Pauls Valley, Oklahoma — There was a time not that long ago that I would avoid certain genres of films at all costs. One of those due to masculine code was chick flicks, but perhaps the most distanced I was with any type of offering was along the lines of horror or slasher.

Sure, I enjoyed some of the classics like “Frankenstein” or “Nosferatu,” but many of the movies that tried to be in the same category released from my childhood on were less than tolerable. Yet, as I’ve learned to expand my definition of entertainment I’ve been able to discover a level of humor in them, no less defined than by this DVD. “I Sell the Dead” is not a pure comedy, but does not ever become so serious that the viewer is lost in a wave of forced story.

The plot does not seem to follow one type of established horror ideal, but pieces together several popular elements like zombie, grave robbing and a touch of science fiction. The tale is set in the 18th century and follows the tale of a young man, Arthur Blake (Dominic Monaghan), who because of lack of proper job placement (that and having street begging as an alternative) steals and sells bodies for a living.

He performs this gruesome task with an accomplace/mentor, Willie Grimes (Larry Fessenden), and is able to somewhat survive on the practice until he ends up on a death row of sorts. Before he loses his head over the matter, he is given a chance to confess his failings to a rather crude monk, Father Duffy (Ron Perlman). What follows is something that can certainly make one feel uneasy, but at other times requires oxygen from laughing too much.

The one thing that sets this flick apart from some of the other lesser known movies Perlman has been in, he is surrounded by a cast a characters that can at least half-way match his acting talent. Things start off a bit confusing as far as what is going on, but it isn’t long before one is hooked into following the action.

This is definitely something younger audiences might want to avoid due to content, but it depends on how much dark humor one can stomach. I’d certainly recommend adding this for those who enjoy this genre, I’ll be keeping an eye out for purchase as well. For a good time with plenty of B-movie cheese I bestow a spine tingling three out of five corpses.

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Thanks to Moffel83 for the head ups, we’ve have added toy the gallery some new pics of the shooting of Soldiers of Fortune. On the webpage the production company had this info about the movie posted, listing it as in work:

At the moment the shooting “Soldiers of Fortune” is over (dir.M.Korostyshevskiy, dop. M.Solovyova). Post-production.

More pics at the Source (none of Dom)

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Thanks to TheOneRing

Access Hollywood video-interviewed Sean Astin and Dominic Monaghan about their involvement in The Hobbit (among other stuff), and both said they’re probably not in The Hobbit.
“Laura Saltman: “it was just announced Elijah Wood is gonna do it, what about you?”
Dominic Monaghan: “I don’t think I’m gonna do it, because I’m not alive. The Hobbit is based a long time before Lord of the Rings, so we’re not born yet, where as Elijah I think is gonna do some stuff like flashback thing with Bilbo. I might go out with Elijah and just hang out on set and wave at people and say: employ me, employ me. But no, I’m excited.”
LS: “But what if they put some make-up on you, and make you just look not like you?””
DM: “Yeah, I could be like an orc or an Uruk-hai. No, I’d be excited to do that.””

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Dominic Monaghan’s return as Merry is also expected to be announced soon. His character will appear alongside Elijah Wood’s Frodo in book-ending sequences meant to set up this tale. There has been no word as to Sean Astin and Billy Boyd’s return as Samwise and Pippin, respectively. But if it is to happen, we will surely hear about it by week’s end.[...]

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Thanks fienchen

It looks like Dom could be part of the Hobbit… * FINGER CROSS*

Elijah Wood is to appear as Frodo and Dominic Monaghan as Merry, even though neither character was born at the time of The Hobbit. According to fansite TheOneRing.net the pair are rumoured to have a cameo in the opening sequence reading the story of Bilbo’s adventures in the fictional Red Book of Westmarch, which was glimpsed on screen in the Lord of the Rings films and contains the tale of The Hobbit or There and Back Again.

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