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Post by LivingDeadGirl on May 26, 2006 16:25:52 GMT -5
Watched Zombie 2 last night...thought it was pretty good. Lots of good gore. The wood in the eye scene was particularly cool.  I think I would've enjoyed it more if I hadn't been half asleep while I was trying to watch it.  |
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Post by slayrrr666 on May 27, 2006 11:54:31 GMT -5
I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that last part, as this is my favorite film of all time and I can't think of a single thing wrong or bad to say about it. Congrats, LDG, on seeing the greatest film of all time.
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Post by Quorthon on May 28, 2006 11:27:14 GMT -5
I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that last part, as this is my favorite film of all time and I can't think of a single thing wrong or bad to say about it. Congrats, LDG, on seeing the greatest film of all time. Ooh! Ooh! I can think of some bad things! The writing is occasionally weak and the dubbing is often terrible! But Zombie (Zombi 2) is a fun fuckin' film. |
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Post by slayrrr666 on May 28, 2006 15:24:27 GMT -5
No, it's not. The writing is great. It moves along at a great pace, everything leads logically to the next event, and even the dialog is nicely realized. The dubbing isn't a problem, as it's a foreign fucking film. If they didn't want a bad dubbing problem, then make the film in English to begin with. That's just picking at straws. Using something like that as an excuse to knock down a film is just moronic (not that you are, but using that as an excuse is.  ) |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on May 29, 2006 9:03:42 GMT -5
I'm gonna pretend you didn't say that last part, as this is my favorite film of all time and I can't think of a single thing wrong or bad to say about it. . no, no...I'm not saying I was falling asleep b/c I didn't like the movie, it was b/c it was so late when I started watching it. I'm used to going to bed early so whenever I try to stay up late on the weekends I always end up falling asleep in the middle of stuff. That's what happens when you get OLD... ;D |
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Post by slayrrr666 on May 29, 2006 11:34:49 GMT -5
Joking, LDG. I get that way with the film. Sorry to ruffle featers, but that's it.
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Post by Quorthon on Jun 2, 2006 12:28:42 GMT -5
No, it's not. The writing is great. It moves along at a great pace, everything leads logically to the next event, and even the dialog is nicely realized. The dubbing isn't a problem, as it's a foreign fucking film. If they didn't want a bad dubbing problem, then make the film in English to begin with. That's just picking at straws. Using something like that as an excuse to knock down a film is just moronic (not that you are, but using that as an excuse is. ) No, you're moronanic!!11!1!!one1!!one!!!11 Seriously, though, bad dubbing is a legitamate reason to denounce some films. Zombi's dubbing isn't horrible, but it's no peach either, in fact--look closely and you'll notice something profoundly odd: Some times the dubbing is spot-on, like some of the characters were actually doing their lines originally in English and others weren't! It's weird! Also, during the final sequence in the chapel, the same molotav cocktail explosion is shown three times. Three times!! And there is some overacting, physically. Plus, the whole "voodoo" as a reason for the zombies feels a tad cheesy to me after Romero modernized zombies with Night of the Living Dead (radiation, basically). |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Jun 2, 2006 15:47:23 GMT -5
[look closely and you'll notice something profoundly odd: Some times the dubbing is spot-on, like some of the characters were actually doing their lines originally in English and others weren't! It's weird! Also, during the final sequence in the chapel, the same molotav cocktail explosion is shown three times. Three times!! Yeah, I noticed both of those things too. I was like, my god how many times can they show the same explosion. ;D But anyway, that's just minor. I still enjoyed the movie. |
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Post by Bartwald on Jun 2, 2006 17:08:08 GMT -5
Zombi's dubbing isn't horrible, but it's no peach either, in fact--look closely and you'll notice something profoundly odd: Some times the dubbing is spot-on, like some of the characters were actually doing their lines originally in English and others weren't! It's weird! Half of Zombi 2's cast was English and half was Italian and everyone was speaking their own language - so they then had to dub HALF of the lines only which makes for the weird effect you mentioned. This happened very often with Italian horror movies - Argento's, Fulci's or Bava's. And by the way, Zombi 2's dubbing isn't all that bad because there are no children in it - and children dubbed by adults is the worst thing that can happen to a film! (see: The House By The Cemetery or Sweet House Of Horrors, both by Fulci). |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Jun 3, 2006 13:16:39 GMT -5
No, you're moronanic!!11!1!!one1!!one!!!11 Seriously, though, bad dubbing is a legitamate reason to denounce some films. Zombi's dubbing isn't horrible, but it's no peach either, in fact--look closely and you'll notice something profoundly odd: Some times the dubbing is spot-on, like some of the characters were actually doing their lines originally in English and others weren't! It's weird! Also, during the final sequence in the chapel, the same molotav cocktail explosion is shown three times. Three times!! And there is some overacting, physically. Plus, the whole "voodoo" as a reason for the zombies feels a tad cheesy to me after Romero modernized zombies with Night of the Living Dead (radiation, basically). Well, that's just nit-picking there. The motive of resurrection is purely preference. I believe voodoo more over radiation (why wasn't the Russian countryside littered with zombies after Chernobyl?) and the fact that it's a mysterious and powerful force makes it more likely to do so. As Bart mentioned, you get American actors (Farrow, McCullough, Johnson, Karlatos and D'Amario were English spealing, while Grey, Cliver and Dakkar were Italian) so therefore when looping lines in post, the first five are going to be more closely related to their mouths than the other three, who had to be looped in from another language. It's understandable. |
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Post by Quorthon on Jun 20, 2006 16:15:55 GMT -5
The reason there were no Chernobyl zombies is because it was the wrong kind of radiation!
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Post by slayrrr666 on Jun 21, 2006 11:16:31 GMT -5
O........k |
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Post by Quorthon on Jul 3, 2006 15:44:41 GMT -5
I don't see you coming up with a better answer!
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Post by Bartwald on Jul 3, 2006 17:04:34 GMT -5
The reason there were no Chernobyl zombies is because it was the wrong kind of radiation! Well, actually, there WERE Chernobyl zombies! Didn't you guys see Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis?! It's all right there - bare facts, nothing else... |
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Post by Quorthon on Jul 4, 2006 8:25:38 GMT -5
The reason there were no Chernobyl zombies is because it was the wrong kind of radiation! Well, actually, there WERE Chernobyl zombies! Didn't you guys see Return Of The Living Dead: Necropolis?! It's all right there - bare facts, nothing else... Ohhhh... nuts. I haven't seen that. Dammit! |
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I think I would've enjoyed it more if I hadn't been half asleep while I was trying to watch it. 
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