When my son was a little less than two, we watched Finding Nemo over and over and over. Every time, I noticed something new. I think that film is brilliant.
[Movies] The Upcoming Movies Trailer Thread
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More like A Christmas Story for me.
+10 if there's a scene where Krampus stares down the barrel of a rifle pointed at him and quips, "Be careful with that, you'll put your eye out."
--Patrick
Dave
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I said Christmas Vacation because it wasn't just the one family, but was instead a mixing of families for comedic effect. But I get what you mean.
A Christmas-themed horror movie from the same writer/director as Trick 'R Treat? With some not-so-subtle nods to Gremlins, one of my favourite movies?
YES. ALL OF THIS, YES. RIGHT NOW. IN MY FACE. GIVE IT TO ME. *motorboats it*
YES. ALL OF THIS, YES. RIGHT NOW. IN MY FACE. GIVE IT TO ME. *motorboats it*
On the one hand, man, Oscar bait much?
On the other hand, I'm intrigued and wish to know more.
Wow. The book has been raved about for years, but I never thought to pick it up. That looks great. I'm in.
I am really glad the Krampus got himself back into pop-culture in the past few years. Black Pete though he...he'll need some rebooting.
Black Pete makes me think of a Sherlock story. How many Black Pete's are there, for Pete's sake?!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_Black_Peter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_Black_Peter
Depends. Are we talking about the Black Peter who has a blackface look and Renaissance clothing, or the Black Peter that's basically a human version of Krampus?
Both I'd say, unless they give them a "Bebop and Rocksteady" relationship.
Potentially. I ask because they have their different roles. The Black Peter who has the blackface imagery (who I'll call Zwarte Piet, to help differentiate between the two) basically serves to amuse children and give candy as part of a welcoming crew for Santa. The other Black Peter (who I'll call Pierre Noir) fills the same role as Krampus, being the scary figure who disciplines children by hitting them with birch branches, chains, and whips.
Friendly Black Peter just needs a name change(and to stop with promoting black face) but I think the villainous version may need to remain obscure as he's generally redundant when he have Krampus. Unless like I said, they go Bebop and Rocksteady.
Sounds about right. Zwarte Piet could be kept easily, just without the blackface and with a name change. Honestly, he'd be a good counterpoint to Krampus. Krampus is the main assistant who doles out the punishment while Zwarte Piet is the main assistant who helps to build up the cheer and hype for Santa's arrival.
And we call it "Nick, Pete, and the Krampus" three whacky magical beings wanting to make the world a better place- coming weekdays this December. I'd watch it.
...You know what? I kind of want to see that.
Pete is eternally cheerful, all smiles and maybe a bit hopped up on sugar as he helps to spread Christmas cheer.
Krampus is dark and on edge, frustrated and ready with a whip or chain to punish the naughty.
Nick is in the middle of the two, a bit tired of their clashes but in need of their skills to help keep Christmas going.
This is coming along to be the best kids show that will probably never happen.
Yeah, it could be fun. Maybe involve other mythological/holiday figures as side characters, but for the most part explore their dynamic and how they clash yet aide each other in maintaining Christmas.
And make it twelve episodes, each one a different month of the year leading up to Christmas.
I could see a Halloween episode where a figure representing Halloween wants to borrow Krampus for his holiday, but Nick needs him around to sort out the names of everyone who did something naughty on Halloween and Devil's Night.
Well, looks better than that CGI one they aired on Discovery Family THAT'S for sure.
Dave
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No need to see the movie now. You've already seen it.
Looks solid and I like most of the cast list. King Louie looks terrifying, but then seeing he's voiced by Christopher Walken, I feel like that's going to be distracting.
But Idris Elba as Shere Khan ... damn that sounds good.
