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Post by BoB3K on Jan 15, 2008 20:34:17 GMT -5
I (thankfully) don't have a lot of experience with the dead, but where was all that blood coming from?? There's no blood pressure left so it shouldn't gush out like that, Uh, he wasn't dead, he was almost dead. Duh.
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Post by ciredark on Jan 15, 2008 20:48:48 GMT -5
As for the movie itself, I have to comment on that surgery scene. I (thankfully) don't have a lot of experience with the dead, but where was all that blood coming from?? There's no blood pressure left so it shouldn't gush out like that, nor I would think be enough to "paint" one's entire skull with. For some reason that really bugs me. Also, instead of blowing up the Tab Hunter guy in the car, when you're already short a decent body, why not just say to him, Hey, come back to the office, we'll talk a little shop, I'll "pay" you, and then cut out his brain when he gets there? Total missed opportunity there. And, WHO WAS THAT GIRL IN THE DUNGEON? and what was with the other skeletons? That didn't make any sense, like any of the rest of it did. I could also ask, who were the two guys in the backseat of the wagon but again it seems superfluous. And why the flashback as to why the slow kid needed to wear the mask at the point when he would cease to exist. And those guys on the road, were they the same two red necks but just slightly older? And why am I trying to answer any of these questions at all? CAFFEINE Maybe you've had too much?
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Post by terry on Jan 15, 2008 21:00:36 GMT -5
I (thankfully) don't have a lot of experience with the dead, but where was all that blood coming from?? There's no blood pressure left so it shouldn't gush out like that, Uh, he wasn't dead, he was almost dead. Duh. Mostly Dead, even.
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Post by strangefate on Jan 15, 2008 21:29:49 GMT -5
I'd say Josh and Mary were my favorite riffers in this episode. As others have said, Josh was always pretty good in the theater. Everyone on CT seemed pretty comfortable right out of the gate actually.
Awful movie though. Almost too awful in fact. I've never been a fan of riffing the really, really bad movies. This isn't quite Manos--it still kinda makes sense--but it's pretty bad.
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Post by GersonK on Jan 15, 2008 23:13:37 GMT -5
And, WHO WAS THAT GIRL IN THE DUNGEON? Yeah, seriously, that was almost down there with the child bride of the Master in Manos for needlessly bringing a movie even lower than you thought it would go.
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Post by Dr. Henry Krasker on Jan 15, 2008 23:22:27 GMT -5
It's been driving me nuts since last night, but I knew I'd seen the actor who plays the crazy doctor somewhere in the MST3K-verse. I finally figured it out. He's Kent Taylor, who plays Dr. Weisburg in #106 The Crawling Hand. Now I can finally go to sleep without this hanging over my head.
Back to the subject of the riffing, if you look closely, you can see moments where the shadows suddenly move a little bit, which is where the cuts are. They obviously didn't record the whole thing in one go. They recorded different segments and edited them together. Probably the most noticeable cut is right at the end of Josh's guitar-smashing host segment. Watch Mary Jo. You can see her suddenly shift position. I'm curious how many different segments they used to record the show.
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Jan 15, 2008 23:53:15 GMT -5
As for the movie itself, I have to comment on that surgery scene. I (thankfully) don't have a lot of experience with the dead, but where was all that blood coming from?? There's no blood pressure left so it shouldn't gush out like that, nor I would think be enough to "paint" one's entire skull with. For some reason that really bugs me. Also, instead of blowing up the Tab Hunter guy in the car, when you're already short a decent body, why not just say to him, Hey, come back to the office, we'll talk a little shop, I'll "pay" you, and then cut out his brain when he gets there? Total missed opportunity there. And, WHO WAS THAT GIRL IN THE DUNGEON? and what was with the other skeletons? That didn't make any sense, like any of the rest of it did. I could also ask, who were the two guys in the backseat of the wagon but again it seems superfluous. And why the flashback as to why the slow kid needed to wear the mask at the point when he would cease to exist. And those guys on the road, were they the same two red necks but just slightly older? And why am I trying to answer any of these questions at all? CAFFEINE Maybe you've had too much? Jeezus. I'm getting tired of getting tromped on for having an opinion! Is this not the DVD Review forum? So why the hell jump on me for reviewing it?
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Post by Robyn on Jan 16, 2008 0:15:41 GMT -5
Hey now, I think ciredark was just poking fun at how you seemed to be getting so worked up over the non-plot points of the movie, not tromping your opinion. I don't think anyone's going to defend The Oozing Skull as a cinematic masterpiece, so don't worry 'bout that.
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Post by Cerrita on Jan 16, 2008 0:50:22 GMT -5
I (thankfully) don't have a lot of experience with the dead, but where was all that blood coming from?? There's no blood pressure left so it shouldn't gush out like that, Uh, he wasn't dead, he was almost dead. Duh. They could have at least picked a darker shade of paint. Blood isn't usually fire engine red like that.
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Post by Pierre Trudeau on Jan 16, 2008 1:39:35 GMT -5
He was too dead. They say that in it... "He's been dead for 14 hours."
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Jan 16, 2008 2:05:56 GMT -5
Maybe he'd been taking a blood thinner... ?
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Post by goflyers on Jan 16, 2008 8:52:10 GMT -5
I just watched it and it's time for some (probably) already mentioned quips. Just to get things straight off the bat, I loved it. Here are just some minor things that bothered me. I didn't expect it to be all one take and it wasn't. The most glaring cut was after Josh's guitar song. Also, I didn't exactly like Maryjo's riffs, but I suspect that may be due to being used to male-only riffers. I'll probably like it more on rewatches and new episodes. That's all for now.
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Post by DON3k on Jan 16, 2008 9:32:37 GMT -5
In the chase scene, Trace jokes about a "'58 Impala in pursuit of a '62 Biscayne wagon". It's actually a 1960 Cadillac hardtop coupe in pursuit of a 1961 Ford Falcon wagon. It's a minor detail, I know, but they always seemed to get the car identifications right on MST3K. I wonder if the car guy in the writing crew was maybe Mike or Kevin or Jim or someone else not involved with CT? Hey, I'm right there with you on that one. Car errors, I guess you could call them, always bug me, and I actually see it quite often on television, especially on forensic or crime recreations on CourtTV. But yeah, to get entire makes and models wrong, as on CT, was a bit much, mainly because if you're going to mention exact makes and models, you may as well be accurate. Really, mistaking a Ford for a Chevy, or a Caddy for that matter, shows that the entire gang must not be, or know, a 'Car guy'. Hey, they even did it on this season of Chuck. Oh, and no mention when the '60 Caddy blew up, it became a '52? It was pretty obvious.. At least say, Different Car!But I suppose this is just my car-level-star-trek-nerd issue... It would have been nice to hear a You'll blow-up in style, in the 1952 Cadillac!I sometimes mention that I'm a Sirius Satellite Radio subscriber, and listen to a certain pelican-faced, egomaniacal personality who's humor is slightly more crass than this board permits. At just after 37 minutes, Joel let me know I'm in pretty good company. Stern was a riff source on MST3K, but IMO, only a regular listener would use the phrase "Howard 100". And the riff itself rang true. If you get in a taxi to get to the airport, and see a Sirius radio on the dash, by "Daring to ask for Howard 100" tells the driver you're a degenerate. But most cabbies welcome that request, because they just put the show on pause, in case you turned out to be a stiff. I enjoyed the riff, too. "I want to put it on Howard 100, but do I dare?"But it does seem almost odd to me, trying to picture Joel listening to Howard. Don't know why. For the overall feel of of CT: Joel was basically Joel H, and no so much Joel R, so that was different..... Know what I mean? What I mean is, I just can't hear Trace or Frank without just instantly feeling that I'm, in fact, watching MST3k. It was a good feeling - Joel didn't sound like Joel R, so he didn't invoke as much of a deja vu in me. I don't think I was expecting him to be, but Frank and Trace were oozing familiarity. Josh was great, but, of course, he used a very different set of voices as Larry or Tom, so here on CT, he (a shadow with a voice) was, in memory-association, almost a New Guy.... Mary Jo was Mary Jo, but in a very good way. The way I like her best. Not overacting as Mrs Forrester, but just funny and familiar. In conclusion, I can say that they all did a good job on their first outing.
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Post by MonsterX on Jan 16, 2008 9:39:02 GMT -5
Usually on this board a little good natured ribbing is an indication that people like you. It’s kind of how friends tease each other; you probably shouldn’t take it as an insult.
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Jan 16, 2008 9:49:20 GMT -5
Guess I'm just used to dissecting films like this in minute detail over at the Agony Booth. A lot of old low budget stuff can be charming just because you know they were trying really hard but just didn't have the money or talent necessary, but when there's so much glaringly wrong it's impossible not to say something about the shoddy craftsmanship and since no one else had... I seriously wanted to discuss the faults of the movie itself but apparently no one else did.
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