I don't really have any movie "news" for you today (or tonight, which I guess is more appropriate) so instead I am asking you a simple/not-so-simple question.
You see, for some hardcore movie-nerds like me, you come to associate different time periods, smells, and ages with different movies. For example, whenever I would put on this tanning lotion for my legs, I always like watching the cult-classic television show Firefly because it gave me company. Now, whenever I put on the lotion and smell the familiar smell, I feel like I should be watching Firefly. Or vise-versa.
But now that the summer is approaching, these awesome memories of me staying up till 1 or 2 in the morning and watching continuous reruns of possibly one of the greatest vampire movies of all time, The Lost Boys, are hitting me faster like an 111 miles per hour lacrosse shot by Paul Rabil.
I can still remember the first time I saw it. There was nothing good on TV but I was bored so I was up for almost anything, even CNN. Then I saw The Lost Boys on G4, a primarily gaming network, and they were showing the movie as part of a "Movies That Don't Suck"-type thing (like how Cartoon Network has Adult Swim, kind of). So I click on it because I've only heard of it once, referred to "that movie where Kiefer Sutherland is a teenager."
Then my dad calls and he asks me what I'm doing and I say, "Watching G4." And he goes, "Oh, yeah? What're you watching?" And I say, "...The Lost Boys," a little timidly, too, because I wasn't sure how he'd respond.
But everything ended up being cool.
Back to the point of this blog: So summer reminds me of endless nights with the young hot Jason Patric and the awesome Corey Haim as ridiculously believable brothers and their antics with the local vampires, ruled by one Mr. Sutherland, sporting a semi?-attractive hairdo. I mean, if you haven't seen this movie already, I highly suggest you do so. How could you not love lines like,
Sam: Look at your reflection in the mirror. You're a creature of the night, Michael, just like out of a comic book! You're a vampire Michael! My own brother, a bad-word, bad-word vampire. You wait 'till mom finds out, buddy!
If you don't believe me, here's a trailer. There's just the link, because for some reason the Youtube videos come with half of the screen missing, like on the trailer to Inception. Anyway, here it is: The (Lost) Boys of Summer
Do you like my song reference to The Boys of Summer? Pretty neat, if you ask me.
Anyway, so do you associate any seasons with good movies you've seen? I know a family who always watches The Shining on Halloween night. To be honest, I don't know if I could do that. Anything for winter or spring? Summer? Fall? I know big blockbuster-type films are usually associated with summer, but I like watching The Lost Boys and ridiculously stupid comedies like Zoolander and Talladega Nights, because the careless, simplistic, and do-whatever-you-want, be-whoever-you-want themes of these movies seem to echo summer's own purpose (if that makes any sense).
So? Any answers? Any takers?
Anyway, be on the look-out for more blogs! I've got a list of topics I can't wait to discuss, plus some up-to-date movie news, as well as another round of trailers!!!
Happy June 1st, blog-readers! -Claire
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