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Ok Weinsteins, quit jerking me around

By laelaps on November 21, 2007.

I've been excited about the release of the Aussie killer croc flick Rogue for quite some time now, the film looking like a better-than-average horror story (at least compared to films like Primeval and, shudder, Lake Placid 2). My patience, however, is being stretched rather than rewarded, as it appears that the release date for Rogue has been pushed back to January 2008 even though some movie websites still list it as being released on November 27, 2007 (and the official website still says it was supposed to be out November 8, 2007). Adding to this confusion, there's already an Amazon.com page for the DVD, making me wonder if the movie will see a brief theatric release starting within the next week only to be release on DVD at the start of the new year (or even if *gasp* it'll go straight to DVD).

As far as I can tell, the whole mess initially started because Rogue was due to come out at about the same time as Primeval, so Primeval got bumped up and Rogue seems to have been indefinitely delayed, but then again maybe I'm just horribly confused (I don't think you can blame me for that). When and if it does come out, though, you can expect a special "Laelaps at the movies" post about it, and I hope it sees release soon. In the meantime, though, we can look forward to the release of the schlock classic Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds just before Christmas, and I'm sure I'll soon get my claws on a copy to feature here.

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You are far braver than I for subjection to such movies. I had to stop watching Sci-Fi Channel altogether because it came down to nothing more than Creature Features, poorly done at that. On the other hand, they can sometimes be good for a laugh, so your reviews are certainly welcome. :-)