To Make the best " Movie Collection", all you need is Alan Rickman

Now, my first post: Ahh.. mind you many of these may not be considered prolific or witty or just not even make sense...but neither does Yo Gabba Gabba and look how much money those fuckers make.

I firmly believe you can tell a lot about a person by their movie collection. Now, yes, you're probably taking a pause from reading and running to your shelves, skimming your titles and considering my theory, be it correct or not...(it's actually correct, you just don't want to admit you have every single season of Gilmore Girls on DVD and your name happens to be Frank). But I think there's some ring of truth to it. Case in point: My beloved fiancee, the Paige: his collection is somewhat modest, paling in comparison with my own, and that's alright. There's no shame in it really. He's not the movie buff I claim to be. But the titles he has collected are noteworthy and sum up his personality. Titles including Repo Man (the Emilio Estezves 70's classic) and Vanishing Point tell that he enjoy the slightly vintage b-flick. I Love you, Alice B. Tolkas and Greg the Bunny displays his sense of humor as quiet, cunning, mature, and witty.  Documentaries like Freakanomics and This American Life conclude that his intelligence expands further than the average Joe. He's selective with his collection and does not collect for the mere consumer approach.  Some people, their personality isn't hard to figure out just with a slight glance at their massive collection.
My good friend Tom-Tom's collection is mostly blood and gore with a slight twinge of perv. There's a few Disney titles thrown in there for good measure for the sake of his four awesome kids, but the guy doesn't mess around. You want Robocop in German? Tom probably has it. Vampire Lesbos from Planet Tantunga? He can probably get it for you, with a wink and a flick of his long Jesus like mane.

You can always sniff out a poser by their movie collection. A person who collects those titles deemed "hip" or "cool" by the New Yorker film critic or ADBusters. A never opened special edition of Y Tu Mama Tambien or a flea market edition of Evil Dead.  They buy movies to make them look cool. Now, I'm not dissing them by any means (well, maybe just a little) but their own personal insecurity lies within their choices of movies to display in their collection. "You have Pollack on DVD, wow...that movie was deep." "Oh my god, the whole My-So-Called Life" series! SO epic!"
No..boo..
It's all about the confidence. Now, I may not have the confidence to wear those tight tight skinny jeans or 9 inch heels but I am not ashamed of the selections in my movie collection. I am proud and quick to defend any and all titles (except, ok, for War of the Worlds, but only because it skips...like all the way through...but then again, Tim Robbins is in it! TIM-SHAWSHANK-ROBBINS! Holla!) I digress...
Yeah I got Titanic in it's sapphire blue clunky box right in between Citizen Kane and La Blanche Notre. What are you going to do about it? Nothing, that's what...because I can tell you why each of those movies have value in a collection of mine, yes, even Titanic.
Manic would be describe my collection and for good reasons. I covet my copy of Peckinpaw's Straw Dogs like a grandmother holds her last crust of Depression bread. I cherish Ella Enchanted and wait with naughty gleeful anticipation  for Paige to leave so I can have myself a little John Hughes marathon that always includes Some Kind of Wonderful. And yes, yes I do have the whole Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman series. All eight seasons and two made for tv movies...I'm not ashamed. It's a damn feminist history lesson with some hot ass dude throwing a tomahawk every episode. It fulfills my romantic fix.
I have my classics: Akira, Hitchcock, Spielberg, Welles,  because they're classics through and through. I have my Wes Andersons because he's the coolest thing since sliced bread and his movies are so original they can make you weep. And I have my shrine to Paul Giamatti because he is the Everyman and the Everyman makes some pretty awesome movies. Yes, there are impulse buys among the lot..BUT I am not ashamed and can justify.  Die Hard...please, Alan Rickman kicks ass and Bruce Willis was cool..and it's the best "real" sick day movie. Muppets Treasure Island...my kids needs something to love. Possession:  The little artsy Sarah-Michele Gellar 2009 horror flick? Never seen it? Well it makes for a great conversation piece.

Now for any one who knows me and knows me well, they know my favorite movie (not among what I consider to be the BEST movies)  is Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Now, to reinstate my point, I shouldn't have to explain why, although you're probably thinking of Bryan Adam's ballad and Kevin Costner's pseudo-English accent  and cringing, perhaps even chuckling.
But here in lies my explanation: That movie has everything. Action, adventure, romance, tragedy, comedy, a excellent story, and yeah, Alan-Fucking-Rickman is even in there...with possibliy one of the best lines of dialouge.
"Why a spoon cousin?" The Sheriff asks him.
"Cause it's dull twit, it will hurt more."  Nothing says bad ass than a spoon yielded as a weapon.

No, it's not the greatest movie, nor is it probably a great movie by standards...although by today's standards, it's fantastic because let's face it, today's film industry (unless you live in India or Iceland) is hurting. But it's my movie: it's my personality wrapped up firmly in a little salsa sock inside a burrito.  Yes, I like the adventure, the action, the romance. I can be dramatic and want to carve people's hearts out with spoons.  The comedy is blunt and at times brass like I can be. I'm no wit like the Paige and love a good fart joke when I hear it. And I'm ok with it. Because it's my favorite movie and it's my movie collection.

What do you think? Does your movie collection describe you somewhat?

I want to be Cool-lio

Well, not really. No I don't want to be Coolio but I do like the idea of having my own blog. Was inspired by my good friend, Karyn's, sister. She has a very nice blog and I got to thinking, I'm always wanting to speak my little mind or place a random "top ten" list up or even have a story or two to share with what ever audience this may attract.
So, no I don't want to be Coolio when I'm just little olde me: roller derby maniac, insomniac, fantasy novelist, fantastic daydreamer, self-proclaimed film connoisseur, cupcake queen: A Jill of all Trades, mind you and this is where I shall proclaim my ever witty tirades! whaha! The challenge I present to myself is making it last...and at least a tad interesting.

So, Coolio, eat your heart out....I'm my own freaking island of awesome. Word. Gangsta.

Listening to: "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
Current writing project: "Medusa's Daughter's", a children's play, and "Fathers & Daughters" a horror/zombie fiction.
Current weight watcher points left over: Like 5...I think.