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The quest to further my Johnny Depp education has begun: I just watched Edward Scissorhands.
It was kind of an odd experience. See, ES was a staple movie in my childhood. My sister and I had several movies that we would get when our mom took us out to rent movies. There was Labyrinth, Fern Gully, and this one. I know Labyrinth by heart, as my interest in it was rekindled in my teens, but I don't remember anything from Fern Gully (including the full title) save the following exchange:
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive."
"Only fools are positive."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive." *gasp!* "I FELL for it!"
I use this all the time and no one's gotten the reference yet.
*cough* Anyway. Much as I remembered nothing about Fern Gully, I also didn't remember a damn thing about Edward Scissorhands. Not so much as a random snippet of dialogue. (Oddly, I did remember the Animaniacs parody, "Skullhead Boneyhands.")
So when I watched it tonight, I was watching a brand-new movie that I'd seen a hundred times. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also now realize exactly how relaxed Mom was about the movies she let Chelsea and I watch. Obviously, we were not scarred in any way by the movie, so I won't go on about how young we were and yadda. Maybe she realized that kids don't watch movies the same way adults do. There's no guessing what will scare children and what won't bother them a bit.
Anyway. On the off-chance that there is anyone who reads this journal who hasn't seen the movie (ha), I highly recommend it. It's surreal, 'cos, y'know, it's Tim Burton, but it'sgood enthralling once the ES universe sucks you in.
Next up: A Johnny Depp movie wherein makeup is not a defining element of his character.
It was kind of an odd experience. See, ES was a staple movie in my childhood. My sister and I had several movies that we would get when our mom took us out to rent movies. There was Labyrinth, Fern Gully, and this one. I know Labyrinth by heart, as my interest in it was rekindled in my teens, but I don't remember anything from Fern Gully (including the full title) save the following exchange:
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive."
"Only fools are positive."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive." *gasp!* "I FELL for it!"
I use this all the time and no one's gotten the reference yet.
*cough* Anyway. Much as I remembered nothing about Fern Gully, I also didn't remember a damn thing about Edward Scissorhands. Not so much as a random snippet of dialogue. (Oddly, I did remember the Animaniacs parody, "Skullhead Boneyhands.")
So when I watched it tonight, I was watching a brand-new movie that I'd seen a hundred times. And I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also now realize exactly how relaxed Mom was about the movies she let Chelsea and I watch. Obviously, we were not scarred in any way by the movie, so I won't go on about how young we were and yadda. Maybe she realized that kids don't watch movies the same way adults do. There's no guessing what will scare children and what won't bother them a bit.
Anyway. On the off-chance that there is anyone who reads this journal who hasn't seen the movie (ha), I highly recommend it. It's surreal, 'cos, y'know, it's Tim Burton, but it's
Next up: A Johnny Depp movie wherein makeup is not a defining element of his character.
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And Cry Baby I remember as being really, really good (I only saw it once, sadly). It's sort of like a twisted version of Grease. And it has Joe Dallesandro in it. He's yet another of my strange obsessions.