DISASTER FILM RULES - The Rules

Film genres have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?

Disaster films, an ongoing and recurring genre.

LESBIAN ROMANCE RULES - Why Rule 1 [Coming Out Story]

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?

I looked at 10 rules the Lesbian Romance films followed, tested 10 films against them and analysed the results, but I never looked at the rules themselves, so let's look at the first Lesbian Romance film rule...

SLASHER FILM RULES - Analysis: List 2 [Part 2]

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

Although I'm calling these Slasher Film Rules, the can apply to a range of horror sub-genres.

Ten films were tested:

• And Then There Were None (1945)
• Peeping Tom (1960)
• Jaws (1975)
• Halloween II (1981)
• Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
• Leprechaun (1993)
• Saw (2004)
• Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

Of course, these films say nothing about the genre as a whole.  Certainly things can be said about the films, though.  They are usually bigger name films, smaller low-budget or less successful films may rely on the rules more.   One is a post modern film in which the characters know the rules.  About half may not be purely "slasher" films and may not need to follow the rules.

See here for part 1.

SLASHER FILM RULES - Analysis: List 2 [Part 1]

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?

Although I'm calling these Slasher Film Rules, they can apply to a range of horror sub-genres.

Ten films were tested:

• And Then There Were None (1945)
• Peeping Tom (1960)
• Jaws (1975)
• Halloween II (1981)
• Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
• Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
• Leprechaun (1993)
• Saw (2004)
• Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

Of course, these films say nothing about the genre as a whole.  Certainly things can be said about the films, though.  They are usually bigger name films, smaller low-budget or less successful films may rely on the rules more.   One is a post modern film in which the characters know the rules.  About half may not be purely "slasher" films and may not need to follow the rules.

POLL Results

Films have formulas and rules, but how well do films follow those formulas?

The third place in the poll so far.  This blog will continue on Wednesdays.

~ DUG.

SLASHER FILM RULES - Why Rule 1 [The Warning]?

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

I looked at 10 rules the Slasher Film genre followed, tested 20 films against them and analysed the results, but I never looked at the rules themselves, so let's look at the first Slasher Film rule...

POLL

I do way too many blogs to follow, so I'm going to cut down.

Big Screen Screener.

Film Reviews.

• Competing Film Showdown - Two similar films released at the same time compared.
• Special Events - Things like horror films at Halloween or Ozploitation films on Australia Day.

Comic Book Stepping On Point.

Helping new readers get into comics.

• The Comic Code - Comic book jargon.
• Comic References - References in TV shows and films.
• First Issues - Upcoming #1's.
• Not Just Super Heroes - Lists of comics not about Super Heroes.
• Universes - Explaining the difference comic book universes.

Doctor Who: Time Crash.

Classic Doctor Who (and other) references in new Doctor Who.

• Episodes of new Doctor Who.
• Episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• Episodes of Torchwood.
• Information (from classic Doctor Who) about The Doctor, his foes and allies.

The Film Rules.

Looking at different sets of rules that certain genres of film follow.  Previous rule sets include:

• The Slasher Film Rules. (Tested twice)
• The Rom Com Rules.
• The Lesbian Romance Rules.
• Manic Pixie Dream Girl Rules.

Recommend to Me...

Items recommended to me on social media.

• Any One Album.
• Any One Film - A list of films recommended to me on social media.

Super Villain Advice.

Advice from a super villain for super villains.

• Ask A Super Villain - 
• Diary of the Super Villain - 
• Super Villain Classifieds - 
• Super Villain Reviews - 

Top X Topics.

Things to do with online lists.

• Best of the Top X Lists - Comparing similar lists.
• The Reviews on Comics - Comics that became films.
• Films From Comics - Films based on comic books.
• Top X Thing You Didn't Know Challenge - Looking at a list and seeing if it's true.

Truly Fiction.

A bunch of blogs about popular culture.

• Cue the Horror Theme Music - Real life events that sound like the first few minutes for a horror film.
• The Evil Overlord List - A look at the old "If I was an Evil Overlord" list and the problems it has.
• The Extras Completist - A list of shorts related to films and TV shows.
• The Film Series Guide - Lists of films and their order in long running film series.
• Real Life Super Villains - Real people who could be considered super villains.
• Simpsons Did It - Things that happened in the Simpsons before they happened in real life.
• 10 Short Films - Ten films on a topic.
• 10 Short Stories - Ten stories by an author.
• Why Isn't This A Film - Real life events that should be films.

The TV & DVD Completist.

• Breaking the Completist - Things I don't want to own even to complete a set.
• The Complete Series - Reviews of TV shows.
• The Incompletist - Things I want to own on DVD but can't get.

Unmade Speculative Fiction.

Unamde films, TV shows and episodes of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror.

• Unmade Films.
• Unmade Series.
• Unmade Episodes (By Series).

Complete the survey.

~ DUG.