Sunday, October 24, 2021

2021 Scary Movie Challenge Day 24

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  1. 'SIMPLISTIC REVIEWS' 2021 12-HOUR MARATHON OF "COPYRIGHT-FREE" MOVIES' SEXTUPLETS!'

    Dario Argento's DEEP RED (1975, YouTube).

    Giallo's good name dragged across bloody concrete.

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  2. DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973, YouTube).

    Charlotte does just that. Guess what happened?

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  3. Dean Stockwell in THE WEREWOLF OF WASHINGTON (1973, YouTube) for the first time.

    "Nixon'll" do anything to distract from Watergate.

    OR

    THIS is how to end a movie.

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  4. Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz's MESSIAH OF EVIL (1973, YouTube).

    "Dead and Buried" with rough edges unsanded.

    OR

    Unforgettable supermarket/movie theater scenes. The rest...

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  5. George A. Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968, YouTube).

    I prefer Barbara's 1990 Sarah Connor-ization makeover.

    OR

    53 years later, that ending... MY GOD!

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  6. Halloween (2018)

    "Send Dave first!" Best line, hands down.

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  7. F.W. Murnau's NOSFERATU (1922, YouTube).

    Max Schreck smaller than Christopher Walken. Disappointed.

    OR

    Too much lurking/leering, not enough vamping.

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  8. Phantom of the I Opera, dir Terence Fisher, 1962

    One of the sweeter adaptions of Phantom

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  9. Titane (2021)

    On this episode of my strange addiction.

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  10. Halloween Kills (2021)

    Halloween Kills; my enthusiasm for the franchise.

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  11. Malignant (2021)

    Two heads aren’t always better then one.

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  12. Mimic, dir Guillermo del Toro, 1997

    Roaches fold themselves into Mad Magazine issue

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  13. Hannibal (2001, Dir. Ridley Scott)

    Cold IP-Ray pairs well with brains.

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  14. Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, dir Tim Burton, 2007

    Toes give the pies an extra crunch

    Or

    Sondheim has a whole song about urine

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  15. Torture Garden, dir Freddie Francis, 1967

    Burgess Meredith goes full Penguin, it's wonderful.

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  16. Phantom from Space (1953, dir. W. Lee Wilder)

    Short on budget? Make your monster invisible.

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  17. Motel Hell (1980)

    Dir. Kevin Connor

    One more reason to ditch the meat.

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  18. The Hitcher (1986)

    Dir. Robert Harmon

    Jennifer Jason Leigh doing her stretches wrong

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  19. Tourist Trap (1979)

    Dir. David Schmoeller

    Reason to not always support small businesses.

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  20. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) at the Mahoning Drive-In

    The consequences of Jack Skellington's existential crisis.

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  21. THE MAGICIAN (1926)

    Should hypnotists have their own Hippocratic oath?

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  22. Cherry Falls (2000)

    Gives a new meaning to safe sex.

    or

    This explains so much about Bob Sugar.

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  23. Race With the Devil (1975)

    Dir. Jack Starrett

    Witches, man … RV there yet? Another drink ...

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  24. The Village (2015)

    I think this girl is Film Twitter.

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  25. CHOPPING MALL (1986):

    She lost her head over those robots.

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  26. PSYCHO GOREMAN (2020):

    He's more of a sociopathic Goreman, really.

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  27. Seance (2021) Dir. Simon Barrett

    I attended an all models school too.

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  28. You're Next (2011)

    Dir. Adam Wingard 

    Masks are cool; better is arrows sound. 

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  29. Seance (2021)

    Hey, filing cabinet. I see you there.

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  30. V/H/S/94 (2021)

    Timo Tjahjanto's Robocop 2 remake is delightful.

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  31. JUST BEFORE DAWN (1981)

    Must resist urge to make fisting joke...

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  32. SALEM'S LOT (1979)

    Such hostility toward an elderly antiquing couple.

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  33. The Innkeepers(2011) dir. Ti West

    Ti West realllllllly likes the Gilmore Girls.

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  34. EERIE TALES (1919)

    Devil, Whore, Death: prototypes of Cryptkeeper types?

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  35. Hellraiser 3: Soon to be symbiote vs wannabe cenobites.

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  36. The Frighteners (1996)

    *sees a ghost* Don’t stop Wilbur, Drive!

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  37. Slaughter High (1986)

    The best pranks end in permanent disfigurement.

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  38. Son of Frankenstein (1939)

    Basil Rathbone’s master class in dartboard acting.

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  39. BEETLEJUICE (1988)

    Lydia, oh Lydia, have you met Lydia...

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  40. Hubie Halloween (2020)
    Dir: Steven Brill

    Simultaneously the worst and BEST Halloween movie!

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  41. The Fly II (1989)

    Martin turns into a dinosaur and barfs.

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  42. Let the Corpses Tan (2017)

    Surprisingly, not about zombies picketing tanning salon.

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  43. The Cell (2000)

    Baths not so relaxing for Vincent D'onofrio.

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  44. Night of the Living Dead (1990)

    I like this more with each viewing.

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  45. The Mummy (1999, dir. Stephen Somers)

    Movie peaks with use of tactical cat

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  46. Phantasm II (1988)

    Reggie having the best time being Reggie.

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  47. Arachnophobia (1990)

    Pretty much every 90s movie holds up.

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  48. Mad Love (1935)

    The godfather of toxic fandom? Peter Lorre.

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  49. Come to Daddy(2019). The family therapy bills gonna be expensive

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  50. Pet Sematary II (1992)

    “I’ll take Pet Sematary 100x crazier, please!

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  51. Scare Package (2020)

    Ya just know the filmmakers watch movies…

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  52. The Fly (1985)

    He's pretty fly (for a white guy)

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  53. KONGA (1961)

    Killer ape upstaged by Michael Gough's coolness.

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  54. Harvey Wienstien Served 2021

    Starry eyes Director must of known something

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  55. Lesson of the Evil (2012)

    What if Patrick Bateman was a teacher?

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  56. Vampires(1998). It's way more Bloodrayne than Near Dark

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  57. Dead and Buried (1981)

    Perfect double feature with Richard Linklater’s “Bernie”

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  58. The Lost Boys (1987)

    Pretty sure Alex Winter was bleeding glitter.

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  59. Drag Me To Hell (2009)

    Great filmmaking. Could feel old lady’s gums.

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  60. Halloween Kills (2021)
    Michael Myers getting Etsy level kill creative

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  61. Leviathan (1989)

    That’s one way to quit your job.

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  62. House of wax(2004 Dir, Jaume Collet-Serra)
    points subtracted for lacking melting studio logo
    or
    Irony? Hellacious camping why Hiltons started hotels

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  63. Scanner Cop 1993

    Scanner cop scans people, computers, defibrillators, everything!

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  64. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)

    1992: slaying Vampires
    2021: slaying her reputation.

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  65. Stigmata (1999)

    Gabriel walks through fire, does not Byrne.

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  66. The Tingler (1959)

    Forget inner child, it's an inner crustacean!

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  67. Cloverfield (2008)

    Alien takes numerous bites of Big Apple.

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  68. The Leopard Man (1943)

    Wanted more leopards and more leopard men.

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  69. Psycho (1960)

    Norman might benefit greatly from pursuing counseling.

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  70. The Haunting (1999)

    Hard to vaccinate against that flue. Wow

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  71. Halloween (1978, dir. John Carpenter)

    Our kids saw their first movie boobs.

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  72. Nurse 3-D (2013)

    Definitely one of the better slasher outfits.

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  73. A Bay of Blood (1971)

    It's the best ending ever. Bavo Bavo

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  74. Gerald's Game (2017)

    Spending the weekend in bed? So scary!

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  75. The Frighteners

    Now we are killing actors named Jeff?!

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  76. "ROUTE 66: LIZARD'S LEG AND OWLET'S WING" (1962)

    Please make them like they used to.

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  77. Halloween Kills(2021) Second viewing as disappointing as the first.

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  78. Strait-Jacket (1964)

    It’s cocktail hour: let’s have room-temperature milk!

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  79. Dr Black, Mr Hyde

    Character’s name neither “Black” nor “Hyde”

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  80. The Hands of Orlac

    Those hands’d be my excuse for everything.

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  81. Ghost watch

    Akin to Wells' War of the Worlds

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  82. The Granny (1995)

    What if a grandma talked like Freddy?

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  83. The Scary of Sixty First

    This is my favorite Jeffrey Epsteinsploitation movie

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  84. The Faculty

    I wish I’d had that much caffeine

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  85. Tenebre

    Any way you slice it, it’s perfect

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  86. Calvaire

    Why do Belgians like depicting pig fucking?

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  87. Night of the Living Dead (1990)

    Barbara’s back and she’s a badass bitch

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  88. Phantasm 2

    The Tall Man? Pfft! He wears heels!

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  89. Arachnophobia

    Who knew arachnophobia was cured so easily!

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  90. The Monster Squad(1987). It's the Gooniest of kids horror adventure

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  91. I Am a Ghost (annual revisit)

    Definitive example of excellent low budget filmmaking.

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  92. BLOOD RELIC (2005)

    Did this museum know they were filming?

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  93. Halloween (2018)

    Add Vicky's death with Rachel's as unforgivable

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  94. John Carpenter’s Vampires

    Of course, the Catholic Church is responsible.

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  95. Scre4m (2011)

    I’m with Heather Wixon on this one.

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  96. Black Sunday (1960)

    Being cursed by a witch must suck.

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  97. It's Alive (1974)

    Police start baby manhunt surprising no one.

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  99. The Brain (1988)

    David Gale again auditioning for the head.

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  100. Starry Eyes (3rd revisit)

    Alex Essoe out-acts pretty much everyone.

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  101. Ghost Town (1988)

    Kick ass Western with undead bad guys.

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  102. FRANKENWEENIE (2012)

    Shock to the heart, and you're alive.
    or
    If you don't understand how, google science.

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  103. The Ring (2002)

    This is the perfect rainy day movie.

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  104. Arachnophobia (BTW, This movie is awesome)

    Sands' spiders no match for a Goodman

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  105. You'll Find Out 1940

    What your (Great) Grand Parents thought was funny.

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  106. The Return of the Vampire (1943)

    Looks, but doesn’t act, like a werewolf.

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  107. The Black Cat (1934)

    Was Karloff's wardrobe designed by a Romulan?

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  108. Halloween (1978)

    Annie’s executed for being the WORST babysitter.

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  109. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

    Well he had a tendon to sleepwalk.

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  110. Child's Play (1988) - Andy going full LA Confidential on Chucky.

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  111. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

    Teens are all Dramarama about Anything Anything.

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  112. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989)

    There is definitely some womb for improvement.

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  113. Halloween Kills (2021)

    I hope 'Ends' is about some Witches.

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  114. Phantom of the Opera 1925

    Someone slapped Erik's back, face remained funny!

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  115. Single White Female (1992)

    Don’t care, I’d still room with JJL

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  116. The Invisible Man

    Chekhov's switched track train collision

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  117. Grizzly 2: Revenge (1983/2020)

    Was mostly concert footage. Bearly any grizzly.

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  118. Ma (2019)

    If you see Ma, steer clear, OK?

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  119. Poltergeist (2015)

    This was fine. Nothing more. Nothing less.

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  120. Maximum Overdrive (1986)

    Gas prices are ridiculous these days, eh?

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  121. The Ruins (2008)

    "I Heard You Can't Escape Vines"-Mayans

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  122. House on Haunted Hill (1959)

    Want Vincent's money? Better pay the Price

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  123. Halloween Kills (2021) Dir. David Gordon Green

    Finally confirms Michael did eat a dog.

    or

    Haddonfield really needs a gun safety class.

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  124. Poltergeist (1982, Dir: Tobe Hooper)

    Found definitive proof Hooper directed. Watched credits.
    or
    I've nothing but love for this movie.

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  125. Mansion of Madness 1973

    Works like Jodorski remade Val Lewton's Bedlam!

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  126. Neon Maniacs 1986

    Nostromo Hat! Mr. Bill Tee! Want these!!!

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  127. Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)

    It's the Hellraiser: Bloodline of this franchise.

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  128. Edge of the Axe (1988)

    Away Message must always be something horny.

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  129. Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

    Killer shoulda said “drill you marry me?”

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  130. The Descent: Part 2 (2009)

    Hold up... That wasn't decent at all!

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