Stuff Making Me Happy Right Now
Hush, this is a totally legitimate blog post. First up, The Mummy. I stumbled across an article about it this week, which of course made me want to go watch it. I arranged my schedule to do so (basically that meant deciding “sod off, writing, I’m gonna go enjoy” and went to grab it from the movie shelf and–no movie. No movieS, I should say, as I had the set. I checked the kid’s room (she wasn’t home, has been told before to stop stashing my movies in her room, and walks in my bedroom any time she pleases, so no, I don’t feel bad) then called her to demand where the hades my movie was. No idea. Of course. This is at least the third time. Last time it was Tremors I wanted to watch. And guess what? That was ALSO a boxed set, and I ALSO had to re-buy it in order to watch it. Kids. Sheesh. Don’t have kids. Oh, where was I? Right. The Mummy. I mean, what more do you need to know? There are so many little bits that just make me chortle. Beni hiding behind Evy as Imhotep summons his priests. Beni swearing in Hungarian. Rick striking a match on Ardeth Bey. Ardeth Bey’s delight in flying, and how much he clearly liked the gun from the plane… I’m sure you’ve seen it, but if you haven’t, go watch it. If you have–well, you should probably go watch it again. Next? I have…