Only You rant to almost no end
When I was 14, in my junior year of high school one of my best friends gave me the soundtrack to the movie Only You (1994) on tape. It quickly became my favorite soundtrack and very first of many soundtracks I would buy. The movie had already left an indelible impression on me the first time I saw behind the scenes footage as it was up and coming on E! news. I think I was 12 or 13. That was seriously the best present I got that time. I don't even remember if I even told her about that movie (maybe it's because she studied classical piano forever), but either way, I really owe her...or maybe blame her for my obsession (yes doc Pauline THAT would be YOU! :P---do you even remember that?!).
That tape was borrowed by a classmate for a human diorama project. The soundtrack was perfect since it presented a lot of orchestrated soft music. Well after a week of that competition, I never saw the tape again. Yeah she probably lost it or jacked it like the other stuff I let her borrow or the money she owed and never paid me back for, but that's besides the point. I was devastated, but figured I could just buy it when I see it again. Three years later, I decided to actively search for it. I tried Bestbuy, Target, Warehouse, Wal-Mart, any place that sold CDs. NOTHING. Bummed, I end up buying the VHS tape (this was before DVDs became common and cheap) and was kind of satisfied for the time being. Only You is kind of my guilty pleasure and one of my most favorite movies of all time. Yes it is up there with Audrey Hepburn movies.
A few more years later at the age of19, and now a junior in college, I realized I had to have the soundtrack with me again. I checked online couldn't find it at first and resorted to Audiogalaxy before it was shut down like all things great. After I graduated college I tried the search again. I was relieved to see it on Amazon and immediately put it on my wish list and "to buy" list only to find that it is no longer in print and would have to resort to resellers charging an exorbitant amount of money for new editions of the soundtrack (seriously $75?! When most cds cost $11-17. This isn't first pressing of the Sound of Music!). ANYWAY, I finally find a seller selling a mint version. Price is not cheap, but fair. I'm desperate, but not crazy. After a few inquiries on the condition (some sellers had new editions with a hole in the barcode--no thanks), I placed my order with much excitement. Think of it people, I waited about 15 years for this!
TODAY was the culmination of years of searching and pining. I finally receive both my CD and DVD of the movie. I am overjoyed with the condition of the CD and see the condition is pristine and worth every penny (even though I kind of feel ripped off since I'm poor).
Now I don't even bother to immediately open the box with the DVD in it, cause I know its new and I have the tape. Finally after I finish cooking and paying the bills, I open the box and find the book I ordered and the DVD. I am utterly in horror with the DVD I bought from Amazon. The DVD cover was redone and if you are a collector and purist like me, you know how annoying it is when they repackage something. It looks cheap as if the movie has been violated. Disney has been doing this to me for years every time they release their animated films to DVD. I am saddened each time to see them not use the images they used for the tape. Anyway, I digress.
They only change the font title, but it is a poorly done craptastic Photoshopped version. UGH! I don't know why the HELL THEY HAD TO MESS WITH IT! WTF?!! It freaking looks like a bootleg copy! Now, I have waited a long time to buy this DVD in hopes of them potentially releasing some extra footage (which it doesn't have unfortunately) and find them changing the cover art to some really EFFED UP CRAP PHOTOSHOPPED MESS. I am very pissed, but don't want to bother returning it (too much hassle with postage and crap and I don't have time). So, I am going to open it (yes it is still sealed at the point) in hopes of finding something better inside (the cover art says it was changed in 2006) and hope to God I will find the classic version before the violated DVD cover change of 2006. WHO IS THAT mother effer that decided to change the freaking title ANYWAY????? How annoying!
On a side note, yesterday ome bastard opened my thin package from Amazon (it was/still is raining, so it may have split open and some loser probably had a look. Anyway, they left it hanging open in the mail area of my apt. They probably thought they would find something nice. Sorry guys, all you'll get is a new edition of "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" I spent nearly $1000 in books this semester, so I'm glad no pathetic sole had any interest in my poor boring book.
Back to the movie. Strangely enough, even after watching the movie again after so many years (saw it once in college and again two weeks ago), it has maintained it's greatness in my eyes. You know that feeling of having a particular impression of a movie the first time you see it as a kid, and then after you grow up and see it again, it's not as magical as it used to be? Well that didn't happen to be for this movie. It felt the same as it did the first time I saw it. If anything, I understood it a little more now. That is the movie that made me fall in love with Italy. It is the movie that introduced me to the movie Sabrina, An Affair to Remember, Roman Holiday, An American in Paris, and so many other classic movies about hope, love and romance. I'm a real sucker for those kinds of movies, but they have to be light, happy and fluffy XD.
For Christmas my cousin gave me Superbad which was pretty funny and a Dean Martin CD. True to the movies I love to watch, I also love the music of the time from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, etc. You get the idea. I'm am really happy to add it to my collection and I play it while I cook dinner. So I got a lot of Italy today I guess. I associate so many nice and happy memories with Italy from the food to the art, the scenery, the music, the people etc. I told my mom that after I finish my masters I'll take everyone to Italy for vacation. I won't be able to do it during my Ph.D. program, so that time is as good as any. My plan is to go to definitely go to Venice, Rome, Florence, Positano, and maybe Milan and Naples if I'm lucky. Ah how wonderful it would be to see the sights and eat the food XD. Anyway my rant is over for now. I have to kick back and relax. My brain has been fried from hours of reading *sigh*
A few more years later at the age of19, and now a junior in college, I realized I had to have the soundtrack with me again. I checked online couldn't find it at first and resorted to Audiogalaxy before it was shut down like all things great. After I graduated college I tried the search again. I was relieved to see it on Amazon and immediately put it on my wish list and "to buy" list only to find that it is no longer in print and would have to resort to resellers charging an exorbitant amount of money for new editions of the soundtrack (seriously $75?! When most cds cost $11-17. This isn't first pressing of the Sound of Music!). ANYWAY, I finally find a seller selling a mint version. Price is not cheap, but fair. I'm desperate, but not crazy. After a few inquiries on the condition (some sellers had new editions with a hole in the barcode--no thanks), I placed my order with much excitement. Think of it people, I waited about 15 years for this!
TODAY was the culmination of years of searching and pining. I finally receive both my CD and DVD of the movie. I am overjoyed with the condition of the CD and see the condition is pristine and worth every penny (even though I kind of feel ripped off since I'm poor).
Now I don't even bother to immediately open the box with the DVD in it, cause I know its new and I have the tape. Finally after I finish cooking and paying the bills, I open the box and find the book I ordered and the DVD. I am utterly in horror with the DVD I bought from Amazon. The DVD cover was redone and if you are a collector and purist like me, you know how annoying it is when they repackage something. It looks cheap as if the movie has been violated. Disney has been doing this to me for years every time they release their animated films to DVD. I am saddened each time to see them not use the images they used for the tape. Anyway, I digress.
They only change the font title, but it is a poorly done craptastic Photoshopped version. UGH! I don't know why the HELL THEY HAD TO MESS WITH IT! WTF?!! It freaking looks like a bootleg copy! Now, I have waited a long time to buy this DVD in hopes of them potentially releasing some extra footage (which it doesn't have unfortunately) and find them changing the cover art to some really EFFED UP CRAP PHOTOSHOPPED MESS. I am very pissed, but don't want to bother returning it (too much hassle with postage and crap and I don't have time). So, I am going to open it (yes it is still sealed at the point) in hopes of finding something better inside (the cover art says it was changed in 2006) and hope to God I will find the classic version before the violated DVD cover change of 2006. WHO IS THAT mother effer that decided to change the freaking title ANYWAY????? How annoying!
On a side note, yesterday ome bastard opened my thin package from Amazon (it was/still is raining, so it may have split open and some loser probably had a look. Anyway, they left it hanging open in the mail area of my apt. They probably thought they would find something nice. Sorry guys, all you'll get is a new edition of "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" I spent nearly $1000 in books this semester, so I'm glad no pathetic sole had any interest in my poor boring book.
Back to the movie. Strangely enough, even after watching the movie again after so many years (saw it once in college and again two weeks ago), it has maintained it's greatness in my eyes. You know that feeling of having a particular impression of a movie the first time you see it as a kid, and then after you grow up and see it again, it's not as magical as it used to be? Well that didn't happen to be for this movie. It felt the same as it did the first time I saw it. If anything, I understood it a little more now. That is the movie that made me fall in love with Italy. It is the movie that introduced me to the movie Sabrina, An Affair to Remember, Roman Holiday, An American in Paris, and so many other classic movies about hope, love and romance. I'm a real sucker for those kinds of movies, but they have to be light, happy and fluffy XD.
For Christmas my cousin gave me Superbad which was pretty funny and a Dean Martin CD. True to the movies I love to watch, I also love the music of the time from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, etc. You get the idea. I'm am really happy to add it to my collection and I play it while I cook dinner. So I got a lot of Italy today I guess. I associate so many nice and happy memories with Italy from the food to the art, the scenery, the music, the people etc. I told my mom that after I finish my masters I'll take everyone to Italy for vacation. I won't be able to do it during my Ph.D. program, so that time is as good as any. My plan is to go to definitely go to Venice, Rome, Florence, Positano, and maybe Milan and Naples if I'm lucky. Ah how wonderful it would be to see the sights and eat the food XD. Anyway my rant is over for now. I have to kick back and relax. My brain has been fried from hours of reading *sigh*
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
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