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Subject: Re: "The 25 Most Outlandish Sci-Fi Films of All Time"
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On 9/5/2024 10:03 AM, Lenona wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 16:42:53 +0000, Paul S Person wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 14:52:30 +0000, Lenona <lenona321@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> (I am sick and tired of carefully choosing a movie, paying $10 or so,
>>> and STILL being very let down 25% or so of the time. So I rely mostly on
>>> any movies I can get for FREE. The library has thousands, after all.)
> 
> And while this may not be the best analogy, would you keep trying out
> new restaurants if you were being disappointed at that rate?
> 
> Of course, many people don't care to watch the same dozen movies over
> and over, whereas many are happy to eat at the same restaurants over and
> over.
> 
> But one can try out new recipes at HOME, while paying relatively very
> little.
> 
> 
>> I gave up on that a decade or more ago. My disappointment with films
>> that /looked/ OK but turned out to be was more like 100%. I went to
>> Red Box, but then got into online. I do pay for some films -- but not
>> $10, I have a limit of my own choosing -- on Amazon. I haven't been
>> inside a theater for a long long time, and never expect to be in one
>> again.
> 
> 
> Well, I love the thrill of watching with a well-behaved audience and
> hearing their reactions. Depending on the movie, it's easy enough to
> avoid rowdy teenagers - or even stupid parents who won't take out their
> crying babies and rowdy children.
> 
> (I saw the 1949 Japanese classic "Late Spring" some months ago - not SF,
> for those who don't know. The audience was completely civil.)

I would expect that the audience for a 75 year old B&W Japanese language
film without Godzilla will be somewhat depleted of rowdy teenagers or
young parents.

pt