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Been catching up on Halloween movies. I think it's been a really long time since I watched the 20 year anniversary film, Halloween H20.
So many Easter Eggs in this movie. It's really fun rewatching it. Not only for the film itself, but the cast, too. Some of the "kids" have grown up into Hollywood stars themselves.
Jamie Lee Curtis is of course in the role of Laurie Strode (aka Keri Tate), Michael Myers' sister.
Jamie's real life mother, Janet Leigh, was a "Scream Queen" herself in the movie Psycho. In H20, she played a character named "Norma" (throwback to Norman Bates, of course), and exits her last scene in the film driving the 1957 Ford she drove in Psycho, complete with the same license plate number.
The spoof movie, Scream, is playing on a TV, which took much of its "Rules for Slasher Films" from Halloween.
Some things are just better after 22 years (No, not talking about OmniGun! :rofl:).
The "Made you jump!" effects and devices are almost as good as the original Halloween.
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My wife of 43+ years.
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There was a middle aged white woman that used to work with me.
She was really scary.
In movies, I liked The Thing 1982 version.
Or the first couple of Alien movies. I like the second one better.
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My wife of 43+ years.
If she hasn't tied a plastic bag over your head while you slept yet, you'll be okay.... probably. :shake:
I think that came to mind from an old Richard Pryor or Eddie Murphy joke. He pissed off his wife, and she got all forgiving on him and said,
"That's okay. I'm not mad. Why don't you go to bed ... and go sleep."
It takes a lot of trust to sleep next to someone for 43+ years. :geekdanc:
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The Exorcist
Parents told us,that's what happens to kids who don't go to church.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/
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My wife of 43+ years.
yup! Got ya beat in the years though....50+ of misery.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Been catching up on Halloween movies. I think it's been a really long time since I watched the 20 year anniversary film, Halloween H20.
So many Easter Eggs in this movie. It's really fun rewatching it. Not only for the film itself, but the cast, too. Some of the "kids" have grown up into Hollywood stars themselves.
Jamie Leigh Curtis is of course in the role of Laurie Strode (aka Keri Tate), Michael Myers' sister.
Jamie's real life mother, Janet Leigh, was a "Scream Queen" herself in the movie Psycho. In H20, she played a character named "Norma" (throwback to Norman Bates, of course), and exits her last scene in the film driving the 1957 Ford she drove in Psycho, complete with the same license plate number.
The spoof movie, Scream, is playing on a TV, which took much of its "Rules for Slasher Films" from Halloween.
Some things are just better after 22 years (No, not talking about OmniGun! :rofl:).
The "Made you jump!" effects and devices are almost as good as the original Halloween.
The first Halloween, at the end when Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance) emptied his revolver in MM and MM goes over the balcony, the said they were debating two reactions to making the movie. The first was when Sam ran to the balcony, only to see MM body gone (meaning he was still alive), he was to have a look of shock. The second reaction, which made it to the film, was more of “I knew he’d still be alive, wonder where he went....”. That reaction was much creepier to me.
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My wife of 43+ years.
Just clicked off 31, this is my 3rd try.
i think this one will stick according to my father years ago. Looks like he was right.
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The Shining is a movie that really frightened me. Actually the book by Stephen King shook my imagination and the movie brought it out in livid color.
How the movie portrays evil thoughts slowly taking over the mind and becomes the driving force in a persons actions is just too real for me.
Another earlier movie that terrified me to no end was the Exorcist. The fact that it was based loosely on an actual event made it more terrifying.
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I was so focused on spelling Vivian Leigh's name, I misspelled Jamie's.
It's Jamie Lee Curtis.
"Lee" for her mother's name, and "Curtis" for Tony Curtis, her father.
Child of Hollywood royalty. :geekdanc:
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Groveler's wife.
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The first Halloween, at the end when Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance) emptied his revolver in MM and MM goes over the balcony, the said they were debating two reactions to making the movie. The first was when Sam ran to the balcony, only to see MM body gone (meaning he was still alive), he was to have a look of shock. The second reaction, which made it to the film, was more of “I knew he’d still be alive, wonder where he went....”. That reaction was much creepier to me.
I remember seeing that in a documentary of the making of the movie. :thumbsup:
The 1978 movie Halloween was the first R-rated movie I ever went to without an adult accompanying me. I took 3 Freshman girls that rode the school bus I drove and was their "adult" in the group.
I was 2 months shy of 17, and I think the usher either didn't notice or didn't care. The way the usher grinned at me, I think he might have let me in just for taking 3 girls to a horror movie! :shaka:
When we left the movie theater, I had bruise impressions on my arms from all three girls grabbing me every time something scary either happened or they just thought something was going to happen. The first part of the film after the escape from the asylum was almost all "Made you jump!" moments that weren't anything scary.
That movie will always be one of my favorite memories from high school and one of my favorite horror films. Still get goosebumps from the piano music.
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Candyman creeped me out for a while. It came out when I was in HS. A group of friends watched it together. Looking in the bathroom mirror after that was, uh, interesting.
Poltergeist was also creepy when I was little.
Gory movies like Saw and Hostle are disturbing that assholes think up stuff like that.
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being in a hospital
Was in for 2 weeks once. After the 1st week Dr. asked me if I wanted to meet with a priest
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The first Halloween, at the end when Sam Loomis (Donald Pleasance) emptied his revolver in MM and MM goes over the balcony, the said they were debating two reactions to making the movie. The first was when Sam ran to the balcony, only to see MM body gone (meaning he was still alive), he was to have a look of shock. The second reaction, which made it to the film, was more of “I knew he’d still be alive, wonder where he went....”. That reaction was much creepier to me.
BTW, one of the more interesting trivial facts about Halloween is the producer had a screening for a studio exec before they had the music score written. The exec was very disappointed in the film.
They set up a second screening with the music added. The exec said she's never been as scared from watching a movie.
Most horror thrillers rely on the score to set the mood. In fact, someone asked Alfred Hitchcock if Psycho would be near as scary without its great score, like the screeching violins in the shower scene. He took that as a challenge, and he made one of the most terrifying movies of his career with absolutely no musical score. That movie was The Birds.
https://youtu.be/L85mvjd5mus
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Let's give credit where it's due.
Bernard Herrman was the musical genius behind many scary films and tv shows.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Herrmann
Take look at his list....twilight zone!! :worship:
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When I almost lost my wife.
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Socialism and communism.... and why Amerikan kids are asking for it.
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Socialism and communism.... and why Amerikan kids are asking for it.
Include 40-50 year old "keedz" in that. Many seem to think socialist policies and models will benefit America in general. . . :shake:
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When I almost lost my wife.
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When my daughter had covid 19 and went to the er.
I couldn't be there for her.
It's a sinking helpless feeling.
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When my daughter had covid 19 and went to the er.
I couldn't be there for her.
It's a sinking helpless feeling.
Last ER trip for my wife, they told me they would probably release her within a couple of hours. I spent all night trying to sleep in my car out in the parking lot. Then they finally came out and told me they had to keep her in the hospital for another day. While we were still in hawaii she was in the hospital for over a week and I could not see her. I really felt helpless.
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not a Halloween movie, but Joy Ride is a pretty good scary B movie. with Paul Walker in the 1st one, I don't think is in the 2nd or 3rd one
they are on a cross country road trip and get stalked by a serial killer that drives a 18 wheeler
what scares me is the sound of that 18 wheeler, the turbo diesel sound. even when I hear that now on the road, makes me think of this movie. cross country trucker driving a 18 wheeler would make the perfect serial killer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udKUOQ2czWg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEzz1PfUjYc
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people with zero life experience who think they know it all...
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John Carpenter's Christine
not scary to me, but a good movie. I like movies with cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQ41beVcXE
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people with zero life experience who think they know it all...
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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:stopjack:
My favorite scary tv show was the Outer Limits episode called Galaxy Being.
Scary music and scary sound on effects. Creepy looking alien.
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not a Halloween movie, but Joy Ride is a pretty good scary B movie. with Paul Walker in the 1st one, I don't think is in the 2nd or 3rd one
they are on a cross country road trip and get stalked by a serial killer that drives a 18 wheeler
what scares me is the sound of that 18 wheeler, the turbo diesel sound. even when I hear that now on the road, makes me think of this movie. cross country trucker driving a 18 wheeler would make the perfect serial killer
Sounds a little like the plot from the old Dennis Weaver movie, Duel. An old tanker truck stalks him on the highway in the Mohave Desert. It all started when Weaver passes the truck, the truck then speeds up to pass him, and he goes around the truck again. After that, it's obvious the truck driver (who we never get a good look at) is out for blood.
The whole movie is narrated by Weaver, which includes his thoughts and emotions during the ordeal.
When I first saw this, it wasn't that scary. After I got my driver's license in high school and saw the movie again, it was much scarier since I could relate better to the road rage aspect! :shake:
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Sounds a little like the plot from the old Dennis Weaver movie, Duel. An old tanker truck stalks him on the highway in the Mohave Desert. It all started when Weaver passes the truck, the truck then speeds up to pass him, and he goes around the truck again. After that, it's obvious the truck driver (who we never get a good look at) is out for blood.
The whole movie is narrated by Weaver, which includes his thoughts and emotions during the ordeal.
When I first saw this, it wasn't that scary. After I got my driver's license in high school and saw the movie again, it was much scarier since I could relate better to the road rage aspect! :shake:
I remember that one. the whole movie is like a chase scene, iirc.
I like that movie too. has the scary 18 wheeler sound.
I wouldn't mind getting a Ford F350 with turbo diesel so I can make that scary sound. >:D
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I remember that one. the whole movie is like a chase scene, iirc.
I like that movie too. has the scary 18 wheeler sound.
I wouldn't mind getting a Ford F350 with turbo diesel so I can make that scary sound. >:D
Yes. he stops for gas in the beginning after the duel starts (even though he's unaware). The attendant tells him he needs a new radiator hose, but he thinks the guy is just trying to make a buck off him -- so he leaves without a new hose.
Of course, after he manages to pull far ahead of the truck up a hill, the hose fails, Nobody could see THAT coming! :rofl:
Yes, the movie is almost all chase scene. When he tries to get help, nobody believes him. His emotions are running so high, he gives the impression he's "not all there."
I just looked it up on Amazon. It was released in 1971, and the director was none other than Steven Spielberg. It's only $3.99 to rent (not free with "Prime"), but well worth the cost.
You can watch the trailer here, the scene where he's reporting the trucker to the police from inside a phone booth.
https://www.amazon.com/Duel-Dennis-Weaver/dp/B00RNV4MDA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N7JCZEUXBJ8P&dchild=1&keywords=duel+1971&qid=1603928225&s=instant-video&sprefix=duel%2Cprime-instant-video%2C393&sr=1-1-catcorr
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I found a link to the movie for free:
https://ia902807.us.archive.org/14/items/DUEL71ABCTV/DUEL%20%5B1971%2C%20ABC%20Television%20Version%5D.mp4
It's almost 50 years old, so I guess copyright isn't a big deal. :thumbsup: :geekdanc: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Yes. he stops for gas in the beginning after the duel starts (even though he's unaware). The attendant tells him he needs a new radiator hose, but he thinks the guy is just trying to make a buck off him -- so he leaves without a new hose.
Of course, after he manages to pull far ahead of the truck up a hill, the hose fails, Nobody could see THAT coming! :rofl:
Yes, the movie is almost all chase scene. When he tries to get help, nobody believes him. His emotions are running so high, he gives the impression he's "not all there."
I just looked it up on Amazon. It was released in 1971, and the director was none other than Steven Spielberg. It's only $3.99 to rent (not free with "Prime"), but well worth the cost.
You can watch the trailer here, the scene where he's reporting the trucker to the police from inside a phone booth.
https://www.amazon.com/Duel-Dennis-Weaver/dp/B00RNV4MDA/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2N7JCZEUXBJ8P&dchild=1&keywords=duel+1971&qid=1603928225&s=instant-video&sprefix=duel%2Cprime-instant-video%2C393&sr=1-1-catcorr
his first "real" movie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Spielberg_filmography
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I thought I saw Duel on cable just recently but I didn't watch it
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Cane and Banana spiders (basically any big spider, not counting daddy long legs) and centipedes.
https://youtu.be/0mELdCU1GSw
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Cane and Banana spiders (basically any big spider, not counting daddy long legs) and centipedes.
I was watching The Thing remake the other day. Love the original, and the remake is good too.
Centipedes creep me out. They die by fire!
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Watched the first movie in the Scream series last night after depleting my Halloween collection.
For all its dumb plot and conversations about "Rules of Horror Movies,", they had a great cast, and Wes Craven did a good job directing. The script was bought in a bidding war between 7 studios and sold for $400,000.
Henry Winkler agreed to act in it and receive no mention in the credits under "Cast" to not detract from the lesser-known stars of the movie.
Drew Barrymore, who was actually cast as Sidney, the lead role, had scheduling conflicts. She asked to have the role of the first victim in the movie, which went on to be a huge "thing" when the movie came out. You just don't kill off a big star like Drew first thing.
The whole cast was excellent, and Wes Craven even has a cameo as the janitor, Freddy, mopping the floor of a school hallway in his Freddy Kruger sweater and hat. :rofl:
For all it's comedy, it still manages to pull off some scary scenes and gags.
BTW, Linda Blair from the Exorcist also has a minor role as an annoying news reporter. :thumbsup:
I think Scream 2 is on deck for tonight after Duel. :geekdanc:
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I loved the original and older Nightmare in Elm Street. They got weird after the first couple.
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I loved the original and older Nightmare in Elm Street. They got weird after the first couple.
Yeah, the first two were definitely "not weird!" :rofl:
But, I know what you mean. It became more and more of a witchcrafty, Satanistic, make-up-the-rules-as-we-go exercise.
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Here is a playlist of HPD's Unexplained Paranormal Ghost Stories.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2eXUvnYsJTgPPDeKH-8yHPSl1XgSAV7
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Here is a playlist of HPD's Unexplained Paranormal Ghost Stories.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLx2eXUvnYsJTgPPDeKH-8yHPSl1XgSAV7
Wait...
Where's the story about the disappearing mailbox? ???
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Planning on watching Scream 3 tonight. If I remember the time I watched it, it was disappointing compared to the first two.
I'll have to focus on the cast and trivia stuff to stay interested if it starts to lose me.
If anyone is thinking of watching Scream for the first time, here's the overview:
Scream: Serial killer starts killing teens just before 1 year anniversary of Sidney Prescott's mother's rape and murder. Sidney keeps getting calls from the killer. Gale Weathers, reporter and author, never believed Sidney identified the right person as the killer who went to prison, and the new string of killings might prove he's still out there killing.
Scream 2: Sidney's in college, and the killings start all over gain. The movie opens with the premiere showing of the move Stab, created from Gail Weathers' second book on the killings in Scream. It's a movie in a movie about the first movie in the series. :rofl: The first suspect Sidney put in prison is released and on campus trying to get her to help him make money off their relationship to the killings. Some of the original movie cast are being murdered along with students with names similar to the first book's/movie's victims.
Scream 3: On the set of a new Stab movie, Stab 3,. The new film is currently in production and includes a new Ghost Face killer on the loose. "The murders draw a reporter, ex-cop, and young woman to the set of the movie inspired by their lives. They soon find out that they are dealing with a trilogy, and in a trilogy...anything can happen." I guess they had to skip right over Stab 2, since this is the third Scream -- and the triliogy stuff needed to parallel both Scream and Stab. :geekdanc:
The whole series incorporates the Rules of Horror Movies, the formula for a movie sequel, and the final rules for the last movie in a trilogy. Kind of helps tie the movies together in addition to the Movie-in-a-Movie concepts.
If you watch the first Scream, you HAVE to watch all 3. Otherwise, you just miss out on the whole horror genre and trilogy formulas. They make the movies make so much more sense! :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Well, well, well .........well!
Looking at the cool trivia around Scream 3, one thing I didn't know ... there's a Scream 4!! Set 10 years after Scream 3.
Lucky for me, it's available for free on IMDB-TV. Yay!! :geekdanc:
I should have time to watch 3 & 4 tonight. Better get cracking! :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Things that scare me:
1. Thinking about my children dying.
2. The possibility that there is no god, no omnipotent being, no heaven or hell. Life ends forever and never had any meaning whatsoever.
Burning to death sounds pretty bad too.
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Things that scare me:
1. Thinking about my children dying.
2. The possibility that there is no god, no omnipotent being, no heaven or hell. Life ends forever and never had any meaning whatsoever.
Burning to death sounds pretty bad too.
Would you rather go to hell or go to nothing? Not sure why nothingness gives people such fear. You can have a meanful life with kids and make the world a better place and still "turn to nothing".
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Would you rather go to hell or go to nothing? Not sure why nothingness gives people such fear. You can have a meanful life with kids and make the world a better place and still "turn to nothing".
Start a "Religious beliefs" topic.
This one is MINE.
Thank you.
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The thing is... all roads lead to God in the end.
Woe to those who deny God's existence only to find out in the end they were wrong.
Ok, :stopjack:
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Would you rather go to hell or go to nothing? Not sure why nothingness gives people such fear.
I have thought about that and I don't have an answer. Obviously, and logically, when you die, if there is nothing, then you never know that there is nothing. But for some reason it still is frightening.
You can have a meanful life with kids and make the world a better place and still "turn to nothing".
Not really, we can pretend that life had meaning or that we were good but in the end if there is no god/omnipotent force/something supernatural then none of that exists. No right/wrong, no good/evil, no real meaning.
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I already listed what movies scare me so I'll share what scares me in everyday life:
That I might live long enough to see one of my children die. I pray this won't happen.
That I might live long enough to see my beloved wife pass away before I do. I also pray this won't happen.
That my belief that I am unafraid of death proves wrong at the moment of my demise.
That I might live long enough to see the changes the political left wants to do to our country.
That my can of vienna sausage I just opened has only 6 instead of seven...... :(
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I already listed what movies scare me so I'll share what scares me in everyday life:
That I might live long enough to see one of my children die. I pray this won't happen.
That I might live long enough to see my beloved wife pass away before I do. I also pray this won't happen.
That my belief that I am unafraid of death proves wrong at the moment of my demise.
That I might live long enough to see the changes the political left wants to do to our country.
That my can of vienna sausage I just opened has only 6 instead of seven...... :(
Just open a second can. Then you'll have an average of 6.5 per can. With rounding, you'll have 7 each. :geekdanc: :thumbsup:
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I have thought about that and I don't have an answer. Obviously, and logically, when you die, if there is nothing, then you never know that there is nothing. But for some reason it still is frightening.
Not really, we can pretend that life had meaning or that we were good but in the end if there is no god/omnipotent force/something supernatural then none of that exists. No right/wrong, no good/evil, no real meaning.
The idea of a permanent state of heaven or hell is a holdover from the dark ages. Most spiritually advanced societies believe in reincarnation, possibly for very practical reasons. If what you do in this life has an impact on the ones to come, then morality takes on a whole different dimension. If we invest in the idea of reincarnation and are wrong then we lose nothing except a pleasant fantasy and some extra discipline. Who is going to know any better? It is a far superior motivator to live a life of virtue than the concept of heaven and hell. First off nature has no permanent states, and second of all H&H encourage people to break faith. What if this is the only chance you have to live it up before an eternity of fire? Bring on the cocaine and hookers!
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The idea of a permanent state of heaven or hell is a holdover from the dark ages. Most spiritually advanced societies believe in reincarnation, possibly for very practical reasons. If what you do in this life has an impact on the ones to come, then morality takes on a whole different dimension. If we invest in the idea of reincarnation and are wrong then we lose nothing except a pleasant fantasy and some extra discipline. Who is going to know any better? It is a far superior motivator to live a life of virtue than the concept of heaven and hell. First off nature has no permanent states, and second of all H&H encourage people to break faith. What if this is the only chance you have to live it up before an eternity of fire? Bring on the cocaine and hookers!
I get what you are saying but I think arguments of which is a better motivator is irrelevant. Doesn't make one system true or the other wrong.
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The idea of a permanent state of heaven or hell is a holdover from the dark ages. Most spiritually advanced societies believe in reincarnation, possibly for very practical reasons. If what you do in this life has an impact on the ones to come, then morality takes on a whole different dimension. If we invest in the idea of reincarnation and are wrong then we lose nothing except a pleasant fantasy and some extra discipline. Who is going to know any better? It is a far superior motivator to live a life of virtue than the concept of heaven and hell. First off nature has no permanent states, and second of all H&H encourage people to break faith. What if this is the only chance you have to live it up before an eternity of fire? Bring on the cocaine and hookers!
Interesting. Not sure why humans can't just live a good life to live a good life and pass on good memories. Until they invent immortality the only thing of you that lives on earth is the memories of yourself or your accomplishments. If there is a afterlife, than that can be a bonus. Fear shouldn't be everyone's only motivation.
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Interesting. Not sure why humans can't just live a good life to live a good life and pass on good memories. Until they invent immortality the only thing of you that lives on earth is the memories of yourself or your accomplishments. If there is a afterlife, than that can be a bonus. Fear shouldn't be everyone's only motivation.
This was meant to be a mostly lighthearted Halloween based topic. It's a list, not a discussion.
Please don't drag it down. We already know you hate religion. Plenty of other threads in which you can add your anti-religion thoughts.
This is the second time I've asked you nicely to stop hijacking this topic.
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I get what you are saying but I think arguments of which is a better motivator is irrelevant. Doesn't make one system true or the other wrong.
Right or wrong. Heaven or hell. Conservative or liberal. It is all binary thinking trying to make a complex situation more simple in order to influence and control the kind of people who prefer not to think for themselves. Results are what matters, and church attendance has been declining rapidly for a while now while the numbers of religious unaffiliated have been climbing. With a depressing messages like H&H it is no wonder people have difficulty keeping the faith.
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Interesting. Not sure why humans can't just live a good life to live a good life and pass on good memories.
If everyone behaved like that then your communist utopia might actually be possible.
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was a book that creeped me out when I was younger. I believe there's a movie out like that.
The paranormal activity seemingly reality type movies creep me out for "what if" context. I have lots of buddies who have paranormal activity stories and many of those creep me out. I have had some experiences, but none that made me to the level of "eff that, I am NEVER going back there".
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What scared me last night is that I ate more candy than I gave away! :shake:
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What scared me last night is that I ate more candy than I gave away! :shake:
I ate like 10 total Reece’s mini cups and mini Twix over the weekend. Didn’t give away nada.
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This was meant to be a mostly lighthearted Halloween based topic. It's a list, not a discussion.
Glad to see it got back on track.
Paranormal sh!+ scares me.
Not so much movies as when you hear people’s Personal stories.
(Although some movies are freaky like Blair Witch and Amityville. Make you look around in the dark. )
Especially those people you know.
Plenty of people have some chilling personal stories here in Hawaii.
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I ate like 10 total Reece’s mini cups and mini Twix over the weekend. Didn’t give away nada.
My wife and I fought over the Reese’s Mini Cups. She finally got fed up and went through the entire bag and took them all out. The few kids that came didn’t get any. They got mostly Butterfingers. :rofl:
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Glad to see it got back on track.
Paranormal sh!+ scares me.
Not so much movies as when you hear people’s Personal stories.
(Although some movies are freaky like Blair Witch and Amityville. Make you look around in the dark. )
Especially those people you know.
Plenty of people have some chilling personal stories here in Hawaii.
Went camping this past weekend. Lots of spooky stories. Made for some heightened awareness when we all went to sleep. :o ;D
Spooky stories was part of camping when I was growing up as well. Lots of good memories camping, as well as been creeped out with the stories. . . :shake:
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What would scare me is meeting myself in a dark alley.
Cause really ugly! No need Halloween mask.
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Scariest stories for me have always been about the evil real people do.
Stories like Silence of the Lambs was probably one of the scariest I ever saw in theaters. Those kinds of things can and do happen in real life to some degree of severity or frequency.
John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, The Green River Killer, Scorpio, Son of Sam, various "Stranglers", Jack the Ripper, William "The Freeway Killer" Bonin ... all the serial killers' stories scare me to death, because that stuff actually happened and can happen anytime, anywhere. These mass shootings around the world are just another facet of that same mass murderer/serial killer theme.
I think it's one reason there are so many popular scary stories and involving escaped mental patients (Michael!!). We know they are out there --- somewhere ... maybe even reading this!
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For me it is being confronted with the idea of suicide as a way out, like you are about to get eaten by zombies but only have one bullet left. Easy choice for the secular but if you believe in an afterlife things get complicated.
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For me it is being confronted with the idea of suicide as a way out, like you are about to get eaten by zombies but only have one bullet left. Easy choice for the secular but if you believe in an afterlife things get complicated.
That's why you never go anywhere alone in the Zombie Apocalypse.
Save the last bullet for your friend .... in the leg! :geekdanc:
I don't have to outrun THEM! I just have to outrun YOU! :rofl:
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Scariest stories for me have always been about the evil real people do.
Stories like Silence of the Lambs was probably one of the scariest I ever saw in theaters. Those kinds of things can and do happen in real life to some degree of severity or frequency.
John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, The Green River Killer, Scorpio, Son of Sam, various "Stranglers", Jack the Ripper, William "The Freeway Killer" Bonin ... all the serial killers' stories scare me to death, because that stuff actually happened and can happen anytime, anywhere. These mass shootings around the world are just another facet of that same mass murderer/serial killer theme.
I think it's one reason there are so many popular scary stories and involving escaped mental patients (Michael!!). We know they are out there --- somewhere ... maybe even reading this!
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I watched the movie about a serial killer (can't remember which one right now) and how the people around him, even his wife during a big part of the killing window wasn't aware.
While I like shows like Criminal Minds, sometimes the stuff that they come up with make me think "what kind of sick fcuk thinks up something like that". That kind of stuff of what he human mind can think up scares me.
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I get omniphobia. Dats why I no go no place.
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I watched the movie about a serial killer (can't remember which one right now) and how the people around him, even his wife during a big part of the killing window wasn't aware.
While I like shows like Criminal Minds, sometimes the stuff that they come up with make me think "what kind of sick fcuk thinks up something like that". That kind of stuff of what he human mind can think up scares me.
The Iceman (2012)
The story of Richard Kuklinski, the notorious contract killer and family man. When finally
arrested in 1986, neither his wife nor daughters had any clue about his real profession.
I saw that movie. Michael Shannon's acting was awesome. Showed what a true sociopath looks like.
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Serial killer movies and movies like Silence of the lambs are really scary movies. The mystery of what goes on in seemingly normal people's minds is what is terrifying.
I don't feel at ease with strangers that look at you without blinking and wear a half crooked smile. :shake:
Thats why I can't look at Joe and Kamala without shivering and looking away....... ;)
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Serial killer movies and movies like Silence of the lambs are really scary movies. The mystery of what goes on in seemingly normal people's minds is what is terrifying.
I don't feel at ease with strangers that look at you without blinking and wear a half crooked smile. :shake:
Thats why I can't look at Joe and Kamala without shivering and looking away....... ;)
Joe's harmless .... if you've already reached puberty.
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I watched the movie about a serial killer (can't remember which one right now) and how the people around him, even his wife during a big part of the killing window wasn't aware.
While I like shows like Criminal Minds, sometimes the stuff that they come up with make me think "what kind of sick fcuk thinks up something like that". That kind of stuff of what he human mind can think up scares me.
when i was in college, i wanted to be an fbi profiler
the way i thought about it was is that serial killers, are the smartest, most fucked up people around
so if you can catch them, that means you are the smartest, most fucked up person around...
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when i was in college, i wanted to be an fbi profiler
the way i thought about it was is that serial killers, are the smartest, most fucked up people around
so if you can catch them, that means you are the smartest, most fucked up person around...
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Right or wrong. Heaven or hell. Conservative or liberal. It is all binary thinking trying to make a complex situation more simple in order to influence and control the kind of people who prefer not to think for themselves. Results are what matters, and church attendance has been declining rapidly for a while now while the numbers of religious unaffiliated have been climbing. With a depressing messages like H&H it is no wonder people have difficulty keeping the faith.
Heaven doesn't seem that depressing.
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Interesting. Not sure why humans can't just live a good life to live a good life and pass on good memories. Until they invent immortality the only thing of you that lives on earth is the memories of yourself or your accomplishments. If there is a afterlife, than that can be a bonus. Fear shouldn't be everyone's only motivation.
Have you ever been out with friends or maybe on a date with a girl and everything is going great, you just want it never to end? Not the greatest of analogies but perhaps somewhat illustrative?
I know life will end, I know that if there is no afterlife I will never know the difference, yet it still gives me anxiety somewhat. I don't want it to end, I don't know how else to put it.
But if there is definitely no afterlife whatsoever it would be nice to know, would make some different choices in this current life.
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Heaven doesn't seem that depressing.
It sounds boring, like getting stuck at Disneyland forever
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It sounds boring, like getting stuck at Disneyland forever
If you haven't, you should watch the movie, "Defending Your Life." Meryl Streep, Albert Brooks and Rip Torn star.
It's a comedy about death. :thumbsup:
Basic premise: when you die, you go to this holding center, like a resort mostly, where you have to defend your life -- in the courtroom sense. You're shown parts of your life that were potentially negative, and you have to explain to the judges' satisfaction why what you did was not as bad as how it appears, maybe even come up with some rationale as to how it was a good thing.
Anyway, if you are successful, you get to go on to heaven, If you're not ready to go forward, you go back -- to Earth -- as a newborn -- to try again. And you'll keep going back to Earth death after death until you earn the right to advance. Kind of like reincarnation, except for the whole sacred cow thing. :rofl:
It's not meant to provide answers as much as entertain while giving us something to think about. Don't want to spoil it, but an unsuccessful life has a specific theme, and a successful life has the opposite. One part of your character makes the difference between living a full life and just surviving.
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Serial killer movies and movies like Silence of the lambs are really scary movies. The mystery of what goes on in seemingly normal people's minds is what is terrifying.
I don't feel at ease with strangers that look at you without blinking and wear a half crooked smile. :shake:
Thats why I can't look at Joe and Kamala without shivering and looking away....... ;)
I find it so horrible that our government officials can do so much evil and claim it needs to be done for the good of the public.
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Have you ever been out with friends or maybe on a date with a girl and everything is going great, you just want it never to end? Not the greatest of analogies but perhaps somewhat illustrative?
I know life will end, I know that if there is no afterlife I will never know the difference, yet it still gives me anxiety somewhat. I don't want it to end, I don't know how else to put it.
But if there is definitely no afterlife whatsoever it would be nice to know, would make some different choices in this current life.
I understand i have the same anxiety, hence wish to be immortal. But I do think i can be decently moral without the fear of getting punished in the end.
Imagine how weird a system would be if the first 100ish years if your life determines the next 1000000+ years
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i fear a political party that wants to fundamentally change America...
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i fear a political party that wants to fundamentally change America...
they are already doing that...
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It sounds boring, like getting stuck at Disneyland forever
Like being chained to the boat of "It's a Small World" and forced to go around and around.........
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It sounds boring, like getting stuck at Disneyland forever
I was stuck one time on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. That song gets burned into your head after 3 1/2 hours. I also got stuck in the Haunted Mansion as well. But that was only 15-20 minutes so not too bad.
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I was stuck one time on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. That song gets burned into your head after 3 1/2 hours. I also got stuck in the Haunted Mansion as well. But that was only 15-20 minutes so not too bad.
Pretty sure 3.5 hours stuck in a Disney ride without shutting off the music counts as torture and a good lawyer could get you some money for the PTSD
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I understand i have the same anxiety, hence wish to be immortal. But I do think i can be decently moral without the fear of getting punished in the end.
Imagine how weird a system would be if the first 100ish years if your life determines the next 1000000+ years
Thats assuming in an afterlife there is passage of time though.
But what I was saying about being moral is that if there is no afterlife, no reincarnation, nothing supernatural at all then morals cease to exist on any level. No right or wrong, only things we like or dislike. So murder, steal, rape all you can get away with, whatever benefits you.
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Thats assuming in an afterlife there is passage of time though.
But what I was saying about being moral is that if there is no afterlife, no reincarnation, nothing supernatural at all then morals cease to exist on any level. No right or wrong, only things we like or dislike. So murder, steal, rape all you can get away with, whatever benefits you.
If you don't look at it negatively like that you can make a conclusion that a life of murder and rape is not a good life, either you end up dead or in jail. If you have one shot at life. Do you want it to end early or be in a metal box? Moral people tend to live good fulfilling lives. If you only have one life live it to the best you can.
If there's no time in the afterlife, our human minds will not be able to comprehend that. If there's no passage of time you can't enjoy the afterlife or suffer from it.
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If you don't look at it negatively like that you can make a conclusion that a life of murder and rape is not a good life, either you end up dead or in jail. If you have one shot at life. Do you want it to end early or be in a metal box? Moral people tend to live good fulfilling lives. If you only have one life live it to the best you can.
If there's no time in the afterlife, our human minds will not be able to comprehend that. If there's no passage of time you can't enjoy the afterlife or suffer from it.
Problem is that you revert to a moral term to justify a moral term. Moral people live good lives, it's circular.
Without some sort of supernatural being/nature all those terms become absolutely subjective. Moral/immoral, good/bad, right/wrong, evil/good, etc. Only thing that remains is desire-able or undesirable. Stealing may be desire-able but prison is more undesirable. But if I can get away with it then it's back to desire-able.
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Problem is that you revert to a moral term to justify a moral term. Moral people live good lives, it's circular.
Without some sort of supernatural being/nature all those terms become absolutely subjective. Moral/immoral, good/bad, right/wrong, evil/good, etc. Only thing that remains is desire-able or undesirable. Stealing may be desire-able but prison is more undesirable. But if I can get away with it then it's back to desire-able.
You don't need to be judged to enjoy/fear life. Just live life how you want to live life. With the knowledge that if you live a "moral" life it tends to be a better life than if not. If you steal, you may get away with it a few times but it will eventually come back to get you. Some people call this karma. There's no guarantee but if you only have one shot at life you should take one with the best odds of success and happiness. In your words you want a desireable life, long term. You can't keep getting away with doing bad things it almost always catches up, its changes your lifestyle, habits, etc.
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You don't need to be judged to enjoy/fear life. Just live life how you want to live life. With the knowledge that if you live a "moral" life it tends to be a better life than if not. If you steal, you may get away with it a few times but it will eventually come back to get you. Some people call this karma. There's no guarantee but if you only have one shot at life you should take one with the best odds of success and happiness. In your words you want a desireable life, long term. You can't keep getting away with doing bad things it almost always catches up, its changes your lifestyle, habits, etc.
STOP IT. NOW.
This is not your thread. How many threads have you hijacked? All of them?
If you need an example of how you are being a tool, this is a great one.
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