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Ferret you quit?? I'm soooo cunfuzzled at this moment it soo has melted my brain...I come on and the thread is gone gone gone....now its back with many pages added :o
RIP Chrono, Bwind, Freak and Ferret (really??) I had fun playing (the game) with all of you! ~S~ |
I really wish I could have stayed for the end, and I did plan to. It was only last Thursday that it dawned on me that I was going on a two week cruise starting Saturday. I decided to wait until I got onto the boat to see if there was free wifi or anything like that (internet wasn´t too helpful beforehand) but alas when I arrived I discovered they were charging 50 pence a minute which really stacked up. In fact, when I came online the other day to quickly let V know I couldn´t continue in the competition and post that message it cost me 7 Pounds (I also checked facebook). The only reason I´m able to post this is because we´ve found an Internet Cafe in Cartegena.
Really sorry guys, I feel so guilty considering the sacrifices some of you made to keep me in. To the remaining five I say good luck, you all really deserve to win. And to V, I say thank you very much for an incredibly enjoyable competition. I sincerely hope we get to see a forth but as you said, that might be unlikely. |
Yeah, well, I demand a tombstone!! RAR!!
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MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT
The ROUND OF 5 begins tomorrow at NOON EST. Be here then, if you can. Two small hints of what to expect up ahead - A cranky yet strict man, and a redheaded simian...BOTH AS JUDGES, JURIES AND EXECUTIONERS!!! |
The radio man and the simian have been joined by a THIRD Judge...a PENGUIN MAN!!!
Tomorrow at Noon EST folks...be here! |
Cranky-Redhead-Penguin!?! What a combo!;)
Waiting...:cool: |
poo....can't be here for noon est I got called into work :( but will be here after work! ~S~
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No worries. You will have 24 hours at your disposal to make your first move in the Round of 5...
...and its time, so let's begin this. |
HDC BATTLE ROYALE III - THE ROUND OF 5
I welcome the FIVE surviving Finalists to THE ROUND OF 5. You 5 have gone through the twists and turns of 17 Challenges and have survived through them, while 19 or more contestants have fallen on their way in reaching this stage. From here on, your wit and intuition will take you beyond the others and crown one of you - HDC BATTLE ROYALE III KING/QUEEN!! But, for that to happen...you have to win the seal of approval of a group of extremely esteemed THREE people. Finalists... Say hello to... HDC BATTLE ROYALE III JUDGES!! *Door #1 OPENS! And in walks...* Judge NEVERENDING, the Radio Man!! http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/c...rney-Judge.png *Door #2 OPENS! And in walks...* Judge ZERO, the Simian Man!! http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...kkio/zaius.jpg *Door #3 OPENS! And in walks...* Judge RETURN, the Penguin Man!! http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...guin_ninja.jpg |
I'm quite certain this is a better picture of Zero:
http://www.punny.org/wp-content/imag...0329monkey.jpg :p |
And now...
behold, the Judge's WEAPON OF PUNISHMENT!! http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...HandCannon.jpg A Special Judge HAND CANNON, which can fire THREE types of bullets -
Each of the Judges carry one of those. Finalists, the 3 Judges standing before you hold your destiny in BR III in their collective hands. Let's move to your FIRST ROUND OF 5 CHALLENGE! All the best. |
HDC BATTLE ROYALE III: ROUND OF 5 - CHALLENGE #1
I welcome all 5 FINALISTS - Freddy Myers, Jenna26, Michelle, Roshiq & Straker - to your FIRST EVER ROUND OF 5. All of you are hereby led into The JUSTICE CHAMBER. http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...7-16-22-37.jpg Each one of you has been marked to a seat in front of the 3 Judges. Please sit down. In front of you on the round table, you will find a stack of marked envelopes - A, B, C, D & E. You are free to choose any envelope for yourself, and post your choice of envelope in a PM to me. Also, it is not necessary for ALL FIVE of you to choose DIFFERENT envelopes...which means, any two (or three or even FOUR or ALL FIVE) of you CAN choose the SAME envelope. (You all need not consult each other through PMs) PM me your choice of envelope. We proceed as soon as I receive the first choice through PMs. |
hahahahahaha! Thanks to the BR Authority for appointing this 3 interestingly funny looking judges for the remaining tensed rounds of this year. This will definitely add some extra pressure on the contestants & drama in the last few showdowns. Btw, why The Radio Man looks like a judge of a Kung Fu court?
With due respect, can we have some background story of this 3 surprise judges?;) |
Shhh Roshiq. :p
The Judges are watching this as we speak right now. Be respectful or they will shoot you even before the Round begins. :D The Radio Man Judge is perpetually cranky, the Simian Man Judge can transform into a thundering angry simian in an instant, and you don't wanna know what the Penguin Man Judge can do with his hidden Hanzo sword. ;) |
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Btw, I have already picked an envelope. Now what?? :confused: |
So a radio man, a monkey and a penguin walk into a bar........
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The first choice has been made.
Finalist ROSHIQ has chosen Envelope C. And the envelope is opened... ...which reveals a white card, printed on both sides! One side says... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... JUDGE ... ... ... ... ...ZERO!! http://www.punny.org/wp-content/imag...0329monkey.jpg Door #2 of the Justice Chamber OPENS! ...And the Simian Man judge walks in, and sits across from Finalist ROSHIQ. He then turns towards the host and nods once, sternly looking back at Roshiq. The host takes the piece of paper and turns it around, and reads aloud from the other printed side of the card. Roshiq's Query - "What do you think has been the single biggest factor in contributing to the downfall of horror from the early 90s till now? 1 - Too much corporate interference from the studios? 2 - Lack of original talent and material? 3 - Too much emphasis on sequels and remakes?" You have TWENTY-FOUR HOURS to think over your answer, and post it in this thread accordingly, Roshiq. Feel free to do any sort of research on the subject asked. Remember, you have to choose ONE option from the THREE given above. Your answer will be then analyzed and awarded points on a scale of 0-10 by the Judge, who will then proceed to decide if you will incur any sort of punishment OR get any sort of reward for it. Good luck...think it over carefully, and then reply your answer IN THIS THREAD! FAILURE TO ANSWER WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS WILL INCUR JUDGE ZERO'S WRATH AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A BRUTAL PUNISHMENT!! Your time starts...NOW. |
***INTERLUDE*** He watches inside the Justice Chamber at everyone, silently. The special glass hides him from the view of all the people inside the Chamber, and he whispers something into a special microphone fitted near his mouth. "I am here." Inside the Chamber, the host immediately touches his right ear and turns his head slowly towards the direction of the glass. He gives an almost imperceptible nod to the man behind it. Finalists... Say hello to... THE FOURTH HDC BATTLE ROYALE JUDGE!! *A hidden door in front slides open* *And in walks...* Judge AUSTIN316426808, the Unforgiving Man!! http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...irtyHarry2.jpg He is ready...for all of you. |
15 minutes gone...
...23 hours and 45 minutes remaining. |
***SECOND & FINAL INTERLUDE*** He walks straight at the closed big doors guarded by two armed guards on either side. "Halt," one of the guards says, swiftly moving between the doors and the silhouetted figure. His eyes glare at the guard, and he turns slightly to face him. The golden badge shining brightly on his proud chest beams its light at the guard, almost silently yelling it's bold printed letters at him in reply. The guard reads it and gulps once audibly, looking back at the eyes of the figure. "Big apologies. I didn't know who you were." The other guard closes his gaping mouth and immediately throws the big doors open. The figure doesn't utter a word and strides straight in towards the big round table in the center. The host sees him and immediately begins to announce his arrival. Finalists... Say hello to... THE FIFTH AND FINAL HDC BATTLE ROYALE III JUDGE!! Judge DOC FAUSTUS, the LAW Man!! http://i601.photobucket.com/albums/t.../Iamthelaw.jpg Faustus...is LAW!! |
After some deliberation, the deadline has been extended to 24 hours from the moment the question is posted.
The original post has been modified accordingly. Please re-check. 43 minutes have passed since then. |
The second choice has been made.
Finalist MICHELLE has chosen Envelope E. And the envelope is opened... ...which reveals a green card, printed on both sides! One side says... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... JUDGE ... ... ... ... ...NEVERENDING!! http://i524.photobucket.com/albums/c...rney-Judge.png Door #1 of the Justice Chamber OPENS! ...And the Radio Man judge walks in, and sits across from Finalist MICHELLE. He then nods once quickly, never taking his eyes off from glaring at Michelle with full fury! The host takes the piece of paper and turns it around, and reads aloud from the other side of the card. Michelle's Query - "You're a producer who is going to "reboot" the Dr. Phibes movies. Will you do a sequel or a remake (and why) and who are you going to cast that will please the die-hard Price fans and younger viewers as well?" You have TWENTY-FOUR HOURS to think over your answer and post it in this thread, Michelle. Feel free to do any sort of research on the subject asked. Your answer will be then analyzed and awarded points on a scale of 0-10 by the Judge, who will then proceed to decide if you will incur any sort of punishment OR get any sort of reward for it. Good luck...think it over carefully, and then reply your answer IN THIS THREAD! FAILURE TO ANSWER WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS WILL INCUR JUDGE ZERO'S WRATH AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A BRUTAL PUNISHMENT!! Your time starts...NOW. |
11 hours and 51 minutes have passed in Roshiq's BR III clock. He is yet to submit his unedited answer.
...12 hours and 9 minutes remain for him. Michelle's clock has started just now. |
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Analysis/points to support my answer: Apart from a nice little boom of serial killer sub genre & some acclaimed original films like In the mouth of Madness, Candyman & Jacob's ladder two main problems pushed horror backward during 90's: 1. The proliferation of nonstop slasher and gore films in the eighties. 2. The young audience who feasted on the blood and morbidity of the previous decade grew up, and the replacement audience for films of an imaginative nature were being captured instead by the explosion of special effects possibilities with CGI. Directors and producers started to feel somehow as if they have to show more in order to get more from the audience and make sure it will appeal to as wide an audience as possible. Money-shark studios and directors alike tend to borrow successful scenes or effects from one film, and repeat it consistently throughout every subsequent film, relying on those said scenes and effects to provide entertainment in lieu of any originality or plot. What happened to keeping the audience in suspense by waiting until the finale to reveal the monster or the breathtaking big murder scene? Horror films then begin to producing a chain reaction, the more creatures and blood and guts that films show, the more the audience 'will want to see in the future'. Studios sacrificing substance for shock treatment. It was supposed to happen while the rapid commercialization goes in an expanding industry like entertainment and media, all that matters to the people that put up money to fund a project is cold hard cash or an assurance of secure & quick return. A blockbuster film is not always necessarily a good one, but under the hands of corporate culture studios seem to watch the numbers more often than the movies they produce, and one blockbuster is apt to be followed by five others bearing extreme similarities. Of course, this results in numbers dropping as audiences tire of the same drivel, leading the studios to find the next big blockbuster to reproduce into oblivion. New and eager filmmakers may in some case repeatedly turned away in favor of the next remake of a horror classic. This isn’t going to become an argument about how remakes nowadays are abundant and terrible; it’s just going to say that this is how it is now. This is the popular trend and people are sick of it. Of course, it doesn’t matter that people are sick of it as long as the money is made by the studios. Stuart Gordon once said that the investors for Re-Animator gave him these guidelines: Has to be horror, has to be feature length (which at the time was 75 minutes at minimum), and had to have a final cut delivered by a certain date, which was around a year after they were to begin principal production. Nowadays, these types of deals are unheard of. Independence of creativity have to fight & get its license under the seal of corporate demand. In the last note I like to add the following quote of Joe Dante said in an interview at Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2009..."There was not the same degree of freedom as there had been in the Seventies, but there was not the kind of studio interference that we see today with the corporate mentality. That was just coming in, but it hadn't fully taken hold. Now it's like working for a bank." |
...and the Penguin watches on. Watching, waiting...waddling.
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Nicely written, Roshiq.
Please DO NOT EDIT your post till the Simian Man Judge Zero sees it and sends in his evaluation of your entry. Good work. Michelle's BR III Clock says 8 hours and 17 minutes have passed. Still 15 hours and 43 minutes remain in her time. |
The third choice has been made.
Finalist STRAKER has chosen Envelope B. And the envelope is opened... ...which reveals a blue card, printed on both sides! One side says... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... JUDGE ... ... ... ... ...AUSTIN316426808!! http://i383.photobucket.com/albums/o...irtyHarry2.jpg Door #4 of the Justice Chamber OPENS! ...And the Unforgiving Judge walks in, and sits directly across from Finalist STRAKER. He tilts his head slightly towards the host and nods once slowly, continuously staring at Straker without a single blink. The host takes the card and turns it around, and reads aloud from the other side of the card. Straker's Query - "Does the resounding success of the Twilight series at the Box Office mean that today's horror has to aim at teenagers and romance to ensure success commercially, rather than be out-and-out horrific and scary, as has been the trend for most of the mainstream releases in horror history?" You have TWENTY-FOUR HOURS to think over your answer and post it in this thread, Straker. Feel free to do any sort of research on the subject asked. Your answer will be then analyzed and awarded points on a scale of 0-10 by the Judge, who will then proceed to decide if you will incur any sort of punishment OR get any sort of reward for it. Good luck...think it over carefully, and then reply your answer IN THIS THREAD! FAILURE TO ANSWER WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS WILL INCUR JUDGE AUSTIN'S WRATH AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A BRUTAL PUNISHMENT!! Your time starts...NOW. |
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I would like to cast Gary Oldman as the Doctor. Oldman possesses an otherworldy ability to transform himself into antagonists that you can empathize with, which is key to the character of Dr. Phibes. Plus Gary Oldman could grow a sweet moustache and he is extremely adept at working in an elaborate and fantasical setting. |
Twilight can suck my balls!!
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That said, there can be no doubt that movie makers will always look for safe investments and given the commercially success of the franchise, it is almost certain to spawn copies and dictate a certain desire to tap into the same market. I’m not convinced this will lead to a move away from what could be termed ‘traditional’ horror since the target audience is simply not the same. A good movie is a good movie and if you have a good movie it would not be necessary to throw a teen romance story in there to ‘ensure’ commercial success. That route, while it may be applied by some movie makers, demonstrates a lack of creativity and quality and serves only to highlight a complacent market. Commercial success should always be ensured through quality rather than following predetermined formulas of success. While there is a market for traditional horror or pure blood and gore movies they will continue to find their audience. The target audience of traditional horror would not be comparable to that of the Twilight Saga and as such is unlikely to directly affect the production of traditional horror. I think it’s fair to assume horror is here to stay, with or without the Twilight Saga. |
Nicely written, Michelle & Straker.
Let me go and see what the honorable Judges' verdicts are... All THREE Judges haven't turned in their verdicts yet. Please DO NOT EDIT your posts until they see it and send in their evaluation. |
The fourth choice has been made.
Finalist FREDDYMYERS has chosen Envelope A. And the envelope is opened... ...which reveals a yellow card, printed on both sides! One side says... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... JUDGE ... ... ... ... ...RETURN!! http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/...guin_ninja.jpg Door #4 of the Justice Chamber OPENS! ...And the Penguin Judge walks in, and sits directly across from Finalist FREDDYMYERS. He stares at Freddy for one full minute, then slowly nods at the host. The host takes the card and turns it around, and reads aloud from the other side of the card. Freddy's Query - "You are cursed with the daunting task of removing one of the horror films from ever having existed. The film the you choose will be stricken from the very fabric of reality - no remnants of its influence will remain in existence. Keeping in mind all of the effects that they have had on the genre, which of these films do you feel is most deserving to be permanently erased, and why? On the flip side, which do you feel is most deserving of it's classic status? - Psycho - Night of the Living Dead - Frankenstein" You have TWENTY-FOUR HOURS to think over your answer and post it in this thread, Straker. Feel free to do any sort of research on the subject asked. Your answer will be then analyzed and awarded points on a scale of 0-10 by the Judge, who will then proceed to decide if you will incur any sort of punishment OR get any sort of reward for it. Good luck...think it over carefully, and then reply your answer IN THIS THREAD! FAILURE TO ANSWER WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS WILL INCUR JUDGE RETURN'S WRATH AND YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A BRUTAL PUNISHMENT!! Your time starts...NOW. |
Dude- that's a brutal question.
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I find the reasoning behind the choice of doing a remake somewhat simplistic. A new sequel could afford an opportunity for marketting the first 2 films- an out of the box rerelease that could be a cinematic event- as well as new boxed set DVD collection, preparing the way for a new sequel. Still, there are only two possible answers, so I give 3 points to that part of the question. Second part- casting of Gary Oldman is inspired. He has cred within the genre in many films, he has the chops to live up to the role, and he might even create a portrayal that is a fitting homage to Price. There are only a few other actors I could see attempt the role. Points for this part- 4.5. Total points- 7.5. An above average answer. No punishment. Small reward. |
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Judge NEVERENDING has passed his judgement!!
Finalist Michelle, you have been given... ...7.5 POINTS out of a POSSIBLE 10 for that simple yet effective answer. Which means, you win ONE additional Health Pack!! And since the esteemed Judge has decided to give you a small reward too, you win A MAGNUM WITH 6 BULLETS to use in the subsequent Zone outing. Congratulations. You may step aside, Michelle. |
Judges Zero & Austin will be turning in their verdicts later today.
And the time on FreddyMyer's BR III Clock says 5 hours and 30 minutes. The last finalist, Jenna26, is yet to select an envelope. |
Wow, perhaps I was lucky in dying when I did, these questions are toughies.
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Judge ZERO has passed his judgement!!
Finalist Roshiq, you have been given... ... ... ... ... ... ...09 POINTS out of a POSSIBLE 10 for that superb and exemplary answer. Which means, you win TWO additional BONUS Health Packs!! And since the esteemed Judge has decided to give you a SOLID reward too, you win A ROCKET LAUNCHER WITH 3 ROCKETS to use in the subsequent Zone outing. Many, many congratulations. You may step aside now, Roshiq. |
Waiting for - Judge Austin's evaluation, FreddyMyers' answer and Jenna's pick of the envelopes.
The time on FreddyMyer's BR III Clock says 12 hours and 57 minutes. 11 hours and 3 minutes remain for him. |
I am eliminating from history the movie Psycho. Known as the perfect movie at the perfect time. I picked Psycho because without this movie there would still be the undead, monsters, ghosts and even psychotic killers. The fact of life is that there always has been and always will be “psychos.” The atmosphere, camera work and score had more to do with the success of it way more than the other 2 movies. More so than most movies period. The sad fact of life is the Psychos do exist and eventually there would be a movie made about them. Peeping Tom came out a couple of months before Psycho but didn’t come close to the success. The reason for this is Big Al, not the movie itself. If he’d never thought to do Psycho his way of directing another movie would have still made him a classic icon, but if you add in previously unknown sexuality, a couple screeching violins and a theatre antic (You weren’t allowed to leave the theatre once the movie began, which created a buzz throughout America) you would now have the classic movie it has become.
Humans are human, which means their gonna do stupid, scary, crazy and even psychotic shit, all of which can be recorded into history and therefore have a movie made about it. That is why Psycho is expendable, it would still be going on weather a movie was made about it or not. What would be missed is the way Alfred created his own atmosphere, and use of camera angles and shots. But that’s not to say we wouldn’t have seen that same in another movie. Cant understate how important the human element is for a movie like Psycho. Without psycho there still would be serial killer movies just because there would still real life serial killers. Movies that involve the human element can be recreated but it’s the director that can make that same movie a classic. Now think of NOTLD never being thought of, or the notion of dead people being reanimated back to life or a monster in the moonlight relentlessly chasing after you. Now you just eliminated a huge percentage of horror period! Psychos will and have always existed but the same can’t be said about reanimated and/or put back together corpses. The human aspect of psycho is its biggest contributor but also the reason horror could exist without it ever being created. The same cant exactly be said about the others. As for the others, I choose Night Of The Living Dead to be the most deserving of its classic status. This is in no way any disrespect to Frankenstein but think of the horror genre as a whole, now think of it without the undead. Without the living dead there is a huge hole in horror itself. Without Frankenstien there is still Dracula, Wolfman and other creatures or monsters in which early cinema could still create and harness the horror element all while still scaring audiences. Out of sheer numbers alone you would have to say NOTLD is a more important movie which would in return be more deserving of “classic” status. Frankenstien is one of the best stories ever told but there are times in which you are sympathizing with the villain. By the end of the story you’re not sure whether its him or us that the villain is, which should be taken as a compliment to the story itself. How can you see frank as a villain when as tosses the girl over the bridge thinking she would float just like the flowers. Now think of Zombies attacking the poor girl and pouring over the bridge with her trying to devour as much flesh as possible. Monsters and zombies are known as a few sub genres of horror, not Frankensteins’ and zombies. The percentage and effect that NOTLD had on the genre is the reasoning behind me stating that it is more deserving of the Classic status. |
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