Ghouls on Film

Knock, Knock ...

I failed to make it long enough in Hall H to see the “Let Me In” footage screened, but from everything I hear Matt Reeves’ adaptation doesn’t disappoint, bringing a new and unique viewpoint to Lindqvist’s already excellent story. I direct you to Joe McCabe’s review over at FEARnet for details on the clips.

Not only did I miss blood provided by a tiny vampire looking for a new friend, but I also missed the real-life bloodbath that occurred just before the Marvel panel last night. Eyes were bleeding, but it wasn’t because of the “Thor” footage screened.

Anyone who has been to Comic-Con knows that the hours spent in long lines in hope of getting a coveted Hall H seat causes short tempers, but in general the crowd is in high spirits, basking in the glow of their own personal nerd heaven. Failing outright bliss, they are usually pretty polite. They don’t typically stab someone in the eye over a seat. At least that was the story going around last night. A publicist told me he saw the stab happy fanboy being escorted from the hall shirt covered in blood and hands cuffed behind him.

Today a different story is circulating involving an inflatable toy and a scratch. There were some face suckers on long popsicle sticks being passed around. Maybe they were the culprits? I prefer to believe that someone got a tray of hot nacho cheese to the face which temporarily blinded him and he fell into the lightsaber of a Sith Lord who was just minding his own business, waiting for in line for the bathroom.