-"Notorious" by Duran Duran

Can we say as an example in how this world has been going to the fucktards at a rapid pace in what's been in the news lately? Of course, we can start off with a moron getting himself elected to the highest office but when I heard about the Boy Scouts that got electrocuted for not knowing that a metal pole attracts lightning, I lost all hope. We are fucked.

Editor: "Can we just say that the Jamboree will be continued at Sizzler?"

Well, I am just having a nice little calm day all due to my little dog, Buffy, finally being okay. Yesterday, she was acting all shitty with all the quietness (so unlike her) of a mouse once she got on my bed. As all pet owners will attest to, I was on high alert since it was my worry that Buffy was going to either barf or shit somewhere that would rival India's recent flooding.

Lucky for me, said barfing was not what happened in my room. Buffy did so only in her playpen and then proceeded to jump up and down while mouthing the words: "Look! Look what I just did! I barfed and now I feel soooooo good! Get me outta here and to a window so I can bark all day, dammit!"

Nobody wants to admit that there are moments in being a pet owner that will really test your patience. It's just funny how Buffy is so easy to work with. She'll tell me when she needs to go outside while the other 4 just crap when/where they want to. Little dog can equal a big mind.

London. Wow. The police over there arrested a bunch of suspects super, super fast. I made the mention of this to my mother while comparing how our law enforcement seems to take forever. She then asked if I would like to do away with warrants being issued in order to enter homes. Makes it so much easier for the London militia to just get suspects while ours go through so much beauracracy.

Would that work? I mean, just tear into a person's home due to him/her being a suspect? Arrest all on account of suspicion? People starting that kind of shit can get away while our police do their best to get them hauled away. Plus, our FBI and CIA are pretty much full of idiots since no one was really held accountable for the misinformation due that could have stopped 9/11.

Should we even bring back racial profiling? C'mon, you're just as nervous as I am when a person of obvious Muslim religion sits next to you. It may be a small percentage of these people being of extremes but your body reacts as it does. Who remembers the TWA hijacking? I'll never forget seeing that pilot's head out the window as a guy with obvious Middle Eastern descent held an AK-47.

Finally, got to run into Old Nick but not much to say since he was in cardio while I was in weights. I was in cardio while he was in weights. Just bad timing but we'll be back into it once his work on the house ends. Old Nick is doing some kind of addition.

While thinking about Sara's discussion on the movie Donnie Darko (one of my faves), I got to thinking about my DVD collection. It's amassed to well over 1,000 of all sorts of titles. None of these include those cheap crap disks with a $1.99 price tag you find in grocery stores but of actual merit. Sure, I'd love to have some of questionable taste like Debbie Gibson's Greatest Hits (C'mon, Debbie, give me "Outta the Blue" and "Foolish Beat" but not "Electric Youth") if she ever does one or a super-dee-dooper version of Roadhouse.

Editor: "There's, like, so many questions in regards to the making of Roadhouse. Good quotes, a half-naked Patrick Swayze, and a fuck scene involving people up against the wall."

By the way, yes, I do have Roadhouse and will not give it away to anyone since TNT's constant airing of it in censored form just does not hold a candle to it.

Bouncer: "What if somebody calls my mama a whore?"

Dalton (Patrick Swayze!): "Is she?"

What I'm trying to say due to my sudden weirdness in dabbling in what looks to be homosexual tendencies that even I have no clear idea as to, what movies should everyong hold in their DVD collection? You could go all over with this subject since everyone would tell you to start with a different one. If anyone mentions Gladiator, I will throw several bricks at their heads. Amusing here and there BUT not a great film! You can see a fucking motor on the back of one of the chariots!

For me, I'd start with Jaws. Not only has this film been called the best in so many lists but it started a huge trend in not showing the villian til the end. Plus, Robert Shaw (Oh, how I was in awe!) had that brilliant speech on the U.S.S. Indianapolis that made your blood curdle. I should type the full version but the way the actor said it........there is no equal to that man.

Of course, we can add Donnie Darko. Seen it so many times and brings up so many debates as to what the movie was about. See Sara's take on it but I totally disagree. For me, I saw it as a "What If?" in which Donnie sees a life he will never have flash before his eyes right before the engine kills him. He wanted to be in love, etc. and had that small amount of happiness. Some saw Donnie as a superhero since no one human could get an axe into a statue like Donnie did. Whatever. The movie was brilliant.

Editor: "Let's hear it for Sparklemotion!"

I'm a freak of horror movies that set themselves apart so we'd put in Dog Soldiers, Phenomena (Rare weird movie that stays in my head all the time), Dario Argento's Opera, The Wickerman (Christopher Lee is.....uh, weird), Halloween, and The Howling. Can't you see I just go gonzo over werewolf movies but do not mention Cursed, please.

One movie I actually cried over was Frequency, that little flick with Dennis Quaid talking to his son over a radio mic in order to help each other stay alive. Amazing and I just got so absorbed into it that I wish I had a relationship with my dad in that way, where we actually talked. Ever seen Frequency? The little quirk is that the dad is talking from long ago while the son slowly realizes that the guy on the mic is his dead dad. Plus, how cool is it to remember Garth Brooks at his best? I'm not a fan of country but wow!

Everyone I've met has the Lord Of the Rings Trilogy on DVD. Even eventually giving in to owning the special editions over the 1 disk. I'm pretty sure Blockbuster doesn't rent them as much since everyone has them. This trilogy holds something special to the nerds, geeks, and dweebs that no piece of athletic ignorance can understand.

I've mentioned how I just might feel complete once I get my hands on the special edition of Batman since I loved "Batdance."

Joker: "Stop the press! Who's that?

Vikki Vale: "Vikki Vale. I like..........Batman."

We used to question how far Prince went in doing that Batman soundtrack. Gawd, he looked so strange in the videos of "Batdance" and "Partyman" that I wondered how sane he was. Loved 'em, though and cannot wait to see the videos again. I just loved the smoothness part of the song as Vikki Vales walked out in those uber tight black dresses while Prince went underneath to.......inspect, no?

I'm pretty sure I have the most interesting collection of DVDs but I do await certain ones that keep escaping me. A Blade Runner special edition has been in the works for too long. It's still on the fucking schedule but agreements with various companies (greed?) keep me from finally seeing the version we were meant to see. It was considered a secret that Harrison Ford's character was actually a replica. I've only seen the ending.

I do have a few scenes from movies that hold true moments for me. Okay, I had to walk out of the room when the ending to Last Of the Mohicans played. My parents had rented this so good flick that I came into the room after being out that evening. What I'm saying is that I walked in on the ending and couldn't stop watching. The music of Clanaad during the battle at the top of the mountain was so good! Good! Good! Last Of the Mohicans had power in capturing my imagination. Daniel Day Lewis as Hawkeye, the only time I've really been into him but Gangs Of New York looked kinda cool, too.

Anyone have anything to add on movies everyone should have in their collections or even certain films that hold dear? How about certain scenes you can go over and over with forever? I'll tell you that Robert Shaw's Quint's speech in Jaws did deliver even more than Michael Douglas's Gordon Gecko doing the "Greed is good...." even if both were unforgettable. Hell, I have both speeches pinned to my door to help me remember that there were films highly well thought out over the shit we get nowadays. Mr. And Mrs. Smith continues to play in my head. Wonder if this is a must have......yes! Pin that to Sin City as well.

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