cabrit_sans_cor

Things are looking up for me -- way up. After managing to quit cigarettes in 2013 (which was hard), I also managed to free myself of my very heavy pot habit (which was also hard, regardless of what you may hear). I'm almost done with my degree, and have some exciting opportunities for afterward. That being said, this year I'd like to:

-Write more (I have a creative project I've been mulling over, and I need to get started on it)

-Eat less, move more (if not to simply lose weight, than for my health first and foremost)

-Build my burgeoning record collection

-Make a marked improvement in my self-esteem and self-confidence, and finally

-Keep an open mind and exercise empathy, even (and especially) for people I may not understand very well.

I don't know what to say, other than good luck Patrick, and godDAMNit.

I only ever played through 1 and half of 2. That being said, I've been meaning to get back to it for a long, long time. It's insanity. Pure, beautiful insanity.

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@vierastalo: Holy shit!

I have to watch this... like right now!

Also I can't pick just one favorite, so I'll pick six. Die Hard, Robocop, The Raid, The Raid 2, The Killer, Hard Boiled.

If you like martial arts movies then Ip Man is also really really good.

Also Battle Royale.

Katy Perry's California Girls song. Especially that "melt your popsicle" line. Ughh.

@gregorygold: Yeah, I saw Giallo. It wasn't good. I actually hadn't heard of Amer until now, and will probably watch it tonight.

"Argento's Dracula" keeps popping up on my netflix queue, though I haven't felt masochistic enough to throw that one on yet.

Something tells me you might like "Berberian Sound Studio."

I... I actually went to Profondo Rosso (the Argento store) when I was in Rome on a school trip. I didn't get to go into the basement to see all the props from the movies, because I only had so much free time before we had to meet up with the group, but at least I've been inside the store. It was pretty cool.

@gregorygold: Actually, yeah - Opera is where I draw the line. I've seen some of his newer stuff and didn't care for it at all. Well, the "Pelts" episode of Masters of Horror was pretty good, but that was it.

Yet I'm still holding out (a little) hope for The Sandman, and would throw money at it if I had any to throw around. Because even though people losing "it" - their skill, creativity, talent, whatever - is a sadly common occurrence, I think Prince just pretty conclusively proved that you can get "it" back. So who knows?

@gregorygold: I'm a fan! Well, of his earlier stuff, at least.

Your noticing of similarities between Clock Tower and Suspiria is no coincidence though. In fact, the first game "borrowed" (by which I mean lifted wholesale) a lot of stuff from the Argento film "Phenomena" Like the main character's outfit, name, and the fact that she looks like Jennifer Connely. Mrs. Barrows is based on Daria Nicolodi's character in the film, and Scissorman is based off of the killer. Even the setting was inspired by Phenomena.

No, it wasn't - it was a Super Famicom game, and we all know Nintendo's stance on censorship back in those days. The first one we got over here (released as Clock Tower) was actually Clock Tower 2 in Japan, and is a direct sequel to the first game. What we got as "Clock Tower II" was "Clock Tower Ghost Head" over there - no relation to either of the earlier two. Clock Tower 3 was Clock Tower 3 everywhere - and if @patrickklepek is looking for a CT game to play on Spookin' (regardless of how much I'd love to see the first two on stream) that one would probably be the easiest to track down, and the one that holds up the best today, gameplay-wise. Interesting to note is that it was directed by the dude who directed the movie Battle Royale.

Yes. Yes yes YES. Everything about this is great.

I love Clock Tower so damn much and will play the HELL out of Project Scissors.