So I said I was going to write
every day, and even though it’s been a looong day I am determined NOT to break
this resolution…at least not on Day One ;-)
Today, in spite of my struggle to
stay awake past midnight last night, I got up very early (all things
considered) and drove up to Haverhill for our second Numb Bum A Thon. This
event is modeled after Harry Knowles’ (of Ain’t It Cool News) annual movie marathon,
which, I believe, is held annually in Austin. Chris Golden and John McIlveen put
together a collection of movies that even our/their crowd of cinephiles hasn’t
seen, for the most part, and at Mac’s very posh screening room of his apartment
complex folks wander in and out throughout the morning, afternoon and evening,
eating too much junk food and enjoying the fact that we’re all, for the most
part, horror/sci-fi/fantasy geeks to one degree or another.
I will be honest- this year’s
movies did not resonate with me the way last year’s did. We watched “Twins of
Evil” (an unintentionally hilarious 70s horror film whose male star looked
distractingly like Jimmy Fallon), “The Raid- Redemption” (a Korean action film
that Max loved but I got bored with the initially impressive fighting
sequences), “Juan of the Dead” (this was the winner for me- a Cuban zombie
movie that was both funny and, at times, rather poignant – and in spite of its
title, NOT a Shaun of the Dead rip-off) and finally, Spider Baby (a late 60s
black and white movie that had some surprisingly good performances from two
young actresses but was otherwise just…weird. And not in the good way). Bottom line – what the hell ELSE was I going
to be doing today, right? I got to see people I like, I got to hang out with
Max and we had a good drive there and back (all the driving to and from Amherst
has made the Haverhill haul seem like a cakewalk now). So though I am tired
now, and tomorrow is going to be a bear, I’m glad I went.
