Happy F*$&ing Hallmark Day
No offense nor ill-will meant toward those of you who celebrate Valentine's Day but neither my wife nor I celebrate it. We both think:
A) It's a ploy by Hallmark et. al. to make money.
B) It's silly to set aside one day per year to show your love to someone when you should show your love every day.
So today we're continuing a tradition we started last year - we're celebrating what we've decided is the true meaning of Valentine's Day (Death, Violence, Pain, Blood, Martyrdom, Massacre) by staying in and away from all the desperate crazies "going out" tonight and watching a bloody movie together.
Last Year's movie was "RAN" by Akira Kurosawa. It was a bit long and slow in parts but had some delicious Samurai Battles and beheadings. Unfortunately, we kinda fell asleep part-way through; I did mention it was long and slow, right?
This year we're watching my favorite Werewolf flick: Dog Soldiers. The werewolf effects are done completely with actors in suits and robotics and the only CGI is in one change to an actor's eye color to yellow to indicate he's about to transform. The cast is all British with absolutely fantastic ensemble acting and humorous dialog. There are also plenty of Sci-fi and fantasy references including two characters named (Sergent) H. G. Wells and (Corporal) Bruce Campbell. There's plenty of cheese to go with the blood and gore, and I can't help but love this movie. I ordered the British Version (Region 2) because it actually contains special features - documentaries and the like - and because Sophia had the forethought to purchase a Region Free DVD player.
A) It's a ploy by Hallmark et. al. to make money.
B) It's silly to set aside one day per year to show your love to someone when you should show your love every day.
So today we're continuing a tradition we started last year - we're celebrating what we've decided is the true meaning of Valentine's Day (Death, Violence, Pain, Blood, Martyrdom, Massacre) by staying in and away from all the desperate crazies "going out" tonight and watching a bloody movie together.
Last Year's movie was "RAN" by Akira Kurosawa. It was a bit long and slow in parts but had some delicious Samurai Battles and beheadings. Unfortunately, we kinda fell asleep part-way through; I did mention it was long and slow, right?
This year we're watching my favorite Werewolf flick: Dog Soldiers. The werewolf effects are done completely with actors in suits and robotics and the only CGI is in one change to an actor's eye color to yellow to indicate he's about to transform. The cast is all British with absolutely fantastic ensemble acting and humorous dialog. There are also plenty of Sci-fi and fantasy references including two characters named (Sergent) H. G. Wells and (Corporal) Bruce Campbell. There's plenty of cheese to go with the blood and gore, and I can't help but love this movie. I ordered the British Version (Region 2) because it actually contains special features - documentaries and the like - and because Sophia had the forethought to purchase a Region Free DVD player.