RAYMO’S RAMBLINGS – ANIMATED MOVIES SUCK

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ANIMATED MOVIES SUCK
The other night I took two of my grandchildren to see the movie Jumanji at the Grand Theater in Madison. I know that I am in the minority on this subject, but I do not care for all the animation that Hollywood is putting into their movies! I especially do not like the full length animated movies. It is like watching a cartoon! I actually have told many people this and am always ridiculed for my comments on movie animation.
When I go to the movies I like to see real people dealing with issues that humans have to deal with. I also love humor and want to laugh when I go to movies. And as long as I am at it, I like chick flicks! For the record I could be a movie critic with all the movies that I have seen over the years. So I started thinking if I could put together my top 20 favorite movies. I could prove that these movies are way better than any animated movie. So I wrote them down and really gave this a lot of thought. After looking at the list, I realized that these movies were really good movies and gave me confirmation that these movies are much better than any animated movie. So here are my favorite twenty movies.
20. An Officer and a Gentleman
19. Rudy
18. Back to the Future
17. Field of Dreams
16. Young Frankenstein
15. JFK
14. Saving Private Ryan
13. Julie and Julia
12. Mamma Mia
11. Forrest Gump
10. Animal House
9. Schindler’s List
8. Titanic
7. Billy Jack
6. The Social Network
5. The Shining
4. Kramer vs Kramer
3. Blazing Saddles
2. Christmas Vacation
1. Patton
I love these movies and watch them over and over again. As you can see, no animated movies made the list and they will never make the list. I have seen some of the animated movies with my grandchildren. You can say they are cute. You can say the animated movie has a great story. You will not change my mind. You know what makes an animated movie worse? If it is a musical! I feel like starting a petition to stop making animated movies. If I had lots of money I would start my own movie company.
Animated movies that I remember watching with my grandchildren are Ice Age, Monster University, Despicable me, Frozen, Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs, and the Secret Life of Pets. Those are the animated movies I care to remember. All terrible! So why don’t I care for animated movies? Because nothing is real. It is fantasy. It is basically a cartoon. What is funny is that my grandchildren know I don’t like animated movies. Now when they hear that a new animated movie is coming out, they make it a point to tell grandpa. After attending the animated movie with my grand-kids they always want to know what I thought of the movie, knowing full well what the answer is going to be.
I love my grand-kids, but Hollywood please stop making animated movies. Please!
Posted: February 1, 2018
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RAYMO’S RAMBLINGS – CHRISTMAS, LIGHTS, DECORATING, MUSIC & MOVIES

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CHRISTMAS, LIGHTS, DECORATING, MUSIC & MOVIES

Some people go hog wild putting Christmas lights up. Outside their home, inside their home, on garages, barns, trees, just about anywhere. Of course, when I think about Christmas lights on homes, I always think of Chevy Chase’s house in the movie Christmas Vacation! Now that was awesome!  Realistically that would be a lot of work to do.

 In previous years we have put lights on the outside of our house. Not this year, we were too tired. That is our excuse. The weather has been fantastic for putting up outdoor lights, but my wife and I have no ambition to do so. I think we are turning into Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis in Christmas with the Kranks. We finally put up our tree last Sunday and found it to be quite a chore

Actually, putting the Christmas tree up in your home should be a festive event. It should look like a scene from a Hallmark movie with Christmas music playing, people sipping hot chocolate, and everyone enjoying the moment. That didn’t happen! Lights were tangled, the tree stand broke, and we argued over the lights. She wanted white lights, I wanted blue lights. I thought we had enough lights on the tree, but she said we needed more.  It was a fun afternoon. That is how our marriage works, we disagree and still have fun and enjoy each others company. It’s weird I know. Top it all off my hot chocolate wasn’t hot anymore. Merry Christmas

Before I am accused of being a Grinch, I will say I do really enjoy most Christmas movies. Christmas Vacation is my favorite. I can watch that movie over and over again and laugh every time. The characters are funny. The story is great, and one of the best characters in any movie ever is cousin Eddie. Randy Quaid plays that part very well. His quotes in the movie are spectacular, “You serious Clark,” “If you scratch his belly Clark, he will love you till the day you die,” “You glad to see us Clark?”

Other Christmas movies that I enjoy. It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, and Elf. Yes, I do enjoy Elf because I am a big fan of Will Ferrel. I don’t care for Miracle on 34th Street. Home Alone is ok.

As for Christmas music, I can listen to a few songs, but not all day long! Some radio stations play just Christmas music in December. I want my regular oldies songs. I get teased for not liking Christmas music. Does anyone else feel this way? Now when I say Christmas music I’m not talking about the old church hymns, but songs like I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus or Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer. It feels good to get this off my chest. I feel better now.

I know I sound like a big Scrooge, but I am just not into the Christmas spirit yet. Maybe we need some snow on the ground. I guess I need to focus on the real reason we celebrate Christmas. I know that will get me excited about the season. It always does. Focus your thoughts on Jesus this holiday season and things will be just fine. He is the reason for the season.

Posted: December 2, 2017
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RAYMO’S RAMBLINGS – GOING TO THE MOVIES

 

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GOING TO THE MOVIES

They aren’t making movies like they use to be. What’s wrong with Hollywood lately? Some reports say it was the worst summer in over 25 years at the box office. It seems most of the movies that are coming out are animated movies, and kids and adults think they are so cute, but I don’t care for them at all.  So please Hollywood start putting out more movies that don’t have cartoon animation, or so many special effects thrown in.

Is this what Americans want to see? Animation? Animated movies do nothing for me, they aren’t the cartoon characters I grew up with like Popeye, The Flintstones, Casper the Friendly Ghost or Scooby Doo. I remember going too Despicable Me 3, terrible! Nemo, terrible! Frozen, when I hear that song, I cringe! Shrek, blah. Toy Story, I fell asleep!

The past few years I have attended animated movies with my grandchildren and in my opinion most of them were terrible. I remember cracking a smile once when an animated character farted but that was about it. I just don’t understand why kids and adults are flocking to the theaters to see them.

Let’s bring back movies that have substance in them, that make us think, entertain and move us. Like Schindlers List or A Beautiful Mind, movies like Catch Me if You Can, The Notebook, or Titanic. Now those are movies. As a matter of fact, here is a list of my favorite movies and you won’t see an animated movie mentioned. Not in any particular order.

Patton, Titanic, Animal House, Christmas Vacation, The Notebook, Kramer vs Kramer, Forrest Gump, The Shining, Jaws, Back to the Future, Saving Private Ryan, The Wizard of Oz. Field of Dreams, American Graffiti, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Love Story, Grease. Just to name a few that I remember going to and really enjoying them. Now those are quality movies.

Some of my best memories are going to the movie theaters with family and friends and watching a great movie. When I was dating Roxie we went to many movies at the Grand in Madison, Hollywood in Monte, and even the outdoor drive in along highway 212 in Montevideo.

 My first date with Roxie was at the Grand Theater in Madison and she even remembers the movie, The World’s Greatest Athlete. That was 1973. I can assure you that wasn’t an animated movie. Movies, dating and popcorn seem to go hand and hand. I don’t think I would have taken my date to Nemo.

 Going to the movies was fun before animation came out. That’s just my opinion and I know I’m in the minority on this subject. So I will be waiting for Hollywood to drop the animation and start producing quality movies. Maybe people will start going to theaters again and Hollywood won’t have a summer like they just had

Posted: September 6, 2017
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