For those of you who do not know me, I am Pattycakes, one of the original MovieGuys. I’ve been on a writing hiatus for a long while now. I apologize for the absence and hope to just blow some ever-movie-lovin minds out of the water from here on out. I guess my absence has been mostly due to school and work, but I think part of it has been my misplaced excitement for movies. Something’s been lacking, something’s been not there for me. Don’t get me wrong, I still watch movies everyday and enjoy most of them, but I have felt like none of them have left me with that warm feeling of connectedness.
This feeling did not come back until just the other day. I was revived during a moment where I was not at top physical healthiness. Earlier this past week I was suffering from a sinus infection that had made me unable to attend work. It was hard to sleep so I decided to watch a movie. I started scrolling through my movies and figuring out what I wanted to watch. Die Hard, Zombie Diaries, Once Bitten, The Notebook, Star Wars… Star WARS! Yeah I’ll watch one of my childhood favorites. Which one should I watch? Why not start from the beginning? So I did, and from 9 in the morning until about 1 AM the next day I watched non-stop Star Wars. It was exhilarating to feel like a Jedi. I felt like a kid again. My sickness was literally killed by movie watching. I must admit I did not like all the episodes but it is a great story as a whole told by Lucas Films.
Who would have thunk that me watching a day full of Jedi Knights, Syth Lords, clone armies, and little tiny green guys who speak in odd sentences would have been the key to my new awakening. Now I must say that this may not work for everyone, but it sure made me feel like movies were relevant again. In all seriousness, movies have been a little dull for me lately. The movie industry is in a slight recession in some sense. My solution to this issue is dive into the old movie archive, awaken those inner childhood feelings, and reassure yourself that movies can be great. Hopefully 2009 will have some movies for all to enjoy, but I’m sure not going to bet on it. The good ones will be in somewhat of abundance but the great movies will be diamonds in the rough.
Have you ever solved your movie watching woes?
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January 5, 2009
#1
The Internet has helped me and others solve many of our movie watching woes Cakes.
January 5, 2009
#2
Welcome back Pattycakes.
Need to work on that Gravatar,,, ?
Maybe we need to send Bearacid the Star Wars box set?
January 5, 2009
#3
I am new here Pattycakes, Nice to meet you and Welcome back, Can’t wait to hear what you got to say.
January 5, 2009
#4
Yes, welcome back.
Star Wars box set… lmao… hilarious
January 5, 2009
#5
Glad to have you back Starfish. YOu have been missed :)
January 7, 2009
#6
Yay!!!!!!!! Pattycakes is back!!!!!!!
Actually I have been kinda absent here lately too. There really haven’t been any good horror movies for me to write about, or watch for that matter. I may go through my collection and start doing some DVD RE-Views :P
January 7, 2009
#7
So Bear, what are your thoughts on My Bloody Valentine and The Unborn? I thought at the very least, the Unborn looks pretty good.
January 7, 2009
#8
You know The Unborn trailer, had me right up until the edn where it showed the freaky crablike human thing going up some stairs, Totally ruined it for me, however I may see it simply for Gary Oldman
January 7, 2009
#9
I thought the Unborn trailer looked really creepy, though I felt it was using “creepy shots” from other movies.
A little Exorcist, add a dash of In the Mouth of Madness, mix it up with some Omen and throw in just about any import horror flick and you have the Unborn Trailer.
For me…the crab-dude totally freaks me out. There is something about seeing something that is in a total unnatural state that bothers me. There’s a good chance it won’t be as creepy in the feature, but it works well in the trailer. Unfortunately, this will be a rental at best. Though Oldman does add to it’s appeal.
You know, the only thing this trailer was missing was a freakin’ Clown.
January 7, 2009
#10
@JD
It almost had a “The Grudge” feel to it, Don’t get me wrong, I loved The Grudge, so far the only flick to actually make me jump out of my seat at the theatre, But if it looks like a rat and smells like a rat, It Probably is a Rat. Been there, done that, Git the T-Shirt, definetly will Rent
January 7, 2009
#11
I will be watching the Unborn for sure. It looks like the right mix of a bunch of good horror films. Plus, Gary Oldman. Can’t go wrong with him.