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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Don Flamenco on April 10, 2009, 04:00:29 AM

Title: Death to videodrome
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 10, 2009, 04:00:29 AM

long live the new flesh

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 10, 2009, 04:32:15 AM

Death to the demoness Allegra Geller

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Enl on April 10, 2009, 04:44:42 AM

I know an old lady who swallowed a fly, perhaps she'll die.

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Himu on April 10, 2009, 10:05:33 AM

I wish my tv did the things that tv/vcr in Videodrome does.

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: TEEEPO on April 10, 2009, 11:31:08 AM

i wish my girlfriend was a sado-masochist.

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 10, 2009, 11:54:35 AM

btw, I had never seen a Cronenberg film before.   Dead Ringers is next.

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 10, 2009, 12:34:58 PM

it starts out pretty high concept, then turns into a "save the world" scenario.  Still great though. 

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Eric P on April 10, 2009, 12:45:02 PM

and watch the fly

it rules.

there was a drum and bass track called brundlefly from many years ago.  it rules.

[youtube=560,345]hhexdrJ3WOY[/youtube]

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on April 10, 2009, 01:34:56 PM

I <3 <3 <3 Dead Ringers

I also think eXistenZ is way underrated. it's great!

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 10, 2009, 03:42:38 PM

Dead Ringers might have one of the most insane(ly awesome) premises for a movie ever.  The fact that it's played by Jeremy Irons gives me a mental orgasm

Title: Re: Death to videodrome
Post by: Eric P on April 10, 2009, 03:50:57 PM

it's a true story.

you can read a great article on it by Ron Rosenbaum in his book Secret Parts Of Fortune