A beginning

Hey everyone,

Welcome.

Welcome to a new beginning in movie consideration.

Whether it's film, video, animation; the latest blockbuster or a Buster Keaton classic; documentary or experimental, this site is intended for you to add your insights, thoughts, considerations, links, essays, whatever to create the most comprehensive movie review site on the planet. My intention is to have people from all over the country, and eventually, the world, contributing to this blog. Anyone who is interested in contributing, please send your movie reviews to me at: Ourspacemovieblog@gmail.com. You will be credited as the author of your work.

Yeah, it's ambitious, maybe even foolhardy. But I've got some time on my hands. And personally, I often find the comments by people on sites like Fandango and moviefone to be more relevant to my movie-going experience than published, "official" reviews. Not that the published ones aren't often insightful. It's just that I, more often than not, go to movies to have fun. I want to know if I'm going to enjoy the film. And those reviews don't tend to tell me that. What I want is a place to discuss movies, with an emphasis on "is it worth seeking out?" Will I enjoy it? Because to me, a movie has to first be enjoyable, then meaningful. Hook me with some comedy, then hit me with the moment of drama that will set me back, pull me up, and send me out of the theater having just experienced something. That to me is what it's really all about. Not that I'll only go see movies that have laughs in them. But even Faulkner, to move to serious litera-chure for a sec, isn't a drag to read. He's rich, deep, winding, tangled, but playful and winking, too.

But I fear I've gone out on the limb too far. Let me pull it back, and let's get this thang started.