151) Slasher Rules

My family and I enjoyed a day at the World Expo, complete with a torrential down pour (mental image: completely soaked despite full body plastic poncho). Yes, the lines were long, some people were rude, and the pavilions were stunning. But I'm going to save the Expo post for when I get back so I can include pictures.

My family and I spent our last night in Shanghai watching the 2009 version of Friday the 13th on Cinemax. Part of the fun of watching slasher films - especially in a group - is being able to predict exactly what's going to happen. A few rules of thumb that we noticed:

1) The girl/couple who just had sex is going to die.
2) The louder, more obnoxious the character, the sooner s/he's going to die.
3) The minorities - in this movie, an African American guy and an Asian guy - are going to die.
4) There's always a single cop that shows up, a quick glimmer of hope - he's going to die.
5) If you are one of three people running away from the bad guy, never run in the rear, especially if you have to be helped through some sort of small opening. If you do, you're most likely going to die, just as you're reaching through.
6) If you're opening something - a closet, a shower curtain, a mirror - and there's no music, the bad guy is behind you.
7) Ladies - no matter how hard you clamp your hand over your mouth, some of your whimpering will escape, and the bad guy will hear you.
8) No matter what you do, the bad guy NEVER dies.

(Mini aside - excited to be back in the states tomorrow! In the bay for a few days, then back down to LA for some major uprooting action. I hope you've all had a good September - I can't wait to plug back in to social media to see what you've been up to, as creepy as that sounds...)