June 10, 2004
So if you're in Dallas tomorrow night and you want to go see a movie and you think you might want to see Deadroom but are torn between that and all the other new releases, here's a handy breakdown of your options.
1. The Chronicles Of Riddick. I know, I know, Pitch Black was awesome, but believe me, you're better off seeing Deadroom. I saw Pitch Black while we were shooting Lullaby and have a sentimental fondness for it, and really wanted this to be good, but it ain't.
2. Garfield. What?
3. Saved. Finally going into wide release. It's great, but seeing it instead of Deadroom is kinda like playing it safe, and who wants to be safe? See it on Saturday instead. Plus, if you want Christian themes, James' room has got you covered.
4. Napoleon Dynamite. Actually, I don't know if this opens in Dallas tomorrow, but if it does, consider: would you rather see a $200,000 indie film based on a short film that premiered at the Deep Ellum Film Festival, or an under-$20,000 indie film made by filmmakers consistently ignored by the Deep Ellum Film Festival? I think the answer is clear. See it on Saturday, after Saved.
5. The Stepford Wives. I haven't seen this, and am in no hurry to do so. See Deadroom instead, in which there are at least two actresses and one actor who might be the next Nicole Kidman.
6. Baadasssss. I keep missing the screenings of this one too, but frankly, I think it looks awesome, and for all I know, it's probably better than Deadroom. So if you decided to go see Baadasssss instead of our movie, I wouldn't hold it against you. In fact, if our screening was at a movie theater showing Baadasssss rather than a museum, I'd probably join you.
Me, I'm seeing the re-release of the original Gojira tomorrow. Top that, sucka.
Posted by David Lowery at June 10, 2004 12:00 AM