Dan O'Bannon Dies

[zombie04]

I wasn't sure where to post this latest obit, but here it is. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43415 I always liked this guy. While Return of the Living Dead catches a lot of crap now and then I still find it very enjoyable, and Alien was a brilliant script when it was put in the hands of Ridley Scott. In all the interviews I've seen him in he always really seemed to enjoy what he did and never had the problem admitting where he could've done better.

[MoonSylver]

Aw...very sad...from all the interviews I've seen he always seemed like a really nice & witty guy. Nice "quickie" career retrospective from AICN. RIP Mr. O'Bannon.

[clanglee]

Damn, that's sad. I liked ole Dan. Hugely influential in the horror/scifi genres. He wrote Alien, Lifeforce, Invaders from Mars, Dead and Burried, Total Recall, and of course wrote and directed Return of the Living dead. RIP Dan the Man

[EvilNed]

Nooo! My childhood hero.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Well that sucks... RIP Dan, you were a huge influence.

[capncnut]

You know what? That Harry Knowles ain't half a rambling name dropping fat fuck. I really can't stand the man... Anyway, damned shame about Dan. He wrote/co-wrote some of the finest: Dark Star, Alien, Lifeforce, Total Recall, etc. And of course he wrote and directed Return Of The Living Dead. I have to say this isn't a surprise however, as he looks in terrible health in some of the last photos/interviews I saw. He will be missed.

[DjfunkmasterG]

Guess I am going to have an in memory screening of ROTLD and Alien tonight.

[deadpunk]

Sad, 'specially this close to the holidays.

[bassman]

That's a shame. God bless him for his contribution to Alien. But fuck him for soiling Romero's good name with ROTLD.

[kortick]

sad loss he was a guy who could come up with some quality material and was generally liked by all. John Carpenter named the weatherman in The Fog after him.

[DjfunkmasterG]

http://www.empireonline.com/news/feed.asp?NID=26564

[rongravy]

Damn. RIP, dood.

[darth los]

That's a shame. God bless him for his contribution to Alien. But fuck him for soiling Romero's good name with ROTLD. As a matter of fact if you watch the film with commentary he very directly states that he purposely created these new zombies out of respect for Romero. He didn't want to be a hack and obviously make films with creatures that "belong" to GAr (as fulci and so many others have done), so he put his own spin on it and made it his own. Still in my top 5 though.

[bassman]

As a matter of fact if you watch the film with commentary he very directly states that he purposely created these new zombies out of respect for Romero. He didn't want to be a hack and obviously make films with creatures that "belong" to GAr (as fulci and so many others have done), so he put his own spin on it and made it his own. Sure. He changed the zombies so they wouldn't be related to Romero's. Fair enough. But then why did he have an entire scene about Romero and how Night was "real"? He attempted to directly relate his film to Romero's. Pretty much a hack move, imo. I'm not trying to rag on the guy. He had a hand in Alien, so that instantly makes him cool in my book. It's a shame he passed, but I'll never forgive him for the shitfest that is ROTLD. Not to mention it's his fault that everyone now thinks Zombies only eat brains. I hate that shit....

[capncnut]

Still in my top 5 though. It's a great film and one that I proudly display in my top ten.