Saturday, May 22, 2010

NEW URL

I'm switching to Tumblr. Here's the new URL: http://ilikethatthisexists.tumblr.com/

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

I LIKE THAT THIS EXISTS LIST: TOP SLASHER MOVIES

1) BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974): Olivia Hussey and Margot Kidder star. Unbearably creepy third act. Highly influential.
2) HALLOWEEN (1978): Expertly paced. Simple, scary, effective story. Fantastic synth score. Jamie Lee!
3) TOURIST TRAP (1979): Telekinetic mannequins! Bizarre concept. Creepy atmosphere. Highly influenced House of Wax remake.
4) THE BURNING (1981): Primarily known for its infamous "raft scene" that has to be seen to be believed. Co-stars a young Jason Alexander.
5) FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2 (1981): The first one with Jason. Genuinely scary opening scene. Un-PC wheelchair death. Girl pisses herself hiding under the bed.
6) HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (1981): Death by shish-kabob. Hilariously convoluted twist ending. Awesome end credits song.
7) MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981): Killer's disguise is great. Surprisingly effective love triangle subplot. Creepy setting.
8) A NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. (1984): Wildly inventive. "I'm your boyfriend now, Nancy!" Jonny Depp's bed death. Freddy's big debut.
9) CANDYMAN (1992): Haunting Philip Glass score. A-List acting. Clever blend of race relations and urban legends. Tony Todd's voice.
10) WES CRAVEN'S NEW NIGHTMARE (1994): Clever, meta concept. The return of scary Freddy. Heather Langenkamp!
11) SCREAM (1996): Ushered in a new era of self-aware slashers. Drew Barrymore's opening death scene. Proved that horror movies could be funny and scary.
12) URBAN LEGEND (1998): The best of the Scream rip-offs. Creepy/funny opening scene. Tara Reid's a good screamer. Rebecca Gayheart plays crazy convincingly.
13) I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER (1998): Misunderstood camp classic. Jump scares galore. Gotta love Jennifer Esposito. Brandy!
14) THE HILLS HAVE EYES (2006): Best of the remakes. Great cinematography. Epic score by tomandandy. Horrific father burning/sister raping/sister-mother killing scene.
15) ALL THE BOYS LOVE MANDY LANE (2008): High school melodrama that becomes a slasher film. Thoughtfully written characters. Bitchy, sexy, drug-filled drama. Amber Heard is gorgeous.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

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I like that SOLE SURVIVOR exists.


"I feel like I'm about to be caught."

Thursday, March 25, 2010

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I like that THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY exists.

"The first dead man on Omaha Beach must be a sailor."

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I like that LAGUNA BEACH: SEASON 2 exists.

"You won't believe how crazy this year is, and it's only December."-Kristin Cavallari

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I like that H.P. LOVECRAFT exists.



"Never was a sane man more dangerously close to the arcana of basic entity -- never was an organic brain nearer to utter annihilation in the chaos that transcends form and force and symmetry."

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I like that PAUL VERHOEVEN exists.





Friday, March 19, 2010

Saturday, March 13, 2010

I LIKE THAT THIS EXISTS 5


I like that THE GANGSTER WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR exists.

"There are thieves, gamblers, drunks I've met who remind me of people in my family. It's the way they're dreamers. My family's a garden full of dreamers lying on their backs, staring at the sky, drunk and choking on their dreams."

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I like that THE FLIRTS exist.

I LIKE THAT THIS EXISTS 3

I like that BAYWATCH NIGHTS exists.

I LIKE THAT THIS EXISTS 2


I like that CATHERINE KEENER exists.

I LIKE THAT THIS EXISTS 1

I like that A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER exists.