marty McFly and recast five months before the film is due to
hit theaters. And for fans hoping this casting choice would be Ingruber, who
knows? Veteran movie producer Frank Marshall recently promised that no one else
would play Indy, yet neglected to recognize the three other actors who appeared
in the role before his statement. Maybe once Ford hangs up the whip (rumor is
Indy 5 will be the last outing), we can get a few more young Indy stories from
a man with an uncannily familiar face. That’s my hope anyway.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, and Kate McKinnon in <i>Ghostbusters </i>(2016)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A preface:</span> </b>This is my first post here. Woo! In short, I am an 80's/Sci-Fi/Superhero movie fan with a strong emphasis and way too much knowledge on <i>Ghostbusters, Back the the Future, Bill & Ted, Doctor Who </i>and a number of other properties. <i>Ghostbusters</i> is extremely special and I've been watching it longer than I am able to remember. As a kid I walked around in a Ghostbusters jumpsuit with my plastic proton pack, carrying my Kenner figures and Ecto-1, and strictly called my mother Egon for some reason. In 28 years, only the calling my mom Egon thing has changed.</div>
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But enough about me, on to the main subject, a bit of excitement from yesterday!</div>
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(Note: some of my post was previously posted in the comments of our <a href="http://www.culturallysignificant.com/2016/03/we-got-one-ghostbusters-2016-treailer.html">We Got One trailer release post</a> yesterday. Sorry if you've read any of this already)</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Trailer.</span></b> It is new, but in its own way familiar (as it
should be, being a reboot). However, new is often scary. This is one of the
things many of the casual fans and even some of the Ghostheads seem deeply
terrified of, as New does not always equal Better.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But here's the thing. No matter what anyone says, there is
no way for this film to be better than the original, as that was a brand new
idea and this is rehashed material.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">To elaborate on that:</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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The original movie has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, is ranked
as the Greatest Comedy of All Time on IGN, Greatest Comedy of the Past 25 years
by Entertainment Weekly, #28 on AFI's Best Comedies list, and #189 on Empire
magazine's 500 Greatest Movies of All Time; how good can a remake be compared
to a movie with an original idea that is so publicly renowned?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">"The best, the beautiful, the only Ghostbusters"</span></div>
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Not only that, but after waiting 27 years, with a sequel
being touted for so long, it was utterly disappointing to fans that the new
film wouldn't even try to connect the movies together. However, the start of
this trailer seems to indicate otherwise.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">"30 years ago... four scientists saved the New
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We run into a problem here. Paul Feig has stated time and
time again that this is a brand new universe. There are no ties to Ghostbusters
of days past. Yet, after the Sony e-mail leaks revealed shareholders were
disappointed, reshoots on GB16 began... including the shots of ol' Hook &
Ladder #8, the classic Ghostbusters headquarters.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Script leaks had revealed that the Firehouse would be used
as a sight gag (the girls decide AGAINST the firehouse and choose instead to
live above a chinese restaurant, which is featured in the trailer). In those
reshoots, Ernie Hudson (GB's Winston Zeddemore) filmed his cameo with Leslie
Jones (GB16's Patty Tolan), and now we have (for the first time in this
trailer) footage inside the firehouse. If it was only meant to be a sight gag,
why is Holtzmann's lab in (a soundstage recreation of) the firehouse.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Did something major happen to tie things together as the
opening text suggests? Or are they just referencing the movie which was
released 30 years ago to get butts into seats? The trailer has been delayed
since December, missed airing during the Super Bowl, and was finally released
three months late after they've had time to work on the reshot footage. What is
going on here?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ivan Reitman (<i>Ghostbusters </i>director, and co-founder of the
newly created Ghost Corps) has gone on record as saying the movie has no ties
to the original after seeing a cut of the film, yet that was months ago and there
are still five more months until the movie is released.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Director Ivan Reitman, Dan Aykroyd, </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">and </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Bill Murray on the set of <i>Ghostbusters </i>(1984)</span></div>
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Sony's <i>The Amazing Spider-Man 2</i> changed its entire Green
Goblin plot thread during reshoots (about a half hour of narrative which had
been filmed, but was rewritten and reshot for the final film), I wouldn't put
it past Sony to do it again with the amount of backlash this movie got during
its production.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As for the plot, it is another origin story. Big whoop...
Again, it is familiar yet different. We don't know all the details yet, but it
looks different enough to be interesting without being a carbon copy.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The comedy, the tone of the piece, is logically where we are
going to run into some more issues. This film is a change of comedy style, and
one that not everyone likes (myself included). The Paul Feig / Melissa McCarthy
"brand" is not something I have enjoyed in the past. Their type of
comedy (not just Feig's, but other recent films) to me just tries too hard to
be funny, to push the bar, and I often find myself thinking that less would
have been more. Feig's work and McCarthy's acting and improvisations just
always make me feel that way, which have had me worried about this film. That
"brand" appears in some form here; "The power of Patty compels
you" with the second slap takes the joke too far for my tastes, even
though it did make me smirk. But that's how I always feel with Feig: I'll be
smirking, but not laughing. And for a two hour movie, that much smirking gets
tedious.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Despite my distaste for the comedy style (others, in their
brand’s usual market demographic, like it obviously), the strong possibility of
this being a full on reboot hurts the most, but until they (or the film) say
otherwise, I'm going to remain hopeful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">But back to the trailer(s).</span></b><o:p></o:p></div>
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First things first, the preview / announcement trailer for
the trailer was nothing. In my mind it amounts to absolutely nothing, and was
poor promotion. Remove the words from the trailer announcement video and you
have any New York under siege movie from the past twenty years. It could have
been a Godzilla trailer, a Spider-Man trailer, a Pixels trailer. Then the use
of the Piano-y Ghostbusters theme was such a rip off of Jurassic World. That
seemed nostalgic, this seems forced.<o:p></o:p></div>
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NOW, three months late, we have the first official trailer.
It forces nostalgia (as previously mentioned: same but different) but, much
like Jurassic World, that is almost necessary if you are (as Feig states)
trying to pay homage to the original.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Again we have three scientists of various intellect and
skills, who seem genuine in their studies of the
paranormal. The first ghost we see is bright and vibrant (neon even), and that
is a stylistic change but not one I hated as much as I have seen others talk
about. Yes, it looks more like the special effects from something like Pixels
or Scooby Doo, but I'm not entirely convinced it is a bad thing. It would be
odd to expect the muted colors of days past (which I too prefer, partially due
to nostalgia) when everything now is competing to be the biggest and brightest.</div>
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Then comes the vomiting ghost.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first time I watched the trailer, I didn't mind it. Then
when I had time to think, I made a realization: in 1984's <i>Ghostbusters</i>, we
never actually see anyone get slimed. Sure Venkman has his Slimer encounter,
but we never see the little spud actually hit him. GB2 is a different story
with that mood slime, but hey, slime was super popular what with Nickelodeon
and all in '89.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But, on my second viewing I realized that the extensive
vomiting and the line about it getting "everywhere" was just more of
that Paul Feig grossout humor I'm usually not a fan of. Did I like it better
because it was <i>Ghostbusters</i> and slime instead of <i>Bridesmaids</i> and diarrhea?
Probably. And the fact that <i>The Real Ghostbusters</i> features a lot of humor like
this (and featured a toyline about the "Slimed Heroes") likely lessened the blow. Slime occurs again later, but for a movie
featuring ectoplasm (well, the liquefied movie version Aykroyd created anyway,
instead of the ashiness it is supposed to be that he thought wouldn't be as fun
on film), I'm expecting someone to get slimed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Shot from <i>The Real Ghostbusters</i> episode "<a href="http://ghostbusters.wikia.com/wiki/Station_Identification">Station Identification</a>"</span></div>
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The next segment, featuring equipment and character
introductions served its purpose in the trailer, Abby Yate (Melissa McCarthy)
gets her bumbling scientist "that's hot..." line, and we are lead
through to Patty's (Leslie Jones) "you guys are really smart about that
science stuff" and her Cadillac line. Everything here is mainly fine. It
brings us in to the world of <i>Ghostbusters</i> 2016.</div>
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If the lines "Holtzmann, you're a brilliant
engineer" and "Erin, no one's better at quantum physics than
you" are actually in this movie, I'm fairly upset. Let's just state your
character traits and history! That will define who you are in the easiest
fashion, right?<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the original <i>Ghostbusters</i>, we are given the characters at
face value. We are not told if they are just friends, colleagues or what. That
is shown in the story. The characters' first actions perfectly explain them
better than any summation of a statement ever could.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Peter Venkman</span></b>; we meet him being a funny, charming,
womanizer. In one minute we have his whole character for the rest of the film.</li>
<li><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Ray Stantz</span></b>; we meet him being over enthused about latest
discoveries. Boom character.</li>
<li><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Egon Spengler</span></b>; we meet him listening to a table. <b><i><u>Listening</u>. <u>To a table</u>.</i></b> Seriously and
intently in search of discovery. Two seconds, and that all we need to know.</li>
<li><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Winston Zeddemore</span></b>; we meet at a job interview, "If
there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say." Working
man, audience surrogate. Done.</li>
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The characters are never summed up because the script has
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Throughout the whole section, Holtzmann's (Kate McKinnon)
reactions in this early part of the trailer are probably what's best (she's
pleased by every weird thing that happens; how very Ray Stantz of her), and
that says the most about her. Yates (McCarthy) burning her finger is an easy
and forced physical comedy bit that I can't tell if it was improvized or in the
script because it just seems so par for the corse with this "brand"
of movies.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyway, let's move on.<br />
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Oh.<br />
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Did you wanna- -<br />
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Sorry.<br />
-I'll let, I'll let you…<br />
Next time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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ALSO: Time travel?
Maybe. Times square changes from the first shot to the second. The first
features a "That's a big Twinkie" poster, the second a Taxi Driver
movie poster (time travelling back to the 80's are you? To mess things up 30
years ago? Awww, you shouldn't have!)<o:p></o:p></div>
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Okay. So I watched this trailer alone (several times) and
with my girlfriend once. I smirked the first time, my girlfriend actually
chuckled. We are admittedly very different audiences for most things (and we
are well aware of it), but this just supports how different humor can be seen
depending on the audience.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ghostbusters</i> and IDW's Ghostbusters comic)!</li>
<li>Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) shoots a boson shot (as featured in the 2009
Ghostbusters video game)!</li>
<li>Yates has Proton Knuckles for punching (similar to an item created in IDW's
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles / Ghostbusters crossover comic last year)!</li>
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(Okay was the licking thing supposed to be cool? Hot? Funny?
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Then we have THOR! Oh wait, it's Kevin (Chris Hemsworth),
the Janine / Louis hybrid secretary, who is totally possessed here (the
narration, the set images, and the upcoming LEGO all confirm this). Bad use of
his character in this trailer though. Totally give it away why don't you?<o:p></o:p></div>
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THEN Yates gets possessed. Did someone order slapstickery?
Because here it comes. But... but not from McCarthy? Nope. Slapping someone to
unpossess them is definitely ridiculous, but given what we've seen of Patty's
character it works. The second slap however is just gratuitous, and an AWFUL
shot to end a trailer on.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It gets so much that feels wrong in places where it could
feel right, but it certainly is something. I want to see another trailer to see
if anything there makes it better, but I also sort of don't want even more of
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A topic I've seemingly avoided:<br />
All-female cast.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Whether or not this is an all-female leading cast doesn't
even matter here. The fact that this movie can already be seen empowering
women, and giving little girls (or anyone else for that matter) role models
(who wouldn't want to be a scientist who saves the world after seeing
<i>Ghostbusters</i>?), is fantastic. Women of all ages have already been seen at comic
conventions and fan events in GB16 costumes, and the movie isn't even out yet.
This is great, and I am excited that more people may get the chance to connect
with characters where they may not have before.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lastly, new material is always good for a dying brand. The
video game regained interest in 2009, and this movie is gaining interest from
new sources, who may (or may not) have felt excluded in the past. Either way,
there is awesome new tech, there will be new merchandise on shelves (both
classic and new merch), and a growing library for Tobin's Spirit Guide.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Will I see it? <br />
-Sure. <br />
Am I excited for it? <br />
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Have I had my doubts for the past two years? <br />
-Absolutely. <br />
Did the trailer get me hype, and make me want to see the movie more than the
miniscule amount I did before? <br />
-Yes (and I watched two episodes of <i>The Real Ghostbusters </i>because I was hype).<br />
Did I bounce around too much on this topic, and likely forget points I wanted
to make?<br />
-Probably.<o:p></o:p></div>
Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04424362917010001736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-89247230256036021542016-03-03T12:35:00.000-08:002016-03-03T13:39:13.934-08:00"We got one!" Ghostbusters (2016) TrailerWell, it's that time of year. It's finally come. After all the talk and discourse it's time for the people of America to gather together and make an important decision that could potentially affect the entire country: "<span style="color: red;"><b>Should we go see the new Ghostbusters?</b></span>"<br>
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<i>Ghostwatch 2016</i> will be our up-to-date(d) coverage leading to the Summer release of Ghostbusters (2016). Let's not bury the lead, let's get to watching the first full trailer for the new film.<br>
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Well, what do we think? Are you excited? Are you apprehensive? What will the tone be? Let's have a (positive and restrained) discussion in our comment section about this first look of the newest jewel in the GB crown. Myself and Brute Squad member <span style="color: red;"><b>FOX</b></span> will be moderating.<br>
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[<i>Editor's Note: Please, respect everyone in the comment section. I hate to have to say this, I understand Ghostbusters brings up a lot of emotion from people, but that is no reason to get mean or nasty. Passionate is fine, sexist is not. All comments deemed as such will be deleted. Let's have some fun people.</i>]M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-55944698090482977582016-02-22T11:22:00.002-08:002016-02-22T11:22:37.103-08:00Because no one asked for it...Offical Culturally Significant Store coming soon.I know we have been deadly silent recently but that's because we got lots of project in the works. Hopefully March will see the (gallantly?) return of regular updates. For right now we leave you with this unasked promised...our first official store.<br />
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I know, you've seen this before but the main difference is we will be having our first product coming soon.<br />
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<b>CSxBS</b> will be a store front not only selling official CultSig! items but also home to separate sub stores specializing in a variety of goods and services. We're still working on all the details but as soon as they are established we will update.<br />
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<br />M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-22511725112472031472015-12-09T10:48:00.001-08:002015-12-09T10:48:55.300-08:00IT Came from Kickstarter: Don't Cuddle the Krampus<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't had the time to do an official "IT Came from Kickstarter" for "Don't Cuddle the Krampus", the newest campaign from WARPO Toys. You may recall WARPO from their successful 70's throwback "Legends of Cthulhu" toyline.<br />
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Now the team at WARPO are moving forward into the 80's to hit on the current Krampus craze with a loving tribute to the so-called grossout toys of that era.<br />
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This is the stuff of "My Pet Monster" and "Madballs" fame. In fact WARPO has even brought on Jim Croman and Donna Miranda, both who worked on the original "My Pet Monster", to help design the Krampus and his naughty children.<br />
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With every WARPO line comes a extensive backstory and "Don't Cuddle the Krampus" is no different. Imagine it's Christmas 1986. All you wanted the entire month was a "Don't Cuddle the Krampus" plush toy. It's not you fault after all, they made you want it. You had read the official Krampus adventure books, eaten bowls of Krampus Krunch, and watched endless loops of their commercial. It was everywhere that December.<br />
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You sprint down the stairs Christmas morning, foaming at the mouth. You head straight for the tree and begin tearing gifts to shreds and behold, like stealing fire from Olympus, you find your very own Krampus to torture your sister with. Best. Christmas. Ever.<br />
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WARPO's Krampus is designed with a love of 80's toy design, featuring such classic features as:<br />
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<li><b>Standing height of 18.5" tall.</b></li>
<li><b>Covered with two faux-fur fabrics with corduroy belly.</b></li>
<li><b>Plastic molded face, horns and ears with detailed deco application.</b></li>
<li><b>Vinyl tongue, hooves, & claws, and fabric tail.</b></li>
<li><b>Vinyl belt/sash with plastic buckle, Naughty Kid bag with
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That's not all. If you know the Krampus legend then you know that he's never without some naughty children in his clutches. WARPO's got you covered with three duel sided 80's youths just asking for some Christmas wrath. <b></b><br />
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Being that WARPO has gone to the effort to create a whole universe to accompany their toylines it makes sense that this would involve extra items to exist in the same universe and this campaign is no different. By donating at a certain level you are allowed to add on items from thier Krampus Holiday Bazair including cassette tape adventure, coloring books, mugs, hats, and even a box of Krampus Krunch cereal.<br />
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The thing is, I never got a Krampus for Christmas. Nope, Santa decided it better to teach me a lesson in doing without that year. But '86 wasn't a total lost, I did get one treasured item that Christmas morning: <b>The Don't Cuddle the Krampus video game for the Nintendo</b>.<br />
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Based off the animated TV show, the game was a simple side-scroller where you played as Krampus trying to capture as many bad children as possible before Christmas morning. it was fun and provided hours of entertainment, but it wasn't a stuffed Krampus. I had to settle for a My Pet Monster. The 80's was a tough time for all of us.<br />
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In celebration for the 25 anniversary of Universal Studios Florida the theme park has decorated windows in their official store in memory of the rides and shows that have left us since its opening in 1990. This window represents the Ghostbusters Spooktacular stage show. M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-504686176057247352015-11-26T10:28:00.001-08:002015-11-26T17:24:10.095-08:00Happy Turkey Day 2015It's Thanksgiving. That means one thing...<br />
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In honor of #BringBackMST3K go ahead and share below in our comment section your favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode. Keep those tapes circulating.<br />
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<br />M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-90282463567865745242015-11-23T10:16:00.000-08:002015-11-26T10:17:04.035-08:00Back from the DeadI've been feeling a little under the weather recently...<br />
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<a name='more'></a>The day after Friday the 13th I came down with a cold that took me out for a week and I'm just now getting back to normal. In that regard I plan to continue #Octovember till Nov. 30 to make up for lost time. <br />M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-84523743605171545262015-11-13T09:55:00.004-08:002015-11-13T09:55:53.975-08:00IT Came from Kickstarter!: Friday the 13th the Game<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes, Jason is back on the gaming platform and it's not in a 8-Bit form or a <i>Mortal Kombat</i> skin.<br />
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No, this is Jason as Jason doing Jason stuff...like killing teenagers in a camp setting. Joy unbound.<br />
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Friday the 13th: The Game is a new multi-player video game where you have the choice of playing either as a Camp Crystal Lake counselor or as Jason himself. It breaks down like this: one person is Jason while up to seven other people play as disposable teens. Will you be the final girl (or guy) that defeats the unstoppable killing machine or will you be the immortal mamas boy that pops out eyes with his bare hands? The killing fields are unlimited. If that's not enough the world that is being built within the game is open, meaning that you can travel all throughout the New Jersey woods and explore the campgrounds. Hide in the old cabin. Stalk around the outhouse. Have sex in a van (okay, I'm not sure about that last one...but it seems like a possibility. Right?). All is open to you and your friends.<br />
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And that is the thing, these seems like a friend heavy game. Much how watching <i>Friday the 13th</i> with a group is funner so will be playing the Friday the 13th game. And I don't just mean your actual friends but also your online gamer friends. Those people you barely know but hear screaming at you during <i>Halo</i> or <i>Call of Duty. </i>Now you can ban together to defeat a masked serial killer (or you can kill the more annoying ones and gain some closure). The possibilities seem endless.<br />
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Being that it deals with a 80's franchise it only makes sense that the game itself will be steeped in retro details. The design team has promised that after every game session a montage will be created with the best moments from that play period in the style of a film trailer. This is the ability to make your own slasher film.<br />
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In perhaps the biggest bonus as well the game will feature that classic Friday the 13th sound. Yes, they have tapped original composer Harry Manfredini to help create a soundscape to go along with the ultra-violence.<br />
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Wes Keltner, after working for such companies as EA and Activision, started his own game design company <a href="http://fearthegun.com/" target="_blank"><b>Gun</b> </a>to design games that he wanted to play. With a talented staff <b>Gun </b>unleashed its first title, <i>Breach & Clear, </i>shortly after to decent reviews. Now they want to make the world of <i>Friday the 13th </i>a (virtual) reality. The idea of the F13 game started as a pitch for game called <i>Slasher Vol.1: Summer Camp</i> based on, well, the slasher genre. While in development they got a call from someone who knows a thing or two about summer camps: Sean s. Cunningham.<br />
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Now, if I was developing a slasher game that takes place at a seasonal camp and the director for <i>Friday the 13th </i>came calling I would imagine one thing: a cease and desist order. Rather then a lawsuit Sean came with a desire to license the film franchise for a game. So started a collaboration that got a lot of other fellow alumni involved.<br />
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Film to game translations are never easy (see Friday the 13th for the NES for more reference). Usually they are made in haste to capitalize on the popularity of film and usually never have the filmmakers input. This is criminal for many reason, most recently being that games have evolved to the point where they are almost stand-ins for film. Narrative film was always thought of as the playground for storytellers. Now games create universes immense with characters and mythology. While a film is propelled at 24 frames open games can be explored endlessly (depending on their design barriers). A film begins and ends the same no matter how many times you play it, games have the abilities to change with every attempt. It all comes down to the passive viewer VS active participant. I'm not going to get into game theory or viewrship (I'm not smart enough for either) but you see the potential games now have. Combine that with a beloved franchise and you understand why all eyes are on Friday the 13th: The Game.<br />
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It looks, from this vantage point anyway, that it is proving successful. As of writing this article the game has already met its Kickstarter goals and will be made. Why bother then? Because now rather then help get the game made you can become part of a huge part of one of the most famous film series ever. Every film/TV show that wants to make a slasher joke or reference uses the classic "guy-in-hockey mask" as a stand-in. Not a "guy-in-sweater" or "guy-in-blank mask-and-overalls" but a guy in a hockey mask. That is the power Jason has on popular culture. Hell, I've been using the killer first name only this entire article and you were never confused.<br />
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No need to explain who I'm referencing, that how famous Mama Voorhees' little boy is. Michael Myers doesn't have as much infamy. I mean, you can't even shorten his name otherwise you think an SNL alum is killing teens (although <i>The Love Guru</i> almost killed me. Haha. I'm funny).<br />
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Anyway, for all these reason we here at Culturally Significant! full-endorse <b>Friday the 13th: The Game</b>. Hurry, the Kickstarter campaign only has 11 hours left.<br />
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M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-46314686306328031962015-11-13T07:48:00.004-08:002015-11-13T07:48:55.837-08:00Electric Zombie presents Friday the 13th<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Real Quick: It's Friday the 13th.<br />
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Being the high holiday that it is Kyle from <a href="http://www.electriczombie.com/" target="_blank"><b>Electric Zombie</b></a> has just unleashed his third(!) Friday the 13th influenced collection to coincide with Jason's favorite calendar date. <br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b><i> "This is a design that is 4 years oldand I decided to bring back. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><i>It’s
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<span style="color: red;"><b><i> More creepy and bloody and just as awesome."</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><i>-Kyle Crawford, Electric Zombie Blog</i></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b> "I didn’t want to do a crazy Jason overkill this year, (oh puns!) so </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b>and a little bit of
new and a little bit of new old."</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><i>-Kyle Crawford, Electric Zombie Blog</i></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b> I wanted to make this the theme for this redo and do a japanese </b></i></span></div>
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import of the poster. It’s super gritty and I love the new additions.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b>This pin is super cool. If you look at it under a black lite, </b></i></span></div>
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like the original Jason Mask, white and red. </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b>It glows in the dark, which
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b>I wanted the packaging to be consistent
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b>but the opportunity to do something new and </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red;"><i><b> </b></i></span><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="color: purple;"><i>-Kyle Crawford, Electric Zombie Blog</i></span></b></span></div>
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Well put. This has been an awesome year for <b>Electric Zombie</b> and I agree, that pin looks super cool. It will be a pleasure to throw my money at it. </div>
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Are you suffering from Post-Halloween depression?<br />
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It is a common ailment that happens to the best of us. Symptoms can include:<br />
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<li><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Pumpkin Spice Withdrawal</b></span></span></li>
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The former is the most serious as it can include serve panic attacks when "Jingle Bells" is heard because...<br />
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<span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>IT'S STILL NOVEMBER!!!</b></span></span></span><br />
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But fear not because the good scientific minds of Culturally Significant! have found the cure in the form of <b>OCTOVEMBER</b><br />
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<b> </b>If you have no idea what <b>Octovember</b> is you could look <a href="http://www.culturallysignificant.com/2013/11/prepare-fall-hasbeen-extended.html" target="_blank">here</a> or <a href="http://www.culturallysignificant.com/2014/11/octovember-ii-fall-has-returned.html" target="_blank">here</a> or I could just give you the quick rundown: we here at CultSig!, being eternal fans of pumpkin pie and falling leaves, feel that we as a society jump too quickly to Christmas right after Halloween leaving the lovely month of November to suffer. People, Fall is still alive and kicking. <b>Octovember</b> is our take back by not only continuing to celebrate Halloween spookiness (most start a month early, we continue a month later) but also a reinforcement of the Thanksgiving day traditions like eating and more eating. This year, as a nod to our buddies<a href="http://www.strangekidsclub.com/" target="_blank"> Strange Kids Club's</a> <i>Goosebumps</i> celebration and a tribute to one of our favorite <i>Halloween</i> films, we decided to deem it the "Season of Pumpkin" using the <i>Goosebumps</i> Pumpkinheads as our spirit animals.<br />
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But besides celebrating Octovember we will be finishing off our two month celebration of all things JAWS with <b>Jawsoween</b>.<br />
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M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-27794751086461406562015-10-31T12:34:00.000-07:002015-11-01T12:34:17.372-08:00Happy Halloween! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the last day of Halloween, and I had promised to contribute to JAWS-o-ween with... a comic! And on the last day... I delivered. I present you... The story I just decided to call <b>Tubarão</b>. Hope you enjoy it!<br />
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What, another product review? Have I sold out? Well, when did I ever sell in? I'm a sucker for all manner of Halloween related goodies and if that means singing the praises of every company that puts out awesome designs then so be it. Call me a sell out. <a href="http://8bitzombie.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">8-Bit Zombie</a> is an hell of an outlet and it's creator, Ross Dewey, is a hell of a guy. His most recent Halloween line was full of awesome designs and while I would love to go through each of them there is one particular item that I would like to focus on: Horrible Heads.<br />
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This classic Halloween decoration style cutout was a big hit when it was released and I view the Horrible Heads as a spiritual cousin. Both not only go together perfectly but represent the era of paper decorations that inflamed the mind with little more then clever design. No batteries required.<br />
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Each pack of horrible heads comes with six masks, each with its own drawstring to wear. While they work perfectly as masks I prefer to use them as Halloween decorations. That's just me. Each is highly detailed and of the highest quality.<br />
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The Aliens from <i>They Live!..</i><br />
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<i>My Pet Monster</i>...<br />
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David from <i>The Lost Boys</i>...<br />
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and my personal favorite of the lot, Slimer from <i>Ghostbusters</i>. This to me is what Halloween is all about.<br />
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M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-59601465425541757202015-10-30T06:07:00.002-07:002015-10-30T06:07:55.238-07:00The Electric Zombie Halloween Special<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just in time for Halloween comes the Electric Zombie Fall release. I know that I've talked about Electric Zombie in the past quite a bit, tending to shower heaps of praise to its designs and designer, but the brand just really knows what it is doing. Recently the EZ head, Kyle Crawford, made the decision to sharpen his vision and focus the fashion and art company as an outlet for 80's/90's nostalgia which this Fall release line really shows. Ranging from influences like <i>Are You Afraid of the Dark?</i> to <i>Franken Berry, </i>this release is Halloween encapsulated.<br />
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You can generally tell the seasonal Halloween trend early in the season and this year is all about nostalgia. This year seemed to be a callback to that fun era of vacuumed formed masks and all night movie marathons. A year where the biggest sharks were <i>Goosebumps</i> and spooky black burger buns. Talk about throwback. EZ shares this sense of Halloween fun while still providing designs anyone would rave over. Enough talk, let's look a quick look at some slections. <br />
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First is the "<a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/mask-a-cre-pocket-tee" target="_blank">Mask-a-cre</a>" tee Featuring various masks from horror characters like <br />
Sam and Jason Vooorhees. I really like the design of this shirt with the focus on the sleeves and pocket while keeping the shirt itself clean. Priced at $35.<br />
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The "<a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/deadbox-3-4-sleeve-raglan" target="_blank">DeadBox</a>" is a baseball style shirt featuring a "Late Night Movie Crew" seal on the back and front. The artwork calls back to the <i>Terror on Tape</i> compilation with a monster hand squeezing a VHS cassette. Priced at $35<br />
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Nothing is perhaps as beloved to my generation as <i>Are You Afraid of the Dark?</i> and the Ghastly Grinner is one of the most infamously terrifying episodes. "<a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/punchline-t-shirt" target="_blank">Punchline</a>" features the Grinner as he would appear on a EC style comic cover. Priced at $25.<br />
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The "<a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/slasher-pocket-tee" target="_blank">Slasher</a>" pocket tee is similar to the "Mask-a-cre" shirt only themed to our favorite dream master. This is a great design for anyone who wants to wear a horror shirt without wearing a horror shirt. Featuring the famous red/green color scheme and printed flesh design, this design is priced at $30. </div>
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Every EZ line drop has one specially made piece of apparel and this release features a sweet bomber jacket. "<a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/death-squad-bomber-jacket-preorder" target="_blank">Death Squad</a>" is covered with custom patches related to <i>The Monster Squad </i>and, as an owner of two custom EZ/Gravetakers jackets, I can attest to the quality. Pre-order is priced at $80. <br />
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Now for some artwork. Remember that mask layout I was so fond of on the pocket tee? Many of those designs can be found on the "<a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/masker-ad-poster" target="_blank">Mask-er-AD</a>" print. Designed after those classic mask ads that appeared in genre magazines, this 11" x 17" print is limited to an edition of 200 and is also featured a <a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/mask-er-ad-t-shirt" target="_blank">t-shirt</a> design. Print priced at $10 while the shirt is priced at $20. <br />
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You either hate or love <i>Halloween III: Season of the Witch</i>. Luckily Kyle loves it. "<a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/horrorthon-poster" target="_blank">Horrorthon</a>" is a beautifully designed 24" x 36" print featuring a stuttering TV effect (accomplished by Crawford actually running the images through his TV). Priced at $20.<br />
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The biggest item this year, and the one that seems to bring the entire Fall release together, is the "<a href="http://horrordecor.net/products/kill-aid-candle" target="_blank">Kill-Aid</a>" candle collaboration with <a href="http://horrordecor.net/" target="_blank">Horror Decor</a>. Named in honor of Ghoul-Aid and blackberry scented, this candle has all the trademarks of a 80's/90's Halloween. Featuring more creepy callbacks in its design, this candle looks stunning. You got <a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/franklyn-sticker" target="_blank">Franken Berry</a>, the <a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/keeper-sticker" target="_blank">CryptKeeper</a>, Raven Bart, Chicken McNuggets(!), and the <a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/kill-aid-man-sticker" target="_blank">Kill-Aid man</a> himself. Not limited to a candle, this design is also available as a <a href="http://electriczombie.merchline.com/products/cult-t-shirt" target="_blank">t-shirt</a> and sticker selection . <br />
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The enamel pin craze has come fast and hard with companies releasing a new design almost everyday. I for one am all in and have been hording them like they were water in the desert. Electric Zombie jumped in with its last release by issuing its "Pinheads" series and this release sees the Kill-Aid characters as new additions. We'll have to see if this trend has legs but why worry when you have pinheads...hahaha...sorry.<br />
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M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-58852284454423586692015-10-28T12:55:00.001-07:002015-10-30T05:58:38.288-07:00Here come the Cuddle CreepsEver wish you could climp into bed with Regan MacNeil?<br />
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How about a desire to re-create Evil Ed's game of big bad wolf with Peter Vincent?<br />
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If the answer to all the above is yes then you're in luck with the most recent collaboration between<a href="http://horrordecor.net/" target="_blank"> Horror Decor</a> and <a href="http://www.strangekidsclub.com/" target="_blank">Strange Kids Club</a> with Cuddle Creeps.<br />
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First we have Lil Ed featuring his fearsome fangs, cross scar, and comfortable light-weather jacket. Priced for $35.<br />
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Second is Lil Regan, who clearly knows how to make any sleepover fun adorned with a sensible nightgown accented with neon vomit. Priced at $35.<br />
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All the Cuddle Creeps are now available for purchase from <a href="http://horrordecor.net/collections/cuddlecreeps" target="_blank">Horror Decor</a>. Pick yours up today because if these prove as successful as Pillow People then the sky is the limit for future lines. Lil Freddy maybe?<br />
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<span style="color: white;">Shout Factory has quickly become the best North American genre label in a long time with the systematic release of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes and the amazing subsidiary horror label Scream Factory. Founded by former Rhino Records partners, which makes sense of the MST3K connection, Shout Factory strives to release "retro pop culture" titles. Scream Factory is of particular note with their hefty special features and reversible covers mimicking the releases of UK outlet Arrow Video. What you may not know is that Shout Factory also has a strong online presence. Shout Factory TV is a (mostly) free online streaming service where you can watch many of their titles, including Scream Factory. Now while this streaming service of itself is something to watch I want to mention a very recent development by Shout Factory called Shout Factory TV VHS Vault. </span><br />
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<span style="color: white;"> Now, before I shower all the love on SFTV VHSV, may I direct your attention to the below example of our Culturally Significant TV logo and Shout Factory TV's logo. </span><br />
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I'm not throwing stones, I'm just pointing out a stylistic choice. Truth be, I love the Shout Factory retro logo. Jealous even. It all comes from the same place, the same love for classic VHS openings. You can see that similarly in their promo video below. <br />
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Not resting on the streaming of VHS versions of some of our favorite titles, Shout Factory has also lovingly created a website mimicking those early days of Angelfire and Netscape, even down to the crude animation and "dancing baby" graphic. <br />
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Their retro streaming titles include <a href="http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/day-of-the-dead-vhs-vault/561d441c69702d04de175201" target="_blank">Day of the Dead</a><br />
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It follows the story of a small group of military officers and
scientists living in an underground bunker without so much as a Poison
cassette or a Molly Ringwald movie to entertain them!</span></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="s1" style="color: black;">Traumatized and shy Angela Baker gets sent to a totally bogus summer camp that doesn’t even have a Nintendo in Sleepaway Camp. Once she gets there, everything goes super smoothly–NOT. Leave your jean jacket at home so it doesn’t get covered in blood.</span></i></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/class-of-1984-vhs-vault/561d432a69702d071fdf4901" target="_blank">Class of 1984</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="s1" style="color: black;">There’s no Brat Pack in Class of 1984,
a movie about a school full of thoughtful, obedient students. As if!
This movie is all about a lawless high school that would be totally
tubular if it weren’t for the drug dealing thugs that have taken it
over! It even features an appearance by a promising new upstart named
Michael J. Fox.</span></i></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/exterminators-of-the-year-3000-vhs-vault/561d44b069702d04dd7f4901" target="_blank">Exterminators of the Year 3000</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="s1" style="color: black;">Parents thought it was the end
of the world when kids started wearing side ponytails, Jordache jeans
and neon windbreakers, but that’s nothing compared to the gang of
motorcycle psychos who run rampant on a post-apocalyptic Earth in Exterminators of the Year 3000! It’s a glorious crash of guns, nuclear fallout and cutting-edge synthesizers!</span></i></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/night-of-the-demons-vhs-vault/561d457669702d071f3e5101" target="_blank">Night of the Demons</a><br />
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a bunch of party animals decide to hold a seance in a funeral parlor
instead of playing with pogs like normal kids. Their big mistake turns
into a totally radical movie for the rest of us to enjoy.</span></i></td></tr>
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and in a special treat, the VHS doc <a href="http://www.shoutfactorytv.com/adjust-your-tracking/561d420469702d04ddde4801" target="_blank">Adjust Your Tracking. </a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="s1" style="color: black;">Frankie says relax and watch Adjust Your Tracking,
a movie about how awesome VHS is! We all knew that home entertainment
couldn’t possibly get any better once we could watch our favorite John
Cusack movies whenever we wanted (unless they make a 64-bit video game
system, but that technology is way off). Check this film out and learn about your fellow VHS collectors.</span></i></td></tr>
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So while Shout Factory TV VHS Vault may steal good ideas, they also have stolen my heart. So curl up and watch some classic retro goodness. Best part, no rewinding. <br />
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Now there is vengeance. There is man versus the sea's deadly high executioner. A monstrous killer is churning up the sea. I am rolling my eyes. This is Tintorera...Tiger Shark (2977).<br />
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I feel like the more trailers for JAWS rip-offs I watch the more I feel the same sensation, which I guess is the point. These all are essentially the same damn film. Shark kills people in isolated seaside town, hunter is employed to kill shark, shark is defeated, town rejoices. Tintorera is allowed a small amount of consideration in that it is based off a novel by a oceanographer who discovered a species of tiger shark off of Isa Mujeres. The film must be realistic right? It is not.<br />
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To be honest, there is not much else to get into here. The film is boring, bland, and barely watchable. Moving on...<br />
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<br />M.E Strangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684934829328252104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-56065431838058981432015-10-26T20:14:00.000-07:002015-10-26T20:14:24.698-07:00On which we panic beacuse Halloween is one week away...Evey Halloween blogger knows one true fear. It keeps them up at night. It makes their palms sweat and nauseous to their stomach. It could even cause them to abandoned writing anything all together. This fear is simple...<br />
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This I imagine is a common fear, not just with Halloween related blogs but with blogging in general. A lack of content makes anyone worried. It's what makes or breaks many blogs. That's why you see whole chunks of posts lapse suddenly, or seasonal only blogs. How about a sudden change of venue to, say, Twitter rather then your typical blog format? Content is king and one thinks it is lacking content then one may not feel the need to even engage.<br />
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Myself, and many others I feel, suffer from opposite side of the coin. The content is there, time is our enemy. I hear it so much "Oh, if only I had more time". I wanted to do a Monster Cereal piece, but then it passed. I wanted to focus on horror soundtracks, but then it was November. Yeah, this is another post about how my personal life, job, and concentration level affect my writing abilities but it is very true. I wanted to do so much this Halloween. Oh I had such designs. But here we are, the final week of Halloween, and I find myself in a corner yet again.<br />
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This entire October felt too brief. I notice as I get older that October passes quicker and quicker. That's not to say I didn't watch my share of horror movies. I did (and do throughout the year). Not to say I didn't eat my share of pumpkin goodies. I did (and will throughout November). I just didn't have the time to write about them. If you follow me on Instagram you probably have a better vision of hoe my October was then on here. Instagram is just that, instant. No need for meaning or purpose other then to show off something cool. Instant likes. Instant feedback. I love Instagram for that reason, but it is not why I started Culturally Significant!<br />
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So, what to do? Give up? Hell no! Cram as much Halloween goodness in this week as you can? Yeah, why not? So, until November 1st, I will focus on all the Halloween goodies I had planned leading to the begging of my big second chance: Octovember!<br />
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to my attention. You’d be hard pressed to find new Gremlins merchandise outside
of the occasional figure, so I backed this immediately. </span></div>
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Royale, but I’m still tempted to buy the Alien, Ghostbusters, and Princess
Bride themed decks they have available on their website.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #353535; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif";">Whether you need a new deck to impress your friends on game
night or are looking for the perfect gift, I highly recommend one of Albino
Dragons decks.</span></div>
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Quithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18306163902629065191noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1719396656511857240.post-36779037684820900152015-10-23T11:24:00.001-07:002015-10-23T15:18:29.220-07:00Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream 2015: Unearthed -- Review<span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-b8eee967-95b4-a51d-eebf-e0d1ee017c54" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The theme of the Howl-O-Scream 2015 is Unearthed: Scarlett's Revenge. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In late June, 2015, Busch Gardens began a <a href="http://seaworldparks.com/en/buschgardens-tampa/howloscream/event-info/story/" target="_blank">viral marketing campaign</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> promoting How-O-Scream. (Quick on the draw, am I right?) The story began with breaking news from the park that “A construction team was halted yesterday when crews hit upon a mysterious object while digging in Busch Gardens Tampa. The park is currently investigating the unusual discovery. Please check back for more information.” The reports quickly evolved into a series of videos and site updates that tracked the discovery and analysis of the old, wooden house under Busch Gardens Tampa. Reports also included an organization called <a href="http://auratec.biz/?_ga=1.29439423.1213410926.1444762442" target="_blank">A.U.R.A.</a> that was called in to investigate the archeological find. Over a period of weeks, investigators from A.U.R.A. collected information detailing the legend of a woods woman named Scarlett who was accused of witchcraft in the 1800s and was subsequently buried alive in her house. Her ghost is known to steal the eyes from her victims. Viral videos claimed that the theme park chose to open the aged house to the public for tours, despite reports of construction workers and diggers going missing. Experts from A.U.R.A. have strongly advised against inviting the public, but Busch Gardens Tampa has proceeded with plans to showcase the house as part of Howl-O-Scream 2015.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The house was 3D, but I couldn't wear the glasses because I wear glasses, and the paper 3D ones kept falling off, so I opted for sans-3D. Good choice. Everything was still creepy, and it seemed way more tactile and real without glasses on. There is a room, however, near the end of the house that looks an awful lot like the Jack room in Horror Nights's 25 Year house: almost identical clown mannequins and a few well-placed actors wearing identical costumes. Then, there's a room with rocking chairs that move independently. Sold. Theming was good, consistent, and interesting. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">8/10</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You go in. It's a mortuary. There are zombies. BUT. The sets are amazing. There's a grieving room where there are dead bodies that the zombies are feasting on. Some of those zombies are mourners themselves. Then you're led through a closet </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">into the fucking walls </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">where there is insulation and dead rats hanging, electrocuted, from wires that have fried them to a crisp. I've never been in a house that simulates your escape through the depths of a house through the house's asbestos-filled guts. And I think there were zombies in the ceiling? Insane. We walked out satisfied (and asbestos-free). </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">10/10</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">The story was weak. Doctor Frankenfiend has to raise money for the school for monsters because tuition is high? What do the projected numbers have to do with tuition and keeping the school open? I’m not sure. Next.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">The nurse and dead-girl dancers were sloppy as were the hot dude-patients. You can only advertise hot nurses enough until what they deliver is subpar. Movements weren't sharp, and the dancers seemed like they were bored. However, dancing on tables is good. More of this.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: large; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">The sub-plot with Igor and his difficulty with “getting some” came completely out of left field, and it wasn't funny. It was awkward. Blue balls jokes? The character seemed more like a creeper than a sympathetic character that I either felt sorry for or wanted to jump on board with.</span></li>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fraternity and sorority pledges </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(Linda
Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Peter Barton) </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">spend the night in a mansion haunted </span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: yellow;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">by victims of a family massacre.</span></span></i></span></div>
<span style="color: yellow;"><i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></i></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yes, light on plot but not light on...actually there's a lot this film is light on. No matter, it's still a fun watch that is prefect for the Halloween season. Enjoy creeps. </span><br />
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Video Provided by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJnRcq_X9Su2i15CtVs1OdQ" target="_blank">Dean Davis</a></span> <br />
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