movies and reviews

for those of you who know me, i really enjoy movies... i'm not some sort of avid fanatic, but i watch a lot of movies and rather enjoy them. the thing about this is this: i don't really enjoy movie reviews. every once in a while, i'll finish an amazing movie and think, i ought to let people know about this, but then i realize:

it's really presumptuous to assume that someone might like the same movies i do... some movies that other really like, i find simply ok (*cough* dark night *cough*) or i'll find some random, semi-cult classic that i love, that few people have heard of (*cough* flakes, staring ZD *cough*)... but to tell you that you 'should' or 'ought' or 'need to' see such and such a movie is kind of ridiculous, so i will try to not write movie reviews on here, mostly because there's not a lot i can say that u haven't already heard about a movie, even if it's not the common opinion...

but... there's one more thing. when u watch a movie, u should keep in mind that simply what you see is only about a third of the experience, the music, lighting, camera angle, editing, transitions, pauses, backgrounds... all of that stuff... that's the great stuff... some movies will always simply be amazing because u see a man, a dwarf and an elf jogging across the landscape of new zealand from a helicopter shot while epic orchestral music plays, it's simply stunning, maybe even one of the best transitions i've ever seen... i could watch that part right now and be like 'wow, even though this has been spoofed so many times... it's simply amazing, stunning, magnifique!!!'

so yeah, watch the whole movie, not just a few characters doing some stuff or talking about some stuff... u'll miss some of the most amazing things

oh, and, if you find yourself watching an old black and white horror movie from circa 1930... if a character's face is half covered in shadow, they're going to die, it's simply amazing, so, if u are ever having a conversation with me, and your face is gently obscured by a shadow, i might assume u will die soon, don't worry, i've probably just been pavlov-trained...