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| Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 341: Amnesia: The Dark Descent |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 10:11:19 PM #6 | 7.5/10 A TOTAL Lovecraft and Silent Hill rip - but a pretty good one. I think its clich amnesia plot beat belies a story that's about the corruption of the self as the castle around you becomes a reflection of your interior thoughts and phobias. Daniel wrestles with his sanity as much as he does the Gatherers mindlessly roaming the halls of the castle. Darkness twists and malforms the visages of paintings and rooms around you. Amnesia's roots in historical occult and philosophical studies add considerable weight and "realism" to the game's proceedings - especially the appearance of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, in a spot of alt. history fun. It's a hands-on, tactile sort of experience, and one I enjoyed, but I think Frictional's stories, characters, and writing only got better from here on out. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 9:50:59 PM #38 | plasmabeam posted... Man, these writeups are great. I'm a little pinched for time right now, but skimming through them has been a blast. You're absolutely welcome! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 8:08:00 PM #28 | Outlier: Tom Nook: 20 PrinceKaro: 18 red13n: 11 jcgamer107: 10 Inviso: 9 BetrayedTangy: 4 Suprak: 4 fortybelowsummer: 2 rockus: 2 Johnbobb: 1 Lightning_Strikes: 1 Plasmabeam: 1 FFDragon: 0 Snake: 0 thesmark: 0 Some early leaps ahead but the topic is young. Next film is up tomorrow. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 8:05:57 PM #25 | fortybelowsummer - I remember when, for some reason, everyone was talking about this movie. I still dont know why. I guess because the whole having to be blindfolded thing led to some prodigious memeing and also, the Sandra Bullock effect. She is solid in this, as she usually is, and there are some good supporting performances, but the material isnt overly exciting. I think it suffers some from being around at the same time as the far superior Quiet Place. I always like the beginning of movies where some sort of mass outbreak happens, and things gradually go from normal to all hell breaking loose. This one does it pretty well, if pretty standard, and there are some gnarly suicides (slowly getting into a burning car anyone? Step in front of a dump truck?) The whole traveling on the river thing was mostly unnecessary, though, and the time could have been spent explaining other things that just never get explained. Overall, not terrible but too flawed to be anywhere but near the bottom. rockus - It was a three way race to the bottom between Bird Box, VHS, and Terrifier and Bird Box benefits largely because I liked John Malkovich in it (Paulson and Rhodes are all right too but the movie largely wastes their talents) and it doesnt feel like it was made by a 15 year old. Difficult not to compare this to A Quiet Place, another sense driven monster movie from the same year, but while that looks like a movie this just looks awful (and cheap). A lot of TV movie of the week coverage and its dull as a board. I suspect it intercuts the river sequence in an attempt to have something relatively exciting happen throughout the duration of the movie and even that isnt much help. Also somewhat thematically similar to A Quiet Place but while that film mines its dramatic conflict emotionally and makes some thrilling sequences out of it and constantly has it on its mind, Bird Box fails to do anything meaningful with it. It never feels like Malories prospective motherhood is really weighing on her other than portraying her as cynical about it until she accepts it in the very end. Terrible looking poorly thought out movie. Johnbobb - this movie's big emotional revelation is the main protagonist's realization that maybe her kids deserve to have a name and this is for some reason the person we were supposed to be rooting for fuck you sandra bullock this movie is shit Lightning_Strikes - Surviving is not living. Bird Box is a very unfortunate film in that both its premise and its release schedule invite comparisons to A Quiet Place. The issue of course is that The Quiet Place is a fantastic film and Bird Box is just not very good. The dialogue is terrible, the interleaved timeline is pointless, the acting is inconsistent at best, and it generally lacks the kind of consistent tension that makes its competitor great. Now, I do not think this is a terrible film, more a profoundly mediocre one which makes it harder to talk about than a really bad one. There is some good stuff here, the scene where they are driving to the supermarket in a car with all the windows and windscreen entirely covered is great - you dont know exactly what theyre hearing or feeling outside. It does get a little better as it goes and things start to feel more high stakes than people sitting in a house with the curtains closed. One issue with the film is that it seems to bend its own rules for the purpose of the plot. Now, thats not to get all CinemaSins about it, but in a film like this where it is using a high concept to create drama and exploring the different possible outcomes it diminishes that premise. The fact that after not allowing the audience to see the creatures as the characters cant we see glimpses of them near the end greatly cheapens this effect. Similarly, the degree of threat from looking outside is so clearly whatever the film wants it makes the whole thing very transparent. The film is not by any stretch dreadful, but it fails to effectively use its strong setup to elicit anything from the audience. 2/5 Biggest scare: The car sequence. Plasmabeam - Perfect example of why some books shouldnt be made into movies. The reason why the book works is because of the indescribable nature of the Lovecraftian monsterswhen you read the book, you are right under the blindfold with Malorie, wondering and worrying about the creatures that kill you the moment you see them. But the movie robs us of this unique POV and ultimately delivers an underwhelming apocalyptic thriller. This feels more like an overlong TV episode than a feature film, and John Malkovich goes to waste, which is inexcusable. FFDragon - The only actively offensive movie on this list and an even more offensive misuse of John Malkovich. Snake - Bird Box is an interesting concept done rather plainly. Compared to the subversive and progressive horror films we got this decade, Bird Box almost feels like a relic of the past. Sandra Bullock to me is like one of those "movie star's movie stars" - a typical box-office draw who is servicable but never elevates the material to the next level. The film draws from modern day post-apocalyptic fiction and classic Lovecraft - the idea of forcing others to witness the horror is fantastic, and also plays into the way the film was distributed and viewed by people. The way it all plays out is just one I've seen many times now though - Dawn of the Dead, The Walking Dead, Planet of the Apes - you have your bog-standard group, you have the jerk, the good-hearted one, the kinda-asshole but also likable one - they all get picked off one way or another, then you're left with the lone survivor. Bird Box would love to commentate on how we turn a blind eye to everyday horrors, but instead it focuses too much on the Hollywood moments we as audiences "know and love" and in the end provides nothing meaningful to the conversation or the horror canon, despite its popularity. thesmark - Oh god, this is way too long. It makes you appreciate how much better the writing is for A Quiet Place, given they have somewhat similar premises. The characters in this movie are so much weaker/flatter and the dialogue is considerably worse, people are constantly making terrible decisions and I thought we were done with the woman needs a man and children to complete herself narratives after Jurassic World but I guess not. I mean, if you were to describe Trevante Rhodes character, what could you even say about him other than flawless and attractive human being, and he gets 2nd billing. John Malkovich is also going 300% Malkovich here and it gets very old very fast. The horror scenes themselves gave me some real The Happening vibes, whichis not a compliment. Bad. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 8:05:06 PM #24 | Suprak the Stud - C- I had seen this already and knew that it would be near the bottom of the list from the start. But, I dont *completely* hate it. I dont think this is as bad as people in the topic were indicating before rankings went up. I tried to do the animated films rankings before this one, and I couldnt make it through because a solid 15 of those films were utter trash. Bird Box is better than two thirds of the movies on the last list, although I guess that is very faint praise. But more than that, I think there are some aspects of this movie that arent bad. Its a very breezy film, and I didnt struggle to get through it like I do with particularly bad horror movies. I actually think Sandra Bullock is great. That whole opening speech is very well done and it was something I remembered now even like three years after I saw the movie for the first time. And it is unique. There were a decent number of movies on this list that felt derivative, but this wasnt one of them. I mean, what youre dealing with here is well established, I suppose. Cthulhu or Cthulhu like creatures are one of the most iconic monsters in all of horror, and this isnt really all that big of a departure from that. You have people going mad by looking upon the creatures, you have cults and followers being gathered in his name, all fairly common stuff. But I still felt like this was a film I hadnt seen before (although closest comparable to me was The Happening which isnt exactly the kind of company you want to keep). I liked that the movie didnt spell it out, and I feel like the really bad version of Bird Box just shows the monsters right away and we all laugh at how dumb it looks. It at least has the creative vision to not do that. So you have Sandra Bullock, you have a fairly original premise, and you have some interesting looking scenes, particularly at the beginning. What you dont have is horror. This is the film on this list that I feel like couldve been dropped for a variety of reasons, but the biggest of which is Im not sure it fits in the genre. I get that it was big culturally, and looking at the list you would say pretty safely that this is the film that resonated the most with people for whatever reason (probably the fact it comes with Netflix and you dont have to go out to a theater to see it). But its not horror. Thriller, maybe, or suspense or something else, but not horror. I was never scared, and Im not even sure the movie really wanted me to be. The movie isnt filmed like horror it doesnt have the right beats. The stuff that I guess is supposed to scare you is filmed more like what I would expect from a natural disaster kind of movie. This is The Day After Tomorrow with bad weather swapped out for transdimensional monsters. It also isnt really all that good of a movie. Like, I stand by my original assessment as not as bad as everyone else was saying but that certainly doesnt make it good. There were multiple instances here where the writing either made me roll my eyes or laugh out loud, including the ending which has to be one of my least favorite endings ever. Like when the camera pans and the sign says school for the blind and Sandra Bullock smiles like this is some sort of twistno, that doesnt work in the movie interpretation of the material. Like, ok, cool. Good job not being able to see the creatures. But maybe this isnt going to help you against the heavily armed roving bands of psychopaths that are going house to house and shooting people. I feel like they wanted to wrap this up in a nice pretty bow, but the ending just feels weird and not fully thought out. There are a lot of examples of stuff like this, of things just sort of happening because the story needs them to happen. Like what are the odds of two pregnant women finding each other in the midst of the apocalypse and then they both give birth within minutes of each other (which happens solely for the purpose of throwing the house into chaos so the crazy guy can go around and open all the windows). And then I kinda hate all the characters besides Sandra Bullock. They are all these horrendous one dimensional archetypes and I couldnt have cared less when they all died. Part of it is because of the strange set up to the story, and you literally start the movie with Sandra Bullock alone with her kids and no one else, and it doesnt take an intense examination of the story to figure out everyone is dying. You have these monsters that are everywhere, you have one character left when there used to be ten, it isnt hard to piece together whats going to happen. There is no tension in these flashback scenes because Sandra Bullock is hanging out with a bunch of corpses. And then the characters are just really, really boring. I have never cared less about the fate of a pregnant woman than I have the second pregnant woman in this film. She is barely a character. Shes a department store mannequin someone drew a smiley face on that says quotes from posters with cats on them when you squeeze her hand. Machine Gun Kelly is in this movie for some reason and hes one of my favorite secondary characters because at least he has the decency to leave right away. So you have bad characters and bad writing and a badly structured plot. It isnt good. And I dont want to be the snobby annoying guy, but the book was way better. A lot of the dumb stuff in the movie is way less dumb than the book, and some of the stuff they changed here doesnt really make all that much sense when you see what it was supposed to be like. The river scenes with the kids were at least somewhat intense, and Sandra Bullock was good, and some of the beginning scenes where people are randomly killing themselves and theres chaos everywhere is fun to watch. Like, it isnt totally irredeemable. But it is also probably the most skippable of all the films here. It isnt good enough to warrant a watch on its merits, and it also isnt bad enough to get to that fun bad level of quality that you and your friends can sit around and make fun of. This is definitely my prediction to end up at the bottom of our combined list. Im dont think it quite deserves that because I feel like this is definitely more watchable that a handful of other films on this list. But at the same time I at least see the reason why people here were complaining about this one specifically. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 8:04:43 PM #23 | 30. Bird Box (367 points) Why I Chose It: The 2010s were a whole different beast when it came to how films were consumed, marketed, and popularized. Bird Box is based on the 2014 novel by Josh Malerman; within 28 days of release, Bird Box became Netflix's most viewed film in its history and held the record until it was displaced last year by Red Notice. Bird Box was a prime example of horror and films spreading through "memes" and "internet challenges", particularly the "Bird Box Challenge" in which individuals would do everyday activities blindfolded, sometimes in dangerous ways. In addition, it showed how powerful at-home streaming was becoming and the ease at which large swaths of a population could consume a film. Tom Nook: 10 PrinceKaro: 12 red13n: 19 jcgamer107: 20 Inviso: 21 BetrayedTangy: 26 Suprak: 26 fortybelowsummer: 28 rockus: 28 Johnbobb: 29 Lightning_Strikes: 29 Plasmabeam: 29 FFDragon: 30 Snake: 30 thesmark: 30 Tom Nook - Sometimes a gimmick can be a enough to make a movie fun if it's at least competent enough. With a pretty decent cast, led by John Malkovich, it feels better than it would with some randoms. One of the best scenes was when Sarah Paulson came under possession early in the movie, and with a lesser actress, it would have gone to waste. The 'don't look' concept takes people back to the idea of a scary monster being under your bed, so you just pull the covers over your face. There is something about that which resonates with many viewers. The whole journey is a fun ride with a bunch of uncertainty just due to how alien the events are. PrinceKaro - The world suddenly comes under assault by an unknown entity which if you see it you go mad and die from self inflicted harm. The exact thing is never shown on screen, but I assume it is either an unfathomable elder horror or Donald Trump's naked body. Anyway, a bunch of survivors shack up in a house zombie apocalypse style, only with no zombies. Or at least none that are shown on screen because you can't handle the truth or something. Now, don't get me wrong, absence of description can often lend amplification to terror, but honestly this just feels kind of cheap in a 'we couldn't afford the budget for the monsters' kind of way. There is a lot of conflict and betrayal between the survivors on the 'humans are the greatest evil' path, and I always appreciate that. I just felt I was more invested in the present day story rather than the flashback, and the way the latter almost completely takes over the movie just so it can be a mediocre version of The Walking Dead is a bit disappointing. red13n - I've probably said this on another list, but I hate the fad of movies starting in the middle. We are introduced to a bunch of characters and with the tone of the movie, we absolutely know their fate. You kind of lose a lot of suspense when you do that. If you are going to do this, there needs to be something gained by using this storytelling format. There is nothing of the sort to be had here. And unfortunately everything after the start point is boring, so the fact that the initial survivors learning to deal with a life without sight is the more interesting part really drags this down. There was some interesting world building to be had there, but it is all thrown away so we can have an adventure down the river and end in happiness. A happiness that doesn't make a lick of sense; how all these people are surviving with what is still going to be very limited supplies is conveniently never going to mentioned, we're just going to end. I'm sure somewhere there was a real ending where this was all an elaborate trap for them to look but someone said was too much of a downer and needed a rewrite. jcgamer107 - This is kind of a better version of The Happening: unseen force causes people to kill themselves, wacky bunch of misfits band together to survive (the characters and acting are way better here). Kinda liked it despite not really liking Sandra Bullock generally. Inviso - Bird Box is fine. Its not great, its not awfulits just fine. Honestly, it feels like it took a bunch of the better elements from other horror movies (The Happening, Dawn of the Dead, The Mist) and mashed them together for half the filmwhich makes for a split movie that doesnt quite hit the mark its trying to hit. What I mean isthe movie keeps shifting back and forth between the onset of the monster attack, and five years in the future. The monsters are interesting in the sense that if you look at them, they drive you either homicidal or suicidal, which influences the two plots in unique fashions. In the present day, the plot centers largely around a group of survivors whove holed up in a house after chaos erupts all around them. Theyre a diverse group with very little in the way of unique connections to one another. Running low on supplies, they prep a car to reach a grocery store without looking outside, and they run afoul of the monsters via their cultists. Later on, their base is invaded by a secret cultist who winds up killing (or infecting to suicide) most of the survivors, and only Sandra Bullock and her love interest survive. If THIS was all we had, it would feel like a weaker version of the 2004 Dawn of the Dead Remake. Nothing special, but passable. But the movie then shifts its tone in an unfortunate fashion. Fast forward five years, Sandra is raising two kids, and more cultists attack and try to kill her family. At this point (and keep in mind, weve been watching flashbacks and flash forwards all movie long), Sandra loses her love interest, and takes a blindfolded boat trip down a difficult river in search of a sanctuary she heard about over the radio. THIS could have been a really good plot of theyd fleshed it out and consolidated it into its own movie. An unseen and unknown enemy is stalking a family, and they cant open their eyes, or else itll kill them. Thats horror in line with some of the films weve seen up to this point on the list. But because its split with a more generic popcorn horror movie, neither half really gets to live up to its full potential. Thats unfortunate, given how overwhelmingly popular the film was; it couldve been truly great BetrayedTangy - What a strange movie to become a cultural phenomenon. There were a couple of weeks where you couldnt go anywhere without hearing about it. The fact that some people attempted a Bird Box challenge where they tried driving with their windows covered up is honestly baffling. Of all the movies to inspire stupid stuff, this shouldnt be one. I will give this movie credit though; the first half was honestly kinda fun! The concept was pretty interesting and it captures the B-movie feel very well. Not to mention John Malkovich being in it automatically moves it up on spot in my rankings. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 8:03:26 PM #22 | fortybelowsummer posted... I don't know how I missed the 2000s and 90s rankings. Which movies were first for those? 2000s was Shaun of the Dead 90s was The Silence of the Lambs --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Game of Gens 1-3: Super Mario Bros. v Pong | Dragon's Lair v Maniac Mansion |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 7:47:59 PM #2 | Pong Mansion --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 7:47:20 PM #16 | Thanks charon, and really good to see you here! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 7:34:01 PM #6 | Suprak the Stud posted... Did you wind up using my original rankings, my revised rankings, or my last second ranking with a final swap of two? Your last second. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 7:29:02 PM #2 | --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *THE RANKINGS* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 7:28:35 PM #1 | Hello everyone, and welcome to the spooky rankings topic for the project Board 8 Ranks the 2010s in Horror Movies, hosted by yours truly. This entry marks the third series for horror film rankings, after the 2000s & 1990s lists. We have an amazing crowd this time around, with some prominent mainstays of the series and some new faces too: @PrinceKaro @Inviso @plasmabeam @thesmark @Johnbobb @red13n @Lightning_Strikes @BetrayedTangy @TomNook @rockus With so many lists and differing opinions floating around, this is bound to be a ranking for the ages! The film list: Insidious (2010) Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) You're Next (2011) The Cabin in the Woods (2011) Sinister (2012) V/H/S (2012) The Conjuring (2013) Curse of Chucky (2013) Creep (2014) It Follows (2014) The Babadook (2014) A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) The Purge: Anarchy (2014) The VVitch: A New-England Folktale (2015) Green Room (2015) Split (2016) Terrifier (2016) Train to Busan (2016) Don't Breathe (2016) Get Out (2017) IT (2017) Happy Death Day (2017) Hereditary (2018) Halloween (2018) A Quiet Place (2018) Bird Box (2018) Us (2019) Midsommar (2019) The Lighthouse (2019) Ready or Not (2019) And finally, the base scores for all movies (any ties will be broken by removing the highest and lowest rankings): 100 130 140 142 153 161 167 181 186 191 191 200 202 206 208 221 225 254 254 256 266 274 289 301 304 339 348 355 364 367 Get you predictions in for last place and without further ado, let's get this horror show on the road! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 6:57:51 PM #318 | Okay, I just got the final list I was waiting on! I'm going to get the topic up and hopefully the first ranking too, if not it will just be a little later in the evening. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 3:19:48 PM #315 | You can swap, I'm still waiting for ONE more list. And thanks FFD, I got it. No worries at all! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 12:06:10 PM #311 | Suprak the Stud posted... List sent! I might try and revise the write ups so they aren't so unbearably long tomorrow, but the rankings will at least stay the same. Received! BetrayedTangy posted... You did get mine right? Indeed I did, sorry for not mentioning earlier. TomNook posted... So now that most rankings are sent in. What's #30. Curse of Chucky? You'll see in due time later today! Just waiting on a few stragglers now. @FFDragon will you still be submitting I hope? --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 2:47:12 AM #305 | Sounds fine! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 2:13:43 AM #303 | Received --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/14/22 1:07:03 AM #301 | 10 now --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 11:11:09 PM #296 | Jason wants more rankings! https://i.imgur.com/8NcQh1D.mp4 --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | 2022 film protagonists ranked by how much they need therapy (so far) |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 10:34:35 PM #2 | Now do Casey from We're All Going to the World's Fair (tier 3 I'd say) --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 340: Devil May Cry 2 |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 10:31:20 PM #8 | 1.5/10 I wanted to give it some credit for at least attempting to do something interesting with Lucia and her personal identity. It's just too bad everyone in this game is voice acted with the enthusiasm of a cardboard cutout, and on top of that, the plain ol' pacing of the story just feels weird too. The villains have absolutely vapid personalities compared to the original and there's no sense of style or urgency or any sort of world building or horror theming - absolutely nothing here. Its place in the series must also be taken into account - DMC2 is barely referenced in the main series and its plot is pretty much a straight rehash of the original game too. It's so disappointing to see no Trish in the story or any further developing of Dante's character. A swing-and-a-miss on more counts than one. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Do you like to go to your local zoo? |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 6:17:16 PM #2 | Yeah, love the zoo. Used to go once a year but haven't been since the pandemic started. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 4:41:39 PM #288 | Perfect, received. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 4:20:13 PM #286 | Yup if you can just send me another email with it updated. Just so I still have everything in one place and accurate still. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 73] [SMMCUC] |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 4:13:38 PM #91 | Kate Bishop --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 73] [SMMCUC] |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 3:58:45 PM #73 | Daredevil Iron Man --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 3:56:56 PM #284 | So here's a bit of a crazy stat, after 8 lists, 12 movies have rankings that appear in both a bottom 6 & top 6. If we expand it one more to top 7, bottom 6, it becomes 14. I think that really shows how divisive some of these movies are. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Save My MCU Character [Day 73] [SMMCUC] |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 2:49:46 PM #33 | Sylvie Stan The Man Lee --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Rank the Tracks Week 62: Taylor Swift's Folklore (+ Hotel California results) |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 2:49:16 PM #29 | Wet Leg would get a lock from me. Friggin' excellent album. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 2:41:53 PM #282 | Received Red's and Lightnings, thank you! That brings us up to 8 lists so far, counting mine. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 12:12:22 AM #276 | Yeah! Permitting there's concrete interest in it of course. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/13/22 12:07:53 AM #274 | Just as a final reminder to everyone, write-ups & rankings will be soft due at 12:00 AM EST 5/14/2022. Obviously you'll have a bit more time than that since I have to tally everything & what not + I'm typically busy early-mid Saturdays so that will be some extra time for you if you need it. If I can I'll probably have the first ranking up tomorrow night or Sunday afternoon EST at the latest. I plan to post at least two a day, my time permitting. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | My Chemical Romance: The Foundations of Decay |
| Snake5555555555 05/12/22 11:18:59 PM #10 | Damnnnn that's some good stuff there. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/12/22 7:18:57 PM #270 | Received it, thank you! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Dead Space remake releases January 27 |
| Snake5555555555 05/12/22 4:16:16 PM #2 | We'll see about that release date but looking forward to this regardless! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Barry Comes Back Tonight |
| Snake5555555555 05/12/22 12:58:33 PM #25 | While I personally don't think you have to root for Barry to make the show work, if you don't like increasingly dark storylines, then yeah, I'd probably say stop. I mean it's painful for me to say because S2 simultaneously has some of the most creative and funniest episodes too, but no point in putting yourself through misery if you don't want to. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/11/22 10:21:19 PM #267 | Less can be more sometimes! --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/11/22 5:13:25 PM #264 | There's always the topic to explain yourself more, I say. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Rank the Tracks Week 62: Taylor Swift's Folklore (+ Hotel California results) |
| Snake5555555555 05/11/22 4:12:22 PM #24 | Seven is a particular stand-out for me since it's about child abuse and on top of that written from a second-hand perspective. Swift has written about childhood before but never quite like that. It's impressive and mixes darkness with childhood innocence and naivety so-well. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/11/22 4:01:28 PM #262 | That's right --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Best Generation 1-3 Video Game - Nominations (NES, SMS, 2600, & More!) |
| Snake5555555555 05/11/22 3:57:07 PM #35 | Batman (NES) Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Life Force The Screamer (PC-88) NARC --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Board 8 Ranks 2010s Horror Movies - *SIGN UPS, MOVIE LIST, DUE DATE + MORE* |
| Snake5555555555 05/11/22 12:45:52 AM #256 | 2 more days --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Do you like this character? Day 1388: Mini-Me (Austin Powers) |
| Snake5555555555 05/10/22 8:57:17 PM #7 | Neutral no --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 337: Bioshock 2 |
| Snake5555555555 05/10/22 8:05:24 PM #5 | 8/10 w/ Minerva's Den --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Best Generation 1-3 Video Game - Nominations (NES, SMS, 2600, & More!) |
| Snake5555555555 05/10/22 3:21:11 PM #13 | I'm going to drop Suspended and add Sweet Home (1989). --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Best Generation 1-3 Video Game - Nominations (NES, SMS, 2600, & More!) |
| Snake5555555555 05/10/22 3:17:43 PM #12 | Oh yes you're right! I mistook that. Oh I might change some of my nominations now actually. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Best Generation 1-3 Video Game - Nominations (NES, SMS, 2600, & More!) |
| Snake5555555555 05/10/22 2:51:10 PM #9 | Batman, Crystalis, Darkwing Duck, and Tiny Toon Adventures are all past the cut-off date. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | FINALLY watched No Way Home |
| Snake5555555555 05/10/22 12:54:58 PM #39 | What about ROBIN John Blake? --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | New Gotham Knights gameplay video; PS4/Xbone release cancelled |
| Snake5555555555 05/10/22 12:48:58 PM #12 | Looks good. There was definitely a conscious effort to improve what we last saw. A small change but big in my eyes is the removal of damage numbers which definitely makes the game look less cheap now. I'm sure the studio is trying their damndest to not have an Avengers on their hands. The one thing I hope is it's not too grindy. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
| Topic | Rate the VG Story Day 337: Policenauts |
| Snake5555555555 05/10/22 2:31:44 AM #7 | 8/10 Like the Metal Gear series, this game practically tattoos its influences on its sleeve, but it all comes together for a technical sci-fi story with darkness and grit along with philosophical ponderings for a truly emotionally affecting experience in the end. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://www.instagram.com/horror_obscurities/ |
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