Thank you. I agree in that I rarely watch feature films except old ones, too. Matrix is on my list, as well, while the remaining entries are indeed flicks for a season. But as I just said it's the stuff of times-gone-by that's more interesting even though they weren't my time at all. Infact I would put Mr Bogart on the list or Jacques Tourneur's I walked with a zombie and Christopher Lee's and Peter Cushing's work in the field and the TV-show Friday the 13th.
But let's face it: reading provides more than one advantage - it's tickles one's mind and one can close the eyes where to savour the fine well-done spots in the book without missing anything. But sometimes it must be a movie.
Thanks for your reply. It's really eye-opening to hear about everyone's tastes and preferences. I looked up I Walked with a Zombie and it seems like it would be an intense experience. I don't usually go for horror, but that one looks as if it has a lot of layers.
I think your second paragraph underlines for me why I have never liked any of the Iliad or Odyssey movies. I have my own movie of those poems in my head and the movies that are actually made never match my own vision.
Thank you. I agree in that I rarely watch feature films except old ones, too. Matrix is on my list, as well, while the remaining entries are indeed flicks for a season. But as I just said it's the stuff of times-gone-by that's more interesting even though they weren't my time at all. Infact I would put Mr Bogart on the list or Jacques Tourneur's I walked with a zombie and Christopher Lee's and Peter Cushing's work in the field and the TV-show Friday the 13th.
But let's face it: reading provides more than one advantage - it's tickles one's mind and one can close the eyes where to savour the fine well-done spots in the book without missing anything. But sometimes it must be a movie.
Again thank you so much.
Thanks for your reply. It's really eye-opening to hear about everyone's tastes and preferences. I looked up I Walked with a Zombie and it seems like it would be an intense experience. I don't usually go for horror, but that one looks as if it has a lot of layers.
I think your second paragraph underlines for me why I have never liked any of the Iliad or Odyssey movies. I have my own movie of those poems in my head and the movies that are actually made never match my own vision.
Here's Greg's list: https://substack.com/home/post/p-167604880