@Ru-bee thank you for your positive response, appreciate you.
Right. Halloween. Keep forgetting.
I'll think on it and get back to you. Both the original and the US remake of REC are awesome, though the former is preferred. If you haven't seen it, "The Hidden Face" is a fantastic Spanish language film if you don't mind subtitles.
"Adrian, an orchestra conductor, is distraught after his girlfriend Belen leaves him. Things take a turn for the worse when his new live-in girlfriend Fabiana discovers a key and hears tapping sounds."
I have a fondness for found footage films and Creep is arguably one of the best.
"Aaron answers an online ad and drives to a stranger's house to film him for the day. The man wants to make a movie for his unborn child, but his requests become more bizarre as the day goes along."
Not strictly a horror movie, but an excellent watch is "Coherence"
"Eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of events due to the malevolent influence of a passing comet."
One of the all time greats, "Young Frankenstein". My students adored it, especially as watching it came about due to the fact that one of them was named "Igor".
Bipolar is a weird form of transport. Days ago I'm plunging into darkness, now of late I've been experiencing a relatively mild mania, bouncing off the walls with creativity, philosophical explorations and motivation. I cannot imagine that my issues are not biologically based.
The Cre... I've been taking - Dearest Moderator, for you the word in full I did not write...smile - is known in some for making dreams more vivid. With me, it is my very first experience of remembering them every time I wake-up, and their vividness is most definitely enhanced.
This morning I actually left the house without a moments thought. The light, the patterns and shapes, everything was brightly etched, the colors richly stark. Best day I've had in months, if not years.
Couldn't sleep last night, mind racing with thoughts, so I watched "Donnie Darko" for the first time. Astonishing movie. Enjoyed it a lot, however, I wouldn't call it great storytelling or acting. They are brilliant in their own way, but arguably noticing them implies a failure of purpose.
Imagine reading a story to a child, one they have heard a million times and will happily listen to a million times more. You ask why they like it so much and they reply with comments such as "It's the character development, the way the writer blends them into the narrative." Of course, children wouldn't speak that way, but the point is that such a reaction defies purpose. The aim is to immerse you to the point where reality has been left behind, and you find yourself caring deeply about what happens to the characters. Surely that is what great storytelling is about.
Those who would call "Donnie Darko" a classic, even a masterpiece, would be unlikely to consider "Galaxy Quest" worthy to stand in its shadow. Yet it accomplishes all those things and more for many people.
It has been a very good day, despite the severe vertigo due to my medication tapering going somewhat awry. Back on track now though. These holidays from depression, however short they might be, are a blessing I'm thankful for.
To be continued...
