Well who’d of thunk it. Capsules containing powdered baby flesh are used for medicinal reasons. Hmm. Those wacky Chinese. All I can think of is that at least I dont have the job of chopping up all the babies. Wonder if they did a Dirty Jobs episode of that one.
This big brother system will recognize anyone instantly. With these babies in place, the whole city can be scanned and monitored all the time. This seems bad.
Piranha 3D
A wonderful film about carnivorous fish in lake Havasu, I mean Lake Victoria, during Spring break. This is a very fun and gory movie. I guess fun is a subjective term, but I enjoyed it. There are lots of naked college kids drinking beer and dancing on boats. Thousands of prehistoric CG animated piranha. A cast of excellence that includes Richard Dreyfus, Elizabeth Shue, Christopher Lloyd, Jerry O’Connell, Ving Rhames, and a whole mess O’ porn stars and strippers. This wonderful film has more blood and gore than Saving Private Ryan, so be prepared for a lot of floppy red meat effects.
This film is an attempt to recapture the fun in horror that was more present in the 80’s. Fun apparently means boobs, butts and horrific deaths. The gore effects are by Gregory Nicotero who has worked on tons of horror films and tv shows. He did effects on Walking Dead, Drag me to Hell, Kill Bill, Transformers and tons of other hollywood productions. The gore is plentiful with lots of floppy meat covered legs, severed body parts, face ripping, exploding heads and other disgusting carnage.
Somewhere in there is a tender romance. Somewhere. Doesn’t matter. The story moves at a quick pace. Fish enter quickly and begin eating kids. The hero stumbles along on a boat of porn chicks and love interest as the events take place. There are side stories about the hero’s mother who is the Sheriff and another about 2 kids trapped on an island in the lake. Nothing in the movie takes itself to seriously. It is just a big bloody popcorn summer movie. It is obvious it was shot in 3d, but I saw it in 2d and imagined the 3d bits. OOO a piranha, ooo boobs, ooo bloody brain squishings.
I recommend this movie. Obviously its not for most of you. I recommend it for those of you who want some stupid fun with meaty-bloody-bone chunks and a side order of naked college kids.
“Fish Story”
A really good Japanese movie about a punk band and how they saved the world with a song.
It is on Netflix instant view. Go watch it.
If you haven’t seen these drawings, take a moment and check them out. Amazing dark drawings that are carefully rendered.
Zak Smith is a great artist. Check out his work. He is a good example of hard work and focus. A wonderful blend of ink, acrylic paint, realism and abstraction swirling together in a frenzy of color and thick blacks. He is represented by a Gallery in NYC, http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/index.html.
