Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Mike Versus 1985

I’m not a big fan of 1985, you guys. I can’t get on board with this celebration.

Don’t get me wrong. I want to be a team player, but 1985 was not a good year at the movies for me. I turned seven that year and my favorite thing to do at the time, much like it is now, was to go to the movies. It didn’t matter what it was; I wanted to see it and I knew I would LOVE it. Why? Because it’s a movie for heaven’s sake. Nothing bad could happen.

Now I realize that in 1985, I saw movies like Back to the Future and Real Genius -- movies I love to this day -- but that’s not what sticks out in my mind from that year. Instead, what I remember about 1985 is that it’s the scariest year in my movie-going history. I’m not referring to Fright Night or Re-Animator or Silver Bullet. I was too young to see those in a theater. No, I’m referring to...well, let’s hop in our Tardis and go back in time to listen to seven year old Mike watching some of these movies for the first time:

“Man, Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure is sooo great so far. It’s hilarious and goofy and…well…things just got a little dark. What is this woman’s name? Did she say Large Marge? She’s telling a pretty creepy story abouAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO HER FACE!?!?!?”

“Awesome! There’s a MASK movie coming out! I love those toys! I hope they have the motorcycAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THAT GUYS FACE?!?!?!”

“I really like the Wizard of Oz, so I’m not surprised that I’m digging Return to Oz. So far it’s pretty lovely, and sweet andAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THOSE GIANT PUMPKIN HEADS?!?!?!?”

“I want nothing more in life than to be a Goonie. This looks like so much fun! Going on an adventure with my friends, sneaking off with no parents around! I want gadgets like Data has…what…wait. Who’s that yelling? Is he chained up? Why is heAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL IS WITH THAT GUYS FACE?!?!?!?!”

Weird Science is pretty funny. That brother sure is a jerk. Why would they build a girl? I mean, what a wasteAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO MY PANTS?!?!?!

I could go on, but you get the point.
Fuck you, 1985.

9 comments:

  1. I'm still laughing as I type this. Hilarious! 1985 was a bad year for faces.

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  2. (For the record, Weird Science has aged REALLY badly, to the point that of all the movies we've chosen for my podcast so far, it's the only one the chooser has apologized for.)

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    1. Outside of my dreams, I haven't seen Weird Science in forever. I'll take your word for it.

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  3. Mike - F Marry Kill - the dude in Mask, Sloth, Living Daylights Timothy Dalton

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  4. I would F Sloth, Kill Mask and Marry Dalton. I sometimes have a hard time falling asleep, so I can just roll over, look and Dalton, and I'm out.

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    1. Dalton is my favorite Bond and that still made me laugh obnoxiously loud.

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  5. Ha - that's awesome Mike - truly the stuff of nightmares. I miss the days when no one seemed to have any qualms about traumatizing young children - made us stronger!

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  6. Oh the 80's all the studios saw that Star Wars money and thought " we want that, if it involves adventure put it out there" some excellent stuff came out of that but some really weird stuff did too, especially the original F This Movie Fest Dark Crystal. I remember also watching Return to Oz when I was a kid and freaking out about pretty much everything, oh 1985 you were quite the year.

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