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Title: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: The Burgomaster on June 25, 2004, 12:25:21 PM It seems to me that most bad movie fans also enjoy the following:
* Comic books (I don't really like the current ones, but I still read the ones from the 1960s and 70s) * Dungeons and Dragons or other role-playing games (I don't play anymore, but I used to play D&D and Top Secret back in the 1980s) * Heavy Metal or Punk Rock Do you find this to be true or am I stereotyping bad movie fans? Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Mr_Vindictive on June 25, 2004, 12:32:48 PM Comic Books - Guilty. I haven't read any of the new comics but still go through my large collection that I still have from my childhood. I still occasionally buy a manga like Battle Royale which I guess could count as a comic.
D&D - Never really got into D&D. I'm not much of a RPG video game fan either. Heavy Metal AND Punk Rock - Definently guilty on both of these. I can serioulsy rock with some hardcore metal or punk or even just chill with some mellow Ska. So Burgo, I guess you wouldn't be stereotyping. I fit two of the three catagories. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: StatCat on June 25, 2004, 12:34:03 PM Well no idea here, but I'll speak for myself
* Comic books (I don't really like the current ones, but I still read the ones from the 1960s and 70s) Some of them, not really super hero stuff though. * Dungeons and Dragons or other role-playing games (I don't play anymore, but I used to play D&D and Top Secret back in the 1980s) No way * Heavy Metal or Punk Rock Heavy Metal- No way (80s metal is funny though) Punk Rock- yes but only some things, I'm more into 60's garage rock Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: daveblackeye15 on June 25, 2004, 12:43:30 PM Comic Books. Yep. I read some new ones but I like old ones also. I also read TONS of japanese comic books. Not too many from the 70's but a lot from 80's ( Fist of the North Star, Guyver,Dragon Ball Z) and a lot from the 90's and up.
RPG/Dungeons and Dragons like games. I like reading about them (Big Knights of the Dinner Table fan here) and I like fantasying about playing them but sadly I don't play them. I'd love to but it takes a lot of time to play and I have hectic often changing schedule. Punk Music/ Heavy Metal. I don't have a particular favorite music style. I think I like ALL styeles I just don't like ALL music. I like some Punk and I like Heavy Metal but I don't listen to a lot of both. I also like classical music, country, and rock and roll. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Fearless Freep on June 25, 2004, 12:48:30 PM * Comic books
Not really. I've picked up a few Manga of some Anime I like recently, and used to read the Star War comics as a kid * Dungeons and Dragons or other role-playing games I did a bit growing up but don't anymore * Heavy Metal or Punk Rock Punk- No. Metal - Some 80s hair band stuff is ok for nostalgia but I'm more into progressive,art rock these days and jazz and fusion Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: odinn7 on June 25, 2004, 12:55:27 PM Comic books for sure.
D&D AND Top Secret when I was younger. Burgo, I don't know many people that have played Top Secret but I used to love that game. Metal and Punk, you betcha. I guess I'm a stereotype. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: pepak on June 25, 2004, 01:00:06 PM One half out of three isn't bad, is it? (I am only interested in AD&D, and that only theoretically :-))
Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: maria paula on June 25, 2004, 01:20:25 PM comics?? im a big fan of "Peter Bagge" i love every comic he does, besides that, im not really interested about comics, only if they have lots of political uncorrectness, if i read a comic i want it to make me spend a fun time, i want it to be sarcastic, some little of black humor, and hironic.
rol-playing games i have never tried to play, but i have seen some friends of mine playing it and i found them pretty boring, anyway, someday i will try it. Im a magalomaniac i love all kinds of music, so yes, heavy metal its ok to me. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: trekgeezer on June 25, 2004, 01:37:33 PM I have read a lot of comic books , when I was a kid it was mostly Marvel , some DC. (of course when I was kid Nick Fury was still Sgt. Fury) I have read some modern ones. I like the graphic novels like The Dark Knight Returns.
I've never cared for RPGs, even on the computer if it's not shooting or blowing something up it won't keep my attention . Wonderful for stress relief. I guess you would call what I like hard rock, mostly 70's some 80's stuff. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Derf on June 25, 2004, 01:38:53 PM Sorry; I don't really fit any of those stereotypical areas. I admire the talent of comic book artists, but haven't read any in ages. I played a variant on D&D, but only did so because it was fun to stay up all night and watch otherwise serious-minded friends get giddy from lack of sleep; the game itself was always secondary. I like a few heavy metal (Aerosmith and a few others) and punk bands (Ramones, Dead Milkmen), but my favorite type of music is probably WWII jazz (Bing Crosby, Andrews Sisters, etc.). I like a little of every style of music (with the possible exception of rap, which is not so much music as it is chanting to a backbeat).
If most others SHOULD happen to fit your stereotype, I guess it wouldn't be the first time nor the last that I don't fit in with a group. I'll try to schedule some time to cry over that later. . . ;P Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Acidburn on June 25, 2004, 03:44:40 PM Comics - yep
D&D - I am addicted to a mud that I paly online that is based on dnd. I also read many many many fantasy books. By the way check out WWW.forgottenkingdoms.com that is the mud I play . It is based on the world of the forgotten realms. Punk and Rock - BIG TIME :) Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: BeyondTheGrave on June 25, 2004, 05:40:30 PM comics- still read them mostly marvel some DC and some of the lesser know titles like gotham central, losers, 100 bullet ,queen and country.
dont like D&D but video game RPG games are my thing even though i cant play as much now a days. i play FPS and horror/action games as well. punk and metal and rock and roll are my thing mostly from the 70s to now. Burgo iam the basic stereotype. I know I know ive been exposed permeant psychoses.. at least the colors are nice"- Aeon Flux Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: raj on June 25, 2004, 05:48:00 PM Comic books -- never got into then, unless you count Mad, which I was seriously into in the 70s.
D&D. played some in college & later in law school (when we'd always argue about the rules) More into wargames. Heavy Metal, no; Punk, hell yes. It used to be about half my record collection, now down to about a third (just counting the vinyl). Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: ulthar on June 25, 2004, 08:32:37 PM Comic books: not so much anymore; I read mostly nonfiction (history) and historical fiction. Does "Heavy Metal" count as a comic book, or Nat'l Lampoon? Haven't looked at either in a while, but would go out of my way to. When I was a kid, the comic books I enjoyed were horror/sci fi related, and stuff like Twilight Zone. Of course, Cracked was a favorite, too.
D&D, or RPG. No, never. Just never got into them. As for computer games now, I like FPS and simulators. Music: I have been into metal most of my life, bands like Iron Maiden, Ozzy/Black Sabbath, etc. Even Black Flag, but not so much 'speed metal.' Do, however, like older Metallica and Megadeath, too. Now, I like Three Doors Down, Godsmack, others. Also listen to Bluegrass, Irish Folk music, and classical. I suppose I do fit the stereotype somewhat, as metal/alternative rock is probably want I seek out on the radio (when not listening to "Talk"). Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Susan on June 25, 2004, 09:04:59 PM Sounds like me in my youth. I used to love comics, I used to love metal, and tho I never got into D&D i played Magic obsessively. Of course i know some people who fall into this category and the movies they own on dvd are probably in the adam sandler category.
We had alot of pirated vhs tapes growing up. most were cheech and chong, love at first bite, cheesy films. The only kid movies we had that i can recall were 101 dalmations and pete's dragon. pete was freaky... But maybe it was my early exposure to bad films, and just a wide array of films in general. my friends never heard of the stuff i'd seen, maybe all their parents allowed them to watch was kid stuff. Post Edited (06-25-04 21:09) Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Ash on June 25, 2004, 11:13:09 PM I have a small stack of old comics from the 70's and 80's that aren't worth a whole heckuva lot now but they will be eventually.
They're all in mint or near mint condition and are kept in a good quality storage box. Many are #1's I plan to keep them and then sell them for a small fortune when I'm an old man. I could never get into D&D but like Susan, I played the hell out of Magic: The Gathering. I still have over 2000 cards (I counted em several years ago and I had 2,080 something cards...90% of which I never used...I have so many duplicates it isn't funny) and play occasionally with my few remaining buddies who are also still into the game. Damn has it become complex in the last few years! As for music...if it isn't metal then forget it. Post Edited (06-26-04 00:47) Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: JohnL on June 26, 2004, 12:31:58 AM I used to read comics, but not superhero ones. I always disliked the way it was a continuing story and if you didn't buy every issue, you'd miss something. I mostly read horror comics (not the large ones, just regular sized one) like Twilight Zone, The Witching Hour etc.
I never really got into RPG's. I like games where the outcome is decided by your skill, not by a random roll of the dice. I like the idea of them, but not the execution. I was more interested in playing video games and text adventures. I'm not really that much into music. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Susan on June 26, 2004, 09:42:25 AM Text adventures! In the early days of the computer and commodore my brother had some adventure game that was nothing but text. It was so annoying to try and figure out the command to proceed.
I also used to love those "choose your own adventure" books. they don't make them anymore, i suppose because they don't want kids today to explore their imagination. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: daveblackeye15 on June 26, 2004, 09:47:40 AM Imagination? OW! MY brain! It hurts! I guess they thought imagination was a deadly thing. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: BoyScoutKevin on June 27, 2004, 01:43:03 PM Comic books - Gulity. Once upon a time. I not only use to read them, I also use to collect them. But, I haven't read any in the longest time.
D&D - Again guilty. Once upon a time. I use to like to play them, especially the solo adventures, but, I haven't played any in the longest time. Heavy metal and punk rock - Not guilty. While I enjoy a number of different types of music, I think my two favorite types would have to be classical and folk. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Vermin Boy on June 27, 2004, 02:23:07 PM Comic Books: I was heavily into comic books when I was 10 and 11, then I kinda lost interest. However, over the past few months, I've been on something of an underground comics kick (R. Crumb, Evan Dorkin, etc.), and I've been regaining my interest in the old comics, if for nothing else than the sheer psychotronicness of it all. So I guess half a point.
RPGs: Not really. I went through a brief Magic phase when I was younger, but I don't think I ever actually played a game. Punk: I suppose I'm guilty on this one. Over the past couple of years, punk has become an increasingly steady portion of my musical diet. What's more, I think in my case it can directly be related to my b-movie habit: I first got interested in it in high school when I realized that the punks were the only kids who shared my taste in movies, and it seems like my listening to it can be directly linked to my increase in watching more grungy, Something Weird-type movies. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Yaddo42 on June 27, 2004, 11:44:50 PM Comics: read and collected for years but tappered off and quit them in the early 90s when Marvel started those massive crossover storylines and twice a month issues during the summer. Got expensive, and the plots were stretched too thin when you had to start buying issues of comics you didn't like in order to find out what happens. I was mostly a fan of the X-Men titles but even those got repetative over time and they kept spinning off characters I liked into other titles that didn't hold up (e.g.,Excalibur) . Bringing back Jean Grey was kind of the tipping point for me, but spliting the X-Men into two seperate main titles ("X-Men" and "Uncanny X-Men"). The only title I've read recently was both series of "League of Extrordinary Gentlemen", both great but not enough to lure me back a regular reader. I have started to buy some manga within the past year, but only recently decided to try titles not connected to anime series I was already a fan of.
RPG: I tried to get into them a few times, but never found them fun. The senarios that my friend at the local comic/anime/RPG/cards store would talk about sounded interesting when he would tell me about the campaigns he would plan for his gaming group, but I figured out from watching them play I'd rather try writing stories based on the situations, or coming up with my own rather than going through the paces of playing the game. About as close as I got to video RPGs was playing FFVII on the Playstation, and trying games like Xenogears (which I didn't like). Punk Rock: Not really, I'm a mild fan of Iggy Pop and a few Clash or Sex Pistols songs, but don't care for the genre overall. "Pop-punk" like Blink 182, Offspring (do people still consider them even punk-lite?), and Green Day bores me, and the more underground/indie stuff I can't get into since my musical tastes seem to conflict with punk's musical ethic emphasizing emotion/intensity over musical ability. Heavy Metal/Hard Rock: Again, when I was younger, yes. Mostly Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, solo Ozzy, Motorhead, AC/DC and early on Def Leppard (but I got over them after I saw them in concert in 9th grade). Speed metal, death metal, etc. kind of lost me since I also like some grunge, classic rock, and progressive stuff. I still like a few of the old metal acts I used to listen to, but my tastes are all over the place these days. Old country music (which I grew up with), alt.country (Wilco, Ryan Adams, Slobberbone), Jazz (mostly Miles Davis and Count Basie), rock singer/songwriters (like Chris Whitley or Ben Folds), and lots of odds and ends: Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Frank Zappa, Beck, Os Mutantes, Russian Orthodox choral music, the Saw Doctors, and old psychedelic bands. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: dean on June 28, 2004, 10:16:23 AM I think Bad movie fans are particularly people who favour alternative lifestyles: not the 'I love the world hippy-kinda alternative' but just people who are slightly more different than 'normal' everyday people. My girlfriend constantly gets annoyed at me because of my different way of doing things: my sense of humour particularly, and i attribute that to my love of all things different and unusual, including B-movies. Also less serious film buffs tend to enjoy them as well, I think. Oh and in answer to the questions: I used really like comics when I was younger I never cared for D&D, but did go through a phase for a couple of years of Magic the gathering. I also like the Final Fantasy games, but not some other RPGs. And I like some punk, a little Heavy metal, but my main musical choice is more electronica/ breakbeat/ symphony type stuff. I do like all kinds of music, so I guess i'd include it. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: ED on June 28, 2004, 05:39:35 PM Hmmm,
Comics- I read the Star Wars as a kid, and like the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen books now, but overall, I have not bought a comic since age 8. I like the stories and imagination involved, but I don't want to spend money on 10 minutes of reading in a little packet. I AM tempted to get the full graphic novel versions of many series. D&D- Tried it as a teen, but it didn't take. I discovered "Fallout" in Grad School, and every other RPG is just Elfy-Dwarfy nonsense in comparison, to my mind. Punk and Heavy Metal- not my primary music choices, though some examples creep into my listening. I like semi-goth like Sisters of Mercy, and semi-Punk like New Model Army (not VERY punk). And I like some techno ambient, but not a collector at all. Right now dreary music is my thing. I'll give myself a 66% on the stereotype scale. -Ed Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: JohnL on June 28, 2004, 09:01:27 PM >Text adventures! In the early days of the computer and commodore my brother
>had some adventure game that was nothing but text. It was so annoying to try >and figure out the command to proceed. Yes, they could be annoying at times, especially when the game won't let you do the most logical action; >LOOK You're standing outside a rickety old shack that looks like it's going to fall down at any minute. >OPEN DOOR It's locked. >BREAK DOOR You can't do that. >KICK DOOR You can't do that. >INVENTORY You are carrying gum, loose change, a six-foot double-bladed battle axe. >USE AXE ON DOOR You can't do that. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Ted on June 29, 2004, 06:15:42 AM Man, I fit that stereotype hit me on the head........Havnt played D&D for years, but I have played........
Grew up with all the big comics, especially Classics Illustrated Im an old fart so, I was into Heavy Metal before they called it that Dint realize I was so predictable Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: AlexB on June 29, 2004, 08:41:13 AM Comics: Yes, definitely. Very few US ones, though. In fact, is there anyone on this board who doesn't like comics at all?
D&D: Not in the least! I am into historical wargaming. I tried Warhammer 40.000 once, but the flights of fantasy are just too great. Punk & Metal: Again no. I'm more into jazz/soul/funk. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: I luv dolma on June 29, 2004, 10:31:56 AM * I only own two comic books. (and I think I've lost them) They were two issues of Cadallacs and Dinosaurs
* Never had anything to do with D&D. The movie was awful, by the way. * Yeah, I like Heavy Metal. But I like Rock and Alternative even more. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Neon Noodle on June 29, 2004, 09:40:54 PM I used to love those choose your own adventure books!
They probably realized that since 80% of the wrong turns usually were painful deaths, it wasn't really good for young kids to read. I remember being trampled to death, drowning in a mud bog, being shot in multiple books, and getting a knife in my chest and/or back. Comics, definitely guilty. I have a Daredevil #2 which I plan to sell and pay my daughter's way thru graduate school. D&D? I trid to get into this but it really didn't work for me. Maybe because the kids I was invited to play with were the ones who had the mittens sewn to their sleeves, I don't know... Metal? I can slam to it, but I also can listen to 80's wuss rock all day long. Post Edited (06-29-04 21:42) Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: jackflack on June 29, 2004, 10:14:47 PM Ehh... no...
* Comic books (I don't really like the current ones, but I still read the ones from the 1960s and 70s) - Not really... Seeing as how I wasn't alive during the 60's/70's, I've never really read comic books from that era. Only ones I ever really read were from the mid 90's (think super-retarded Spiderman clone saga, Age of Apocalypse, first few issues of Gen 13). I basically read what I could get away with reading in the grocery or drug store for free (heh, back when they actually had comic books there!. I only purchased on certain occasions. Wow... those were the good ol days! I still respect comic books though and try to check them out whenever I can. Nowadays, I'm very into anime and videogames (when college isn't bustin my ass!). * Dungeons and Dragons or other role-playing games (I don't play anymore, but I used to play D&D and Top Secret back in the 1980s). -Hell no. D&D just ain't for me. Though I don know people who play. Only RPG's I play are with a controller firmly grasped in my hands. * Heavy Metal or Punk Rock -Nope. I listen to a lot of stuff, but definitely not heavy metal. I listen to some alternative (lovin Mars Volta right now), a LOT of hiphop/rap, and other stuff. Game soundtracks, anime music, whatever sounds good. Stereotypes... shattered. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: twsmith on June 30, 2004, 04:31:49 AM "In fact, is there anyone on this board who doesn't like comics at all?"
I'm 100% apathetic to them, ditto D&D. I guess I fit the music stereotype but the only music I go out of my way to get is A Perfect Circle and Ra these days. When it comes to me and music, if you try to push me into getting into something, I will turn on it quickly. I am best left to myself when it comes to this, and I largely only listen to composed and electronica. I'm becoming increasingly alienated with "artsy" music just because of it's fans. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: IguanaGirl on June 30, 2004, 06:45:48 AM I have always been interested in comics and RPG's, although not actually much of a reader or player, and I do like heavy metal and punk , especially punk, so I guess I fit.
And my brother, another b-movie fan, also fits, except for the punk. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Rombles on June 30, 2004, 09:03:02 AM The only comics I ever got into was The Phantom - and that was only cos I used to print them - picked one up one day looking for something to read and got hooked. Oh, that and Mad, if that counts?
D&D? Played it twice in my life.... zzzzzzzzz (which surprised me because I really thought that would be my kinda game - but no) Heavy Metal and Punk - Hell yeah! Although my musical tastes have expanded (like my stomach) as I got older..... Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: JohnL on June 30, 2004, 06:35:07 PM >Never had anything to do with D&D. The movie was awful, by the way.
They're supposed to be making a sequel. Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Mr_Vindictive on June 30, 2004, 07:16:06 PM JohnL,
Quite right. And to make things worse, Paris Hilton is signed on to star. Wait.....or would that make things better? Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Gecko Brothers on June 30, 2004, 09:47:02 PM 1 comic books
Yes, yes, yes, I am like a crack addict to them. 2 D&D Does Warhammer count? I'm a little interested in D&D I was going to join some of my friends to play it, but I can't. Also my school won't let me (pfft..private Batist school) But I like RPGs and board games 3Heavy Metal and Punk Not really into that I like Bruce Springstien, Clapton, and Dave Matthews Band Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: daveblackeye15 on June 30, 2004, 11:45:33 PM I've known about this for a while but I'm still going "GOD NO NOOOOOOOO!!!!! WHY!?" Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Dan on July 01, 2004, 07:23:17 PM Don't read comics, used to read The Beano & Dandy when I was 7...
Don't like any role playing games, used to have friends who did, but they didn't like bad movies as far as I know.. I did play an online role playing game for a short while because my addict friend wanted me to join, it was quite crap, being text only and all about numbers... Don't really like Heavy Metal or Punk Rock as much as I do other music, like a couple of bands, but prefer different stuff. Don't know if that makes any difference to anything... Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: Brother Ragnarok on July 01, 2004, 09:45:15 PM Comic books and metal, check. RPG's, not so much.
Title: Re: Fans of bad movies . . . am I stereotyping us or is this true? Post by: jga5000 on July 03, 2004, 12:12:15 AM Comic books: Yep. I don't read much of the mainstream stuff though. I'm actually in the works of publishing my own gore-filled comics too. My love for Braindead/Dead Alive shows in some of my work.
Dungeons and Dragons or other role-playing games: Never played these things. I don't know anyone else into it so I never was able play. Heavy Metal or Punk Rock: I'm huge on metal. A lot of death and grind bands use so many soundclips from b-movies. Especially all the ones on razorbackrecords who always wear horror movie shirts like Impaled and Lord Gore. |