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"It will be as if I’d never existed."
New Moon DRAMA
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You guys! I've seen New Moon!

Click for an entirely too earnest review )
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"Bella’s all about the extreme sports these days."
New Moon DRAMA
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I am ready to start the backlash to the Twilight backlash! Who's with me?

I'll be seeing the movie tomorrow, and even worse...I will likely be ENJOYING the movie tomorrow. I feel like some of the knee-jerk hate has gotten almost as rabid as the Sparkle Squad euphoria. ONTD, I'm looking at you right now. And so I've decided to own my geekdom. Somewhere along the line, my love-hate turned to love. Sure, the books are still terrible. And the movies make me laugh inappropriately at times. But well, that didn't actually stop me from either reading the books or buying the DVD, so the joke's really on me.

And in the spirit of embracing our shame...dude, the Remember Me trailer. I have watched it THREE times so far. [info]jennlynnster? [info]sunbrae? [info]juliedarling? I need your opinion, as I actually thought it looked kind of good, and I don't trust my judgement any longer when it comes to him!

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"That is so teutonic."
NA Buffy
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I'm not going to pretend that this isn't partly the gimlet talking? But once the charm of the Spike/Riley parallels and the MEANT TO BE-NESS of Spuffy in The Initiative wears off? This episode is like Superstar-esque in its boy fantasy Riley adventure. He's adorably oblivious! He's aw shucks honorable! He uses the word "court"! He's doofy and a total underdog! You MUST want him to win her over! And then...reversal! He is totally bad ass and in control and OMG, everyone defers to him and he's a military stud! This is SO MUCH funnier with gin.

Unrelated? I am always impressed with Spike's computer prowess!

Oh boy, it's the rom-com bench scene. Oh, Petrie. B/R had so not earned this.

ETA that wow, Riley's hair is SERIOUSLY shellacked.

"You know Q, when I first laid eyes on you, I was reminded of a young Sue Sylvester..."
Quinn Fabray
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Ha! Look over there on the left. OMG, it's my beloved girl crush, Dianna Agron, aka Quinn Fabray, WEARING AN EDWARD CULLEN SHIRT.

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It's like she was worried that I wasn't quite amused enough with her. "What other incredibly dorky, and yet strangely non-self-conscious thing can I do that will make me MORE adorable?" The answer? EDWARD CULLEN T-SHIRT.

Not that it was even necessary, as she's done quite enough to keep me delighted with her for, well, at least until Glee's season finale. For further evidence, click below.

...although you don't have my bone structure. )
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"Mother, uh, what is the phrase? She isn't quite herself today."
sans armor, Quinn
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And here we are. The end of line. The last stop. The final act. Two films left standing like the proverbial virginal best friends of the skanks who got killed in Act I. One of these movies I fully expected to be in the F2. The other was a slight surprise. But obviously, they're both worthy. Let's see which heroine escapes intact this time around.

Halloween Death Match 2009


Poll #1478518
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Mother vs. Daughter...

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Psycho (1960) Photobucket
18 (56.2%)

Halloween (1978) Photobucket
14 (43.8%)


"Remember, if the balloon pops, the noise makes the angels cry."
Locker Forlorn
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I feel like suing baseball for emotional distress. A Glee-less Wednesday is just ten kinds of wrong. I roped my mom into watching (as a high school drama teacher, I basically feel like she has no choice in this matter), and when we talked about it, her first comment was, "I just like how the women are all so much smarter than the men." Which hee, I found amusing considering the fandom kerfuffles on the portrayal of women on the show. Don't get me wrong, I actually think there are a lot of legitimate points in those arguments, and I find it hard to truly refute a lot of them. OTOH, I do enjoy that Glee, in many ways, feels like such a female character driven fandom. It's sort of a nice chance of pace to see the male characters getting raked over the coals by fandom, while the women are endlessly debated and often woobiefied by various segments of fandom.

Speaking of...I've reached a scary point in my Glee watching. That point where I become unreasonably attached to one character and begin to judge episodes on one criteria only.

How does this episode affect Quinn Fabray? )
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"You're so beautiful, it hurts to look at you."
Audrey
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Query: Has any television character ever captured the utter elusive beauty of the dream boy like one Jordan Catalano?

I maintain that he is the absolute pinnacle of unattainable pretty boy perfection. You know, in 1994. Let's not get into Jared Leto today. But really, I'm rewatching My So-Called Life, and it's a little ridiculous. I can't find a comparison. Maybe, MAYBE Tom Welling. But Clark is so gosh darn aw shucks, he doesn't have that same kind of challenge to him that Jordan presented. And dude, Leto at his peak puts even RPattz to shame, and y'all know I have a totally unironic love for RPattz.

I'm open to arguments, but seriously...

*sigh*


"It's Halloween, everyone's entitled to one good scare."
Quinn Fabray
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Wow, there were two extremely close calls in the last round. I almost had to break two ties. However, one movie edged ahead by one in the end. I'm not sure I ever would've predicted 3 of the movies that made the F4 here. Interesting. And just so we're all making informed decisions now that the stakes are so high, let's sample the films that have made it this far.

Here kitty, kitty... )

So, ready to vote?

The Final Four


Poll #1477090 Final Four!
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Two very different Mothers...

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Alien (1979)
9 (31.0%)

Psycho (1960)
20 (69.0%)

Dr. Loomis vs. Tangina...

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Halloween (1978)
15 (55.6%)

Poltergeist (1982)
12 (44.4%)


"Sweetheart, do you remember last night when you woke up, and you said 'They're here.'?"
Flooded Buffy
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And we're down to just 8 films. Now really people, you should have seen all of these, right? Don't make me cry.

We had one tie in the previous round, and I came SO CLOSE to breaking it in favor of my choice, but...I think The Shining will probably put up a stronger fight in this round, so I sacrificed Carrie. Another close contest with Nightmare on Elm Street vs. Scream. That one went back and forth. And Poltergeist JUST edged out Silence of the Lambs. So, here we are with the victors from Round 3.

The Quarterfinals


Poll #1475313
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Monsters, Aliens, Ghosts Tier Finalists!

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The Lost Boys (1987)
16 (44.4%)

Alien (1979)
20 (55.6%)

Slasher Tier Finalists!

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Halloween (1978)
17 (50.0%)

Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
17 (50.0%)

The Prestige Tier Finalists!

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The Shining (1980)
18 (48.6%)

Poltergeist (1982)
19 (51.4%)

Old School Tier Finalists!

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Psycho (1960)
25 (69.4%)

The Birds (1963)
11 (30.6%)


"There was this guy...he had knives for fingers."
Elena/Damon It's MEANT to be creepy
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And the battle continues. We're down to just 16 movies now. This is where the heartbreak happens. Yeah okay, not really. That already happened for me in Round 1 with losing The Thing. But still, I can't even figure out how to vote for two of these in this round. *sigh*

But first...Click for Round 2 winners! )

The Round of Sixteen


Poll #1473723 Sweet Sixteen!
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The last vamps vs. Bruce Campbell

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The Lost Boys (1987)
18 (60.0%)

Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987)
12 (40.0%)

Ridley Scott takes on the Antichrist

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Alien (1979)
18 (58.1%)

The Omen (1976)
13 (41.9%)

The Holiday Massacre!

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Halloween (1978)
26 (92.9%)

Black Christmas (1974)
2 (7.1%)

How funny do you like your horror?

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Scream (1996)
14 (45.2%)

Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
17 (54.8%)

Battle of the Kings

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Carrie (1976)
15 (50.0%)

The Shining (1980)
15 (50.0%)

Indian burial ground vs. basement sewing room

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
16 (48.5%)

Poltergeist (1982)
17 (51.5%)

Bates Motel vs. Houseboat horror

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Psycho (1960)
25 (78.1%)

Cape Fear (1962)
7 (21.9%)

Two very different mindless swarms...

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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
11 (37.9%)

The Birds (1963)
18 (62.1%)


"Forever is a very long time."
Pretty Rob is pretty
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Okay, my love for The Vampire Diaries is absolutely RIDICULOUS. I love every single little part of it. People at work ask if I'm watching Flash Forward and I say no, because I'm watching a teen drama on the CW. AND I REFUSE TO BE ASHAMED. You guys, there were flashbacks! With suspenders and horribly inaccurate period costumes! Sadly, no irish accents, so BtVS still wins.

Also, No more talking, let's dance! )

"I never drink wine."
Sookie
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And it is snowing here AGAIN. This is getting ridiculous. I'm going to have to pull out a Charlie Brown Christmas before I even get to the Great Pumpkin.

Well, at least here on my LJ, we're still working on Halloween.

Click for Tier I/II, Round 2 results! )

I'm calling Spielberg vs. Spielberg as the one to watch here.

Tiers III & IV, Round 2


Poll #1471655
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Tier III, Face-Off #1

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Seven (1995)
11 (34.4%)

Carrie (1976)
21 (65.6%)

Tier III, Face-Off #2

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The Exorcist (1973)
14 (41.2%)

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
20 (58.8%)

Tier III, Face-Off #3

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Jaws (1975)
14 (45.2%)

Poltergeist (1982)
17 (54.8%)

Tier III, Face-Off #4

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The Shining (1980)
28 (90.3%)

The Descent (2005)
3 (9.7%)

Tier IV, Face-Off #1

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Psycho (1960)
29 (90.6%)

Wait Until Dark (1967)
3 (9.4%)

Tier IV, Face-Off #2

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The Haunting (1963)
11 (39.3%)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)
17 (60.7%)

Tier IV, Face-Off #3

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The Birds (1963)
21 (65.6%)

Dracula (1931)
11 (34.4%)

Tier IV, Face-Off #4

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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
10 (35.7%)

Cape Fear (1962)
18 (64.3%)


"Jess, the caller is in the house. The calls are coming from the house!"
Heather Chandler
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And we're onto Round 2! Although it's hard to be in the Halloween mood considering what's going on outside my window right now. I feel like I should be doing a Christmas Movies Bracketology. Incidentally, if anyone wants to claim dibs on that idea, go for it.

Click for Tier IV, Round 1 results )

And now, it starts getting harder. The Slasher Tier in this round is KILLING me.

Tiers I & II, Round 2


Poll #1469965
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Tier I, Face-Off #1

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The Ring (2002)
15 (45.5%)

The Lost Boys (1987)
18 (54.5%)

Tier I, Face-Off #2

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28 Days Later (2002)
6 (18.8%)

Alien (1979)
26 (81.2%)

Tier I, Face-Off #3

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The Omen (1976)
23 (76.7%)

The Fly (1986)
7 (23.3%)

Tier I, Face-Off #4

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Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987)
17 (53.1%)

An American Werewolf in London (1981)
15 (46.9%)

Tier II, Face-Off #1

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Candyman (1992)
3 (10.0%)

Halloween (1978)
27 (90.0%)

Tier II, Face-Off #2

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Scream (1996)
22 (71.0%)

Friday the 13th (1980)
9 (29.0%)

Tier II, Face-Off #3

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Last House on the Left (1972)
0 (0.0%)

Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
27 (100.0%)

Tier II, Face-Off #4

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Black Christmas (1974)
16 (69.6%)

Alice, Sweet Alice (1977)
7 (30.4%)


"The dead are not quiet in Hill House."
Dreamy
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And we're onto the final tier in Round 1! So many favorites gone already.

Click for Tier III, Round 1 results )

And if Tier III was the "Yay, I know most of these movies!" tier, I'm predicting Tier IV is going to be the one where maybe 4 of us have seen a majority of them. Time for the Old School Tier. Godspeed, everyone. =)

Tier IV - Round 1


Poll #1468253
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Hill House vs. Transylvania

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The Haunting (1963)
18 (64.3%)

Nosferatu (1922)
10 (35.7%)

Vincent Price vs. NOT Brooke Shields

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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
18 (69.2%)

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
8 (30.8%)

Panther woman vs. Audrey Hepburn

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Cat People (1942)
14 (50.0%)

Wait Until Dark (1967)
14 (50.0%)

Murdered models vs. Pecked over Tippi Hedren

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Blood and Black Lace (1964)
0 (0.0%)

The Birds (1963)
28 (100.0%)

Robert Mitchum vs. Boris Karloff

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Cape Fear (1962)
15 (50.0%)

Frankenstein (1931)
15 (50.0%)

Zombies vs. Evil Blond Children

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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
15 (55.6%)

Village of the Damned (1960)
12 (44.4%)

Neck fetish vs. Voyeurism

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Dracula (1931)
25 (89.3%)

Peeping Tom (1960)
3 (10.7%)

The Mama's Boy vs. The Pod People

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Psycho (1960)
24 (82.8%)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
5 (17.2%)


"They just cheated us! This isn't fair! He didn't get out of the cockadoodie car!"
Wrecked
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And we're halfway through Round 1. Moving right along...

Tier II, Round 1 results! )

And now, Tier III. The "prestige" tier. The horror movies for people who say they hate horror movies. *g* So, here come the psychological thrillers, the "monsters" within, and the "real-life" horror.

Tier III - Round 1


Poll #1467782
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Brad Pitt vs. Christian Bale

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Seven (1995)
26 (66.7%)

American Psycho (2000)
13 (33.3%)

Two haunted houses...

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The Shining (1980)
28 (73.7%)

The Amityville Horror (1975)
10 (26.3%)

Is it real, or is that woman crazy?

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The Entity (1981)
7 (24.1%)

The Descent (2005)
22 (75.9%)

Carol Anne vs. Annie Wilkes

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Poltergeist (1982)
21 (53.8%)

Misery (1990)
18 (46.2%)

Water vs. Land

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Jaws (1975)
34 (87.2%)

The Hitcher (1986)
5 (12.8%)

Dr. Lector vs. Spoorloos

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
36 (90.0%)

The Vanishing (1988)
4 (10.0%)

Sissy Spacek vs. Donald Sutherland

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Carrie (1976)
34 (89.5%)

Don't Look Now (1973)
4 (10.5%)

Devil possession vs. family obsession

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The Exorcist (1973)
36 (92.3%)

The Stepfather (1987)
3 (7.7%)


"Laurie, what's the boogeyman?"
Liz/Jack
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Okay, Tier I, Round 1 is officially closed. A couple of tough battles, and a few of my favorite contenders out of the running already. *sad face*

Click for results )

So, now we move onto Tier II, the slashers.

Tier II - Round 1


Poll #1467232
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The 80's franchise vs. the 2000's franchise

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Halloween (1978)
23 (95.8%)

Saw (2004)
1 (4.2%)

The First Slasher vs. The Slasher Commentary

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Black Christmas (1974)
21 (100.0%)

Funny Games (2007)
0 (0.0%)

Funny vs. Really, Really Not Funny

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Scream (1996)
23 (92.0%)

Audition (1999)
2 (8.0%)

Pinhead vs. Jason

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Hellraiser (1987)
10 (38.5%)

Friday the 13th (1980)
16 (61.5%)

Chuckie vs. Brooke Shields

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Child's Play (1988)
12 (50.0%)

Alice, Sweet Alice (1977)
12 (50.0%)

Craven vs. Argento

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Last House on the Left (1972)
15 (57.7%)

Suspiria (1977)
11 (42.3%)

Bees vs. Chainsaws

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Candyman (1992)
13 (54.2%)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
11 (45.8%)

Hillbilly cannibals vs. Freddy Krueger

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The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
3 (11.1%)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
24 (88.9%)


"Sometimes dead is better..."
You have to wake up
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Okay, nominations made, and we've got our final list. I thought about seeding, but it's surprisingly hard ranking horror movies. The all have their own unique appeal/prestige. So I ended up randomly matching them up.

Hopefully, this will help everyone out with their Halloween viewing options. Even the biggest scaredy-cat should be able to find something to love here. And I think there are some different and underrated choices in there for those who've seen everything.

So, without further ado...

The Horror Movie Bracketology: They're here....


Tier I - Monsters, and Aliens, and Ghosts, Oh My! )

Tier II - Slashers, Where Subtlety Is NOT the Name of the Game )

Tier III - The HORROR within...and/or It Could Happen to YOU )

Tier IV - Old School...Black and White and Creepy All Over )

Tier I - Round 1


Poll #1466791
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Keifer vs. Zelda

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The Lost Boys (1987)
31 (100.0%)

Pet Sematary (1989)
0 (0.0%)

Bruce Campbell vs. Creepy Kids

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Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987)
27 (93.1%)

The Orphanage (2007)
2 (6.9%)

The Antarctic vs. London

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John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
11 (34.4%)

An American Werewolf in London (1981)
21 (65.6%)

Werewolves vs. Samara

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The Howling (1981)
7 (23.3%)

The Ring (2002)
23 (76.7%)

Zombies vs. The Anti-Twilight

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28 Days Later (2002)
22 (73.3%)

Near Dark (1987)
8 (26.7%)

Kevin Bacon vs. Satan

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Tremors (1990)
15 (48.4%)

The Omen (1976)
16 (51.6%)

Kidman vs. Ripley...

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The Others (2001)
4 (12.9%)

Alien (1979)
27 (87.1%)

Teen girl werewolf metamorphis takes on Jeff Goldblum metamorphis

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Ginger Snaps (2000)
12 (37.5%)

The Fly (1986)
20 (62.5%)


"They're all gonna laugh at you."
Heather Chandler
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Well, I ordered my mixer, and in just 2 days, the price jumped from $239 to $281, so yay for good timing! I did end up going with the majority opinion, but just because I wanted to, not because you guys told me to! Hee.

I seriously can't believe it's October already. Every year at this time, I go on a bit of a horror movie tear, and always try and pick up a few titles I've missed over the years. So as I was looking around for what I should add to the list this year, I got to thinking about how much fun the Girl Awesome Movie Bracketology was. So, I'm wondering...anyone up for a horror movie version? Tis the season and all.

I can't really think of any rules other than that we should only allow one film per franchise. So, you know, you'll really have to soul search over whether you want Friday the 13th or Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter going into competition. Other than that, if we come across any "That's not horror, that's suspense/sci-fi/action!" issues, we'll put it to a vote.

So, nominations are open. Any suggestions? I'll start off with...

Black Christmas (1974)
Carrie
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"I'm a great cook... In theory. I've eaten a lot."
Buffster
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Okay, I think managed to make it through my Tivo panic. I'm still not in love with it, but I am dealing rather nicely with my Comcast DVR now. It'll never be #1 in my heart, but sensibility has won out for the moment and I'm going to save my money...

...to buy a Kitchen Aid mixer.

It's amazing my ability to rationalize one unneccessary purchase by denying myself another.

But really, I bake a LOT. And I don't have a stand-mixer at all. And as I was making Martha Stewart's ridiculously fussy carmel buttercream frosting, I hit my limit as far as multi-tasking while baking. So if I'm shelling out for a stand mixer, I'm going all out.

Of course, now the question becomes...
Click to help me shop! Colors, colors, colors... )

"Am I pretty?" "You will be, when we get you a nose job."
90210 ladies
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I'm reading sTori Telling right now, and I have to say...this shit is hilarious. Tori doesn't actually come across badly, per se? She actually seems mostly pretty sweet. But man, the delusions are just...impressive. A few tidbits...

1. Did you know that Tori Spelling is single-handedly responsible for 90210 ending? The show could handle Dylan, Brandon, Brenda leaving, but Donna was "the heart" of the show, and as soon as Tori said she was done, the cancellation was announced. The show being in season 10? The free falling ratings? The fact that it HAD already lost Brandon, Brenda, Andrea, etc.? I'm sure none of that factored in.

2. Tori is quite proud of every job she got pre or post-90210. Because those had "nothing to do with [her] father". Because if he wasn't actually the producer on the project, that means being his daughter had absolutely no impact on her career breaks AT ALL. It was all hard work and moxie!

3. Tori's role in Scary Movie 2 was totally a lead, and was only cut down in editing into a cameo because the Weinstein brothers were pissed at her for not doing a nude scene. Because other than that, everyone LOVED her and they were amazed at her comedic prowess!

4. Her role in A Friend to Die For made her THE most sought after actress for television movies. She was sent "every script" that NBC had. Also, doing that show allowed her to show up that snotty bitch, Kellie Martin, who thought she was better than Tori back when they shot Troop Beverly Hills. NOW who gets to play the hot girl role, huh? (Okay, the tone there wasn't QUITE so snide, but reading between the lines, that is TOTALLY what Tori was implying. I may also be slightly defensive on this point. Kellie Martin <3333)

5. Terence Trent D'Arby gave her a message from his psychic aunt and totally was the impetus for Tori turning her personal life around.

6. William Shatner once told her to stop being an annoying little know-it-all on the set of one of her dad's shows. Heee.

Now, for what everyone really reads this book for...90210 scoop.

Shannen was totally as bad as we hoped. Tori clearly likes her on a personal level, so this really doesn't come across as catty. If anything, it sort of feels like she's going easy on her. But even so, there are stories of her being 4 hours late to the set, making up stories about her house being robbed, playing silent treatment games with Jennie Garth, throwing Tori's (and thus Aaron Spelling's) name around to get what she wants. Apparently Jennie/Shannen did not get along from the start, Jennie being a hard worker and Shannen being...Shannen.

The firing came about when the ENTIRE cast went to the producers demanding she be let go. Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Ian Ziering, Jennie, all of them. Tori didn't want to go because of her dad and feeling weird, so they just asked if they could say she agreed with all of them, so there could be a consensus. She agreed.

There's also lots of boyfriend talk, but eh, it's Tori Spelling's dating history. Who really cares. Other than to say that Brian Austin Green totally spent like 5 years jerking her around. Life imitates art.
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