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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 23, 2020 4:07:05 GMT
I've probably raised this issue before in the past, but it's one that has proven the bane of my film-watching existence. I'm simply terrible at choosing what to watch and often end up opting for a TV show instead.
So how long does it take you decide what to watch? And how do you go about it? Do you have a watchlist or some other system for selecting titles?
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 23, 2020 4:16:28 GMT
I have a system.
First movie. I pick one movie from The Criterion Channel to watch starting with the letter A. I pick the movie based on the director I am most familiar with.
Second movie. I watch a movie from the TCM channel. In this case just picking whatever sounds the most interesting or stars an actor or actress I like or a director I like.
Third movie. I pick a movie from an Oscar winning actor to watch. When I started this I started by watching the most recent Oscar winner in lead actor and then when I get to the fifth movie when the system repeats I watch a movie from the first Oscar winner and continue in every acting category until they meet in the middle.
Fourth movie. I pick a recently released movie to watch.
Repeat.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 23, 2020 4:20:01 GMT
I have a system. First movie. I pick one movie from The Criterion Channel to watch starting with the letter A. I pick the movie based on the director I am most familiar with. Second movie. I watch a movie from the TCM channel. In this case just picking whatever sounds the most interesting or stars an actor or actress I like or a director I like. Third movie. I pick a movie from an Oscar winning actor to watch. When I started this I started by watching the most recent Oscar winner in lead actor and then and then when to the fifth movie when the system repeats I watch a movie from the first Oscar winner and continue in every acting category until they meet in the middle. Fourth movie. I pick a movie from the last couple years to watch. Repeat. That sounds very well-organised. Do you ever stray from the system because you're just in the mood to watch something specific or do you stick to it strictly?
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 23, 2020 4:23:21 GMT
I have a system. First movie. I pick one movie from The Criterion Channel to watch starting with the letter A. I pick the movie based on the director I am most familiar with. Second movie. I watch a movie from the TCM channel. In this case just picking whatever sounds the most interesting or stars an actor or actress I like or a director I like. Third movie. I pick a movie from an Oscar winning actor to watch. When I started this I started by watching the most recent Oscar winner in lead actor and then and then when to the fifth movie when the system repeats I watch a movie from the first Oscar winner and continue in every acting category until they meet in the middle. Fourth movie. I pick a movie from the last couple years to watch. Repeat. That sounds very well-organised. Do you ever stray from the system because you're just in the mood to watch something specific or do you stick to it strictly? Yes, I stray when I re-watch movies or when someone mentions something that sounds interesting or when new movies are released on DVD.
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Post by Johnny-Come-Lately on Feb 23, 2020 4:23:36 GMT
I usually go through user lists on IMDb. Anything 6.5 or over, I'll watch.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 23, 2020 4:33:25 GMT
I usually go through user lists on IMDb. Anything 6.5 or over, I'll watch. I always check the IMDb rating as well, but find myself often disagreeing with them. Most decent horror movies are underrated on the site and there are a good number of movies that have ratings that I'd personally consider incredibly high in the case of the movies in question. That can lead to disappoint.
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 23, 2020 4:45:56 GMT
I usually go through user lists on IMDb. Anything 6.5 or over, I'll watch. I always check the IMDb rating as well, but find myself often disagreeing with them. Most decent horror movies are underrated on the site and there are a good number of movies that have ratings that I'd personally consider incredibly high in the case of the movies in question. That can lead to disappoint. The horror genre is interesting in that it relies more on a specific type of fanbase and that is why most horror movies don't have that high of a rating. It makes complete sense why something like The Witch (a very good horror movie) doesn't have a very good rating on IMDB. The horror genre draws the masses and when the people who were expecting a certain type or horror movie, but instead get a Bergman-esque art film they are not going to be pleased. It Follows for example isn't going to be understood or attempted to be understood by the typical horror fan. Then on the other side you have the people who like the intelligent horror movies, but find stuff like the Friday the 13th movies boring. It is an extremely divisive genre.
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Post by Marv on Feb 23, 2020 5:01:04 GMT
Assuming I don’t have something specific in mind...
Usually just check my options...Netflix, Hulu, hbo...prime is in there too but far less often and I have a pretty sizable dvd blue ray collection so I’ll ponder those from time to time.
I’ll look for new titles or ones that I haven’t seen in a while. Recently places like Netflix have added all the James Bond movies or all the Police Academy movies and I’ll find myself watching them one after another.
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Post by Johnny-Come-Lately on Feb 23, 2020 5:01:12 GMT
I usually go through user lists on IMDb. Anything 6.5 or over, I'll watch. I always check the IMDb rating as well, but find myself often disagreeing with them. Most decent horror movies are underrated on the site and there are a good number of movies that have ratings that I'd personally consider incredibly high in the case of the movies in question. That can lead to disappoint. No question. There are some films I gave a chance just by reading user reviews. If the plot interests me, then sometimes I'll forget about the review.
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Post by Sulla on Feb 23, 2020 5:05:13 GMT
It doesn't take me long to choose what to watch.
New to me movies - I've found the movie pic thread to be very helpful in piquing my interest in titles I haven't seen. I've enjoyed lots of good films from the posters here whose tastes intersect with mine. I also learn of new films through movie trailers. I usually add these films to my Netflix queue so I don't forget about them.
Films I've seen - As I go through my daily routine, I'll see or hear something which makes me think about one I want to watch again.
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Post by ck100 on Feb 23, 2020 5:05:41 GMT
Just go by a feeling really.
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 23, 2020 5:06:00 GMT
I usually go through user lists on IMDb. Anything 6.5 or over, I'll watch. I always check the IMDb rating as well, but find myself often disagreeing with them. Most decent horror movies are underrated on the site and there are a good number of movies that have ratings that I'd personally consider incredibly high in the case of the movies in question. That can lead to disappoint. Someone has to know what the types of movies you are drawn to in order to give you recommendations. Of course looking on IMDB is going to be an issue for some people. My taste is so broad that I am more likely to like a well rated movie from IMDB than not.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 23, 2020 5:06:01 GMT
I always check the IMDb rating as well, but find myself often disagreeing with them. Most decent horror movies are underrated on the site and there are a good number of movies that have ratings that I'd personally consider incredibly high in the case of the movies in question. That can lead to disappoint. The horror genre is interesting in that it relies more on a specific type of fanbase and that is why most horror movies don't have that high of a rating. It makes complete sense why something like The Witch (a very good horror movie) doesn't have a very good rating on IMDB. The horror genre draws the masses and when the people who were expecting a certain type or horror movie, but instead get a Bergman-esque art film they are not going to be pleased. It Follows for example isn't going to be understood or attempted to be understood by the typical horror fan. Then on the other side you have the people who like the intelligent horror movies, but find stuff like the Friday the 13th movies boring. It is an extremely divisive genre. Very true. I find online horror forums the best source of recommendations when it comes to horror options. The genre has been undergoing something of a renaissance in recent years, with a long of "high brow" horrors alongside the usual bloody mayhem, but I think it'll always be fairly niche.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 23, 2020 5:08:43 GMT
Assuming I don’t have something specific in mind... Usually just check my options...Netflix, Hulu, hbo...prime is in there too but far less often and I have a pretty sizable dvd blue ray collection so I’ll ponder those from time to time. I’ll look for new titles or ones that I haven’t seen in a while. Recently places like Netflix have added all the James Bond movies or all the Police Academy movies and I’ll find myself watching them one after another.I did a James Bond marathon a couple of years ago. It's great when there's a whole franchise to delve into. Doesn't work with standalone movies though.
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 23, 2020 5:12:18 GMT
The horror genre is interesting in that it relies more on a specific type of fanbase and that is why most horror movies don't have that high of a rating. It makes complete sense why something like The Witch (a very good horror movie) doesn't have a very good rating on IMDB. The horror genre draws the masses and when the people who were expecting a certain type or horror movie, but instead get a Bergman-esque art film they are not going to be pleased. It Follows for example isn't going to be understood or attempted to be understood by the typical horror fan. Then on the other side you have the people who like the intelligent horror movies, but find stuff like the Friday the 13th movies boring. It is an extremely divisive genre. Very true. I find online horror forums the best source of recommendations when it comes to horror options. The genre has been undergoing something of a renaissance in recent years, with a long of "high brow" horrors alongside the usual bloody mayhem, but I think it'll always be fairly niche. I don't typically like the bloody mayhem type horror movies. I agree that the past decade has been very good for the genre. It actually might be my favorite decade for the genre in terms of the quantity of good horror movies.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Feb 23, 2020 5:17:12 GMT
Very true. I find online horror forums the best source of recommendations when it comes to horror options. The genre has been undergoing something of a renaissance in recent years, with a long of "high brow" horrors alongside the usual bloody mayhem, but I think it'll always be fairly niche. I don't typically like the bloody mayhem type horror movies. I agree that the past decade has been very good for the genre. In fact it may be my favorite decade for the genre. I'm very much behind on my 2010s horror, but like what I've seen thus far. My own favourite decades for the genre run from the 60s to the 80s, but some of the contemporary stuff does seem more 'sophisticated' in its approach.
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Feb 23, 2020 5:21:15 GMT
I'm a total auteurist, so 4 times out of 5 I have a director I'm concentrating on, either completely new to me (no films previously seen), partly new to me (some films seen) or more or less completely familiar to me (most/all films seen). I'll watch whatever films I have available, that I'm interested in watching or re-watching in chronological order, mainly from my DVD collection. I generally buy films by director also.
Otherwise it'll be either
- a one-off film, usually a newer film I missed at the cinema that I particularly wanted to see that I've recently purchased
- something interesting I recorded from free-to-air TV
- something on the Mubi streaming website, that concentrates on foreign, arthouse, festival type fare
I'm very rarely wondering what to watch next, more often that not it's waiting for the time to watch it
* this is of course excluding any films I watch at a cinema
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Post by moviemouth on Feb 23, 2020 5:23:14 GMT
I don't typically like the bloody mayhem type horror movies. I agree that the past decade has been very good for the genre. In fact it may be my favorite decade for the genre. I'm very much behind on my 2010s horror, but like what I've seen thus far. y own favourite decades for the genre run from the 60s to the 80s, but some of the contemporary stuff does seem more 'sophisticated' in its approach. The 1980's is a close second. When bad horror movies were fun.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2020 9:15:13 GMT
For me it all depends on what mood I'm in. 60% of everything I watch is foreign. I love discovering new foreign films that I haven't seen.
There was an entire lifetime of movies before I was born so if it looks interesting or has actors that I like I'll watch it. Most of the time this works but
I still see some duds from time to time. This is why I gave up on watching new films. Not all but it has to blow me away for me to watch a new film.
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Feb 23, 2020 13:26:47 GMT
Catman does a quick scroll through the channel listings to see if there's anything that catches his eye. Then, if he's got some time to kill, he'll browse through the OnDemand movie selections for anything he might like. And of course, he does have his small collection of DVDs he can choose from.
But most of the time, he selects whatever is oldest on his Amazon Prime Watch List. He adds movies to that list based on recommendations he sees on this board and by browsing recommendations Amazon makes from what he has watched.
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