Movie Survey

1. Roughlyow many times a year do you go to the movie theater?
never
2. What medium do you most watch movies on:
movie theater; online streaming; DVDs or BluRay; TV, cable, or satellite; at night when you dream; etc...?
dvd, handheld device
3. What is your favorite film genre (if you have one)?
anything but rom-coms
4. What is your favorite film you seen this decade?
Kill Bill 1 & 2 (fits within the last ten years, 2003 and 2004 respectively)
5. What is your favorite film that's older then you are?
Mr. Hulot's Holiday
6. What is your favorite film of all time?
A Clockwork Orange/If... (tie)
7. Have you ever watched a film made in the late 1800's?
there were some turn of the century films on the Wizard of Oz box set, but can't remember there exact age
8. Will you watching a movie tonight? This weekend?
possibly, but have a few documentaries to watch

Extra credit:
What do you think of favorite list based threads?
love them

1. Twice a month
2. Cable TV
3. None although I don't particularly like 'Chic' Flicks or teenage hormonal comedy.
4. Hard to narrow down.
5. Citizen Kane, any Bogart film, WC Fields comedy
6. Hard to say--although there are several films that I can lose myself in at any time at any place (Blade Runner, Apocalypse Now, Scanner Darkly, Long Riders, Blues Brothers)
7. Yes although pre century movies tend to be somewhat plotless, e.g.--the sneeze. The first real plotted movies seem to appear in the nineteen teens when the novelty of 'moving pictures' started to wear off.
8. Tonight I'm going to a bar, tomorrow to a bike race. I may go see 'Prometheus' next week at a matinee.

Additional--three D movies are overrated.

Rap

I can see a punkish anarchist's theme in you DJ.

1. ~ once per month
2. DVD or BluRay
3. Action
4. ?
5. ?
6. No preference
7. No
8. Doubtful tonight, probably this weekend

Extra credit: They do nothing for me but I don't begrudge others their pleasure.

1. Roughly how many times a year do you go to the movie theater?
twice
2. What medium do you most watch movies on:
movie theater; online streaming; DVDs or BluRay; TV, cable, or satellite; at night when you dream; etc...?
DVDs and TV
3. What is your favorite film genre (if you have one)?
erm, got no favorite genre. I want story, acting and directing.
4. What is your favorite film you seen this decade?
Being John Malkovitch and Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5. What is your favorite film that's older then you are?
African Queen
6. What is your favorite film of all time?
To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Have you ever watched a film made in the late 1800's?
umm. in college. don't remember. French?
8. Will you watching a movie tonight? This weekend?
Just watched Taymor's "The Tempest" Go away, Julie.

Extra credit:
What do you think of favorite list based threads?
Let me list the ways.

Joe(are you sending this to Netflix?)Nation

1. Roughly how many times a year do you go to the movie theater?
Never

2. What medium do you most watch movies on:
movie theater; online streaming; DVDs or BluRay; TV, cable, or satellite; at night when you dream; etc...?
DVD and streaming video

3. What is your favorite film genre (if you have one)?
Classic cinema

4. What is your favorite film you seen this decade?
The best film I've seen this decade is Carl Theodor Dreyer's The Passion of Joan of Arc. An absolutely stunning, transformative film. The best film I've seen that was made in the past decade? Hmmm, not sure. Hotel Rwanda was pretty damn good.

5. What is your favorite film that's older then you are?
The Third Man

6. What is your favorite film of all time?
Dr. Strangelove

7. Have you ever watched a film made in the late 1800's?
Sure.



"Oh my god! It's coming straight at us!"

8. Will you watching a movie tonight? This weekend?
Quite possibly. I watched Citizen Kane last night. SPOILER ALERT: It's his sled!

Extra credit:
What do you think of favorite list based threads?
You all suck at them!

1. Roughlyow many times a year do you go to the movie theater?
Probably three (as long as it's a halfway decent choice) -- I blame it on having an almost-teen and a just-turned teen in the home, both of whom actually still enjoy going to movies with their mah!

2. What medium do you most watch movies on:
movie theater; online streaming; DVDs or BluRay; TV, cable, or satellite; at night when you dream; etc...?
DVDs, TV/satellite

3. What is your favorite film genre (if you have one)?
I'ma tried and true horror movie person; sci-fi comes in an indiscernible second.

4. What is your favorite film you seen this decade?
I've enjoyed tons, probably far too many to label a favorite. Because the Harry Potter books/movies were to my children like Star Wars was to me, I think I'd say those have been some of my favorites because we were so anticipatory, went to see them together as a family.

5. What is your favorite film that's older then you are?
One of my favorites, at least: Some Like It Hot.

6. What is your favorite film of all time?
Again, multiple, but I will always sit down to watch anything made by Billy Wilder (Days of Wine and Roses), Blake Edwards (The Pink Panthers, SOB), the movie Excalibur, The Notebook (for when I'm feeling particularly in the need of schmoopy) . . .

I am incapable of picking just one . . .

7. Have you ever watched a film made in the late 1800's?
No.

8. Will you watching a movie tonight? This weekend?
This weekend, I think it comes out (unless it already is and I missed the fact that it had been released) -- Trouble with the Curve, with Clint Eastwood

Extra credit:
What do you think of favorite list based threads?
I tend to answer them fastidiously!

Here's a 50 second film from 1895ish as provided by Joe:

After you watch this very long train adventure, you can now brag that you've watched a film from the 19th century.


You'll have to wait a couple of weeks before the theatrical release:
USA 21 September 2012
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2083383/releaseinfo
It does look like a pretty solid and enjoyable flick to watch.


Well you get an A++++ for your thoughtful answers!

Thank you! I can now answer 7 in the affirmative! Knew I was likely several weekends too early for the Clint Eastwood movie -- never fails! The weekends on which the good-looking releases come out, I'm working!