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News Bites: Hurtubise, The Goonies and More Faces of Death
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Your day can't be complete without wild inventions, re-visting old classics and delighting in death:- In January, I brought you the news of wacky inventor Troy Hurtubise's latest suit. He's the guy at the center of the Project Grizzly documentary. Where he used to fashion suits to fend off bears, he changed his sights to war armor. The inventor planned to sell his Trojan suit to the armed forces, but surprise, surprise -- that didn't happen. Now, one lucky bidder will have a chance to buy the suit, along with the exclusive rights to his "Shadow Armor" on EBay! As I type this, the suit has already risen beyond $30,000, and there are four days left in the auction. However, the reserve has not yet been reached, so I wonder what amount Mr. Hurtubise is waiting for...
- It seems that while talking to someone at Warner Brothers about another Gremlins sequel, Moviehole found out that the company wants some more Goonies action. The source is quoted as saying: "they're looking at doing direct-to-video sequels to Scooby Doo and The Goonies." (After The Lost Boys 2 and New Jack City 2, that is.) It's not definite, but the source considers it to be "a consideration." So much for the old rumors of an actual, potentially well-thought-out sequel. Why bother tarnishing a classic with a direct-to-DVD release? What's the point? Just let Konami's The Goonies II remain the one and only sequel.
- When I was in high school I went to a party and was convinced by some guy friends to sit down and watch a scary movie. Always up for fun cinema, I sat down in the dark room and watched Faces of Death -- full of sacrifice, execution and the scene that has never full left my mind -- monkey brains. Well, not only is the film a whole bunch of farce, but JT Petty is gearing up to remake the original. (It was fun for Raimi and Evil Dead... but faux snuff films?) If this is your cup of tea, he's created a mock-up teaser. It is, obviously, very graphic and NSFW, unless your job involves blood and death.
Realistic RoboCop from Project Grizzly Inventor
Filed under: Documentary », Fandom », Tech Stuff »
Some people, when faced with a dangerous animal might, I don't know ... hide, run away or avoid the local, dangerous animal haunts. And then there are people like Troy Hurtubise. After surviving a risky interlude with a Canadian grizzly, the Thunder Bay-dwelling Canadian had become obsessed with bears. Instead of backing away after his traumatic experience, the man decided to build a grizzly-proof suit to face them again. Clearly, the man is crazy!Although his work brought him a documentary, Peter Lynch's Project Grizzly; it also brought him bankruptcy. Since we're talking about a man who wasn't daunted by a large set of fangs, a lack of money is no problem. Finding another $15,000, Hurtubise has now turned to military garb with his new "Trojan" design. He's taken fanboy to the next level by grabbing ideas from RoboCop, Star Wars, Batman and video games. The head-to-toe suit is made from high-impact plastic and ceramic bullet protection over ballistic foam. Although, unfortunately, there are no nipples on the suit, Hurtubise wants to sell it to the Armed Forces. Call me crazy, but I think the man is about to lose some more money, and I doubt another documentary is on the way this time.
[via The Documentary Blog]
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