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Burke and Hare: A Movie Thread

DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
edited October 2010 in Social Entropy++
Join me, won't you?

Let us travel back in time to a land long ago and far away. Not just any land, but a Scotland.

It's October 1827 and we're about to meet William Burke and William Hare, two gentlemen of Irish descent who find themselves rather broke and rather put out in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Well, not to sit back on their laurels and simply be satisfied with being broke as jokes, our boys have hit upon a rather gruesome means of supplementing their income and living the life that they are planning on being accustomed to. But, good Doctor, how? How will these boys of no real skill manage to make money? Ah...I'm so glad you asked.

They killed people.

To rob them? No. To assume their identiies? No. To put them in a pit, put lotion on them and dance around with their cocks tucked between their legs..I mean, they were Irish after all. Not quite.

They sold the bodies to a gentleman by the name of Dr. Knox.

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?

No.

Knox.
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Our entrepreneurial duo was paid a kingly sum for these fresh bodies by the Doctor (no relation). Knox's intent was to perform autopsy demonstrations for the med students at Edinburgh University.

But, Ziplock, how did it all end? Well, my fine friends, I don't want to ruin the story for you.

Why, you asshole? It's history, we could look it up just as you have? Yes, well... 1) fuck you and 2) because there is a new movie coming out staring:

This guy:

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Wait...no...

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Better.

This guy:

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Dammit...

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This lady:

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And this one too:

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so hot.

You may also be interested in knowing that is also stars:
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and

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Well, the movie is coming out and the trailer was just put up on youtube for all to enjoy. It looks entertaining, in my opinion, so, you know...check it out and discuss it here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE7KvAyVnbw

Out in England sometime in 2010...out in the Colonies, I have no idea when.

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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    holy shit that cast

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    FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    YES YES YES I JUST SAW THIS

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    SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Wooo Simon and Jessica back together! :D

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    FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    by the way, this graverobbing movie is also excellent:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQ-xcI1zKQ

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    LiiyaLiiya Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Wooo Simon and Jessica back together! :D

    YAAAAAAAAY!!!

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    SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Liiya wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Wooo Simon and Jessica back together! :D

    YAAAAAAAAY!!!

    I would do very bad things for more Spaced.

    Very bad things/




    Though I know it'll never happen. :(

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    DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Liiya wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Wooo Simon and Jessica back together! :D

    YAAAAAAAAY!!!

    I would do very bad things for more Spaced.

    Very bad things/




    Though I know it'll never happen. :(

    I want it too, Sil. I want it too. But we should let a good thing be.

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    LiiyaLiiya Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Quit while we're ahead, I say.

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    SilmarilSilmaril Mr Ha Ha Hapless. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Liiya wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Wooo Simon and Jessica back together! :D

    YAAAAAAAAY!!!

    I would do very bad things for more Spaced.

    Very bad things/




    Though I know it'll never happen. :(

    I want it too, Sil. I want it too. But we should let a good thing be.



    I know I know.

    Its just so hard to let go.

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    KrunkMcGrunkKrunkMcGrunk Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Isla Fischer is fiyaaaah

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    FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I get Isla Fischer and Amy Adams mixed up sometimes, but I'm pretty sure my penis doesn't care.

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    KrunkMcGrunkKrunkMcGrunk Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    They are practically the same, and the world is that much better for it

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    AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    been following Pegg on twitter tooting about this off an on while they wrapped up shooting a while back

    pretty excited about this

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    Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited October 2010
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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    This looks good but the voiceover in the trailer is even cheesier than normal

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    RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    aren't they making an american version of Spaced?

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    Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Didn't they already do it and it sucked ass

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    The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    a little of both

    they made a pilot and it was awful so they scrapped the idea

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    Sars_BoySars_Boy Rest, You Are The Lightning. Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I thought that picture of Tim Curry was Danny McBride for a second.

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    The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    also this trailer makes me happy for one thing:

    John Landis still got the goods

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    IvarIvar Oslo, NorwayRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Silmaril wrote: »
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Liiya wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Wooo Simon and Jessica back together! :D

    YAAAAAAAAY!!!

    I would do very bad things for more Spaced.

    Very bad things/




    Though I know it'll never happen. :(

    I want it too, Sil. I want it too. But we should let a good thing be.



    I know I know.

    Its just so hard to let go.

    You could always watch Spaced again

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    everything about this looks good, aside from the fact the trailer itself was terrible

    bad jokes, bad jokes

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    Bacon-BuTTyBacon-BuTTy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Silmaril wrote: »
    DrZiplock wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Liiya wrote: »
    Silmaril wrote: »
    Wooo Simon and Jessica back together! :D

    YAAAAAAAAY!!!

    I would do very bad things for more Spaced.

    Very bad things/




    Though I know it'll never happen. :(

    I want it too, Sil. I want it too. But we should let a good thing be.



    I know I know.

    Its just so hard to let go.

    I agree, it feels like it ended before it was done.

    But I do love the way it ended. Whenever I hear The staunton Lick now I always feel the same mix of Happy sadness.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBLWDF2nfP8

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Oh man

    I've been excited for this for a long time

    It's a shame that some of the original casting fell through, but still tenrad

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    sarukunsarukun RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    This looks fucking spectacular.

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    Josiah_9Josiah_9 Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    I had not heard about this until now, and it looks great.

    What a great cast.

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    Bacon-BuTTyBacon-BuTTy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Also, according to last month's empire - Mild spoilers from the very beginning of the film - if you know anything about Burke and Hare historically, this is not a spoiler at all. I only spoiled it in case.
    Bill Bailey stars as an executioner, who right at the beginning of the film, before executing Burke, looks right at the camera and starts narrating the whole film up to that point.

    So yeah, that's the kind of film this is.

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    BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited October 2010
    yes this film

    holy jesus yes

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    FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Faricazy wrote: »
    by the way, this graverobbing movie is also excellent:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQ-xcI1zKQ

    seriously guys, watch this

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    Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited October 2010
    Bacon-BuTTy wrote: »
    Also, according to last month's empire - Mild spoilers from the very beginning of the film - if you know anything about Burke and Hare historically, this is not a spoiler at all. I only spoiled it in case.
    Bill Bailey stars as an executioner, who right at the beginning of the film, before executing Burke, looks right at the camera and starts narrating the whole film up to that point.

    So yeah, that's the kind of film this is.

    Hahahaha excellent

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