tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post8882175568937990031..comments2024-03-28T20:46:33.836-04:00Comments on Final Girl: 1985 wasn't so badStacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-26707161183584880972009-05-18T21:18:00.000-04:002009-05-18T21:18:00.000-04:00i`m actually obsessed with 1987, probably because ...i`m actually obsessed with 1987, probably because it was the last year of heather`s life, and because there were some great movies that year: robocop, predator, evil dead 2, killer klowns from outer space, brain damage, the hidden, running man, and masters of the universe, heather would have got to see all of those and the first season of star trek: the next generation, for me the world ended on february 1st 1988 i find it very difficult to look past that date.jervaise brooke hamsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-70163621995212002952009-05-08T14:06:00.000-04:002009-05-08T14:06:00.000-04:00I so badly want to vote for "Lifeforce," but I hav...I so badly want to vote for "Lifeforce," but I have to go with "Re-Animator."<br /><br />I don't actually remember any laser beams from the eyes in "Lifeforce." I do remember Capt. Picard talking like a girl and getting his lights punched out.Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068975648484469877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-50625711934794344692009-05-04T01:00:00.000-04:002009-05-04T01:00:00.000-04:00Picking between ROTLD and Re-Animator is like pick...Picking between ROTLD and Re-Animator is like picking between siblings - both great films, barely a wasted second of film. Day of the Dead is a close third.<br /><br />In the end, I had to go with Re-Animator as a matter of personal taste.John K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12643547504161137741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-78175862327963520982009-05-02T21:27:00.000-04:002009-05-02T21:27:00.000-04:00Demons does it for me. I love Day of the Dead and...Demons does it for me. I love Day of the Dead and ROTLD, but Demons is just so crazy and nonsensical that I am compelled to vote for it. :DRyan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11962087298048295960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-36098654947880845822009-05-02T19:38:00.000-04:002009-05-02T19:38:00.000-04:00Definitely revisit "The Company of Wolves." I saw ...Definitely revisit "The Company of Wolves." I saw it at 19 and considered it one of my worst rental choices of all time. Saw it again a few years ago and thought it rocked. Angela Lansbury is pretty creepy and the movie does some interesting stuff.Drew Beardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529163064138121391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-65739710759161514272009-05-02T19:22:00.000-04:002009-05-02T19:22:00.000-04:00That Lifeforce poster was also used for the cover ...That Lifeforce poster was also used for the cover of a cheestastic album by Crimson Glory: <A HREF="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.it/release/Transcendence" REL="nofollow">Transcendence</A>MrBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124361965660109760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-69973060298314624482009-05-02T09:51:00.000-04:002009-05-02T09:51:00.000-04:00Wow, 1985 is indeed a good year!Wow, 1985 is indeed a good year!Mennohttp://www.bloeddorst.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-20725706650449993652009-05-01T02:17:00.000-04:002009-05-01T02:17:00.000-04:00FRIGHT NIGHT was the shiz.FRIGHT NIGHT was the shiz.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-16514110065677057632009-04-30T21:50:00.000-04:002009-04-30T21:50:00.000-04:00ROTLD, hands down. The copious amounts of gore and...ROTLD, hands down. The copious amounts of gore and T&A, coupled with the amazing soundtrack = no contest. <br /><br />Don't revisit the Company of Wolves. It's atrocious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-25608249480527396072009-04-30T19:54:00.000-04:002009-04-30T19:54:00.000-04:00Nice to see the love for RotLD! Craig, you said is...Nice to see the love for RotLD! Craig, you said is perfectly: <br /><br />"...there's so damned few horror films that nail that exquisite balance between scary as hell and funny as hell that I may just call it the best horror film of the 80s.<br /><br />Fantastic OST, too."<br /><br />I hereby promise to see The Stuff...you know, at some point. Prepare yourself for a shocking newsflash, however: not only have I not seen The Stuff, but there are OTHER horror movies I haven't yet seen! *GASP SHOCK AWE*Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-29065423203479098402009-04-30T19:29:00.000-04:002009-04-30T19:29:00.000-04:00Wow...I own all but one of those movies...Wow...I own all but one of those movies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-10886444291907034372009-04-30T16:56:00.000-04:002009-04-30T16:56:00.000-04:00Wow! I'm going to join the voices of people advis...Wow! I'm going to join the voices of people advising you to watch The Stuff because that movie is insanely awesome, but I didn't actually see it until a few years ago myself. ROTLD, Lifeforce and Fright Night on the other hand seemed to be on every other weekend back in the day and of those three I have to go with ROTLD. <br /> <br />BTW, I too seem to have blanked out all memory of The Company of Wolves. I seem to recall something about never trusting a man whose eyebrows meet and that's it.SikeChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08135793754935172240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-10470416871585762282009-04-30T15:00:00.000-04:002009-04-30T15:00:00.000-04:001985 was freakin' great!! My vote is for Re-Animat...1985 was freakin' great!! My vote is for Re-AnimatorRichard of DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009346741909948722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-89156037095062567592009-04-30T14:46:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:46:00.000-04:00Demons is one of my favourite 'bad' movies ever, a...Demons is one of my favourite 'bad' movies ever, and Day of the Dead (my vote) is my absolute fave of the Romero films, and probably one of my fave films ever. Reanimator is also bitchin. '85 was a good year. <br /><br />Though I've never been blown away by Return of the Living Dead. I've seen it three times, but just haven't gotten what the big deal is yet. Someone care to explain?gordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955994070918697381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-43594633501944608702009-04-30T14:44:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:44:00.000-04:00I chose "Other". And by other I mean 1985's The Mu...I chose "Other". And by other I mean 1985's The Mutilator. I'll never look at a fishing gaffe the same way again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-36832976455246333062009-04-30T14:11:00.000-04:002009-04-30T14:11:00.000-04:00Great list. It was close but I've gotta vote for ...Great list. It was close but I've gotta vote for Re-Animator.<br /><br />With all due respect to '85, '87 produced a few horror classics, too:<br /><br />Hellraiser<br />Evil Dead 2<br />Nightmare on Elm st 3<br />Predator<br />and Robocop (not quite horror but pretty damn close. Either way its one of the best movies ever made).Miggity Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-9232722155433964222009-04-30T10:47:00.000-04:002009-04-30T10:47:00.000-04:00What...no Teen Wolf?
Actually, my biggest horror ...What...no Teen Wolf?<br /><br />Actually, my biggest horror of 1985 was watching James Bond get busy with Grace Jones in A View to a Kill. Seriously, what was he thinking?<br /><br />I voted for Re-Animator. I actually rented a VCR to copy that tape before I returned it.Mike McFarlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11796508604281204174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-77513112776048735492009-04-30T08:40:00.000-04:002009-04-30T08:40:00.000-04:00Whilst I cast my humble vote for day of the Dead t...Whilst I cast my humble vote for day of the Dead there is not doubt that return of the Living Dead is very thrilling entry into the zombie genre. Lots of fun and sppoky as well. The cover for Frightnight became one that was imitated quite frequently for a time. I just saw a couple last night will searching for images that simply had to have been inspired by that great cover.Uranium Willyhttp://uraniumcafe-the.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-72179756526819985102009-04-30T08:06:00.000-04:002009-04-30T08:06:00.000-04:00Ah, the little teen aged boy inside of me (figurat...Ah, the little teen aged boy inside of me (figuratively) loved that full frontal vampire from Lifeforce. She was just so...naked.<br /><br />And I recently re-watched The Company of Wolves. Lot of big names in it. Lot of bad special effects. Lot of yawns.Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-59583248152573935072009-04-30T05:41:00.000-04:002009-04-30T05:41:00.000-04:00Don't listen to em Stacie... The Stuff is bett...Don't listen to em Stacie... The Stuff is better in theory than in practice. Plus it's barely horror. It's all over the place. Tongue-in-cheek, adventure, sci-fi, social commentar-comedy, FX-driven spoof.<br /><br />I kind of wish I voted for Day Of The Dead, but my heart, and one of the fondest movie viewing memories of my life, belongs to Return Of The Living Dead. (<--- at a 4th grade sleep-over party: eating tons of pizza, looking at comic books, getting high off of sugar and caffeine, listening to bad top 40 radio, cursing a lot, and seeing ROTLD, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and TCM2 for the first time ever... and NOT The Company Of Wolves.... because the adolescent-you was right. That movie is boring.)<br /><br />-BenBloodPepsinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-68239997168059687152009-04-30T04:57:00.000-04:002009-04-30T04:57:00.000-04:00Y'know... Cat's Eye wasn't half bad, either.
Damn...Y'know... Cat's Eye wasn't half bad, either.<br /><br />Damn. Never thought how rad 1985 was for horror. Probably the last gasp before it all went to hell by the 90s.<br /><br />But tough choice between Day of the Dead, Re-Animator and Return of the Living Dead.<br /><br />Have to go with Return, though... there's so damned few horror films that nail that exquisite balance between scary as hell and funny as hell that I may just call it the best horror film of the 80s.<br /><br />Fantastic OST, too.Craig Blamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700447209134787468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-87814437891907454602009-04-30T04:47:00.000-04:002009-04-30T04:47:00.000-04:00I agree with Ruth the Sleuth re Freddy's Revenge, ...I agree with Ruth the Sleuth re Freddy's Revenge, and that is my "other" vote.Smogonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-32759273408452360152009-04-30T02:04:00.000-04:002009-04-30T02:04:00.000-04:00You run a blog about horror movies and you haven't...You run a blog about horror movies and you haven't seen The Stuff?<br /><br />As a child of the 80's, I am almost comically offended.<br /><br />Please rectify this non-tenable situation as soon as possible!<br /><br />I love all of the movies you mentioned, with Lifeforce holding a special place in my heart.Martinhttp://www.colello.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-52069628238533427402009-04-30T01:51:00.000-04:002009-04-30T01:51:00.000-04:00It is a dope list for sure, and all of those movie...It is a dope list for sure, and all of those movies are favorites of mine growing up and still now at this present time.<br /><br />I think the title prize should go to Re-Animator or Return of the Living Dead. Those two films are "classic" horror films and probably the most loved overall.<br /><br />With that said, I voted for "my" fav. of 85' based on it being...well, my favorite. The movie is of course Fright Night!<br /><br />Fright Night is one of the best "pure" vampire movies put to screen, and it is a film you can show to anyone as it's very accessible to the regular Joe, and it delivers full on for the horror fan. <br /><br />I fuckin' LOVE FRIGHT NIGHT!!<br />So yeah, that’s my pick. Word.Matt-suzakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215962688591291944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-34683711083730148982009-04-30T00:06:00.000-04:002009-04-30T00:06:00.000-04:00"Freddy's Revenge", dude! It's kind of the "Seaso..."Freddy's Revenge", dude! It's kind of the "Season of the Witch" of the franchise, but hey, such a distinction ain't all bad. "Freddy's Revenge" is to the rest of the movies as carob is to chocolate: similar, but not to be thought of as an imitation, and instead savored for its own subtle merits...it's subtle, ohmyfuckinggodthisisthegayestmoviesince"Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" merits. Yes. Those ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com