Summer movie season - Yay!
One of the best things to do in the heat of summer (especially in the south) is to head right into an air conditioned movie theater. In fact I think summer movies are really the only thing I like about summer.
When a movie comes out I do a little research on it, check its rating on Rotten Tomatoes, read a few reviews and let myself succumb to the hype. I then place the movie into one of four categories. The categories determine the air conditioned venue in which I'll be seeing said movie:
1) Worth seeing on a big screen with big sound and thusly big ticket price. My local Regal theater and the IMAX theaters fit into this category. The more excited I am about a movie, the more money I'm willing to shell out for it. In fact I've seen almost all the Harry Potter movies on an IMAX screen. Not cheap but totally worth it.
2) Worth seeing on a smaller screen with average sound and a cheap ticket price. My $3 theater (aka my home away from home) fits this category. It smells a little funny, the floors are super sticky and the seats, though new, are not stadium so you have to make sure no one tall is in front of you. Recently I saw The Losers this way. It was the right choice. Fun movie but not worth more than $3.
3) Worth waiting for the DVD. Let's face it, the span between the theater and Netflix/Blockbuster/redbox is getting smaller and smaller. TVs are nicer, your bathroom is close and typically MUCH cleaner and it's way more economical. This category also works for the art-housey/indie movies that don't make it to small town USA.
4) Worth waiting for cable. I keep thinking that I could get rid of the movie channels we subscribe to but then movies keep popping up that I never got around to renting. I'm still unsure of the monetary value of it though.
There have been times where a movie is airing on TNT, USA, TBS, or the like and I've realized I never caught it on a movie channel. But then I don't want to sit through commercials to watch an 'edited for television' movie so these just slip right through the cracks. Then there are the movies that I own on DVD (like the extended versions of Lord of the Rings) and will still watch when it airs over a long weekend on the aforementioned cable channels like TNT, USA, TBS or the like. This bridges nicely to...
'Glue movies!' This was an unfamiliar term to me but I related to the description immediately. Glue movies are those movies that no matter what you're doing, what time of day or what channel it's on...you watch it. I have a huge list of those that start with the cheesy 70s and 80s sci fi / fantasy movies like Clash of the Titans, Flash Gordon, The Last Starfighter (which was just on the other day) and so many more. Then there are the more recent ones that fit into the guilty pleasure dance category like Center Stage, Save the Last Dance, Step Up, and a few others. I don't know if anyone besides Ashley reads this blog anymore but if you do, what are your glue movies?
Oh and I will be doing the movie a weekend thing again but posting short reviews on here. I deleted the other blog.
When a movie comes out I do a little research on it, check its rating on Rotten Tomatoes, read a few reviews and let myself succumb to the hype. I then place the movie into one of four categories. The categories determine the air conditioned venue in which I'll be seeing said movie:
1) Worth seeing on a big screen with big sound and thusly big ticket price. My local Regal theater and the IMAX theaters fit into this category. The more excited I am about a movie, the more money I'm willing to shell out for it. In fact I've seen almost all the Harry Potter movies on an IMAX screen. Not cheap but totally worth it.
2) Worth seeing on a smaller screen with average sound and a cheap ticket price. My $3 theater (aka my home away from home) fits this category. It smells a little funny, the floors are super sticky and the seats, though new, are not stadium so you have to make sure no one tall is in front of you. Recently I saw The Losers this way. It was the right choice. Fun movie but not worth more than $3.
3) Worth waiting for the DVD. Let's face it, the span between the theater and Netflix/Blockbuster/redbox is getting smaller and smaller. TVs are nicer, your bathroom is close and typically MUCH cleaner and it's way more economical. This category also works for the art-housey/indie movies that don't make it to small town USA.
4) Worth waiting for cable. I keep thinking that I could get rid of the movie channels we subscribe to but then movies keep popping up that I never got around to renting. I'm still unsure of the monetary value of it though.
There have been times where a movie is airing on TNT, USA, TBS, or the like and I've realized I never caught it on a movie channel. But then I don't want to sit through commercials to watch an 'edited for television' movie so these just slip right through the cracks. Then there are the movies that I own on DVD (like the extended versions of Lord of the Rings) and will still watch when it airs over a long weekend on the aforementioned cable channels like TNT, USA, TBS or the like. This bridges nicely to...
'Glue movies!' This was an unfamiliar term to me but I related to the description immediately. Glue movies are those movies that no matter what you're doing, what time of day or what channel it's on...you watch it. I have a huge list of those that start with the cheesy 70s and 80s sci fi / fantasy movies like Clash of the Titans, Flash Gordon, The Last Starfighter (which was just on the other day) and so many more. Then there are the more recent ones that fit into the guilty pleasure dance category like Center Stage, Save the Last Dance, Step Up, and a few others. I don't know if anyone besides Ashley reads this blog anymore but if you do, what are your glue movies?
Oh and I will be doing the movie a weekend thing again but posting short reviews on here. I deleted the other blog.
posted by UhLisa | 9:24 AM
3 Comments:
There are lots of movies out/coming out I want to see!! I saw KickAss and really liked it...was a tad disturbing but liked it.
My glue movies are any of the Bourne movies, the first Bring it On, Clueless, etc! :)
Shag. Enough said. It is always my go-to glue movie and it has actually been on TV once or twice!!!
I haven't been to a movie in the theater since Leap Year. Is that sad?
I can totally beat Ashley on my last trip to a theater... but I won't embarrass myself doing so! I have a ton of glue movies - anything brat packish, say anything, save the last dance, bring it on, 10 things I hate about you, music and lyrics (honestly, anything with a big finish) and oddly enough shawshank redemption... I know there are lots more, but those are the ones I can think of right now...
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