Finally saw it! I loved it! So bizarre, funny, scary and cool all at the same time. The only thing that sucks for this movie is that it'll always be compared directly to EDII, because of Bruce, the humor and the horror. Do you think that'll ultimatly help or hurt the film?
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Re: Bubba Ho-Tep
Sun, May 30, 2004 - 4:36 PMKind of like comparing the Iraq War to the Vietnam War... Stupid people... Why don't we compare apples & oranges!
It was a good movie. I like it. Glad I bought it on DVD.
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Re: Bubba Ho-Tep
Sun, May 30, 2004 - 5:13 PMPosted this in Bruce Campbell tribe too. You might find of interest. -- Ryan
Campbell: Bubba II Possible
Bruce Campbell told SCI FI Wire that a sequel to his cult 2002 independent movie Bubba Ho-tep is a distinct possibility. The horror comedy, based on Joe R. Lansdale's short story, told the story of an aged Elvis Presley (Campbell) and President Kennedy (Ossie Davis) battling a soul-sucking mummy at an old folks' home in Texas. It is about to arrive on DVD.
"At the end of the movie we make a joke that he's coming back as Bubba Nosferatu," Campbell said in an interview. "I honestly think that the odds of a Bubba sequel are as good as the DVD release is wide. If we get on the DVD charts and stay there for a few weeks, you might see another one. But Joe Lansdale is not a big fan of sequels. He may or may not go for it, and I respect that."
Tapping into his inner Elvis was easy, Campbell said. "Everyone's done Elvis," he said. "All men have done Elvis in the shower at some point. Everyone says, 'Thank you. Thank you very much.' But the trick was to play him as a 70-year-old man with no Memphis Mafia, with no hot and cold running babes, without any good health and with some nasty stuff on his penis. So the only thing I had to do was capture him as a bitter old man in a rest home who happens to be Elvis."
MGM Home Entertainment will release a collector's edition Bubba Ho-tep DVD on May 25, which will include deleted scenes, a photo gallery, Lansdale reading from his story and commentary from both Campbell and writer-director Don Coscarelli (the Phantasm film series). The movie grossed more than $1 million at the box office last year. "Bubba was well into profit well before it even got to DVD," Campbell said. "And that's the whole game. With a film this inexpensive, this is all gravy as far as I'm concerned. The real victory was getting Bubba in theaters all across this country, and we managed to do that. So far as avoiding the straight-to-DVD curse, we're miles ahead."
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Re: Bubba Ho-Tep
Sun, May 30, 2004 - 8:17 PMI plan on buying this movie as soon as my next paycheck comes my way. -
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Re: Bubba Ho-Tep
Mon, May 31, 2004 - 10:34 PMMe too, I gotta have it. I was in Best Buy and saw it on the shelf yesterday. No money in my pocket all I could think about was finding somewhere to sell plasma so I could get my hands on this DVD. -
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You got yours & Baby I got mine!
Thu, June 3, 2004 - 1:50 PMI bought a copy for myself and one for a mate of mine (surprise man!) yesterday and watched it last night. When I had walked out of the theatre however many months ago it was, I swore that I wanted to get a copy of the DVD, sound track, and book. I tried getting the DVD the day after it's release, but it was SOLD OUT... so that should say at least a little somethin'somethin' as to how its doing on DVD. I had to reserve copies with the next shipment. Too bad the soundtrack is out of print... I've been told that it will probably be re-released (*Daegan crosses fingers*). Still need to track down the book, but I'm sure that's going to be easy-peasy to get my hands on. Yeah, pick it up, and enjoy, but I recommend doing so _early_ -- it's listed as a limited edition sort of thing.
As for opinions on compairing the films... personally, I wouldn't say that they're comparable, but there does seem to be some signautre similarities. Hell, I missed the first 15 or so minutes of the film when I saw it in the theatre because I was making RockyHorror-style line changes and cracks drawing from the ED/AOD flicks. To me that just made it more fun.
Now one question.... Is that Bubba's hat that flys off when they go off the hill/cliff at the end of the film, or the Elvis-dummy's head? I think it is or is supposed to be Bubba's hat, but it sure looks like it could be the dummy's head (well, to me, but I need a new optical perscription). -
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Re: You got yours & Baby I got mine!
Thu, June 3, 2004 - 10:32 PMwow, thanks.
I bought the dvd on Sunday but was waiting to see it til this Friday night. Please post SPOILEr or something in your post if you are going to say something like that.
By the way: Its the pet rabbit in the pot. -
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Re: You got yours & Baby I got mine!
Fri, June 4, 2004 - 1:40 PMa buddy of mine told me to go to Best Buy and pick out something I wanted for my birthday that he'd get me cause he works there. I wanted to check to see if they had Bubba Hotep on DVD and that if they did I'd probably ask for that. They did... two copies left. I decided I couldn't run the risk of them selling out before my friend got a chance to grab a copy, nor wait the time until my birthday... so... i bought it and watched it that night. all i can say is...
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Re: You got yours & Baby I got mine!
Mon, June 7, 2004 - 12:04 AMMethinks yer muchly wise.
Congratz, & Enjoy!
...And remember that Bruce asked that we all buy a copy 17 times... (which I think means I only have 15 more to go).
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