tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post233074177326153139..comments2023-10-26T04:48:13.179-05:00Comments on From Midnight, With Love: The '80s Horror Month at FMWL Wrap-Up PostThe Mikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-66817713963981878322011-07-04T13:35:29.587-05:002011-07-04T13:35:29.587-05:00Marvin - Much thanks for reading and helping, glad...Marvin - Much thanks for reading and helping, glad to see you're getting the deserved attention. I considered 90s horror month once...then I wanted to cry.<br /><br />Chris - Each of those flicks were in the discussion, if I'd done 50, or even 40, they may have jumped in. Creeps was probably closest to getting in.<br /><br />E - Many thanks! I've always wanted FMWL to exist somewhere between the "stream of consciousness" blog and the "random unrelated reviews" blog, and this project gave me a nice chance to kind of weave my story with these films. And yeah, I'm not really cutting on ANOES...I just keep thinking "Why wouldn't it be one of the Top 31?" and doubting myself. Oh well.<br /><br />Russ - I can see those people's point at times. It's a little lazy. But dammit, it's fun!The Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-69293020718489703262011-07-03T08:40:51.985-05:002011-07-03T08:40:51.985-05:00People who don't like lists should be hit by a...People who don't like lists should be hit by a bus.R.D. Penninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17354185481093256613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-24198762163075647932011-07-01T14:35:13.205-05:002011-07-01T14:35:13.205-05:00+JMJ+
You what I really like about your blog, Th...+JMJ+ <br /><br />You what I really like about your blog, The Mike? The way your posts transcend themselves and have to be posted about in other posts so that we understand why you posted what you posted. <i>Epic</i>, dude! (Seriously, I really love it.) <br /><br />Allow me to chime in belatedly about <i>Fright Night</i>. I actually quite like it (almost as much as <i>Night of the Demons</i>, which, for me, is saying a lot!) and I never thought it might not be so well regarded in Horror circles. It would make my own Top 10 80s Horror Movies list easily! <br /><br />Don't worry too much about "snubbing" <i>A Nightmare on Elm Street</i>. =P At least you mentioned it in a special post, you know? And in that post, you said Nancy could give Laurie Strode a run for her Final Girl crown and that this movie is pretty damn great if you ignore an ending the writer/director himself wouldn't have put in, had he had a say. Backhanded compliments, yeah, but they're more than "better than nothing": they underline the fact that an 80s Horror celebration with no mention of this movie is not an 80s Horror celebration at all. So both justified your choice and validated your month. It's all win-win with Freddy! =D <br /><br />(Please don't reread that paragraph. I don't understand my own logic, either, sometimes.) <br /><br />As for George A. Romero, he was always more of a 70s director to me, and even <i>Day of the Dead</i> (which you know I like) has that pre-80s vibe where I'm concerned. If I put it on any 80s list, it will be to stand in for the rest of the trilogy. <br /><br />Finally, there <i>is</i> something lovable about Jason Voorhees. There's a reason <i>Friday the 13th</i> is such a notorious franchise despite most of the movies being of horrendous quality. It's like eating a really bad salad every time it's offered to you because the dressing is so good. <br /><br />PS -- Thanks for making me a winner! You're the best! =DEnbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-6835559222188310462011-06-30T23:11:45.286-05:002011-06-30T23:11:45.286-05:00Don't worry too much, the only 80's horror...Don't worry too much, the only 80's horror movies you really missed out on you list were Demons, and the three "Night of the" movies, Comet, Creeps and Demons.Chris Hewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566568274862884325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6132620721136610844.post-77833376764985880522011-06-30T22:38:42.694-05:002011-06-30T22:38:42.694-05:00Winner: Lists - seriously, everybody loves lists.
...Winner: Lists - seriously, everybody loves lists.<br /><br />Winner: 80s Horror Month - like you, I have the general attitude that 80s horror gets way too much praise. But also like you, 80s horror month reminded me how much great, genre-shaping stuff is out there.<br /><br />Loser: The 90s - Here's a real challenge for you: a 90s horror month in which you try to prove that 90s horror is underrated. I have the feeling you'd end up with Scream, a lot of J-horror, and little else.<br /><br />Winner: Me - The day my guest column was posted on FMWL was my single biggest day as far as pageviews, and I got several new followers from it. Thanks for the opportunity, and all the memories of 80s awesomehood.Marvin the Macabrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339681552363692948noreply@blogger.com