Well this last week I had a great chance to view several movies that have huge Oscar potential ..... blah blah blagh.... lets just say it they were good movies. I have seen Slumdog millionaire, seven pounds, the wrestler, grand torino and the start of Benjamin button.....All different all unique all with something to say.......
When I was younger I used to go to the movies quite a bit. My uncle and I would often go to theaters that no longer exist. They have been swallowed up by giant multi plexes or simply closed their doors. As I grew up we would almost go to the movies every week when we were teens. Watching all sorts of crap b and even c movies. We would even go to the drive in during the summer months. Its funny how if you think hard enough you can remember who you saw what movie with and when. I can remember Rambo 3 was a drive in flick for me, deadly friend was at the hillside theater and lost boys was with a group of new college friends. I fell asleep during vision quest, I was in the front row for ferris billers day off and I went with Ron dubee and his dad to see Star wars. Many many memories are tied in to going to the movies with friends. For the most part a whole evening was involved some sort of food either before or after and of course the time well spent with friends. From holding hands with a girlfriend to being as high as a kite with friends.
As I have gotten older and in theory wiser, I have selected Way movies I want to go see. I have developed my own rating system over time that a few of my own friends follow them selves.
- Pay full price (Friday night)
- Matinée price (Sunday afternoon)
- Cheep show (middle of the week and for under $3.00)
- Rental (This is pre net flicks)
- Cable TV (HBO, Showtime etc.)
- Cable TV (Spike , TNT, AMC. This has commercials)
- Regular broad cast TV (just having the TV on for background noise)
This not only reflects how much I'll pay for a show but the time commitment to the movie as well. With Net flix and INTERNET downloads things have changed a bit. Now with the kids I have to be more selective with movies. I also thing that allot of the old school b movies have become straight to video movies. I think these would be fun to watch at the theater at the old midnight show for a couple of bucks.... Times change , but movies always have the ability to take you for 2 hours......... FOCUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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