memorable movie moments

Jan 21 - 2007

I love alliterations! But that's not the point. While I drive home from work on weekends, I usually surf the air waves (yes, one has to listen to the competition to know what they are doing) and now I am in the habit of tuning into CBC Radio One's "Lost and Found"on Saturday's at 3 as well as "WireTap"on Sunday's at 1. Yesterday it was not their usual programming and the substitute host, along with a movie reviewer, encouraged listeners to call and discuss their favourite movies or movies in theatres they would recommend. Usually I'm on the other end of the phones in radio, but I still enjoy calling in to radio stations. Not to hear the sound of my own voice, since one has to turn the radio OFF to eliminate feedback plus, I hear my own voice enough on the radio on the weekends, but sometimes I get the urge to just talk and be heard. Not announce, not entertain, not be dismissed as chatter between songs, but to be able to tell my story and really be heard. As I was driving and listening intently to callers from each province across Canada, had I been able to get through their triple 8 toll free number, this would have been MY story.

I am not really one who watches movies. I prefer sit coms. Probably because I have a such a short attention span. But when I do, they are more than just movies I am watching, they are events. Not just for the fact they were unforgettable movies, but who I was with when I watched them. I have 6 movies that I consider memorable. I remember The Sound of Music". It was the very first movie I saw in a theatre. I was 5 years old and went to see it with my grandmother. (It's also the reason I play guitar and never became a nun ;)) I remember "The Exorsist". I saw it in the drive-in theatre at the age of 16 with my 3 best friends (Jan, Val and Nancy) I remember "Black Sunday". I saw it at the drive-in from our tent trailer from the campground next door. There was no sound but I shared binoculars with my sisters to see it better. I remember "The Poseidon Adventure". It was the only movie I had nightmares after watching. Poor Shelly Winters. After seeing the trailer for the 2006 Kurt Russell version,  I accidentally bought the 2005 Australian mini series version with Steve Guttenberg. I pretty much rolled my eyes throughout because it was so lame. I remember "Amityville Horror". I was 19 and living at the University of Winnipeg. I returned to the dorm late at night and someone had left garbage bags beneath the stairwell. A swarm of flies surrounded me as I tried to enter the door. I was alone and I was scared. I moved fast. I remember "Rocky Horror Picture Show" but not til after it became a cult classic. How can you not forget people dressed up like the characters when it's wasn't Halloween and throwing things at the screen but not getting thrown out? It was another unforgettable experience with my new found friends in my first year of University. The last movie I saw in the theatre was "Shrek II". I, a 34 year old dyslexic, went with my 34 year old friend Tami. Just us. No kids. It was another memorable evening. I miss you Tami.