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Odds and Ends

Flotsam and Jetsam from the Web today:

Jenny Kobiela-Mondor, a blogger for the Fort Wayne Daily News, enjoys RiffTrax

Stan Horzepa, at ham radio web site arrl.org, sees a bad movie with a ham radio in it and, of course, focuses on the ham radio.

And meanwhile, in pointless, unwanted remakes news…

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  1. Jake Ignatowicz says:

    I’m so torn. On the one hand “Party Beach” should join the list of films for Crow’s Film Decomposition Society; but on the other hand it’s going to feature the Greatest American Hero. Where does my loyalty lie? :(

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  2. SAVE FERRIS says:



    Believe it or not, I’m walking on air………. ;-)

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  3. darthservo says:

    SODIUM…yeah!

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  4. H says:

    Exactly- that’s what they’ll need if they’re remaking Party Beach. Sodium.

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  5. ck says:

    So wasn’t there supposed to be a remake of Manos?

    How about Manos II: Michael in Charge.

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  6. Ben says:

    I hope that there the lead actress can be dubbed and the dubbing is not really mixed correctly just to be faithful to the original. Plus, get the Del-Aires some royalty money by having their tunes covered in the flick and I’m there.

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  7. Oh, is someone going to sully the name of the Great Horror of Party Beach? (It does sound pretty idiotic, though…)

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  8. Gorn Captain says:

    “The first film involved nuclear waste being dumped into the ocean and falling on these crustaceans that grew into humanoid monsters that attacked the partygoers.”

    As it was skeletons on a shipwreck that were turned into monsters, I think Mr. Katt needs to watch the original movie again. ;)

    It’s nice that Fangoria has avoided Starlog’s trip to oblivion.

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  9. Rex Dart says:

    Seems like 4 out of 5 new films are re-makes or “re-imaginings”. The remaining 1/5 is a lame money grab sequel. :[

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  10. bdtrppr6 says:

    as long as they don’t cgi it, use rubber suits, and the del-aires music it sounds good to me. the movies being remade are typically overdone and lame, but since this one was “lame” to begin with, it could be updated nicely. let’s hope it’s not a SYFY piece of crap.

    who’ll play Eulabelle? Oprah? Nell Carter would be great, but I think she’s dead.

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  11. Laura says:

    It will definitely be CGI. Not that it would be any improvement from the original, but I’ll stick with MST3K thank you very much.

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  12. Richard the Lion-Footed says:

    William Katt- “I didn’t realize it that it had quite an extensive fan base.”

    Gee, really? I wonder WHY it has such an extensive fan base.
    Maybe it is the number of times it has been shown on TV. Isn’t it the “Casablanca” of 60s horror films?

    (No, of course not)

    Beware William, Misties are a powerful group to deal with.
    You might want to get this one right.

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  13. Jim Hardcheese says:

    Well, it they do remake it, it really and truly better be a strip folk song!

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  14. MikeK says:

    At least some kosher deli is going to get some business when they have to make the monster costumes.

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  15. RockyJones says:

    I guess it could work….just as long as they remember to “LOOK POLISH”!

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  16. Invasion of the Neptune Man says:

    This is no way to memorialize Eulabelle!

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  17. Cabbage Patch Elvis says:

    I agree about the sodium. But where would one find that much sodium?

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  18. Brandon says:

    Here’s a line of dialogue of Elaine’s that should be in the remake:

    “OHHHH! AGH! UH!! Ohhh! OHHHH!! *pant, pant* OHHHH! *pant, pant* OHHHH!!!”

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  19. B. Lurker says:

    It will be great if Mike and the Bot’s riffing on the original film actually syncs with the remake.

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  20. darthservo says:

    I smell Oscar for sure if Gabourey Sidibe lands the role of Eulabelle!

    Now, who would be perfect to sing “ZOMBIE STOMP”?

    It needs to be in 3D too! I want those hot dogs poppin’ out at me!

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  21. Trenner D says:

    I’ll be very disappointed if anyone likes pickles more than the monster in the remake.

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  22. bchat says:

    MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm … BOP!

    Anyone else hate reading white lettering on black backgrounds?

    Oil turns a worker into a monster? Really? OIL?! Hollywood’s really getting lazy with their monster making nowadays. What’s next? Someone gets grape juice spilled on them and they get turned into a 50-foot behemoth? They should stick to the basics: Radiation & Magic can do anything!

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  23. clonus says:

    I like the idea of Hollywood remaking bad films, as opposed to good ones, so this isn’t a bad thing. That being said…this doesn’t sound as if it’s going to end up being much better than the original. Fingers crossed?

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  24. Dan in WI says:

    Darth Servo> Ozzy Osbourne has a song call Zombie Stomp on the No More Tears album.

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  25. Cabbage Patch Elvis says:

    “You think he likes ham radio. Wait til you see ME like ham radio!”

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  26. Richard the Lion-Footed says:

    darthservo@20 says:
    “I smell Oscar for sure if Gabourey Sidibe lands the role of Eulabelle!”

    Actually, I vote for Beyonce.
    Wrong for part I know, but who would YOU rather look at in the remake?

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  27. Kali says:

    The Greatest American Hero is re-making a movie where the monster is made out of hot dogs.

    Gee, I wonder why this movie has such a fan base… :-p

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  28. PondosCP says:

    Wowie wowie wow wow wow!

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  29. Sharktopus says:

    Some random thoughts after reading that Fangoria article:

    1. I don’t think I would’ve recognized William Katt in that photo if he weren’t standing in front of a Greatest American Hero poster, and I consider myself a bit of a GAH fan. To be completely honest, I thought, “Why’s Wes Craven standing in front of a Greatest American Hero poster?”

    2. How can anyone write an article featuring William Katt and not mention The Greatest American Hero?

    3. There’s a Mirrors 2? Why?

    4. I’m excitedly looking forward to this remake. It sounds like they intend to pay homage to the B-horrors of the ’60s, which I’m all for. As long as it doesn’t devolve into the typical mindless gorefest, I’ll be first in line for tickets.

    5. They’d better at least pay lip service to all mighty SODIUM! And Eulabelle.

    6. COOKIE!

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  30. Kevin says:

    Sorry, but the only thing more tasteless than yet another remake is exploiting the BP oil spill as plot point, even as people are still trying to recover. I’m usually not one to say “too soon” but seriously!?

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