Favorite People Tag. In which I over answer every question!

[@GrahamMatthewsReviews]

😭 Respect for the Wives, biggest inspirations ever! Great Answers, and I have some music to be diving into for sure!! 😊 Thanks for doing the Tag and the kind words! 🎉

[@literallybooks]

Huge respect. Only in editing did I notice I didn’t really answer why she’s an inspiration. Basically she has made and currently makes me a better person (often leading by example).😁 And kind words are easy when they’re true!

[@BrentDavis75]

Townes Van Zandt -- amazing artist. The love you have for your wife is a beautiful thing.

[@literallybooks]

Thank you! I consider myself very fortunate. Van Zandt show up in a playlist and completely sidelined my reading for a weekend.

[@ReadingIDEAS.-uz9xk]

Plenty in your library to keep you busy there. Some interesting choices.

[@literallybooks]

Two adults with a lifetime history of collecting. There’s probably 3 times more off camera. Not including books in our room and a large ttrpg bookshelf 😅 Thanks for watching!

[@PollyannaSpeaks]

I’m not a hoarder; I rescue orphan books from cold, lonely retail establishments where they’ve been abandoned, mistreated, and ignored… I AM A SUPERHERO!!!

[@literallybooks]

My superhorder❤️… I mean hero. 😁

[@Deep_in_the_Reads]

Omg I didn't realize you'd tagged me! Thank you for the shout-out :D This tag seems fun, I'll do it when I get a chance, even though I have no idea how I'll answer like half of these! Also, wow, was not expecting someone to know Kwaidan and Harakiri! I really adore the latter, but finding someone to sit down and watch foreign/old movies with me is like pulling teeth, lol. But speaking of really excellent Japanese movies, have you seen Ran (dir. Akira Kurosawa)? If not, you absolutely need to! They literally built a whole castle just to burn it down in real-time on camera, it's wild :0Ran also has one of my favourite movie villains. If you like old timey Japanese horror, try Kuroneko, that one is really atmospheric and the charming old special effects are gorgeous.

[@literallybooks]

I love Japanese period/samurai movies (Gently nudges Stray dogs and lone wolves review). Kwaidan is so great. I try to make time for it at least once a year. And its my second favorite horror movie after the 70s Suspiria. Harakiri is just amazing. A hard movie to sell to someone though. Ran is one of the only big Kurasawa movies that I haven’t watched. My oldest daughter (a recent HS grad) and I have plans to watch it this summer at some point. Kuroneko has been on a “To watch” list for a long time. I guess I’ll have to finally pick it up. 😁 Three counter recommendations: Throne of Blood is great, Sword of Doom is complicated but worth watching, and Twilight Samurai is worth hunting down. Though you’ll have to be “creative” because its simply not offered in any venue but collectible and the high seas.

[@Deep_in_the_Reads]

@@literallybooks Wow you make me feel like an accomplished film snob! I've already seen Stray Dogs, Throne of Blood and Sword of Doom! I know of Twilight Samurai but haven't watched it yet, so I guess that should be next on the docket. Be sure to watch non-samurai Japanese period films too though, like Burmese Harp

[@literallybooks]

⁠@@Deep_in_the_Reads 😆 awesome. Added Burmese Harp to my watch list. And I do want to get you started on Anime.

[@Deep_in_the_Reads]

@@literallybooks Nice! Lemme know how you like it if you do watch it. As for anime, since you said you got into mech stuff, Neon Genesis Evangelion is my favourite anime series of all time and it's not even close. Watch episodes 1-24, then the "End of Evangelion" movie, then episodes 25-26. I just wouldn't recommend young kids watching it; it starts off like a pretty standard villain of the week anime but later gets very dark, and the movie is extremely graphic. As for stand-alone anime movies, Studio Ghibli films (especially Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke) are essential viewing. I believe they're all on Netflix. Other masterpiece anime movies are Akira (massively influential), Paprika, Tekkon Kinkreet, and if you're up for something really esoteric and atmospheric, Angel's Egg!

[@literallybooks]

@@Deep_in_the_Reads I drafted a massive reply, because I love anime too but I paired it down a bit. Some of the anime you mentioned I need to revisit and some I love. Angel’s Egg recently hit my radar, so its funny you mention it. My favorites are Naussica, Vampire Hunter D Blood lust (an amazing gothic horror masterpiece but OG is also good.), and 90s Berserk series (though it can be problematic) for a start. Here’s a few that are worth finding… Graveyard of the Fires, Metropolis, Robot Carnival, and maybe the 2nd Ghost in the Shell (the others are good too but I think I liked this one most). And, though not technically anime, Aeon Flux can be wonderful.