moviefreakedmind

TheBoost said:

My favorite slasher flicks

1.  Friday the 13th
2.  Black Christmas
3.  Halloween
4.  Friday the 13th Final Chapter
5.  Alice Sweet Alice

 I noticed that Jason X didn't make your top 5

Windexed said:

No, this was before it became communist China. But me trying to start a discussion, albeit tongue-in-cheek, quickly spiraled downward.

 As someone who didn't make it out of the early 1990's until a few years ago (hell, I still have/use a VCR), I have no knowledge of what TFN was like before about 2012. Was it once a website worth visiting? When did it become a dystopian 1984 type place?

TV's Frink said:

I'm not sure that qualifies.

 Those kids got picked off one by one though

TV's Frink said:

I'm trying to think of a slasher film I had any interest in.  I guess Scream was okay, but beyond that...

 What about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

TV's Frink said:

So...you watched ROTS in the theater and never left...???

I guess he's still in shock 

If the new version of Empire is going to be 100% GOUT free does that mean that potentially all changes will be removed? Or will some of the recomposited effects still have to be left in until better sources become available like in 2.0?

Alderaan said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I also saw Revenge of the Sith in a packed theatre, which I generally can't stand, but surprisingly the audience was well behaved. If anything, what made me want to walk out was sitting in the very front row and having to look straight up at the screen

Revenge of the Sith was the only time I ever sat in the front row for a film. I figured it was going to be horrible, and I was only seeing it to finish the nightmare, so I figured I might as well experience a front row viewing for the first time.

I was in a similar boat there too. As someone who is very claustrophobic, I tend to avoid theatres unless it's for a film or specific screening that I know will be less crowded, but I was just so compelled to finish out the damn Star Wars prequels that I had to just had to get it over with, even if it meant facing a jam packed theatre to do it.

SilverWook said:

I blame Joel Schumacher. He took Batman so far down into the abyss, that a dark gritty "realistic" reboot was inevitable.

Having gotten that off my chest, I might have walked out on my first veiwing of ROTS, as the sound was terrible. (Like AM radio mono terrible.) The theater was so crammed full of people on opening day, I would have had to physically climb over people just to complain. Thank goodness there wasn't time to order a large soda before it started!

 I also saw Revenge of the Sith in a packed theatre, which I generally can't stand, but surprisingly the audience was well behaved. If anything, what made me want to walk out was sitting in the very front row and having to look straight up at the screen

DuracellEnergizer said:

Alderaan said:

Lots of people say The Dark Knight is a great film, but I'm not keen on ever seeing it, considering those same people rave about one of the worst things I've ever seen on screen.

Oh, it's great alright -- greatly overrated, just like every one of Nolan's films. 

I really enjoy the film, although I'll be the first to admit that had it not been for Heath Ledger's performance it wouldn't have been too memorable

DuracellEnergizer said:

Alderaan said:

The Dark Knight Rises is the only Nolan Batman film I've seen, and it was one of the worst films I've ever seen. Can't even begin to comprehend how someone would like that one.

Why would you choose to watch TDKR if you haven't seen the first two?

I haven't seen the movie myself (and likely won't -- Nolan's Batman is not my Batman), but as far as I know, it's the conclusion to a three-part storyline; you can't exactly go into it and get a complete, standalone plot from it.  

He also said that the only reason anyone liked the LOTR movies was because they were young and naive and if they watched them again as adults then they wouldn't like them

TV's Frink said:

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never mind.

 

 

 

 

 It's like staring into infinity

Alderaan said:

The Dark Knight Rises is the only Nolan Batman film I've seen, and it was one of the worst films I've ever seen. Can't even begin to comprehend how someone would like that one.

I thought it was great.

Have you walked out on any of the Star Wars prequels though?

I think that the most ripped off movie of the slasher genre is Halloween. After that film's success every studio started green lighting similar premises, even Friday the 13th clearly incorporated many aspects of Halloween in their first film. After Scream came out a slew of generic, self-aware whodunnits were released in response but not nearly comparable to the amount of ripoffs that came out after Halloween. 

DominicCobb said:

I've never walked out of the theater for any film, prequel or otherwise, no matter how bad. Don't get the reasoning behind such a decision.

Sometimes a movie can be so painful that you just need to escape. My sister walked out on Date Movie, although I have no idea what possessed her to go see it in the first place, she must have gotten in for free.

Ryan McAvoy said:

I'd give him one those inflatable throats like Dexter Jettster.

 I think he already does

I always liked the 4th Friday the 13th film the best, and as for the Nightmare series, the first and third films are what I would consider great, along with maybe New Nightmare. 

Gizzy2000: Yes, I am a big fan of the original Scream movie, I think it was very clever and it pulled off being funny as well as genuinely intense and exciting, and I also think that the opening scene of Scream is one of the best opening scenes in a horror movie. As for the Scream franchise it is unique in that the series revolves around the leading lady rather than the villain, even though the ghostface mask is pretty iconic. I think maybe that's the reason why I enjoy the franchise because it has some more character to it rather than just being a series of films following the exploits of an unkillable villain. Although I must admit that the 3rd film is poor and the 4th is mediocre at best (although it does have some moments of greatness). 

My favorite horror franchise would have to be Halloween. I love the first one, and I enjoy most of the sequels, except for Halloween Resurrection of course. Donald Pleasance serves as the Van Helsing of the series and he definitely is the reason why the series went on for as long as it did. 

DrCrowTStarwars said:

Okay question, if a there was a movie that fit all of the stereotypes of a slasher film but instead of girls the villain stalked cars and slashed their tires, would you count it as a slasher film?

 Perhaps. 

I actually have an interesting question though. Does the movie Heathers (1988) count as a slasher film? I mean, it's a comedy, but is it a comedy slasher? I personally would say that it is

I myself did not, although the only one I saw in a theatre was III, and I found it amusing at the time. In fact, the only movie I ever walked out on was Catwoman, what a bunch of f%*&#$  %#$&  that was.

As someone who is a fan of slasher films but doesn't know anyone else outside of the internet who is also (except for my sister), I think this thread is necessary for the discussion of all things related to slasher films. This thread can be for the purpose of discussing some of the popular topics such as: What is the best slasher film? What is the best slasher film franchise? What is the first slasher film? Best slasher villain? etc. etc. 

Anyways, post your thoughts

It frightens me to think of finding out that someone I know (not necessarily someone close to me, but just an acquaintance) is a murderer or something terrible. That actually happened once, someone that went to the same school as me committed a school shooting, he murdered the assistant principal and injured the principal and the school nurse and then fled the scene. I'm pretty sure he killed himself afterward too. Pretty much every school in the whole city went on lockdown that day as well, at least until they found out that he was dead

The OT = A big glass of blue milk

The PT = those gross candies called Circus Peanuts that are horrifically over sweatened and suck

Episode VII = a mystery flavored Star Burst

Harmy said:

Also, could this be a surprise premiere of the newly restored OT?

 I hope so, but I think if that were the case then they wouldn't be emphasizing the ROTS 3D so much

Short Round said:

moviefreakedmind said:

I never thought much about the prequels, and the one I watched over and over again was Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. I saw Star Wars Episode I: A Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones both in the same evening on tape because I didn't really have money in the budget for theatre tickets in the late 90's early 2000's; I think I thought Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was just a lame kids movie, and I hated Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. I saw Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Jedi in theatres, and I thought it was ok. My opinion of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith hasn't really changed, and I do think it's the best of the prequels, even though that's not saying much. To this day, the only Star Wars movies that I like are Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hop3, The Wars Epiode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Blue Harvest. 

 Wow, I'm exhausted just from reading that

 Well, it was pretty exhausting to type as well, but I wanted to call the movies by their official titles. 

unamochilla2 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

The TFN community is kind of delusional I think. Not that I'm not also delusional, but I don't really understand how someone could honestly think that there's a reason to let the original versions of Star Wars rot away into nonexistence (which I know one specific TFNer has said before)

I believe some have said that if Disney acknowledges and releases the OOT, then it will "interfere" will the saga AKA George's vision.  Even when the OOT is released on Blu-ray, I'm guessing the 2011 versions (or newer versions) will still remain as official.

Sure, but who really cares about what is "official"? People can call the 2011 versions official until they're blue in the face and I still won't watch them. By that logic, then no alternate version of a film should ever be released. What about all the director's cuts of the Alien films included in that blu ray set? What about the alternate versions of some of the Halloween films? What about the extended versions of the LOTR or Hobbit films? I know they're different franchises without a history the weird history of revisionism that Star Wars has, but people would have to be a little crazy to honestly think that releasing the version without giant green dinosaurs standing in from of the camera would interfere with the "saga". I don't think Lucasfilm under a leader who isn't some crazy and bitter old man experiencing PTSD because he couldn't make the ewoks blink will subscribe to that idea, or at least I hope not, but I've been wrong (many times) before so who knows

I never thought much about the prequels, and the one I watched over and over again was Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. I saw Star Wars Episode I: A Phantom Menace and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones both in the same evening on tape because I didn't really have money in the budget for theatre tickets in the late 90's early 2000's; I think I thought Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was just a lame kids movie, and I hated Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. I saw Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Jedi in theatres, and I thought it was ok. My opinion of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith hasn't really changed, and I do think it's the best of the prequels, even though that's not saying much. To this day, the only Star Wars movies that I like are Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hop3, The Wars Epiode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Blue Harvest.