Movie Marathon

Movie Marathon Current mood: dorky Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
For strangers to me, and maybe some sheltered friends, I have an obsession with movies, weird ones, a lot of the time, but these cold winter months have resurrected my long lost movie marathoner. Plus the six pack deal at Movie Village has helped cultivate my thrifty movie watching tastebuds.I have seen many many many crappy movies. One would think I would be able to cull these from the herd, but they still have a way of infiltrating the selection. It has something to do with the gems I have encountered willy nilly on my adventures. For example the following feature about the Pirana Women from the wilds of the avocado jungle. Who knew?Good movie - Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of DeathBill Moyer is at his finest and probably most scantily claddest in this classic Southern California based cult film. Shannon Tweed give us a noble and comparitively overdressed role, in one of the least promiscuous movies I have seen her in. So many classic moments in this movie, and so little spent on budget. A surprise from a collection of otherwise sombering selections this week. Horrible Horrible horrible - National Lampoons Last Resortargh, why.Too many cut flashing scenes and references to lost boys and corey feldmanesque acting, and weird weird weird weirdness, of the not really fun variety. Kudos to the Yaya priestess. She was a good actress I think. Or maybe it was by comparison. At least everyone seems to get laid, even the old Jewish couple. Not a classic Lampoon.(I couldn't resist the Coreys)Whoo-hoo - Knight Rider Season 1-Disc 1Oh Michael, when did you grow up and become David Hasselhoff?!?Classic turbo boost, 1982 Pontiac Trans-am, the stuffy Devan, beautiful Bonnie,and the fight to well, drive around and meet hot chicks, and get in car chases, and jump stuff.And surprise the bad guy with the awesome power of KITT.I really like the broad sweeping shots of so-cal.I think my favourite episode so far, besides the pilot, probably the stunt driver episode.... although the rancher fight for water was pretty good too, and I liked the one where Devan gets put in jail and busts out showing us his uber-tough side "i've escaped out of two gestapo prisons, i can get out of this facility" (paraphrased poorly)"Knight Rider, a shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist. Michael Knight, a young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the powerless, the helpless in a world of criminals who operate above the law. "Motherfucking D Y'all - Tenacious D - The Complete Masterworks(Due to stupid dvd issues, I didna git to see it all) butman I love the D!Jack Black has a definite energy to be admired, nay envied.Kyle Gass has finger-bloodying riffs to be proud of.With music to curl your toes to.More of an obsessed fan perusing every morsel of D journey.Not quite a Saturday afternoon darning socks for an hour and a half.A never ending journey inspiring mad riffs, and the occasional rock epic.I am really looking forward to the movie, Pick of Destiny.I think the super-fan Lee was my favourite....Holy Shit - Heartworn HighwaysHearing Townes play Waiting Round to Die, the first song he ever wrote, according to himself, and then watching Uncle Seymour cry fricking made me cry. Watching songs played and being able to see the chords and strumming and faces of the players.I think this one has made it to the top 10. At least in the documentary genre.The close personal interaction with Townes and others, remind me of some near and dear folks who are also extremely talented and full of aliveness. Getting gushy now. I guess we're all made up of the same dirt in the end. It just gets blown around some.
Currently listening : The Best of Townes Van ZandtBy TOWNES VAN ZANDT