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Beware, Plants! The PlantEater’s Seen 1408 Already!!

Damn by 24200124	Jan 27th, 2007 07:20:41 AM
Dude, I just watched the trailer for this, and I so desperately want to see this! And... first!
"PlantEater" by CTU Mole	Jan 27th, 2007 07:36:17 AM
So you're a cannibal?
Plant gotta eat by TheTagger	Jan 27th, 2007 07:39:31 AM
heh.
Really huge fucking eyes by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 27th, 2007 07:54:48 AM
symbolize animation in Asian cultures. I'm not feeling the love for the trailer that most here are; and I hate it when ghosts of electronics geeks mess with my LEDs. 'cept for that Police album cover. That was cool.
PLANT! by mediocrates	Jan 27th, 2007 08:00:21 AM
eater...
JACK TORRANCE GOTTA EAT by jolaz	Jan 27th, 2007 08:11:45 AM
This reminds me alot of the whole 'Room 217' thing.
So '1408' delivers the goods, eh? by Ribbons	Jan 27th, 2007 08:31:07 AM
Good to hear.
Hey Mori, how about Alien Planet? by Edward Brock	Jan 27th, 2007 08:39:03 AM
It has come to my attention that you were sent the script for a possible new Alien movie that some guys are trying to do. I was wondering, is it so bad that you're not posting the review or do you just think it's not worth posting it in the site? Or haven't you read it at all? Early stuff from the blog looks interesting. Sorry about the offtopic btw.
six symbolises death by DrFarben	Jan 27th, 2007 09:00:27 AM
in western culture? Shit, you'd think someone would've told me about that.
Funny how 1408 started off life, not even as a short .. by Shan	Jan 27th, 2007 09:16:07 AM
... story. Originally (so Stephen King says), it was supposed to be an incomplete start to a story for his book "On Writing", to show people how to start, complete with edited parts and notes written all over the page. He ended up liking it so much (or at least enough) that it did end up as a version (as well) as a complete short story, now this.
Actually wikipedia says it better than me ... by Shan	Jan 27th, 2007 09:18:59 AM
In the introduction to the story, King says that 1408 is his version of what he calls the "Ghostly Room at the Inn", his term for the theme of haunted hotel or motel rooms in horror fiction. He originally wrote the first few pages as part of an appendix for his non-fiction book, On Writing, to be used as an example of how a story changes from one draft to the next. King also noted how the numbers of the title add up to the unlucky number 13.
Edward Brock by misnomer	Jan 27th, 2007 10:11:10 AM
"Alien Planet" is a fan-script...I'm sure theres some review of it out there somewhere. As for Alien V, it was a go-ahead until Fox shunned Cameron and Scott. The idea was that the movie would go back to the homeplanet, and it would turn out that the Alien is an endangered spieces because it was so weak compared to the other creatures!!!! the planet would have basically been a living hell...sounded so good as well, but alas Alien V is pretty much dead. AvP2 is shaping up to be a good movie, and there seems to be something stirring around Fox studios about a Predator 3 happening.
WHO IS NUMBER ONE?!?! by RKDN Del Sol	Jan 27th, 2007 11:28:48 AM
Be seeing you.
Re: BringingSexyBack by onemanarmy	Jan 27th, 2007 11:58:31 AM
That's some deep stuff. "I like, I like." /end Borat impression
This Planteater guy... by onemanarmy	Jan 27th, 2007 12:01:51 PM
I like his style. Aside from my King Fanboyness...Planteater totally sold me on seeing this film. Great review, whether the movie could've been bad or not I like dudes bluntness. Much love to Moriarty for posting this.
misnomer by Edward Brock	Jan 27th, 2007 12:03:34 PM
yeah, I know that but those guys are trying to do something with it. The plan is to make a presentation film and try to show it to Fox. It may not go anywhere but watta heck...
PLANT! by THE KNIGHT	Jan 27th, 2007 12:05:36 PM
....
I just wanted to say that... by THE KNIGHT	Jan 27th, 2007 12:06:12 PM
I just wanted to say that...
Why? John Why? by thewiseman	Jan 27th, 2007 12:11:21 PM
Cmon Cusack, why star in shite like this
Where is the trailer? by SkeletonParty	Jan 27th, 2007 12:45:12 PM
I want to see it.
"A rather smelly and sweaty looking individual..." by Jackson Healy	Jan 27th, 2007 12:45:59 PM
You mean Harry showed up?!
HAUNTED ROOMS MAKE MY BALLS TINGLE by Roid Rage	Jan 27th, 2007 12:57:12 PM
You know what'd be really scary, if Cusack open a closet door and Richard Simmons jumped out (I'd shit myself).
Those ghost deserved to die & I hope they burn in hell. by The Dum Guy	Jan 27th, 2007 02:11:25 PM
I only hope this doesn't suck, and that goes for The Mist as well.
Roid Rage by Some Dude	Jan 27th, 2007 02:11:51 PM
Something very much like that happens in the new WarioWare game for the Wii. Except it is much scarier.
LOOKS GOOD by jjn1268019	Jan 27th, 2007 02:25:48 PM
Saw the trailer today, randomly, best one I've seen in weeks, maybe months, looks like The Shining for our generation, and I like that idea of most of the film taking place in the hotel room, kinda like Rear Window, that has great effect on the audience feeling what the characters feel, the horror will be that much more horrific. I'm looking forward to this one, and I'm sick of all these crap horror films or wannabe horror films, e.i. The Hitcher? Texas Chainsaw #34? Blood and Chocolate? The Grudge 2? How do they get money to make such crap? I wouldn't wipe my ass with those films...but I digress, this looks good!
can't be worse than Dreamcatcher or Hearts In Atlantis by Amy Chasing	Jan 27th, 2007 02:45:17 PM
but then I like The Shawshank Redemption if that's an indication of my taste direction. hehe - I like how they advertised Dreamcatcher (a feature film with bonus short "Final Flight Of The Osiris"). Should have advertised it as 'FFOTO with bonus feature'.
This Looks A Lot Better Than I Thought It Would by underscore_only	Jan 27th, 2007 02:45:43 PM
Plus, am I the only one who thinks Cusack is turning into Dylan Moran?
Dylan Moran.. by Amy Chasing	Jan 27th, 2007 02:55:14 PM
have you seen him live? he's amazing - I know people who talk and behave like him (ie. surrealist chatty with a glass of red in one hand and a cigarette in the other) but aren't half as funny as him. Maybe that's why I loved his live stuff - it was piss funny, and reminded me of the posers I've met.
READ THE SHORT STORY! by Lovecraftfan	Jan 27th, 2007 02:59:34 PM
I'm glad the movie is supposed to be great but please read the short story it's one of the scariest things King's ever written.
I Hate Mick Garris. by Crimson King	Jan 27th, 2007 03:41:59 PM
The only person who should be allowed to make movies out of Stephen King works is Frank Darabont.
I dont see why they wouldn't wand them or search... by wolvenom	Jan 27th, 2007 04:40:42 PM
which is why i think this is a plant... I've done security in the past for quite a few prescreenings and everyone of those movies we had to have a wand on hand incase someone brought a camera. we also always had night vision goggles on hand. I dont see any fucking intrusiveness about the procedure. People cant be trusted and they've proved that time and again with all fucking piracy going on today. So someone's personal privacy can go fuck themself if they want to go to a prescreening be prepared to be inspected for cameras.
Short story is great by Irresolute	Jan 27th, 2007 04:51:34 PM
Plant Eater's review was good, I was hoping that it would be different from the 'scary quiet pale child' vibe i got from the end of the trailer.
But does it work psychologically as in the short story? by Grinning White Skull	Jan 27th, 2007 06:31:08 PM
The original King short story "burned" its horror into you (hint) without using the trite dead kid crap and making Cusack a grieving father. Casting Jackson was AGAINST the refined type of the hotel manager in the book (and he was a terrific character) and I believe it weakens the film's story for making him Jackson STRONG. Anyhoo, I hope for the best but it won't be the first (or last) time a new King film adaptation fell less than the hype.
BSB ... by Shan	Jan 27th, 2007 06:45:55 PM
... I solved my incontinence problem years ago. It's funny, isn't. The running joke is that even Stephen King's Laundry List ends up as a film, which in a sense, this once was ...
"Oh and 1 X 4 X 8 = 32" by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jan 27th, 2007 07:26:46 PM
And 1 X 4 X 0 X 8 = 0, which means I had nothing better to do than to type this.
wolvenom by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jan 27th, 2007 07:30:23 PM
You have a bright future with either the MPAA or Homeland Security. Or in a proctology textbook since it sounds like you've got your head up your ass.
THIS YEARS STEPHEN KING'S LAUNDRY by RKDN Del Sol	Jan 27th, 2007 08:14:47 PM
ZOMG
Needful Things by bender7	Jan 27th, 2007 08:41:42 PM
I want a new adaption of this story. One of Kings best
I liked Dreamcatcher: The Movie by veebeeyes	Jan 27th, 2007 09:27:20 PM
Don't get me wrong, it was absolutely horrible, but I also thought that it was fucking hilarious. I need to buy that movie.
Re: Dreamcatcher by The Dum Guy	Jan 28th, 2007 01:54:28 AM
It's actually good if you don't expect anything at all, wich sounds bi-polar, but having Jason Lee doing the stupidest thing you can do in a survival situation, and having Morgan Freeman vs. Tom Sizemore hamming it up... It has been a long time since a King adaption actually made a good movie, and that's counting the T.V. ones.
Feed Me Seymore, Feed Me! by sfezfilms	Jan 28th, 2007 11:12:58 AM
This movie looks bad ass.
I just got off the phone with James Frey by Spandau Belly	Jan 28th, 2007 12:24:02 PM
and he'd like to thank Stephan King for defending him and all other alcoholic million liars.
I just got off the phoe with Kellogs by the_shogun_gunslinger	Jan 29th, 2007 07:00:43 AM
and they said that cereal does not and never has come in "packets, IAmMrMonkey. what was hard to understand in the review? maybe your Hooked on Phonics lessons arent working
phone* by the_shogun_gunslinger	Jan 29th, 2007 07:01:10 AM
just a correction
Well, if Mori vouches for the guy... by Childe Roland	Jan 29th, 2007 08:39:58 AM
...then this review gives me hope. While I don't always agree with Mori, I trust his judgement when it comes to people's character and believe him to be a straight shooter. So this guy's glowing review makes me a little more than cautiously optimistic that someone has nailed a King translation for the first time since Shawshank. And, if true, it's doubly good news for my boys Cusack and Jackson, both of whome have needed a decent project for a while now.
Planteater's last fav was Dead Zone? by skimn	Jan 29th, 2007 10:01:29 AM
..and Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption, Misery and even The Green Mile were crap?? And after "heart-in-your-mouth terror" and "jumping out of your skin"....Rex Reed and Gene Shalit called, they want their reviewing style back. I hope what is basically a "haunted house" tale translates well in long form. It wasn't my favorite from "Everything's Eventual" anyway. I think TNT absolutely nailed Battleground and came pretty damn close second with the Autopsy story..
Samuel L. Jackson to say this in 1408 (SPOILER): by Mr Incredible	Jan 29th, 2007 10:33:13 AM
"I'm tired of these motherfucking ghosts in this motherfucking hotel!"
Hey skimn, I mostly agree... by Childe Roland	Jan 29th, 2007 10:40:17 AM
...with your assessment of King's live-action adaptations (at least the ones you cited). I thought Green Mile dragged terribly as a movie, but it had the same problem as a serialized novel. But the others you mentioned were great stories brought to life expertly (except that autopsy eppy of Nightmares & Dreamscapes...John Boy just ruined it for me. I thought "The End of the Whole Mess" was pretty darned well done, though).
CheezEater by BannedOnTheRun	Jan 29th, 2007 05:11:07 PM
Just saw the freaky daughter from the trailer in a TV ad for Cheez-Its. A sign?
The film looks wasome! Scares, great actors .... by kinghenryVIII	Jan 30th, 2007 11:06:49 AM
What the fuck else do you want? And I read the short story - good stuff. And usually, adaptions of Kings books / stories suck ass - Dreamactcher, Depp and the Window movie? And what about the movie with the trucks - Maximum Overdrive (and King directed that, right?) The should remake Salems Lot into something good - not the TBS bullshit, though, the origonal one by Tobe Hopper still scares me but that due to seeing it when I was 8. An updated Salems Lot would rule. By the way, The Shinning was, hands down, the FUNNIEST movie ever. Jack turned that into a comedy.
cheezeater aint the girl by watcher1408	Feb 17th, 2007 12:36:42 AM
the girl in the cheez-its is a different girl...people get them mixed up alot, that girl does lots of commercials....

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