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Dante
Elonagted Man
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Freddy Krueger
Eddie van Blundht
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Night in the Woods
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Raiden (Metal Gear Solid 3)
Monika (DDLC)
Thelma (Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
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+8 God of War (2018)
+7 Doki Doki Literature Club
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+5 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
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+2 Portal
+1 BioShock
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Underleveled posted...

^Edward, just to be 100% clear.

as if someone else is a spoony bard!
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ABH
Clayface
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Edward Chris von Muir

I drop Anima
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Matoya

I drop Bahamut
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Trading two noms for Leblanc
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Wow I'm surprised you hadn't heard of Nightbreed!
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Leblanc
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Anima
Aranea Highwind
Bahamut
Paine
Scarlet (FF7)
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Freddy Krueger
Eddie Van Blundht
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Star Wars
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Pharyngula (DC Comics)
Deathstroke the Terminator (DC Comics)
The Skin Taker (Candle Cove)
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First thought of SoaD and then the Rage Against the Machine song
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Dante
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ABH
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Clayface
Venom
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Freddy Krueger
Eddie van Blundht
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La Dispute's King Park switching from angry, fast, chaotic, and hard into somber, slow, melodic and introspective

All Too Well being followed by 22 (Taylor Swift - Red)

The scream in Brand New's Luca
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Tag
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Holy Grail
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God damn it
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ABH
Dante
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Eddie van Blundht
Clayface
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Carnage
Freddy Krueger
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Snake5555555555 posted...

Laura Palmer's doppelganger (Lake Mungo)

Oh this should be Alice Palmer, I had Twin Peaks on the brain I guess!
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Oh also you have the wrong link for the trope
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Laura Palmer's doppelganger (Lake Mungo)
All of the Tethered (Us)
Memory of Alessa (Silent Hill 3)
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Simpsons
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Carnage
Freddy Krueger
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I'll try and remember to tag you for the next list if you want to participate!

I think to not have Lambs on the list would be a noticeably gaping hole in 90s horror though, compared to not having Die Hard on a Christmas movies list. However you slice the film, Lecter himself is inexplicably tied to the horror genre and future Lecter films are much more entrenched in the genre as well. When I make my lists I tend to look to the impact films had on future works as well and Lambs was definitely huge in the horror genre.
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The Boss (Metal Gear Solid 3)
Tony Stark (MCU)
Chef (South Park)
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Depending on where you put Leprechaun, that would've been a definite. Leprechaun was the last place before all the submissions got me.
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Oh this is neato
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Star Wars
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Outlier

Inviso - 357
Genny - 308
Charon - 289
KBM - 248
Scarlet - 228
Johnbobb - 212
JONA - 218
Karo - 206
Snake - 202

Inviso handily tops the Outlier list. Scarlet ended up climbing up the middle after lurking low for a lot of the list. Charon almost caught up to 2nd place and everyone else just kind of stuck to their positions!

I want to formally thank everyone for participating in the list and suffering through Demonic Toys, and to Metalmind for posting his write-ups which I always enjoyed reading and which glad he made the effort for. I also want to thank non-participants who commented along the way and aided discussion a little bit! That seems like a wrap, until the next project, which will happen when the lambs stop screaming.
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Inviso - A lot of the movies weve watched, the ones that received academy acclaim, I struggle to enjoy because the kinds of movies that tend to appeal to Oscar voterstend to be the kinds of movies designed for more hoity-toity movie viewers. Not this time. Silence of the Lambs is one of only three movies to score Oscar wins for Best Picture/Screenplay/Director/Actor/Actress, and it deserves every last drop of praise it receives. Jodie Foster plays an amazing Clarice Starling, who is trying desperately to carry herself as strong, but shes really far more fragile than she lets on. And Anthony Hopkins kills it as Hannibal Lecter, managing to create the OG classy psychopath upon whom all future archetypes are based. The whole movie is just so unsettling, and its like an extended (and obviously better-acted) episode of Criminal Minds. I really liked it.

JONA - Do you really need a writeup from me about my completely unique opinion of The Silence of the Lambs being great? Yeah, I didnt think so.

Snake - Why I Chose It - Three words: horror, best picture. 'Nuff said!

My Thoughts - Silence of the Lambs is intriguing. On the surface, it's almost too straight-forward. Your typical serial killer hunter plot. Yet, it's elevated so incredibly well by the acting talents here and this crime triangle of Starling, Lecter, and Bill that is so psychologically thrilling you can't help but be enthralled by what's happening on screen. With two villains fighting over control of screen time, you would think you end up with Spider-Man 3, but it just doesn't happen. It helps that their logos are so different, and though are both depraved individuals, the way they go about their criminal acts (to put it nicely) gives us a reason to want to see one stopped just as much as the other. Incredible camera-work and a clinical atmosphere puts the cherry on top.

Scarlet - Now hear me out, because someone needs to say this. What Anthony Hopkins presents as Hannibal Lecter is not a measured and nuanced performance. In actuality, its probably more cartoonish than the standard superhero villain. I would put Cillian Murphy as Jonathan Crane up against Hopkins as Lecter any day of the week. I found this movie to be almost a caricature of the books from which the film originates, with lead performances that left me needing more. Foster, for her part, is about as much of a dimestore Dana Scully as possible, and Hopkins overplays his hand, turning his character into a farcical mess. But scattered in this movie are some hidden gems that I do love. God help me, Anthony Heald is always intensely watchable, for example. The biggest disservice Ive ever done to myself is to watch the Hannibal TV series prior to rewatching Silence of the Lambs, learning just how unimpressive the progenitor really was.
Rating: 62/100
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1. The Silence of the Lambs

Johnbobb - 1
KBM - 1
Charon - 2
Karo - 2
Genny - 3
JONA - 3
Inviso - 5
Snake - 8
Scarlet - 10

Johnbobb - How does a single movie manage to provide two of the best horror villains of all time while also balancing the character development of one of the best female movie protagonists in film history? While ALSO being intelligent, captivating and horrifying in equal amounts? A movie like this really doesn't come around often.

KBM - Not only my favorite '90s horror movie, but one of my Top 5 favorite films of all time. Anthony Hopkins is, of course, iconic in the role of Hannibal Lecter, but I would argue Jodie Foster's is even more impressive; quite possibly the best work of her career, perfectly underplaying the gradually building dread as the psychological horror amps up more and more. The rest of the cast is also great, with Ted Levine fittingly creepy as Buffalo Bill the sequence where he stalks Clarice with night-vision goggles still ranks among the most terrifying scenes in history for me. Top it all off with a script that elevates the source material and beautifully atmospheric direction from Jonathan Demme at his best, and you've got a more-than-deserving Big Five Academy Award winner; rarely have the Oscars gotten the awards more right than they did in 1991. Incidentally, in a way this could be considered a sequel to Michael Mann's criminally underrated 1986 thriller Manhunter, based on the first novel in the Hannibal Lecter series, Red Dragon. It was remade pretty well under the original title with Anthony Hopkins reprising the role (and this being the version more people are familiar with), but for my money Manhunter is the creepier and more stylish picture and deserves to have more of a following. Give it a watch if you're as big a fan of Silence of the Lambs as I am.

Charon - Legendary acting and intense characterization help make this film one of the landmark achievements of the 90's. Each character, big or small, is acted to such a high degree that it's hard not to appreciate it. The film paints an interesting picture in giving us Buffalo Bill as the despicable villain we're meant to hate so that when Lecter gets his happy ending we aren't left with that sense of "bad horror" where the villain is victorious at the end. Though he is clearly a villain, he isn't an antagonist to our protagonist, which makes Silence pretty unique. In my opinion, Hannibal Lecter is one of the best portrayed characters in film and it's truly difficult to imagine anyone doing a better job than Hopkins does here with him.

Karo - In an effort to catch a serial killer, a young FBI trainee seeks the help of convicted psychopath Hannibal Lecter, who has his own agenda in mind. Lecter is of course the big star here, and while he has sadly far too little screentime the movie is more than just the genteel cannibal dinner hour. The character of Clarice in particular is very well done. A lot of the movie brings to mind the ubiquitous crime serial shows of the upcoming decades, though this film reaches a perfection of the genre that CSI: Alaska or whatever can only dream of achieving.

Genny - Although I wouldn't go as far as to say The Silence of the Lambs is the greatest horror film of all time I can see why someone would hold that opinion. As a solid thriller, it confronts the viewer with the knowledge that society can be just as sinister as the monsters it creates. Of course Foster and Hopkins' performances are stellar, but I'd like to acknowledge the underrated portrayal of Ted Levine as Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb, who really sold that role and made the character almost as iconic as Hannibal Lecter. 9.5/10
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ABH
Venom
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JONA - The actors and the atmosphere really carry the movie. Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt have good chemistry. Despite not being too original nowadays, the themed murders are still intriguing to follow. I do have a problem with the ending since Envy and Wrath didnt match the previous murders and I didnt like how the killer killed a woman who would be innocent in their viewpoint, but whatever hes crazy.
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Johnbobb - I remember watching this on the couch at a friend's house in high school because he was a big Nine Inch Nails fan and wanted to see it. It's one of the most "Fincher" films out there, establishing his distinct dark style, and to this day it's still one of his best. It's manages to expose the brutal violence of the world without being an explicitly violent movie. It's horror disguised as noir and is just brimming with an overwhelming sense of dread.

Snake - Why I Chose It - Forget Alien 3, Se7en is David Fincher's true birth as a visionary director. Se7en was a huge box office hit that stayed at the top for 4 weeks straight, and was critically acclaimed for its overbearingly dark tone that deftly balanced stark snap-shots of horror with an excellent story of mystery and criminal investigation at its core. Its ending has become nothing short of infamous and made "what's in the box?" a line people have come to dread.

My Thoughts - Se7en is an incredible piece of art. It's a multi-layered film covering a whole range of genres, tones, & emotions. Buddy cop moments give way to images of startling and gruesome corpses, sweet romance is overshadowed by the constant downpour of the city and a stressful investigation, defeat is snatched from the jaws of victory just when everything seems to be over. Se7en is not an easy watch, but it constantly holds your attention thanks to two of the best ever performances from Pitt's and Freeman's careers. Yet, it's Spacey's John Doe that takes center stage, as Se7en changes perspective for its final act to get the audience into the mindset of a true psychopath. It's a subtle shift but turns all notions of good and bad on their heads, delivering a climax that just chills to the core whenever that one famous line is ever uttered. Atmospheric, intense, and devastating, Se7en is a must-watch by the best the film industry has to offer.

Karo - A detective story about a serial killer who kills people in order to demonstrate the sins of mankind just in case it needed to be more obvious that people are a bunch of shitbags. So the story follows two cops as they investigate the crime scenes in an attempt to track him down. Think sort of a CSI kind of thing except, y'know, actually good. If the movie has one failing it is that is the climactic scene is a bit too obvious. Haha, I wonder who his mystery victim is? Man, it couldn't possibly be the character that they gave awkward out-of-place scenes to in order to make absolutely sure Detective Morgan Freeman knew what she looked like. Nonetheless, it remains a gripping crime thriller that is a fun watch and never drags even with its long runtime.

Charon - An extremely brutal and dark crime thriller, Seven's strengths are most noticable when it's focusing on the serial killer's breadcrumb trail. I enjoy films like this, where you have an intelligent serial killer that's leading the protagonists along while performing acts that are of debatable morality. While John Doe doesn't have a real presence as a character himself, having to let his actions do most of the talking until the very end, I have a feeling that if this were like an anime I'd love the character. Killers that base their crimes around "is this person really worth caring about anyway" are usually pretty interesting. The finale is pretty gut-wrenching as well; it's definitely something I saw coming but that doesn't remove the sense of dread you feel when you find out your hunches were right.
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2. Se7en

Scarlet - 1
Genny - 2
KBM - 2
Inviso - 3
Johnbobb - 4
Snake - 4
Karo - 6
Charon - 7
JONA - 12

Scarlet - Anyone who puts Gwenyth's head in a box is okay by me. ~Ari Gold
Rating: 92/100

Genny - Rarely is a movie so devastating to the psyche as Se7en. Pitt put on a solid performance here, but Kevin Spacey as John Doe is the real standout managing to tread the extremely fine line between sociopath and sympathetic in a seemingly impossible task. It made me question how insane could someone this calculating really be, and how senseless could his actions have been if they led him to his exact desired outcome. Doe was cruel beyond reason, but he became a martyr for the cause of exposing corruption and in some cases putting an end to it. It's still a bit of a mind fuck just thinking back on it. 9.6/10

KBM - WHAT'S IN THE BOX? WHAT'S IN THE BOOOOX?

Goddamn I love this movie. It definitely holds a nostalgic place in my heart as one of the first horror movies I watched home alone at midnight, when I was 16 (something that's become a Halloween tradition for me since). As someone who loves a dark, creepy atmosphere in her horror movies, Se7en has it in spades. I'm a big David Fincher fan, thanks in large part to his affinity for getting that atmosphere in his films just so, and this probably holds up as still my favorite movie of his. With a stacked cast all working at the top of their game, and a truly creepy, creative premise, this is a film that grabs you from the very beginning and never lets go. Haunting and relentless, with imagery that will stick with you for a long time after you've watched it, this is one of the darkest, outright scariest movies out there, for my money, with a bunch of extremely talented artists doing some of the best work of their careers. (Including noted sexual predator Kevin Spacey, whose performance may not have been as much of a stretch acting-wise as we once might have thought.)

Inviso - Im not gonna claim that this movies ending sold it, but goddamn if it didnt boost an already solid film to even greater heights than I could have ever imagined. I meant, the whole tone of the film starts out so dark and gritty and it adds an extra sense of realism to the plot. Morgan Freemans character being a cop less than a week from retirement helps build the atmosphere of the film. Hes not some hotshot that wants to catch a serial killer for fame and glory. This isnt that kind of movie. No, hes a cop who has seen a whole bunch of awful shit, and hes tired of it, and hes pissed that he has to spend the last week of his career dealing with (at the start) some fat guy being fed to death. But then he gets saddled with the above-mentioned young, hotshot detective, and hes stuck dealing with a shitty, rainy, final week on the job. Its just an interesting setting. Its like The Killing on AMC. I loved that show for its gritty reality.

Meanwhile, youve got Brad Pitt, and I feel like he nailed his role. Hes cocky, he thinks hes hot shit, and because he hasnt experienced life in a big city police force, he doesnt know the ins and outs of the law the way Freeman does. So hes aggressive and rude and violent at times, and this all culminates it a spectacular climax to the film, where hes pushed to his limit and snaps by an effectively-frightening serial killer. For all the awful things hes done, is it any wonder that Kevin Spacey plays a chilling, emotionless psychopath? Seriously, that ending wraps up the bleak, depressing tone of the film so perfectly, and aside from grossing me out with the Gluttony murder, I loved this movie.
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Eddie van Blundht
Clayface
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Carnage
Freddy Krueger
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Allfather D'Aronique (Preacher)
Newman (Seinfeld)
Dennis Nedry (Jurassic Park)
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Scarlet - The definition of a one-man show, Misery is carried solely on the back of the Kathy Bates powerhouse performance that is Annie Wilkes. Theres even a surprising amount of dark humor to this movie which endears it to someone like me that tends to find suspense to be an exercise in holding in a fart. But, at the end of the day, a movie requires a hero when the situation is set as a survival piece. And, quite frankly, I care less about James Caan in this than I care about Scotty Caan in real life. Thats quite an indictment. Of Scotty Caan. Without something that compels me to care, the film ultimately buckles under the function of one person trying to fill the role of two.
Rating: 59/100
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Charon - Inside the mind of a deranged fan can be a dark place to visit, and this Stephen King adaptation explores it to the fullest. The least frightening people can sometimes turn out to be the most frightening of all. Annie's character is pretty complicated. On one hand, she acts very polite and God fearing all the whilst she's actually a convicted murderer. Watching her rationalize her actions is enjoyable, and knowing what would happen when she read the latest book by her favorite author was thrilling. I was kinda guessing though that'd his newest book wouldn't actually be the one he was working on before he was abducted, I thought he may have continued the Misery line of books after all, having been inspired by his ordeal.

Snake - Why I Chose It - This critically acclaimed film best on the best selling Stephen King novel is most famous for Kathy Bates' star-making role as Annie Wilkes. Bates won the Academy Award for Best Actress for this film, and the film itself was a box office success. It has oft been referenced and parodied in many future works, and the quote "I'm your number one fan" has become ubiquitous with Misery.

My Thoughts - Misery is a delightful little thriller with a surprising amount of layers for such a simple concept. It's a classic two-hander and both James Caan and Kathy Bates carry their respective weights, psychologically dueling for the upper-hand, a constant push-pull that analyzes the toxic intensity of extreme fandom. It's crazy and terrifying how Wilkes can turn on a dime from sickeningly-sweet-as-apple-pie to nightmarish-demon-spawn-from-hell, and it's equally exciting to see how Sheldon manipulates Bates to try and escape his situation. I think my favorite part is when Sheldon agrees to rewrite his latest novel for Bates, to comply with her request to revive his novel's main character. I love the ways Sheldon feigns friendship with Bates, utilizing Stockholm syndrome to great effect to try and manipulate Bates into letting her guard down so he can kill her. It's so smart and tense and thrilling, contrasting with the cozy, snowy atmosphere of the outside world. Misery also doesn't pull its punches when it comes to the physical horror; there's of course the "hobbling" scene, which deftly escalates the situation from "desperate" to "I'm doomed" right quick. It's sparse but toe-curling scenes like this that really puts the cherry on top for one of the best King adaptations ever made.

Genny - This is a horrifying concept taken to its extreme when you think about it. Imagine you've written yourself into a corner and want to branch out, but fear fan backlash. You don't want to sacrifice the success you've gained, but you can't stand the thought of your career stagnating. A master of suspense, Misery appeals to the risk taker and dreamer in all of us then does its very best to crush those ambitions with the brilliant character portrayed by Kathy Bates. Annie Wilkes represents every fear that keeps you from moving forward in your creative endeavors. If you look at her like a mental obstacle- a personification of anxiety- rather than a physical one it's almost as scary as the thought of being hobbled with a sledge hammer. Almost. 8.1/10
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