Poltergeist Remake

Hollywood continues to churn up old ideas with news that a remake of Tobe Hooper's horror Classic Poltergeist is on the cards, in what they say is pretty much a shot for shot remake !!

The Hobbit - Without Peter Jackson

In some respects I'm glad, I think this film would only be compared to his Lord of the Rings Trilogy, and by the time it's been made I'm sure we'd have had another dozen fantasy movies
à la Eragon, Harry Potter, Narnia 2 etc... If it wasn't as good as Lord of the Rings I'm sure there would be a backlash against him, just as lot of people were dissapointed with aspects of King Kong. Fantasy films might be out of vogue by the time New Line/MGM release The Hobbit but they're only thinking of the money, it will be interesting to see who makes this and what it will be like without the team that made the Lord of the Rings. Only time will tell but who ever takes up the Directors job they've an awful lot to live up to.
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Which Jabba is worse ?

I found a site the other day which was doing some comparisons between the various editions of the Star Wars films, what struck me was just how bad the CGI Jabba was that they used to replace the equally as bad CGI Jabba from the 1997 Special Editions... but which Jabba is worse ? They're both shockingly bad in my opinion, and the scene should never have been put back in, especially since most of Jabba's dialogue in this sequence just recalls what Greedo said to Han in the cantina in the earlier scene.

GMC Yukon Ad

As much as I hate car ads this one has 2 cool robots in it. They can keep their car but where do I get a robot like these. ?

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Basil Poledouris R.I.P

Sad news that Basil Poledouris who wrote the great scores for movies such as Conan: The Barbarian, Robocop and Starship Troopers has died, his great work will always live on.

This weeks watching and reading has been...

The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) - Directed by Stewart Raffill
Doctor Who: The Invasion (1968) - Directed by Douglas Camfield
I, Robot (2004) - Directed by Alex Proyas
Bubba Ho-tep (2002) - Directed by Don Coscarelli

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2006) written by Peter M. Bracke
Star Wars - Manga Issue 1 (1998) by Hisao Tamaki

RIP Nigel Kneale

Quatermass and the Pit is still one of my favourites by Kneale, loved the Hammer film
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