Author Topic: Pontypool: French, Zombies and Basilisk Hacks  (Read 5162 times)

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Pontypool: French, Zombies and Basilisk Hacks
« on: May 15, 2012, 04:38:23 PM »
is it even remotely appropriate to make a thread for a movie? well I'm DOING IT. just try and stop me.

anyway, I just caught Pontypool on sweet, sweet Netflix, as trailered here:
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and could not but think of RPPR, what with the basilisk hack early Eclipse Phase core theme and the zombie sub-theme. it's like if Caleb and Ross could breed. as a horror movie it's a little weak--I mean, you won't be scared, I promise--but it's probably the most interesting treatment of zombies I've ever seen, and how often do you get memetic viruses in film?

it's super worth a watch if you don't mind a long character-establishing build and a little bit of hokeyness along with your second-degree nightmare fuel. check it owwwt.

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Re: Pontypool: French, Zombies and Basilisk Hacks
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 04:44:50 PM »
oh, I guess this is cool but on the wrong sub-forum. well. that's. that's how it goes sometimes.

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Re: Pontypool: French, Zombies and Basilisk Hacks
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 05:35:17 PM »
yup. I've seen it. It's based on a novel, but I've heard they changed quite a bit for the movie.

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Re: Pontypool: French, Zombies and Basilisk Hacks
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2012, 12:54:59 AM »
Kiss is kill...
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