"Skinemax is Koyaanisqatsi for a generation raised on late night television and B-movie VHS tapes"

Got this from Victorb:

"It's long form entertainment for short attention spans. An hour long VJ odyssey, it will move your body and warp your mind. A nostalgic look back at a half remembered childhood growing up in the 80s and early 90s, Skinemax takes a close look at the culture of that era. The images that motivated, delighted, and terrified us on the silver screen, set to propulsive modern music that pines for a simpler time."


I found this fascinating.  There were so many movies that I only half remembered from my childhood.  It's weird that I recognize many of them even though I know for sure that I haven't seen them.  I've either seen 5 minutes of them on tv when I was little (I think I used to watch more tv than I do now), or I've been introduced to them as an adult.

On a broader note:  Why are 80's movies so awesome? 

I know, objectively, that they are not good movies.  But they're still important for some reason I just can't put my finger on.  It's like they were still figuring out the medium of film at that time.  They were only just attaining mastery.  And there are so many genres that were defined at that time.  Themes that have been echoed over and over in movies since then.  The 80's was a golden age for action movies and high school romantic comedies.

That, or it's just nostalgia.  Either way -- awesome.  Thanks Vic.