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I say the surest measure of a good film is when you never heard of it before (no preconceptions), and happen upon it by accident (say channel-flipping) and can't stop watching. For me happened with Mission, Europa/Zentropa, Eat Drink Man Woman, and Once Upon A Time In America. The latter was strong enough to rob my sleep, the film having started late in the night and school the next day.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Fri Apr 6th, 2007 at 06:36:56 PM EST
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The only time I encounter films now is at the local used DVD outlet. Going to the theater here is a waste of time. They only show the latest Hollywierd offerings (about which I could care less.) They also consider the soundtrack a good idea and some day they might get around to providing it for their customers.

by ATinNM on Fri Apr 6th, 2007 at 06:52:59 PM EST
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Going to the theater here is a waste of time. They only show the latest Hollywierd offerings

there are advantages to living in a decent city

by MarekNYC on Fri Apr 6th, 2007 at 07:02:55 PM EST
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No doubt for them that enjoy it. I ... endured ... urban life.

by ATinNM on Fri Apr 6th, 2007 at 07:13:58 PM EST
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Yes, sometimes not knowing about a film ahead of time is best.
I use to go to midnight movies and some that I liked were
Repo Man and Heavy Metal.

Rutherfordian ------------------------------ RDRutherford

by Ronald Rutherford (rdrradio1 -at- msn -dot- com) on Fri Apr 6th, 2007 at 07:15:10 PM EST
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I loved Repo Man. The multi-layer texturing in the film are astounding.

by ATinNM on Fri Apr 6th, 2007 at 07:22:49 PM EST
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