Comments on: Apocalyptic Idiots

By: megan

megan — Fri, 27 May 2005 03:49:44 +0000

do what you do best when the time comes. i hope your book does well and that i can get a copy of it.

By: Occult Investigator

Occult Investigator — Thu, 26 May 2005 20:36:43 +0000

im not saying jesus isnt the answer. thats for you to decide for yourself

By: Lucy Goosey

Lucy Goosey — Thu, 26 May 2005 20:13:25 +0000

It’s your occult. Why do you research the occult when Jesus is the answer. I’m only curious. Is it true that the darkness hates the light?

By: Occult Investigator

Occult Investigator — Thu, 26 May 2005 20:07:54 +0000

lucy was theres supposed to be more to that message? it got snipped

By: Lucy Goosey

Lucy Goosey — Thu, 26 May 2005 18:58:25 +0000

Hello all,

By: Fell

Fell — Tue, 24 May 2005 20:52:32 +0000

I must’ve missed the earlier post about apocalyptic films, and I’m sure you’re familiar with it, but just in case check out JACOB’S LADDER (Adrian Lyne, 1990).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871/

Interestingly, I find a lot of similarities to Jacob’s Ladder in Donnie Darko â€” both of which are on my favourites list.

By: Bret

Bret — Tue, 24 May 2005 13:16:37 +0000

Oh shit I almost forgot to throw in the greatest apocolypse movie I know - Koyaanasqatsi - Phillip Glass and Ford Coppola = “End of the world” in and of itself - but it has these great visuals with strip mining, polution, and I think the title is a hopie word meaning - Life out of balance - don’t know how that might fit in but I thought I would offer it up -

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085809/
http://www.koyaanisqatsi.com/

By: Dunc

Dunc — Tue, 24 May 2005 13:09:30 +0000

An interesting take on apocalyptic themes is Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel “Signal to Noise” - it’s a depiction of a film director facing his own imminent death from cancer, whilst writing a screenplay for a film dealing with the run-up to the turn of the last millenium somewhere in central Europe, where all the inhabitants truly believe the world is about to end. Some very interesting stuff…

By: The Wiz

The Wiz — Tue, 24 May 2005 02:36:39 +0000

Wow…I think Lucy struck a nerve there. I can kinda see her point but I dare not attempt to explain for fear of being called names. SmugSuperhero, that is funny stuff!
A great movie, in an elementary sorta way, is “The Day After”. I saw that one my senior year of high school and it freaked out alot people in my class. I saw where Donnie Darko was mentioned and it’s a good one as well.
The Wiz

“…let it be on your head.”

By: Captain Colorful

Captain Colorful — Tue, 24 May 2005 00:27:58 +0000

Hey, check out the movies GLEN AND RANDA (early 70s) and THE QUIET EARTH (mid 80s/australian). Both deal with the psychological aftereffects of a world devoid of civilized amenities. I wouldn’t call them classics, but both deal with the apocalyptic side of things. Also, check out the movie THREADS (UK/early 80s) for a real bleak, but strikingly realistic portrayal (individual and societal) of what would happen if russia dropped the bomb on England during the cold war. LAST NIGHT is also a decent flick about everyone being aware that its the end of the world.

By: Lucy Goosey

Lucy Goosey — Mon, 23 May 2005 14:40:49 +0000

You’re right. I apologize. Thank you for the ethrashing. I deserved it. Good luck with your book.

Jesus is the answer.
Love one another.

Lucy(not his real name)

By: ray

ray — Mon, 23 May 2005 03:20:17 +0000

Yeah, I forgot to mention Donnie Darko, even thought it’s one of my favorite movies! (I use an image of Frank as an avatar for my other online blog identity).

Re: Lucy. She’s best ignored. I saw here comments on one of the other threads, I think it was about archons, and I thought that she was a perfect example of negativity.

By: Occult Investigator

Occult Investigator — Mon, 23 May 2005 01:57:02 +0000

oh dont worry. ive seen it and loved it!

By: Gretchen Ross

Gretchen Ross — Mon, 23 May 2005 01:52:28 +0000

One movie with a semi-apocalyptic theme, and also one of my favourite movies of all time, is Donnie Darko. It’s also a time travel/alternate universe film. Check it out if you haven’t seen it. It was released to theatres the week of 9/11, so alot of people missed it.

By: Occult Investigator

Occult Investigator — Sun, 22 May 2005 19:44:05 +0000

yeah they dont get me down. me giving them a good thrashing is sort of cathartic though. im definitely accustomed to people acting like this towards my work as well. its to be expected when you challenge what people know. and even though its annoying at times, it also helps me realize where other people are at, and to make something constructive out of it, even if they are not really trying to be constructive themselves…

By: Jon Rubin

Jon Rubin — Sun, 22 May 2005 19:06:23 +0000

“I had a biology teacher in ninth grade who always used the term â€œverbal diarrheaâ€ to describe when someone was running off at the mouth. I always found the term rather vulgar and annoying, but Iâ€™m beginning to really see itâ€™s usefulness.”

I agree, there’s something faintly vulgar about it. So instead, I like to generalize the medical term “logorrhea” to broadly refer to the activity in which trolls like “Lucy Goosey” engage. Just as crude, but it somehow slips right past most people.

Don’t let the bastards get you down, Tim. Writing about anything even tangentially related to religion means some fool will feel the need to pipe up with snarky [un]“helpful hints” like Goosey’s.