tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post1700198783394672502..comments2023-03-25T02:52:15.537-07:00Comments on You Talking to Me?: Lest we ForgetThe Taxi Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04352371911592068643noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-51627579941488164172010-12-31T17:00:17.544-08:002010-12-31T17:00:17.544-08:00"Is film completeism healthy or should we onl..."Is film completeism healthy or should we only base our time on consuming movies that appeal to us (I certainly had no interest is seeing Basic other than that I felt I should just to have seen it)?"<br /><br />I think the most relevant passage above is the parenthetical statement - if the only reason for seeing a movie is because you feel you "should" see it, then don't. Even if it's something like Avatar or Hurt Locker or The King's Speech or whatever, if you don't actually have any personal interest in seeing it, there are far too many other films that are waiting for your attention. If watching a particular film feels like doing homework, then I try to avoid it...<br /><br />Having said all that, I'm similar to you in the amount I see per year. I often wonder if I'm cramming too much in at the expense of digesting what I'm seeing, but on the whole I'm happy with my habits. Being a completist with specific directors/actors is fine if something is drawing you to their work, but if you start getting the feeling that you're slogging through the dregs then maybe something is amiss.<br /><br />I love being a movie reference for my non-blogger friends, but I'd rather concentrate on the stuff that really brings me pleasure or gets my critical interest engaged. I have no problem telling people that I haven't seen "Precious" or "The Blind Side" because everything I know about them simply doesn't interest me (that could change I suppose...).Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-73937468173807404142010-12-30T20:32:32.313-08:002010-12-30T20:32:32.313-08:00Good question.
I, for one, believe life is too sh...Good question.<br /><br />I, for one, believe life is too short to waste time and money watching movies because everyone says they're amazballs.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085105568601878075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1571769854236946971.post-73365756765677705342010-12-30T09:18:03.750-08:002010-12-30T09:18:03.750-08:00Boy, good question. I'll see all kinds of dre...Boy, good question. I'll see all kinds of dreck as a matter of course, but you learn stuff...even from dreck. When I do a "Now I've Seen Everything" feature on a specific director, I'll see the good, bad and indifferent, and still be able to glean a nugget to put in a capsule review. But there are some films that lie in a repository of films I just haven't written about yet...I get to them, eventually, even if the original inspiration for writing them has passed. But, there are a couple every year (all 2 of them) that I know I'll never, ever write about...because they just didn't engage me...even on the most basic level of comparative interest. As these blogs are all personal (and, all reviews are) one can only report what was there was and how one reacted.<br /><br />But...like abandoning a book after a couple chapters...one should decide how one's time is best spent...and whether it's really worth it to spin one's wheels on something that has no traction."Yojimbo_5"https://www.blogger.com/profile/12791996320278381516noreply@blogger.com