This weekend, I checked out my nom de blog, though, and found this:*
* warning: the soundtrack isn't appropriate for the workplace, or around small children, or, frankly, around anyone. But it'll make you laugh until honey comes out your nose.
I also got a chance to watch an old movie this weekend. GHOSTBUSTERS is such a classic! Brilliant set-up of character, setting, conflict, and rising action. But the dialogue still seems like the highlight to me:
"Ray when someone asks
if you're a god, you say—YES!"
if you're a god, you say—YES!"
And for years, I used the phrase:
"I love this plan—
I'm excited to be a part of it!"
I'm excited to be a part of it!"
The special effects don't really hold up--it was made pre-CGI. Since I started writing in earnest, I'm more aware of the puppet-strings of books, shows, and movies. It ruins a lot of TV watching when you guess the ending six minutes into the opening.
But, when a story really pops, it's chocolate for the mind.
5 comments:
Was GHOSTBUSTERS the first movie to trash New York City since King Kong?
I don't remember watching Ghostbusters for the special effects, even back in the day. Watch Zombieland - Bill Murray does an awesome cameo in that one.
The characters and their quirky comments are what held my attention.
I also love "Back To The Future," Michael J. Fox was great in it.
I loved Back to the Future!
The sequels weren't as good as the first, but I remember the urban legend that the sports records book from the future listed "Florida winning the pennant."
...before Florida even had a baseball team, which DID win the pennant in the year mentioned. Oooh.
BTW, that "future" is five years from now. Where are the flying cars? I want my flying car.
Yeah, me too. I'd save a ton on airfare(:
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