The horror really struck me when the voice from the silo, on the radio, 'mimiked' (sic) the voice of the toddler in the car calling for its parents. Punch in the gut, kick in the balls kind of sick feeling, visceral. The 'concept' of an 'audio' virus was intriguing. I read the book after viewing the film, bought the DVD, looked on maps to find "Pontypool" Ontario. Read other books by Burgess. I re-watch this film about twice a year over the many years, and 'ponder'. The film has become a viral infection in me, which presents a recurrence intermittently, the infection has spread from one 'Medium' to another, audio-visual to print, still carried by 'words'. English: a killer language, an infection. Thank you for your 'take' on this film.
Thanks for watching and sharing your comments. I'm with you on Pontypool, I dove straight into Burgess work after watching the film, I think he is a great writer. When you say the movie has become an infection for you, I have to agree. The same thing happened with me. Every time I return to it, I find something new. I think Burgess writings are the same. I think my like of his work has a lot to with the disjointed feel to it, which like the movie feels visceral and has a personality disorder of it own. I've never read anyone else like him, fantastic. I think you sum it up perfectly when you say the infection has spread from one medium to another. Its great to meet another Burgess fan. It my pleasure to share my take on this film and I appreciate you taking the time to comment, much appreciated.
Just finished my second viewing of the film. I definitely got more out of it the second time. The idea of a virus spreading the way it did, especially in today's high information input society is particularly chilling.
I know what you mean, for me, the first viewing was all about absorbing the atmosphere. The second I paid real attention to the dialogue. After the second viewing I begin to see small clues peppered throughout Burgess screenplay as too how the virus spreads and what type of words the virus travels in. I'm often guilty of taking some films on face value, but Pontypool felt like it demanded more attention and a second viewing as it felt so layered. Burgess has such a unique writing style and he's a very smart writer. Since Pontypool, when I watch his work I'm often looking for clues and double meanings. You are definitely right Al, that the film feels particularly more chilling today. The virus would spread a lot faster in todays society. I think Pontypool is a film about being disconnected and misunderstanding each other and that is so much easier to do in todays world!
Watch this film when it first came out it. It ended and I got up, left the theater, and thought about the film. I loved that someone came up with something new and original(for the most part). Watch it again yesterday at home. It ended, I got up and went to get a glass of wine came back and guess what?! if you watch past the credits, it'll leave you with a different feel for the overall film. annoying.
Thanks for watching. I know, the credits sequence with Lisa the killer and Johhny Deadeyes is a strange one. Lisa Houle and Stephen McHattie reprise these roles in a later film called 'Dream Land' in 2019 which is another collaboration between much of the same directing, performing and writing team. It's a really interesting film, which I enjoyed on its own merit even without the strange Pontypool connection. I'm not sure if they even knew this film would come about when they made 'Pontypool' but its well worth checking out. But I totally agree, it's a strange one and has a much different tone and vibe from the rest of the movie. Definitely keeps the Pontypool myth's rolling lol Thanks again for your comments, much appreciated.
Excellent, I'm glad I did it justice and made it sound interesting. Let me know what you think once you've given it a watch, it's a personal favourite of mine, really great twist on the siege horror movie and excellent performances. I love the writing too, really cool movie.
Its fantastic and what a cast! William Peterson and Francis MacDormand are great. I can totally see where you are coming from definitely has similar themes going on I can see how it might have been an inspiration. Thanks again for the recommendation, I really enjoyed it. Here is a link to the episode if anyone else is a fan of PontyPool and wants to watch the Twilight Zone episode: Need to Know (1985). ruclips.net/video/dHHNLYOHee8/видео.html
@@johnrenneysboneyardcinema Yeah, good, innit?! I'd actually forgotten that Frances McDormand and 'Grissom' were in it. 2 good reasons right there to watch. Thanks for providing the link, btw. One presumes, of course, that it was curiosity which prompted you to snout out and watch that episode, but that you took the trouble to do so is nonetheless gratifying, Cheers 👍🏻 For what it's worth, British Sci~Fi anthology comic, 2000AD (best known as the home of Judge Dredd) ran an almost _identical_ story as a one~off in their occasional "Tharg's Future Shocks" series. I seem to remember actually preferring the 2000AD telling, even if at this point I can't remember the details, outside of the basic device. It _is_ uncomfortably close to the Twilight Zone show, but because both came out around the same time and we are now 40 years on (40 years on!! Kerrist, that's depressing!) the issue of who ripped off who is a rabbit hole I, tbh, don't have the energy to go down! My money is on the TV show being the original, but that's no more than a guess, at the end of the day...
@@johnrenneysboneyardcinema I just took advantage of your link to watch 'Need to Know' again. (First time in years!) In both Pontypool and Need to Know, the local radio station, which as well as being central to the plot in both cases, also happens to broadcast on 660kHz. I'm sure there must be hundreds, maybe thousands of radio stations across the US and Canada that use this frequency, so it could of course be no more than a co~incidence. Seems to me though, it's highly likely that this was a nod from Burgess to the creator of the earlier work. Which, incidentally was based on a story by Sidney Sheldon, and written for television by, I think, her sister. I haven't read any of Sheldon's stuff and I don't mean to imply any put down by being vague, but wasn't she (I _think,_ She - ) HUGE in the 1980's? Just, you know, purely for interest's sake...
Hi General, Thanks for watching. That is a great choice of words to describe it. The rhetoric disease fits perfectly with the virus spreading on Valentines day. A day when words like love have been so corporatized they begin to lack meaning or sincerity. Therefore the idea of what love means has become corrupted, in essence a virus. Only when kiss becomes kill do the characters truly understand what it means again. Very interesting points.
@@johnrenneysboneyardcinema Jesus I see you scared me because I had no idea what I posted I guess it wasn't that bad good morning don't forget to stretch stretch stretch even if your old old
There is actually a basis in reality on two counts. Two counts. Among students of magick and the witchcrafts it is believed that the English language is actually a reverse language that contains hidden curses. My own first name has two hidden meanings the first is fox. In old Scotland This is usually a nickname given to young redhead or " rouge" people. I am a rouge, but I was born with black hair like my parents. The black hair turned red over time almost as if the name changed my physical characteristics. There is also a much older and more disturbing meaning: death. I was told never to spell my furst name with one D, two always use the double DD. As it cancels the Curse. Think about my name spelt backwards. Also in the usic industry the "earworm" when a music loop or lyrics from a song stick in your head. This often happens to meth users as they are coming down from their high. There is actually a basis in reality on two counts. Two counts. Among students of magick and the witchcrafts it is believed that the English language is actually a reverse language that contains hidden curses. Also in the music industry the "earworm" when a music loop or lyrics from a song stick in your head. This often happens to meth users as they are coming down from their high.
The horror really struck me when the voice from the silo, on the radio, 'mimiked' (sic) the voice of the toddler in the car calling for its parents. Punch in the gut, kick in the balls kind of sick feeling, visceral. The 'concept' of an 'audio' virus was intriguing. I read the book after viewing the film, bought the DVD, looked on maps to find "Pontypool" Ontario. Read other books by Burgess. I re-watch this film about twice a year over the many years, and 'ponder'. The film has become a viral infection in me, which presents a recurrence intermittently, the infection has spread from one 'Medium' to another, audio-visual to print, still carried by 'words'. English: a killer language, an infection. Thank you for your 'take' on this film.
Thanks for watching and sharing your comments. I'm with you on Pontypool, I dove straight into Burgess work after watching the film, I think he is a great writer. When you say the movie has become an infection for you, I have to agree. The same thing happened with me.
Every time I return to it, I find something new. I think Burgess writings are the same. I think my like of his work has a lot to with the disjointed feel to it, which like the movie feels visceral and has a personality disorder of it own. I've never read anyone else like him, fantastic.
I think you sum it up perfectly when you say the infection has spread from one medium to another. Its great to meet another Burgess fan.
It my pleasure to share my take on this film and I appreciate you taking the time to comment, much appreciated.
Just finished my second viewing of the film. I definitely got more out of it the second time. The idea of a virus spreading the way it did, especially in today's high information input society is particularly chilling.
I know what you mean, for me, the first viewing was all about absorbing the atmosphere. The second I paid real attention to the dialogue. After the second viewing I begin to see small clues peppered throughout Burgess screenplay as too how the virus spreads and what type of words the virus travels in. I'm often guilty of taking some films on face value, but Pontypool felt like it demanded more attention and a second viewing as it felt so layered. Burgess has such a unique writing style and he's a very smart writer. Since Pontypool, when I watch his work I'm often looking for clues and double meanings. You are definitely right Al, that the film feels particularly more chilling today. The virus would spread a lot faster in todays society. I think Pontypool is a film about being disconnected and misunderstanding each other and that is so much easier to do in todays world!
Watch this film when it first came out it. It ended and I got up, left the theater, and thought about the film. I loved that someone came up with something new and original(for the most part).
Watch it again yesterday at home. It ended, I got up and went to get a glass of wine came back and guess what?! if you watch past the credits, it'll leave you with a different feel for the overall film.
annoying.
Thanks for watching. I know, the credits sequence with Lisa the killer and Johhny Deadeyes is a strange one. Lisa Houle and Stephen McHattie reprise these roles in a later film called 'Dream Land' in 2019 which is another collaboration between much of the same directing, performing and writing team. It's a really interesting film, which I enjoyed on its own merit even without the strange Pontypool connection.
I'm not sure if they even knew this film would come about when they made 'Pontypool' but its well worth checking out. But I totally agree, it's a strange one and has a much different tone and vibe from the rest of the movie. Definitely keeps the Pontypool myth's rolling lol Thanks again for your comments, much appreciated.
I used to live in cwmbran which is 4 miles away from pontypool
Okay, I have to shut this video off and watch the movie .... sounds way too interesting.
Excellent, I'm glad I did it justice and made it sound interesting. Let me know what you think once you've given it a watch, it's a personal favourite of mine, really great twist on the siege horror movie and excellent performances. I love the writing too, really cool movie.
You shoulda named the video “Pontypool changes everything” with that introduction you gave ;)
Fantastic movie
How is it not glaringly obvious to everybody that Burgess has borrowed - _heavily_ - from the '80's Twilight Zone episode, 'Need to Know'?!
Thanks for watching. I've never seen that episode I must check it out! Thanks for the heads up, If its anything like PontyPool I'm sure Ill love it.
Its fantastic and what a cast! William Peterson and Francis MacDormand are great. I can totally see where you are coming from definitely has similar themes going on I can see how it might have been an inspiration. Thanks again for the recommendation, I really enjoyed it. Here is a link to the episode if anyone else is a fan of PontyPool and wants to watch the Twilight Zone episode: Need to Know (1985). ruclips.net/video/dHHNLYOHee8/видео.html
@@johnrenneysboneyardcinema Yeah, good, innit?! I'd actually forgotten that Frances McDormand and 'Grissom' were in it. 2 good reasons right there to watch. Thanks for providing the link, btw. One presumes, of course, that it was curiosity which prompted you to snout out and watch that episode, but that you took the trouble to do so is nonetheless gratifying, Cheers 👍🏻
For what it's worth, British Sci~Fi anthology comic, 2000AD (best known as the home of Judge Dredd) ran an almost _identical_ story as a one~off in their occasional "Tharg's Future Shocks" series. I seem to remember actually preferring the 2000AD telling, even if at this point I can't remember the details, outside of the basic device. It _is_ uncomfortably close to the Twilight Zone show, but because both came out around the same time and we are now 40 years on (40 years on!! Kerrist, that's depressing!) the issue of who ripped off who is a rabbit hole I, tbh, don't have the energy to go down! My money is on the TV show being the original, but that's no more than a guess, at the end of the day...
@@johnrenneysboneyardcinema I just took advantage of your link to watch 'Need to Know' again. (First time in years!) In both Pontypool and Need to Know, the local radio station, which as well as being central to the plot in both cases, also happens to broadcast on 660kHz. I'm sure there must be hundreds, maybe thousands of radio stations across the US and Canada that use this frequency, so it could of course be no more than a co~incidence. Seems to me though, it's highly likely that this was a nod from Burgess to the creator of the earlier work. Which, incidentally was based on a story by Sidney Sheldon, and written for television by, I think, her sister. I haven't read any of Sheldon's stuff and I don't mean to imply any put down by being vague, but wasn't she (I _think,_ She - ) HUGE in the 1980's? Just, you know, purely for interest's sake...
Seeudney braiujour eez alaiv!
I mean the whole idea it's it's memetic it's it's a rhetoric disease
Hi General, Thanks for watching. That is a great choice of words to describe it. The rhetoric disease fits perfectly with the virus spreading on Valentines day. A day when words like love have been so corporatized they begin to lack meaning or sincerity. Therefore the idea of what love means has become corrupted, in essence a virus. Only when kiss becomes kill do the characters truly understand what it means again. Very interesting points.
@@johnrenneysboneyardcinema Jesus I see you scared me because I had no idea what I posted I guess it wasn't that bad good morning don't forget to stretch stretch stretch even if your old old
@@generalsavage4103 Stretch... I can't sketch a stretch. Stretch? Stench Stretch stretch stretch stretch stretch stretch stretch stretch
There is actually a basis in reality on two counts.
Two counts.
Among students of magick and the witchcrafts it is believed that the English language is actually a reverse language that contains hidden curses.
My own first name has two hidden meanings the first is fox. In old Scotland This is usually a nickname given to young redhead or " rouge" people. I am a rouge, but I was born with black hair like my parents. The black hair turned red over time almost as if the name changed my physical characteristics. There is also a much older and more disturbing meaning: death. I was told never to spell my furst name with one D, two always use the double DD. As it cancels the Curse. Think about my name spelt backwards.
Also in the usic industry the "earworm" when a music loop or lyrics from a song stick in your head. This often happens to meth users as they are coming down from their high.
There is actually a basis in reality on two counts.
Two counts.
Among students of magick and the witchcrafts it is believed that the English language is actually a reverse language that contains hidden curses.
Also in the music industry the "earworm" when a music loop or lyrics from a song stick in your head. This often happens to meth users as they are coming down from their high.
That is _not_ a basis in reality.
😂