Sergio Mendacious

I went on the Wiki page, because I really want to see this, but can't stomach animal cruelty scenes, so I scrolled down to the Controversy section. Regarding the disclaimer at the end:

 

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In addition to the film's atmosphere of sordid realism, the kangaroo hunting scene contains graphic footage of kangaroos actually being shot. A disclaimer at the conclusion of the movie states:

 

Producers' Note. Photography of the hunting scenes in this film took place during an actual kangaroo hunt conducted by licensed professional hunters. No kangaroos were expressly killed for this motion picture. Because the survival of the Australian kangaroo is seriously threatened these scenes were included with approval of leading animal welfare organisations in Australia and the United Kingdom.

 

The hunt lasted several hours, and gradually wore down the filmmakers. According to cinematographer Brian West, "the hunters were getting really drunk and they started to miss, ... It was becoming this orgy of killing and we [the crew] were getting sick of it." Kangaroos hopped about helplessly with gun wounds and trailing intestines. Producer George Willoughby reportedly fainted after seeing a kangaroo "splattered in a particularly spectacular fashion". The crew orchestrated a power failure in order to end the hunt.

 

At the 2009 Cannes Classic screening of Wake in Fright, 12 people walked out during the kangaroo hunt.

 

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Similarly, I put on Who Can Kill a Child? last night, having never seen it before, because it seemed the most summery of the classic 70s Italian horrors, but it starts with ten full minutes of horrific news footage of various atrocities. Barely seconds in, and there's a lingering scene of a bunch of emaciated corpses being tipped into a mass grave during the Holocaust. Also, most of the dead bodies you see from the various wars and stuff (lots) are children, as it's making some weird, and pointless connection with how children are the ones who suffer the most in conflict and famine. But it's a fun little film, and you'd miss nothing by skipping the first ten minutes, I just felt a bit blindsided and queasy.

 

It's not Italian, bro, it's Espangnole. I've never seen Who Can Kill a Child?, although that was a decent era for Spanish shockers, outside of the Paul Naschy movies. I didn't bore through the synopsis, as I would like to see it

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I could see the point of the animal killing in Wake in Fright, and it's obviously not as cheap and exploitative as in the Italo cannibal movies (John Morghen and R. Bolla both tell stories about the shit that directors tried to put their actors through to do real animal killings when fake would suffice), but it's very chilling.

Does it feature real animal death? I really can't stomach that shit.

It does, and it's very harrowing.

Wake in Fright is a film that more people should be aware of - the cherry on the top is Chips Rafferty playing a skewed version of his usual quintessential Aussie role. It has a real Hubert Selby Jr. down under vibe.

bAzTNM#1 Fan looks mantastic.

 

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Stop showing off guys some of us aren't hot like you lot lol, nah seriously fair play to bAzTNM#1Fan, Mr UKFF in my opinion if there was such a thing

Oppa!

Been on holiday this week and decided to admit my age and take a long-wave radio along with the shorts and straw hat. First time I've ever listened to TMS for an extended time, let alone a full game. Think I picked the right match to start...

 

Welcome to the team. This weekend's coverage had everything to love about TMS - great cricket, bags of cake discussion, Blowers rapping, grumpy Aussies, celebrity cricket fans, Boycott-baiting, ongoing feuds with members of the crowd, and drama in abundance.

 

TMS on longwave is to be treasured though, as I doubt it'll be around much longer.

I think that the death of TMS would kill about 50% of my spirit.

You were watching wrestling - sounds pretty fruity to me.

I've been listening to some old radio shows with Wade Keller and Dave Meltzer all the way back from 1992. I almost fainted at one bit of news. When Hogan was trying to break Hollywood there were plans in the works to have Hogan and George Foreman do a Lethal Weapon style buddy cop TV series. Which I can only assume got shelved when the Baywatch people got on board and decided to do Thunder In Paradise instead.

 

WHY WASNT THIS MADE???!!!

Grillgate fallout.

It's a long, boring story... paypal me some money, and I'll get Rosegarden to tell you.

At least 9 months after Max Moon shagged Tatanka's wife, there was no space child. Tatanka's wife had heard of Paul Diamond's reputation of never letting any shots in.

She was only in it for the one-nighter, because he was such badd company.

Cheers, mate. I don't even remember Stan Lane being WWF at that time.

He was the Ultimate Warrior at that point.

Didn't look a hugely reliable site, however.

I think that was on here.

Bang to rights. You wouldn't believe how many photos there are of me covered in population paste from that holiday. Had to convince my poor old mum it was tzatziki.

Kostas Tzatziki, the bloke who ran the boat trips.

So at a guess, we've got about half an hour before a photo of me on the beach chugging a big veiny cock exists. Marvellous.

someone else who isn't at work can finish the desecration.

Honestly, the water looked shopped to me. I'm imagining there's a hidden layer in there with a honking ebony knob in there.

Proof that if there are 3 things I shouldn't wear, they'd be hats, sunglasses, and vests.

 

 

It's also hard to look dignified while swilling from a bottle of water. If I wasn't so hot, I'd photoshop a Satchmo-style trumpet in there.

 

(someone else do it)

I think you've found a new book cover, Astro

This is like those porn conventions, where you can get a picture of Gianna Michaels squeezing you testicular sack.

 

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She's like an old porn actress willing to do anything, it looks like.

 

Plenty of porn actresses in their mid 20s in the "prime" of their money-making careers whore themselves out for extra cash anyway, it's not just the preserve of the washed up!

Having had a really fucked up journey from Playboy model to washed-up pornstar, Terri Weigel is now a 50ish topless "hostess" on Florida fishing boats.

To be fair I bet Mae Young is better than Trish anyway. All that experciance plus no teeth!

Non-transferable skills.

Has anyone seen the Dax Shepherd/Will Arnett comedy film "Let's go to Prison"? It's pretty enjoyable but Michael Shannon has a great turn in it as a terrifying skinhead prisoner in a "just before he hit it big role"

My god no - that film is horrifically awful.

I seldom watch any TNA - how did Alex Silva get in accidentally? It sounds like Flair left, and before the door shut, Silva ran in, and that's all it takes to join the TNA roster.

Big Train - Not as incredible as I remember. When it's good, it's magnificent but when it's bad, it's cringeworthy.

I'll always have love for that show, for the Staring Contest (I had the posters and everything), and

Goldfinger

I do have a soft for the Phantasm films, although ive always felt that the comedic edge and sense of surrealism was somewhat accidental and caused by the sheer shitness of a few of the performances, Reggie Bannisters being thd main culprit.

I see a lot of it as being that way - it's like catching lightning in a bottle. The ideas involved were great, and the ropey acting, the cheapness of the movie, and the scariness of the Tall Man offset Coscarelli's ineptitude.

John Dies at the End - Big bag of pants. Silly, cheesy horror-comedy, where the horror isn't horrible, and the comedy isn't funny. The book was also intelligible, but far more entertaining. Also, it's that kind of indie movie that has Paul Giamatti and Clancy Brown in the cast, but they seemingly (especially Giamatti) were available for one quick day of shooting, being only in one location. The leads are fuck annoying, too. It's pants. A lot of people like Don Coscarelli's films, but outside of the original Phantasm, I think they've been total arse. Yes, that includes Bubba Ho-Tep, which benefits from some good performances, but also features Reggie Bannister, and is wank. Thankfully, he seems to be on the outs with Coscarelli, so he's not stinking up this film, although the best thing about Phantasm, Angus Scrimm, is wheeled out for a few moments that are just about the best in the film.

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