I’ve been a fan of movies since as long as I can remember and I want to share the best with you.
The movie theatre has been a frequent focal point of my memories. Whether it was getting physically sick watching The Empire Strikes Back (stomach flu, not the movie); taking in my first movie, Star Trek 2: Wrath of Kahn, without a parent; having a bonding moment with my father at the Drive-In (Howard the Duck and Back to the Future) or being scarred for life at my first horror, Piranha. (Thanks mom and dad and yes, I was awake).
Movies are something everyone has in common. No matter the genre, we all have our escapisms. Who doesn’t like movies? If you actually hear the words, “You know, I’ve never really enjoyed the cinema,” coming from someone’s mouth…know this – they hate puppies. (It’s a little early to incite violence in my blog).
With my movie blog, I’ll also be including:
Randomly Recommended – movies that have some ties to the reviewed flick, whether it’s the actors, the genre, the director or something else (random, get it?). These are movies that you may have forgotten about or didn’t know about, but they are worth a look.
Missed or Forgotten – a showcase on a particular actor who may not have done anything impressive or even decent in the last few years but they did have a time of greatness, and could again. This blog highlights their wins (and tries to ignore the losses).
On occasion, I’ll also through these features in there:
- Coming Attractions – movies I’m excited about and have heard good buzz. This doesn’t mean the movies will be good, just that the marketing worked.
- Right Back At You - a quick review of a movie recommended to me.
What you won’t see are spoilers. I’m assuming you want to go to these movies or at least are thinking about it. I’m not a fan of those that have to spoil the movie to get their point across. Hacks.
MY RATING SYSTEM:
½ ticket – rip it up. if you paid any money for this crap, rip up your ticket now and let us never speak of it again. AVOID!
1 ticket – it’s a renter. You’ll be mildly entertained but not 8, 12, 15, 27 dollars worth at the theatre (geez, prices are expensive)
2 tickets – good movie, take a friend. It’s worth seeing in the theatre. You only bring up this movie to your friends if they mention it first.
3 tickets – tell everyone you know. They can buy their own tickets though. That can get expensive.
When someone recommends a movie to me, I have one question to ask – what are the first 3 movies you would recommend to anyone? I can’t trust their opinion if they have crap taste.
I.E. You say Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince was AWESOME!
But you recommend: Titanic, any of the Star Wars prequels, and G.I. Joe.
(this is where I do my rendition of la, la, la, la with my fingers in my ears)
Taste is everything. I hope you enjoy mine.
The END.
