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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Film This Makes Me Feel Old

Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 4:39 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 on October 30, 2008 at 4:46 PM

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 on October 30, 2008 at 4:56 PM

feh. never seen a one of em. "woman in the dunes" - that's fucked up scary.

Posted by max solomon on October 30, 2008 at 5:07 PM

Harvey Fierstein is scary.

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

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

Posted by DOUG. on October 30, 2008 at 5:18 PM

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 on October 30, 2008 at 5:30 PM

I've got to go with Jason, if only because he eventually went on a killing spree aboard a starship.

Posted by Superfrankenstein on October 30, 2008 at 5:46 PM

Jason FTW. Saw FTL.

Posted by Tyler on October 30, 2008 at 6:01 PM

That Count Chocula really scares me. But these blood and gore fright fest flix don't.

Posted by Will in Seattle on October 30, 2008 at 6:07 PM

Heh, you were at Junkbucket too, eh?

Posted by Joe on October 30, 2008 at 7:04 PM

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 on October 30, 2008 at 7:05 PM

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

Posted by Julie Russell on October 30, 2008 at 7:09 PM

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' on October 30, 2008 at 7:52 PM

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

Posted by scary tyler moore on October 30, 2008 at 7:56 PM

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

Posted by opticsdoug on October 30, 2008 at 9:20 PM

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

Posted by maxsolomon@home on October 30, 2008 at 9:28 PM

INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATION INFLATIONINFLATIONINFLATIONINFLATION

Posted by Andy on October 31, 2008 at 12:54 AM

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 on October 31, 2008 at 7:37 AM

you guys have got it all wrong, PINHEAD is the greatest killer of em all :D

Posted by Wurm on October 31, 2008 at 7:59 AM

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

Posted by Mike in Renton on October 31, 2008 at 9:29 AM

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 on October 31, 2008 at 10:35 AM

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 on October 31, 2008 at 10:47 AM