Rifftrax did do Casablanca though just to see if it could be done

With a film like Burton's ALICE it probably depends a lot on what you go in expecting. I avoided it myself, which lets you know what I expect from it

They filmed the "hard core" version after the original X rated release, so yes it probably wasn't her if you can't see her head. It's damned fun, especially as I'm one who before that had only seen her as the sweet girl in Meatballs.

A DVD was released a couple years ago which included all the different versions, although the soundtrack CD was dropped for some reason.

Yeah, the original had our heros killing zombies left and right to clear out a safe area, while the remake had them basically just hiding. There ARE a finite number of zombies in any given area, as word isn't going to travel very far to inform other zombies.

Now I have to see if my sister has a copy, as Netflix pulls their copies when Disney lets a title go out of print.

Have a copy of the cartoon theme song hooked up to a big red button, and whenever one of you feels the need to swear at the screen slam your fist into the button and happily sing along

Watch the original, and the 1990 remake. In that they assume you've seen the original, and play with that quite a bit (the first half is redone almost shot for shot, then there's character based twists)

Wonder if they'll do the original or the "directors" cut. The theatrical cut out character bits to focus on the FX, given that's where all the money went With luck our Trek experts have lots of background info on how the Phase II tv series morphed into this film.

(speaking of which, for those who aren't total geeks and thus are out of the loop a fan group that has been doing Trek episodes is in the process of adapting the un-produced Phase II scripts. David Gerrold's "gay" episode has already come out, and the next is due around Thanksgiving. <http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/>)

Listened to it again, which reminded me of some things. There's actually two links back to the original Night of the Living Dead in the film. The first, as mentioned, is the fact you're seeing the behind the scenes of the TV station they're watching in Night. The second is easy to miss. As our heros fly their helicopter as daylight hits they fly over an isolated farm house surrounded by good old boys killing zombies- this is suppose to be the house from the first film. It's made more clear in the 1990 remake of Night with Romero produced, which ends with a character looking up at a police helicopter flying over the scene then away.

Teague's story idea of what if once we were the zombies, killing off the smarter life form and taking over, naturally brings to mind one of my favorite Doctor Who episodes Full Circle (4th Doctor, the one where Adric joins the cast). We have a crashed space ship who's inhabitants every few hundred years have to fight off these primitive zombie like creatures who rise up from the swamp. We later find out that the original crew died long ago, and the full cycle is for these quickly evolving monsters to take over the ship, develop the intelligence and culture to treat the tech as part of their religion and history, then get killed by another wave of the swamp creatures.

By the same token, birth control until your situation is pretty good should probably be on the list. You'll have to weigh the risks of having a pregnant companion (or being so yourself) on the run verses the risks of the various forms of contraception. A friend of mine died from blood clots due to the pill, and unless you have a harem with you the risk might not be worth it. I doubt you can carry enough condoms to make them worth while

Good one. I noticed this wasn't an enhanced version in the podcast feed, which is fine. We were going old school here

Couple comments. The X rating was a thing, but the MPAA never trademarked it so unlike the other ratings anyone could use it. That's why they abandoned it for NC-17, but just like the X only a couple "real" films actually took advantage of it.

Dorkman's joke that in the uncut version of the remake all the nude scenes are important to the plot is forcing me to quote an early issue of  Dave Sims' Cerebus comic (the last chapter in the first graphic novel collection). An artist is describing his style and subject matter:

"You can't beat breasts when it comes to universal symbols. I did bowls of fruit for years... you ever try using ripe breadfruit to illustrate man's inability to reach harmony with his environment? It doesn't work. But BREASTS! Breasts work! The first thing people ask is 'What is this? Breasts?' You see? Breasts open up a DIALOGE! There is a need to communicate about breasts... their first question is 'What IS this'. Fortunately for my bank account, their second question is generally 'Can you do one of those for ME?' Breasts are even more popular then monsters! Beyond a shadow of a doubt any artist who is not putting breasts in his paintings is cutting himself off from eighty percent of the art-consuming public..."

If zombies can't swim there's probably some domestic islands that would be pretty safe, while allowing access to the coast for raiding. Grand Island, between Buffalo and Niagara Falls, would be perfect except getting rid of the four steel bridges would be difficult. You'd even get farm land.

For that film it would be like removing the music from a Metalica song and then asking why anyone considers Metalica to be good. Some movies are just more about mood and visuals then plot and characters. There's nothing wrong with thinking in this case that's not enough, naturally.

I like Dawn of the Dead, and am damned interested to hear you guys talk about it.