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bowmore posted:plenty of jump scares in Alien Hence the lol. Alien is basically 100% jump scares.
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I am prepared. It's something I probably should have watched by now anyway.
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Oct 31, 2015 06:23
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Ecco have you considered the spooky movie mars needs moms
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Oct 31, 2015 06:25
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I said I wanted spooky, keane, that's two spooky four me.
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Oct 31, 2015 06:26
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if you want a movie that you won't able to sleep after watching, how about Loose Change
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Oct 31, 2015 06:35
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lol men are the worst. e: omg the facehugger is a giant gross alien vagina. EccoRaven fucked around with this message at 07:53 on Oct 31, 2015 |
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Oct 31, 2015 07:42
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Asiina posted:Hence the lol. bullshit. that movie has dread and atmosphere better than pretty much any horror film in the past few decades.
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Oct 31, 2015 08:13
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EccoRaven posted:lol men are the worst. actually it's more like a walking penis.
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Oct 31, 2015 08:13
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I dunno I'm definitely getting more of a space patriarchy vibe from the whole thing.
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Oct 31, 2015 08:20
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It's Alien Rape Immasculation. Why do you think all the big tough space men die first?
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Oct 31, 2015 08:28
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Pinterest Mom posted:if you want a movie that you won't able to sleep after watching, how about Foodfight!
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Oct 31, 2015 08:29
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what a delightfully spooky film! thanks for the suggestion taste.Poison Mushroom posted:It's Alien Rape Immasculation. Why do you think all the big tough space men die first? This one was more about motherhood and patriarchy.
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Oct 31, 2015 09:13
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Asiina posted:The Babadook and It Follows for newer movies. You left how the Shining. But yeah seconding Babadook and It Follows for modern classics. Any good scary movies out since then though? In theaters? Why do I love a genre that regularly sucks.
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Oct 31, 2015 09:38
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Yeah, Alien is definitely not all jump scares. It's mostly suspense and tension, honestly. Still great horror. I didn't really enjoy The Babadook. I liked the plot and I liked what they did and I really think the whole idea behind it is very cool, but just watching it was kinda boring. It Follows is great, though. The original House on Haunted Hill is in no way a spooky movie or even really a horror movie - it's a parody of old 1920s movies, really and it is kinda meta. TMMadman posted:Why can't you just wear scrubs while teaching everyday? We have a dress code and Halloween is only once a year!
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Oct 31, 2015 10:23
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Become a nursing teacher?
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Oct 31, 2015 10:44
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Poison Mushroom posted:Become a nursing teacher? If I see blood then I can't control my vampiric urges. It would not be a good career choice!
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Oct 31, 2015 10:46
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To keep up the theme of the world making GBS threads on me, last night my laptop broke. What must a girl do to catch a break, mafia thread?
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Oct 31, 2015 11:28
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I think you must be pretty jaded if you thought the Babadook was boring
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Oct 31, 2015 11:33
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bowmore posted:I think you must be pretty jaded if you thought the Babadook was boring I don't know why I couldn't get into it! Like I said, I appreciate almost everything about its construction, but the act of watching it was boring. It should have felt suspenseful but it just didn't.
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Oct 31, 2015 11:51
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maybe my expectations were too high given how positively it had been rated and received, but i wasn't terribly into it either. it had some good moments, mostly earlier on.
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Oct 31, 2015 12:30
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Alien is completely jump scares. It's suspense because it is leading up to BOO! moments. I was wrong to leave out The Shining though. That movie is interesting because I saw it so many times as a kid of TBS, with scary parts cut out and interspersed with commercials that the first time I watched the full movie in a dark room it was actually quite scary, despite knowing everything that happens. You don't get that with jump scare movies. Once you know where all the LOUD NOISES moments are, they lose their effect.
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Oct 31, 2015 14:10
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Is babadook that movie that has the kid telling stories to the lady that's gonna eat him? Also John carpenters The Thing is pretty great.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:05
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Magnus Gallant posted:Is babadook that movie that has the kid telling stories to the lady that's gonna eat him? No, it is about a mother and child and a book that maybe is haunted??? That's not really it, but spoilers. The Thing annoyed me a lot because it is basically the epitome of stupid decisions that movie characters make that make the situation worse.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:09
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So early in the movie they establish a set of rules for the thing and come up with a plan to contain the situation, and then basically do everything they can to break every single one of those rules.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:12
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Asiina posted:Pretty Little Liars annoyed me a lot because it is basically the epitome of stupid decisions that TV Show characters make that make the situation worse.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:13
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I don't watch that bad show.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:15
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Asiina posted:The Thing annoyed me a lot because it is basically the epitome of stupid decisions that movie characters make that make the situation worse. alien was kind of the same way, though they did handwave it with Ash's secret mission. also I don't know where you guys are coming with the "it's 100% jump scares" thing. Almost every jump is telegraphed really really obviously.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:20
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Asiina posted:Alien is completely jump scares. It's suspense because it is leading up to BOO! moments. except it isn't, though. there are plenty of scenes that are about slowly rising terror. where you know it's in the room with one of the characters, because they'll show it to you, but they won't know. or maybe they do know but have to act carefully. are there moments where the tension climaxes in a sudden action or realization? sure. if that's a jump scare then it's at least an example of where they're used effectively.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:26
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Ecco have you seen Halloween classic Hocus Pocus it is very spooky.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:28
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I think what bothered me about The Thing over other movies that have dumb decisions that are required to keep the plot going is that the characters all gather around about 1/3rd of the way into the movie and have this little meeting where they very explicitly go over the rules to The Thing (it can create a perfect copy of anyone, but it takes a period of time alone with them where it is vulnerable, and that they are stronger than it when they are together). I thought that was great, it's not often that a movie has its characters be so prepared for what is happening to them. But then they basically find any excuse to split up and find themselves alone. By the time they break and decide to all stick together no matter what it is far, far too late. They had their opportunity to control the situation and threw is all away because ?????? It annoyed me a lot.
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Also honestly I haven't seen Alien in a long time so I might be misremembering it. I will watch it again soon and maybe I am wrong.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:30
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EccoRaven posted:also I don't know where you guys are coming with the "it's 100% jump scares" thing. Almost every jump is telegraphed really really obviously. Exactly, and it's meant to be telegraphed. You know it's coming. Jump scares come from nowhere. Adus posted:except it isn't, though. Yes, this. Asiina, how can you be annoyed with characters' bad decisions in The Thing but still like the original House on Haunted Hill?
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Oct 31, 2015 16:33
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Which "The Thing" movie are you talking about Asiina?
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Oct 31, 2015 16:36
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Asiina posted:I think what bothered me about The Thing over other movies that have dumb decisions that are required to keep the plot going is that the characters all gather around about 1/3rd of the way into the movie and have this little meeting where they very explicitly go over the rules to The Thing (it can create a perfect copy of anyone, but it takes a period of time alone with them where it is vulnerable, and that they are stronger than it when they are together). I thought that was great, it's not often that a movie has its characters be so prepared for what is happening to them. But then they basically find any excuse to split up and find themselves alone. By the time they break and decide to all stick together no matter what it is far, far too late. They had their opportunity to control the situation and threw is all away because ?????? Because humans are not perfect and are slaves to their emotions. TMMadman posted:Which "The Thing" movie are you talking about Asiina? The only one, John Carpenter's.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:45
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Also anyone who owns a house or needs to buy power equipment in the future. Do not buy power equipment from the big box stores (Lowe's, Home Depot, etc.). There is a john deere (a pretty good brand) that just came in my shop that has the model #'s typically associated with Homelite (a real poo poo brand). What companies do is dumb down their versions for the big box stores so the stores can sell them cheaper. Sometimes the model that you see at the big box store compared to the exact same model at a dealer will be made with completely different parts, because the manufacturer knows that Lowe's will have to deal with the customer service and warranty and not themselves.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:46
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EccoRaven posted:hocus pocus is very fun, my friend and I have concluded that we would be very good witches. we would go straight with the children-baking and looking beautiful without all that nonsense in the middle. It's true though, no one is going to be stoic and make perfectly logical decisions.
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Oct 31, 2015 16:46
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Magnus Gallant posted:It's true though, no one is going to be stoic and make perfectly logical decisions. you got me in the 30 seconds between my first and second ninja edits haha
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Oct 31, 2015 16:47
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The rugby world cup grand final is about to start! Turn it on friends!
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I would make stoic and logical decisions, as I make stoic and logical decisions at all times.
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