My Little Apocalypse

[nacho]

Because I'm obsessed with this genre, I broke down and got Left Behind from Netflix.

From the beginning, it's horrible.  The titles for the DVD are playing, like, old school MIDI music.

[nacho]

Left Behind

Oh.  My.  God. This is like a high school film project.

[RottingCorpse]

Isn't it ironic that christians have no Imgination?

[nacho]

Here's the thing, though -- I've made it through the ridiculous first half hour (the Nobel laureate's desert wheatfield is built on top of what appears to be Stargate Command, and he seems to be commander of all Israel, but the complex is open to the public and doesn't raise anyone's eyebrows -- and that's just the first five minutes!).

The rapture has just happened and everyone left behind on the plane is freaking out. So now it's getting interesting.

[nacho]

Okay!  I gave up. We get 15 minutes, after the Rapture, where people try to act sad.  Then the rest of the movie is set up to everyone converting to Christianity and setting up the sequels.

[Reginald McGraw]

Isn't it ironic that christians have no Imgination?

It bothers me.  Why go to all the trouble of trying to make "Christian" versions of things?  Either jump in the pot with everyone else, or say that God doesn't want me to.  Don't make horrible versions. 

Of course Christians like to buy things labeled "Christian" so there's money to be made.

You should re-release Womens Studies as a Christian horror film.

[RottingCorpse]

I'm not sure the juice would be worth the squeeze on that one.

[nacho]

For your consideration....NYC UFOs, Chinese village disappearance and sightings that look strangely similar to events in the trailer for the upcoming sci-fi movie 'Skyline'. Are these events a viral campaign for this film?

At Comic Con, the first footage from a small sci-fi thriller called Skyline, written and directed by the Strause Brothers, was presented. The alien invasion film was made on a small budget, but has fairly large-scale ambitions. Many small independent thrillers conduct viral marketing in order to receive notoriety. Is this what we are seeing? Read the plot lines:

A series of blindingly bright lights appear all over Los Angeles, mesmerizing the citizens of the city while luring them to an uncertain fate in this sci-fi thriller from sibling filmmakers Greg and Colin Strause. As speculation regarding the origin of the mysterious lights runs rampant, a Los Angeles entrepreneur (Donald Faison), his best friend, Jarrod (Eric Balfour), and Jarrod's frightened girlfriend (Scottie Thompson) struggle to resist temptation as they seek out the source of the luminous threat. - Fandango.com

In the sci-fi thriller Skyline, strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Skyline is directed and produced by the Brothers Strause (Alien vs. Predator: Requiem), whose company Hydraulx has provided visual effects for Avatar, Iron Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and 300. - IAmRogue.com

After a wild night of partying with friends, Terry (Donald Faison) awakens to discover that he's one of the few remaining people on Earth. Banding together with a small group of survivors (Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, David Zayas, Brittany Daniel and Crystal Reed), Terry sets out to solve the mystery of what happened to the human race. - Fflick.com

[RottingCorpse]

So it's Indpendence Day meets They Live meets Transformers.

[nacho]

For your consideration....NYC UFOs, Chinese village disappearance and sightings that look strangely similar to events in the trailer for the upcoming sci-fi movie 'Skyline'. Are these events a viral campaign for this film?

At Comic Con, the first footage from a small sci-fi thriller called Skyline, written and directed by the Strause Brothers, was presented. The alien invasion film was made on a small budget, but has fairly large-scale ambitions. Many small independent thrillers conduct viral marketing in order to receive notoriety. Is this what we are seeing? Read the plot lines:

A series of blindingly bright lights appear all over Los Angeles, mesmerizing the citizens of the city while luring them to an uncertain fate in this sci-fi thriller from sibling filmmakers Greg and Colin Strause. As speculation regarding the origin of the mysterious lights runs rampant, a Los Angeles entrepreneur (Donald Faison), his best friend, Jarrod (Eric Balfour), and Jarrod's frightened girlfriend (Scottie Thompson) struggle to resist temptation as they seek out the source of the luminous threat. - Fandango.com

In the sci-fi thriller Skyline, strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, drawing people outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Skyline is directed and produced by the Brothers Strause (Alien vs. Predator: Requiem), whose company Hydraulx has provided visual effects for Avatar, Iron Man 2, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and 300. - IAmRogue.com

After a wild night of partying with friends, Terry (Donald Faison) awakens to discover that he's one of the few remaining people on Earth. Banding together with a small group of survivors (Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, David Zayas, Brittany Daniel and Crystal Reed), Terry sets out to solve the mystery of what happened to the human race. - Fflick.com

Okay...I downloaded Skyline and...I had to turn it off.  At the two minute mark.  Wow.

[RottingCorpse]

I had heard it was pretty dismal.

[nacho]

Beyond dismal.

[nacho]

It's the one you've been waiting for.. or at least I have. Warner Bros. and CBS Films are officially teaming up to adapt Stephen King's epic tale of good verses evil in the apocalypse. The Hollywood Reporter broke the new earlier tonight:

"The studios and producers will sit down with writers and directors in the coming weeks in an attempt to find the right take on the material. One thing to be determined is whether to attempt the adaptation in one or multiple movies. King will be involved in some capacity.

CBS has held the rights for many years but recently realized the best way to undertake the project was with a partner. Warners beat out Fox and Sony in a tight bidding war for the gig, getting its hands on one of the biggest-selling books of all time."

Weighing in at over 1000 pages, The Stand was for a long time considered unfilmable. But with successful adaptations of other epic books like Lord of the Rings proving not only possible but doable, I guess the time has finally come for King's novel to get its due.

All I can say is they better not mess this one up. This is the big one. Haven't read it yet? you can order here.

So? Who should direct? Who should write? Can you imagine getting this gig? Talk about pressure.

[RottingCorpse]

It only works as multiple movies . . . which is probably the rea$on for considering it.

[nacho]

I'd be fine with a Stand trilogy.