MOVIES YOU'VE ALREADY SEEN VS. BLIND BUYS

[Gabe]

Last night I bought 65 dvd's at walmart. The whole time I had this summer in mind. I'm going to a film school program and I wanted to have a good selection for inspiration. I picked a ton of movies that I already wanted, but also many other that I hadn't seen. Now I'm already thinking I should bring some back, the bill was very high ( I wasn't the one who paid it either ) So I have to decide if I want a ton of great movies I've already seen, or a few that I have overlooked. there are stacks and stacks in the other room, I've already split them up according to my personal preference. But I wonder what you guys find more enjoyable in watching movies. Regardless of if you've paid for them or not, what is more fun to watch, Something NEW or Something OLD.

[Brazoliange]

something new and good.

pick things from your favorite directors that you haven't seen yet, pick things people recommend, pick anything criterion. go with your instinct.

yeah this probably didn't help at all.

[Stefen]

LOL. The fuck you gonna get at wal-mart?

[socketlevel]

LOL. The fuck you gonna get at wal-mart?

touche

it's kinda blanketed request but i'd go with old you're already saturated with the new.  but then again you'll see lots of old at school.  still go with the old and get the fuck out'a walmart.

-sl-

[EDIT] shit i just got what you're saying, go with NEW that are OLD

lol, confused....

fuck i'm washed up right now

[pete]

if you wanna stay fresh and inspired during the summer when you're not in film school, why don't you uh, LIVE LIFE?  do something fun/ crazy, go on a road trip, meet strangers, get beat up...etc.?

[Gabe]

Well we all know, sometimes we can't really handle life, so we get away with little distractions, like typing away on a MESSAGE BOARD..


Mad love tho, mad love. Living life is all there is.

[Gabe]

Well, the reason I don't like seeing movies I've already watched and thought were great is because I go into them with SUCH INTENSITY. I'm like, Oh, American Beauty, this movie rocks, I have to like it, and if I don't. I butcher myself like WHAT THE F* is WRONG WITH ME?

I like new movies because there a little more relaxed and I have an objective opinion watching them.
I like old movies because I've seen their magic already and I can access when I feel like I want to watch something in the scheme of that . . . Yeah.

I need to read a book.

[Brazoliange]

read Stephen King's IT. Best book I've ever read

or read Dracula

[03]

Well we all know, sometimes we can't really handle life, so we get away with little distractions, like typing away on a MESSAGE BOARD..


Mad love tho, mad love. Living life is all there is.

for me, your post count ends here

[meatball]

Well, the reason I don't like seeing movies I've already watched and thought were great is because I go into them with SUCH INTENSITY. I'm like, Oh, American Beauty, this movie rocks, I have to like it, and if I don't. I butcher myself like WHAT THE F* is WRONG WITH ME?

For me, your film aspirations end here.

[Stefen]

this thread gets locked or moved to dvd talk here.

[pete]

Well we all know, sometimes we can't really handle life, so we get away with little distractions, like typing away on a MESSAGE BOARD..


Mad love tho, mad love. Living life is all there is.

aw another insecure "if you're on the internet you can't have life" truisms.

[meatball]

Get a camera, get some friends, and make as many movies as you can throughout the summer. That's the best way to learn what works for you.

[w/o horse]

LOL. The fuck you gonna get at wal-mart?

touche

This was my first thought.

I'd really like to see a list of those 65 movies.

[Gabe]

I don't want your guys opinions to effect my decision. I've gone from 65 to 20 and I'm perfectly happy with my choices.