Sharks and Caves and Zombies and Me.

[wednes]

I was really going to try to stop talking about Steve Irwin. H says I need to stop thinking about things that upset me. But if one more person says he "deserved what he got" or that he "exploited animals" I'm going to punch them in the face. What the fuck is wrong with people? I can only assume that they never watched his shows or listened to him speak or read anything about him. It's ass hattery of the first order.

Speaking of animal related Ass Hattery, The geniuses over at the Monterey Bay Aquarium have yet another White Shark on display. Unlike the last one, which was accidentally caught in a fishing net, this one was caught on purpose for the sole reason of displaying it. This is after their first shark had to be released because it was killing other animals in it's tank. Apparently the workers at a major aquarium didn't quite realize that white sharks are dangerous to other marine animals. Guess they didn't watch enough Steve Irwin.

In much, much, much happier news, George Romero is preparing to do a new zombie movie!!! From the looks of it, it will be a damn sight better than Land of the Dead. I dislike that movie more every time I watch it. This one though, looks like a cross between an actual zombie movie, and Blair Witch Project. My own zombie script is set largely in the woods in rural upper Michigan. I'm sure when I finally meet George in person, he'll be damn impressed with it.

Last night, we watched The Cavern, which is also called WIthIN. This is one of those movies that, to get any enjoyment at all, you need to keep in mind that the budget was alarmingly small. A wide variance of performances, some very bad, some pretty good. A fairly flimsy script made up of typical stock characters in no-brainer circumstances with only the vaguest hint of depth. The killing scenes were all a big cheat, though the aftermath was gruesome. Once things got going, it was a bit suspenseful.
I realize they were in a cave system, but there were far too many moments spent in total darkness. Open Water makes the same use darkeness in leiu of special effects to a lesser and far more effective degree. The ending was rushed and didn't have anything to do with the bulk of the film. It was quite abrupt as well; I was a bit impressed with the level of risk taking involved, but overall I think this movie falls flat on many levels. Since it only cost $4 for both of us to see it, I won't complain too much.

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I had problems with the rapid evolution of the zombies. There was almost no suspense in terms of who would live and who would die; and the big attack scene in the tower was riddled with inaccuracies. Which isn't to say that there was nothing to like about it. If it wasn't a Romero, I'd have said it was pretty good. But I had huge expectations and felt really let down.

Plus, what's with all the vocalizing? Zombies cannot talk. If they do, we've descended into Return of the Living Dead.
And the end where he's like "they're just looking for someplace to go" WTF?!? We stop shooting zombies when they stop wanting to eat us--end of story.