Right now, I’m so pale that I feel like I need to justify it. How does one justify being pale? Blog about movies. That’s about as “indoors” as it gets.

There aren’t simply good movies or bad movies, there are many shades of gray (like my skin right now-which is a nice ash color). Bad movies can be good, and good movies can be bad. I’m fairly certain each and every movie can fit into one of the categories below, but I’m willing to consider adding more if we come across some uncanny peacocks that don’t fit anywhere.

Bad movies that are good:

• Wanted
• Jumper
• Underworld 2
• X-Men 3
• Live Free or Die Hard

Bad movies that are bad:

• Cheaper by the Dozen
• Fool’s Gold
• Definitely, Maybe
• Pink Panther 2
• Spiderman 3

Good movies that are good:

• Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Into the Wild
• The Dark Knight
• Rachel Getting Married

Good movies that are bad:

• Braveheart
• Mulholland Drive
• The Horse Whisperer

Movies that are sad because they are bad:

• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
• Transformers
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• From Hell

Movies that used to be good, but became bad:

• Napoleon Dynamite
• Crash
• South Park

Movies that are awesome:

• Road House
• Teen Wolf
• Pirates of Silicone Valley
• Repo Man
• Waterworld
• Predator
• Space Jam

These lists, if you ruminate on them long enough, might be important to you or a family member. Then maybe I can justify having a hue that falls somewhere between “zombie” and “recycled notebook paper”. I require sunshine, but there isn’t any to be found.

-John

john@addictedtowords.com

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