The fact that it's such a good story means it's probably complete bollocks, but I did read somewhere that this exact concern is why that film The Madness of King George wasn't called The Madness of King George III despite the original play using the regnal number.

I always get really sceptical of claims like this that just come along at opportune times, but then again, the Jimmy Savile claims all seemed pretty "timely" after his death and they were all true in the end. So I dunno.

Stick some of the Italian horror maestros on that one and it could brilliant; Fulci would have been my pick but he's 87 years old and he's dead.

Is there a King story that hasn't been adapted for something? Between films and TV it seems the guy's work is a shoo-in for some sort of adaptation.

Is "Kristen Chenoweth" related to Kristin Chenoweth at all?
Snark aside, Kristin is a terrible name.

Not hugely relevant (spoiler alert coming), but it just fucked me off so much to see those X-Files season 10 comics retconning that the Gunmen never actually died and have been in hiding underneath Arlington all this time. I gave up on that series there and then.

No, no, no. It's a real argument. It just isn't correct.

Yeah, those animal deaths have done the film so much damage and for very little gain—yes, the turtle scene is easily the most unsettling in the film, but it doesn't actually add anything that couldn't have been done with physical effects; and the current censorship or banning of the film generally stems from issues of…

I think Cannibal Holocaust has to be the trump card that justifies found footage. Say what you will about its exploitative elements but it's probably the most logical and well-constructed example of the genre (wherein a man has to actually review the grisly footage to construct a television special from it, rather…

Is the first one any good? I only saw the second one and it stunk like that shit I took the day after The Eglantine were offering half-price Guinness on St. Pat's. You know the one, it clunked off the bottom of the bowl like metal on metal and splash-backed like a fat man doing a cannonball. Looked like a miniature…

Meh. Those porn tube sites are basically full of pirated content; if he'd sat up and recommended people torrenting Game of Thrones or the new number-one album, he'd be getting slated for it too.

You had me at Morena Baccarin.

Yeah, like A-B-C-C-B-A. Like a palindrome.

While you do make a valid point, I'm not sure we were ever treated to a definitive pantsing of the Predator to know if it's a fella or a chick.

I suppose Escape from LA has its moments. But yeah, they're thin on the ground, and with the exception of Empire and possibly (not in my mind, though) Aliens, they're usually a good drop below the original.

Ugh.

I like Robocop 2. It's not a patch on the original but as sci-fi sequels go it's definitely one of the better ones.

That's a fan film? It looks perfect, down to the contemporary film quality (not needlessly glossy high-def). I'm going to have to watch the shit out of this.

Think of it as a cinematic palindrome.

Another reason the original was superior, then.