What the fuck?
This is an interesting flick.
Some sort of scenario is happening in a small town in Ontario, and our entire movie is from the point of view of a few people in the local AM radio station. 99% of the movie happens in that building even though 75% of the plot happens outside of it. The story unfolds through people calling in to the radio station, describing what they are seeing. Even so, or possibly because of that, there are a few very tense scenes as our imaginations are left to themselves to paint the picture.
And in the end, I'm still not sure what the fuck happened.
Other peeps watch this flick so we can discuss it.
Pontypool - Yay! Netflix.
Wikipedia has the entire plot (total spoiler).
Sounds interesting.
I wish it came out back when I was an English major in college.
Sounds interesting.
I wish it came out back when I was an English major in college.
It was IFC a few weeks ago so I watched it.
The main character looks like Lance Henriksen and has an personality like Anthony Bourdain.
I liked it the idea of the movie. I thought the lead character was a bit pretentious, and you could tell the movie had a really low budget, but the concept and was willing to just go with it.
The movie was based on the book "Pontypool Changes Everything" (2009) which might do a better job explaining things than the movie. I like that it wasn't explained too much though.
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I read a Cracked.com article on Why 'Gangnam Style' Is Actually a Study in Mind Control and the author mentioned Neal Stephenson's book Snow Crash (1992).
In that book they talk about how the Sumerian language was simple/basic that it could reprogram human brains, so the Sumerians were vulnerable to linguistic viruses. That reminded me of this film.
Kill means kiss!
The main character looks like Lance Henriksen and has an personality like Anthony Bourdain.
I liked it the idea of the movie. I thought the lead character was a bit pretentious, and you could tell the movie had a really low budget, but the concept and was willing to just go with it.
The movie was based on the book "Pontypool Changes Everything" (2009) which might do a better job explaining things than the movie. I like that it wasn't explained too much though.
SPOILER WARNING:
SPOILER WARNING:
SPOILER WARNING:
I read a Cracked.com article on Why 'Gangnam Style' Is Actually a Study in Mind Control and the author mentioned Neal Stephenson's book Snow Crash (1992).
In that book they talk about how the Sumerian language was simple/basic that it could reprogram human brains, so the Sumerians were vulnerable to linguistic viruses. That reminded me of this film.
Kill means kiss!
It's almost as bad as that M. Night flick "The Happening." I couldn't shoot enough battery acid into my brain to kill enough cells to make me take this seriously.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
I thought the main guy looked like House.
I also thought the movie sucked too. According to the IMDB forums, that makes me American, and thus, fat and ignorant. Anytime I see American bashing in the forum of a film on IMDB, I know my initial impression of a movie is correct.
I really enjoyed the concept of them being in a radio station during an outbreak. I didn't even mind the concept of the virus itself.
However, everything else sucked. There were a ton of logic holes in the plot.
I also thought the movie sucked too. According to the IMDB forums, that makes me American, and thus, fat and ignorant. Anytime I see American bashing in the forum of a film on IMDB, I know my initial impression of a movie is correct.
I really enjoyed the concept of them being in a radio station during an outbreak. I didn't even mind the concept of the virus itself.
However, everything else sucked. There were a ton of logic holes in the plot.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
I was thinking about this movie this morning, and I was wondering if there was a political message hidden within it.
Spoilers
So the virus is transmitted through the English language, and to avoid it one must speak French. French separatist are mentioned in the movie. The virus makes people just repeat what they hear and become violent. If they find nobody to kill, they self destruct. I honestly took away from it that the virus was created by the separatists.
Are they making a statement about those separatists and how they view us? Are they ripping English speakers as dumb and violent? Although, the guy speaking English does save the day, so perhaps not on that second one.
Also, did you know there was a scene after the credits?
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The best part of the movie was the assistant trying to assault the booth. That was very well done. The worst part, aside from the gaping wide holes in logic, was the doctor. That dude could not act.
Spoilers
So the virus is transmitted through the English language, and to avoid it one must speak French. French separatist are mentioned in the movie. The virus makes people just repeat what they hear and become violent. If they find nobody to kill, they self destruct. I honestly took away from it that the virus was created by the separatists.
Are they making a statement about those separatists and how they view us? Are they ripping English speakers as dumb and violent? Although, the guy speaking English does save the day, so perhaps not on that second one.
Also, did you know there was a scene after the credits?
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The best part of the movie was the assistant trying to assault the booth. That was very well done. The worst part, aside from the gaping wide holes in logic, was the doctor. That dude could not act.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell