A blast from my past
Jan. 4th, 2012 02:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bleedingangel84Several days ago, I ordered myself a Christmas gift of some new DVDs. One of the ones I got was Elvira: Mistress of the Dark. I watched this movie ten billion times when I was younger and love it to pieces. Yes, it's cheesy. Yes, it's campy and silly. And, you know what? I love it even more as an adult than I could ever have as a child. The bawdier humour in there flew completely over my head as a youngster, but now I get it, and I laughed through nearly the whole film.
I just love Elvira as a heroine. She is herself and unapologetic about that. Yes, she has the body of Betty Boop, but she also has a brain and a heart to go with that, plus a kick-ass attitude. What's not to love, I ask you? It was just a really fun film, full of all the things I like.
While I was watching it, I couldn't help but think that my fascination with this during my formative years explains SO much of why I've turned out the way I have. I'm atypical, and I don't have to be ashamed of that. Wow. Talk about your major revelations. All in all, I'd give this day a B+ on my happiness meter. Things are looking up.
I just love Elvira as a heroine. She is herself and unapologetic about that. Yes, she has the body of Betty Boop, but she also has a brain and a heart to go with that, plus a kick-ass attitude. What's not to love, I ask you? It was just a really fun film, full of all the things I like.
While I was watching it, I couldn't help but think that my fascination with this during my formative years explains SO much of why I've turned out the way I have. I'm atypical, and I don't have to be ashamed of that. Wow. Talk about your major revelations. All in all, I'd give this day a B+ on my happiness meter. Things are looking up.
