AEinhorn wrote:
Sounds like it was a fantastic marathon.
This was the first time I've missed a Sci-Fi Marathon since I began attending - 25 straight, and then missed this one, but with the date change, the event happened over my Anniversary weekend, and my wife didn't want to do that for our Anniversary.
Glad to hear everyone had fun!
Too bad to hear you missed out on this. It ...... was.....AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So, to fill you in on how everything went down (and to give my report of this most awesome of Sci Fi events in Ohio), here is MY REVIEW OF THE 33RD (30TH???) OHIO 24 HOUR SCIENCE FICTION MARATHON
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First, I absolutely MUST thank Bruce Bartoo, Joe Neff, everyone who worked on and volunteered to create the decorations, the flyers, the program schedule, the website, and the entire staff and management of The Drexel Theater! You guys (and gals) are awesome and I LOVE YOU! You are my second family! A suggestion I have: While standing in line for either of the Sci Fi Marathon or the Horror Marathon, I think that it should be mandatory to have the line break up in gaps where doors are in the way. That way, anyone coming out of the doors won't have to wait to have people in line move out of the way. And now, on to the movies...
MAD MAX
This may come as a huge shock to everyone, but I have never seen Mad Max before, or any Mad Max movie for that matter. I definitely wanted to someday. I just never got around to it before. I definitely wanted to watch all of the Mad Max movies back to back, in order, which brings to mind the question: What is the proper chronological order of the Mad Max movies? In other words, where does Mad Max: Fury Road fit in to the franchise? A very enjoyable film, but the ending left me scratching my head. I expected a giant, dramatic stand off between Max and the leader of the biker gang, and was very disappointed when it never happened. :/ Otherwise, a WONDERFUL film!
STARMAN
My favorite movie in the entire line up, and that is saying something with titles like MAD MAX: FURY ROAD! I am a big softie when it comes to movies like these. This is my kind of Romance movie. It isn't some sappy, by the numbers Romance movie. It is a Romance movie that is so beautiful...so perfect that it tugged on my heart strings.....and I'll just leave it at that LOL
Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen did a HELL OF A JOB in this! I can't give it enough praise, and a huge reason for the movie being so awesome is the OUTSTANDING score by Mr. John Carpenter!!!
ARROWHEAD
The worst part of this movie was finding out that the lead actress had died, and the best part of the movie was seeing her alive again. I truly hate seeing characters I enjoy in movies and shows get killed off, especially if there is a male that they have some kind of relationship with that is left alone without them. I would DEFINITELY watch a sequel to this. There is always more you can do with a good story, especially with Sci Fi.
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (or walked down a hill) A.K.A. THE COOKIES THAT FELL TO THE KITCHEN FLOOR!!!
.....um......(scratches head).....??? How to sum up this movie.... Well, I have so many questions, it is hard to know where to start. I get that it's about an alien who SOMEHOW got to Earth (not by falling, at least not that was shown), but HOW IN THE WORLD did this alien just up and get all "famous, powerful and know all about how to get along on Planet Earth" when he had JUST LANDED!!??? With STARMAN, Jeff Bridges portrayed a very realistic portrayal of an alien who just now landed on Earth and didn't know much of anything. THIS ALIEN all of a sudden knows the entire English language, how to do everything, and has the red carpet rolled out for him..... ??? And HOW THE HELL did the other characters fit into it? It seemed like a few mini stories thrown together. Very confusing, Bowie's worst.
HIGH-RISE
This is the very first film that I started to get REALLLLY drowsy during. Sadly, I began losing my battle with sleep deprivation with this one, which is a shame, because JESUS CHRIST ON A CROSS!!!! did this movie look over the top! LOL I will HAVE TO watch it again.
ZARDOZ A.K.A. BANANA HAMMOCK: THE MOVIE!!!
A truly bizarre movie from what I could make out from it, as unfortunately, this is the 1st film that I slept through. With High Rise, I got drowsy. With Zardoz, I simply could not win and took a nap, missing out on this strange, trippy experience.
TURKISH STAR WARS
The 2nd movie I fell asleep during. All I can really say is...........WHAT THE @#$%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????
......What? You expected more words? Do I NEED to say anything else? lol
JASON X
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!! THANK YOU for finally showing this! I am one of the (very, very few) people that wanted to see this, and by golly damn was I happy when I finally did,.....even though two morons behind me wouldn't STFU, even after I asked them both POLITELY! Apparently, Joe's warning to everyone about being quiet just didn't come through that clearly. This is one movie I REALLY did not want to be bothered while watching, as it is a big deal (to me), and lo and behold; TALKERS. This brings up another idea I have. How about we NOT have any more alcohol served at this, or any movie theater ever again? Alcohol has no place in any movie theater, as being drunk encourages talking, something that ruins the entertainment value of a movie. That being said, I LOVE this movie. Sure, it isn't perfect and has flaws, but what movie doesn't? This movie had two of the HOTTEST women in the entire Friday The 13th franchise in it (the lead actress Lexa Doig, the blond woman who operated on Jason) <3
FANTASTIC VOYAGE
The 3rd film I fell asleep during, which particularly upset me, because I really did want to see this, as it is connected to one of my favorite shows, Sealab 2021. In particular, the episode "Craptastic Voyage", which spoofs "Fantastic Voyage". If you have never seen this episode before, here you go:
http://kisscartoon.me/Cartoon/Sealab-20 ... e?id=27866DESTROY ALL MONSTERS
The 4th and final film I fell asleep during (DAMMIT!!!). Definitely one of the best Godzilla flicks in existence. And gosh darnit, is Godzilla's son not adorable?
MAD MAD: FURY ROAD
My 2nd favorite movie at the marathon, being topped only by Starman, this was every bit as kick ass as I had imagined it would be. It was filled to the brim with stunts, and reminds me of a cross between The Hills Have Eyes and the Twisted Metal video game series. I truly feel like at LEAST one Rob Zombie song needed to be in this movie (Dragula perhaps? This movie has Rob Zombie written all over it and it would have fit in. The fact it DOESN'T include any music by White Zombie OR Rob Zombie, WTF!? >:[ This movie is freaking blisteringly amazing as all Hell and Heaven too!
Thanks again to everyone who helped to get this marathon out of your brains and into the real world. SEE YOU ALL IN OCTOBER!!!!