J. Lynn Bouvette
We went and saw that M. Night Shyamalan movie, The Villiage, last night. WEIRD. Very weird. And speaking of weird, what's up with the "M. Night"? What's his first name? Marty? Merle? There were a few other suggestions bandied about but I'm pretty sure it must be Mortimer. Anyway, if you want your head messed with, go see the movie.
I have issues with scary movies. I just don't see the point. Why, oh why, do some people like to be scared? Whenever I'm sitting in the movie theatre with my heart racing and a scream caught in my throat all I can think of is "is it over yet?" not "man, this near heart attack feeling is FANTASTIC." The same thing with sad movies, I just don't get it. Why would anyone go to a movie just to feel bad? "Hey, I'm just feeling too damn happy today, I'd better go find a reason to cry." People are sick, just sick. Not that I'm saying that movies shouldn't have sad parts, they just shouldn't end sad. Titanic wouldn't have been the same if Jack hadn't died. Although I didn't find that particularly sad, I wish that little girly man would sink to the bottom of the ocean in all of his movies, preferrably in the beginning. Another point, Mufasa dying in The Lion King. Yeah, it was sad, but it had to happen. How else would he have met Timon and Pumba? Hakuna Matata baby. I'm talking A Walk To Remember sort of movies. Why, oh why, would they have her die. Like there couldn't have been some miracle cure? Sadistic movie writing bastards.
As I'm writing this, I'm forced to come to the question of why I would let a movie affect me like that anyway. Why do I get scared at movies but I'm rarely scared in real life? Exception: Snakes. Why would a movie tug at my heartstrings when it takes ALOT for me to cry in real life? Exceptions: Having my heart broken, friends dying too young, and the sale of long possessed equines. Hey, what do you know, those have all happened in the past three months. So I'm set for awhile, I can look forward to not crying for a VERY long time. Yay for me!!! =)
Another movie note, last night we picked up an ad for an upcoming movie-The Story of the Weeping Camel. Uh, what? It's about an albino camel that gets rejected by his mother. That sure sounds like an action packed adventure, here's my hard earned $7. Seriously, is there anything they won't make a movie about? Coming Soon! The Adventures of Wally the Junebug, Hydroelectric Dams: A Love Story, and The Secret Lives of Petunias. Whatever Hollywood.
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When I was a youngster some of my friends told me how good of a movie "Alien" was. So, I somehow got my hands on a copy of it. Half an hour later, I'm sitting in my room, flabergasted, thinking, "Holy shit. Why would anybody ever want to watch this movie? I mean, a freaking Alien just..burst out of that guys chest!" I also have no idea why anyone would want to be scared out of they minds by a movie. There's enough scary stuff in the world that we don't need M. Night Shyamalan movies. (By the way, the M stands for Manoj, which I can only assume is an Irish name.) Sad movies don't get me so much because it is, after all, just a movie. I can't really cry for a character I've known for 90 minutes. Except for when Data died at the end of "Star Trek: Nemesis." That shit was sad, yo.
So, Jess? Is there a giant porcupine looking creature somewhere in the movie "The Village?" I haven't seen it, but perhaps I won't have to now.
Hey Jess, Nate, if you guys want to have a convo I'm sure I can get you each others screen names. =)
I've always said that if I wrote a book I'd do it under the name D. Louis Filippini. Sounds much more professional doesn't it? Makes me sound much smarter. Or I should get my doctorate and then I'd always go by Dr. D. Louis Filippini. I just sound important that way.
I'm sure we could contact each other directly. This just seemed like a more convienent forum at the time. Still does seem like the most convienent actually. = )
Alright....
1.) Manoj is Hindu, NOT IRISH, NATE!!! Honestly.
2.) People like to be scared because fear released adrenaline. It's part of the "fight or flight" syndrome.
3.) Not too much is funnier than the picture of that white camel on that postcard. It will forever hang on the fridge.
Ash..I love ya honey, but I'm pretty sure Nate was joking about the Irish name...As for the movie Signs Jess well come on...is that really better? That movie was ridiculously dumb and I even like scary movies! Albino anything! Where do I sign up? I think it actually is to help all the Albino children of the world to help them relate of the feeling of rejection they have from their own mothers...It's symbolic...damn albino kids...I feel for em...As for the sad movies, I think you watch them when you feel like shit to either a) make yourself feel even worse or b) realize your life could be as bad as theirs in that fairy tale spectrum of a way...As for Dr. D. Louis Fillipini...if you need to abbreviate your first name in an attempt to make yourself smart I pray to god you never are my doctor! Love ya Usty!
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