I want to Re- post a comment that I posted at
The Vault of Horror tonight, This was a comment to the negative backlash and negative reviews that has followed the
Paranormal Activity world wide release.
Unrealistic feedback if you ask me!
I urge EVERYONE to jump over to
B-Sol's post, read it AND the comments. The dialogue is fantastic and I hope you are inspired to comment yourself. Brian puts his whole heart into these posts and he inspires us all, Thanks B.
Let me share my two cents,
Hey B,
I have been quiet for some time, but I had to comment on this! I believe PA suffered from a case of "Phantom Menace syndrome", (I'll explain) the hype machine created by the marketing team birthed such an unreachable goal for this film.(just like Phantom menace, how could there be more JarJar than Darth Maul????)
OBJECTIVE: Make a move seem like the greatest thing since the iphone.
RESULT: the opposite will happen!
With limited release and the "demand it" campaign, PA created such a desire for the WORLD to see this film that when they finally did, the film on screen was not the film they had created in there heads. this movie was destined to be a failure.
Let me explain, When I say failure I say this only agree with B in that the mass public, nu-horor fans, raised on Hostel and saw films ( both of witch I love) went into this movie with the wrong frame of mind. This film did not offer the re-make crazed gore mongers the experience they wanted, the best part, it never said it would! it never claimed to be anything more than it was. My 2 cents, the viewer is to blame for that. If you wanted tits and blood why are you watching a ghost film? no film will WOW everyone but it's not PA fault for ruining your evening! If you don't like a movie, that's fine. But don't yell at a plate of pasta for no tasting like an apple pie.
Later days,
Christopher Zenga
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I worked Like mad to Complete this illustration for this week. My last post was a "in progress" and I hope you all enjoy the finished product.
Ivy was a drawing I started working on at this years FanExpo. Being surrounded by comics ( my other obsession, second only to horror films) how could I NOT be inspired to pay homage to one of my favourite DC villains. I always loved the idea that Poison Ivy was so in tuned with nature because she herself was more nature than human. I also have a real love affair with drawing amputee characters and this gave me the opportunity to show off her skeletal structure as twigs and branches. I was going for sexy/creepy and I believe I nailed it! I hope to have her finished very soon, so check back for her progress.
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I can't believe it, 100 posts!
I just finished Arkham Asylum for the Xbox 360 and now I'm more jazzed than ever to finish this HarleyQuinn drawing that has been sitting in my "to do" pile for a month now. This is the first stages of Bath time Harley ( working title of course) Come back next week for, IVY.....
Our ZomBear of Fatima was always one of my favourite illustrations but I always felt I could do more with the black and white version. It has taken me a year but I have finally revisited this illustration. This is Our ZomBear of Fatima ReDux if you will, She is on a different card Stock than the original and is drawn with a lot softer lead and I used much softer half tones and shadows. I think I have finally GOT this drawing but I have attached the other versions for comparison and you can choose your favorite, I hope you enjoy her.
