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JohnT's random thoughts about the movies thread...
A few things...
I saw Undercover Brother last night. This was notable for two reasons:
1. It was a pretty funny movie. I can't get the image of UB's car spinning around into a parking position out of my head, with UB calmly sipping his Big Gulp.
2. I'll go into point 2 later.
I also rented Solaris. To quote Hamlet in The Last Action Hero: "Big mistake." All the thrills of a Merchant/Ivory production combined with the dialogue sparesness of an indie film produced by deaf people on a $25,000 budget; you know you are in trouble when you're halfway in and you're yelling at the TV set "Just end, already!!"
We also took Little Miss to see Scooby Doo 2 today, which she enjoyed. She's also going through a Lion King thing, which apparently she and her mother have watched over 15 times in the past 2 weeks, a process that is causing my lovely wife to lose her manners. Just wait until you have kids - you'll see.
Anyway, there are a few things that I want to poll/ask about in regards to movies and especially movie rentals.
1. When I rented Undercover Brother, I had done something I don't think I have done in 4+ years: I actually rented a VHS. Usually I rent the DVD, and if the movie I want to see isn't available on DVD, then I don't rent it. But Laura wanted to see UB, and since they only had it on tape, tape it was. Question: For you DVD owners, do you ever rent VHS tapes anymore?
2. I selected 5 movies to rent, got to the counter, and saw something that made me return 3 of them: They were full screen movies (meaning that they were formatted to fit the TV set). Preferring to view myself as a pain in the a55 cineaste, I refuse to rent a film that is pan and scan (full screen) preferring to see the whole movie, not some chopped up remake of it. UB was also puke and spew, er, pan and scan, but since the wife wanted to see it I went ahead and got it. Is there anybody else here in 'polyland that feels the same, or does it not bother you to watch films that are butchered?
3. Anybody use Netflix? I'm more than a bit tired of paying $4.50+ to Blockbuster/Hollywood video for each movie and am thinking that Netflix is sounding better and better each time I fork over $10 to watch a mere two films.
I saw Undercover Brother last night. This was notable for two reasons:
1. It was a pretty funny movie. I can't get the image of UB's car spinning around into a parking position out of my head, with UB calmly sipping his Big Gulp.
2. I'll go into point 2 later.
I also rented Solaris. To quote Hamlet in The Last Action Hero: "Big mistake." All the thrills of a Merchant/Ivory production combined with the dialogue sparesness of an indie film produced by deaf people on a $25,000 budget; you know you are in trouble when you're halfway in and you're yelling at the TV set "Just end, already!!"
We also took Little Miss to see Scooby Doo 2 today, which she enjoyed. She's also going through a Lion King thing, which apparently she and her mother have watched over 15 times in the past 2 weeks, a process that is causing my lovely wife to lose her manners. Just wait until you have kids - you'll see.
Anyway, there are a few things that I want to poll/ask about in regards to movies and especially movie rentals.
1. When I rented Undercover Brother, I had done something I don't think I have done in 4+ years: I actually rented a VHS. Usually I rent the DVD, and if the movie I want to see isn't available on DVD, then I don't rent it. But Laura wanted to see UB, and since they only had it on tape, tape it was. Question: For you DVD owners, do you ever rent VHS tapes anymore?
2. I selected 5 movies to rent, got to the counter, and saw something that made me return 3 of them: They were full screen movies (meaning that they were formatted to fit the TV set). Preferring to view myself as a pain in the a55 cineaste, I refuse to rent a film that is pan and scan (full screen) preferring to see the whole movie, not some chopped up remake of it. UB was also puke and spew, er, pan and scan, but since the wife wanted to see it I went ahead and got it. Is there anybody else here in 'polyland that feels the same, or does it not bother you to watch films that are butchered?
3. Anybody use Netflix? I'm more than a bit tired of paying $4.50+ to Blockbuster/Hollywood video for each movie and am thinking that Netflix is sounding better and better each time I fork over $10 to watch a mere two films.
maybe tomorrow night 
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