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Edward Scissorhands 1990
Found the dvd for a buck at a thrift store. But, that's not all! I also picked up the gorgeous soundtrack by Danny Elfman. When I opened the case, to my great surprise and delight! Some gentle, artistic, soul had strategically, lovingly, placed stickers all throughout the CD booklet. There's
a black heart, a snowflake, a cute doggo, a fancy hedge, a spooky house, and a pair of arms. I hope whoever took the time to make such a magical creation is loved and is doing well.
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Night Passage 1957
"A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion......but doesn't."
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"Western Wednesdays"Filmed in TECHNIRAMA!! Gets an extra half star due to James Stewart fancy title credit.
A good western that is helped by beautiful locations, a GREAT over the top performance by Dan Duryea, a unique setting for the final showdown, and an accordion song being a MAJOR plot device. I love how the railroad foreman asks Stewart to play his crew a song cause they haven't been paid in a month?!?! And he's a good guy!?! I'm with Whitey! Fuck him, and the railroad.
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Joy Ride 2001
Back in the video store days, this was a MONSTER title. The manager, who hated movies had thought 5 copies would be more than enough. Sadly she horribly misjudged the appeal of a likeable cast, a genius storyline, and probably the most important factor. A huge segment of our clientele were truckers, and people who LOVED cars. I could tell you some amusing stories about Cronenberg's Crash, and the uproar it caused (mostly because of me) at our store. But,…
