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Originally Posted by Papillon Noir

Dramas and Chick Flicks are definitely my least favorite genres. I tend to stay away from these movies because I tend to find them boring and uninteresting.

On the contrary, I think dramas and chick flicks can be pretty fast and entertaining too. Depends on which kind of movie though. Plenty of Merchant/Ivory productions can make you feel sleepy...same goes for some other makers out there.

Originally Posted by roshiq

There is a funny/weird thing I like to add here. After bought a dvd (online or locally ) of a highly acclaimed horror film for which I have been waiting for a long time, I like to keep it for a while before give it a watch, there is a strange feeling inside me that tells me to not to see it immediately or in a hurry. There may be nothing special left for me for a long time, so I wait till another good movie add to my collection and then I choose a special day or in a night before some holidays to enjoy it Alone.

That is actually very interesting, Roshiq. You make a special movie even more special by watching it on a chosen occasion. Somehow it DOES add to the flavor of the movie, though even for a little bit.

Originally Posted by Roderick Usher

I want to be taken out of my reality. I want to see things that I wouldn't see in my day-to-day life. I want an adventure - be it comedic, tragic, thrilling, scary or just plain fun.

Give me spectacle and spleandor... just make me care.

I'm an easy critic. I want to love everything I see. I want films to be good, so I tend to overlook flaws in plot or logic as long as the characters feel real, the pacing works and the film doesn't violate it's own rules.

Escape from reality? It is the mindless journey of many of us who go through the daily grind, and want nothing more than a couple hours of sheer entertainment. And yes, if THAT is grounded in reality, all the more appeal, too.

Originally Posted by The Flayed One

I think I've stated this in another thread, but I have a very hard time watching movies with other people around. I like my atmosphere suited perfectly to me, and with roommates that's nearly impossible. If I watch movies in my bedroom I usually just fall asleep. I'm working on turning my garage into a man cave, so after that I'll be able to watch movies more frequently. If I get disturbed once during a movie, a lot of the times I just get flustered and quit paying attention.

A little childish, I know, but (and it'll be a race to see who makes a joke out of this statement first) there are somethings a man just needs to have his privacy to enjoy.

Not childish at all. I dont think anyone can watch movies with other people around, specially strangers. A theater experience is quite different, mind you all. When watching a DVD or TV movie, you do feel self-conscious with plenty of eyes all around you.

I can see where you are coming from, Flayed. Totally. It sometimes dictates the type and manner of the movie which we choose to watch.

Originally Posted by pinkfloyd45769

I usually try to find movies that you guys recommend or speak highly of.If i'm going out to get a movie i usually browse on here for titles.My mood never really makes me chose to watch or not to watch a movie.Its more like i'm on a mission to find the movies mentioned here and not much though iis in it other than that.I do find myself watching movies over and over,Spiderman is one that i view quite often.I like all genres,even the mushy stuff.I guess in the end its mostly you guys that decide what i'm going to watch.

Governed by other people's choices? Usually movie-watching habits and choices are different for different people, Mags, but if you feel that you are on the same wavelength as another HDC member in movie-watching habits and conclusions, then why not? Its always a good idea, and a good benchmark, to follow.

Originally Posted by sfear

Mood of course, but what determines the mood? Could be the director, the book it was based of, not so often the actor unless its Nicole Kidman or some such. Even the composer. I'll watch almost anything with a score by Bernard Herrmann or Ennio Morricone. But to go backwards for a moment, one thing that makes me NOT want to watch a movie is if I have, say an R rated version in my collection and an unrated director's cut suddenly hits the stands. This makes the original not just an edited version but a censored one. Cinematic slaughter kills it for me.

Ah, the wonders of censorship.

I myself have stayed away from as many R versions as I could, because eventually an Unrated version is out before you know it. A R version is actually laughable, but many a time the ONLY choice you could have. A fine example I could quote would be Fulci's The Beyond. Its FINALLY getting an Unrated release, thanks to Grindhouse Releasing.

Originally Posted by fortunato

well, first off let me say that i will certainly give virtually any film a chance, regardless of how good or bad it's perceived to be. i love a lot of flicks of all different sorts.

that being said, you're right that i do tend to put more "critically acclaimed and powerful flicks" towards the top of my queue, although that's mostly incidental, as the people and sources from which i trust recommendations, coupled with my own curiosity/research generally tend to generate films like that.

mostly, i agree a lot with what rod was saying. i just want to be entertained, regardless of how it's done. whether it's style over substance, substance over style, great direction, great performances, etc., or a combination of anything and/or everything else, i just try to watch something as objectively as i can.

And you love them too, J. I know that you prefer to watch a movie more on a recommendation than own gut instinct, sometimes when its recommended by someone you value a lot. Gut instinct CAN sometimes prove false, indeed, but more often than not, you do find a cinema GEM lying somewhere and which opens a whole new segment for you.

I remember 3-4 years back, many had no idea Santa Sangre existed. It was my careless remark in a VHS thread in Modern Horror which made some older members dig it out, and today Jodorowsky is enjoying a lot of attention between plenty of genre lovers. The man finally got the recognition he should have...at least when he carved out El Topo, and The Holy Mountain too.

The Unsung, Underappreciated, Other Top 100 is a glaring example. As is Begotten.