My Year in Movies, 2011

In 2010, I watched 152 movies, and for no real reason I decided I wanted to beat that record in 2011.  I totally did, but guess what my final count was?  198.  198!!  Arghh, how frustrating is that number??  I planned to get it up to 200 in the last couple of days before New Year’s Eve, but I got busy with other things and wasn’t able to watch any movies!  But, whatever, 198 is still a hell of a lot of movies, right?  Right!  Here’s what they were:

A Few Tid-Bits Because I’m Bored at Work

So I assume we all watched The Walking Dead, right?  Holy shit.  I have to assume that the next items on Frank Darabont’s agenda are to sleep with Robert Kirkman’s wife and steal his fucking car.

This is Halloween!

Well my plan to write a Halloween-themed entry every day in October really worked out, huh?  Lesson learned: Don’t make stupid plans you know you won’t keep.  I spent most of the month reading awesome comic books that had nothing to do with horror, so I’ll probably start writing about some of those pretty soon.  Sorry about the false promise; it won’t happen again!

But it’s fucking Halloween!  I will be watching fun horror movies all day and then it’s time for The Walking Dead.  Have fun, and Happy Halloween!!

Previously on Crossed

I used to love Garth Ennis.

Five Six Grab Your Crucifix

Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash – The Nightmare Warriors is a sequel to the comic book Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash, which is a sequel to the film Freddy vs. Jason, which is a crossover sequel to both the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street film franchises.  Whew.  To tell you the truth, I really only wrote about the first Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash comic book so I could write about its sequel, which is chock full of awesome fan service to people who are into the original Jason and Freddy franchises.  It’s also one of those stories where the writers ultimately just say “fuck it” and go completely outlandishly nuts.  I like those kinds of stories.

Necro ComicCon Exmortis

I attended the New York Comic Con yesterday, and now I’m so tired I feel like the walking dead.  Hopefully that’s enough to justify (a) the ridiculous pun in this post’s title, and (b) a break from the Halloween-themed posts, which you might have noticed I haven’t been keeping up with as much as I planned to anyway.

Punch Your Head Right Off Your Fucking Neck

I am one of those people who actually loved the movie Freddy vs. Jason.  I have distinct memories of drawing Freddy vs. Jason comics as a kid, and staging battles on the day camp playground (I was always Freddy, of course).  I waited my entire life for that movie, and I wasn’t disappointed when it finally became a reality.  While I thought it definitely leaned more towards Nightmare than Friday, it was a pretty good mash-up of both franchises, with all the classic elements that made them both great.  Plus, Jason’s rampage at the cornfield rave was just fucking stellar, wasn’t it?  Yeah it was.

Superman vs. Werewolves vs. Robots vs. Leprechauns vs. Monkeys vs. Cupcakes

When last we left our heroes, Gotham City was being overrun by vampires, werewolves, mad scientists, and Elder Vomit Gods.  Let’s rejoin with Superman as he flies through a hospital, shall we?  Superman is busy being disgusted by the callous butchering of those who have dedicated themselves to blablabla, when he runs into his old friend Chadd, now vampiric as fuck and stealing bags of plasma!

Batman vs. Vampires vs. Pirates vs. Ninjas vs. Zombies vs. LOLcatz

There is no denying that Kevin VanHook’s Superman & Batman vs. Vampires & Werewolves is a pretty stupid comic book story, by any definition of stupidity.  As a counterpoint, however, it does feature Superman, Batman, vampires and werewolves.  Versing each other.  So, despite its best efforts to be boring and obnoxious, it can’t help but be a little bit awesome in spite of itself.

The Talking Dead

Welcome to the Sense of Right Alliance Halloween Party 2010!  Throughout the month of October, I will be writing (every day, hopefully) about things related to horror, monsters, and other creepy crawly Halloweeny things!  Let’s kick things off as almost anything should be kicked off – with the motherfucking zombie apocalypse!