Glasgow to be redeveloped

[BR14]

There is a great thing in Glasgow with monsters we took our kids to decades ago. Can't remember what it's called.

an old firm game?
Orange walk?

[xoggoth]

Much prefer zombies to vampires and werewolves. Some new monsters would be good though. Need a new CUK thread where we can suggest new ones.

There is a great tourist thing in Glasgow with monsters we took our kids to decades ago. Can't remember what it's called.

[NickFitz]

This aged well

I'm getting sick of all these zombie/virus/alien movies promising some excitement to the human race.

In the last 10 years we've had:

28 Days Later... (2002) - IMDb
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - IMDb
Diary of the Dead (2007) - IMDb
Doomsday (2008) - IMDb
Doghouse (2009) - IMDb
The Road (2009) - IMDb
The Book of Eli (2010) - IMDb
Zombieland (2009) - IMDb
Shaun of the Dead (2004) - IMDb
Dead Set (TV mini-series 2008) - IMDb
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) - IMDb
Skyline (2010) - IMDb
Monsters (2010) - IMDb
District 9 (2009) - IMDb

And those are just the ones off the top of my head. There's probably another 50 I've failed to mention.

Yet, despite all these promises we're left with the drudgery of working, crap TV, a few weeks holiday a year, taxes on tax, false wars on crime/terror/climate/[whatever else the govermin can dream up].

Maybe the anarchy of recent weeks was a missed opportunity to fast forward to the promised land. Instead we have the slow decline of western civilisation to endure, even if the end result will be much the same.

Where are the aliens, zombies, mad chemists? We need saving from ourselves. I have a stockpile of tinfoil hats I'm trying to sell.

[shaunbhoy]

Headed over to George Square, actually met Brad and he introduced me to his wife, Angelina, after a few drinks she was all over me, wanted to leave him for me....what should I do?

Wrong login sas!!

[russell]

Headed over to George Square, actually met Brad and he introduced me to his wife, Angelina, after a few drinks she was all over me, wanted to leave him for me....what should I do?

[shaunbhoy]

Should just have filmed it in Tottenham. Would have saved a fortune on set prices. And now sasguru is back from boring the lederhosen of his german penfriend, they have their first zombie extra too.

[minestrone]

I'm getting sick of all these zombie/virus/alien movies promising some excitement to the human race.

...

Doomsday (2008) - IMDb

That film was meant to be set in George square (where they are filming now) but I think they used a mock up, not like Brad who can walk in with his 50 Cambodian kids and shut off streets for 2 weeks.

[minestrone]

Lots of people putting up American style traffic lights, no zombies to report yet.

[OwlHoot]

BBC News - Filming starts in Glasgow for Brad Pitt zombie movie

It seems they were attracted to the city by the huge savings that could be made if they didn't need to pay for make up and costumes for the extras.

or acting

Blackadder: You'll need to play dead.

Och aye, now that I can do!

Blackadder: Well there may not be much acting required

[PAH]

I'm getting sick of all these zombie/virus/alien movies promising some excitement to the human race.

In the last 10 years we've had:

28 Days Later... (2002) - IMDb
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - IMDb
Diary of the Dead (2007) - IMDb
Doomsday (2008) - IMDb
Doghouse (2009) - IMDb
The Road (2009) - IMDb
The Book of Eli (2010) - IMDb
Zombieland (2009) - IMDb
Shaun of the Dead (2004) - IMDb
Dead Set (TV mini-series 2008) - IMDb
Battle: Los Angeles (2011) - IMDb
Skyline (2010) - IMDb
Monsters (2010) - IMDb
District 9 (2009) - IMDb

And those are just the ones off the top of my head. There's probably another 50 I've failed to mention.

Yet, despite all these promises we're left with the drudgery of working, crap TV, a few weeks holiday a year, taxes on tax, false wars on crime/terror/climate/[whatever else the govermin can dream up].

Maybe the anarchy of recent weeks was a missed opportunity to fast forward to the promised land. Instead we have the slow decline of western civilisation to endure, even if the end result will be much the same.

Where are the aliens, zombies, mad chemists? We need saving from ourselves. I have a stockpile of tinfoil hats I'm trying to sell.

[minestrone]

My mate works on the films, I can't remember if it was Rob Roy or Braveheart but the director was going tonto as anytime he turned his back another 50 extras would run off to the pub. Someone had to be sent round the local boozers which were packed hairy men in highland costume.

[doodab]

Might take a wee walk along at lunch time and see what is what.

There were a few scenes of this shot outside a place I was working, one of my colleagues got a lovely bollocking from a bloke with a loud hailer after marching right through the middle of a shot to get to the sandwich shop

[minestrone]

Might take a wee walk along at lunch time and see what is what.

[doodab]

Parts of Glasgow are being turned into war-torn ruins for the next two weeks as filming for a new Hollywood blockbuster gets under way.

It seems they were attracted to the city by the huge savings that could be made if they didn't need to pay for make up and costumes for the extras.

An open casting was held last month to recruit local people to star as zombie extras.

BBC News - Filming starts in Glasgow for Brad Pitt zombie movie