Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Tis the Season


Let the KillFest begin.


video

Available on YouTube here.

52 comments:

Fox said...

DUDE! DUUUUUDE!! Freakin' awesome start to Kill Fest! 5 stars for that opening salvo.

...I mean, it's sacrilegious and defaming what you did to poor ol' Jimmy... but awesome nonetheless!!!

Gimme more. I've got the blood lust.

James Hansen said...

Haha. That is EXCELLENT! I look forward to (more of) the Kill Fest!

elgringo said...

Merry Kill Fest, and to all, a good night.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Thanks all, I'm glad you liked it. Now if I can just get my last two montages finished I just may be able to wrap the posts for this month up. And I've got a couple of reviews to write too.

bill r. said...

That's...that's not how I remember that movie ending. What's going on here?? It's a Wonderful Life used to warm my soul...BUT NOW IT CHILLS MY BLOOD!!!

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Later he's consumed by the thirst for more. I've always been moved by the scene on the bridge where he prays, "Please Lord, I want to kill again. Please... let me kill again."

But my favorite part comes at the end when the oldest son Pete rams George with the neighbor's car and pins him to a tree. After he shouts, "That's for mom," he walks up to George gurgling blood out his mouth and throws his own words back in his face as he looks at the neighbor's car then back at George, "What's the matter Pop? Not good enough for you?"

Marilyn said...

I don't remember that, Mad Dog. I thought the tree bled on its own.

Awesome. Totally f-in' awesome.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Thanks Marilyn.

I'm Mad Dog today, who knows what tomorrow. Mwahahahahahaha!

I love the scene where the homeowner comes out to discover George's body smashed against the tree and Pete standing there staring menacingly at him and the homeowner says, "Look what you've done to my tree. My grandfather planted this tree."

Rick Olson said...

Deliciously evil, Mad Dog ... now we have to infect EVERY COPY of "It's a Wonderful Life" and rule the world!!

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Hey I wonder if we could...

I'll get right on it. And Mad Dog appreciates your description, "deliciously evil."

Marilyn "Manson" said...

My favorite scene is the forboding about George's homicidal madness. When Mr. Gower hits him and makes his ear bleed, George cleverly hides his anger, then drops the poisoned tablets into Mr. Gower's rocks glass.

EVIL CLOWN said...

I once remember this blog to be a haven of peace, love and happy film talk.

I know I'm an Evil Clown, but I'm kind of frightened by all this business.

Marilyn said...

Everyone - I need you to stuff the ballot box. That young 'uns on L.A.M.B. don't understand my sublime film references in my Plot Farm 3.0 entry and are voting in droves for the highly disorganized El Gringo. Stop the madness!

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

When Mr. Gower hits him and makes his ear bleed, George cleverly hides his anger, then drops the poisoned tablets into Mr. Gower's rocks glass.

Mr. Gower. A failed Sith lord if ever I've seen one. No wonder George killed him.

Marilyn "Manson" said...

I understand Violet's violent death in the dream sequence that turned out to be real was an inspiration for Bava's Suspiria.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

I once remember this blog to be a haven of peace, love and happy film talk.

So is a part of the October festivities over at Evil Eye Theatre smoking copious amounts of hash? Oh wait a minute, I think you actually did mention that.

Fox said...

("Mad Dog" Lapper, Marilyn "Manson", Evil Clown "Piper"...??? My god, it's only 9:23AM on October 1st and these people have lost their minds. God, what's gonna happen during Christmas!?!?)

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Everyone - I need you to stuff the ballot box. That young 'uns on L.A.M.B. don't understand my sublime film references in my Plot Farm 3.0 entry and are voting in droves for the highly disorganized El Gringo. Stop the madness!

This comment has confused Mad Dog. Is there an election over at L.A.M.B.S.? Are you going to be the next president there? Is this what you were really talking about with that condo board?

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

God, what's gonna happen during Christmas!?!?) I prefer this kind of Christmas.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

And by the way, I'm changing my moniker every day throughout the month. I encourage everyone with a blogspot account to do the same. It'll be wacky knee-slappin' fun. Like that wacky tobacky they're smoking over at Evil Eye Theatre.

Fox said...

I voted for you Marilyn, and I did it before you campaigned for it. I just did it out of good conscience. That's how I roll.

Fox said...

If I may comment on your "Kill"er sidebar adjustments, who is the sexy vamp two pics down from Mr. Lee? She is C.U.T.E.!!!

ARBOGAST said...

I shall be Arboghastly.

Marilyn "Manson" said...

I will not seek, nor will I accept the nomination for president of the L.A.M.B. but I will ask for your vote on my treatment.

Fox, you roll beautifully.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Now Fox, don't send me into a Pitt of despair saying you don't know who that is.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Arboghastly, welcome.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Ms. Manson, I understand now. May only L.A.M.B. members vote? If not, I shall vote for you posthaste!

Marilyn "Manson" said...

All may vote. But vote your conscience. I wish to win fairly. If you think that amateur is better than a woman with experience, depth and breadth of knowledge, not to mention a really cute nose, vote for my competitor.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Post a picture of your nose so that I may judge your honesty in self-assessment.

Fox said...

Now Fox, don't send me into a Pitt of despair saying you don't know who that is.

TO

If you think that amateur is better than a woman with experience, depth and breadth of knowledge, not to mention a really cute nose, vote for my competitor.

EQUALS

That's a picture of Marilyn!

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Fox, it's Ingrid Pitt. The wolf above her is George Gobel in heavy make-up.

Marilyn, you are now at an even 50/50 split with el gringo although I feel torn. I mean, el gringo was the third commenter here but... he did shoot Cyrus... and that's unforgivable!

Marilyn "Manson" said...

I just don't want the lovely parting gifts. L.A.M.B. always throws together the worst of Will Ferrell for the losers. Of course, the winner gets the best of Josh Harnett, so maybe I'm going about this backward.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Maybe they could throw something together with George Gobel. Everyone loves George Gobel.

Marilyn said...

They don't even know who Georgie Gobel is.

Fox said...

Who's George Gobel?

Where's Bill?

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

I saw The Birds and the Bees on Sunday Afternoon Popcorn Theatre (that's what the local station called their weekly showing of copyright lapsed movies) when I was a kid, years before I ever saw The Lady Eve. As a result, the first time I saw The Lady Eve I kept thinking about how it was different from the remake instead of just enjoying it.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Yeah, where is Bill? I've commented on his blog twice today with no response yet.

Speaking of which, I have a busy afternoon ahead of me here at work so I soon may engage in my own disappearing act.

Fox said...

You guys are cinematic Luddites. Wake up and smell the Vin Diesel-era baby!

p.s. Lapper, would it hurt to leave two comments on my blog now and then? I mean sheesh. Even Arbo dropped one in in the last week and he hates me!

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

I've commented on your blog many times, thank you very much! As someone just recently said, "Sheesh."

Fox said...

Well, Marilyn Twitter'd me the other day and said that you'd been paying her to make the rounds under your name so people think you care.

I guess she will hate me now for saying that since she said "I will hate you if you say anything", but, the truth just vomits out of me.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

I've got work to do otherwise I'd have a field day with "Marilyn Twitter'd me" but let me just correct you on one thing: I am a Fuddite. I fear technology replacing Elmer Fudd.

Marilyn "Manson" said...

If I didn't have a meeting to go to...I'd Twitter you all!!!!!

Peter Nellhaus said...

Kill, Baby, Kill.

I like this version of It's a Wonderful Life so much better.

"Patty-whack" said...

Oh, great.
And I was going to do something with my life this October.
Now I'll be spending days and days at this blog.
Waiting for the next......

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Thanks Peter! I really like the result. It actually came out almost exactly how I planned it in my head. I knew how I wanted the set to look, I knew I wanted it to be a zoom that fades to the next zoom several times and so on. The only thing disappointing was I wish there was a point in the movie where Stewart says, "Merry Christmas," with either more resignation or malice. The one I got was the closest I could find.

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Why thank you Patty-Whack! You certainly know how to give this "mad dog" a bone.

Adam Ross said...

Great work Mad Dog, reminding me of another reason why I love this sadistic classic.

"Look Daddy, teacher says: Every time a head rolls down a staircase, a demon gets its horns!"

"That's right! That's right!"

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

"Atta boy Lucifer!"

ARBOGAST said...

"Hee-haw and Yog Sothoth!"

Krauthammer said...

Just wanted to add my voice to the "this is amazing" crowd. It's truly "Wonderful" get it? get it?

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

"Beelzebub ghouls won't you come out tonight... "

Jonathan "Mad Dog" Lapper said...

Krauthammer thanks. Wonderful... hmmm... hold on... let me think about it for a minute. Wait. Almost there. Uh... um....

OHHHH!!!! Yeah, now I get it.