Wednesday, 5 August 2020

Six Hundred [and] Sixty-six

Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is 666.
Book of Revelation, Chapter 13 Verse 18

Now which film made biblical quotation famous?

Hmmm, maybe The Omen (1976) perhaps.

Even if it is very similar to Norman Bates and Psycho, closing shot of Harvey Stephens' chilling grin is an iconic moment in cinema history.

Richard Donner told youngster 'not' to smile.
Reverse psychology tactic worked a treat.

Shot for shot 2006 remake was more pointless than a broken pencil.

However, this was decent.

Just before Ambassador Steven Haines is incinerated, watch settles on 6:06.
In a fruitless attempt to capitalise on remake, 666: The Child was also released on June 6 2006.

666: The Beast followed a year later.

The similarly titled 666: The Devil's Child is completely unrelated.

One more.

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return is the sixth in franchise.

Music

Iron Maiden - Flight 666
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Quick, call The Police.

Ghost in the Machine
When reversed, image appears to show...
Yeah.

Miscellany

The Number of the Beast is 666 - William Blake
Project X Zone is the successor to Namco × Capcom.

Aya-me originated from Sakura Wars and unleashes special Number of the Beast.


Plot of stand-alone sequel paid homage to predecessor.

Creature 666 (R-Type III: The Third Lightning)
According to the fucking assholes who developed Fight Club for PS2/Xbox, Tyler Durden lives at 666 Paper Street.
The reality is 537.

Pretty funny.

Thank God It's Doomsday (The Simpsons)
Homer's 'second' equation to predict the Rapture is 13 - 333 x 666 = (a x b²) > 2 = 7 (2 + 2b²) - 144,000 - 0 = 3:15,05/19.

Adam Wingard's Blair Witch takes place 20 years after original and ignores Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2.

Lane's YouTube channel is Darknet666.

To detonate phone bomb in Pandemonium (S1 E7 of From Dusk Till Dawn), Richie dials 666.

Geekgasm.

Film, TV and video games wrap shit up.

Pulp Fiction
976-Evil
Dark Water (2005)
For the briefest of moments, washing machine displays hallowed number.
Weak Humans, Wise Demons (Devilman Crybaby)
Devil May Cry 4
Pandora is a weapon of the underworld capable of 666 different forms.
DMC: Devil May Cry
Ninja Theory's reboot has Dante swig some 666 booze.
All the 6's (Lemmings)
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2
The Doom Generation
There are several examples, but this one comes in dollars and cents.
Treehouse of Horror XXIV (The Simpsons)

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