![]() A bit tough I thought, and queried, but respectfully their call. And why he was super upset when the rule-enforcers (just doing their jobs) wouldn’t let us in to see the latest Batman film (R-13). And why he is allowed to watch Stranger Things. Which is why we watch a lot of horror films together. And, within reason, I’m letting Oscar have some of that experience too. And so was I.īecause we grew up not quite with the TV as a babysitter, but always with the knowledge that what was on TV was total fantasy, absolute make-believe. And one that was never appropriate for me to watch before the age of 10. ![]() In preparation, I rewatched the original Mad Max. ![]() Recently I saw Mad Max 2 on the big screen – for its 40th anniversary. But I have no idea what it was or how to explain what I learned. I’m still sure I learned a lot from all this. And we did….sure.īut we also brought home The Toxic Avenger and Class of 1984 and Being Different and Freaks and those weird films that were one-part nature documentary, one-part Video Nasty: Leopards getting ripped apart in front of your eyes by crocodiles, hunters chasing down an ostrich on foot and twisting its neck, cut to a scene of a catwalk with a model as thin as an ostrich leg hot-footing it down the runway in a cloak with beautiful plumage… They were sure we were just bringing home E.T. So, weekends and holidays were spent a 20-minute drive from home, and then the adults would let us go to the video store and browse the killer racks. When we were six, seven, eight years old…we being me, my cousins and my brother (who had a few years on us and was therefore ‘the responsible one’) we found our second home in The Green Frog Video Store, in Napier. In my case, the video store from my childhood. It is the closest you might get from the comfort of your couch, of reminiscing about the 1980s Video Store: The mythical video store. It is basically every made-for-TV nonsense, every 70s and 80s Video Nasty that slipped through. Tubi’s collection of free movies is insane. And besides, I have never played Candy Crush. And maybe after a month or three you’ll just delete it from view and never talk about it ever again.īut for right now, I want to talk about Tubi. You need some sort of safety word, a time-out phrase so you can come up for air. It's a bit like downloading Candy Crush to your phone. ![]()
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