tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post2412365002237719572..comments2024-03-25T16:07:58.927-04:00Comments on House of Self-Indulgence: Top of the Food Chain (John Paizs, 1999)Yum-Yumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-68262881587674305002012-05-16T23:30:54.705-04:002012-05-16T23:30:54.705-04:00You're welcome, rootandanchor.
I've seen ...You're welcome, rootandanchor.<br /><br />I've seen Top of the Food Chain/Invasion! multiple times over the past few years. But I don't think I picked up on the name thing until at least my third go around the hilly, lumpy, bumpy head-trip that is this outre movie.Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-29593679787143683642012-05-16T21:22:53.528-04:002012-05-16T21:22:53.528-04:00First comment here. This is really one of the bes...First comment here. This is really one of the best movie blogs I've encountered on the internet. <br /><br />I'd been reading it for a few weeks, and eventually it occurred to me that 'Top of the Food Chain' (aka 'Invasion!' -- a shame about its confusing distribution history) must be here somewhere -- and so it is!<br /><br />TotFC is one of the funniest I've ever seen -- it's funny in odd, surprising ways. <br /><br />You are the only critic who noticed all the androgynous names, and it fits with all the other weirdness. But there's still something kind of inscrutable about this movie, and its unforced weirdness. I have never yet figured out why, for example, Guy Fawkes has the only name that's not gender-neutral. <br /><br />And then all of it is dropped in a legitimately funny, note-perfect parody of 50s-era monster movies. Almost all of Dr. Lamont's lines are laughable. 'You want to capture their advanced space rocket, and its hyper advanced scientific advances in advanced weaponry.' I like to say some variation of this sometimes when I'm talking science (and being a jackass about it), and it almost always elicits a laugh. <br /><br />This movie deserves a better place in history! Thanks for the review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-33231957651534351372011-09-18T20:13:02.029-04:002011-09-18T20:13:02.029-04:00Sergio - try going to http://www.angelfire.com/mov...Sergio - try going to <a href="http://www.angelfire.com/movies/CrimeWave/" rel="nofollow">http://www.angelfire.com/movies/CrimeWave/</a> and contacting Frank Norman there. He might be able to get a copy of "Top of the Food Chain" for you. I like "Crime Wave" even better and he should be able to provide a copy of that as well. "Springtime in Greenland" is pretty good too and one might as well get as much John Paizs as one can, while one can.<br /><br />If you do get in touch with Frank for this, please let him know that I said "Hi!".peterholthoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556606141714526384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-62686082994778583272011-09-18T17:54:48.044-04:002011-09-18T17:54:48.044-04:00Gosh! With only 12 years on its neck and a relativ...Gosh! With only 12 years on its neck and a relatively famous cast, this film has proven to be pretty hard to get a hold of. It could just be the confusion surrounding any multi-titled film (it was called "Exceptional Vista" here in Sweden btw), but I can't think of any good reason why the computer-people on the other side of my cyberspace screen won't overwhelm me with quality DVD-rips of this seemingly amazing movie.SERGIO RIZZOLOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353764257931933784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-33225644569968200392009-05-30T06:48:06.855-04:002009-05-30T06:48:06.855-04:00"We found the remains of a dead human corpse, dece..."We found the remains of a dead human corpse, deceased, in the hilly, lumpy, bumpy part of town outside of town."Yum-Yumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897678877069611172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9109073679101688906.post-30907762816360796012009-03-01T00:23:00.000-05:002009-03-01T00:23:00.000-05:00"Invasion" is a really good movie, as you have wri..."Invasion" is a really good movie, as you have written. I thought Nigel Bennett (who also played "Prince" on "Lexx") was noteworthy in it as well.<BR/><BR/>People who enjoyed "Invasion" might also enjoy the John Paizs movie "Crime Wave" (http://www.angelfire.com/movies/CrimeWave/).peterholthoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556606141714526384noreply@blogger.com