Lurker > v_charon

I can't say I have ever seen someone suggest Death Note could possibly have reached something out of joke strength. I'm pretty sure it is a former champion of Save My Anime Series on this very board with presumably a comparable number of people participating... and you know, not to mention like one of the most well known and regarded animes of all time in general. Very strange.

1. Smile
2. The Black Phone
3. Fall
4. X
5. Barbarian
6. Bodies Bodies Bodies
7. Scream
8. Halloween Ends
9. Nope
10. Terrifier 2
11. Don't Worry Darling
12. Beast
13. Pearl
14. The Invitation
15. The Cursed
16. Firestarter
17. Men

Adjusted for Terrifier 2 and Halloween Ends.

I was pretty happily surprised by each. Neither were great but I came in with such low expectations, especially in the case of Halloween.

While the movie is flawed and easily the most bizarre movie within the entire series, which is saying a lot, I didn't hate it. Unlike the critical opinion of it, I found Cory to be a pretty compelling character and it was interesting to see a kind of tragic villain the town basically created in light of Michael's disappearance. That being said, as a big Halloween junkie it was a little painful to see the almighty Michael Myers reduced to this weakened state. But it was unique and took chances, and it surprised me, so I have to give it some credit. I realize I may be the only person to place it above Nope but it's a tale of two films for me. One I went in super hyped for, and it disappointed me. The other I went in dreading and it surprised me by not being bad. I'm not sure if long time these rankings would remain the same but those are my feelings on them at the moment.

1. Smile
2. The Black Phone
3. Fall
4. X
5. Barbarian
6. Bodies Bodies Bodies
7. Scream
8. Nope
9. Don't Worry Darling
10. Beast
11. Pearl
12. The Invitation
13. The Cursed
14. Firestarter
15. Men

A little late updating this list, especially since Halloween Ends (lawl) just came out. I'm not super stoked for it, despite it being my favorite horror film series. Kills was very underwhelming and the reviews Ends has liken it a lot more to that film than the first one from 2018 (which was great). It's a shame it probably won't be very good, but the big franchises tend not to be I guess. I was just a bit spoiled by how good 2018 was and still coming down from that high. Maybe I'll be surprised.

Smile easily takes my spot for best horror film of the year and I can't imagine it gets unseated either. Probably my favorite horror film since Hereditary, and the only film in history that evoked a guttural scream from me in a theater. I was definitely super embarrassed and in shock I got got so hard. While yeah, I sure wish the trailer hadn't spoiled that great neck twisty thing in the car the film surprisingly had more than enough in it to make up for not getting to witness that in person. I'm really happy for the film and all of those involved with it for really wowing people with such a delightful surprise; the film was able to have the best box office hold ever for an R rated horror film next to Get Out.

Castlevania
Helluva Boss
Rick and Morty
Gargoyles
Cowboy Bebop

No mentions of Don't Worry Darling yet huh? I suppose it's a questionable horror film, but I would definitely say it fits the bill well enough. It was... ok. Despite the negative press, my hopes for the film were actually a bit improved upon seeing it had a crap RT score. Typically, on a film like this, if the RT score is very high I'll be a bit worried it won't "be for me".

1. The Black Phone
2. Fall
3. X
4. Barbarian
5. Bodies Bodies Bodies
6. Scream
7. Nope
8. Don't Worry Darling
9. Beast
10. Pearl
11. The Invitation
12. The Cursed
13. Firestarter
14. Men

I'll give credit to Don't Worry Darling for surprising me with the virtual reality simulation swerve because it caught me off guard. I didn't really see the movie going down that route. That being said, it's also the film's biggest flaw as the number of plotholes you'll encounter if you dwell on the things you know will soon bury you. Like how the men have to all basically clean up after their bedridden wives while they exist in a simulation. Or how we're supposed to believe they all think they're in the 1950's yet we see interracial marriages which wouldn't have been legal until the late 60's. How did Alice presumably wake up at the end of the film when she touched the disconnect earlier in the film and didn't wake up that time?

I don't know. I liked it more than I thought I would, I can say that much at least. Smile is currently rocking a mid 80s on RT and I'm super hyped to see this one. I think, for me, it has all the potential in the world to be my favorite of the year.

Joker
Barry Burton
John McClane
Booster Gold

Removing the champions would have let Emperor's New Groove win the contest, so I vote no on that.

The Lion King

Aladdin

Ramza 10

Ramza 9

Ramza 8

Ramza 7

Ramza 6

Ramza 5

Ramza 4

Ramza 3

Ramza 2

Ramza 1

Spirited Away

Aladdin

Ash Williams
Hades
Charles Barkley

The Lion King

James Sunderland
Scarecrow
Alucard
Alec Trevelyan

Spirited Away

I regret not voting for Perfect Blue now.

Aeris

SirAuron posted...

Tidus

Sorry I saw the round and panic voted forgetting we moved the trade to H1 but I'll be sure to grab Aeris H2

Tidus

SirAuron posted...

Can we do hour 1? Or is that not possible?

cause apparently it's likely neither of us gets an hour 2. Lol

Not sure where you're getting that information, but it's rather unlikely to not get decently into H2. H1 is fine though.

SirAuron posted...

v_charon too?

I'll continue.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Aeris

Tidus

Pearl is definitely a film.

SirAuron posted...

Would you do hour 2?

Yeah, I suppose that'll work. I'll wait until H2 to save Aerith.

Okay.

Looking for a trade for H1 for Tidus then. Not too picky which.

Marty McFly
Willy Wonka

Aladdin
The Prince of Egypt

Tidus

Faris

The Lion King
Coraline

SirChris posted...

@v_charon

not sure if I'll get 3 saves going forward. Trade canceled. Thanks for being a good partner.

Yep, probably a good idea.

Tidus

Emet-Selch

@SirChris

Sorry I didn't respond in the old topic but yes we can run it back H2

Faris

Victor "Sully" Sullivan