braindead ramblings and burning questions
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thehefnerI meant to go to sleep three hours ago. Then I started flipping around TV and started watching Blacula, Jurassic Park III, and IT simultaneously.
I believe the boxer Jack Johnson said it best: "I shoulda stood in bed." Or at least, gone to bed. Because those movies just weren't worth it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: even for the shoddy made-for-TV production values, Tim Curry as an evil clown is infinitely scarier than a big spider. And seriously, what's up with that big spider fight? "Hey guys, don't look into the light, or you... oooh, pretty light." "Hey, what are you doing, don't look in the... oooh, pretty light." "Hey, guys, stop, you... oooh." And then they all become cult members and eviscerate the big spider. WTF? I'm still banking on the book being good. After all, if I had to judge 'SALEM'S LOT by the made-for-TV movies, well...
And why don't we just call JPIII Sam Neill and Bill Macy's mutual "paycheck" movies? And is Tea Leoni just constantly getting cast as the hateable bitch these days? And what was with the whole carayzee funky new dinosaur? OOH, WATCH OUT, IT'S BIGGER AND NASTIER THAN A T-REX! God damn, they even have Mary Sue dinosaurs now.
And speaking of Mary Sues, my God how much I wanted to KILL Magma in X-MEN LEGENDS. Arg.
I will say this, though: it's amazing to listen to the Jurassic Park theme by John Williams and be transported back twelve years to when I was in fifth grade, thought JP was the greatest movie ever made, dreampt of growing up to become a palentologist and teaming up with a robotic cyborg Robert Muldoon who you just KNOW survived the raptors because he is so badass. Plus, for some reason, he had Johnny Cage's Shadow Kick capabilties.
I am the Eater of Worlds and of Children. Or at the very least, pie. Pie first, then the worlds and the children.
I believe the boxer Jack Johnson said it best: "I shoulda stood in bed." Or at least, gone to bed. Because those movies just weren't worth it.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: even for the shoddy made-for-TV production values, Tim Curry as an evil clown is infinitely scarier than a big spider. And seriously, what's up with that big spider fight? "Hey guys, don't look into the light, or you... oooh, pretty light." "Hey, what are you doing, don't look in the... oooh, pretty light." "Hey, guys, stop, you... oooh." And then they all become cult members and eviscerate the big spider. WTF? I'm still banking on the book being good. After all, if I had to judge 'SALEM'S LOT by the made-for-TV movies, well...
And why don't we just call JPIII Sam Neill and Bill Macy's mutual "paycheck" movies? And is Tea Leoni just constantly getting cast as the hateable bitch these days? And what was with the whole carayzee funky new dinosaur? OOH, WATCH OUT, IT'S BIGGER AND NASTIER THAN A T-REX! God damn, they even have Mary Sue dinosaurs now.
And speaking of Mary Sues, my God how much I wanted to KILL Magma in X-MEN LEGENDS. Arg.
I will say this, though: it's amazing to listen to the Jurassic Park theme by John Williams and be transported back twelve years to when I was in fifth grade, thought JP was the greatest movie ever made, dreampt of growing up to become a palentologist and teaming up with a robotic cyborg Robert Muldoon who you just KNOW survived the raptors because he is so badass. Plus, for some reason, he had Johnny Cage's Shadow Kick capabilties.
I am the Eater of Worlds and of Children. Or at the very least, pie. Pie first, then the worlds and the children.
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As usual, I'm late. But whatever.
Date: 2005-11-28 09:52 pm (UTC)The thing about Spielberg is that he's more in touch with his inner boy than any other director I've seen. There's this sense of wonder that little boys have with things like trucks, computers, robots, temples, caves, dinosaurs, dragons, knights, genies, superheroes, and aliens. He doesn't always manage to infuse an entire film with that mindset - they never live on little boys alone - but there's always scenes and setups that, if you're attuned to it, will make you burst into tears at how great it is. For instance, I didn't care for Hook all that much, but there was a scene where Peter was soaring over the island, with Williams' music soaring along with him, and I couldn't help but cry. Everything clicked.
In JP1, it was the team's first jeep ride. Nice day; sun shining from a clear sky. Sattler was engrossed in this wonderful leaf, a living copy of a species extinct for millions of years. Then Grant pulls her view up... her jaw drops... she rises from the jeep seat... and finally, finally, we see a nice long shot of a brachiosaur, walking along, plain as day, popping itself up on its hind legs to pull leaves from a tall tree, before coming back down, the earth gently rumbling as its front feet land.
I guarantee that scene had the absolute attention of every single person in the theater on opening night.