tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581616465275988775.post607249856175657365..comments2024-02-17T01:15:16.437-07:00Comments on Slice of Fried Gold: Six Horror Movie Cliches that Need to GoThe Former 786http://www.blogger.com/profile/11836226718839989687noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581616465275988775.post-10924055261284944272010-11-07T16:59:23.935-07:002010-11-07T16:59:23.935-07:00Jeff, I agree. Wait Until Dark is a very good exam...Jeff, I agree. Wait Until Dark is a very good example about how to use jump-out moments. Now if we could only agree on Rocky Horror Picture Show. . .<br /><br />Andrea, you have a good point. My wife and I are moving into an old house near a cemetery, should we be concerned.<br /><br />Lobbie, I'm sorry, but I'm only one man. I can only fight for one cause at a time. You'll have to start your own attractive man post.The Former 786https://www.blogger.com/profile/11836226718839989687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581616465275988775.post-84611359642990461112010-10-28T13:54:15.096-06:002010-10-28T13:54:15.096-06:00I object to the men not being as ridiculously attr...I object to the men not being as ridiculously attractive as the women. Doesn't Hollywood want my dollar too?<br /><br />The comment about "Wait Until Dark" was right on because that movie used the "jump out" idea appropriately! There were no jump-out moments the entire film, just a growing tension that finally culminated in that moment. That was one of the few films I literally did jump when I was supposed to.<br /><br />Mirror stuff creeps me out...mostly because I've heard a few REAL stories about mirrors that give me the willies, but by the end of that video I was no longer scared :)Lobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921291768879322592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581616465275988775.post-70029771849414311302010-10-26T15:31:13.823-06:002010-10-26T15:31:13.823-06:00Haven't you ever paid attention to A Haunting,...Haven't you ever paid attention to A Haunting, Joel? There's a reason for the couples in turmoil bit. The ghosts are always trying to separate the family to get at them. Dad always starts drinking again or something. It's what ghosts do. <br /><br />Mirror bits scare me. I'm constantly terrified that after washing my face at night, I'll stand up and see someone in the mirror behind me. The mirror scene that scares me the most is the one from Mothman Prophecies, when you don't see it, but the guy talks about going to the bathroom at night and seeing a mothman in the mirror. My imagination runs wild with that one. <br /><br />That all being said, I completely agree with everything in your post.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450558828121743077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7581616465275988775.post-36523188045502676752010-10-25T11:19:45.200-06:002010-10-25T11:19:45.200-06:00as someone who doesn't care for horror films (...as someone who doesn't care for horror films (have we ever talked about this?), i still found your list quite amusing (naturally) and just pretty darn good overall (naturally).<br /><br />thoughts:<br /><br />you were right in noting that while the "jump outs galore" is an overused device (not to mention the more offensive sub-category of the "not actually dangerous jump-out" when the benign boyfriend is the one who comes up behind and grabs the girl's shoulder), it can be used correctly: e.g. "wait until dark."<br /><br />hamster on a piano.... so awesome. right up there with the hamster olympics...<br /><br />i was going to argue the relationship in turmoil by citing brad and janet who were dearly in love, but then i realized that, despite the title, it's not really a horror movie.<br /><br />now i want to dance the time warp....--jeff *https://www.blogger.com/profile/10924343100485992100noreply@blogger.com