Fat Succubus
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80s movies are a real serious indictment of boomer parenting and the culture of how boomers treat their children, even to this day.
The parents are ALWAYS self absorbed, disinterested, or reactionary. And it very much reflects the experiences of those of us with parents in that cohort.
The parents are ALWAYS self absorbed, disinterested, or reactionary. And it very much reflects the experiences of those of us with parents in that cohort.
February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
80s movies are a real serious indictment of boomer parenting and the culture of how boomers treat their children, even to this day.
The parents are ALWAYS self absorbed, disinterested, or reactionary. And it very much reflects the experiences of those of us with parents in that cohort.
The parents are ALWAYS self absorbed, disinterested, or reactionary. And it very much reflects the experiences of those of us with parents in that cohort.
Want it to be faithful to the original?
Listen, I know what I'm doing. You bet it'll be faithful to the original.
Listen, I know what I'm doing. You bet it'll be faithful to the original.
February 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Want it to be faithful to the original?
Listen, I know what I'm doing. You bet it'll be faithful to the original.
Listen, I know what I'm doing. You bet it'll be faithful to the original.
I mean it's not even subtext that its about child abuse. It's text.
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I mean it's not even subtext that its about child abuse. It's text.
Incidentally, you know whats a much better attempt to recapture 1980s horror and adventure than Stranger Things?
Joe Dante's "The Hole". While it skews younger, I think it really captures some of the themes of a lot of the eighties horror films.
Joe Dante's "The Hole". While it skews younger, I think it really captures some of the themes of a lot of the eighties horror films.
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Incidentally, you know whats a much better attempt to recapture 1980s horror and adventure than Stranger Things?
Joe Dante's "The Hole". While it skews younger, I think it really captures some of the themes of a lot of the eighties horror films.
Joe Dante's "The Hole". While it skews younger, I think it really captures some of the themes of a lot of the eighties horror films.
I should give Wolfen another shot, I didn't care for it when I saw it. Or even American Werewolf for that matter. I was always a bigger fan of "The Howling".
But I've always been a shameless Joe Dante fan.
But I've always been a shameless Joe Dante fan.
February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I should give Wolfen another shot, I didn't care for it when I saw it. Or even American Werewolf for that matter. I was always a bigger fan of "The Howling".
But I've always been a shameless Joe Dante fan.
But I've always been a shameless Joe Dante fan.
My understanding is that Craven considered making Freddy a child molester but that never got too far. He figured it was in bad taste and, I'm going to speculate, was too much of a distraction from the other themes that were being developed.
February 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
My understanding is that Craven considered making Freddy a child molester but that never got too far. He figured it was in bad taste and, I'm going to speculate, was too much of a distraction from the other themes that were being developed.
Oh, exactly! It's all over the film. And the only other film Craven was involved with (until New Nightmare) continues (and expands) on the metaphor.
I think he was really on to something here.
I think he was really on to something here.
February 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Oh, exactly! It's all over the film. And the only other film Craven was involved with (until New Nightmare) continues (and expands) on the metaphor.
I think he was really on to something here.
I think he was really on to something here.