Comments on: Who's cloning who?

Who's cloning who?

barjo — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:28:36 -0800

Clonus (AKA Parts: the Clonus Horror) was released on DVD today. This ultracheap 1979 sci-fi thriller is about a compound where clones are raised, unaware that their purpose in life is to provide harvested organs (more detail here). MST3K sent it up, the Onion sneers at it, but this NY Times review (reg. reqd., scroll down) is respectful. You can rent it now, or you can wait until July for the megabudget, Michael Bay-directed version of the same damn story.

By: Vaska

Vaska — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:38:55 -0800

Or you could read Michael Marshall Smith's excellent novel Spares, which is probably the source The Island is ripping off.

By: notmydesk

notmydesk — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:45:20 -0800

I'll buy it. When? Later on!

By: thisisdrew

thisisdrew — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:45:57 -0800

I happened to see this movie about 5 years ago and for some reason it stuck in my head. ...Just seemed all too eerily creapy real, in spite of being old and cheap.

By: drezdn

drezdn — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:46:02 -0800

Hold me clone daddy.

By: iamck

iamck — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:06:41 -0800

Woah. Thanks for posting this - I've been trying to place a vague memory I've had since watching this movie as a child, and was debating a post on askmefi...

By: Ironmouth

Ironmouth — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:08:29 -0800

One of the best pieces of crap ever. I must say that despite all of its badness--I really liked the movie. Although it might be because my Dad rented it and told my brother and I not to watch it.

By: sciurus

sciurus — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:13:08 -0800

The mealy-mouthed puling protagonist is the worst. Plus it has that Biography guy in it.

By: Verdant

Verdant — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:28:51 -0800

Spoiler Alert: Heh. Harvested clones play a significant role in David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas, which landed on the short list for the Booker Prize. Line of Beauty won, of course. And while I'm not sure the prize committee was aware of the antecedent, it couldn't have helped if they were.

By: GaelFC

GaelFC — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:44:25 -0800

One of my favorite MST3K's of all time. Featuring Chet from Emergency! "They're mean to the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders!" "It's the Tour De Van Nuys!" "Bounce, behave! Bounce, behave!"

By: berek

berek — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:12:18 -0800

UM, is it just Berek, or does anyone else not get the Mestery Theater thing? Everytime Berek has seen an episode he's had the same thought, "jee, it would be really cool if Berek could watch this wonderfully cheesey movie without the incredibly inane comments from the shadow puupets!" Is Berek the only one who has ever wanted to have sex with his clone? It would be the ultimate form of masturbation!

By: taz

taz — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:38:35 -0800

I would say, yes — Berek probably is the only one who has ever wanted to have sex with Berek's clone.

By: mkultra

mkultra — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:44:47 -0800

Is it just MKUltra, or is Berek's constant referral to himself in the third person, totally annoying?

By: eyeballkid

eyeballkid — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:51:10 -0800

eyeballkid believes that berek is trying to make some kind of name for berek. maybe people will like berek better if berek refers to berek in the third person all the time, if only because berek has nothing else to offer. if berek was interesting otherwise, maybe berek wouldn't need to result to lame little tricks, IEHO.

By: Capn

Capn — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 12:53:59 -0800

Is Berek the only one who has ever wanted to have sex with his clone? Clone, clone of my own With it's Y chromosome changed to X And when we're alone with my own little clone we will both think of nothing but sex -I. Asimov.

By: Mitheral

Mitheral — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:01:18 -0800

UM, is it just Berek, or does anyone else not get the Mestery Theater thing? Yes, it's just you. My only bitch with the awesome MST3K is the format means they have to cut about half of most movies.

By: dorian

dorian — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:28:51 -0800

one of my favorites

By: beowulf573

beowulf573 — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:33:00 -0800

Great timing as I was just trying to remember the name of this movie. I was reminded of it by the previews of the new Michael Bay movie, The Island. It seem to be a big budget remake or a blatant rip off. Given the directory, the original may be better.

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 13:55:47 -0800

Berek doesn't get to be on Biography.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 14:14:20 -0800

My oh my walkin' by Who's the apple of my eye Why it's my very own Clonie Oh if I should stroll the 'hood Who knew I could look so good Just talkin' on the phone to Clonie We are pals It's cool 'cause we're not lonely Shallow gene pool There's nothing to my only Clonie Me and you, hustlin' through Holdin' on through thick and thin Just day by day our DNA 'cause the Olsen twins got nothin' on us We'll survive Side by side Mother Nature don't you call her phony She's my clonie Who was wealthy But not healthy Had no one to dwell with me So look who i got born Clonie Far from broke Bored rich folk We don't need no natural yolk Our babies come full formed Clonie We'll be huggable Get a publicist and show them Be the most lovable thing Since fucking Eminem Oh my friend Multiply, we're a franchise Like Walt Disney or Hannibal Lecter We can tell our cancer cells Are more benign than old Phil Spector We'll survive Side by side Should've signed with Virgin 'stead of Sony You're my clonie Oh clonie how I love you I'm the only person I ever loved Gee, that's swell I guess you're just my fatal attraction-y You're my clonie -- Nellie McKay [mp3s]

By: Lizc

Lizc — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:42:06 -0800

I read the horrid script to the upcomming Island film. jesus christ. sooo many properties all smashed together. hack director. hack screenwriter. it makes me sick. quoting from themovieblog.com - "Hmmm. Logan's Run + Coma + The Prisoner + The Matrix + The Truman Show + The Village + about a gazillion other sci-fi novels, short stories and Twilight Zone episodes = excuse for Michael Bay to TOTALLY BLOW SHIT UP!!!!"

By: Dag Maggot

Dag Maggot — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:55:32 -0800

This movie scared the shit out of me when I was around 7. I have a vague recollection of the idea that these golden haired innocent kids are all clamouring to graduate and go "outside" when the horror was discovered I remember bodies in plastic bags in some kind of a meat locker ... very disturbing stuff for a seven year old. Thanks mom and dad. Oh, and don't be such a dick to Berek. I thought his comment was funny- and you eyeballkid are a spiteful prick, your vitriol probably stemming from your own feelings of a lack of recognition.

By: clockworkjoe

clockworkjoe — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 19:42:49 -0800

People who don't 'get' MST3k should be shunned and ridiculed.

By: Dag Maggot

Dag Maggot — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:04:22 -0800

[Sigh] With regard to 'getting' MST3k - Humour is subjective - there is no universal "funny". It varies widely between genders, nationalities, language groups, genrations etc. etc. My grandfather thought Benny Hill was teh laugh riot - me? -- meh ... I'm sure your little group of Internet buddies worship at the MST3K shrine - but that universe is, believe it or not, small in the 6 billion human scheme of things.

By: berek

berek — Tue, 29 Mar 2005 21:48:48 -0800

Humour is subjective Agreed. Humor and sexuality are the two most subjective areas for most humans. That is why Berek thinks it funny when people call him a pervert when he walks down the street with his lifesize inflatable Love Ewe. In Berek's defense they were never able to prove those cheerleaders were underage and they were able to sandblast the chocalate syrup off the walls of that motel so he got off easy. State mandated sexual offender signs are a great way to cut down on Halloween candy expenses.

By: kliuless

kliuless — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 17:56:09 -0800

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