Lexicon: The MovieCrypt.com Glossary
What happens when you start creating words and phrases unique to a specific medium or area? You have to document it for the newbies to learn and the veterans to remember! So, as best as we can, we’re going to try and document the mayhem around here. Try to keep up.
- Chiller – Dark and twisty. The subject matter is undead, unnatural, or supernatural in origin, not to mention downright spooky. One third of The Tumultuous Trinity.
- Diller – Any film featuring a wise-cracking old
batlady.
- Filler – How way too many movies reach feature-length (80 minutes or longer).
- Griller – Any movie featuring an outdoor barbecue, family reunion, or other gathering around a grill. More often than not a Tyler Perry movie or a country music video.
- Killer – Murderous and deadly. The subject matter deals with death, dying, or killing, with or without a hockey mask. One third of The Tumultuous Trinity.
- Lidless Eye Out – The ultimate sacrifice of one (or both) of your peepers in pursuit of forbidden knowledge (or a really good tip on an upcoming film). You can always wear an eye patch later because pirates are cool. If you plucked them both out, we recommend sunglasses.
- Misconceivable – A
newtermwe inventedby combining “misconception” with “inconceivable.” The idea is that someone’s science fiction has just crossed the line into pure fantasy or that the filmmakers really have no idea where a story was going to begin with (Update: this is a real word. Well, crap.)
- Reaping & Critiquing – Both the day job and hobby of your host, the Angel of Death. Which one does he prefer? If you’re still able to read this, you’ve really only experienced the latter half. Want the former to compare it to? Let’s not rush things; you only get THAT experience once (cue spooky music).
- Severed Head’s Up – Somebody letting us know something, preferably still
bleedingfresh from itswoundsource.
- Spiller - A film that features physical comedy, including pratfalls, groin kicks, and bathroom scene revolving around the toilet.
- Stiller – Any film starring, featuring a cameo by, directed by, or produced by Ben Stiller (there’s more than you think).
- Thriller – Explosive and unruly. The subject matter earth-shattering, over-the-top, and could mean the end of life as we know it. One third of The Tumultuous Trinity.
- The Tumultuous Trinity – Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers, the three types of film we love to see on the big screen. If a film falls into two of these categories, even better. And if it meets all three criteria, it had better not suck.
- The Undead are Watching – We’re Undead (not alive and not dead), and we’re watching. What are we watching? Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers (and SciFi Fridays when they don’t suck).
- Uninterable – An adjective built on the verb “inter” to indicate something or someone that cannot or will not be buried within the earth (and we’re pretty sure we invented this one!)
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