Jun 25 2008
The renewed mission statement
Dear reader. My name is Carl and welcome to my blog. I am a Film Puritan. And to restate my mission statement: I want to talk about the world of film as art rather than as popcorn entertainment. True, most of the films I have reviewed so far are horror films and less than considered classics (Death Wish), but as the blog gets further on I will discuss all sorts of film. My pleasure is horror films of the like because I feel that they are an art form that if done well can be the most memorable cinematic art ever. Even if you’re a mediocre film fan you probably will never forget the ending to a Psycho or a King Kong. My other goal on this blog is the nasty dissection and destruction of any of the main stream media that deems itself to be “popular.” My own personal opinion finds the kind of media that has less a script too it just simply awful and non-artful. You will see me attacking sequels, remakes and defiantly anything that’s been obviously made to make nothing but to make a quick dollar. There is a reason why there are some films that get revisions, re-releases and criterion editions DVD’s. These are the films I will primarily speak about. Again, I welcome anybody to challenge me about my film purist ideas; I openly welcome it.
Now I do have guilty pleasures, since I am a horror movie fan, I do have some less than acclaimed titles on my shelves. I admit I have a couple of the TROMA releases (Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke’m High) and some other titles that might need justification. But that’s okay, because I’m not flawed. I’m just very enthusiastic about film. So please, read my blog and hopefully we can both open each other’s mind about things new and old.
Thank you. Carl, Film Puritan
