tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post2288056546952341918..comments2024-03-28T13:45:39.854-04:00Comments on Final Girl: SHOCKtober: 40-31Stacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-53617252333934906242013-10-29T16:39:57.217-04:002013-10-29T16:39:57.217-04:00Stacie - You did? Aw, hell. My snark has been re...Stacie - You did? Aw, hell. My snark has been retracted. Apologies. You is a stand up gal. STAND UP GAL, I say.Nathan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914459868603679029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-77130113617250962282013-10-29T13:05:21.213-04:002013-10-29T13:05:21.213-04:00I still remember seeing the Nurse decapitation sce...I still remember seeing the Nurse decapitation scene from Exorcist III in the theater. The entire audience screamed in unison.<br /><br />Good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-43372786325477227432013-10-29T09:16:08.935-04:002013-10-29T09:16:08.935-04:00Amityville messed me up as a young'un! I read ...Amityville messed me up as a young'un! I read that book soooo many times.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-29209259708951556702013-10-29T06:49:49.720-04:002013-10-29T06:49:49.720-04:00I LOVES me some Exorcist III, it made my list and ...I LOVES me some Exorcist III, it made my list and I'm glad to see it rank so highly. That 'nurses station' scene in the corridor where the camera just sits there... and sits there...Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541684289126822688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-24636240115855065142013-10-28T23:13:05.460-04:002013-10-28T23:13:05.460-04:00I must have been having some kind of mental block ...I must have been having some kind of mental block to not include Amityville on my list. Back in the 80s, my preteen self really bought the "based on a true story" line.metalrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472057166517519811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-20124972325168356862013-10-28T17:24:54.365-04:002013-10-28T17:24:54.365-04:00Nathan, I included your list, so there's no ne...Nathan, I included your list, so there's no need to be snarky about it, thanks.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-57609386415468965392013-10-28T17:22:06.955-04:002013-10-28T17:22:06.955-04:00It'd be amazing if Blatty got to finally relea...It'd be amazing if Blatty got to finally release his director's cut of LEGION before he died. <br /><br />The great UK critic Mark Kermode (who saw the original cut and raves about it) has been lobbying Morgan Creek for 20 years to let them look for the material, which Morgan Creek claims was destroyed.<br /><br />But I guess if they can unearth the full cut of NIGHTBREED then surely there's a chance LEGION could be saved.<br /><br />One can only hope.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-91726256027164044652013-10-28T17:18:38.719-04:002013-10-28T17:18:38.719-04:00Chris, I agree- the end of THE SENTINEL makes for ...Chris, I agree- the end of THE SENTINEL makes for some seriously uncomfortable viewing.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-69060556231487906742013-10-28T16:56:51.667-04:002013-10-28T16:56:51.667-04:00The Sentinel RULES! Love that movie! There's...The Sentinel RULES! Love that movie! There's more than a couple freaky WTF moments. And Pet Sematary made my list because of the whole Sister Zelda subplot which is incredibly bothersome (not that my list got used; I sent it in late [hours late!] and i don't think it was included. Say what you will about Final Girl, when she makes rules, she sticks to 'em!).Nathan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09914459868603679029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-55700770285543436182013-10-28T16:32:51.585-04:002013-10-28T16:32:51.585-04:00To TV version (which might not even be available a...To TV version (which might not even be available anywhere) has: no nudity, no Beverly D. touching herself, a shorter ending to that scene where Cristina Raines hacks all the pieces off her "father," and fewer shots that linger on the "demons" (real disfigured people) during the final scene. I feel like the theatrical version really dwells on those disfigured people in an uncomfortably exploitative way.Chris Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-21398374290413163192013-10-28T16:06:13.093-04:002013-10-28T16:06:13.093-04:00I'd never even heard of THE SENTINEL until I c...I'd never even heard of THE SENTINEL until I came across a copy at a video store about...6-7 years ago. I was surprised to see it ranked so highly here, but I guess I really missed out years ago. It's a really disturbing film on a few levels.Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-46020674579362467832013-10-28T15:46:53.769-04:002013-10-28T15:46:53.769-04:00Meanwhile, let me ask some of y'all about The ...Meanwhile, let me ask some of y'all about The Sentinel. Is there anyone out there who grew up watching the TV edit before you knew about the theatrical cut? I found the TV edit to be one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. Then, when I finally saw the theatrical cut on DVD in the late 1990s/early 2000s, expecting chills all over again, I instead found myself turned off by the gratuitous amount of gore and, well, other stuff. Chris Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-15821629330383876822013-10-28T15:25:07.278-04:002013-10-28T15:25:07.278-04:00Exorcist III is definitely underrated and a great ...Exorcist III is definitely underrated and a great pick -- all of the head-shearing scenes, people on ceilings and the creepy prison cell scene intercutting between Jason Miller and Brad Dourif. ... Pet Sematary is an unpalatable movie. Between the wooden acting of the two leads and the gut-wrenching topic of young children dying, it's just not a movie I care to revisit. I guess it's a compliment to say the scene of Gage's death is so pulse-racingly edited that I never want to see it again. ... Chris Ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435979081891289688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-86992085561022655162013-10-28T13:15:22.633-04:002013-10-28T13:15:22.633-04:001970's Donald Sutherland is well represented i...1970's Donald Sutherland is well represented in this list. 1970's Donald Sutherland is all kinds of awesome. Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.com