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The 80's and 90's: A tough time for a Monster Kid

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Jay Maggio		#81	[-]
Sep 9 12 9:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	um, yes it was tough, after the 70s, when the blood,guts and gore became bucketfuls,I just lost interest, saw the alien trilogy, but, things just didnt seem the same, of course being an adult, I fondly recalled the simple b/w and then color films (Hammer) of yesteryear, and the actors, I dont know one from the other nowadays, oh well, at least they are on celluloid for us to enjoy 2day, but generations from now, Ienvision some very futuristic movie theater, w/ people who look like they come from another Planet, watching these films and getting a good laugh at what once could scare folks.
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Jay Maggio		#82	[-]
Sep 9 12 9:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	um, yes it was tough, after the 70s, when the blood,guts and gore became bucketfuls,I just lost interest, saw the alien trilogy, but, things just didnt seem the same, of course being an adult, I fondly recalled the simple b/w and then color films (Hammer) of yesteryear, and the actors, I dont know one from the other nowadays, oh well, at least they are on celluloid for us to enjoy 2day, but generations from now, Ienvision some very futuristic movie theater, w/ people who look like they come from another Planet, watching these films and getting a good laugh at what once could scare folks.
ejazzyjeff		#83	[-]
Nov 8 12 11:37 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rick wrote: It all depends on how you look at it. In the latter days, there was the wonder of video and cable tv. Not all movies were readily available, but a lot were. Feel the urge to watch GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN? Just pop it in the machine. Pause it when you want to go make a sandwich. Shoot, watch it again, if you want to. Need some info? Well, there's all those books (if you can find 'em) from Clarens to Everson to Willis and Lee, to Mank and Weaver and Warren and Skal and Rhodes and Senn. For basic stuff there's Maltin and, of course, the internet nowadays. But...for those of us, err, of an age, there was an undeniable excitement. Staying up late to watch a fuzzy-imaged showing of THE CYCLOPS on the 19-inch tube, and truly believing that, if you missed this showing, you really might NEVER have another chance to see it again. Finding the latest issue of FM or CoF on the drugstore shelf, wondering what new titles you'd read about, wondering what incredible photos you'd see for the first time. So, yeah, I think it's an exchange of excitement and discovery for convenience and completeness. But, it's true, I'm glad I got aboard the monster train when I did. I agree with Rick, the excitement of staying up late (sometimes on a school night!) to watch a movie, you might not see again or at least it seem forever, or seeing a new magazine or new book at the library about monsters was the greatest thrill. Now, I can't even stay up to watch Svengoolie, because I know that I am able to find that movie on the internet, or I own it.
TheLizard		#84	[-]
Nov 24 12 12:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yeah, kids nowadays will never know the excitement of looking in the TV guide on Sunday and freaking out because The Manster is playing at two in the morning. Now they can just YouTube that stuff.

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