A list of movies I have seen:
Adventures in Babysitting
Arthur
The Babysitter's Club
Beaches
Cool Runnings
All those Disney cartoons
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
Funny Farm
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Honey the Shrunk the Kids
The Jerk
Little Women
The Man with Two Brains
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Overboard
Parental Guidance
The Parent Trap
The Peanut Butter Solution
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
Pollyanna
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Rear Window
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
The Room
Sister Act
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Take the Money and Run
The Three Amigos
Tom and Huck
Wet Hot American Summer
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
The Wizard of Oz
THIS LIST IS SO EMBARRASSING. I SHOULD BE ASHAMED.
(Please let me know if I'm forgetting something...)
Monday, December 31, 2012
We're going to make a watched woman out of me yet...
If it isn't about babysitting or starring Steve Martin, chances are very high that I haven't seen whatever movie you're talking about. I've been alive since 1981 and apparently have missed out on a lot of good stuff. I've spent a lot of hours doing things other than watching.
In 2013 I'm going to attempt to change that by watching a movie a week.*
With no idea of where to even begin, I'll need a list of movies. I guess maybe I will try to watch some with the friend who makes the recommendation, or at least write back and forth with the suggester a little to learn why they want me to watch a film. If you're suggesting it please tell me why you think it's important that I see it, what makes it your pick, or something. I love reasons.
I might write a summary about what I think it's about beforehand, which usually proves to be kind of amusing. Then I'll watch it, try not to talk through the whole thing, and write something. It won't be a synopsis- you've probably already seen it. Maybe I'll write what I now understand that I hadn't before. Maybe I'll hear the name of a character that I've heard for years and nodded my head like I understood what people were saying, but now I'll actually get the reference.
By this time next year I will maybe have a different understanding of something, or will have grown in some way, or will have logged lots of hours in front of a glowing screen. Maybe my conversation skills will get better. Maybe I will understand some jokes. Maybe I will get real boring because I will only talk about this. (Apologies in advance if that happens.)
So I guess start suggesting, okay?
*It was going to be 52 but let's not get too crazy.
In 2013 I'm going to attempt to change that by watching a movie a week.*
With no idea of where to even begin, I'll need a list of movies. I guess maybe I will try to watch some with the friend who makes the recommendation, or at least write back and forth with the suggester a little to learn why they want me to watch a film. If you're suggesting it please tell me why you think it's important that I see it, what makes it your pick, or something. I love reasons.
I might write a summary about what I think it's about beforehand, which usually proves to be kind of amusing. Then I'll watch it, try not to talk through the whole thing, and write something. It won't be a synopsis- you've probably already seen it. Maybe I'll write what I now understand that I hadn't before. Maybe I'll hear the name of a character that I've heard for years and nodded my head like I understood what people were saying, but now I'll actually get the reference.
By this time next year I will maybe have a different understanding of something, or will have grown in some way, or will have logged lots of hours in front of a glowing screen. Maybe my conversation skills will get better. Maybe I will understand some jokes. Maybe I will get real boring because I will only talk about this. (Apologies in advance if that happens.)
So I guess start suggesting, okay?
*It was going to be 52 but let's not get too crazy.
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