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Post by tsmooth31 on Aug 8, 2007 22:32:04 GMT -5
heres a few more... No one is going to listen - Ok this one is very similar to Parents just don't understand. No matter what is going on or how crazy it looks neither the police, you're parents or anyone else will believe you. There can be a body ripped to shreds which clearly not even a group of teens can do yet you will still be blamed. Listen to the "crazy" guy - Ok so if you and a group of friends is going camping or something and some crazy looking guy says "don't go there" or "you don't want to stay there" it's usually a good idea to listen to him. 99.9% of the time that "crazy" guy isn't so crazy and knows exactly what he's talking about. Dont be a tough guy or a sl*t - This one pretty much speaks for itself. If you act like a tough guy or a sl*t then you're dead. You may be able to last a while but you will be brutally murdered by the time the movie is over. more coming soon....................  |
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Post by Evil Dave on Aug 8, 2007 23:16:17 GMT -5
Oh man those last two you posted are brilliant! One of my fav "tough guy" deaths was in 'Jason takes Manhattan' when the big bad boxer gets his a** knocked off the top of that building. Good ones T! I'm gonna try to think of some more soon.
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Post by tsmooth31 on Aug 8, 2007 23:34:13 GMT -5
haha thanks..yea the tough guy one is in alot of movies...surprised i didnt think of it earlier..and yea you better think of more soon |
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Post by tsmooth31 on Aug 9, 2007 19:41:27 GMT -5
couple more that just popped in my head...
The double twist!!! - Ok so we all know alot of movies have just been throwing a twist in a movie just for the hell of it. What about the double twist though, this is where we get a twist at the end of the movie which sometimes isn't even bad. But then we get another twist within the last few seconds of the movie which makes absolutly no sense and just seems to be there for the hell of it. Usually all but ruining the movie.
My light wont work?!?!? - This is when a character has a flashlight. They may be walking in the dark woods or a dark house and the light will be working fine. But as soon as they hear a bump in the night or some maniac killer is after them the light will suddenly decide to stop working resulting in the death of our character.
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 11:09:47 GMT -5
9. The Bachelorette: Horror Edition - Ahh yes, nothing sparks the mood for romance like seeing all of your closest friends/family hacked to iddy-biddy pieces! Somewhere amidst all the blood and guts, our hero/heroine finds the time to make that special connection with that special someone. This guarantees a final scene containing coy looks followed by a long sloppy session of tonsil-hockey. And btw, it's purely coincidence that they are the only two survivors..... Do you have any examples of movies that follow this cliche? Sounds like most of yours are... Slasher movie cliches. Especially the way you identify the baddie as usually being alone. As killers usually operate all by themself. Why do you constantly pick apart everything everyone says? PS. ms. vorhees is garbage |
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Post by tsmooth31 on Aug 10, 2007 17:19:19 GMT -5
ok this one isnt really so much horror as it is drama..but i see so many movies with it i gotta add it..
He's gonna change - This is where we have a husband/boyfriend beat his wife/girlfriend or abuse her in anyway. Yet she will still go back to him sometimes even more then once insisting "he's a changed man". Once an abuser is always an abuser THEY DON'T CHANGE.
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 19:05:22 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this is a cliche but have you ever noticed the military and police are ALWAYS completley inept to deal with the threat of whatever is attacking.
Maybe that's just reality though??
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Post by lazario on Aug 10, 2007 19:54:14 GMT -5
PS. ms. vorhees is garbage  |
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 19:59:02 GMT -5
PS. ms. vorhees is garbage Sorry I love you. Her headless corpse was awesome in maniac anyways. ;D |
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Post by lazario on Aug 10, 2007 20:00:29 GMT -5
Man, no offense... but I can't understand a word you're saying...ever.
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 20:04:28 GMT -5
Man, no offense... but I can't understand a word you're saying...ever. Weird. Go back to school!! What I was talking about is that Tom Savini reused ms. vorhees headless corpse for the ending of the movie "Maniac".. Wearing the same sweater and everything.. I thought u liked horror movies, come on. |
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Post by lazario on Aug 10, 2007 20:07:41 GMT -5
I like Good horror movies. That's why I don't know or give a damn about Maniac.
And don't tell me to go back to school, you obviously know a lot less about spelling, grammar, and punctuation than I do.
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 21:07:30 GMT -5
I like Good horror movies. That's why I don't know or give a d amn about Maniac. And don't tell me to go back to school, you obviously know a lot less about spelling, grammar, and punctuation than I do. We're on a forum, screw proper english. You should be able to understand me, If you cannot the fault obviously lies with you. If you misunderstand what I've said try re-reading it. And Maniac is probably one of the best horror movies ever made, far better than many I have seen you talk about and claim are great. It is low-budget but the effects are really good, and so is Joe Spinnel's acting. The other actors are sh it but they only last a few minutes anyways. And if you don't know Maniac, I doubt you know as much about horror as you profess. |
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 21:09:21 GMT -5
And I highly doubt I made many spelling mistakes.
If you're referring to me using a U in words like colour or favourite it's because I'm Canadian. It's not my fault USA uses the lazy version of english.
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Post by lazario on Aug 10, 2007 21:28:26 GMT -5
We're on a forum, screw proper english. Fine. But you're not as easy to understand as you think you are. And Maniac stunk. But just because I don't know the retarded behind-the-scenes info doesn't make me less of a horror fan. Besides, Maniac is an exploitation film more than a horror film. If that's your thing, you can have it. There aren't many good exploitation movies anyway. |
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 21:35:24 GMT -5
Maniac was one of the only movies to actually disturb me. People call Psycho a horror movie so why can't maniac fit under that as well?
You should give it another watch.
Frank Zito was a creepy as hell.
I don't see how maniac is exploitation either. Wouldn't Friday the 13th be exploitation too then? And halloween? And every other horror movie with a low-budget and gore?
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 21:36:37 GMT -5
We're on a forum, screw proper english. But you're not as easy to understand as you think you are. I'll give you that, but then again it is the internet. It's pretty easy for misunderstandings to occur. |
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Post by lazario on Aug 10, 2007 21:57:34 GMT -5
it is the internet. It's pretty easy for misunderstandings to occur. True, true. Maniac was one of the only movies to actually disturb me. You should give it another watch. Frank Zito was a creepy as hell. I've certainly been thinking about giving it another watch. But I picked up pretty much everything there was to pick up on that first viewing. I'm a very skilled viewer. Did I think Frank was creepy? No. He was too needy and childlike. Which made me respond to him as though he were a child. Plus in my private life, my mother and brother were very needy and emotional. I find those qualities to be kind of pathetic. Also, I didn't think the character was carried through very well. He didn't have much to do or say, anyway. So I don't understand why anyone thought he was that impressive. I guess if people, for instance, found the idea of a man like Lenny in the classic story Of Mice and Men to be very disturbing... than, they're vastly different than I am. That's sort of how I see Frank. As someone who tries to hold a person silent in his hands without crushing them to death. But then, he also picks up prostitutes and cruises car-park places. That's the thing that ruins it for me. When you try to seriously combine the exploitation with the character-driven horror, you have to be respectful to the viewer who is willing to sit through a serious movie. Maniac was sleazy. Which mostly, in my opinion, appeals to people with no imagination when it comes to their sexuality, and who are juvenile in their exposure to sex. So, generally speaking, I'm against Sleazy stuff in movies. People call Psycho a horror movie so why can't maniac fit under that as well? I'm not really challenging Maniac being a horror film. But horror films that are from the Exploitation genre/sub-genre of movie-making usually aren't very respectful of the viewer's intelligence. And I felt Maniac was highly insulting to me as a viewer. So, I'll just say Maniac is more an Exploitation film than a horror film. Because to me, Horror is one of the most fair genres of film that there can be. It's the one true genre that through its' use of imagination appeals to the child inside the viewer, while at the same time through the often sophisticated story elements treating the viewer as a mature adult. |
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Post by biscuitpower on Aug 10, 2007 22:18:04 GMT -5
it is the internet. It's pretty easy for misunderstandings to occur. True, true. I've certainly been thinking about giving it another watch. But I picked up pretty much everything there was to pick up on that first viewing. I'm a very skilled viewer. Did I think Frank was creepy? No. He was too needy and childlike. Which made me respond to him as though he were a child. Plus in my private life, my mother and brother were very netedy and emotional. I find those qualities to be kind of pathetic. Also, I didn't think the character was carried through very well. He didn't have much to do or say, anyway. So I don't understand why anyone thought he was that impressive. I guess if people, for instance, found the idea of a man like Lenny in the classic story Of Mice and Men to be very disturbing... than, they're vastly different than I am. That's sort of how I see Frank. As someone who tries to hold a person silent in his hands without crushing them to death. But then, he also picks up prostitutes and cruises car-park places. That's the thing that ruins it for me. When you try to seriously combine the exploitation with the character-driven horror, you have to be respectful to the viewer who is willing to sit through a serious movie. Maniac was sleazy. Which mostly, in my opinion, appeals to people with no imagination when it comes to their sexuality, and who are juvenile in their exposure to sex. So, generally speaking, I'm against Sleazy stuff in movies. See, I didn't find Maniac to be all that sleazy. Frank was absolutely pathetic, but the thing with Frank is that he obviously suffers from multiple personalities. He doesn't want to kill these women, he simply cannot stop himself from doing it. The one thing about the character is you almost sympathize with him, and I think that is a bit dangerous. But all and all Joe Spinell was amazing in it as were Savini's effects. Maniac is one of my favourite movies, I'll just leave it at that. He's just such a creep, and yet such a baby. |
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Post by lazario on Aug 10, 2007 22:21:36 GMT -5
You know something... I never thought of "Multiple Personalities." Though I probably should have. Especially with the scene that pissed me off the most - the scene where he talks to the photographer about Art. It still pisses me off though, those scenes. Because of her, not him.
But, how much do you know the movie did work on "Multiple Personalities"? You probably have the DVD. So, if you know any stories about that, I would actually be very interested in knowing about it... I would actually watch it again if I thought the movie actually did some psychological research into that sort of thing.
And the fact that I'm obsessed with "Multiple Personalities" in movies.
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