Not That Calvin

 



Ooh, I finally see why the crew of the International Space Station had to return due to a medical emergency. I'm not sure why this interested me so much. I'm not a space geek, but I do love a mystery, especially when mum's the word. It has now been revealed that astronaut, Mike Fincke had a very strange occurrence in January. As he was eating dinner he felt an odd sensation and then he was no longer able to speak. He claims he felt no pain but the other astronauts could see he was in distress. Fincke had been up in space for 549 days. Fortunately, he arrived back on earth a few weeks later. Doctors have ruled out a hear attack, but nothing else. I'll play Dr. Watson and Sherlock and guess, anxiety attack? That's a long time away from home and so very far away. I have anxiety attacks switching trains. I can't really watch travel shows because I become so anxious if the travelers miss a train or plane. I don't know where this comes from. I truly love to travel, except for the travel bit. Maybe Gregg Phillips can give me clues on how to teleport to a waffle house in France. 

Berthold Gambrel mentioned he's not particularly fond of zombie movies. I love them! Zombie movies and aliens in a spaceship, while the crew fight for their lives is right up my movie alley. I'm not sure zombies roaming a spaceship would be exciting, though. In all monster genres you need to follow the mo(nster) code. Vampires cannot be seen in the day. Only a stake through the heart will kill them. Zombies are slow and need to be shot in the head. Werewolves... well you get the drift. Some movies break the rule like World War Z with Brad Pitt. Watching the zombie swarm at top speed is scary. You don't have a chance against a fast zombie. It's still a great movie, if you like zombies. There are some movies I cannot watch right now because they hit too close to reality. Apocalyptic movies were never my favorite but now, forgheddabouit. Netflix has been showing all the Saw movies which are incredibly gruesome. One is enough. It's like a gross Scooby Doo cartoon. Nothing changes but the victims. I don't watch romance movies. I still close my eyes when hanky panky is going on. I'm a six year old kid going, "Bleccchhh." No war movies, cowboy movies, historical movies, law movies, low brow comedy movies... So my viewing selection is limited and somehow involves violence. I also skip movies with kids used as bait and the reason for a guy to go ballistic and kill everyone in his way after child is kidnapped. Except for Jackie Chan. I enjoy a good Jackie Chan move. 

Anyway, I'm glad Mike Fincke is doing well (so they say 😉) There could be an alien entity growing in him right now. I'd watch that movie. Here's a few more I recommend...not in any order.

This is a favorite, Cloverfield.A group of friends are celebrating when aliens strike New York. The best frickin' monsters, ever!

Signs. My favorite M Night Shyamalan film. The bad part is Mel Gibson is in it, but he is so good in it. As is, the other three main characters. Love this movie, except the monsters get a D. Not that scary. This is about the people, not the monsters. 

The Thing. Omg. This is so good. Set in Antarctica, something is out there and gets inside. Really and truly inside. It's so gross, but so fun. 

A Quiet Place. I loved them all! Another movie where it's the people who carry the movie. But, it's still scary and the monsters are gross. Shhhhh 🤫

The Vast of Night. Not one alien do you ever see, but the buildup is fantastic. This is a low budget movie which should have gotten better notice because it's so good. 

Honorable mentions...

Alien

Boy Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 

The Night Eats the World

War of the Worlds (1953)

Life, with Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal. Be very careful, Mike. 

*Linked Berthold twice. Just disappears. 🤷






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