G-S-T Top 10 – Things You May Not Have Known About Me (Meme)

First off, I’d like to thank Meredith of M.Carter @ the Movies for getting me included on the latest cine-blogger topic. Here’s my nod to you Mer and as required, the “10 Movie-Related Things About Me” fulfilling my part of the reciprocity.

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1. I’d like to thank an old school friend for getting me well versed in the world of Luc Besson. Steve, if you’re out there, my movie tastes have forever been expanded by our countless viewings of Leon and The Fifth Element.

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2. My dad used to record a ton of movies on VHS at whatever setting would yield 6 hours of time. We had so many triple features that we’d record off HBO and Cinemax. But the one I think we watched so much we nearly wore out was our triple feature of Predator, Top Gun and Back to the Future. Now those were the days:)

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3. I recently volunteered for the Dallas International Film Festival and it was incredibly rewarding to talk to Texas filmmakers of local independent films. However nothing topped this past Friday where I worked the Press Room and met Pete Docter (director of Up), Lou Diamond Phillips, and Frank Darabont in the course of an hour!! I so wish they would have let us take pictures, because with out visual proof, you probably think I’m making this up. I did get to sit in the first row the next day for a special 3D screening of Up and asked him a question during a Q&A…man I wish he would have stayed around to give autographs:(

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4. The first DVD I ever bought was Ghostbusters. Sadly it was over a year before I owned an actual player…only reason I bought it was for a chance to win the Ecto-1…did I win? Nope, but I got a cool magnet along with the movie:) And funny enough, it is the first Blu Ray I ever bought as well…yeah, upgrade time!

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5. In my elementary school days, I thought I was so cool because my parents would let me watch Aliens, The Terminator and all these R-Rated action films. Yup, until I got to Jr. High, I thought I was a pretty big deal…those 8th graders put an end to that real quick.

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6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is one of the most beautiful, technically advanced and fantastic films I’ve ever seen. It was so great that it inspired me to create our little blog. Originally titled “GreatCinematicTreasures” our blog sought to identify those films that were just as spectacular as Button (if not more so). Well that title didn’t roll off the tongue to well and so Pete (in one of his very very few contributions) came up with the new name for our site. We seem to like it better now:)

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7. As a kid, I used to have a quite a collection of movie posters and cardboard display cutouts (from our local video store) in our basement. We had a water leak and most of my collection got damaged and was destroyed. My dad searched for weeks (this was before the Internet) for replacements and we ended up getting nearly 50 posters of LA Story trying to find the one that was in our basement. We never got that exact one…and the movie was not very good. Double bogey:(

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8. I got my picture taken by the Batmobile at Six Flaggs as a kid. Only a little later did realize that (like Mall Santas), it was not the car from the film. Being broken hearted as a child should be a felony…but that’s just what I think. Also I was terrified of the red muppets from Labyrinth. Holy hell, they scared the crap out of me…and that was supposed to be a kids film!?! Well I’d like to hit the guy whoever said that.

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9. Every Halloween between 2nd and 7th grade, I was a movie related “Trick or Treater”. Highlights include Indiana Jones in 4th grade, Dick Tracy in 5th, The Terminator (with glowing red eye and flayed skin) in 6th…yes, that was a costume for a 12 year old child.

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10. Kind of like Val Kilmer said in The Saint…”$50 Million and then I’m out” I feel the same way about my movie collection. I am teetering on that 500 mark, but a little more weeding out a few more selective purchases, and I too will be out/done. That is until something sensational hits the theaters (like The Expendables) that I just have to buy:)

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Finally to be relieved of my obligation, here’s some people I would like to commend the following people for their efforts to the wonderful blogging community. In no particular order (because we love you all so much):

The Film Cynics – Where they’re not afraid to give their opinions…how very cynical:P

Fandango Groovers – Andy runs a sweet site, is the brains of some successful multi-blog events and above all he has insightful content. He’s like the Patton of The Net (see that two movie references in one sentence).

FlixChatter – I know I’m not the first to call attention to how awesome Ruth’s writing is, but trust me…her writing is awesome. You think you know something about a movie? Check with Ruth and she’ll tell you what you don’t:)

CyniCritics – Those guys review the movies I like to see almost around the time I’m thinking about it. What’s your secret guys? Have you bugged my house?

Ross v Ross – Think you are a movie buff? Think again…Ross v Ross is no joke and their battles are the stuff of legend. Oh did you hear about that little scuffle between the Spartans and the Persians? Like kids fighting compared to R & R. Definitely the place to end movie battle discussions!