INTERESTING THRAED
LIKE OTHERS HERE I AM NOT A BIG MOVIE WATCHER ANYMORE,MY BEEF IS WITH MOVIE MAKERS WHO INSIST ON PUTTING SOCIAL/POLITICAL MESSAGES OF AN OVERT NATURE INTO MOVIES EG,I AM NOT INTERESTED WHETHER YOU ARE A DEMOCRAT WHO HATES CONSERVATIVES AND MAKES THEM THE BAD GUYS(OR VICE VERSA) OR WHERE A PARTICULAR DIRECTOR STANDS ON ABORTION, WOMENS RIGHTS, GAY ISSUES(UNLESS THE MOVIE SPECIFICALLY IS ABOUT THESE ISSUES ) I AM TALKING ABOUT THOSE MOVIES WHICH DO NOT DEAL WITH THE ISSUE BUT THE DIRECTOR INSISTS ON MAKING A COMMENT IN OTHER WORDS WHEN THE SUBJECT MATTER DOES NOT CALL FOR THE ISSUE TO BE RAISED BUT OUR SOCIALLY AWARE DIRECTOR/PRODUCER DECIDES TO COMMENT ANYWAY....ITS REALLY ANNOYING
MY ATTITUDE IS "ENTERTAIN ME,DONT PREACH TO ME"
SO THERE ARE MANY MOVIES OF RECENT VINTAGE I HAVE NOT SEEN OR STARTED WATCHING AND GAVE UP IN DISGUST.
SOME CLASSICS I HAVE YET TO SEE ARE
THE GODFATHER(ALL THE MOVIES)
HOLLOWEEN(ALL OF THEM)
FRIDAY THE 13TH(ALL OF THEM)
THE TWO LATEST STAR WARS MOVIES(I SAW "THE PHANTOM MENACE" AND THOUGHT IT WAS TECHNICALLY BRILLIANT BUT LACKED THE FUN AND SLIGHTLY "TONGUE IN CHEEK" NATURE OF THE ORIGINAL MOVIES.)
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE(WELL ACTUALLY I DID SEE ABOUT 45 MINUTES OF IT AND THOUGHT "YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME".............)
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
TITANIC(OKAY I DID WATCH THE FIRST HALF HOUR OR SO AND GAVE UP BECAUSE IT WAS BORING AND LEONARDO DE CRAPPIO IS OVERATED,IMHO)
THERE ARE MANY OTHERS....
ONE MOVIE I DID GET TO SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO WAS "THE SHINING"(THE ORIGINAL NOT THE MINI SERIES) WITH JACK NICHOLSON IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD AND OLD JACK WAS QUITE SCARY!!, (THE FAMOUS "HEEEERES JHONNY" SCENE)

