Here at work, we have a TV. And a DVD player.
This means that we often bring in films we like and watch those. Occasionally, I have to suffer through a cheesy romantic comedy. Or a stupid comedy.
One day, however, we had three films that were a huge part of my growing up that Dasha had never even heard of. All three of these are (in part) pulp-descended. They're definitely part of any geek's outlook these days.
Here are her comments on each:
Ghostbusters:
"It's not a scary movie, is it? I don't like scary movies!"
This means that we often bring in films we like and watch those. Occasionally, I have to suffer through a cheesy romantic comedy. Or a stupid comedy.
One day, however, we had three films that were a huge part of my growing up that Dasha had never even heard of. All three of these are (in part) pulp-descended. They're definitely part of any geek's outlook these days.
Here are her comments on each:
Ghostbusters:
"It's not a scary movie, is it? I don't like scary movies!"
"It's very entertaining."
Star Wars (and by Star Wars, I mean Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope - the original theatrical release):
"It's not the best film ever, but it is interesting."
She looked pretty bored throughout, though.
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark:
"I'm not sure I understand what is happening. Why do they talk so much?" A fair question, to be perfectly honest. As pulpy as the film is, it really does have a bit too much dialogue.
"This part is very exciting." It was the chase through the market.
"Why did they kill the monkey? He was cute!"
Verdict: A very mixed bag.
