I Am Link

--- Michael Eisner (now there's somebody I didn't miss thinking about) says that the writer's strike is over! Of course, Eisner also believed there was a Gay Mafia. What to believe? Gah! I'll choose to think he's not lying, since word's been creeping into that general direction for a week now. Yay!

--- Gone Fishin - I'd totally forgotten that Alex Aja's next movie was remake of Joe Dante's killer-fish 1978 movie Piranha. Now, don't get me wrong - Dante's movie has, well, killer fucking fish, so it's got something going for it right there. But it's also really dated and kind of boring. You know, when there aren't people being eaten by rabid fish and all. Anyway, ShockTilYouDrop got word that Aja's Piranha is going to be in 3D. Before I saw Beowulf I would've been really bored with all this gimmicky 3D-love going on these days; now, post-Beowulf, I know I'll need to bring a drool-bucket with me to the theater. Awesome!

--- I liked Juno enough, but I totally get the backlash, and I especially get the backlash where its writer Diablo Cody is concerned, since her script was overbaked ham that a load of really great actors shaped into something far better than what sat on the page. Which was an opinion that was keeping me from finding much enthusiasm behind Cody's next project, which is going to be a horror flick entitled Jennifer's Body. Then the lead actress they hired was Megan Fox, the gal who played a torso in this Summer's terrible terrible Transformers, and any of the slight curiosity I had about the movie turned to dust. But now...well goddamnit, they went and hired Amanda Seyfried as the second female lead. Amanda Seyfried, whose breasts can predict when it's raining! Amanda Seyfried, who turned Veronica Mars into a super-sleuth! Amanda Seyfried, who I love almost enough to consider seeing Mamma freaking Mia! Now it's a horror movie, as opposed to a musical, with Amanda Seyfried, and there's probably no way I'll be able to hold out. Damn your wonderfulness, Amanda Seyfried!

--- And finally, I saw George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead on Wednesday night with Romero there in person, and I haven't said anything about it because... well, George was so nice and cool and funny in person, and the only title I can think of for a review I'd write on the movie is "I Love You, George Romero; Now Stop Making Movies" and... I cannot write a post called that. I will give Diary this - it's better than Land of the Dead. It just... it's really flat-footed and heavy-handed and tonally sloppy and has some really, seriously bad acting. But it also has fun moments, it has horrifying moments, it nails its message on a couple of occasions... but then it sorta keeps hitting that nail until the wood splinters and throws shards into your brain. So yeah, I love you George Romero, and honestly, keep making movies, keep making zombie movies, keep doing whatever the fuck you want to, and I will love you forever and ever amen.

Oh right, a link. The Vault of Horror gives us the highlights from Romero's appearance on a radio show Thursday, and a lot of what it seems they talked about is what he talked about in the Q&A I was at, so head over there and read up if you're inclined. You can also download the show here, I guess. (via Sean)
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