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Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby whynotwalk » Fri 18 Jan, 2013 8:54 am

Thought you knew a little about Tasmanian devils? Check out what some Canadian schlock horror film makers have to show us about these little guys. If this doesn't keep you on your toes when bushwalking in Tas, nothing will!!

Link to trailer below ... and NOTE: *gore warning* ... some not nice scenes in this (albeit laugh-out-loud funny/weird for Tasmanians!)

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2013/01/watch-tasmanian-devils-syfy-monster-movie-looks-hilariously-over-the-top/

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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby Hallu » Fri 18 Jan, 2013 9:51 am

OMG. Looks like a masterpiece. But you can clearly tell it wasn't shot in Tasmania though...
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby whynotwalk » Fri 18 Jan, 2013 10:14 am

Yep - SyFy are based in Vancouver, and film their masterpieces there.
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby seagullhike » Fri 18 Jan, 2013 11:11 am

Hope I bump into that ranger on some cold winter night :wink:
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby stepbystep » Fri 18 Jan, 2013 5:42 pm

'Winnie' from The Wonder Years has come along way....

They should launch the film here surely. It looks great..... :twisted:
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby matagi » Fri 18 Jan, 2013 5:54 pm

I bet that woman with the flamethrower is the reason the Giblin River fire started!
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby vagrom » Fri 18 Jan, 2013 5:54 pm

The Splatter genre comes to Tassie, using a chopper to slice and dice. Ingenious. Cannibalism is so Tuesday.
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby Binder » Sat 19 Jan, 2013 9:27 am

seagullhike wrote:Hope I bump into that ranger on some cold winter night :wink:


Starts work at Mt Field next week :wink:
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby JamesMc » Sat 19 Jan, 2013 11:39 am

I didn't realise that Yosemite Valley was in Tasmania.

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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby north-north-west » Sat 19 Jan, 2013 7:54 pm

I think the only thing they got right was the TasPAWS emblem. Surprised they were allowed to use it . . .
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby Onestepmore » Sun 20 Jan, 2013 4:28 pm

LOL, glad I didn't see that before we did our first walks in Tassie in Christmas. We'd have been too scared to have left our motel.
Another variation would be that a bite infects the vicim with Transmissible Facial Tumour Disease, and goes on to be a world epidemic.
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby whynotwalk » Mon 21 Jan, 2013 7:35 am

north-north-west wrote:I think the only thing they got right was the TasPAWS emblem. Surprised they were allowed to use it . . .


According to people I spoke to, they weren't :!:
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby ILUVSWTAS » Mon 21 Jan, 2013 7:37 am

whynotwalk wrote:
north-north-west wrote:I think the only thing they got right was the TasPAWS emblem. Surprised they were allowed to use it . . .


According to people I spoke to, they weren't :!:



Maybe PWS should sue. That might put an end to this underfunding problem.. :P
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby stepbystep » Mon 21 Jan, 2013 8:27 am

ILUVSWTAS wrote:
whynotwalk wrote:
north-north-west wrote:I think the only thing they got right was the TasPAWS emblem. Surprised they were allowed to use it . . .


According to people I spoke to, they weren't :!:



Maybe PWS should sue. That might put an end to this underfunding problem.. :P


Somehow I don't think this film be too highly grossing at the box office...
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Re: Tassie Devils: Learn Something New

Postby whynotwalk » Mon 21 Jan, 2013 12:02 pm

ILUVSWTAS wrote:Maybe PWS should sue. That might put an end to this underfunding problem.. :P


Or maybe the devils could sue for defamation :evil:
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