Filmmakers have been holding out on us for years. They’ve been making movies for over a century now and they’ve ignored one central tenet. And that tenet is that things are more fun, more exciting, and sometimes more humorous when characters turn into giant angry green monsters. For instance, I think that all of these movie characters would have had enhanced roles if they could have become a hulk. Continue reading
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A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Recently, I’ve been labeled the Monarch of Muppet by my friend Marty. “Nobody likes the Muppets as much as you do”, he says. And I really don’t deny it. I’ve already mentioned that when I was a kid, I wanted to be Kermit when I grew up (which is part of why I love Hot Fuzz so much- Nicholas Angel/Simon Pegg confesses to the same thing). All of this Muppet talk has served as my madeleine, prompting my very own Remembrance of Things Past. I’m sure Freud would have a field day with this. Here are some of my earliest TV and movie memories. Continue reading