BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies

Subject: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Apr 07 - 06:39 PM

Some movies permit a complete cessation of normal thought and instead provide a totally logical-within-itself world where one may visit, and revisit, as often as one likes. I'm talking about those that have artistic or evocative qualities that take one far beyond the usual suspension of disbelief.

Some of these movies reach down so deep that I find that any half hour of one, even if that's all the time I have for rewatching it, evokes the whole experience of falling into and savoring that world, all over again-- including that aspect of rewatching and re-experiencing that brings to mind how we have changed, grown, etc. since the last times with that movie.

I call those "Any-Half-Hour Movies." Some of them are corny, some historically inaccurate, some painful, some challenging, some mysterious.... except for great cinematography there is no single, right thing they have in common except that while you're there, you're nowhere else.

One of my favorite Any-Half-Hour Movies: Out of Africa.

You?

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: Becca72
Date: 04 Apr 07 - 07:09 PM

Not sure if I follow you, Susan but I will say that there are a handful of movies that I will stop and watch when I come across them on television, no matter that I've seen them dozens of times and actually own them on DVD and could watch whenever I choose. Movies such as Braveheart, Jaws or any of the original 3 Star Wars movies.

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: bobad
Date: 04 Apr 07 - 07:14 PM

Eraserhead

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: Mickey191
Date: 04 Apr 07 - 07:59 PM

Becca, I'm with you on Jaws--I don't know why though-I've seen it many times. Also, "As Good As It Gets"-Jack Nicholson--LUV this movie. Kevin Spacey in "Pay It Forward."

Bette Davis& Henry Fonda in"Jezebel" Simply Top Drawer!

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: Becca72
Date: 04 Apr 07 - 08:09 PM

For whatever reason, I got it into my head as a child that Quint reminds me very much of my uncle Darryl. I can't see the movie without thinking about that. Of course when you're 8 years old and watch your "uncle" get swallowed by a giant shark it has a lasting effect! :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Apr 07 - 09:16 PM

So do you find, like I do, that you don't have to watch the whole movie to get the same buzz from it? Like any half hour of it calls up for you the whole experience?

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: Mickey191
Date: 04 Apr 07 - 11:47 PM

That works for me-half hour of something really enjoyable is a great pay-off. I did forget Ferris Bueller's Day off. If I see the bit where their singing on the car rooftop-Makes my day.

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: Becca72
Date: 05 Apr 07 - 03:13 PM

Susan,
Yes, I will stop and watch as much as I can, no matter where I've come in.

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: wysiwyg
Date: 05 Apr 07 - 03:22 PM

Yup, the true test of a movie.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: Dave'sWife
Date: 05 Apr 07 - 04:09 PM

I always get sucked into Cool hand Luke when it's on TV

On a different subject - my hsuband likes to dave DVDs or in the past Laserdiscs and cut down films to about 1/2 of just the good bits or action parts. he has a whole library of these. if anyone is interested, I'd probably make copies of his "best of" selcetions. I can usually fit 3 to 4 per tape.

Subject: RE: BS: Any-Half-Hour Movies
From: Amergin
Date: 05 Apr 07 - 04:42 PM

There is a fabulous dvd out which is a compilation of short films from around the world about 9/11...each film is simply amazing.