Posted by Jon Enge at acad9ea7.ipt.aol.com on November 30, 2001 at 04:28:51:
In Reply to: movie idea inspired by the one down the page posted by Champion Superscum on November 30, 2001 at 04:12:52:
Didn't Pierce Brosnan and that chick who schtooped Michael Biehn in that movie with the metal guy already make that movie?
Jon
: Volcanos are sentient. Volcanoes are DRIVING CARS. They are DRIVING CARS AND RUNNING OVER EVERYONE IN SIGHT. The police perceive this to be a problem. One point in the movie, a police chief (call him Meg for now) stands up and says, "These volcanoes are diabolical and their wickedness must be stopped," and then sits down to roaring applause. Who can do it? Well I think someone with previous experience in this area is called for. "I can think of only one man for the job," says the aforementioned chief, gesturing subtly with one of those large orange 'SPORTS TEAM IS #1' hands toward Okan Ibbly, who promptly turns the offer down. "I have no interest in your politics," Ibbly spurts while chomping on some kind of pastry. But then a volcano full of badness goes on a rampage and wipes out like 99% of humanity, including but not limited to Okan Ibbly himself. The survivors are forced to accept the hard, cold, immobile reality that if there is in fact a person who can stop the volcanoes, it would be very beneficial if that person was among the survivors. The next plan involves building a time machine so the survivors can go back to before volcanoes ever even existed, which turns out to not be a good idea for obvious reasons. There is most certainly room here for a love story, although keep in mind it will work better if both people are among the survivors. Since there are car chases, a cool effect would be when a volcano gets mad then lava erupts through the roof of the car and melts the car away and then the volcano has to walk the rest of the way, which is funny, not in a "ha-ha" sort of way, more like, that's unfunny. Anyway, with the way the Matrix shook up the way fights are filmed, there could be cameras rotating around the perimeter of the volcano, which itself could be spinning to achieve the illusion of stillness. There could be some sort of revenge ending where the volcanoes are driven mad by the ghosts of people from Pompeii. C'mon, there could even be a funny character in it, which would make the whole thing very funny.
: Idea for tagline:
: "YOU'D BETTER FUCKING WATCH OUT FOR THE VOLCANOES!"