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Originally posted by Magnolia:
Bad Taste was exciting to watch in the way that Dementia 13 must have been.

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I'm not old enough to have seen "Dementia 13" in the theatre (well, maybe I am, but...I wonder, did anyone see it there?); I saw it several times on "Creature Features" on TV before I went to college, so I know what you're talking about. Coppola didn't seem to be paying homage to his mentor Roger Corman, at least not to start; he seemed more interested in acknowledging Roman Polanski's "Knife in the Water" and Rene Clement's "Purple Noon." Of course, later on the Poe/Corman references "surfaced", so I guess Roger must have been proud. I really need to watch "Dementia 13" again because much of the "plot" eludes me now.

EDIT- Oh well, my bro got a DVD of "Dementia 13" from the 99 Cent Store, so now the plot is clear as a bell. Yes, Coppola accomplishes quite a bit in three days in Ireland, but even "Bad Taste", such as it is, is "better."

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Seriously you guys, I thought this was about Peter Jackson.

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Originally posted by know_it_all:
Seriously you guys, I thought this was about Peter Jackson.

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k-i-a, this is still about PJ. We just started comparing his first film, "Bad Taste", to Coppola's first, "Dementia 13." I was hoping to get some responses about other PJ films, so I appreciated Magnolia's and Carol's responses. Do you or anyone else have anything to share about his pre-LOTR films or his upcoming "King Kong"?

Does it seem funny to anyone else that Peter and Raimi both started violently, and went on to Direct some of the biggest($$) movies in the past few years. I don't know, but, if you're an aspiring director, it seems like gore is a good place to start.

I've not paid a great deal of attention to news regarding Jackson's King Kong remake because I was frankly dubious, but I have to say the trailer is quite good.

I didn't realize it was set in the same period as the original. Nice touch, that.

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The only films I've seen of Mr.Jackson's are "Heavenly Creatures", which was pretty amazing, and the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, which I think to be one of the best shots at epic filmmaking in some time. And his new "Kong" looks like it might turn the whole monster genre on its ear. I think this guy's a major talent.

What i like about him is that he puts a lot of effort into his movies (Lord of the Rings) to really make them as good as they can be. And has anyone noticed how he made cameos in LOTR 1 & 2? I bet he did in the third one too, but i havent heard anything about it.