Honorable Mention: The Crow
Though I know it is a strict revenge tale, the original Crow movie still really resonates with me, though not nearly as much as the amazing comic book it was based on. Interesting side note: J.O Barr wrote (and illustrated) The Crow after his girlfriend had been killed by a drunk driver, and he didn’t know how to cope with her loss, so he dreamt up The Crow as his alter ego, killing all who helped wrong her. Very powerful stuff, and rooted to tragedy in real life, which makes it resonate even more.
Just don’t see The Crow movie that has Eddie Furlong, for it will kill everything you believe in.
Anti-Pick: Hero from Feast
It’s always funny when you can pick the hero out of a horror movie from the very first second, made obvious by his dashing looks, survival knowledge, abundance of lines, and intimidating physique, but Feast establishes itself as one of the best satirical horror movies in years by introducing us to that hero – and immediately killing him.
Just as quickly as our hero (Eric Dane) bursts into the bar and starts giving a rousing, inspirational speech about the horrifying beasts chasing him (one of which he killed, holding its head as proof), one of the monsters pulls him through a window and decapitates him, eliminating the bar patron’s best chance at survival. Shortest lifespan for a hero, ever.
So much for the Hero’s title card that pegs his life expectancy as “Pretty Fucking Good.”
Alright readers: Which badass, monster-killing characters did we miss that you absolutely loved?
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