Eλευθερί
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Post by Eλευθερί on Oct 1, 2020 21:21:06 GMT
How do you choose which movies to watch?
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Oct 1, 2020 21:25:50 GMT
Storyline
the cast
those are the two main reason how i decide to watch a movie.
I assume you mean watching a movie for the first time and not re watching a movie.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 1, 2020 21:31:39 GMT
Mondays are repeats
Tuesdays are usually films through to 1966 but occasionally I will choose something else.
Thursdays are spaghetti western or eurospy (after 1966) and usually films to 1970.
Fridays are tv stuff, episodes or tv movies, and things made before 1960 or after 1986 (that's because I consider anything between 1960 and 1986 to be "drive-in fare" that is, I make myself a drive-in style meal instead of just popcorn) so this is the one day I only have popcorn.
Saturdays are anything from 1968 to 86...
Though I will sometimes watch a second show on select nights. I might watch a pre 1960 movie and then a post 1960 movie. etc.
I hope this has been informative.
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Post by ck100 on Oct 1, 2020 21:34:02 GMT
Kind of a gut feeling really.
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Post by vegalyra on Oct 1, 2020 22:12:49 GMT
I used to blind buy blu rays like crazy (stopped my addiction a few months ago when Twilight Time announced they were ceasing operations), especially ones done by Criterion, Kino, and Twilight Time, so I still have about 30 films I need to watch. I'm still working through those. Otherwise it just depends on the mood I'm in. I tend to drift to films made in the 1950's - 1970's so I usually stick to that era.
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Post by Vits on Oct 1, 2020 22:48:00 GMT
New releases? I just try to watch as many as possible. Old releases? A combination of praise (reviews and awards) and personal interest (in the premise and/or who worked in the movie).
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 2, 2020 0:59:56 GMT
If it's just me watching the movie, then I tend to rewatch titles for quote thread purposes. That was true for the last two movies I viewed. The latest was House of Wax (1953). And the movie before that was research for the new quote thread I'm creating tomorrow evening. |
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Post by Ass_E9 on Oct 2, 2020 1:06:15 GMT
Kind of a gut feeling really. 
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Eλευθερί
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Post by Eλευθερί on Oct 2, 2020 2:22:24 GMT
Mondays are repeats Tuesdays are usually films through to 1966 but occasionally I will choose something else. Thursdays are spaghetti western or eurospy (after 1966) and usually films to 1970. Fridays are tv stuff, episodes or tv movies, and things made before 1960 or after 1986 (that's because I consider anything between 1960 and 1986 to be "drive-in fare" that is, I make myself a drive-in style meal instead of just popcorn) so this is the one day I only have popcorn. Saturdays are anything from 1968 to 86... Though I will sometimes watch a second show on select nights. I might watch a pre 1960 movie and then a post 1960 movie. etc. I hope this has been informative. 
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Post by Eλευθερί on Oct 2, 2020 2:23:42 GMT
Mondays are repeats Tuesdays are usually films through to 1966 but occasionally I will choose something else. Thursdays are spaghetti western or eurospy (after 1966) and usually films to 1970. Fridays are tv stuff, episodes or tv movies, and things made before 1960 or after 1986 (that's because I consider anything between 1960 and 1986 to be "drive-in fare" that is, I make myself a drive-in style meal instead of just popcorn) so this is the one day I only have popcorn. Saturdays are anything from 1968 to 86... Though I will sometimes watch a second show on select nights. I might watch a pre 1960 movie and then a post 1960 movie. etc. I hope this has been informative. So, within that framework, how do you end up choosing a particular film on a given day?
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 2, 2020 2:31:35 GMT
So, within that framework, how do you end up choosing a particular film on a given day? If it is a film I haven't seen (or seen in a while), who stars in it, the location, genre...Depends on how I feel. Usually variety is the aim.
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 2, 2020 4:10:50 GMT
Mondays are repeats Tuesdays are usually films through to 1966 but occasionally I will choose something else. Thursdays are spaghetti western or eurospy (after 1966) and usually films to 1970. Fridays are tv stuff, episodes or tv movies, and things made before 1960 or after 1986 (that's because I consider anything between 1960 and 1986 to be "drive-in fare" that is, I make myself a drive-in style meal instead of just popcorn) so this is the one day I only have popcorn. Saturdays are anything from 1968 to 86... Though I will sometimes watch a second show on select nights. I might watch a pre 1960 movie and then a post 1960 movie. etc. I hope this has been informative. But when do you watch “The Wild Wild West”? 
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Post by kolchak92 on Oct 2, 2020 4:20:43 GMT
I toss some papers with names of movies on them down the stairs and whichever one reaches the bottom stair first is the one I watch.
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Post by teleadm on Oct 2, 2020 6:02:38 GMT
Mostly it's a spur of the moment, something I read or something reminds me of something that I have been meant to see or haven't seen in a very long time. I usually have a general idea of what I'm going to watch next week and then I change my mind, very often.
I make notes and lists the old fashioned way, with pencil and paper. The reason I make notes of certain movies could be the plot and/or actors the I usually like interested me. Sometimes it turns out great and sometimes not so great.
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Post by twothousandonemark on Oct 2, 2020 6:06:48 GMT
Monthly, I pick out about 3-10 dvds/blus I'm feeling, & often end up watching about 2-6 of those.
Seasonal fare like Jaws, Halloween, & Die Hard are easy pickings.
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Post by ghostintheshell on Oct 2, 2020 6:16:53 GMT
Random, depending on mood and the genre I feel like watching.
Although, I'm more inclined towards Horror and Sci-fi genres than any other.
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 2, 2020 6:55:57 GMT
Fridays! But it rotates with Hawaii-Five O and other tv stuff.
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Post by johnspartan on Oct 2, 2020 7:15:17 GMT
I look at my movie collection and put on the one I'm in the mood for.
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 2, 2020 12:14:11 GMT
Fridays! But it rotates with Hawaii-Five O and other tv stuff. Today is Friday. Does that mean tonight's the night? 
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Post by sjg on Oct 2, 2020 12:40:11 GMT
I have a number of film lists i look out for and buy and record from the TV when i find them and i make a list of what i have to watch in alphabetical title order and watch them alphabetically.
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