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Showing posts with label jason. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jason. Show all posts
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 04: Movie that kills off countless main/named characters
Not only does Jason kill 25 characters, he is responsible for two other characters who give up their lives because of him AND 60 Marines and the ENTIRE population of the Solaris space station.
Countless indeed.
Info from Friday the 13th Films
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Over the Hill
The old man woke early, as usual. He slowly pulled his heavy frame out of bed and stood upright. He sighed.
Spring was beginning to give way to Summer, he could feel the warmth in the morning air. Work, his life's work, would begin again as well.
He lumbered across the shack he called home. The place was disgusting, but it had always been so. He paid no mind to such things and wasn't about to start this late in the game.
Out the door he went, unsure whether the creaking sound came from the rotting wood or from his weary bones, and not caring.
He stood silent, listening, inhaling and feeling the air. His work wasn't really work, in the basic sense. It was more who he was, why he was. It was instinct. It was his life.
They were coming, and he needed to prepare. Yet, for the first time his simple mind could recall, the journey was daunting. His legs felt huge and heavy. He looked off, past the trees. So far away.
He wanted to be the man his mother always said he was, to live up to her expectations. But he was tired.
The work never ended. No matter how much of himself he put into it, there was always more. More people, more work, more exhaustion.
He plodded, dragging his feet through leaves, slowly making his way forward. It was all he knew.
In his simple way, he thought about how easy it had all become. He had been successful in his work, year after year after year. No one had bested him for so long, he had nearly forgotten what it was like to lose.
Loss. The thought ignited a spark in his small brain.
When he was younger, he had lost, occasionally. Had been out-smarted or out-witted by a few. And the defeats had been tough, demeaning.
But, when he returned from those losses, he always came back stronger, better.
As he ambled up and over the small hill towards the campground, his mother's voice once again rose in his mind: "My special, special boy. You have a gift."
He knew, as much as he knew anything, that what he needed now was not to succeed, but to fail.
It would be painful and he hated the thought of letting them win. But, inevitably, he would be back. Stronger, healthier.
The old man he had become would be gone. Jason Voorhees would rise again.
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I was quite stumped by Theme Thursday this week, until I thought of "over the hill" being sort of the opposite of a previous topic, "beginning". The idea of doing a companion piece for my post on that topic was born.
Check out the other TT participants here.
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Spring was beginning to give way to Summer, he could feel the warmth in the morning air. Work, his life's work, would begin again as well.
He lumbered across the shack he called home. The place was disgusting, but it had always been so. He paid no mind to such things and wasn't about to start this late in the game.
Out the door he went, unsure whether the creaking sound came from the rotting wood or from his weary bones, and not caring.
He stood silent, listening, inhaling and feeling the air. His work wasn't really work, in the basic sense. It was more who he was, why he was. It was instinct. It was his life.
They were coming, and he needed to prepare. Yet, for the first time his simple mind could recall, the journey was daunting. His legs felt huge and heavy. He looked off, past the trees. So far away.
He wanted to be the man his mother always said he was, to live up to her expectations. But he was tired.
The work never ended. No matter how much of himself he put into it, there was always more. More people, more work, more exhaustion.
He plodded, dragging his feet through leaves, slowly making his way forward. It was all he knew.
In his simple way, he thought about how easy it had all become. He had been successful in his work, year after year after year. No one had bested him for so long, he had nearly forgotten what it was like to lose.
Loss. The thought ignited a spark in his small brain.
When he was younger, he had lost, occasionally. Had been out-smarted or out-witted by a few. And the defeats had been tough, demeaning.
But, when he returned from those losses, he always came back stronger, better.
As he ambled up and over the small hill towards the campground, his mother's voice once again rose in his mind: "My special, special boy. You have a gift."
He knew, as much as he knew anything, that what he needed now was not to succeed, but to fail.
It would be painful and he hated the thought of letting them win. But, inevitably, he would be back. Stronger, healthier.
The old man he had become would be gone. Jason Voorhees would rise again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I was quite stumped by Theme Thursday this week, until I thought of "over the hill" being sort of the opposite of a previous topic, "beginning". The idea of doing a companion piece for my post on that topic was born.
Check out the other TT participants here.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
10 Movie Characters I Love
Bill R. from "The Kind of Face You Hate" tagged me in this meme, way back on April 4th. I somehow missed it. But since it is a fun meme, and right up my alley, I decided to post it now, better late than never!
So, here are the 10 Movie Characters I Love. These are the ones I just love watching, and, in some cases, wish I could be (at least for a little while).
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1) Michael Myers (Halloween films)
Michael was, and still is, the horror villain who scared the crap out of me. Lurking, barely hidden, behind car windows, bushes, clothes on a line, Michael watched you and waited. He was super-patient and always silent.
Watching the original "Halloween", late at night, in the dark, Michael can still give me the willies. I can't say that about many other characters.
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2) Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th films)
Jason is the quintessential freaky, outcast kid back for vengeance. Doesn't matter that the kids who picked on him, or the girl who offed his mom, are all gone. He will continue to make everyone pay.
Never one who "fit in" myself, I guess I can understand Jason on that level. Maybe that is why he has resonated so long for so many horror fans. We get him. Creepy, but true.
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3) Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc)
Indiana Jones was smart, adventurous and brave, yet also a wee bit unsure of himself at the same time. He went on amazing adventures to exotic places and always won out over the bad guys. And he got the girl.
What boy in the early 80s didn't find a jump rope, a clothesline or something to use as Indy's whip?
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4) Mikey Walsh (The Goonies)
Where Indy was the adult we wanted to grow up to be, Mikey was the kid we were, having "adventures" with our friends.
Mikey gets to go on the real adventure we all dreamed we could have, finding a way to save his home and town in the process. And he does it with his friends, the Goonies.
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5) George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life)
George is a great kid who grows up to be an even greater man. He doesn't ever do anything big and showy, the adventures he dreams of having. Instead, he stays home and does what needs to be done, standing his ground for what he knows is right.
George is the kind of man we want to be, in our heart, doing what is right no matter what may be easier, or more profitable, or even just "cool". Doing the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do.
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6) Rick Blaine (Casablanca)
Rick is the suave, cool, man-of-the-world who seems to have it all together. But, alas, he is just like everyone else, with his fair-share of heartbreak and pain.
At first cool and jaded, we soon see he still has a good heart. And when it comes down to it, he, too, does what is right. Even though it hurts.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7) Lisa Fremont (Rear Window)
I went back and forth, unsure whether to include Grace Kelly's Lisa or Thelma Ritter's Stella in this list. Both characters, from Hitchcock's "Rear Window", are wonderful, as is James Stewart's L.B.
In the end, I chose Lisa, simply because she is my favorite of Grace Kelly's characters. Beautiful, smart, kind, witty, brave... She is just amazing. The fact that L.B. is so reluctant to marry her and settle down seems, to me, to be more about the awe he feels at living up to such a lady.
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8) Nick & Nora Charles (The Thin Man book and films)
Okay, so I cheated here. Obviously, Nick and Nora are two characters. But, I love them both, and can't imagine watching either of them apart. They work as a team, playing off one another like no other characters I know of.
Created by Dashiell Hammett, the characters came more to life in the movie and it's sequels. Played by William Powell and Myrna Loy, Nick and Nora are so great together, so much better than they are alone. Their banter is playful and adult, yet never mean or hurtful. They love each other, no matter what, and they "get" each other.
I wonder if we will ever see a couple like them in movies again.
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9) Clark Griswold (National Lampoon's Vacation movies, specifically Christmas Vacation)
Clark is the stereotypical suburban dad, trying to have the best vacation ever with his family, even if all hell has broken loose and everyone wants to just go home.
I think Christmas Vacation is the best of the movies, truly showing the heart of the man in Clark. He just wants to give his family, and himself, the perfect Christmas ever, the celebration he remembers from childhood, even if he is only remembering the best parts of it himself.
To me, he is just a normal dad, trying his best, no matter what common sense tells him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10) Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)
Played with such gusto by the late, great Eartha Kitt, Yzma is the Disney horror villain who can never catch a break.
I just love how she tries so, so hard to be EVIL, yet is always thwarted. Yzma is diabolical, smart, creepy, everything that would make you think she will succeed in her nasty plans. But nothing ever goes her way. Just hilarious.
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So, there are my ten. Of course, tomorrow or the next day, I will read this and think about who should be here who isn't. But, that's life!
Not going to tag anyone in particular. I would love to see your "top 10", but only if you want to. Hope you liked mine!
So, here are the 10 Movie Characters I Love. These are the ones I just love watching, and, in some cases, wish I could be (at least for a little while).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1) Michael Myers (Halloween films)
Michael was, and still is, the horror villain who scared the crap out of me. Lurking, barely hidden, behind car windows, bushes, clothes on a line, Michael watched you and waited. He was super-patient and always silent.
Watching the original "Halloween", late at night, in the dark, Michael can still give me the willies. I can't say that about many other characters.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2) Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th films)
Jason is the quintessential freaky, outcast kid back for vengeance. Doesn't matter that the kids who picked on him, or the girl who offed his mom, are all gone. He will continue to make everyone pay.
Never one who "fit in" myself, I guess I can understand Jason on that level. Maybe that is why he has resonated so long for so many horror fans. We get him. Creepy, but true.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3) Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark, etc)
Indiana Jones was smart, adventurous and brave, yet also a wee bit unsure of himself at the same time. He went on amazing adventures to exotic places and always won out over the bad guys. And he got the girl.
What boy in the early 80s didn't find a jump rope, a clothesline or something to use as Indy's whip?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4) Mikey Walsh (The Goonies)
Where Indy was the adult we wanted to grow up to be, Mikey was the kid we were, having "adventures" with our friends.
Mikey gets to go on the real adventure we all dreamed we could have, finding a way to save his home and town in the process. And he does it with his friends, the Goonies.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
5) George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life)
George is a great kid who grows up to be an even greater man. He doesn't ever do anything big and showy, the adventures he dreams of having. Instead, he stays home and does what needs to be done, standing his ground for what he knows is right.
George is the kind of man we want to be, in our heart, doing what is right no matter what may be easier, or more profitable, or even just "cool". Doing the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6) Rick Blaine (Casablanca)
Rick is the suave, cool, man-of-the-world who seems to have it all together. But, alas, he is just like everyone else, with his fair-share of heartbreak and pain.
At first cool and jaded, we soon see he still has a good heart. And when it comes down to it, he, too, does what is right. Even though it hurts.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7) Lisa Fremont (Rear Window)
I went back and forth, unsure whether to include Grace Kelly's Lisa or Thelma Ritter's Stella in this list. Both characters, from Hitchcock's "Rear Window", are wonderful, as is James Stewart's L.B.
In the end, I chose Lisa, simply because she is my favorite of Grace Kelly's characters. Beautiful, smart, kind, witty, brave... She is just amazing. The fact that L.B. is so reluctant to marry her and settle down seems, to me, to be more about the awe he feels at living up to such a lady.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8) Nick & Nora Charles (The Thin Man book and films)
Okay, so I cheated here. Obviously, Nick and Nora are two characters. But, I love them both, and can't imagine watching either of them apart. They work as a team, playing off one another like no other characters I know of.
Created by Dashiell Hammett, the characters came more to life in the movie and it's sequels. Played by William Powell and Myrna Loy, Nick and Nora are so great together, so much better than they are alone. Their banter is playful and adult, yet never mean or hurtful. They love each other, no matter what, and they "get" each other.
I wonder if we will ever see a couple like them in movies again.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9) Clark Griswold (National Lampoon's Vacation movies, specifically Christmas Vacation)
Clark is the stereotypical suburban dad, trying to have the best vacation ever with his family, even if all hell has broken loose and everyone wants to just go home.
I think Christmas Vacation is the best of the movies, truly showing the heart of the man in Clark. He just wants to give his family, and himself, the perfect Christmas ever, the celebration he remembers from childhood, even if he is only remembering the best parts of it himself.
To me, he is just a normal dad, trying his best, no matter what common sense tells him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10) Yzma (The Emperor's New Groove)
Played with such gusto by the late, great Eartha Kitt, Yzma is the Disney horror villain who can never catch a break.
I just love how she tries so, so hard to be EVIL, yet is always thwarted. Yzma is diabolical, smart, creepy, everything that would make you think she will succeed in her nasty plans. But nothing ever goes her way. Just hilarious.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
So, there are my ten. Of course, tomorrow or the next day, I will read this and think about who should be here who isn't. But, that's life!
Not going to tag anyone in particular. I would love to see your "top 10", but only if you want to. Hope you liked mine!
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