Pulp and Popcorn 1993 - 1995 • "32 Days of Movies" Day 28

Here is where the history of the movies truly begins to coincide with my own personal movie history. I was ten years old in the fall of 1993, and already an avid movie buff, combing the weekly listings to see what was coming out, studying the box office reports as if they contained esoteric messages from the beyond, and wandering down the hallway of coming attractions at the local movie theater to study the teaser posters. That said, I think I only saw one of these films in theaters at the time - however, I was aware of the presence of all of them, and it was only a few years later that I would see them on video as a teenager.

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In a dramatic turnaround from yesterday, these are not deep, dark meditations on the human soul or society, they are - including the best of them (and there are definitely some here that could qualify as "great") - exciting, escapist entertainments (one documentary clip, startling and bracing in its isolation, serves as a compelling counterpoint). Initially, I was a bit uneasy about this chapter since it would shatter any lingering conceptions about the series being canonical and perhaps confuse some people who thought, despite my consistent warnings, that it attempted to be. But after watching the uploaded video, and grinning ear to ear, I'm not embarrassed anymore - this is sheer fun, and that's an important part of the cinematic experience.