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Don Coscarelli's new movie will be...

FIRST!! by Hieronimus	Feb 21st, 2008 03:19:15 AM
and that´s it
Phantasma V by CuervoJones	Feb 21st, 2008 03:20:24 AM
Just finish the saga, Don!
brilliant title and blurb... by Lujho	Feb 21st, 2008 03:38:27 AM
... "No. No, they can't". I never saw bubba ho tep but this sounds pretty funny, I'll probably check it out.
Yeah for Wong by miggymigs	Feb 21st, 2008 03:55:03 AM
been a fan of his for a long time. Really glad this is goin for him. If it's anything like bubba ho tep, it will be a fuckin classic.
I need Phantasm closure by hktelemacher	Feb 21st, 2008 04:05:51 AM
Not closure per se, because that just wouldn't be Phantasm, but you know what I mean.
Maybe Bruce Campbell will star. by Mike_D	Feb 21st, 2008 04:29:48 AM
sweet.
Bruce Campbell, I kinda doubt it... by Sledge Hammer	Feb 21st, 2008 04:57:37 AM
Word is that they had a little bit of a falling out when Campbell decided that he didn't want to come back and play Elvis again in Coscarelli's Bubba Ho-Tep follow up, and funding consequently fell through on the project.
Sweet and Sour's by FILMFUNK	Feb 21st, 2008 05:24:36 AM
more addictive!
Coscarelli's perfect for this. by Knuckleduster	Feb 21st, 2008 06:31:35 AM
Hope he gets a decent budget and (please, God) a wide release.
This WILL be awesome. by FatPaul	Feb 21st, 2008 06:39:39 AM
Here's hoping that KNB does the effects and that Reggie Bannister plays the ghost cop with the evil flying mustache.
PIck of the century. by fireclown	Feb 21st, 2008 06:53:05 AM
Don C. is the right guy for this. It needs to be done with unknowns, but it will be fanfuckingtastic. Wong is the man. There's a bunch of needless stuff in JDATE, but with some editing, it will be da bomb.
Who the fuck's Don Coscarelli???? by Executor	Feb 21st, 2008 07:04:03 AM
OK, now I know after looking him up on IMDB. The Phantasm movies. A Beastmaster TV movie. Bubba Ho-Tep, which I remember getting a lot geek love on here but not making a dent in the world at large. Are we anxiously awaiting Don Coscarelli's next movie?? Is this big news??
Spoiler!!! by kevinwillis.net	Feb 21st, 2008 07:25:19 AM
John doesn't actually die in the end. Loved the book. It's the only entire book I've ever read online.
Executor by Knuckleduster	Feb 21st, 2008 07:30:56 AM
Yes, actually. It is big news, depending on who you are and your taste in cinema.
No by Sailor Rip	Feb 21st, 2008 07:39:21 AM

Bah! by Sailor Rip	Feb 21st, 2008 07:39:47 AM
No Phantasm V = me not care.
slackers fighting interdimensional evil?.. by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 21st, 2008 07:47:42 AM
sounds a bit like "Phantasm" - one of my favorite movies
id prefer to see a "Phantasm" with a 20 mil budget by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 21st, 2008 07:50:08 AM
pull out all the stops - lets finally see the tall man's planet up close
Aw, crap... by DocPazuzu	Feb 21st, 2008 07:51:01 AM
...I love Coscarelli's stuff and this sounds like a cool idea, but I want my Phantasm 5, dammit! Angus Scrimm ain't getting any younger and Reggie Bannister GOTTA EAT! Actually, I'd prefer a crossover, Evil Phantasm Dead, with Ash teaming up with Reggie to kick deadite and Tall Man ass. It could effectively end both series. In a good way.
On a side note... by DocPazuzu	Feb 21st, 2008 07:54:10 AM
...Phantasm OblIVion actually gets better with each viewing. It's amazing what Coscarelli did with a tiny budget and leftover snippets from the original Phantasm. The ending, especially, is very creepy and somewhat melancholy. Great stuff.
The Anchor Bay UK... by DocPazuzu	Feb 21st, 2008 07:57:58 AM
...Phantasm DVD set is fucking awesome. I didn't go for the silver sphere packaging, only the box set. Great extras, although the doc on the Phantasm fans who went into the undertaking business because of the film is a bit sad and weird.
"JDatE is as addictive as the 'Soy Sauce'" by SkinJob69	Feb 21st, 2008 08:12:57 AM
Wait, isn't JDate an online dating service for Jewish people? Still, John Dies at the End= Great Title. Gotta read the book now.
The guy on the right looks like a young Joe Piscopo. by TORTURE PWN1	Feb 21st, 2008 08:16:09 AM
Can he be in it? DEAD HEAT, people. DEAD fucking HEAT!
Executor by Sith Witch	Feb 21st, 2008 08:30:16 AM
It wasn't "some Beastmaster TV movie". It was THE original theatrical Beastmaster film that he directed. All that TV dreck came much later, by far less-talented people...
sounds like something Christopher Moore would write by Jarek	Feb 21st, 2008 08:58:24 AM
And that's a good thing. When the hell is somebody going to make a Christopher Moore movie anyway? So many of his books would make cool/hilarious flicks.
Best Title Ever by PippinTheJedi	Feb 21st, 2008 09:27:42 AM
I might even read the book first. Awesome.
Creepy by Forsakyn	Feb 21st, 2008 10:46:11 AM
I agree with your overall reviews on his work, although I think it's a bit strange to be "tired" of him - if he was pumping out films all the time then yeah, I can understand that reaction. But honestly he doesn't make that many films (as you pointed out). I think it'll be interesting to see how he adapts this book.
Eat The Dog Dick Of Anubis by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Feb 21st, 2008 11:09:50 AM
Ho-Tep haters. That said, I look forward to this enthusiastically.
Also, by FatherMcGruderKicksAssForTheLord	Feb 21st, 2008 11:21:34 AM
Glad somebody already busted Executor's balls on the Beastmaster thing ... fucking hell, at least TRY to get your shit together before you post.
This books is supposed to kick all kinds of ass by DKT	Feb 21st, 2008 11:29:54 AM
One recent review I read of it said something disturbing happens every other page. It's supposed to be pretty dark, too, so I'm not betting on Bruce Campbell.
JDatE sounds like a Japanese Online Dating Service... by micturatingbenjamin	Feb 21st, 2008 12:08:19 PM
Just saying.
Supernatural: The Movie by Ex-Teenager	Feb 21st, 2008 12:18:01 PM
Don't know whether this novel or the Supernatural series came first but the basic premise sounds pretty similar. Hopefully Coscarelli will set a better tone, the characters on Supernatural rarely seemed intimidated or scared by the situations they find themselves in which is why I never made it past the first season. Is that show even on the air anymore?
Don Coscarelli by skimn	Feb 21st, 2008 12:24:40 PM
is like the horror B-movie Terrence Malick. He makes one cult classic in the '70s and has been riding it since..although Beastmaster lives in a galaxy of cheese all its own...And why does this sound just like Reaper??
Bubba Ho Tep by Nice Marmot	Feb 21st, 2008 12:26:52 PM
Most forced, wannabe Fanboy "Cult" film ever. EVER. Watch some Edgar Wright films, Don. See how it's done.
Micturatingbenjamin: Actually, it's a Jewish online dating servi by FatPaul	Feb 21st, 2008 12:45:33 PM
The name is a coincidence, but try typing JDate.com into your browser.
Yeah... by Tourist	Feb 21st, 2008 01:22:22 PM
...Great title. Sounds interesting. I'm gonna go read it for free.
My friends met on J-Date... by Fawst	Feb 21st, 2008 01:30:25 PM
They're married now, and perfectly happy together. He jokes that it's really a plot to keep wealthy Jews wealthy by pairing up men and women of equal financial standing, thus increasing their value, and promoting the "Way of the Jew," as he likes to call it. Of course, this is the same kid that will rip a dollar bill out of your hand when you try to give it to someone else, and the someone else doesn't take it. As far as this book goes, it sounds pretty cool. The fact that Don is handling it makes it cooler. I'll have to check this out. I mean, it's fuckin free online, so... no excuse, really.
This'll be the one. by bswise	Feb 21st, 2008 01:50:24 PM
Great book, this seems like a perfect match, and an opportunity for Coscarelli to up his cred. The book's huge, so you know they won't be skimping on this. Say what you will about Bubba Ho Tep, but Bruce Campbell's take on Elvis is the best, or at least in the top three, along with Nick and Kurt's.
You know... by Tourist	Feb 21st, 2008 02:18:53 PM
...I'd like to see this material with a good director. Or at least some B list stars, or something. But when I stopped to think about it, Coscarelli was one of only two guys who actually made a GOOD entry into the masters of horror series. It was really good actually, for a TV episode, so more power to him. Hope this works out really well.
It will be total crap by Bass Bastardson	Feb 21st, 2008 02:50:06 PM
Same as every other Coscarelli movie. seriously, this guy has been making Boll level shit for 30 years and you guys just lap it up.
Damn funny stuff... by spud mcspud	Feb 21st, 2008 04:30:27 PM
I liked it. Could be a kick-ass movie.
Old news by JimCurry	Feb 21st, 2008 04:31:13 PM
very.
The book is terrible. The real horror is the writing by Guy Who Got A Headache And Accidentally Saves The World	Feb 21st, 2008 04:50:40 PM
It's like Stephen King fan fiction. The first chapter is entertaining though, and there's a part with a bunch of chair puns that was funny and that was it, really.
Great Book by NSNick	Feb 21st, 2008 04:54:32 PM
All I can hope is that he doesn't deviate from the surrealism and humor in the book. And that he includes the best line ever.
sounds a little like "Vurt" by Noon by BigTexas42	Feb 21st, 2008 05:09:16 PM
anyone read them both and care to comment?
Fuck Bruce Campbell. Hail Coscarelli! by Quake II	Feb 21st, 2008 11:29:41 PM
Campbell...Biggest celebrity prick I ever met. Coscarelli...One of the coolest guys I've ever met. Those two couldn't be more different. Don is thankful for his fans, while Bruce mocks HIS. Do you guys really think that that 1 note hack Campbell is actually a good actor? Sam Raimi HANDED that guy his career. Evil Dead 2 was 20 fucking years ago! The guy's done nothing of value since! Man With The Screaming Brain? Spider-Man cameos? Brisco County? Sci-Fi network movies? Xena? All shit. Like not even fun shit. Just disposable garbage media. The fanboy worship of this douchebag has got to end. He HATES you and wishes he didn't have to sign your shit and converse with you at conventions. You're all a paycheck to him. Nothing more.
great fucking title by slappy jones	Feb 22nd, 2008 12:07:46 AM
that is all
sounds perfect for him by ClockWorker	Feb 22nd, 2008 12:35:07 AM
PHANTASM II rocked and I even got love for THE BEASTMASTER. BUBBA HO-TEP had some great scenes I was looking foward to the next one but this sounds good too.
good point there Quake by ClockWorker	Feb 22nd, 2008 01:07:26 AM
Campbell made a big mistake not coming back for the BUBBA sequel. Raimi went on to do some great mainstream films where Campbell just did nothing. And Creepy Thin Man it's a sad truth, mainstream horror will never be what it used to be but and the genre is drowning in the independent world but I still believe it can come back.
will we ever get a "phantasm 2" dvd? by JimmyJoe RedSky	Feb 22nd, 2008 07:33:56 AM
i have "1" - dont care much for "3" or "4" - i want "2"
JDatE by rxse7en	Feb 25th, 2008 02:01:20 PM
After reading this, I was able to see Campbell as Falconer in the second book. Minor roll only. Anyone thought of actors for John and David? B
This is one of those rare books by JRcanReid	Jul 16th, 2008 02:04:34 PM
that both pummels and is also phenom at the same time. Suck it biots.
Any updates... by rxse7en	Sep 10th, 2008 03:53:21 PM
on the movie?
What line are you talking about? by catlettuce4	Sep 14th, 2008 05:05:41 AM
I've gotta know your opinion now that you've said it NSNick; What is the best line in the book?
catlettuce4 by rxse7en	Sep 17th, 2008 07:27:41 PM
I would say, "This door cannot be opened". When Dave tries to get out of the basement and the doorknob has turned into a flaccid penis.
Anything... by rxse7en	Aug 12th, 2009 09:10:05 AM
new on this?

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