I love movies. I love going to the movies. Not in the "cinema veritas/movie-as-an-art-form" kind of way. I just like escaping and being entertained. I love it when a movie captures my experience or prefectly expresses how I experience life. And since I'm lazy, I love that I don't have to "work" for it. Years from now scientists may prove that movies are the visual equivalent to twinkies, but who doesn't love twinkies - even though you know they're horrible for you?
I own over 500 movies and starting grad school was killer for me in that it meant I couldn't afford to watch/buy movies as often as I'd like. Well it's been a worthy sacrifice, I must say, but when I graduate I'll have some serious catching up to do. I did see a few movies recently, The Bourne Legacy, Total Recall, and The Odd Life of Timothy Green. All of which I really enjoyed and recommend.
Some of the movies I'm really excited for are: The Hobbit, Skyfall, Sapphires, Butter, Looper, Hotel Transylvania, The Impossible, Frankenweenie, Argo, Wreck-it Ralph, Les Miserables, Oz the Great and Powerful, The Host, Iron Man 3, Star Trek sequel, Man of Steel, Monster's University, Despicable Me 2, Jack the Gian Killer, and... maybe I didn't make as much of a sacrifice as I thought I had.
Okay, it's confession time. So, as a rule, I don't watch rated R movies. But I have seen my share and I just realized the other day that I actually AM an adult and can handle more adult content. Not that I'm advocating it - the prophets have said not to do it and I totally agree. But I am also human and sometimes my curiosity gets the better of me. Almost every single time I see a rated R movie, I'm disappointed. It is almost always the case that the entertainment value of the movie (either the story or special effects or whatever) are not nearly good enough to compensate for the reason the show is rated R. But for me, there are a couple of exceptions. One is District 9. Wow! Loved it! The other exception(s) are the Resident Evil movies. I LOVE them!!! They are so freaking awesome that I can't even express how much I love them!! Okay, I may be exaggerating a bit, but you get my drift. The fifth installment, Resident Evil: Retribution, is coming out soon and I can't wait! I'm not usually a fan of zombie apocalypse-type movies, but these are awesome!
I totally understand if you've lost all respect for me. :)
1 comment:
I have not lost respect for you--on the contrary, my mature friend, you have gained more of my adoration. Of course Resident Evil+ movies were worth it. Rocky Horror Picture Show is another one worth the hilarity.
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