blankedboy t1_je7wtd1 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 1:28 AM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Pope Francis in hospital with respiratory infection by 19neo91

But will he be in your thoughts? He really needs your thoughts too...

blankedboy t1_j6l6xyf wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:40 AM

Reply to comment by JackdeAlltrades in Australia to Impose Local Content Quotas on Streaming Platforms by Sisiwakanamaru

I genuinely can't watch anything other than ABC and SBS - everything else ranges from either "Godawful" to "absolute shite that makes me want to lose my sight"...

blankedboy t1_j1fys36 wrote on December 24, 2022 at 1:13 AM

Reply to Ladbaby become most successful christmas act in history overtaking record set by The Beatles. by DontPokeMe91

“Fuck The Tories” at number 7 in the Xmas Top Ten.

blankedboy t1_iy5pu23 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 11:05 PM

Reply to comment by Bubbagumpredditor in What's your favorite example of an actor who completely disappeared in their character with the least amount of makeup or visual effects? by mikebalsaricci

That's some of the best physical acting I've ever seen in a movie. Completely transforms himself with zero effects or CGI - yet is clearly two very different people.

blankedboy t1_iu8b9rm wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:02 AM

Reply to comment by mariop715 in Tucker and Dale director to helm Slasher Horror ‘Clown In A Cornfield’ for Smile producers by darkness_escape

Clown in a Cornfield got a ton of recommendations over on r/horrorlit, and I put it off for ages because of the YA tag. Ended up giving in and reading it - it's fantastic. The only reason I can think of it getting the YA tag is because it features teenagers as the main characters - just like nearly every slasher movie ever made...

The YA tag is definitely not deserved for this book

blankedboy t1_itke7c4 wrote on October 24, 2022 at 8:31 AM

Reply to It sucks that Found Footage gets such a Bad rap. IMO ,when done right, it's my favorite and one of the most effective forms of Horror Media. by Fuzzman2012

The ratio of hit to shit in found footage movies is way too far out of whack for me.

For every [REC] or Cloverfield there seem to be absolutely dozens of low budget, poorly directed, appallingly acted dreck.

The "formula" is one that dates far quicker than other horror movies too. I can enjoy some run of the mill slasher far more than 80 minutes of nausea inducing handy-cam and a super brief, 2-minute, out of focus stinger at the end that really doesn't make the while experience worthwhile.