Wednesday, August 09, 2006

We've got movie sign!!

I just finished watching Roman Holiday and falling even more in love with Audrey Hepburn. This was her first major role (which she won an Oscar for) and it's amazing how the elegance and poise was evident even more here, and not just because she portrayed a princess.

I have to give thanks to Netflix, if it wasn't for them I doubt I would have ever rented any of these jewels. Definitely has broadened my horizons with movies. Both good and bad.

You see I love bad movies. I think it started when my bestfriend Tom and I would rent cheesy horror movies and watch them. We'd laugh at the plotless stories, the horrible make-up and special effects, and just how bad some really wear (Forever Evil anyone?) Then I made one of those live changing discoveries one day, one that you know you will never be the same from again. I was flipping through the channels and I came across a movie with a silloute of theater chairs and three persons. One looked like a normal person, but the other two seemed to be puppets. As I watched I realized they were making fun of this horrible movie and I started laughing at this as I thought it was brilliant. I was just introduced to Mystery Science Theater 3000. I became a huge fan of the show and watched it until we got rid of cable. Even after I would always make fun of movies and just recently I found a bunch of episodes on DVD and the love has been reborn. Thanks to MST3k I have been privy to such horrors as Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Hobgoblins, Time Chasers, "Manos" Hands of Fate, and the ever banal Mr. B Natural.

What is even better is now my sister is just as addicted to me and we will constantly text each other with our favorite quote (Trumpy what do you know? Food. Eating. The theater.") and will riff (make fun of) on any movie we see (X-men 3 which we do not believe existed). And thanks to the wonderful invention that is the internet I have found that the writer for MST3k, Michael J. Nelson, has starting offering audio commentary for download on mainstream movies (is Road House considered mainstream?) where you just have to rent the movie, therefor avoiding any copyright infringement. This has given me the idea of my sister and I to do the same thing. From our favorite movies (Lord of the Rings) to crap (the aforementioned nonexistant X3) we plan on riffing as much as we can and sparing no feelings. Well except I refuse to make fun of any Audrey Hepburn movies. But that's just me.

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