The Usual About This Blog Post

            First off, my real name does not contain Slyke. I am a fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers and, as I write this post, am currently watching a game on ESPN (since Time Warner can’t get it together with other TV companies). A player by the name of Scott Van Slyke just batted and I just thought “why not?” and decided to use his last name. It’s a cool looking and sounding name, don’t you think?

            Regarding the “Fantastic Mr.”, Wes Anderson fans should get it as well as fans of the novel. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you should really check out Fantastic Mr. Fox. It was my first Wes Anderson movie and like it so much that I thought it sounded original for a movie blog.

            So regarding this blog, I’m new to movies, but my love for them is great. When I was younger, I never had the luxury of being able to go out and rent a VHS or watch a movie in a theater. My family was really poor when I was younger and my mom only speaks Spanish so we would usually watch movies if they were dubbed in Spanish. Every time a new movie would come out, I would beg my parents to take me, but because I was a child, I did not know the hardships we were going through. By the time I reached my 7^th grade year, we were in much better financial standing, but I just didn’t care about movies then since they were mostly on DVD and we hadn’t upgraded from VHS, and going to a theater was out of the question because of ticket prices. We moved to a new town that year and finally noticed how bad my movie knowledge was when I reached high school. Luckily, I have a friend who I, on countless times, call old because of his vast knowledge of movies, music, and other things. He would criticize me for liking the types of movies that the general public likes when in reality, they’re pretty bad (i.e. Grown Ups).

            Now, I’m about to enter my 3^rd year in college, and this summer has mostly been spent watching movies. I’ve started collecting blu-ray movies as I continue to expand my movie knowledge. For those wanting to know what this blog will be about, I guess we’ll see as I continue this “journey”. Mostly, you’ll see me post reviews (both newer releases and older), reaction from released movie news, first reactions, top 10 favorites lists, maybe speculations or what I would like to see in upcoming movies, and more. I’ll even post pictures and updates of my recent blu-ray pick-ups. So yeah, sit back and read if you’d like. I’d appreciate it if you give me some movies to watch either good or bad, it doesn't matter!

Thanks for reading and hopefully you and I will stick around!