Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[innerSpaceman]

Hmmm, I'm gonna run that through the vagueometer and see what it implies.





But I do have a sudden inkling to find out what's going down at the Park.

[AllyOops!]

I swear I have ADD when it comes to films. I'm a disaster at the cinema. I fidget & practically panic attack sitting still for too long. I never used to be that way when I was younger, but I sure am now.

I'm finding more & more that I just don't enjoy popular blockbuster films. Of course, I immediately think "it must be me". "Something is wrong with ME." I really need to adjust my attitude to "this film sucks" & "everybody sucks but ME".

I gave up and fell asleep during PotC 3. For the love of all things HOLY, it just wouldn't end! I fidgeted myself into a frenzy during Transformers. I finally settled down and then fell asleep on my boyfriend's shoulder. Everybody seemed to love that movie but me!

I'll hopefully be seeing The Simpsons this weekend! I'm obsessed and have enjoyed absolutely every season. I know I'll be all spiral-eyed and non-fidgety for that one!

[CoasterMatt]

Watched 'The Blues Brothers' and 'Chinatown' back to back last night on HD...

[innerSpaceman]

In money news, the 5-film Harry Potter franchise just edged out the money made by the 6-film Star Wars franchise, and is narrowly behind the 22-film James Bond franchise.

[Alex]

Raw dollars or inflation adjusted?

[innerSpaceman]

Raw dollars.

It's not a measure of popularity, or even of how much wealth at any particular time. It's dollars pure and simple.


I'd be interested to see how many paid admissions for each of those franchises, but I'm not even sure such numbers are available.

[Alex]

You can find some sites that guesstimate it since average ticket price numbers are available for each year, but it gets fuzzy with matinee vs. full price, adult vs. tickets.

[Gemini Cricket]

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Seen it a million times.
Love it.
Schmaltzy, but I tear up every time.

[xharryb]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Seen it a million times.
Love it.
Schmaltzy, but I tear up every time.

I recently watched that one (gasp!) for the first time. I loved it!

I've actually been watching a lot of old movies lately. Perhaps to balance out all the summer blockbusters I've gone to see in theaters. The most recent film I watched was Charley's Aunt. The stage play was the very first community theater production I got involved with 15 years ago, so it's got a special place in my heart. This month a DVD was released of the film version starring Jack Benny, and it was fantastic.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by xharryb

I recently watched that one (gasp!) for the first time. I loved it!

I've actually been watching a lot of old movies lately. Perhaps to balance out all the summer blockbusters I've gone to see in theaters. The most recent film I watched was Charley's Aunt. The stage play was the very first community theater production I got involved with 15 years ago, so it's got a special place in my heart. This month a DVD was released of the film version starring Jack Benny, and it was fantastic.

Ooh! Heading to netflix now, I have not seen this in ages and I simply adore Kay Fwancis! Thanks for the tip!