Hey! It’s summer and the heat wave is broken here in the North East so it’s time to get out and do something instead of huddling in the air conditioning. What better time to get out and stand elbow to elbow with thousands of haunt fans in tight spaces all smelling of sweat and latex and black plastic? It’s sounds weird, and possibly illegal in several Southern states, but that’s our first entertainment offering, but it ain’t the only cool thing to do this weekend. So read on intrepid adventurers.
First off this weekend is the the Midwest Haunters Convention in Columbus, OH. This is the big one folks, and it’s just chock full of vendors and seminars . . . and high prices. See the main site for full details.
Next up is Anime Mid-Atlantic in Virginia Beach, VA. Did I ever mention I hate Anime? All those doe-eyed characters give me the creeps. However, if you don’t, and there’s a lot of yinz, then all the pertinent info can be found by clicking the banner above.
Please oh please don’t let this suck. However, my sucketh sense detects a stinker. I really am pulling for Night on this one, and am at least hopeful to go and see so many wonderfully imaginative death scenes. But . . . jeeze, has he had a well-thought out good idea since Unbreakable? Will I see it, yeah, of course – in the way Pavlov’s dogs still slobbered well after the food ceased coming when the bell was rung, but like them, I’m catching on. Anyway, here’s hoping for the best. You can get showtimes and tickets for The Happening here.
Here’s how to make a crappy Hulk movie: 1. don’t show the Hulk until 40 minutes into the movie. 2. show too much of Bruce Banner whining about all his sorrow about being able to turn into a nearly invincible giant creature that heals from all wounds and never hurts anyone but the bad guys and still manages to fit in the same pants Banner was wearing despite being ten feet tall. 3. don’t let Hulk smash and make him run away from the helicopters too much. That pretty much spells out the last Hulk movie, but with the fact that Marvel is exercising greater control over its superhero movies these days and not only is Edward (I am one strangely dark fuck) Norton in it but also he rewrote the script and is a Hulk fan. This gives me hope, but really, all they have to do is just let Hulk Smash and all will be well – maybe they could show Liv Tyler naked too. That’d be alright with me. And maybe stick those elf ears on her from LOTR while she’s naked. Oh, wait . . did I say that aloud? You can get showtimes and ticket for The Incredible Hulk here.
