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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Film This Makes Me Feel Old

posted by Paul Constant on October 30 at 16:39 PM

“Saw Is Now the Most Lucrative Horror Franchise in History.”

You damn kids! You want horror? In my day, the real face of horror was Jason Voorhees! And we liked it! We loved it! He even went to Manhattan! Like the Muppets! What’s that? “What’s a Muppet?” Get off my lawn!

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Jason was never cool. Mrs. Voorhees was. And Freddy is scarier than Jigsaw. Man I hate the Saw movies.

Posted by Mr. Poe | October 30, 2008 4:46 PM
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Feh, you young-un's don't know nothin' 'bout no scary. Mrs. Bates, SHE was SCARY!

Now, git! Or I'll sick my Doberman on you!

Posted by COMTE | October 30, 2008 4:56 PM
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feh. never seen a one of em. "woman in the dunes" - that's fucked up scary.

Posted by max solomon | October 30, 2008 5:07 PM
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Harvey Fierstein is scary.

Posted by the shape | October 30, 2008 5:15 PM
5

Michael Myers was scariest. Especially pre-Wayne's World.

Posted by DOUG. | October 30, 2008 5:18 PM
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This is best ghoul flick I've seen in a while:

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Versus_Director_s_Cut/60029440?trkid=188469

Versus is a combination Japanese Ganster and Zombie Ghoulfest with a touch of medieval martial arts and sorcery thrown in.

I think one of the characters there must have been an inspiration to Heath Ledger's Joker (dress style especially).

Posted by John Bailo | October 30, 2008 5:30 PM
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I've got to go with Jason, if only because he eventually went on a killing spree aboard a starship.

Posted by Superfrankenstein | October 30, 2008 5:46 PM
8

Jason FTW. Saw FTL.

Posted by Tyler | October 30, 2008 6:01 PM
9

That Count Chocula really scares me.

But these blood and gore fright fest flix don't.

Posted by Will in Seattle | October 30, 2008 6:07 PM
10

Heh, you were at Junkbucket too, eh?

Posted by Joe | October 30, 2008 7:04 PM
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Saw is by far the worst movie I've seen in the last 10 years. I don't understand what people liked about it. It was a horrible mess.

Posted by another Andy | October 30, 2008 7:05 PM
12

I had my first make-out session during a Friday the 13th movie....I'm old too.

Posted by Julie Russell | October 30, 2008 7:09 PM
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I felt the same about Jason and Freddy movies as a teen that I do now, about the Saw movies -- I can't imagine sitting through one of them.

I kinda like zombie movies, though...

Posted by Just Sayin' | October 30, 2008 7:52 PM
14

Onibaba. that is one scary movie. right, charles?

Posted by scary tyler moore | October 30, 2008 7:56 PM
15

Death and the Maiden. That's a scary movie.

Posted by opticsdoug | October 30, 2008 9:20 PM
16

death & the maiden. that is one scary string quartet.

Posted by maxsolomon@home | October 30, 2008 9:28 PM
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INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATIONINFLATIONINFLATIONINFLATION

Posted by Andy | October 31, 2008 12:54 AM
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SAW 6: Beaker's Revenge.

Best film ever! The way he takes those needlenose pliers to Doc Hoppers foreskin? Brilliant!

Posted by Staler and/or Waldorf | October 31, 2008 7:37 AM
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you guys have got it all wrong, PINHEAD is the greatest killer of em all :D

Posted by Wurm | October 31, 2008 7:59 AM
20

Child's Play is the only horror flick I could ever stand to watch. Chucky rules!

Posted by Mike in Renton | October 31, 2008 9:29 AM
21

What a joke. Ahem, inflation is a pretty big deal.
Someone in the comments of the original article picked this apart already. I think Jason wins?
Anyways, nice try.

Posted by AK | October 31, 2008 10:35 AM
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Y'all don't know scary until you've been taught "Screen Acting for Beginners" by Dr. Tongue and Woody Tobias, Jr.

Ah-woooooooooooooooooooooo!

Posted by Jeff Stevens | October 31, 2008 10:47 AM

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