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I don't think he was mistaken for a zombie.

Favourite Horror Movies: Halloween Nightmare on Elm Street Friday the 13th Part 2 (that's right, I said it) Scream The Ring Psycho Fright Night Exorcist Candyman Night of the Living Dead Texas Chainsaw Massacre Zombi/Zombie 2 I even dig the cheasy ones... Re-Animator Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things Prom Night Terror Train Blood & Black Lace Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight Return of the Living Dead Urban Legend ... I could go one awhile. Favourite Horror Movie Moments: NOTLD when the little girl in the basement finally becomes a full fledged zombie and creeps out of the shadows toward her mother. Creepy. In the final reel of Halloween when Jamie Lee is discovering all her dead friends. She backs into a darkened doorway, then slowly you see Michael's mask take shape behind her as he emerges. Groovy. After Ben has no choice but to hole up in the basement at the end of NOTLD, he emerges the next morning thinking he is rescued when he hears voices. Instead, he takes a bullet between the eyes when he is mistaken for a zombie. Tragic. When Candyman utters the words, "Be my victim." Chilling. During one of several humorous moments during ROTLD, Frank and Freddy are arguing about the symptoms they start suffering from when Frank utters, "You watch your tongue if you like this job." Freddy replies in anxiety and panic, "LIke this job?!?". They repeated the same line with the same actors in Part 2. Not as funny the second time around, but a little nod to the fans of the first movie, nonetheless. Samara crawling out of the TV to kill Noah was the defining moment of The Ring, in that we finally get to see her do what she does and how she does it. Hair stood up on my arms. The shower scene from Psycho. Isn't this one on everybody's list? Favourite Horror Acting Performances: Daveigh Chase from The Ring Jamie Lee Curtis from Halloween Linda Blair from The Exorcist Robert Englund from Elm Street Tony Todd from Candyman Anthony Perkins from Psycho Neve Campbell from Scream Favourite Horror Directors: George Romero Dario Argento Alfred Hitchcock Wes Craven (when he's one he's on... and then there's Cursed. ugh.) John Carpenter Lucio Fulci

I'm not the biggest White Stripes fan in the world, much less the U.S., but I enjoyed them live. They came to Louisville and put on a memorable performance. Jack is so talented musically. I'm amazed at the number of instruments he has learned and then manages to incorporate into almost many of the songs. The crowd was into it, and that helps me enjoy a show when I know the energy level is there. And yes, I have to say, The White Stripes are endlessley more entertaining live than The Killers. I saw them too, and I just left felling... that's it?

Ok, tonight's episode was such a throw-away, simply done for Halloween, but I always appreciate the little winks for the fans. Such as Clark wearing the Zorro costume and commenting how much he liked the cape, but the mask was uncomfortable and blocked his vision sometimes. It gives us some of the inspiration for "the" costume yet to come. Chloe throwing out the "up, up, and away" at the end was fitting I thought. I even enjoyed the nod to "Buffy" fans when Marsters quickly dismisses Clark's theory on Chloe's condition, "there's no such thing as vampires."

Junior Lifeguard Association.... that's funny stuff.

****1/2 out of ***** Went to opening night... I must say I was impressed. It feels just like the comic. So many of the performances are dead on what you'd expect. The only downfall? The dialogue works well in the comic, but on-screen some of it feels cheesy. There were several snickers in the audience when dialogue that sounds dated from the 40's-50's is used. However, true die-hards of Miller's Sin City will mark out for every frame. Shadows, lightining, even the use of white silhouettes with black backgrounds are used heavily in the comics and you see much of that here as well. Another bonus is the minimal use of color that Miller uses in the comics too, used only to highlight certain, and usually important details of those characters. As a HUGE fan of the comic I say this movie is a must-see, but to the casual fan, they might get a sense of the noir-feel, finding it either unique or tedious, and perhaps feel a bit puzzled by the disconnected stories.