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Mistress of minis wrote:Lets build zombies with Tesla coils in their heads! Then you set them loose amongst the other zombies and watch the light show.
Didn't the Nazi's have those in Castle Wolfenstien?
Fraz... wait, are we talking NotLD zombies or 28 days later zombies?
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Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I know there are some exceptions (Shaun of the Dead), but the vast majority seems to be they fail utterly.
Am I the only one who's ever watched the original black and white Night of the Living Dead?
No, I saw it. It's overrated, but I saw it.
Overrated? ...ReallY?...Night of the Living Dead is one of the most ground breaking horror films of all time,it may not be a slick piece of CGI gak,full of high dollar effects and consumer friendly action,but FFS,NotLD literaly kicked open the door for the modern horror film.
I'm not looking for CGI, I'm looking for well directed scenes that make sense which NOTLD lacks. I thought the directing was pretty bad as far as "poking at the zombies through the window with your gun barrel instead of shooting at them" and I'm looking for believable characters that have some attempt at development. Nowhere did I indicate that The Mist was better than that movie, as you seem to be implying.
I get that it was groundbreaking. It's just not very well done as a film.
Edited for having trailed off in a drunken stupor.
Hmmm,I can see what your getting at concerning NotLD,alot of the acting is a bit "wooden",and most of the characters are there simply to fill an A guy B guy role,and yes,many of the scenes where quite "stagey",however even Romero admits he (and the others involved) had only the barest idea of what they were doing while making the film.
I still consider it quite an important film,both for the doors it opened in the horror genre,as well as being one of the first films to feature an African American in a "lead/hero" role,in 1968 this was no small thing.
Also,sorry for any confusion if you thought I implied you belived/indicated the Mist was a better film,if I did,it wasn't my intentions to do so.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
ZombieChef: Contestants compete to first kill, then prepare tasty dishes from the rotting human flesh.
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Golden Eyed Scout wrote:ZWE: Zombie Wrestling Entertainment. Watch as ANdre the Giant, Chris benoit, Owen hart, and all your unded favorites battle each other for championship gold.
ZFC: Zombie Fighting Championship. Like UFC, but against zombies.
Zombie Wrestling would be about the same- jsut less slowed 'Im gonna beat so & so down blah blah'
And ZFC would be like watching slowed drunks fight. Thats pretty easy to find if youre over 21
Maybe we make remote control zombies- and fight them that way? like with cameras on their heads so its like a FPS
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
The squishing bit wouldn't get clogged up like combine harvester blades and pulping zombies is just as good as chopping them to bits.
People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made.
Golden Eyed Scout wrote:ZWE: Zombie Wrestling Entertainment. Watch as ANdre the Giant, Chris benoit, Owen hart, and all your unded favorites battle each other for championship gold.
ZFC: Zombie Fighting Championship. Like UFC, but against zombies.
Zombie Wrestling would be about the same- jsut less slowed 'Im gonna beat so & so down blah blah'
And ZFC would be like watching slowed drunks fight. Thats pretty easy to find if youre over 21
Maybe we make remote control zombies- and fight them that way? like with cameras on their heads so its like a FPS
Admit it tho. It would be funny to see Owen try and lock the Sharpshooter in with his rotting, destroyed flesh against Andre the Giant's mostly rotted away corpse.
By ZFC, i mean one uninfected against an infected zombie. Pretty much anything goes for the human tho: No eye gouging, fish hooking, hair pulling, or biting.
The zombies can go for anything.
if you lose your bout, guess the next week's newest competitor in zombie Bantamweight class?
Automatically Appended Next Post: @BaronIveagh: I forgot that NOTLD was one of those exceptions. but in the sequels, not so much.
I haven't seen the Mist, but from what i've heard, I'm better off sticking with NOTLD.
Prolly one of my fav movies, despite the wooden characters and acting, the (now) cliched story, and the unrealisticly horrid special effects. (Chocolate syrup.)
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Mistress of minis wrote:Soylent green is people...
Soylent greyish/brown is zombie....
EH... What?
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I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
Mistress of minis wrote:Soylent green is people...
Soylent greyish/brown is zombie....
EH... What?
So, I was in this place people call the mall a while back. And I had the urge to expel some bad spirits. As I went into the bathroom, I chose the urinal closes to the corner so I could have some privacy. So I whip out Lord Pevincy and let him loose the bad spirits. Well, I was looking at the wall as the Lord was expelling the spirits and I seemed to have gotten distracted. Turns out, I missed a little.
SO I'm sitting at my computer right, and I have a Coke, Bottled mind you. But it got warm, so I got a Coffie cup and I filled it with the coke and some Ice and I sipped as I did my internet stuff. So like and hour passed and I hadn't sipped any of it. and when I go to sip it, I notice that something solid is in it. So I'm like, "No, why would there be something solid in my coke?" SO I pull these solid THINGS off my tongue and guess what they are? F ING ANTS! I was like WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And so I ran into the Kitchen coughing and what not and I threw those little bastards down the drain with a flood of hate and cold water.......those bastards are lucky I don't have my Nucians yet!!!
Golden Eyed Scout wrote:I know there are some exceptions (Shaun of the Dead), but the vast majority seems to be they fail utterly.
Am I the only one who's ever watched the original black and white Night of the Living Dead?
No, I saw it. It's overrated, but I saw it.
Overrated? ...ReallY?...Night of the Living Dead is one of the most ground breaking horror films of all time,it may not be a slick piece of CGI gak,full of high dollar effects and consumer friendly action,but FFS,NotLD literaly kicked open the door for the modern horror film.
I'm not looking for CGI, I'm looking for well directed scenes that make sense which NOTLD lacks. I thought the directing was pretty bad as far as "poking at the zombies through the window with your gun barrel instead of shooting at them" and I'm looking for believable characters that have some attempt at development. Nowhere did I indicate that The Mist was better than that movie, as you seem to be implying.
I get that it was groundbreaking. It's just not very well done as a film.
Edited for having trailed off in a drunken stupor.
Hmmm,I can see what your getting at concerning NotLD,alot of the acting is a bit "wooden",and most of the characters are there simply to fill an A guy B guy role,and yes,many of the scenes where quite "stagey",however even Romero admits he (and the others involved) had only the barest idea of what they were doing while making the film.
I still consider it quite an important film,both for the doors it opened in the horror genre,as well as being one of the first films to feature an African American in a "lead/hero" role,in 1968 this was no small thing.
Also,sorry for any confusion if you thought I implied you belived/indicated the Mist was a better film,if I did,it wasn't my intentions to do so.
First of all, I bear you no ill will.
I totally agree that it was a groundbreaking film. Even if NoTLD had never existed, George Romero would be my hero for Creepshow! I understand the racial aspect, but still... if you were in the same situation and saw a posse approaching, wouldn't you say something? Something like:
"Hey! I'm not a Zombie! Zombies don't communicate! Hey! Definitely not a Zombie! How 'bout them Yankees?!"
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Indeed,I've often wondered why "Ben" didn't yell something along those lines "Hey! Mister rescue people!I'm not a zombie!!! no need to make with the shooting!"
Then I wonder if Romero,in his genius,just wanted a " There is no hope." ending.
I then wonder if,because they were in a rural area,and because he was a Black man,and it was 1968,would the "rescue party" have shot Ben anyway?
Then I wonder if I do to much wondering.
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I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
Indeed,I've often wondered why "Ben" didn't yell something along those lines "Hey! Mister rescue people!I'm not a zombie!!! no need to make with the shooting!"
Then I wonder if Romero,in his genius,just wanted a " There is no hope." ending.
I then wonder if,because they were in a rural area,and because he was a Black man,and it was 1968,would the "rescue party" have shot Ben anyway?
Then I wonder if I do to much wondering.
I had the exact same quandary. Then I listened to Opie and Anthony interview him and Romero didn't have much of an answer for that question himself. Good movie, watchable a few times just because it's a quantum leap forward for horror flicks, but not a great movie based on it's own merits as far as plot and direction are concerned.
Still, I think that Romero should get an Oscar at every ceremony for Creepshow. "I want my cake, Bedelia!"
Drink deeply and lustily from the foamy draught of evil.
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Haters gon' hate.
Those in the US lameting the lack of medieval castles to sit in might have a chance after all, thanks to Disney.
Sleeping Beauty Castle may be made of fake materials, but the walls are concrete faced and should hold against zombies. The walls are just about tall enough, though I sdont know if they extend properly around tha back.
You would need to clear all the drapery hanging down and around and repaid the drawbridge mechanism. I think the towers are fake too.
I wouldnt be caught (un)dead in it though, but it might well be better than a mall.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
Indeed,I've often wondered why "Ben" didn't yell something along those lines "Hey! Mister rescue people!I'm not a zombie!!! no need to make with the shooting!"
Then I wonder if Romero,in his genius,just wanted a " There is no hope." ending.
I then wonder if,because they were in a rural area,and because he was a Black man,and it was 1968,would the "rescue party" have shot Ben anyway?
Then I wonder if I do to much wondering.
I had the exact same quandary. Then I listened to Opie and Anthony interview him and Romero didn't have much of an answer for that question himself. Good movie, watchable a few times just because it's a quantum leap forward for horror flicks, but not a great movie based on it's own merits as far as plot and direction are concerned.
Still, I think that Romero should get an Oscar at every ceremony for Creepshow. "I want my cake, Bedelia!"
I agree whole heartedly concerning Creepshow,it's one of my personal favorites,and every time I watch it it just get's better and better,the dialouge is priceless.
" $200.00 dollars for a broken meteor...you must be joking.".. A great film.
I am both selfish and chaotic. I value self-gratification and control; I want to have things my way, preferably now. At best, I'm entertaining and surprising; at worst, I'm hedonistic and violent.
Orlanth wrote:Those in the US lameting the lack of medieval castles to sit in might have a chance after all, thanks to Disney.
Sleeping Beauty Castle may be made of fake materials, but the walls are concrete faced and should hold against zombies. The walls are just about tall enough, though I sdont know if they extend properly around tha back.
You would need to clear all the drapery hanging down and around and repaid the drawbridge mechanism. I think the towers are fake too.
I wouldnt be caught (un)dead in it though, but it might well be better than a mall.
Maby but mot by much i don't think the "Imagineers" ever thought of it being used for that purpose, plus the pink would just make you even more down than a normal survivor would be as it screams happy little kids at you 24/7
Mistress of minis wrote:Lets build zombies with Tesla coils in their heads! Then you set them loose amongst the other zombies and watch the light show.
Didn't the Nazi's have those in Castle Wolfenstien?
Fraz... wait, are we talking NotLD zombies or 28 days later zombies?
NOTLD. 28 days later zombies are just people with an illness. Shuma might have the ACLU after me post zombie games for violating their rights.
-"Wait a minute.....who is that Frazz is talking to in the gallery? Hmmm something is going on here.....Oh.... it seems there is some dispute over video taping of some sort......Frazz is really upset now..........wait a minute......whats he go there.......is it? Can it be?....Frazz has just unleashed his hidden weiner dog from his mini bag, while quoting shakespeares "Let slip the dogs the war!!" GG
-"Don't mind Frazzled. He's just Dakka's crazy old dude locked in the attic. He's harmless. Mostly."
-TBone the Magnificent 1999-2014, Long Live the King!
Actually, there are several castles in the US that have been built for people like wealthy SCA members.... which is frightening that they have THAT much disposable income...
EDIT: There would be happy little kids, however, they'd be snapping and biting just at the base of the wall, drooling after human flesh...
Not unlike what they do at Disney now, actually...
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Fate is in heaven, armor is on the chest, accomplishment is in the feet. - Nagao Kagetora
Another possible solution, given sufficient exposure:
As an added bonus post zombie crisis crime figures will be at all time low.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
I would go to my farm(that is in a rural area)where I have a bulldozer and a couple tractors. i would take my trailer and hook it up to the back of the tractor(the tractor is faster than the bulldozer and it can outrun a zombie if i put the pedal to the medal), and then i would attatch lots of metal plating to the tractor and trailer. i would also take my Polaris Ranger (basically a heavy duty golf cart) and add armor to it and put it on the trailer. Me and my father have roughly 25 shotguns, several pistols, a couple highpowered hunting rifles, scythes, sledgehammers, shovels, crowbars and much more. I would then put any strong, healthy survivors in the trailor and give them weapons to defend us. i would ride around the country side pillaging buildings until i reached any superstores like costco, walmart, etc. that i would stay in until the food supply in them ran out, and move on to the next one.
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BaronIveagh wrote:Actually, there are several castles in the US that have been built for people like wealthy SCA members.... which is frightening that they have THAT much disposable income...
EDIT: There would be happy little kids, however, they'd be snapping and biting just at the base of the wall, drooling after human flesh...
Not unlike what they do at Disney now, actually...
I have been reading about them since you mentioned them. Castles must cost a lot to build to look anything possibly resembling authentic.
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n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion. By the juice of the brew my thoughts aquire speed, my mind becomes strained, the strain becomes a warning. It is by tea alone I set my mind in motion.
I have a question. Are gamers moe likely to survive than the average joe/jane?
On The Darkest Nights They Rise, The Paragons Of Metal. Rock On My Brothers, Rock On. 'YOU FORGOT ABOUT THE CANDY!' Famous last words of an RP Demolitions Expert
I'm both chaotic and orderly. I value my own principles, and am willing to go to extreme lengths to enforce them, often trampling on the very same principles in the process. At best, I'm heroic and principled; at worst, I'm hypocritical and disorderly. I am Red And White.
"THOUGH I FACE THE SHADOWS OF THE WARP, I SHALL FEAR NO EVIL, I SHALL FEAR NO FOE!FOR I HAVE MOAR DAKKA THAN YOU, BITCHES!" kronk wrote: Well, yeah. It's not Halloween, yet. I'd be scared of 4 jackasses in masks and trench coats riding around my neighborhood on horses.
fallen_wolfborn wrote:I have a question. Are gamers moe likely to survive than the average joe/jane?
My answer....HELL TO THE YES GOOD SIR!!!!!!!!!! In my opinion Gamers would know more of what to expect. having spent countless hours playing videos games and daydreaming about sifi stuff I wouldn't be surprised if people began to look for Gamers for Leadership.\
Of course I didn't list the ups and downs so yea....there are ups and downs. =/
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So, I was in this place people call the mall a while back. And I had the urge to expel some bad spirits. As I went into the bathroom, I chose the urinal closes to the corner so I could have some privacy. So I whip out Lord Pevincy and let him loose the bad spirits. Well, I was looking at the wall as the Lord was expelling the spirits and I seemed to have gotten distracted. Turns out, I missed a little.
SO I'm sitting at my computer right, and I have a Coke, Bottled mind you. But it got warm, so I got a Coffie cup and I filled it with the coke and some Ice and I sipped as I did my internet stuff. So like and hour passed and I hadn't sipped any of it. and when I go to sip it, I notice that something solid is in it. So I'm like, "No, why would there be something solid in my coke?" SO I pull these solid THINGS off my tongue and guess what they are? F ING ANTS! I was like WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And so I ran into the Kitchen coughing and what not and I threw those little bastards down the drain with a flood of hate and cold water.......those bastards are lucky I don't have my Nucians yet!!!
Mistress of minis wrote:AA-12's arent even in production yet, where do you plan on finding them? And empty they weigh 11 lbs, almost 15 when loaded with a drum. Undisciplined fire control means you and your buddies will be out of ammo on day one or two, because shot gun ammo is heavy you cant carry/haul much with you.
For me, I'd take over one of the nearby super max prisons. Use the non infected inmates to clear out the infected in exchange for freedom. Larger prisons have generators, medical facilities, very solid security measures, armories with a moderate amount of ammunition, tools/workshops- and a water source. People forget most municipal water supplies are gonna end once the lights go out.
Don't forget that prisons also have 1-6 different layers of high fences that (I'm guessing) zombies wouldn't be able to climb! (note: this idea taken from a weird comic book series my friend had me read called "the walking dead")
As for me, I'd release my inner pyro and BURN IT ALL!!!!!!!!! AHHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! So basically, I make explosives/ incendiaries and a flamethrower or two. Oh, and also take my hunting rifle and drive to North Dakota ( ) and barricade a prison or a supermarket in a small town, preferably.
...ReallY?...Night of the Living Dead is one of the most ground breaking horror films of all time,it may not be a slick piece of CGI gak,full of high dollar effects and consumer friendly action,but FFS,NotLD literaly kicked open the door for the modern horror film.
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