Tuesday, October 8, 2019

I Talk The Thing, And More

Monday night I got to see the John Carpenter classic theatrically for the first time, and it was a transcendent experience; the movie is my favorite from him (no small feat) and it drew a nice crowd. I am glad that the Cinemark location at CityWalk on Universal Studios grounds is showing that and other retro horror during this spooky season; furthermore, there was no problem with the big audience, much to my relief.

Now, let me discuss the 1937 Disney cartoon Lonesome Ghosts:

Who you gonna call... Mickey, Donald, and Goofy?

The past week or so has been more hectic than expected for me so some days I haven't felt like or had the time for full movies, so a cartoon less than 10 minutes long is what I have to fall back on. But, after tonight things should return to normal and in fact, there may be a day or two where I can post multiple reviews. For now, a cartoon I did not even know the existence of until a few days ago.

The plot is simple: several ghosts are bored in a haunted house because no one explores their domain any longer. They decided to ring up ghostbusters-or as this short calls them, Ghost Exterminators-Mickey, Donald, and Goofy (!) and invite them over. As none of them have proton packs, the ghosts successfully troll the trio in a variety of ways, from making loud noises to tricking them. This is done in a house that looks to have been abandoned ages ago and as this was pretty funny & has lovely animation throughout, it was nice to see this during October.

To end this w/ a random aside, when I was a kid, “Bustin' makes me feel good!” from the Ghostbusters theme song did not leave an impression on me but as I became a little older and realized what it meant... much mirth and hilarity was had. If I said it still doesn't make me giggle a little, then I would be lyin' to all of you.

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