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UnknownSubject
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Australia
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 Posted - 11/06/2005 : 10:16:49 PM
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I read through the reader reviews of "Vampire Bats" and enjoyed them, so thanks to all those who took the time to write up what they saw.
One comment I did wish to make was about the drugs in the punchbowl bit. Now, without seeing the movie, I'm assuming it was ecstasy / crystal meth / GBH / some other designer party drug to meet the style of the party, but what gets me was the idea that dumping a huge bag of it in the punch and then selling it for $10 a cup was a good idea!
- I'm assuming it was at least a kilo of powder, which has got to cost someone some money... at the very least a thousand dollars (and probably a lot more). Would you blow a thousand dollars on something for a party that you were trying to make money off? Would there even be the slightest chance that money could be made off the garbage bin o'punch if sold at $10 a cup?
- I don't know how soluable the powder would be, but it's possible it would just sink to the bottom, leaving nothing in the liquid for the party goers. Said party goers would get upset when they find out they aren't getting what they paid for...
- One thing that dance party organisers hate is people collapsing due to drug use at their events since it causes all kinds of problems with the authorities. Although drug taking may happen at an event, the organisers would want to do as much as possible to keep their hands clean of it (or at least appear clean) so that if something does go wrong, they aren't going to get arrested because of it.
As such, dumping a huge amount of an illegal substance into the only available liquid refreshment seems like a bad way for the organisers to avoid people overdosing and also be able to maintain plausible deniability about what happened.
- You'd also think (as Michael Stakely commented) that after the teenagers were arrested for the murder, the police would also want to look at the illegal raves that are happening in the area, apparently very frequently. Obviously not.
- The drug dealer's name is Mickey. Would that be Mickey Finn by any chance?
- At the second rave: apparently the bats all went outside to go to the bathroom, since no ravers got crapped on. They also apparently always go to the bathroom outside, or else the area would stink of guano prior to the rave even starting.
I'm hardly the Mr Big of the drug world, but it seems fairly obvious that the script writers probably haven't ever been to a dance party and just pulled bits and pieces out of the Big Book of Youth Culture Cliches and threw them into the movie.
Other than that, of course, "Vampire Bats" appears to completely flawless as a movie ;-)
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Representing Labor
Diocesan Ecclesiarch of the Sacred Order of Jabootu
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Posted - 11/07/2005 : 06:09:56 AM
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I just assumed the bag contained sugar for the punch, which was (presumably) a mix of cherry cool-aid and vodka. It certainly makes a lot more sense than pouring a giant bag of ecstacy into a small punch bowl.
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Ken HPoJ
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USA
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Posted - 11/07/2005 : 08:08:37 AM
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No, it was Ecstasy (thus explaining why Eden, Aaron and Jason all got unintentionally high), and the moment he dumped that bag into the punch I laughed out loud. I don't think it was a kilo, but it was a pretty big batch of the stuff.
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Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Canada
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Posted - 11/07/2005 : 08:18:35 AM
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Actually, since the Skater Dude kids were found to have ecstasy in their systems, I'm presuming that's what it was, since they weren't shown knowingly taking any drugs.
I agree that this represents one strange business plan. I could see charging for "all the ecstasy-laced Planter's Punch you can drink", or even giving out free samples, but to add ecstacy to the punch without telling anyone? Not only does that make no economic sense, but the risk of causing OD's among those who brought their own stash would, one would think, make it far too risky.
Since the movie tried to have several arty "mirroring" scenes, perhaps the point was to make the dealers equivalent to the weaste company - both of them pouring their contaminants into the environment for no valid reason whatsoever! Presumably, because drug dealers and chemical companies are just so EEEEEEEVILLL! |
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KurtVon
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
USA
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Posted - 11/07/2005 : 1:16:07 PM
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Originally posted by Representing Labor
I just assumed the bag contained sugar for the punch, which was (presumably) a mix of cherry cool-aid and vodka.
Close. One of the reviews said they called it "Planter's Punch" which is about 50% rum and 50% random fruit juices and assorted alcoholic beverages. I don't think I've seen any specific formula for the drink beyond the rum, though.
I suspect that name comes from sugar plantations which would be supplying the raw materials for the rum.
And yet I'm a T-totaler. Go figure.
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Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Canada
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Posted - 11/07/2005 : 2:28:43 PM
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| Yes, Planter's Punch is an alcoholic drink where I come from. I was wondering at the time that $10/all the alcohol you can drink is a great deal just for the booze (particularly when we're talking undergrads); $10/all the alcohol and ecstacy you can drink has got to be one of the world's greatest loss leaders. |
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UnknownSubject
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Australia
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Posted - 11/07/2005 : 6:50:31 PM
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Another thought: if the punch is spiked, and characters we are meant to like drink the punch without knowing it's spiked, then those characters can be on drugs without the moral implications of them actually taking drugs. As such, they remain "likeable" (well, in theory).
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Asta Kask
Holy Cardinal and Five Star General of the Righteous Knighthood of Jabootu
Sweden
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Posted - 11/08/2005 : 04:16:55 AM
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I'm also intrigued by Ken's suggestion that we could combat the bats by establishing a democracy among them. One bat, one vote!
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Ken HPoJ
Supreme Potentate
USA
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Posted - 11/08/2005 : 08:32:17 AM
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Sadly, I cannot take credit for the Bat Democracy concept. That was one of the other guys.
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