u/FreakyFreak2005

Child's Play: While the first one is well made with top notch special effects, it \*is\* a pretty standard murder mystery throughout most of the runtime. Not only do the sequels give Brad Douriff time to really show off as Chucky, but they also manage to experiment with tones, characters, and concepts while all still being set in a single coherent continuity (which isn't an easy task to say the least...)

Friday the 13th: The 1980 great is pretty solid in a vacuum albeit basic (~and too slow for some people's likings~) but some of the later films just blow it out of the water, having something for everyone to enjoy and staying good for AT LEAST 6 to 7 installments before falling off. Also, do we really need mention Jason's status as a pop culture icon? Not only is he basically THE slasher villain but try and find someone who associates those old hockey masks with the actual sport instead of him...

Godzilla: There's no denying that the original film is an important classic in terms of both themes and practical effects, but let's be honest, what's really made the character endure the test of time is his extensive rouges gallery and mythos crafted over the course of 71 (going on 72) years! Not only that but also his surprising versatility, being able to represent various concepts (from postwar trauma to a government's ineffectiveness against natural disasters) as well as adaptability to different tones. It also might be one of the few ongoing franchises that isn't met with complete apathy.

NOTE: I'm not trying to bash certain movies (I actually enjoy the first entries from the series I've mentioned) in nor am I claiming that my opinions are the end all/be all, this is just a fun discussion topic just to go against the grain from the usual posts you'd see on here or elsewhere.

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So as a lot of you may already know, AMC theaters is rereleasing Minus One on the 22nd in preparation for the sequel. My plan is to binge watch the series in preparation (not just for it but also the two upcoming entries), the goal being to watch at least two or three movies each day leading up to its release date. A few related films I'll include are Rodan, Mothra, King Kong Escapes, and the Heisei Mothra trilogy.

What do you think? Is it possible or am I just a complete nut? Lol

Movies watched thus far: The 1954 original, Godzilla Raids Again, Rodan, King Kong vs Godzilla, and King Kong Escapes

Edit: Now the original Mothra and vs Godzilla are down, next up is the first two Ghidorah movies!

Child's Play: While the first one is well made with top notch special effects, it *is* a pretty standard murder mystery throughout most of the runtime. Not only do the sequels give Brad Douriff time to really show off as Chucky, but they also manage to experiment with tones, characters, and concepts while all still being set in a single coherent continuity (which isn't an easy task to say the least...)

Friday the 13th: The 1980 great is pretty solid in a vacuum albeit basic (~~and too slow for some people's likings~~) but some of the later films just blow it out of the water, having something for everyone to enjoy and staying good for AT LEAST 6 to 7 installments before falling off. Also, do we really need mention Jason's status as a pop culture icon? Not only is he basically THE slasher villain but try and find someone who associates an those old hockey masks with the actual sport instead of him...

NOTE: I'm not trying to bash certain movies (I actually enjoy the first entries from the two series I've mentioned) in nor am I claiming that my opinions are the end all/be all, this is just a fun discussion topic just to go against the grain from the usual posts you'd see on here or elsewhere.

I've had this premise in mind for awhile now and I'm wondering if it might be too generic, it's centered on a rural community that comes under attack by a mysterious killer that leaves their victims mangled like some wild animal with the only ones who suspect the assailant might not be human. Obviously it would have that homey "small town" vibe similar to Silver Bullet, also possibly having an 80s setting so there's that too (and of course...there will be blood...lots of it...)

What I'm wondering is, what could I do to spice it up a little? One of my ideas is having the titular lycan turn out to be the local sheriff, or a good portion of the police force if there's multiple, maybe they aren't mindless beasts but actually sadistic like the ones in The Howling? Possibly some experimenting with the location? Stuff like that could be helpful!

I like to think that it was never human to begin with, always being some type of supernatural entity which resided in the area for far longer than we probably know. What could she be in that case? From what we've seen, she could be a skinwalker which are of course dark magic users known for their shape shifting powers from Native American folklore, then there's the leshy of pagan mythology which is a mischievous forest spirit that can mimic voices as well as shapeshift (but generally appears humanoid). Finally we have nymphs, specifically Dryads, basically female tree spirits of Greek mythology and other cultures. If not any of those then she could always just be some demon or eldritch being similar to Pennywise from the IT franchise.

Also yes, I know they DO hint at an origin but that's the beauty of the series, its lore is vague enough so you can come up with your own outcome! Elly could've become the witch but at the same time, they could be completely unrelated (which I like to slightly lean more towards since that's just more interesting to me imo).