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    How Viggo Survived Cannibals, Starvation And Life On The Road

    The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat

    When the Alien Furries Dance In Spring

    Listen To Nick Cave's End Of The World Mixtape

    Nick Cave + The Road = Most Depressingly Beautiful Movie Score Ever
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    11/24/09

    In reply to How Viggo Survived Cannibals, Starvation And Life On The Road
    i am just glad there is a new movie for scifi that is not a remake/reboot
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/24/09

    In reply to How Viggo Survived Cannibals, Starvation And Life On The Road
    Are those spoilers also spoilers for those who have read the novel?
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/24/09

    In reply to How Viggo Survived Cannibals, Starvation And Life On The Road
    I'm so excited! The Road is the kind of book where I won't mind if they make changes in adapting it to a movie.

    I pretty sure that it wasn't a nuclear disaster in the book, but I'm still going to spend a lot of the movie worrying about their exposure to radiations (No! Don't drink that! It's +10 rads/sec). I blame Fallout 3.
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    Image of Traveshamockery Traveshamockery
    11/24/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: What else could it have been? Massive earthquake? Worldwide meteor shower?
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    RandomFrequentFlierDent promoted this comment Edited by Traveshamockery at 11/24/09 1:33 PM Traveshamockery was starred Traveshamockery was unstarred
    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/24/09

    @Traveshamockery: It doesn't really specify in the book. I've always assumed multiple meteor impacts worldwide. It's the explanation that makes the most sense given the available information.
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    11/24/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Why do you think it wasn't nuclear in the book? It doesn't specify it, but it seems clearly a nuclear-winter scenario (yeah, meteorites would do that as well), and well... they wouldn't talk about radiation because there's nothing they can do about it. Also, It doesn't need to be radioactive everywhere for there to be a nuclear winter, just several big explosions that release enough dust
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    Image of WLDaywalker WLDaywalker
    11/24/09

    @Dirk Anger: While reading the book I went back and forth between a nuclean conflict and massive volcanism. On the one hand you had the flashback of the power going out/glow on the horizon, which led me to think of a nuke stike/EMP. On the other, you have the idea that this unnamed cataclysm has wiped out civilization on the entire planet, with massive amounts of ash still blocking the sun and coating things years later.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/24/09

    @WLDaywalker: @Dirk Anger: The glow on the horizon is what made me think it wasn't nuclear - if they were close enough to see a nuclear strike of that size I figured they'd be pretty nuked. That's why I assumed meteor. Super volcano makes sense too.

    I guess my reading of it just gave me more of a "man destroyed by nature" vibe. McCarthy's never said what it was - I think we're supposed to be debating it.

    You win this time Cormac.
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/24/09

    In reply to How Viggo Survived Cannibals, Starvation And Life On The Road
    The trailer kind of makes me weepy, so I'm not sure I could go see the entire thing.

    I never read the book, by the way. Should I? Should I read the book then see the movie, or vice versa?
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    11/24/09

    @cletar: It's a good book, it's not great.
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/24/09

    @cletar: I'd recommend it. It's a nice story and a fast read. If you like post-apocalypse settings (admittedly I'm a huge fan of the genre) you should enjoy it.
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    Image of tonilost tonilost
    11/24/09

    In reply to How Viggo Survived Cannibals, Starvation And Life On The Road
    Viggo can do no wrong in my eyes. He could have gone Hollywood after LOTR, he turned down scripts and continued on his own path instead.
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    Image of Driadon, A Post Nuclear Role Playing Commenter Driadon, A Post Nuclear Role Playing Commenter
    11/24/09

    @tonilost: After seeing a preview screening last night I can definitely say this is true. The acting in this, on all fronts, is astounding. To top it off, the script is a great adaptation of the novel, keeping the true feel of the source material and adding just a little more for that emotional impact.

    Great film, go see it.
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    Image of tonilost tonilost
    11/24/09

    @Driadon: Clone number 5481: I will, and I'm bringing the kleenex along.
    [spin.com]
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    Image of RandomFrequentFlierDent RandomFrequentFlierDent
    11/24/09

    @tonilost: I'm constantly impressed by how much work he puts into his characters. His acting is obviously more than just a way to make money. I have to say that I really respect him, which isn't something that can be said about many actors.
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    Image of d_r_e d_r_e
    11/24/09

    @RandomFrequentFlierDent: Indeed! Viggo really gets into his roles, and you've got to respect that!
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    Edited by d_r_e at 11/24/09 12:04 PM d_r_e was starred d_r_e was unstarred
    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/24/09

    @d_r_e: His devil was the most memorable part of The Prophecy.
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    Image of Dunny0 Dunny0
    11/24/09

    In reply to How Viggo Survived Cannibals, Starvation And Life On The Road
    Is the spoiler that it was really Earth the whole time?
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/24/09

    @Dunny0:
    Omigod, I was wrong!
    It was earth, all along!
    Oh, you finally made a monkey...
    out of MEEEEEE!
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    Image of ragincajun67 ragincajun67
    11/24/09

    @cletar:
    "I hate them all,
    from Chimpan A
    to Chimpan Z!"
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    11/24/09

    @cletar: I LOVE LEGITIMATE THEATER!!!!
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    Image of allium allium
    11/24/09

    @NerD: Blattella: That's "theyaytur".
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    Lovely and terrifying.

    Art!
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    Image of AdelaideOdysseus AdelaideOdysseus
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    Play him off, Piano Cat.
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    Image of Counterglow Counterglow
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    Next up, the Dog Organ.
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    Grey_Area promoted this comment Counterglow was starred Counterglow was unstarred
    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/09/09

    @Counterglow: But that only plays "Jingle Bells".
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    Image of armyofchuckness armyofchuckness
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    Nicely done. I would've loved it even more if it'd been Tom Waits instead of Nick Cave, though.
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    09/09/09

    @armyofchuckness: but then you wouldn't have understood the inflection and lyrical play on words.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/09/09

    @Meredith Woerner: As much as I like Waits, I agree, his reading would have distracted from the art and story. This is purrrfect as is.

    Hmmm, maybe White & Gibson and the P.R.A. will get snapped up for a feature film like Shane Acker did. Not to expand on this one but something...
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    Image of Alexis Alexis
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    And that's how I like to start my day. What a great piece of animation.
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    Image of The Curse of Millhaven The Curse of Millhaven
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    That was lovely.
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    Image of Boas_MC Boas_MC
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    Really nicely done. And the infernal instrument reminds me of the Sultan's human version in Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/09/09

    @Boas_MC: You realize somebody actually built that device at least once, for therapeutic purposes. It was meant to snap people out of there meloncholia. Sort of the reverse of Monty Python's "Confuse-a-Cat" Sketch.

    [en.wikipedia.org]
    [www.excommunicate.net]

    Real Mad Science!
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    Image of Boas_MC Boas_MC
    09/09/09

    @Grey_Area: Yowza! I bet nobody talked about the therapy the cats would need after that.
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    Image of Blazeldude Blazeldude
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    This deserves a short film Oscar.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/09/09

    @Blazeldude: Damn straight!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/09/09

    In reply to The Beautiful Noir Fantasy Version of The Piano Cat
    Well all reet. This is the only animated film with blue kitty people I will ever need.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    09/09/09

    @Grey_Area: "But it's not in 3-D!!! And you don't want to screw 'em... well, maybe... But they're not in the FUTURE! I'M THE KING OF THE WORLD!"

    -- this message brought to you by J. Cameron, and how did he get into my house anyway? Shoo!
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    Edited by Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. at 09/09/09 8:48 PM Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
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