It is both joyously ridiculous and annoyingly indulgent a movie that is engineered for future cultdom but almost a little too tryhard to really deserve it. If you were a fan of bubba hotep, you will love this new collaboration by this dynamic duo part rock, part spacey, but all cool, this trippy score takes the listener through the wacky and wild world of the paranormal and interdimentional tomfoolery. On the street they call it soy sauce, and users drift across time and dimensions. It was not written and published at once, but one part after another. It came across to me as though david wong was telling me about his adventures with john, amy, and their meddling dog, molly.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. An estimated 70,000 people read the free online versions before they were removed in september 2008. The film stars chase williamson, rob mayes, and paul giamatti. Its all about the soy sauce, a drug that promises an outofbody experience with each hit. The novel is brought to life by horror legend don coscarelli, who brings his own brand of other worldly eeriness to the already strange tale. It was juvenileand i loved damn near every minute of it. First, it depends heavily on david wongs novel of the same name. Nov 16, 2012 its all about the soy sauce, a drug that promises an outofbody experience with each hit.
Both actors who play john and david do a great job, giamatti is awesome, the practical effects look great, i just wish it didnt feel so rushed. What it gets instead is john rob mayes and david chase williamson, a pair of college dropouts who can barely. The film stars chase williamson and rob mayes, with paul giamatti, clancy. Oblivion with a smart, funny movie about two old timers battling a mummy in a retirement home seemed about as likely as, well, stuart gordon adapting david mamet, but not only was bubba ho tepunlike anything coscarelli had previously made, it was also his best effort to date. While not familiar with the book, the bizarre and surreal story does seem like a perfect fit for coscarelli as his films have alway had a touch of both the surreal and a bit of offbeat whimsy. Thomas dunne books published the story with additional. Komedie horror film geregisseerd door don coscarelli. On the street they call it soy sauce, and users drift across time and dim. The threat of apocalypse no longer holds consequence enough. Its an endlessly trippy, oddball experience about a fictitious street.
An otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. Users are sent on a journey through dimensions as well as time, but it comes with a. By ian watson fifteen years ago, the prospect of don coscarelli following up phantasm. In a lot of ways, this book is an experience more than anything else. John et dave, deux jeunes losers attachants, vont tester le pouvoir dune drogue. A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback. Martins press, is kind of like pride and prejudice and zombies, but with five fewer bennet sisters and six dozen more dick jokes.
Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. Qualifizierte bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including hansel and gretel. It appears that the firearms seen in this film are airsoft replicas. Their budget wasnt great and adapting this book to film would be different in ways. Emmy winner paul giamatti stars in this mindbending tale from cult horror favorite don coscarelli phantasm. I am so happy i stuck through it because i was treated to a. A new drug called soy sauce has hit the streets, and it offers a new kind of high. Black comedy, science fiction, horror, buddy, absurdist comedy, low fantasy.
This also is the reason why the book is somewhat episodic at times. From the demented director of phantasm and bubba hotep comes this adaptation. Director and cowriter don coscarelli phantasm 1979, bubba hotep 2002, the beastmaster 1982 made me think this movie was not something i wanted to see within the first few minutes. With chase williamson, rob mayes, paul giamatti, clancy brown. How it went from being a story posted on the internet, to being a book to being a movie is nearly as unbelievable as the story itself. Instant access to millions of titles from our library and its free to try. The book is incredible, i completely recommend you read it and the sequel this book is full of spiders. And speaking of spiders, it reintroduces john and dave, the occasionally intrepid duo. From the demented director of phantasm and bubba hotep comes this adaptation of david wongs insane novel, on vod now and in. May 28, 2012 what it gets instead is john and david, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Its an endlessly trippy, oddball experience about a fictitious street drug called soy sauce that lets users see things. You will enjoy the book more than the movie, that im certain about, but i enjoyed the movie for its attempt.
Its a drug that promises an outofbody experience with each hit. He rambles, goes off topic and, generally speaking, goes through albuquerque on a trip from detroit to chicago. What it gets instead is john and david, a pair of college dropouts who can barely hold down jobs. Principal photography began in october 2010, and by january 2011, the project had entered postproduction for a planned theatrical 20 release. R 1h 39min comedy, fantasy, horror 25 january 20 usa.