tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post3613016659401937644..comments2024-03-27T17:57:27.840-04:00Comments on Final Girl: way cooler than meStacie Ponderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-31073836580138123472011-01-06T11:36:24.082-05:002011-01-06T11:36:24.082-05:00A list like this and no Ash Williams? Shame. I kno...A list like this and no Ash Williams? Shame. I know he's also a jerk (read: Mega Jerk) and crazy (read: absolutely bat-bleep nuts) after mid-way through the second one, but anyone who can pull an intentional ananchronism ("Groovy" in the late-80s?) has to be some kind of cool.Volvagianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-43840461810742183442010-07-05T19:00:25.201-04:002010-07-05T19:00:25.201-04:00I always thought John (Terry Alexander) in 'Da...I always thought John (Terry Alexander) in 'Day of the Dead' was way cooler that Peter! I dunno if it was the accent or just the fact that he could fly a helicopter which is a most useful attribute to have during zombie infestation. :DPokemon Postmonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-6845876245717408742010-06-28T12:45:41.765-04:002010-06-28T12:45:41.765-04:00Great list!
While we may not be "cool" ...Great list!<br /><br />While we may not be "cool" or cooler than these characters, at least we are all WAY cooler that Maddy from F13p7!the2ndsuitornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-50224774308904541572010-06-25T18:12:34.761-04:002010-06-25T18:12:34.761-04:00Well, Stacie, I snuck into a drive-in (at 6 years ...Well, Stacie, I snuck into a drive-in (at 6 years old, no less) to see Friday the 13th part 6, missing a shared experience by a mere year and a sequel. I have the Pseudo Echo album (and their shitty follow up), but still fail to capture the spirit that Violet provided. After all, she was a punk rock goth, maybe a 45 Grave lesbo groupie at first glance, yet rocked the robot in vaguely erotic versimilitude, albeit whilst gyrating underneath a Alan Parsons Project poster. It is quite a trick to juggle such seemingly contradictory aesthestics, but Violet is not a juggler, not remotely, and this is the key to her success (and, therefore, her cool factor).Thomas Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00804326045764733280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-10846693811610621752010-06-25T14:59:09.807-04:002010-06-25T14:59:09.807-04:00Oh my god, AE, I thought I was the only person who...Oh my god, AE, I thought I was the only person who walked around my house singing that shit.Missy Y. (formerly A Case of You)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00024813150457436868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-39888984817155879062010-06-25T14:42:37.124-04:002010-06-25T14:42:37.124-04:00Hey Paul! I can no longer stall! (I like to sing t...Hey Paul! I can no longer stall! (I like to sing this song in my kitchen sometimes, even though it still can never make me as cool as Annie.)AEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961200742501382827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-30857874459987431872010-06-25T05:13:37.918-04:002010-06-25T05:13:37.918-04:00i'm still waiting for cool to catch up to me.....i'm still waiting for <i>cool</i> to catch up to <b>me</b>...stonerphonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573438214430666233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-17287703677902762062010-06-24T23:29:42.516-04:002010-06-24T23:29:42.516-04:00People who make movies with Lena Headey, in their ...People who make movies with Lena Headey, in their spare time, are uncool?!<br /><br />Hmmm... I know coolness is highly subject, but that still doesn't sound right.Banned In Queenslandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879785662764733057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-33543611676446067802010-06-24T20:42:06.062-04:002010-06-24T20:42:06.062-04:00Everything I know is collapsing around me...
Thou...Everything I know is collapsing around me...<br /><br />Though you are most certainly less cool than Peter--then, who isn't?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-68350212111700524342010-06-24T20:30:30.637-04:002010-06-24T20:30:30.637-04:00Great list, Stacie.
You know, to this day I still...Great list, Stacie.<br /><br />You know, to this day I still don't know exactly why Violet from F13: A NEW BEGINNING has stuck with me so vividly in the years since.<br /><br />I heard that in the original cut of that film Jason actually stabbed her in her girly parts. Which is messed-up.<br /><br />And Kurt Russell's amazing hat in THE THING came from him being smart enough to realise that sometimes he would be indistinguishable from the other 12 guys in snow gear. So he needed something to identify him by.<br /><br />Ken Foree rocking that pimp coat like he was born to do so. Love it!<br /><br />Beth from THE DESCENT: Love her. So cute and cool-headed. Damn shame about...CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-51936206511108113232010-06-24T18:24:06.875-04:002010-06-24T18:24:06.875-04:00VIOLET! Oh my god, I had such a crush on her. Then...VIOLET! Oh my god, I had such a crush on her. Then, years later, when I had forgotten all about her and was hip-deep in my goth phase, I rewatched F13V and realized that, holy shit, the entire goth scene looked, danced, and acted like her. Years ahead of her time, that one. Either that or Goth Rock is permanently stuck some time around 1985.<br /><br />Great article, btw.Creaturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04287192029300591471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-13644262614810124662010-06-24T17:47:34.726-04:002010-06-24T17:47:34.726-04:00Well, it's nice to know I have options.
Yes...Well, it's nice to know I have options. <br /><br />Yes, I meant as in year produced. <br /><br />I'll have to check out <i> Three... Extremes</i>matangonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-13439137135959236412010-06-24T17:42:44.156-04:002010-06-24T17:42:44.156-04:00Wow. There's so much cool in that list I can b...Wow. There's so much cool in that list I can barely stand it. Everyone you listed is great, but I'd have to say Annie Brackett totally takes the cake.<br /><br />And don't worry about being cool, Stacie. Maybe you can't be compared to the epic-ness of Adrienne Barbeau, but who can??? And anyway, I always thought people were cool by...NOT being cool. If that makes any sense. So I guess you're in luck, then!Mikey Saragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928178715048836468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-41884989976760919232010-06-24T17:33:48.369-04:002010-06-24T17:33:48.369-04:00Ah, you lied so sincerely that you totally had me ...Ah, you lied so sincerely that you totally had me fooled into thinking you were truthin'. How...sociopathic! You should think about becoming a suave serial killer, perhaps. I mean that all as a compliment.<br /><br />RE: anthologies, what do you mean "between"? As in, year produced? I wrote a bit about anthologies many moons ago <a href="http://blogs.amctv.com/monsterfest/2008/09/horror-anthologies.php" rel="nofollow">here at AMC</a>. I looooove the Amicus and Hammer anthologies...Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-66263747730646926532010-06-24T17:18:49.698-04:002010-06-24T17:18:49.698-04:00"it's like fetal alcohol syndrome, not al..."it's like fetal alcohol syndrome, not alcoholism"<br /><br />This is such a good metaphor to make your point.Ruben Romerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328013951571018512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-46586329018466006822010-06-24T17:12:03.336-04:002010-06-24T17:12:03.336-04:00You did ask us to lie to you.
When I tried to get...You did ask us to lie to you.<br /><br />When I tried to get <i>The Convent</i> from Netflix, they sent me <i>The Covenant</i>, which is like a male version of or something. It displeased me.<br /><br />While near the subject of Adrienne Barbeau and <i>Tales from the Crypt</i>, does anyone know of any good horror anthology movies between <i>Tales from the Dark Side</i> and <i>Trick 'r Treat</i>? When I think about it, amongst anthologies are a lot of the best and most infinitely re-watchable horror movies.matangonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-19986673065167554812010-06-24T16:35:51.194-04:002010-06-24T16:35:51.194-04:00I think it'd be near-impossible for anyone wit...I think it'd be near-impossible for anyone without monster-fighting experience to compete on the coolness front with Peter or MacReady. They've just got "the cool" - and their genuine interest in the fate of humanity doesn't hurt, either.<br /><br />What if I said that your writing had "the cool"? Does that count?Andreashttp://mendthiscrack.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-70446165345543055392010-06-24T16:12:14.193-04:002010-06-24T16:12:14.193-04:00Uh, it's really not false modesty. If you knew...Uh, it's really not false modesty. If you knew me personally, which I'm assuming you don't, you'd know I'm not cool. I just don't have it, and that's fine. Put me in a room full of people and I'll disappear. <br /><br />roarvis, I think the MBV remake is a ton of fun. While it's not a horror-comedy, it doesn't seem to take itself completely seriously. It's a throwback to the slashers of yesteryear in spirit. It was a really pleasant surprise!Stacie Ponderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784074536271206501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-15343877292928835512010-06-24T15:56:13.024-04:002010-06-24T15:56:13.024-04:00Adrienne Barbeau is so cool she makes all of us co...Adrienne Barbeau is so cool she makes all of us cooler. <br /><br />And Annie Brackett? Totally!Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-57057836428339620372010-06-24T15:31:46.156-04:002010-06-24T15:31:46.156-04:00I've recently been reflecting on the fact that...I've recently been reflecting on the fact that I've never been cool. I remember as a kid thinking that being into "stuff" that was cool would somehow make me cool, but alas - no dice. <br /><br />Anyway, good list of characters, and I'm going to have to see the MBV remake now that I know Tom Atkins is in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-52010873269254942122010-06-24T15:11:02.108-04:002010-06-24T15:11:02.108-04:00Peter also gets the coolest line in horror movie h...Peter also gets the coolest line in horror movie history. And that, m'dear, is the most important thing of all.<br /><br />And MacReady -- shut up! Just shut up! He blows my fuckin' mind. Carpenter really brought out the best in Kurt Russell, did he not? Fucking Escape from New York, yo. Plus, EfNY also has Adrienne Barbeau getting her gunfight on atop a bridge in my hometown (Saint Louis)! Made for me, I tells ya.Missy Y. (formerly A Case of You)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00024813150457436868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-23460080097735344082010-06-24T15:06:01.268-04:002010-06-24T15:06:01.268-04:00Oh come off it, Stacie. Enough with the false mod...Oh come off it, Stacie. Enough with the false modesty. You're totally cool.matangonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-79654172012846212242010-06-24T14:58:58.744-04:002010-06-24T14:58:58.744-04:00Trash is an absolute badass, no question.Trash is an absolute badass, no question.Paul Arrand Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369036006191440677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13599870.post-46066745472719602722010-06-24T14:56:11.316-04:002010-06-24T14:56:11.316-04:00Trash in the graveyard was badass!! I agree with P...Trash in the graveyard was badass!! I agree with Peter too from Dawn of the dead.Melanie's Randomnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11331778717585609001noreply@blogger.com