The Misadventures of Captain Eighties: Avid Insomnia or Desire To Indulge in Things I Enjoy?

I can't be sure, but it seems the last few days have brought about a desire to spew my thoughts into my blog. It's been a while since I've done any "serious" blogging (It's never serious, you know that). I have not been sleeping much, which is not out of the ordinary, but I've been sleeping less. I'm sure the bloodshot eyes and dark circles suggest as much.

I obviously have a fondness for the 80's, I try to look and act like a regular person (albeit not very hard), but no matter what I do.... it just sort of looks like the 80's threw up on me. I don't even try anymore, it's not worth it. I'm just stuck... like in that Bowling For Soup song 1984 (but, you know without the children and yellow suv)

Anyway, there was something about films (animated or not) from the 80's that newer movies seem to be lacking. We all know that newer films, generally speaking, are lacking many things... but there was something magical and charming about the 80's. As an adult, I can still see this in the work--granted my nostalgia is sure to blind me a bit. Very few newer movies can bring about those same feelings of wonder... the newest Muppet installation was a pleasant surprise in that area. Hooray for Jason Segal! (And the villagers rejoiced)

Everything now is all about being bigger and better, and exploding (in the true Tim Taylor sense) with more power. Special FX, all done on computers, leaving creatures and animitronics in the dust. I'm a purist, I suppose. I still prefer my FX to be "real" if that makes any sense. It's one of the things that I really liked about the Silent Hill movie, there were dudes in strange rubber suits and contortionist ladies in makeup running all over the place. The computer FX, I'm sure enhanced things, but there was something real about it... which I enjoyed.

Anywho, I am going off on a tangent... Here are a few of my favorite moments from movies of times past. Enjoy!