after five, it's a gas
Oct. 24th, 2006 01:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thehefnerA professor at Georgetown University came into the shop looking for comics that really pushed the envelope on what the form could do, whether artistically, sexually, or politically. After about a half hour, he bought a whole stack of my recommendations and then invited me to lecture at his class. So I'm now wondering if I feel up for lecturing at Georgetown University.
At California Tortilla last night, a little girl from the next table over flung a still-wrapped brownie at me, bashing my nachos in a direct hit. Her mother went pale, apologizing to me and yelling at the girl in the same second, while the father jocularly asked if he'd like to buy me more nachos. I thanked him and declined, since I'd only lost about five chips and managed to salvage the rest.
They left and as I picked up the brownie, the manager came over and, shocked, asked what happened. I told him, and he said, "Hey, you get a brownie!" to which I immediately replied, "That's what *I'm* saying!"
I just ate it now. It was a good brownie.
So the trailer for the DAY OF THE DEAD remake is out. (Annnd now the link is down)
I'm gratified to know since it's so obviously terrible that I really don't have to waste too much time bitching about it, but I'll do some complaining anyway.
First of all, it has absolutely nothing to do with the original DAY, nor even the remake of DAWN. Except Ving Rhames is in it, and Ving's character is totally different from his DAWN character. In fact, the character name of Capt. Rhodes is the only connection to DAY. Ving, I love you. But you weren't any match for the badassness of Ken Foree, and now you're playing Rhodes? Captain "I'M RUNNING THIS MONKEY FARM NOW, FRANKENSTEIN!" Rhodes, the King Dick of Horror Movie Dicks? I have met Joe Pilato, and Mr. Rhames, you are no Joe Pilato.
Also, it's directed by Steve Miner, director of FRIDAY THE 13TH, parts 2 and 3, and LAKE PLACID (ok, that's a cheap shot... I like that movie, but mainly because of the David E. Kelly script and the actors). Come on, people. Geez.
And finally, no Bub. But then again, maybe I don't want my precious Bub anywhere near this tripe.
At California Tortilla last night, a little girl from the next table over flung a still-wrapped brownie at me, bashing my nachos in a direct hit. Her mother went pale, apologizing to me and yelling at the girl in the same second, while the father jocularly asked if he'd like to buy me more nachos. I thanked him and declined, since I'd only lost about five chips and managed to salvage the rest.
They left and as I picked up the brownie, the manager came over and, shocked, asked what happened. I told him, and he said, "Hey, you get a brownie!" to which I immediately replied, "That's what *I'm* saying!"
I just ate it now. It was a good brownie.
So the trailer for the DAY OF THE DEAD remake is out. (Annnd now the link is down)
I'm gratified to know since it's so obviously terrible that I really don't have to waste too much time bitching about it, but I'll do some complaining anyway.
First of all, it has absolutely nothing to do with the original DAY, nor even the remake of DAWN. Except Ving Rhames is in it, and Ving's character is totally different from his DAWN character. In fact, the character name of Capt. Rhodes is the only connection to DAY. Ving, I love you. But you weren't any match for the badassness of Ken Foree, and now you're playing Rhodes? Captain "I'M RUNNING THIS MONKEY FARM NOW, FRANKENSTEIN!" Rhodes, the King Dick of Horror Movie Dicks? I have met Joe Pilato, and Mr. Rhames, you are no Joe Pilato.
Also, it's directed by Steve Miner, director of FRIDAY THE 13TH, parts 2 and 3, and LAKE PLACID (ok, that's a cheap shot... I like that movie, but mainly because of the David E. Kelly script and the actors). Come on, people. Geez.
And finally, no Bub. But then again, maybe I don't want my precious Bub anywhere near this tripe.
