SLASHER FILM RULES - Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2 (1987)

Every genre has cliches, but how well does the second Silent Night Deadly Night film follow the Slasher film rules?

Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2 (1987) Ricky Caldwell, brother of the killer from Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) recounts that film in detail and then his own series of copycat killings. While a slasher film it's about a damaged individual getting revenge on the world.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night part 2 (1987)

CHRISTMAS MOVIES RULES - The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

 Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do Christmas films follow their formula?

The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) is, pretty obviously, a Muppet adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.

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"The Muppets Christmas Carol" (1992)

SLASHER FILM RULES - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

Every genre has cliches, but how well does a Friday the 13th film follow the Slasher film rules?

In Friday the 13th Part VIII - Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) travels by ship to New York.

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FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN (1988)

SLASHER FILM RULES - The Rules [3]

Film genres have formulas and rules, but what are the rules for Slasher Films?

Another update to the Slasher Film Rules, after the first set and the first update.  New rules or updates to old rules in italics.

POLL - SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY [Repost]

Rules, tropes, cliches all films have them, what sub-genres should I test?

Science Fiction & Fantasy has won the genre poll.  Please vote of the SF & F sub-genre you want me to do next...  [Currently "Post-Apocalyptic" is ahead.]

HIGH FANTASY RULES - Stardust (2007)

Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do High Fantasy films follow their formula?

Stardust (2007) is the film about a star and boy who just happens to work in a shop right now.

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STARDUST (2007)

POLLS - CURRENT

Each week (ish) I review a film to see if it follows the rules/formulas/cliches of the sub-genre it comes from.  You can help pick future sub-genres to be tested:

Rank the genres from the one you'd most like to see the sub-genre picked from to the least:

Follow the links below to pick the sub-genres to be tested:

• Action
• Comedy & Musical
• Crime
• Drama, Historical & Epic
• Exploitation
• Horror
• Science Fiction & Fantasy
• Sex & Romance
• Suspense & Thriller
• Other

Check out the master list of all of the sub-genres and types of film.

Currently in the lead:  Science Fiction & Fantasy - Sword & Sorcery.

~ DUG.

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