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Vern wants you to Pay Homage to the Man With The Ponytail... Steven Seagal! And get a PLAYSTATION 3 for the effort!
WIN A PLAYSTATION 3 JUST BY PAYING TRIBUTE TO STEVEN SEAGAL
Which I imagine is something you guys do in your spare time anyway, so why not?
Hello friends, Vern here. As many of you know, I self-published a book last year called SEAGALOGY, which forever changed the lives of the couple hundred people who read it. If you have noticed any kind of improvement in the world or change in the essence of a man since then I think it is fair for me to take full credit.
Well, on June 10th a new revised and updated edition of the book will come to book stores everywhere thanks to Titan Books, a fine British publisher also responsible for the greatest coffee table book I know of Click Here!
Obviously an in-depth study of the films of Steven Seagal sells itself, but as a sign of respect for my mission the nice people at Titan decided to promote the book through the medium of contest. Basically what you have to do to enter is make a video paying tribute to what you like about Seagal.
The basics:
* "Your video must be based on the principles of Seagalogy, the study of the ass-kicking films of Steven Seagal."
* It can be any length, but preferably less than 5 minutes. (I guess just try to keep it shorter than Seagal's speech about the environment at the end of ON DEADLY GROUND.)
* You can't use copyrighted material in it (including soundtracks from Seagal movies and what not) because I hate court and will not go to court just so you guys can get a Playstation
* the contest ends June 30th
Also please note that I will be choosing the winners, so you're not gonna want to just make fun of the guy. I want to see people staging their version of an epic Seagal scenario. I want to see action, I want to see speeches, maybe even some blues. But be creative, do what you want, maybe you will win me over with your own approach.
Here' s Titan's You Tube profile page: Click Here
You can read the full rules there and also watch some videos of people talking about Seagal. I'm not sure what they're talking about in some of those clips and there's a puppet in there for some reason, but that's okay, we're all in this together.
And then there is a Youtube group where you post your entries: Click Here
Please be sure to read those rules. One winner will get a Playstation 3, which I have been told is some sort of video game machine that people use. Also they will get the game of their choice with it. There is not a Seagal game yet but I believe there is a HARD BOILED one, so look into that. Tetris is also alot of fun I recommend Tetris.
5 runners up will receive a copy of SEAGALOGY which is worth less money than the Playstation but will add more to your life and to the world of film criticism so in my opinion there's really 5 first place winners and only 1 runner up.
I cannot give you a taste of the Playstation, but if you want to read the UNDER SIEGE chapter of SEAGALOGY out of context and with the curse words redacted it is available on the MTV Movie Blog Click HEre , a popular web sight known for not showing music videos.
Anyway let's do this. Let's see some ball kicking, some broken windows, some superior attitude, superior state of mind.
thanks everybody,
Vern
acclaimed author
p.s. I can back that up too. Here is a Herc-style compilation of acclaim for SEAGALOGY:
"Seagalogy is a raucous, thigh-slapping and informative read that can murder spare time as easily as Steven Seagal can break peoples’ necks. In short Vern’s Seagalogy is an unexpected gem." --mania.com (Mania Grade: A. Maniac Grade: A+. [I'm not sure what that means.])
"With the obsession of a fan and the authoritative tone of a professor, Vern takes us through every film with attention to plot, themes, dialogue, influences and even politics... This book shouldn't exist in this form, it shouldn't be so wise-crackingly funny, but it does and it is." --denofgeek.com (4 stars out of 5)
"Now I had never heard of the author before breaking this book's arm, throwing its head through a car windshield and calling it a life. But now the duder will stay in my noggin since he has earned my respect via this affectionate, in depth and often side splitting piece of work." --Arrow in the Head (3.5 out of 4)
"SEAGALOGY not only made me laugh my ass off, but sent me to Amazon to buy some of the early Seagal DVDs I didn’t already own. This book is an instant cult classic." --Bookgasm
"I urge you to all go out and buy Vern’s new book Seagalogy – it’s a great read. It’s not only informative, it’s entertaining, and darn funny. " --Clint Morris, moviehole.net
"While Vern's observations are often laugh-out-loud funny, don't make the mistake of thinking that Seagalogy is a joke. As he explores the themes of multiculturalism, governmental corruption, and environmental activism that appear throughout the Seagalian oeuvre, Vern makes a strong case for Seagal being a true auteur of bad-ass cinema, putting his own personal stamp on everything he touches. You may never look at Under Siege 2 the same way again." --Smooth magazine (5 out of 5 stars)
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Son of Rambo.
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D'oh!
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. . . would win this hands down. And congrats, Vern, for the write-up of your book in EWeekly!
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...much much shorter. I can't imagine anyone ever reading 18 paragraphs of anything having to do even tangentially with Steven Seagal. The end.
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afd hqaj
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If any of us were motivated, we wouldn't be here.
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bitches about the quality actors on this site all the time, and now claims that he the biggest Seagal fan? WTF is up with that?
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Anyone who owns up to being Seagal's biggest fan deserves a PS3 in my eyes. Congratulations to you Mr Dickblood. Now I'll just sit here and wait for that cunt 'Testricals' to come on here and say 'Spaced is shit/Spaced was shit' so I can laugh at him.
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May 23, 2008 1:35:31 PM CDT
Steven Seagal would have been a cool Bill in 'Kill BIll'
by ingloriousjedi
Think about it. Actually picture Seagal as Bill. It would work.
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Can I buy your book here in India? Do you know who distributes for Titan here?
Amazon's shipping is always twice the price of the book...
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Didn't I see a blurb in there recently?
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A damn fine film and Seagal's finest moment (though I do have a disturbing man-crush on UNDER SIEGE 2 and on the world's longest Robert Shaw tribute that's embedded into it).
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The winner will be picked after the Playstation 4 has been released.
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Actor from the television programme of the United States Madds television
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Stallone won't like that.
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May 23, 2008 2:03:16 PM CDT
Pondscums tribute = best laugh I've had today
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
Especially whats underneath a pony tail. Holy cow.
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Is this true, Vern?
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA.
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"Seagal" "oeuvre" - all spoilt now.
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Why do you worship the ponytail express?
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Even the Seagal haters have to give him those. Tommy Lee Jones and Screwface? C'mon!
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But besides the soon to be released MGs4 and a handful of nice exclusives,when is PS3 gonna really take off? It's the cheapest Blu-ray player and a great media machine (capable of copying and playing divx files and mp3s into the hardrive)but where are the fuckin games? My PS3 is turning into a $400 doorstop until MGS4 comes out.Fuck it, it's free to the lucky winner.Sorry bout the rant, what was that contest about?Yeah i like some of Seagal's past films despite the fact that he neer gets his ass handed to him just atleast once during a fight scene.After seeing the more or less recent overseas stuff like Killzone, Chocolate and especially Invisible Target the bar has been raised.I'm curious to see what Seagal has done in Urban Justice however.
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So you saw Chocolate?I like the cut of your jib. That's what makes Asian cinema rock. The good guys sometimes get beaten to a pulp. And more times than not don't survive the end credits.
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Entertainment Weekly gave you a nice sidebar last issue. Nice job.
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Second prize should be two copies of Vern's book. And so on.
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I liked the idea of it being ordered along with several contradictory Wolverine comics. The Under Siege chapter was a delight, I look forward to reading the rest. I especially look forward to the chapter on Out for Justice, I remember when I asked my mom to take me to see it, and she said "Well what's it about?" and i said "...taking out the trash?" because I honestly had no idea, only that it was Seagal punching folks, so I just repeated a tagline from the TV spots. I might just as well have said "Rated R, starts Friday."
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I'm more likely to read through the IMPORTANT FINANCIAL PROPOSAL from the widow of the ambassador to Sudan in my e-mail than struggle through a page of anything Vern writes.
Did 200 people really buy Vern's book when he published it last year? With actual money? Somebody in talkback once pointed out Vern's own web site gets about .0000000000000000001% the traffic Ain't It Cool does. Do you think Vern will ever figure out why? -
FLICKAPOO: I guess that doesn't bode well for my 395 page book about the films of Steven Seagal. You should've told me this 5 years ago.
BASS: Entertainment Weekly did an interview with me but didn't actually review the book so there wasn't really a good quote to use.
RAKAFRAKER: What are you saying is not outside of the US? Did I miss something in the rules? The publisher is in London so I wouldn't think they would do that.
VARIOUS OTHERS: I apologize for offering you a free Playstation for an afternoon's worth of fucking around with a video camera. I promise I won't ever try to pull that kind of shit again. -
No, maybe you could help me figure that one out, you seem to know alot.
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Maybe if you gave us all video cameras, we'd... no, we wouldn't.
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Shout-out to you of course for recommending this among others.All I have to say is how in the fuck are the actors' insurance covered? The last fight scene had me saying "mutha fuck CGI"! this was real and it shows especially after the credits in which they do a "jackie chan" collage showing what happens behind the scenes.At first I thought the premise of an Austistic girl with photographic memory was a stretch but despite the untweaked story,Chocolate delivers!I'm joining Cniflix to see what other treasures that have been overlooked.Not for nuttin, I liked Stevie back in the day, but after seeing how this guy never breaks a sweat in movie after movie loses credibility.Shit, Rambo had to struggle with that big Russian in firt blood pt2,Bruce Lee had a giant footprint on his chest in Game of death,Ahhnuld got his ass whipped by the Predator,Dolph's ass got served by some young chick in the punisher and yet nothing happens to Seagal..umm okkayyy.I don't need to bring up comparisons to Asian flicks because there IS no contest.Not only do the good guys die in combat (pyric victory! well sorta.)
but they can at least lift up their leg whilist performing a cresent kick.buahahaha.I already listed my faves in a previous thread, but I'm not eelin Out for Justice and especially On deadly ground.i don't need to see an PSA about the enviornment post asskicking.WTF? -
I read it wrong.
It says:
For US entrants, this Contest is governed by U.S. law and is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws. It doesn't say anywhere that it is limited to just the US though.
Yea!
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Now I'm going to eat a box of twinkies and fart.
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Wow, I couldn't even read past the third paragraph before I said "Fuck this!". I don't want a PS3, much less have to work for it, and much much less have to something about SS.
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for that matter.
But I'm in neither.
It doesn't not, not say just those countries, though.
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I'm glad I could be of assistance. Anytime you need a new Asian title to watch, let me know.Cinflix sucks by the way. Actually, all the Asian online rental services suck but TigerCinema is the best of the worst. None of them have enough titles in stock so wait times are killer. Unfortunately they are our only alternative to watching Asian film at the moment.
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"You run like a fat chick who's shit her knickers.
You twist your head like you're having a spasm.
You stink."
...sorry to cut and paste your stuff... but your posts seemed to line up so well this way I couldn't ignore it.
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thought there was a Seagal PS3 game coming out.
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May 23, 2008 4:08:06 PM CDT
Wal-Mart has almost all blue-ray dvds and NO blue-ray players.
by mike_d
wtf?
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Are you fuckers beeing fed with HATRED? I thought BILE was happening only in the IJ:KOTCS talkback, but no. I don't know why I keep coming back to this site, it used to had such nice people in it. Now there's only angry annonymous cunts trying to be cool insulting everything and everyone they can.
You don't like the contest? Fine, ignore it. But no, it's better to insult and start bitching about everything, right?
I think Vern is one of the great writers here. I enjoy his reviews and pretty much everything he has to say, including owning your asses when someone gets on his nerves. But I know it must be pretty damn frustratring to keep on working for readers such as the apes trolling this site.
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I'll have my entry ready some time next month.Also, what's with this talkback? It's like the mention of a contest brings out all the whiney douchebags.
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I'll pass.
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I bought the e-book version, and had a good long sit at the computer reading my jolly ass off.
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Where you have to make an actual good film, say under 10 minutes. You could maybe give rules like it has to be a horror etc, and somehow obvious it was made for the comp specifically. And give like a realistic two months deadline or something. And I'd love to see a film comp like this annually.
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May 23, 2008 4:53:52 PM CDT
And you could line up a guest jugde to pick the winning film
by ingloriousjedi
like QT or RR, Rob Zombie etc. you'd be able to pull some strings to get them to judge?
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Sponsored by Sony.
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395 pages?...that's an awful lot of paragraphs about Steven Seagal...too many perhaps. But I still wouldn't have stopped you five years ago...I DO admire an obsessive work of genius/madness...
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It's a line of five, then seven, then five syllables. Like this:
Jimmy Rabbitte? Ass.
Doesn't understand haiku.
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May 23, 2008 5:01:05 PM CDT
(With a Hard Return After "Ass" and "haiku," of Course
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Jimmy Rabbitte? Ass.
Doesn't understand haiku.
Go, hump your monkey.
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Thats cool. Isn't that the site that had the rules about the name of the movie and how every poster has either a giant Seagal head or the man packing serious heat? That site is hysterical. I love Seagal.
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Now...what's the secret? :-D
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...I have been zinged; and I love it...
I don't know the technical requirements of a true haiku. I admit it.
I also don't really care.
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Just type (without the spaces). Try it on your next owning of Jimmy Rabbitte. Cheers.
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...really.
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The website you're thinking of was seagalology.com, and it was something some kid threw together in an afternoon.
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Both are bloated, overconfident losers with a diminishing fanbase.
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Marked For Death and the Under Siege movies- cool. Otherwise- lame. I'd fight him. Seriously.....I'd take him.
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I'm pretty sure you wouldn't. But either way please videotape it and upload it before June 30th.
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Vern you rule - i don't know why i didn't get this book sooner, but that sample chapter - pure gold.
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Ever see the MST3K episode called 'Time of the Apes'? The scene where the girl tries to hurry and Crow says "Walk like a duck!"... I ALWAYS think of Steven Seagal at that moment.
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...best line reading from any movie ever...
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I already have a PS3, but I might just have to make a video for fun, to be a part of this...and by the bye, you gotta love the talkbacker hate...you get a book published and people still talk shit. I'm a fan of yours and this site, and that's why I'm here. when people seem to complain and hate on everything, you have to ask yourself...why are THEY her?
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just buy a PS3. no offense.
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Kurt Russell. F*cking priceless exit. Y'all know which movie I'm talking about. Bye Segal! hah ha.
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Yeah, I can't really picture what goes through someone's mind when they come across a contest they are not interested in and feel it is their duty to lodge a complaint. I've heard of "sense of entitlement" but it's getting pretty ridiculous when people are outraged that a promo giveaway does not cater to their specific needs and interests. Next time I will ask them what book to write and what the contest should be and have them write the description and tell me what the prize should be and who should win and what color the package should be that I mail it in and what day of the week it should be postmarked.
This is only one theory I have come up with and I haven't really looked into it very thoroughly but I believe it is possible there are a few whiny fucking miserable humorless babies around here.
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the previous comments were provided for entertainment purposes only and do not reflect the opinions of Titan Books, Playstation 3, Tetris or M&Ms.
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apparently not available at my county library. i just tried to put a hold in for it, and it was not found. well, maybe they'll get the yet-to-be-released special edition in.
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Hopefully some people make some funny ass videos. I'm going to give it a shot, although I am a bit confused about the "principles of Seagalogy" being the main criteria having not yet read the book. But I've seen enough Seagal films to sort of understand. Good luck everyone.
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Make it Hard Target and we'd be talking
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I'm going to do a video, but I haven't read the book yet, so I don't know what the specific principles are. Any Cliffsnotes on that?
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Take note: Pondscum's writeup on Steven Segal is the funniest and wittiest thing I've written on this site in at least a year. Give the guy a goddamn job. At least he'd be fresh and might write something more than once or twice a week. And another thing, I know this is the site for all flags of geekdom, and some of the crap us geeks gush over is generally viewed as filth by the whole of Western society, but Segal is unworthy of even the slightest attention. He's a shady asshole that makes Van Damme look artistically vetted.
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not written. I wish I wrote it.
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I'd do it tomorrow but I'm headed up for a NH roadtrip (even if gas is $4.30 a gallon, FUCK THE TERRORISTS I'M DRIVIN ANYWAY). But seriously thanks for the contest Vern, my brother and I will pay homage to Seagal's prowess as a thumb-picking-rock-god.
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Don't worry too much about the "principles of Seagalogy." They didn't want to say "recreate a Seagal scene" but you could do that, or you could do your own Seagal-type scene. Basically if you're into his movies you know the kind of situations that come up, the kind of speeches that are made about how badass he is, or the little improvised political statements he makes. I will judge on how entertaining they are and if you include details that make it clear you're really into those movies it will impress me. That's all it means.
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Thanks Vern. Can't wait to pick up the book.
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Under Siege 2 has the best villain of any SS film in the guise of the cunning and malevolent Travis Dane, played perfectly by Eric Bogosian.
Under Siege 1 comes close sporting not one, but two badass villains, Gary Busey and Two Face. And Gary Busey's character's name is Krill. How can you NOT be a traitorous soilder when you have the name KRILL.
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lipshitz focuses on the way of the Dan. the way of true foolaccy foo.
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... well most of the time anyway. That's all, carry on.
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Seriously, a new and revised edition of an homage to Seagal and his mysticism?
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This site doesn't deserve you. I've read through this and my suit is wet with talkbacker's tears. It was never this bad. Whatever, I'm off to shoot a video.
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Please! $60 mill budget! With Snipes! Hard R! That would fucking rock!
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Come on, someone somewhere must have the money and resources to make this happen. I'd buy (no, wait... rent) the DVD just to see those two divas get into a behind-the-scenes catfight in the "making of".
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Weak. Van Damme weak.
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bitching and moaning is so much easier than actually putting forth an effort and doing something.
If I had a decent cam, I'd enter. I remember sneaking in the movie theater with my best friend when we were 13 to see Out for Justice. We were at the age of discovering dick jokes and laughed for hours at the one liner when Seagal shoots Sadler in the crotch.
If its TB love you seek Vern, just give the consoles away. They'll put you on their shoulders and march you down the information superhighway. -
No, again, there is no rule that says you have to be in the UK or the US. That is an urban legend so please stop spreading it. And leave Van Damme out of this.
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Vern should write a Steven Seagal movie script.
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you rule! If I was even remotely interested in the films of Steven Seagal I would totally enter this competition. Maybe even buy your book too. As it is i'll just keep reading your reviews on the interwebs for free like the mooching little bastard I am Cheers.
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http://www.jerkassclothing.com/shirtpage/flockofseagals.html
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But my favorite scene, for all you members of Pope Vern's Church of Seagal is in "Under Siege 2" when Steve twists a guy's gun up under his chin and blows his brain out and says, "You pricks never learn." Think about it. Think real hard.
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I have all of Steven Seagal`s movies up to Glimmer Man,and some of he`s later efforts.But I don`t know what happened in Steven`s life that made him put all that weight,personal problems or he just the fact that he loves food?
Whatever the reason it was clearly beginning to show in the movie Under Siege from 1994.From that year he began to wear bigger cloths in an attempt to hide his ever growing belly.I`ve been a fan of his movies from the very beginning,and I still rent all his new DTV movies,but it saddens me to see the state he`s in.Yes I know he`s getting old,but come on ,it`s not like this happened over night.He had to see what was happening to him.To often he hasn`t the time,or the stamina, to execute the "stunts" of running or doing martial arts fighting ,so they use stunt people to get the necessary movie shots.Those scenes stick out just as bad as seeing a traditionally cloth Eskimo walking around in a jungle in Africa.Those scenes feature a phony looking Steven Seagal either being of Asian heritage or a white man being 40kg slimmer than the original man himself.I cringe each time I see this poor try of movie tricks.Stop it,please.
Steven Seagal should stop trying to do martial arts all together and just use a shit load of weapons spraying bullets.He don`t have to loose weight to shoot guns,that is before his trigger finger get`s to fat.I hope that day will never come.
As I already own a Playstation 3, but don`t own a camera, I`m not that sad for not being able to participate in this contest. I will buy the book made by Vern though,sounds like good reading.
Good luck to all that makes a tribute video.
Ps:Steven Seagal latest movies called Urban Justice and Pistol Whipped feature a more angry only shooting renegade type of character.I like this change,all though the bullets wounds were too bloody in Urban Justice,the director must have seen some old 60`s Japanese chambara movies with the traditional blood spewing geysirs.It was too much. -
better place Vern. To celebrate, I'm going to watch Belly of the Beast for the third time.
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That's possibly the funniest thing I've ever read on this site. Well done, Pondscum.
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From wikipedia: "Excessive intake of okiami (krill) may cause diarrhea."
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Eskimoes are not traditionally made out of cloth. That doesn't even make any sense.
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I feel the opposite. I think Seagal needs to use more martial arts and less guns, which are always less interesting in action movies (well, with exceptions like HARD BOILED) and waste Seagal's skills. You saw URBAN JUSTICE and PISTOL WHIPPED so you saw how he can still kick ass without obvious stunt doubles when they're all willing to put in the effort to make a better movie.
His early movies (which I call The Golden Era in my book) are his best, but personally I think he looks more intimidating when he's bigger. Back then he was tall but skinny and didn't seem that much bigger than everybody else. In BELLY OF THE BEAST he towers over everybody and looks like he could just rip their arms off like they were made out of candy canes. So maybe there is a happy in-between there somewhere. And his age should not prevent him because aikido was created by an old man as a way of neutralizing attacks from larger and stronger opponents.
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I was wrong, you were right. They have informed me that to enter your address has to be in the US or UK (and you have to be over 18). If anybody in other countries was already working on a video please email me at outlawvern (at) hotmail dot com and I'll figure something out. And my apologies to Bazooka Joe for incorrectly correcting him.
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Go to about 1 minute 7 seconds into the trailer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W50IQ1tgj8o
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arrrgh the link is flaky... just google the trailer for "The Onion Movie" ... kind of in the tradition of Kentucky Fried Movie...
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I have read the rules for all that have ignored reading them (or any of the previous posts for that matter) for whatever reason, and have found that you, too, can be eligible. No matter what country you live in!As long as you don't break any laws inside that country's governance.
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...it may be legal in your country, there is no reason to include any unneccesarily lewd material in your submission. (If it's neccesary, it's probably OK though.)Consider yourself warned by YouTube themselves!
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...after a particularly greasy plate of twelve meat lasagna and shortly before deflowering Kirstie Alley in her prime on the set of Wrath of Kahn. Stevens done pretty good for himself for sure, but give it up for the original pan-galactic ass-kicker.
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Is it the 40gig kinda sucky model that only plays ps1 and ps3 games and only comes with a Sixaxis controller or is it the awesome 80 gig one that plays also ps2 games and comes with Metal Gear Solid 4 and a dualshock 3 controller?
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To FatPaul
My bad.I messed up that sentence,I was actually trying say:"a traditionally DRESSED Eskimo".
I was tired and made the mistake of posting the very first draft of my comment.As you may have seen through my writing,English isn`t my mother tongue,and the school days of English grammar study is long gone.
I usually begin with a super fast written comment ,then I do scan for typos and crappy writing.Don`t expect miracles though,I still mess up.Please give me some slack man,I`m a fresh meat on this site.
To Vern.
Ok so Steven Seagal can still somehow both kick and punch,but the directors should make the effort to show that it`s actually Steven Seagal doing the fighting.Most of the time we see a tight frame setup of a foot kicking some dude,but the rest of the body belonging to the foot isn`t shown in the same frame.So I still expect stunt people doing the actually leg work in his movies.Hey see that I did there?Leg work,man that`s a bad joke.
I`m not trying to scold Steven Seagal,I love the guy,he looks like the real McCoy when he uses guns,why keep trying to show off martial arts skills when they feel out of place these days?
Another problem I have is his "need" to kiss or do a lovemaking scene with women that just hit the 20 years old mark.I mean,come on who wouldn`t like to drool over a barley legal half naked Asian chick,but seeing it done by him gross me out.If he carved her up and used her entrails as rope for a action scene I wouldn`t care one bit,but those love scenes are a true nightmare to look at.It`s then I sometimes says to myself:"Gee it`s too bad I`m not blind ,that would have save me from having the lovemaking of Steven Seagal forever etched into my mind."
My main reason for hoping he would stop doing martial arts in movies, is his new way of fighting off blows to his face/upper body in movies like Half Past Dead.As the camera way to often is set up like viewing through the eyes of the enemy, we see Steven Seagal in full frame flapping his arms around in front of his face as if he was trying to fight off a swarm of killer bees.It cracks me up each time,it looked way better in the old days of Under Siege as the camera was set to for a side view of the fighting.Putting the camera in front of Steven also makes it look like he has no space to move his arms around,as he way to often pulls back his head while flapping his arms around,it makes it look like he has no chin at all.Sorry for being so blunt.
Man this ended up looking like a rant,but I`m actually a big fan of his work and sad the way directors make him look nowadays. -
May 27, 2008 8:02:15 AM CDT
Vern, I haven't read your book, but I enjoy your reviews
by drunken rage
Remember that article about Seagal in "Spy" mag about 10 years ago? It was an eye-opener.
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Or should I just try to make sure my video is only the second best entry?
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I have a few ideas I want to do.
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Yes they are.
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Oh man, this contest is about to get rocked.
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Jun 08, 2008 6:28:41 PM CDT
Assuming that's a Hokuto no Ken reference in your name...
by gilbertrsmith
I'm inclined to believe I'm in for some stiff competition. I've still got some more tricks up my sleeve though.
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Our video is going up in T-minus an hour, and minds across the nation will be blown.
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Video's up. Let me know what you guys think.
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Kenshiro is the dude from Hokuto no Ken, duder. Kenshin is the legendary wandering swordsman.
I will say one thing though, as far as winning this contest...
You're already dead. -
Ah, not sure how I misread that.
Anyway, I just put my second video up and I got two or three more.
Suburban Justice is pretty cool. I'd only advise trimming it down a bit. It's full of cool shit, but it's also got a bunch of moments where not much is happening, so just condense that down into something just long enough to contain the action and the funny dialog and provide a cohesive story. Vern is going to be watching dozens and dozens of these, and I bet a dollar that most of them will try to fill the whole five minutes. What I mean is, he's probably going to get pretty bored looking at a bunch of mediocre, dragass entries, and he'll probably wind up longing for something that doesn't try his patience.
But that's just what I'm assuming. I mean, I almost dozed off watching the Lightning Bolt Energy Drink video, and that was a good video, just it was three minutes longer than the director's material demanded.
Maybe I shouldn't be giving my trade secrets away, but I think Suburban Justice is taking the early lead, and its chances at winning will double if you just trim the fat. -
Yeah, I thought it ran a bit long, too. I think I'm going to cut the first scene, the piano playing part.
We thought it was funny that a villain would be playing piano before a meeting, but I think the transition was awkward between that and the first monologue.
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I cut off the first piano scene (which was a whopping 35 seconds-ish) and a few other edits. I think it's better.
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Yeah it moves a lot faster now.
The Piano scene was amusing, but it did seem to add a little extra weight between hitting play and seeing the first action scene. I'm always having to cut my favorite scenes from my videos. -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR_2SGlhsUo
I'm one of the doods involved in this masterwork.
Enjoy, ho ho... -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=aR_2SGlhsUo
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A demon is putting spaces in these links, but tonight... we dine in hell!
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My money's still on Suburban Justice, because it has the most charmingly low-rent action, but we'll see.
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Little long, but enjoyable. I've still got a soft spot for Gilbert's Dozen Nut Kick, though.
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I was expecting a dozen boring five minute long shorts, and I was trying to set my entry apart by making it short and funny, but Suburban Justice is undeniably charming, and that might be a more advantageous edge.
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My entry for the contest.
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haha, I really enjoyed that. Was that you playing the director? Whoever he was, he was very funny. Like the storyboards too.
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Yeah, that was me. I wanted to try something different than just filming something in my house with my friends.
I had rented a sound stage with 2 HD cameras for the day, and I was done with my other project so the owner of the studio and I sat down and made this. I have to really give credit to him too, because he did all of the green screen work and making the storyboards move.
All in all, I'm happy with it, and I had a lot of fun making it. -
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