tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post954571290406557591..comments2024-03-24T12:48:47.348-04:00Comments on The WGON Helicopter: Pontypool (2008) A Different Kind of InfectionDodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13555228849584962346noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post-19552453487764194492010-09-07T23:22:22.829-04:002010-09-07T23:22:22.829-04:00Just a great, different creative flick. I got a ch...Just a great, different creative flick. I got a chance to talk to Bruce McDonald after the screening I went to and he just seemed awesome. He says its being distributed all over the world (English will kill everybody on Earth!)the jaded viewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187249754406306760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post-63647099545621878562010-08-29T17:04:08.045-04:002010-08-29T17:04:08.045-04:00It was a very, very original horror film and sort ...It was a very, very original horror film and sort of took the zombie genre and flipped it. Hell, they aren't even zombies. Also, I found the setting to be quite claustrophobic and it kept me on my toes trying to figure out what might happen. When they were talking back and forth with that other guy on the radio, it was freaky.Mr. Johnny Sandmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052255118249746992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post-30203255495861282772010-08-27T01:17:09.779-04:002010-08-27T01:17:09.779-04:00I really liked the movie myself. I'm not sure ...I really liked the movie myself. I'm not sure about a sequel, but I guess he needs a fair watch before I pass judgment lol. <br /><br />I really did love the concept of the words being the problem.Chuck Conryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136969302077705311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post-14203108255667961342010-08-25T01:15:07.691-04:002010-08-25T01:15:07.691-04:00Looks like thanks to you, Chris and Keri, I've...Looks like thanks to you, Chris and Keri, I've got some new books to add to my reading list. I'm really going to have to check those out - that Raw Shark Texts sounds very original.Dodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555228849584962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post-14808397601583619452010-08-24T15:40:31.998-04:002010-08-24T15:40:31.998-04:00Excellent. I liked this a lot, and I like that you...Excellent. I liked this a lot, and I like that you've thought of some interesting comparisons.<br /><br />Have you ever read a novel called 'The Raw Shark Texts'? I instantly thought of it when I saw Pontypool. In the novel the written word becomes sentient, forming itself into predators. It's a really unusual, effective idea.Kerihttp://flowersoffleshandblood.horror-extreme.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post-10372470011203262412010-08-24T15:17:07.656-04:002010-08-24T15:17:07.656-04:00I believe I ended up ordering it from Deep Discoun...I believe I ended up ordering it from Deep Discount. Couldn't find it at any library or book store in my area. <br /><br />I'm about 100 pages in and it would be a pretty challenging comparison as it stands right now.Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360811267835990523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post-60383340621184602572010-08-24T13:11:22.581-04:002010-08-24T13:11:22.581-04:00Thanks, Chris!
I've got to get my hands on th...Thanks, Chris!<br /><br />I've got to get my hands on that book. That might be fun to compare that and the film.Dodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555228849584962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1279209279393747299.post-31675608511207198312010-08-24T10:10:29.207-04:002010-08-24T10:10:29.207-04:00Ha, brilliant comparison to Final Crisis!
Great r...Ha, brilliant comparison to Final Crisis!<br /><br />Great review, man. This is one of my favorite films of the last 5 years or so.<br /><br />I'm currently reading the Tony Burgess novel which is VERY different from the film. In fact, I haven't even gotten to the point where there is a DJ or radio station, if they show up at all. It's still a great and poetic book that really shakes up our ideas of infection/zombie books.Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360811267835990523noreply@blogger.com