Guest Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Norman Bates Height: 6'2" Weight: 170 lbs Species: Human Fighting Style: Uh.. Psycho Favourite B-52s Song: Bad Influence vs The Thing Height: Varies Weight: Varies Species: Alien Fighting Style: Parasitic Favourite B-52s Song: Cosmic Thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Sorry, Thing, but the creepy motherfucker's more iconic than you, and I'm actually scared of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 This one's might end up close, but come on, it's The Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I'm torn here and will probably end up choosing this one at the last second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Bates for me, I'm more of a skin crawl kinda guy and he does it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Norman is the only villain in this tournament to truly scare me, and that's because he's real. Somewhere in this world, right now, someone like him exists. And the thought of that is all I need to push him through to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I understand the love for Bates, but The Thing is as innovative and oppressively malicious a horror villain gets. IN the same way Bates is the guy next door, The Thing is us. You could be it and you don't know. That's what's terrifying and makes The Thing the one to beat in this whole tournament for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I understand the love for Bates, but The Thing is as innovative and oppressively malicious a horror villain gets. IN the same way Bates is the guy next door, The Thing is us. You could be it and you don't know. That's what's terrifying and makes The Thing the one to beat in this whole tournament for me. Apart from being the one to beat (I'm still pulling for Xenomorphs) I agree with all of that. I'm going for the Thing. Bates will never incorporate himself into society and take it down, The Thing will. Also, when has Norman ever opened up his chest and ripped someone's arms off? Example: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I need time to think this one over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I'm going with Norman Bates, because simply, Anthony Perkins is fucking incredible. Not to slight the Thing, because that film and creature are both amazing, but we have the Thriller Genre we have today because of what Hitchcock and Perkins did with Psycho and Norman Bates. The film is just shy of perfect, the character is incredibly iconic, and wonderfully written and played. Plus, terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 This one's might end up close, but come on, it's The Thing. That argument style never got me very far in debating society, sadly. Null vote - haven't seen The Thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 In the end I went with the thing. It's not the better movie, but the concept is excellent and the model-work is staggeringly great for the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 Both represent different aspects of horror and both come from great films. In the end, I have to go with Norman Bates as Psycho is the more classic film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I went with Bates ultimately since I'd like to see the battle of black and white continue. That and the real world factor of it and I'd like to see one realistic villain get a bit further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I'm just going to assume that Bates IS The Thing. That makes this result easier to swallow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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