Writer's Block: I'm off to see the wizard

[i_amthecosmos]

[Error: unknown template qotd]The Creature From the Black Lagoon. This is a movie that was so awe-inspiring to me as a nine year old that it is directly responsible for most of my horror interest. It had a *huge* influence on me, and I treasured it for years, not rewatching and let it grow big in my heart and head.

Then, I saw it again as an adult, and oh my GOD it is clunky. Bad acting, bad screenwriting, some serious fucking problems! But it still has the Gill Man, the creepy underwater shots, the beautiful Florida sets. It's got atmosphere, and a sympathetic monster. And sometimes that's enough.

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[beckynicky.livejournal.com]

Grease. I loved that movie and it along with Dirty Dancing completely explains the type of men that I go after). As a grown person, I realized that is much dirtier than I thought and also really kind of tacky and odd. This doesn't mean I won't watch it though

[i-amthecosmos.livejournal.com]

Grease is seriously dirty! When I was eight I got my first stereo system (my dad was sick of me trying to play records on the living room player when he was watching sports), and my first ever full LP was the Grease soundtrack. I actually went to stay with my aunt and uncle in Gadsten to get to see the movie-it wasn't playing in Oxford. My teen cousin made me turn my head in a few places, and once she covered my ears.

When I was 13, it was shown on tv and I thought "Damn this is stupid". And never watched it again.

A few pro-Grease arguements defend it not only as camp, but lesbian camp-John Travolta's character is such a mix of masculine overkill and sensitivity he's more like a butch role model. And fifteen points to whoever came up with that theory!