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11 Nov 2015

SLASHER FILM RULES - Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Are the slasher film rules true?




Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) the fourth Friday the 13th film.  Does it follow the rules?

28 Oct 2015

SLASHER FILM RULES - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Are the slasher film rules true?



Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) the third Michael Myers film (Halloween III: Season of the Witch was an unrelated film.)  Does it follow the rules?





The following may include spoilers for
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
and possibly
Halloween (1978) & Halloween II (1981)

8 Oct 2015

DISASTER FILMS - Analysis [Part 3]

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Are the Disaster Film Rules accurate?


The results for the rest of the rules for Disaster Films.  (Continued from Part 1 & Part 2).


30 Sept 2015

DISASTER FILMS - Analysis [Part 2]

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Are the Disaster Film Rules accurate?


The results for the rest of the rules for Disaster Films.  (Continued from Part 1).

23 Sept 2015

DISASTER FILMS - Analysis [Part 1]

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Are the Disaster Film Rules accurate?



The results for the large cast of characters in Disaster Films.

9 Sept 2015

MULTI-GENRE FILM - Imagine Me & You (2005)

Films have formulas and rules, but can one film fit two sets of film rules?


Imagine Me & You was a 2005 romantic comedy about two women falling in love.

2 Sept 2015

VARIOUS RULES - Why Rule #2 [Nudity]

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?  Why do the nudity rules exist?


For every set of rules I've made Rule #2 about nudity.  Also see 10 ways film nudity can be more than gratutious titillation