I like to think of
myself as abnormal. There is a lot -- a
whole friggin’ lot -- of evidence to suggest that I’m not exactly an average
Joe. But for the moment, I’d like to
zero in on one piece of evidence in particular: I don’t watch a lot of
movies. I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned
it before (if not on this blog, then elsewhere), but there was a huge chunk of
my childhood -- entire years -- where I didn’t see a single movie in
theaters. And to compound the problem,
there are a LOT of classic movies I haven’t seen. I haven’t seen any of the original three Indiana Jones movies. I haven’t seen Apocalypse Now. I haven’t
seen (all of) Pulp Fiction. I’m pretty sure there was a girl ready to
give me a DDT because I told her I’ve never seen Titanic. I’ve gotten a
little better about seeing movies recently -- I DID watch all three Back to the Future movies a year or so
ago, and I DO have all three Godfather
movies on DVD -- but…well, I’m more likely to play and buy a new game than a
movie.
That all said, I like
good things. If there’s a good story to
be had, I’ll try and experience it -- because that’s what a good story lets you
do, regardless of medium. It lets you experience it.
Which brings me to
Looper. And…really, do I have to say
anything? You should know instinctively
that this is an awesome movie, because it’s starring Tommy Solomon and Bruno
the Kid.
…
…I made that joke on
Facebook, too, and I’ll be damned if I let it go without SOMEBODY laughing at
it.
(Spoilers to fo…you know, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s been in a lot of
movies lately. He’s been a cop, a
cyclist, and now he’s a hitman. I think it’s
only a matter of time before he goes all Eddie Murphy on us and plays all the
roles in a movie. I wonder if he can
pull off a fat suit.)