October 24th 2018
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Is Jamie Lee Curtis the worst actress of all the first installment final girls?
King, Langenkamp, Burns, are all better in their respective movies.
King, Langenkamp, Burns, are all better in their respective movies.
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I'm getting nothing from Home Depot, it's all going to hell, my friend.DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Still dealing with a lack-of-package bullshit from USPS. I gave Shout Factory a head's up about it.
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Yup.Foo wrote:Is Jamie Lee Curtis the worst actress of all the first installment final girls?
King, Langenkamp, Burns, are all better in their respective movies.
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Thinking about organizing a group sesh for the weekend. Is one night better than another?
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Saturday is better than Sunday because football fucks some of us.Foo wrote:Thinking about organizing a group sesh for the weekend. Is one night better than another?
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Noop. King was probably the best overall of the bunch. I think Curtis was okay all the way through, she and her friends could only do so much with cheesy Debra Hill dialogue (I roll my eyes so hard with all those documentaries where Debra Hill brags how she got to write all the "girl talk" ugh, still love the movie but damn). Burns is absolutely stellar during the 3rd act, but basically forgettable before then, and Langenkamp didn't even become a decent actress until New Nightmare, she's terrible in the first Nightmare (though not as terrible as her mom) and less than mediocre in Dream Warriors lolFoo wrote:Is Jamie Lee Curtis the worst actress of all the first installment final girls?
King, Langenkamp, Burns, are all better in their respective movies.

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Balls. Fucking balls.Reign in Blood wrote:I'm getting nothing from Home Depot, it's all going to hell, my friend.DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Still dealing with a lack-of-package bullshit from USPS. I gave Shout Factory a head's up about it.
In that package was Return of the Living Dead II, with the original soundtrack back in place. Would've been fitting to be able to watch 1 and 2 back to back tonight to honor James Karen. Pfft.
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I'm at an annual halloween party Saturday night so I'm out that night. Got most of my Jordy Verrell grass ready!Foo wrote:Thinking about organizing a group sesh for the weekend. Is one night better than another?
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I thought she was very replaceable not bad, but not really good. I felt Burns blending in was part of the performance, like just one of the gang in the beginning and filling out the role more as it progressed and it warranted.DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Noop. King was probably the best overall of the bunch. I think Curtis was okay all the way through, she and her friends could only do so much with cheesy Debra Hill dialogue (I roll my eyes so hard with all those documentaries where Debra Hill brags how she got to write all the "girl talk" ugh, still love the movie but damn). Burns is absolutely stellar during the 3rd act, but basically forgettable before then, and Langenkamp didn't even become a decent actress until New Nightmare, she's terrible in the first Nightmare (though not as terrible as her mom) and less than mediocre in Dream Warriors lolFoo wrote:Is Jamie Lee Curtis the worst actress of all the first installment final girls?
King, Langenkamp, Burns, are all better in their respective movies.King is pretty consistent all the way through the movie, and good. Hell, she's even good in her improv dialogue that opened pt. 2.
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But do we at least agree King is King?Foo wrote:I thought she was very replaceable not bad, but not really good. I felt Burns blending in was part of the performance, like just one of the gang in the beginning and filling out the role more as it progressed and it warranted.DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Noop. King was probably the best overall of the bunch. I think Curtis was okay all the way through, she and her friends could only do so much with cheesy Debra Hill dialogue (I roll my eyes so hard with all those documentaries where Debra Hill brags how she got to write all the "girl talk" ugh, still love the movie but damn). Burns is absolutely stellar during the 3rd act, but basically forgettable before then, and Langenkamp didn't even become a decent actress until New Nightmare, she's terrible in the first Nightmare (though not as terrible as her mom) and less than mediocre in Dream Warriors lolFoo wrote:Is Jamie Lee Curtis the worst actress of all the first installment final girls?
King, Langenkamp, Burns, are all better in their respective movies.King is pretty consistent all the way through the movie, and good. Hell, she's even good in her improv dialogue that opened pt. 2.

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as an actress, i thought curtis did pretty well. at least as well as the others. laurie, as a character, doesn't compare to nancy though.Foo wrote:Is Jamie Lee Curtis the worst actress of all the first installment final girls?
King, Langenkamp, Burns, are all better in their respective movies.

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I think she is clearly the winner. Burns not far behind as her terror from the moment of her abduction forward is damn effective and drives the movie. Nancy is a distant 3. Will have to watch her in the original again, but I have trouble seeing the film without her. JLC was good, but easily replaced.DancesWithWerewolves wrote:But do we at least agree King is King?Foo wrote:I thought she was very replaceable not bad, but not really good. I felt Burns blending in was part of the performance, like just one of the gang in the beginning and filling out the role more as it progressed and it warranted.DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Noop. King was probably the best overall of the bunch. I think Curtis was okay all the way through, she and her friends could only do so much with cheesy Debra Hill dialogue (I roll my eyes so hard with all those documentaries where Debra Hill brags how she got to write all the "girl talk" ugh, still love the movie but damn). Burns is absolutely stellar during the 3rd act, but basically forgettable before then, and Langenkamp didn't even become a decent actress until New Nightmare, she's terrible in the first Nightmare (though not as terrible as her mom) and less than mediocre in Dream Warriors lolFoo wrote:Is Jamie Lee Curtis the worst actress of all the first installment final girls?
King, Langenkamp, Burns, are all better in their respective movies.King is pretty consistent all the way through the movie, and good. Hell, she's even good in her improv dialogue that opened pt. 2.
Re: October 24th 2018
where would you guys put ashley laurence among the group?
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Center. I thought she did a good job. I also thought Neve Campbell did a good job.zombie wrote:where would you guys put ashley laurence among the group?
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Hmmmm. Pretty good, but feel like she did better in II.zombie wrote:where would you guys put ashley laurence among the group?
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But I probably should only look at them with their firsts. Still pretty good.
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now i wanna watch all of those firsts. (watched hellraiser just a couple of days ago, though)
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Agreed.DancesWithWerewolves wrote:Hmmmm. Pretty good, but feel like she did better in II.zombie wrote:where would you guys put ashley laurence among the group?
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I am not counting established actresses as final girls. Like Virginia Madsen in Candyman.
Did you know Eddie Murphy was first choice for Candyman?
Did you know Eddie Murphy was first choice for Candyman?