Carrie - This was so much scarier than the sci-fi drive ins I'm used to. The scariest movie I've ever seen, I think. I almost turned it off, but it was really well made. The camera is dynamic in a way that makes you feel the stress, it's somehow vulgar and tragic at the same time. Relatable, in a weird way. Not the powers that kill everyone part, but the fear and shame attached to sexuality.
It was good. I'll never watch it again.
Alice Sweet Alice - I couldn't finish it. The murder during Holy Communion was too much.
Grease - I loved it, just like you thought I would :) I liked the romance, the music, all of it. I've watched it three times already. That song 'Hopelessly Devoted' is stuck in my head.
Rocky Horror Picture Show - I liked this one too. Not as much, it was silly and racier than I would prefer. I liked the songs, though. The performers all seemed like they were having fun.
The Wolf Man - Kind of made me miss home, since it's older, something I might have been able to see in a theater myself. It was sad. But not as terrifying as Carrie, which was good.
( admittedly, she may have been trolling him a little at first. though she stands by that her list were all classics of her favorites. except Grease. that one was a classic but not anywhere near her favorites list.
but his responses are just so genuine she can't troll any further. )
are you a movie critic in your home?
horror movies got a lot of themes like that about fear and shame, especially when it comes to sexuality. not always as obvious as others, but it kinda is what it all always comes down to.
grease isn't my thing, but i'll be damned if i don't get 'you're the one that i want' stuck in my head every damn time.
was it the the murder or the church part in alice sweet alice that got ya?
huh. well you got a lot of good points. most people - especially churchy people - just see that kind of thing and say it's disgusting just for existing. never take the time to pay attention to it.
no. it sounds weird. is it weird?( she likes weird. )
got ya, though. avoid the church horror movies then, yeah?
I think it's easy to dismiss a message when it's hidden under the sensationalist bits. Not everyone will want to wade through the buckets of pig blood to get to it, and that's okay. That doesn't mean the message isn't there.
I was about twelve, so it would have been the early 40s. It's about a woman who's afraid to consummate her marriage because she thinks she's been cursed to turn into a panther if her passions run too high. And there's the question the whole time of whether she's crazy or she really is cursed. So that's about the fear of sexuality too, always being lonely because you don't think you can love the right way, without ruining everything. Knowing you can never have a normal life, because of something wrong inside you that you can't control. It's not as violent or over the top as Carrie, but you might like it.
you're right about the sensationalist stuff. it's fine and dandy if you don't wanna see it. but doesn't mean it isn't worth seeing or making for other folk.
you really should think about being a movie critic. i'm gonna have to see if they have cat people in here now. i bet they do if they had wolf man.
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It was good. I'll never watch it again.
Alice Sweet Alice - I couldn't finish it. The murder during Holy Communion was too much.
Grease - I loved it, just like you thought I would :) I liked the romance, the music, all of it. I've watched it three times already. That song 'Hopelessly Devoted' is stuck in my head.
Rocky Horror Picture Show - I liked this one too. Not as much, it was silly and racier than I would prefer. I liked the songs, though. The performers all seemed like they were having fun.
The Wolf Man - Kind of made me miss home, since it's older, something I might have been able to see in a theater myself. It was sad. But not as terrifying as Carrie, which was good.
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but his responses are just so genuine she can't troll any further. )
are you a movie critic in your home?
horror movies got a lot of themes like that about fear and shame, especially when it comes to sexuality. not always as obvious as others, but it kinda is what it all always comes down to.
grease isn't my thing, but i'll be damned if i don't get 'you're the one that i want' stuck in my head every damn time.
was it the the murder or the church part in alice sweet alice that got ya?
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I can understand that. When I was a kid, I snuck into a movie with my sister called Cat People. Do you know it?
I was expecting some violence. But not in the church.
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no. it sounds weird. is it weird? ( she likes weird. )
got ya, though. avoid the church horror movies then, yeah?
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I was about twelve, so it would have been the early 40s. It's about a woman who's afraid to consummate her marriage because she thinks she's been cursed to turn into a panther if her passions run too high. And there's the question the whole time of whether she's crazy or she really is cursed. So that's about the fear of sexuality too, always being lonely because you don't think you can love the right way, without ruining everything. Knowing you can never have a normal life, because of something wrong inside you that you can't control. It's not as violent or over the top as Carrie, but you might like it.
No murder in the church, please :)
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you really should think about being a movie critic. i'm gonna have to see if they have cat people in here now. i bet they do if they had wolf man.
religious man, then?
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I don't know if it's that insightful. It's barely even subtext. But that's sweet of you.
Yeah, I am. Catholic.
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maybe. but you put it nicely. you're good with words.
former evangelical christian. you're a lot better than most the folk i grew up with.
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Can I ask why you left?
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i wanted bigger things. wanted to go to hollywood and be an actress. my dad told me i was gonna burn in hell for it. just don't fit my lifestyle.
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