RANDOM WEEKLY MOVIE REVIEWS OF WHAT'S OUT ON DVD.
(I don't go to the theaters a lot, I find it cheaper and more convenient to rent from Netflix and Blockbuster)
This blog is for NOT for everyone. If you are too inclined to watch big Hollywood movies, probably you won't find yourself attracted to many of the movies I watch. If you hate any type of cinema you won't be appreciative of different film styles. So, I'll cover a little bit of new video releases and older stuff (not too old though, I've seen a lot of it so I'm starting fresh), I'll try to see some independent films and also some Hollywood stuff, why not, it's just about striking a balance.
To follow this blog you have to follow 2 rules that 'll make it more enjoyable 1) Keep an open mind 2) Do not hold a grudge. Why ? well one of my mottos is "Life's too short to hold a grudge".
I've decided to rate movies not by saying Good or Bad, I really do think that once a movie hits the screen, It has been studied rewritten, edited, edited some more, etc. and so it makes it an appreciable work of art, Sure I'll like some better than others but overall I love movies and some time even a not so good movie is better than so many other things, isn't it?
But to rate movies, even if I like 95% of them I still like to distinguish overall, which ones I like better than others so here are my 6 labels:
1) Steal it.- This movie is so good you shouldn't feel embarassed even to steal it... if asked at a court of law declare yourself guilty and say proudly "Yes your honor I'm guilty of stealing "The Shawshank Redemption" off the $5 dollar bin at Wal-Mart" (Although if you found this movie at $5.00 I think it'd be a pretty good deal). Also, stealing The Shawshank Redemption would probably prepare you well for the years you'll spend there for doing such heinous act.
2)Buy it.- I'm not particularly big on buying movies, I figure if I can rent them, I'll watch them and probably won't need to watch them for the next 5 to 10 years (unless I'm in jail of course), so there are some really good movies that are probably worth your $5 or $10 dollars... do not steal these please, your pride would be difficult to understand.
3) Rent it.- I guess I'll probably recommend you to do this maybe on half of the movies I watch, so that's a lot, you might start by renting the ones I recommend you to steal.
4) Channel Surf it.- These movies might be worth your time so find but do not go out of your way to get them, i.e, only stay and watch if you happen to run into it. If you're not a big fan of movies this is the cut-off line so proceed at your own risk.
5) Rip-my-eyes-out.- Ouch (I will not lend you my fingers), you're better off bowling, doing yoga, attending the opera or learning macrame, by all means, do not subject yourself to this type of torture.
Hopefully I won't find anything in this last category though, because once this last step is taken, unfortunately I won't be able to enjoy the rest of the wonderful scope that cinema always brings.
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