ok, i’m ashamed to say that i have yet to see ‘cloverfield’.
i’m ashamed because:
a-it’s a given that i’m going to love any movie involving giant monsters
and nyc.
and
b-the song ‘disco lies’ from ‘last night’ appears in the movie, and i try to see every movie
in which songs of mine appear(although sometimes this can be excruciating, like
when ‘natural blues’ appeared in the tom green movie…oof. sorry, i loved the tom
green show, but the tom green movie was pretty rough.)
but i’m currently being an entertainment weasel at park city in utah(‘entertainment’ as
i’m in the entertainment industry, ‘weasel’ cos i’m kind of weasel-y), and i don’t think
cloverfield is a part of sundance this year, alas.
perhaps the festival would be enlivened by the presence of more movies
involving giant monsters in nyc or other major metropolitan areas.
i used to believe that including monsters in any movie would inherently make
the movie better, even if it’s a victorian period piece involving reserved waspy
banter.
por ejemplo:
‘charles, it’s a shame the croquet was interrupted by the rain.’
‘yes, but rain is a small price to pay for being rich and british.’
’tis true, but still…oh fuck! the monster’s back!’
‘quick, grab the victorian flame thrower and let’s kick it’s ass!’
you see what i mean?
monsters in movies = better movies.
it’s just a given.
in other news:
it’s snowing like a motherf*cker at present. snow is pretty but, sadly, it’s wasted on me.
i don’t know how to ski, i don’t know how to snowboard, etc.
i’m such a new yorker. i come to the great wild snowy west and my first thought is ‘where’s
the nearest deli? are there any bookstores near the hotel?’
ok, i guess i’ll go watch the snow fall and think about deli’s and monster movies.
moby