Maybe if I show the trailer to the guys, they will trust me to add it to movie nite
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Street" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm adding that to my Netflix right now that trailer is the funniest thing > ever. > > On Dec 19, 2007 2:38 PM, B. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This has been on my Netflix for a while. I'll have to move it up the > > list. > > > > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com>, > > KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > > > > i haven't seen it yet... > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" <tdlists@> > > > I've been too afraid. Don't know why. Did you like it? > > > > > > KeithBJohnson@ wrote: > > > > > > > > All the jokes about sheep put me in mind of this film i've been > > > > hearing about for months, "Black Sheep". With taglines > > like "There are > > > > forty million sheep in New Zealand. They're all pissed off" > > and "The > > > > violence of the lambs", it sounds like a hoot. It's supposed to > > be > > > > very violent, very gory (the sheep routinely eat human entrails), > > and > > > > very funny. Sounds like a blast, reminds me of an updated version > > of > > > > camp classics like "The Food of the Gods" or "Night of the > > Lepus", but > > > > with more blood, and FX courtesy of WETA! > > > > > > > > Check out the trailer, it's hilarious. > > > > > > http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/blacksheep/internationaltrai > > ler/ > > > > > > <http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/blacksheep/internationaltra > > iler/> > > > > > > > > Synopsis: > > > > http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_sheep/about.php > > > > <http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/black_sheep/about.php> > > > > This blood-soaked horror comedy is the story of Henry Oldfield > > (Nathan > > > > Meister), a New Zealander with an unfortunate phobia...of sheep. > > When > > > > Henry was a boy, his father was killed in a herding accident on > > the > > > > land, and Henry fled to the big city. Now, years later, he has > > > > returned to sell his half of the farm and--at the behest of his > > > > therapist--to face his fears. Meanwhile, Henry's sadistic older > > > > brother Angus (Peter Feeney) has taken over the family business, > > and > > > > become widely known for his controversial genetic experiments on > > the > > > > animals. When two animal activists release one of Angus's > > > > genetically-altered lambs, Henry's trip quickly turns into his > > worst > > > > nightmare, as the lamb's zombie-like bite turns sheep and people > > into > > > > vicious flesh-eaters. Henry joins forces with one of the animal > > > > activists (Danielle Mason), and together they try to escape the > > sheep > > > > and find an antidote for the virus. > > > > > > > > Director Jonathon King cleverly plays on the silliness of the > > normally > > > > docile, dimwitted lamb as terrifying monster, and his shots of > > the > > > > sheep swarming over the hills induce equal parts thrills and > > laughter. > > > > However, the storyline could perhaps have benefited from a bit > > less > > > > action, and a bit more plot, as the suspense and jokes begin to > > fizzle > > > > by the end. The excellent WETA WORKSHOP (known for its work on > > the > > > > LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy) delivers hilariously gory special > > effects. > > > > Faces are eaten off, humans throw their own limbs, and heads > > explode, > > > > culminating in a raucous bloodbath that will likely earn BLACK > > SHEEP > > > > cult status among the EVIL DEAD crowd. > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > Blogs: > > The Greasy Guide > http://greasyguide.com > Your Online Destination for Urban Information > > Coming Soon > Street Sweet NYC > http://www.streetsweetnyc.com > Get your fix on cupcake bliss. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
