Another year has flown by and here I am once again, wondering what to say and staring at a picture of a cat using a computer. In last year’s update, I talked about stepping back from Silver Emulsion a bit to focus more on my caregiving duties for my wonderful wife who unfortunately has multiple sclerosis. This year was a further progression of this, but I still managed to keep the reviews flowing pretty regularly. I did take a week off here and there, so I guess I can officially say that I’m not wicked. 🙂
I can also officially say that at this point, my Arnold review series is all but done. For once, one of my “next year” predictions in a status update was correct! Do I win something? [Editor’s note: No.] I only have a few cameo roles to do Quick Take reviews for, and those won’t drop for a while as one of them is the film version of Raymond Chandler’s The Long Goodbye. I refuse to watch that one until I read the book, and I can’t read the book until I finish re-reading the other Chandler novels. I’ve got a couple more to go. In any case, outside of this final cameo post and whatever new movies Arnold is in, I can move my attention to finishing the other three series that I committed myself to (quite some time ago now!).
In doing this, I’m really going to try to get a Shaw Brothers review up every week. Not only will this make me happy, the Shaw series seems to be the most popular thing going here at Silver Emulsion. The Shaw posts consistently get good traffic… not so much when I post them, but over time they really seem to do well. Not that I’m all about numbers, but it is a nice feeling to know that people are interested in what you’re doing. And funnily enough, the Shaw reviews are also the ones that I enjoy writing the most!
I can’t think of anything else to mention, so let me continue my tradition of predicting where I’ll be next April 12th.
- Arnold will definitely be polished off, and if I can keep up a good head of steam I might actually be close to finishing Jackie off. Most likely, I’ll have finished his ’90s films and be a few deep into the ’00s.
- I think I have about 50 or so Full Moons left, so I’ll still be far from finishing, but maybe I’ll almost be half-way through them!
- Conservatively, I think I can get the Shaw series to the end of 1974 by next April, but if I’m able to get the once-a-week thing going, I could potentially be all the way into 1976! I’ll believe it when I see it!
So here’s to another year of reviews! Hope you enjoy following along with me on my little film journeys.
congratulations my Dear Friend on 6 fabulous years! I cannot believe all that happen it the last year. I am so proud of you. You have become an amazing writer-detailed, thorough, and excitable on pen! Here’s to you my friend. I’m tipping my 40…but not to my dead homies hahahahaha. I love you-legwarmersandfannypacks AKA Syreeta
Thanks so much, Syreeta! My love and an ’80s leotard back atcha! hahahaha
Congratulations, I actually really enjoyed Terminator Genisys, the special effects were the best since Cameron, and come-on you gotta listen to the words out of the Creator’s own mouth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LqgdNVTcRA .
Peace and mamaste and all that. – Nick
Thanks! I’ll agree that the FX work in Genisys was overall pretty good, but no matter what Cameron thinks I still didn’t like it. hahaha. I’m glad he enjoyed it, and I’m glad you did too, but I really didn’t dig it. It was much the same with the new Star Wars for me.
No worries man, I noticed in your review that you mentioned how the entirety of the movie was like constant exposition and Action. That’s interesting because from what I remember of the Behind-the-Scenes of the first Terminator and also having seen it a gabillion times, that’s actually how it was too for the audiences supposedly when if first came out. Since as you know it was a fairly low-budget action flick for it’s time [the scene that sticks out the most to me is when Beihn first hijacks Hamilton the first time and is driving high speeds in the car the with her evading the popo telling her all about the future and john conner and all that good shit
P.s. Had this poster in my room as a kid for many years and it accidentally went down with the ship when we moved. http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/terminator/images/4/49/T800movie2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120207032138
Man, these anniversary things always take me by surprise. If I’d thought ahead I would have made sure to get my next review done sooner!
Still, it’s somehow fitting that your anniversary review was of a really shitty B movie about a guy using his penis as a machine gun.
Well, time flies and all that. Here’s to another year of reviewing fun, however quickly or slowly they get cranked out!
hahahaha, they do come around quick, don’t they? I didn’t plan anything, so that review was totally by chance. I agree, though, it is fitting! Thanks for the continued support and the reviews!