#Monsterdon is a weekly fediverse community event (Sundays @ 9 PM ET) where a bunch of folks watch a monster/SF movie of some description in sync with each other and post about it. Partial list of past movies: https://wiki.neuromatch.social/Monsterdon#Movie_List

All are welcome! Look to the #MonsterdonAlert tag if you want to see annoucements about upcoming movies.

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Watch thread: TIME WALKER (1982)

Tuning in very late, what'd I miss?

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Okay, mummy, stolen gems, fungus, and Other Stuff™, got it

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Ah, your necklace is glowing *and* warm? Well, that seems fine, nothing amiss there.

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huh, reasonably accurate mention of CDC Atlanta

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meanwhile, in the plumbing system

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SURGICAL LASERS MENTIONED

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So the mummy is dialing the gate, or something

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this movie's got some great equipment in it, really punching above its weight class.

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hehe rat actor cuties  

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"As Cleopatra would say, 'See you later guys'"

I don't think Cleopatra would say that

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surprise Coneheads mention

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oh, the rats are in the fraternity?

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[slideshow continues]

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that tie is amazingly hideous. I think the worst I've ever seen on #Monsterdon

the mummy is pining for the Moon

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"What. about. the mummy?!"

Dude, we wanna know too

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a QUANTUM LEAP

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I was about to ask why the mummy has green vision but then I remembered it's an alien mummy, so actually yea the movie explained this one

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oh, mummy ham radio

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@SnoopJ
And you will never see my shade
or hear the sound of my feet
while there's a moon
over Burbank street

(it sounded better in my head)

@SnoopJ call it a raternity
@SnoopJ Good product placement too. HP Oscilloscopes and Vector Scopes save the day!

@SnoopJ mummy balls

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@SnoopJ I really only have one joke when it comes to this movie, sorry

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@SnoopJ Shenanigans. This is one of the good bad movies.

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@SnoopJ Mummy lost his marbles, probably going to be a problem.

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Watch thread: DEATH RACE 2000 (1975)

I know this movie only by reputation, but based on that reputation, we are in for a ride tonight.

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@SnoopJ a Death Ride, presumably.

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I remember watching back in my youth... it was neater than peanut butter back then

We'll see how well it aged (or I did)

@SnoopJ I see what you did there

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inb4 the real monster was capitalism

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and we're off to the races!

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is this the first time we've heard The Star-Spangled Banner in a movie?

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you're not my buddy-buddy, guy-guy

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looking forward to seeing the milwaukee nazis get brutally murdered

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I love the lion car omg

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giant hood-mounted knife

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unclear if Machine Gun Joe is firing blanks or actually shooting into the crowd. I can believe either

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"creamed and reamed"

buddy I know he's in a kink suit, but this isn't that type of movie

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holy shit the synth organ slightly-offkey Star-Spangled Banner

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oh I see, it was CHEKHOV'S hood-mounted giant knife

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whomst among us does not wish to flirt with death and her bull-themed car with no possibility of gain

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"Euthanasia Day at the geriatrics hospital"

*low whistle*

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"meanwhile, innocent people are being slaughtered on our highways"

as opposed to the status quo

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hey would you like to go for a picnic on the day of the Death Race? the park should be empty, it'll be just us!

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THOMASINA PAYNE

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slapstick-ass BOINK sound effect to accompany a kill, wow

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Frankenstein fan-fic

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luxurious hotel conference room bedroom

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@SnoopJ that's cheating the real monster is always capitalism

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@SnoopJ Ooo, nice! I’m about due for a rewatch I think.
Watch thread: GODZILLA (1998)
@SnoopJ thank you for the background!
@SnoopJ thank you for the explanation!
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