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Yesterday afternoon I went to the cinema to see "Andy Warhol's Bad", a 1976 film directed by Jed Johnson. It stars Carroll Baker as a New York housewife who runs a home-based electrolysis clinic, as well as an all-female group of hired killers. Her life is complicated when a man (played by Perry King, taking over from Warhol film regular Joe Dallesandro) boards at her house awaiting his own assignment. The film was the most expensive film that the Warhol studio produced, and one of the more professional seeming ones. It is completely disgusting and gratuitously offensive to anyone, it is also very funny if you enjoy bad taste humour. If you're a John Waters fan, you'll probably love it. I would warn potential viewers, though, that some people may find it very offensive.

In the evening I watched "Cabin Fever", a 2003 horror film from Eli Roth (who made the recent film "Hostel"). It's about a group of teenagers who go to a remote cabin in the woods for a week's holiday and contract a flesh-eating virus. It's fun and brisk and loaded with gore. Not bad at all for a splatter film.

I went to my parent's house for lunch today as usual, and my mum told me that I used to suffer from a condition called dyspraxia when I was a child, which was more or less cured after years of occupational therapy, which I vaguely remember (I was about eight or nine when the therapy started) and mum thought it might have something to do with my continuing awkwardness in social situations. I think the main probalem is really down to my lack if self-confidence, self-esteem and the fact that I simply don't like myself very much. We were talking a lot about how I never had any friends really at school, where I was made fun of on a daily basis, and didn't start making friends until I was at college. It's interesting when you look at the roots of all these things. I've always thought that because I did have such a bad time at school and didn't really make friends until I was much older, who of course pretty much left and went their seperate ways when college was over, my social skills never really developed very well, and I am still very awkward and uncomfortable talking to people one to one, although I have never had a problem speaking in public. I'm perfectly happy talking to a large number of people, and in fact quite enjoy it.

I'm not trying to be whiny or anything, I just find it interesting.

Comments

[legs-eleven.livejournal.com]

I adored "Cabin Fever," humor and gore is a wonderful combo. Too bad I had to see it alone. My friends detested that movie with a passion.

[breakon87.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a lot of fun.

[legs-eleven.livejournal.com]

Did you get the kung fu thing with the kid at the gas station? It may have been on the deleted scenes, I can't recall-- but I just don't get it.

[breakon87.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I didn't really understand the kid at the gas station at all! That whole thing seemed really weird.

[gp06.livejournal.com]

I remember growing up. I didn't make my first real friends, that I spent time with often, until I was around 11 or 12. Up until then, I had "friends", but they never spent any time with me outside of school.

I had an easier time in high school, but my middle school years (which are something different there)... were total hell on earth. I was tortured by the people I went to school with- in more ways than one.

So, I relate a lot to what you're saying.

[breakon87.livejournal.com]

I was never really happy until I left high school. I hated every minute of school.

[working-dreamer.livejournal.com]

I find you quite lovely actually.

[breakon87.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[kissingkristy.livejournal.com]

thank god im not the only one who loved Cabin Fever. All my friends hated it and were sitting there just going on and on about how stupid it was...im like..hey, its got its bad parts..but for the most part..I loved it. My absoulte most favorite part is when "SPOILERS"

When Eli Roth makes his cameo with his dog Professor Mambo. I cracked up when hes like "Sure, I can leave you guys alone, I mean, like, theres no way that I can smoke all this weed by myself" and he tells the girl "Yea his a professor, of being a dog...OOOh...Faced!"
Loved it....and then my other favorite part is when the guy at the end is screaming "I made it, Im alive!" And then of course, we know what happens...Pancakes was pretty funny too..LOL
Im sorry, I know you didnt ask for my favorite parts summary, but I had to share :)

[breakon87.livejournal.com]

I thought "Cabin Fever" was great fun! Really entertaining. I really liked the end too, and the Eli Roth cameo.

[impdujour.livejournal.com]

most ppl have the opposite problem of taking to large groups. Its a skill you should clearly be proud of :)

[breakon87.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It's just something that has always been quite easy for me.

[euro-in-america.livejournal.com]

But people like you. :) Keep that in mind.

[breakon87.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[belishar.livejournal.com]

I didn't have friends at school until college, and most of the friendships I've had have finished from people going separate ways and life changing, but I was so like you at school I wouldn't say boo to a goose, and spent most of the time hiding, but put me in a drama class or the public speaking team and it was like I was a different person, it was really weird, one to one completely useless but groups I loved it.

[breakon87.livejournal.com]

That sounds exactly like me! I don't know why speaking in front of a group is so much easier, but I find that it's almost like it's more impersonal, in a way.

[belishar.livejournal.com]

I agree it is impersonal and I also think it's a bit of a control issue, with public speaking you have that audiences attention until you are finsihed with your area of conversation and even if somethings opens to debate it's on a subject/topic that you know, and I think with drama it was more that there was no expectation on me because I was so quiet that I could blossom and be this other person for a while. :)