Well, I was going to write about a movie, which will hold till next week, until I signed into Yahoo this morning and was informed by Jenn that one of my favorite actors was having his birthday today. And since I’m a fan of Tim Curry’s I just couldn’t let it slide. Not that he’s ever likely to stumble upon this post on this tiny blog site.

But how do you choose one standout film of an actor you enjoy? Sloane said to write about the one that left the biggest impression on me and I did that with my first actual review entry. I still think he makes Satan sexy.

I’m hardly an expert on the works of Curry, I know he’s done more than I’ve seen and gods know they’ve all left an impression on me. From horrifying to transsexual and running a gambit of comedy in between the Englishman leaves an impression on a lot of people.

Can I name favorites? That’s easy … Legend, Rocky Horror and It; where as Sloane’s rather fond of Clue and the role of Wadsworth. All right, I admit it, I like Clue as well, but it’s hardly one of my favorites.

I think I like Curry at his sleaziest, and he does so well in those roles. I don’t like clowns to begin with but Pennywise takes the cake and Curry embodied the role that Stephen King first penned. Then there’s Cardinal Richelieu in The Three Musketeers, sinfully at his most vile as he tries to usurp the French throne and queen and beyond that The Shadow as Farley Claymore. His roles are amazing but you’ve got IMBD to tell you that.

Curry is among the actors that I could listen to talk for hours. His voice, cultured and hypnotic, well, he could read the dictionary and I think I’d still be enthralled. Though, what I like most is that laugh of his, it’s completely unmistakable.

So while I cannot personally wish the man a happy birthday I can recommend every film I’ve named here and many of this other roles. In the meantime I think I’m going to go drown myself in Tim Curry movies.