tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post2287856370864887175..comments2024-03-29T01:33:56.188-07:00Comments on Taliesin meets the vampires: First Impression: Stake LandTaliesin_ttlghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-29819105331597683032011-07-11T15:53:43.623-07:002011-07-11T15:53:43.623-07:00Hi Anthony
The big difference between this and zo...Hi Anthony<br /><br />The big difference between this and zombieland is that this is very dour and zombieland is a comedy... the buddy motifs are there but to some degree, in an apocalypse movie, are necessary for viewer engagement (even if it is the dog!)<br /><br />lore wise there is a religion aspect but not in the normal way. Mister rubs garlic on a stake and is asked if it works, he says it can't hurt... that's about it in a standard vamp lore sort of way.Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-61841957774438571772011-07-11T13:20:37.144-07:002011-07-11T13:20:37.144-07:00It's hard not to see some Zombieland similarit...It's hard not to see some <i>Zombieland</i> similarities in the plot description (as Clark49 mentioned), but I suppose you could argue that the buddy motif is a trope in vampire apocalypses. <br /><br />Fer instance, how about Robert Neville's dog in <i>I am legend</i>?<br /><br />Back to the flick. Apart from the lore you've mentioned, Andy, how about other aspects? Garlic, crosses, that kinda thing...Anthony Hogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647370834507823458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-54323421160669882162011-06-25T06:53:44.189-07:002011-06-25T06:53:44.189-07:00It was the mentality I didn't understand... if...It was the mentality I didn't understand... if I had disliked a film that much I would have left, I certainly wouldn't have dreamed of talking through it... The impact, however, wasn't as bad as it could have been (and at least they left after the shush) and the film itself good... if dour :)Taliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-49843016657751856322011-06-25T05:14:54.627-07:002011-06-25T05:14:54.627-07:00Jealous! Thought of taking a trip to Chicago when ...Jealous! Thought of taking a trip to Chicago when this was playing there recently to see it, but it didn't pan out. Now I am just gonna have to wait for it to come on video. Glad to hear it was a good one. Sounds about like what I have been expecting it to be. Sorry about your poor movie viewing experience, though. Nothing worse than other people ruining a movie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677605637257952349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-57067196672227120112011-06-19T08:08:20.355-07:002011-06-19T08:08:20.355-07:00it is a combination that could definitely work Ros...it is a combination that could definitely work RoseTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-18313868550110450302011-06-19T07:57:42.034-07:002011-06-19T07:57:42.034-07:00Guess what? I would like to see this idea - feral ...Guess what? I would like to see this idea - feral blood-lusting vampires - carried in my beloved Gothic trappings. I remember reading reprinted Tomb of Dacula and one issue featured these type of vampires and siege of Transylvanian cottage. Beautiful artwork.RoseOfTransylvaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049925633772263505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-19099571435723558822011-06-19T05:14:57.632-07:002011-06-19T05:14:57.632-07:00That buddy element is a common trope in movies - a...That buddy element is a common trope in movies - and distinct from I am Legend, which eschews all form of buddy element for abject lonliness. (That lonliness being the point, of course.)<br /><br />There were certainly Zombieland aspects - indeed I felt that the vampire santa claus was an oblique reference to zombieland and the zombie clown thereinTaliesin_ttlghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105263634442191232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23449634.post-73106302682350337922011-06-19T05:09:08.333-07:002011-06-19T05:09:08.333-07:00I enjoyed the film, perhaps more than I thought I ...I enjoyed the film, perhaps more than I thought I would, and as discussed briefly after the showing, thought that drawing comparisons to Zombieland (albeit without the comedic element)and the series The Walking Dead, in terms of firstly the "buddy" element and secondly the post-apocalyptic groups of survivors, some just struggling to live and others exploiting any who come across their path, was worth a mention. To me it seemed to borrow quite heavily from those scenarios as shown in the above, and also countless other films, but that did not detract from the film.................the only distraction was the 4 idiots who couldn't understand the film as it wasn't a "sparkly" vampire love storyClark49https://www.blogger.com/profile/01694430083905749806noreply@blogger.com