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THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS
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I frequently shock Mark when I mention I've not seen a certain movie. The latest shocking reveal coming from the discovery that I've never seen any of the Evil Dead movies. This was quickly remedied. I enjoyed them.
Thinking back there are quiet a few 'classic' movies that I haven't watched at point. My Grandparents weren't big movie goers. While my television viewing habits weren't monitored for content, the scariest movie I think I watched as a kid was Teen Wolf. Scary movies never held any allure for me. Cinematic blockbusters were few and far between. The first movie I watched in a movie theater was E.T. and I only went because it was with my father on a visitation. I'm pretty sure I went with the kids of the woman he was seeing at the time while he went with her to another film.
Here is just a short list of some classic* movies I've not watched.
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
All About Eve
Army Of Darkness
The Godfather
The Good The Bad The Ugly
Citizen Kane
A Christmas Story (not in one sitting. i just catch pieces over that 24-hour span)
A Clockwork Orange
Jaws
Ben Hur
The Graduate
The Omen
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Passion Of The Christ
Home Alone
Cars
There's Something About Mary
Rain Man
Platoon
A Few Good Men
The list could go on, but I think you get my drift. I'm sure I've caused a few gasps with some of those titles. Yet, some of these movies have been so ingrained in our culture with their references after a while you feel like you HAVE seen the movie. This is where I talk myself out of watching something. I know how The Passion Of The Christ ends. Coo coo ca-choo Mrs. Robinson, she IS trying to seduce you. I know what that is on Mary's ear. I know what Rosebud is. While I understand that I've missed out on some very good cinema, it is hard to go back and watch something that I feel like I've already seen. That is without some extrinsic motivation.
*I define classic as movies that have either worked their way into pop culture history or are cinematic blockbusters.Labels: movies |
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I posted this @ 4/11/2007 09:15:00 AM.............Need a link?..........
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