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This reminds me of the underrated Dudley Moore vehicle "Crazy People" in which he's an advertising man who is in charge of the tagline to a horror movie. He comes up with, "The Freak: It Will Fuck You Up For Life" which naturally has people lined up down the block.

I kind of wish that The Happening had been about plants that, feeling threatened, emit some kind of airborne toxin that induces the public to collectively poop their pants. Obviously the original title would have been The Brown Effect.

I guess you'd want to catch the first showing of that feature.

LEAH?!?! I now have a new anecdote for whenever I'm sitting around with mates making fun on New Zealand :P

The crowded future stings my eyes
I still find time to exercise
In uniform with two white stripes

Unlock my section of the sand
It's fenced off to the water's edge
I clamp a gasmask on my head

On my beach at night
Bathe in my moonlight

Another tanker's hit the rocks
Abandoned to spill out its guts
The sand is laced with sticky glops

O' Shimmering moonlight sheen upon
The waves and water clogged with oil
White gases steam up from the soil

I squash dead fish between my toes
Try not to step on any bones
I turn around and I go home

I slip back through my basement door
Switch off all that I own below
Dive in my scalding wooden tub

My own beach at night
Electric Moonlight

There will always be a moon
Over Marin

I wonder if Screen Gems will chase this brown, nutty dragon with QUARANTINE.

As I recall, there are YouTube videos of audiences reacting to scenes of [REC]. Good to know there might be quite a fit of deuce juice being unleashed in those ...

Anthony Timpson, the man behind the Incredibly Strange Film Festival, is one of the greatest film freaks I know. A constant presence on the fest circuit around the world, and a voracious fan of the fringe. This is a great flyer. Who wouldn't want to see it based on that?!

ant's a legend, as is the 'incredibly strange film festival', which is 'world famous in new zealand'.

here's hoping this time out 'rec' brings about a pooperama to rival the barforama from stand by me...i'll be going for a sphincter-factor of 9.5 when i see it just to be on the safe side

I saw [REC] at the Fantasia Film Festival. Tremendously overrated. The jump scares can be seen coming a mile away, and there are only one or two truly surprising moments. Otherwise, it's a very run of the mill, first person horror flick that brings nothing new to the table.

I'd love to read what that (*) references.

I'd have to agree with montrealkid on this one. The film is fine and all, but it's certainly nothing we haven't seen before. While the ending is well made and pretty scary, it's decidedly formulaic. I don't see what all the fuss is about. It's a zombie movie done Blair Witch style. I enjoyed the Blair Witch project and I enjoy zombie movies, so I thought it was a fun little romp. But it's nothing more than that.

William Castle would appreciate that poster. And he'd hand out free Depends at every screening.

Tip: Don't get that Extreme Bloody Mary - it's spiked with laxative.

Met Ant at TIFF '07. Great guy. A pleasure to just sit and chat film with.

During a (admittedly slow) critic screening of an Austrian sci-fi picture, he got up out of his seat and audibly told some rude guy to STOP FUCKING TALKING on his cell phone in the tiny Cumberland theatre. Nice.

And [REC] is just a solidly constructed thrill-ride. Nothing wrong with that. It's unpretentious and short, and gives that audience exactly what it wants.

presented with a very good sound system, this movie is certainly effective, if nothing particularly new or innovative. I'm mildly miffed that some folks seem to want to write this movie off for not reinventing the wheel.

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