I consider myself somewhat of a Night Owl now, but when I was a kid I was an Early Bird. I would kind of pass out around 8:30 or 9 PM, and then wake up at 4. Usually my parents refused to get up, which was lame, so I’d watch movies or read a book downstairs by myself. Usually read a book because I didn’t have that many movies, but the ones I did have I remember pretty vividly.
“The Lion King” was my favorite for ages, and I would roll around on the floor pretending to be a lion, or pose dramatically on the couch. God help my poor cat if he ever ambled by, because he would instantly be snatched up and hoisted into the air, as THE NEW PRINCE OF PRIDE ROCK or whatever. And when Mufasa died it would totally tear me up, I cannot even explain to you.
“Toy Story” was a big deal, too. The computer animation enthralled me, and that part when Woody finds Buzz depressed and dressed as a doll by that evil kid’s sister cracked me up EVERY TIME. “I’M MRS. NESBIT NOW.” It was not a helpful movie for packrats like me, I can tell you that. I even worried about throwing away Happy Meal toys after watching it.
If I was feeling daring, it was “The Great Mouse Detective,” which I loved but also scared the crap out of me, especially that part where they’re creeping around in the toy store (I think it was a toy store?). THAT FREAKING JACK-IN-THE-BOX AND THE PEG-LEGGED BAT, OH MY GOD. Were the toys alive? I vaguely remember that maybe they were alive, oh man. And the end battle, OH GOD DON’T DIEEEEEEEE BASILLLLLLLL WHO WILL SOLVE CRIME IF YOU DO HELP HIM DAWSON YOU FAT INCOMPETENT FOOL. SO STRESSFUL but also SO FIERCE I don’t even know.
I also liked “Fly Away Home,” because I liked to imagine being the leader of geese. We have a lot of Canada geese that live around our pond, so I guess I connected to that.
ALSO "ROCK-A-DOODLE" AND "SCAMPER THE PENGUIN" HOW COULD I FORGET THOSE THEY WERE ALSO MY FAVORITES.
Man, now that I’m thinking about it I had a lot of weird movies, who even gave them to me? I don’t even remember. I have got to get focused on school, and stop daydreaming about movies and books and other things I'd RATHER be doing.
