Taste in Movies.

[jaybomb]

I have lucked with my friends we all have a common taste in movies, wether it is horror, comedy, drama, action so it works out very well when we get together and have to choose a couple of movies to watch...my girlfriend on the other hand is a completely different story, hates horror, doesn't like my dark sense of humor...so we don't watch much together the last movie we saw in theater together was superbad and she killed it for me by making these comments throughout the whole movie:mad:

[ChronoGrl]

Originally Posted by joshaube

Yeah, my friends can be assholes sometimes, but isn't everyone an asshole occasionally? I'm friends with these people for other reasons, reasons that outweigh their negativity towards film. The topic doesn't really come up that often, I've learned not to mention anything... but when it does (like tonight) it can really irk me.

I do have a few friends who get where I'm coming from. They're usually the ones I have over for movie night. I've also attempted to sort them into 'groups' :p So I know who to bring to the theatre when I go to see a certain movie (It also gets difficult because I have a wide range of friends, and most of them don't get along with one another. I end up going to movies two or three times with different people.)

So it's not as terrible as I might have made it sound in my little spat of rage.

Rod, I've heard good things about most of those Westerns. I think I'll take the time to watch Unforgiven first, and go from there. I'm still saving Blazing Saddles until I'm more education in the genre.

I get that taste is a personal thing. But like so many, I can't get over that. :p When I like a film, I want others to agree. I find myself liking a lot of movies that are also critically acclaimed. I spread the word to a few friends, all of course who have the same opinion on it - that it's bad - and sometimes they sort of 'gang up' on me... like "We're obviously right because there's 3 against 1."

I usually keep my passion for film out of the topic during conversations, but I do secretly wish (okay, not so secretly...) that I had a group of friends who completely understood this side of me. I guess that's why I'm on this forum, though.

This is why we should run away together.

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Yeah, my friends have never really a) been interested in my taste of movies (and would get defensive when talking about movies THEY liked before I even had a chance to comment) or b) even ANALYZED movies in any way, shape, or form.

My newer sets of friends sort of do the opposite from yours... They'll say that they LOVE a movie, and then just roll their eyes when I say I didn't like it.

For example: Pan's Labryinth. They just blew me off because I didn't like it.

Here on this forum - I talked in depth as to why I didn't like it. Showed that I put a LOT of thought in my opinion (as I ususally do) and we reconciled.

It was a conversation - It was NICE.

My friends aren't like that.

Luckily my boyfriend is analytical and loves talking about film... I need at least ONE person in my life that does that.

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And that's why I come here.

[missmacabre]

I reallly lucked out with my core group of friends. They all love horror movies, foreign films and obscure indie movies. My boyfriend likes action movies more but since I never really liked action I get to experience new movies with him.
I have friends I hang out with less because they don't live in town and we'll go see a comedy movie every once in a while.

The only people I can talk theories, politics and psycology in movies with are my boyfriend and, surprisingly, my little brother. He's really mature for his age and we can just take ideas and go from there. other than that I come on here for discussion.

I think that your friends could definately be more open minded and accepting though.

[Posher778]

My friends have terrible film taste. One of my best friends fave film of all time is Transformers because of "the amazing acting and plot"....... Unbelievable. She also hated Donnie Darko and Silence of the Lambs....

[missmacabre]

Originally Posted by Posher778

My friends have terrible film taste. One of my best friends fave film of all time is Transformers because of "the amazing acting and plot"....... Unbelievable. She also hated Donnie Darko and Silence of the Lambs....

whooooa what? it's possible to hate Donnie Darko? It makes even the stupidest people think.

[Posher778]

Originally Posted by missmacabre

whooooa what? it's possible to hate Donnie Darko? It makes even the stupidest people think.

Evidently not. Stupid crappy action films.

[Despare]

You have no idea how much I hate that a lot of my friends won't watch old, black and white, or subtitled movies. I've given up though. How do you reach somebody whose favorite movie of all time is Borat? Not comedy... not recent film... ALL TIME BEST MOVIE EVER.

[jenna26]

Originally Posted by Despare

You have no idea how much I hate that a lot of my friends won't watch old, black and white, or subtitled movies.

Yeah, that still bothers me a bit with several of my friends. Won't even give them a chance.

I know the Movie Gallery up here actually has to warn people if they are renting a film with subtitles.....:rolleyes: that is just so sad. Especially considering most of them have a big yellow sticker on the front that reads "Foreign Film".

[Despare]

Originally Posted by jenna26

Yeah, that still bothers me a bit with several of my friends. Won't even give them a chance.

I know the Movie Gallery up here actually has to warn people if they are renting a film with subtitles.....:rolleyes: that is just so sad. Especially considering most of them have a big yellow sticker on the front that reads "Foreign Film".

I'm not even talking black and white just because it's old, I know more than a few people who wouldn't watch Sin City because it was too "black and white".

[jenna26]

Originally Posted by Despare

I'm not even talking black and white just because it's old, I know more than a few people who wouldn't watch Sin City because it was too "black and white".

Oh I know, I actually had someone get annoyed with me for recommending Ed Wood to them for the same reason. I guess it seems like a valid reason to dismiss a film for some....:rolleyes: