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post #51 of 73
2/5/08 at 1:12pm
Another Oscar fan here. What can I say? I'm a sucker for farce comedies, even bad ones. I also like Clue, Noises Off and What's Up, Doc? I'd worry about losing cred, but I didn't have any to start with so no big deal.
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post #52 of 73
2/5/08 at 1:18pm
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It was incredibly dispiriting to see her in Rob Zombie's Halloween atrocity.
That was actually a step up for her at this point.
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post #53 of 73
2/5/08 at 1:29pm
In terms of visibility it was, I guess. But not in terms of quality.
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post #54 of 73
2/5/08 at 2:18pm
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Picardo entered the canon in Innerspace.
He's Meg Mucklebones in Ridley Scott's LEGEND and the aliens in Dante's EXPLORERS, and also the model for TOTAL RECALL's JohnnyCab. Bottin liked working with him since their experience on THE HOWLING.

http://www.mania.com/20509.html
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post #55 of 73
2/5/08 at 2:25pm
Of course, of course. Point is, he's more than either a Cross lookalike or a holographic doctor. Way more.
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post #56 of 73
2/5/08 at 2:27pm
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Of course, of course. Point is, he's more than either a Cross lookalike or a holographic doctor. Way more.
QFT


EDIT: Wow, talk about a derail.
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post #57 of 73
2/5/08 at 2:31pm
Jeez, I didn't mean to piss on the Picardo Parade. I think the guy is one of the scraiest things in 80s horror in the Howling. I was just cracking up at how much he looks like a David Cross character in that "piece of my mind" shot. No offense meant.

To atone, I hereby fantasy cast HIM instead of David Cross as Frank Oz in the Henson bio.
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post #58 of 73
2/5/08 at 2:59pm
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Originally Posted by JonStrickland View Post
Another Oscar fan here. What can I say? I'm a sucker for farce comedies, even bad ones. I also like Clue, Noises Off and What's Up, Doc? I'd worry about losing cred, but I didn't have any to start with so no big deal.
No cred lost from me. What's Up, Doc is one of my favorite comedies ever. And, for the record, I file Oscar under the "Interesting Failure" category. It was a noble attempt at an old Abbott & Costello type movie that just didn't quite make it.
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post #59 of 73
2/5/08 at 3:09pm
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To atone, I hereby fantasy cast HIM instead of David Cross as Frank Oz in the Henson bio.
Don't worry, we're still tight, Phil.
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post #60 of 73
7/2/09 at 3:01am
Digging this up because I recently purchased a book about Landis by Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan. I also recently saw Into the Night, and found it to be incredibly underrated. It had an excellent Goldblum performance in it and cameos out of the wazzoo.
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post #61 of 73
7/2/09 at 3:28am
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I was a bit hesitant to say this but I really like Oscar.
Yeah it's cheesy and silly, and no one can say that it's a truly good movie, but for some reason, I find myself watching and enjoying it every few years.
Ornella Muti is the reason.

I like Oscar, too.

I somehow missed this Advocate, but man is it good. Landis was one of the first filmmakers I really noticed in that "I'll go see everything with his name on it" way. I saw Blues Brothers on Betamax in 81, and everytime I saw a poster with his name on it - I'd beg Dad to get the movie or take me to it. Saw Spies Like Us and Three Amigos in the theater, even...

The Landis prison stint has always confused me, since there are filmmakers who've screwed things up in a way Landis would have to try hard to do still getting high profile work. Landis - more than a lot of filmmakers we as fans would like to see make the Big Comeback - still has a lot to say. Mr. Warmth was fantastic. I'm glad the American Werewolf thing didn't work out with him - but I look forward to seeing what he does next.

Thanks for bringing this back to the top, Woodsy.
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post #62 of 73
7/2/09 at 3:33am
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To atone, I hereby fantasy cast HIM instead of David Cross as Frank Oz in the Henson bio.
David Cross and Robert Picardo in The Story of Oz
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post #63 of 73
7/2/09 at 4:42am
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Digging this up because I recently purchased a book about Landis by Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan.
That book is fantastic. Christopher Frayling's essay on Three Amigos alone makes it a must-read.

Count me as another Oscar fan. I like that Stallone gets to be short in it. Also, early Marisa Tomei.
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post #64 of 73
7/2/09 at 5:24am
There's also a fantastic interview with Cronenberg about Landis. Plus, you have an editorial Landis wrote about his admiration for Carpenter's THE THING. That book is seriously a movie nerd's wet dream.
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post #65 of 73
7/2/09 at 2:27pm
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The Howling might have something to say about being demoted from BEST WEREWOLF MOVIE EVER.
Had it ever held that position, you mean.
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post #66 of 73
7/2/09 at 3:57pm
It's a matter of taste. I, too, prefer The Howling. But only just.
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post #67 of 73
7/2/09 at 4:01pm
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It's a matter of taste.
No, it's science.
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post #68 of 73
7/2/09 at 4:25pm
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It's a matter of taste. I, too, prefer The Howling. But only just.
Same here. I just prefer my werewolves to be bipedal. I'm funny that way.
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post #69 of 73
7/2/09 at 4:37pm
And to further defend my choice: the bipedal werewolf reminds me of Wily Coyote (there's a clip of an old UB Iwerks cartoon in The Howling with a wolf and lamb that kind of drives this connection home). This association gives me the shivers. Of course AAWIL has those Nazi wolfmen. Hmmm, this may be too close to call. And it belongs in another thread. Sorry for the derail.
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post #70 of 73
7/2/09 at 4:42pm
I rather have a lackluster, broken John Landis out of director jail than having Stephen Sommers and Paul WS Anderson get bail every single time they rape celluloid.
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post #71 of 73
7/2/09 at 4:43pm
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And to further defend my choice: the bipedal werewolf reminds me of Wily Coyote (there's a clip of an old UB Iwerks cartoon in The Howling with a wolf and lamb that kind of drives this connection home). This association gives me the shivers. Of course AAWIL has those Nazi wolfmen. Hmmm, this may be too close to call. And it belongs in another thread. Sorry for the derail.
One more derail: Im guessing "Dog Soldiers" gets a lot of love in your hause, doesnt it?
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post #72 of 73
7/2/09 at 4:56pm
Yes. Yes it does.
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post #73 of 73
7/2/09 at 5:13pm
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Yes. Yes it does.
Then everything's alright...unless you like the werewolves in "Van Helsing" or "Cursed".
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