So I've noticed a few things lately about my movie collection. The first being that it is equal parts "traditional classics" and "silly stupidity". I don't really have much in-between and thats ok with me. Even my first blu purchases are representative of this condition.
First purchase: 2001 A Space Odyssey
Second Purchase: Hellboy 2
I love classics, for most of them I can see why they are revered. 2001 is a beautiful film that I can watch again and again and find new details to appreciate, new dialogue to interpret, and new messages to sift through. The cinematography and music take my breathe away and its fantastic. Hellboy 2? well this one was purchased more on a whim, but I certainly enjoyed its cinematography as well as its wise-crackin lead. (don't worry reader, in this case I can chose the better film with ease...2001. But there are a decent amount of classics versus camp that aren't so easy)
This pattern has continued ever since. Recent extreme's have been Ernest Scared Stupid and...Life is Beautiful. One being extremely juvenile, the other, uplifts the human spirit and makes me want to be a better person. Speedracer sits alongside Dr. Strangelove. Star Trek (great ideas and overall classic) alongside Firefly (lots of fun). (ok maybe you think those are BOTH silly... i'm a Trekkie, what can i say)
Anyways... the point of all this being that the best movies, and the one's worthy of owning are not only the classics that inspire, but anything that stirs excitement, laughter, tears and a good time. Those are the two primary categories of movies I like and cannot generalize that one is truly better than the other...only that they serve on two different plains. So yes, Army of Darkness and Beauty and The Beast (that link is the greatest disney song ever!) sit happily side by side on my shelf. (i'm a sucker for Sam Raimi's ingenuity and for Disneys Classic storytelling)
