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I thought this was better then I thought it would be:) But anyways, overacting, but resembles other movies of it's time. I watched it but wouldn't care if I never saw it again.
shareI expected this to be better than it was. The photography is gorgeous, but the acting is overwrought and the plot is straight out of a Hallmark Hall of Fame special. I'm fine for not seeing it again, but it's worth a 6/10 from me.
shareMy e-mail prompts me if anyone replies to my posts. I just happened to catch this reply right away, but then I couldn't remember how the movie went. Ha! Guess it's not that memorable. I see I gave it a 7, but don't know how accurate that is now.
shareI was wondering if you were still around even, but there weren't many posts for this film. Sometimes I go to the very last post on a film just to see how old it is. I get a lot of replies to my old posts also, sometimes for films I don't even remember seeing. That can make discussions difficult. And sometimes I watch a film, go to vote on it, and realize I already watched it and voted on it. Early onset Alzheimer's? Fortunately, my old vote and my new vote are usually the same.
Anyway, I'm sure I won't remember this film in three years. I barely remember it now, and I just watched it last night.
I have the same syndrome. I watch to many movies and they fade or blend together. I have a few snap shots in my head about how this movie went now that I'm a bit refreshed. But if I saw this at the library I probably would rent it, thinking I'd never seen it. LOL. I go to rate movies I've already rated, too. But I do change my mind a lot. Sometimes you re-watch a movie at a stage when it takes on a different meaning for you. There are movies I used to love that I don't care for anymore and others have grown on me.
I know a movie is good if I remember it! Sometimes even if I don't think I care for it on the get go...if I'm still thinking about it a few days later it has made some kind of impact.
That's a good point about thinking about a movie a few days later. I watch so many films that if it's still on my mind after a couple of days, that's a positive sign even if it's a "bad" film.
I have thousands of movies in my collection, and inevitably I buy titles I already have, especially when they have different artwork or titles, or if the box emphasizes an aspect that isn't true to the film. But I hate when I don't remember watching a film, or get a weird sense of deja vu and realize I've seen it already. Thankfully, this doesn't happen really often.
Have you ever suspected that some of your votes "disappear"? There are films I'm sure I voted on, and when I go back to the board, my vote's not there. (I don't mean the ones where you get the "Please try again" message; I mean the ones that say "Your vote has been counted.") One film I was sure I voted on didn't have my vote, so I watched it again, went to vote, and my vote was there this time! (Same vote I gave it on second viewing.) Then I saw my old comments on the board and felt the same.
You were lucky to find this at the library. I get a lot of films there too. As far as changing votes, the first time I watched "A Scanner Darkly," which I got at the library, I didn't entirely "get it" and found the style more interesting than the story. But then I read the comments here and decided to watch it again with those in mind, and I absolutely loved it. So it went from 6 to 9 with me, and I've since bought it for myself.
Other films that I rated highly I've watched again and downgraded slightly. Maybe someday I'll watch them a third time and bounce them back up. But at least those I should remember watching before.
Never noticed my votes missing, but I used to post on Yahoo Movies, so I'm never really sure what I voted on there or here. A Scanner Darkly is one of my favorite films. I have even read the book, but still don't think I get it, completely.
Most of the films I watch are from the library, or the library system. I am lucky, where I live I can have them shipped to me. Sometimes this limits me, but other times I find hidden treasures that I'm sure I never would have rented or tried to find.
Is Philip K. Dick's novel worth seeking out? Mostly I read autobiographies, but occasionally I read novels of the movies I love.
Come to think of it, "Winter People" would benefit greatly from the roto-scoping treatment. (<------ Just kidding! That's a horrible idea for this film.)
I have a great library system near me too, and I find some excellent films just by browsing -- Criterion titles, foreign movies, documentaries, indies, concert films, and a surprising amount of out-of-print titles and even bootlegs. I could even find more by searching the catalog or requesting titles, but I just go in with no expectations and come out enriched.
um...yes on reading. No to roto-scoping (but that made me laugh) and hooray for the library!
Autobiographies are all good but expand. I read everything! Lately I'm into graphic novels. Incidentally (if that is the word) there is a Scanner Darkly graphic novel, but it is more like just frames of the movie. Still liked it! Found it at the library! :)
I drove to the library in the big city and found some great old movies. I'm a sucker for old movies!
I love old movies too. Really, I'm willing to give anything that's well written and acted a chance, regardless of era or genre.
If I could, I'd read a book a day, or at least several a week. But my job and my newspaper and magazine subscriptions make that next to impossible. Then there's that other devious time-waster, the Internet.
I do have very diverse tastes when it comes to buying books, though unfortunately finding time to read them is another story. At least I should have a vacation coming up in a few weeks, so I should be able to tackle Keith Richards' "Life," which I suspect will be very addictive (obvious pun intended).
I would love to tackle graphic novels also, as long as the type is readable. A lifetime of reading has diminished my ability to focus, so I need reading glasses. Oh well, Keith has also paid a price for his habits, though he's still here ...
We are like creatures, my friend. I will watch just about anything.
I read in spurts. Sometimes 3-4 a week, sometimes not so much. I am an aspiring writer, so sometimes I get caught up in my own stories, and I don't read so much. But reading helps me write, inspires me. Some books I've read make me think, I could do this. I could do better. Other books make me wonder why I try. LOL.
My boyfriend says I'm a media junkie. I am. I love books, movies, music. I like tv of course but I live in the sticks and don't have very good reception. So I love that tv is on dvd nowadays. I love that I don't have to wait to see the next episode. I watch a lot of seasons.
Right now I'm unemployed, so I have time to read, write, and watch. I'm also enrolled in college online so that keeps me busy, too.
Let me know about Keith's book. It seems to be popular. I don't read a lot of autobiographies. Not that I don't like them, but I would really have to be interested in that person. Keith would be interesting, I'm sure.
Too bad Jim Morrison, James Dean and John Lennon never did. I would be all over that *beep* LOL.
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