What % of movies that you watch do you actually enjoy?

Cowy · Post by **Cowy** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:34 pm

First off, I have a strong filter on the types of movies I see. I bypass shit that I "know" I'll dislike. But out of the movies that I do watch I would say I only like about ~25%. If I watched everything I'd probably only like 1 in 10 or so.

Am I a misanthropic fuck or are some of you guys similar? Maybe I'm just watching the wrong shit and should be checking Transformers and Spiderman 2 and shit instead.

As an aside, watched Chop Shop last night and it was pretty fucking great.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:38 pm

i've developed a pretty good eye for picking what i'll likely enjoy, so i hit about a 70% success rate.

seems like your filter is way off, what do you base it on?

Tommy Bunz · Post by **Tommy Bunz** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:46 pm

I'd say I genuinely enjoy half of what I watch, if not more.
Even the stuff I don't love, the majority of films I can appreciate on some level.
But like drizzle said, I have a pretty solid system for deciding what to watch.

I am pretty easygoing though for a film-fag, I like everything and all genres except movies specifically made with a female audience in mind.

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:48 pm

check out This Island Earth. you'll love it.

Cowy · Post by **Cowy** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:11 pm

By 25% enjoyable, I mean, really enjoyed as in would recommend to friends, would rewatch, etc. Not that I hate the other 75%, they range anywhere from alright to bad.

As far as how I decide which movies to see, director/actors involved, critical acclaim from critics who I can tolerate, trailer/commercials etc, and just general buzz(phila, friends, etc).

I try to more or less go into every movie with a blank slate though, I don't really read about them ahead of time and try to avoid spoilers at all costs. When I see critical reviews I try and just see how many stars or tomatoes or whatever the fuck they got then proceed, I don't need to know the whole plot. I guess it's a tradeoff between knowing what your getting yourself into and exposing yourself to spoilers.

Like I went into The Wrestler thinking it was going to be Requiem for a Dream 2 b/c I didn't read anything at all about it, didn't know it was written by that guy from The Onion, etc

philbluntsmoker · Post by **philbluntsmoker** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:11 pm

Spartan wrote:check out This Island Earth. you'll love it.

fuck off biatch

Spartan · Post by **Spartan** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:13 pm

are you still butt hurt over that Alistair Crowley shit, philibluntsmegma?

YouTube · Post by **Philaflava** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:14 pm

another question, how many times do you find yourself multi-tasking while watching a movie? phone, internet or doing some work because it just doesn't COMPLETELY grab your attention. i know i can't be the only one who looks at the counter to see how much time is left.

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:16 pm

around 80%

i tend to do research before i decide if i want to watch a movie (reviews, trailers, cast/credits, etc) and then keep a pretty extensive list of movies on my phone so i'm never forced to rent/see something shitty on a whim. plus i pretty much only watch movies i think i'll enjoy & always watch movies with the intention of enjoying them. as much as i'm guilty of being an elitist/snob at times, i genuinely like to geek out and love a movie.. whereas some people have to fight just not to hate something

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:17 pm

i generally try to avoid critics and trailers beyond getting a general basic sense of what the thing is all about

i know i'm probably in the minority but i don't really balk at the imdb ratings too much. with enough votes entered they often nail the general quality imo. also the user comments are invaluable, not at face value but going by the general tone, grammar and such of the writer.

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:30 pm

i'll watch a trailer.. but i generally agree about the critics thing. i try not to have any spoilers and generally just check for a rotten tomatoes rating

Blockhead · Post by **Blockhead** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:45 pm

I'd say i really enjoy about 15%, really hate 15% and i'm completely indifferent about the rest. that might have to do with me just kinda being like that in general though.
I have learned to avoid movies i know i'll dislike though. Like most movies based around cgi effects i tend to not give a shit about (:arrow: , i know), so i skip them.
however, I take a lot of losses on horror movies and comedies.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:46 pm

Philaflava wrote:another question, how many times do you find yourself multi-tasking while watching a movie? phone, internet or doing some work because it just doesn't COMPLETELY grab your attention. i know i can't be the only one who looks at the counter to see how much time is left.

i try to avoid this, a lot of movies may start slow and then pick up or really come together toward the end. or they may not be great for the usual obvious reasons, but still engage me on some other level (attention to detail in setting or whatever, nerd shit). every movie deserves a fair chance

conversely, on very rare occasions i come across something so good that i look at the counter with dread because i know i only have xx minutes of this awesomeness left

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:56 pm

I'd say I enjoy about 80% of what I watch.

I'm really picky and won't see the summer blockbuster/comic book type movies.

Since I never watch live TV, I never see trailers, so I only see movies based on their descriptions and who wrote/directed them.

I also never check IMDB or Rotten Tomatoes until after I've seen the film.

Julius Seizure · Post by **Julius Seizure** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:44 pm

41.4% with a margain of error of 4.45%

Stoop Kid · Post by **Stoop Kid** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:01 am

Fiddy o mo I usually don't end up picking or paying for them so it's all good.

Captin Planit · Post by **Captin Planit** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:02 am

I look at the counter no matter the quality. This goes for everything. Minutes left in a movie. Pages left in a book. Days left in teh life.

supnick · Post by **supnick** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 3:17 am

ackbar wrote:around 80%

i tend to do research before i decide if i want to watch a movie (reviews, trailers, cast/credits, etc) and then keep a pretty extensive list of movies on my phone so i'm never forced to rent/see something shitty on a whim. plus i pretty much only watch movies i think i'll enjoy & always watch movies with the intention of enjoying them. as much as i'm guilty of being an elitist/snob at times, i genuinely like to geek out and love a movie.. whereas some people have to fight just not to hate something

Harry Hater · Post by **Harry Hater** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:00 am

Philaflava wrote:another question, how many times do you find yourself multi-tasking while watching a movie? phone, internet or doing some work because it just doesn't COMPLETELY grab your attention. i know i can't be the only one who looks at the counter to see how much time is left.

If I find myself doing other shit, I'll just turn it off. Isnt looking at the counter like looking at the clock at work?

I only like to know how long a movie is before I start it.

I enjoy almost every movie I see because I would rather not waste my time. Sometimes I watch something like Adventureland and feel cheated afterwards, expecially cause some of the faggoats on this board said it was one of the best of the year. I'll watch some movies and avoid others based on who here enjoyed them.

Stoop Kid · Post by **Stoop Kid** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:46 am

Captin Planit wrote:I look at the counter no matter the quality. This goes for everything. Minutes left in a movie. Pages left in a book. Days left in teh life.

This cracked me up.

Comedy Quaddafi · Post by **Comedy Quaddafi** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:05 am

I don't trust the IMDB ratings at all. That has more to do with my personal taste I think. Like Drizzle said, the user comments is the way to go, if you know how to decipher them.

Look at how some of these fantastic movies are rated

Deathwish 3: 5.6
Mary: 6.0
New York Ripper: 6.0
New Rose Hotel: 4.2
Pieces: 5.4
Stone Cold: 5.2
Cobra: 4.8
Motel Hell: 5.8
Alligator: 5.6

Well fuck you guys too!

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:08 am

80%....Like the other nerds have said, I know which directors, genres, actors, etc. that I like and with some research, can usually pick out a winner. If I go to Rotten tomatos and read 8 of the blurbs good and bad I can usually decide if a movie is for me.

Website · Post by **Random Sample** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:14 am

I like most movies I watch. I would say about 75%.

ALASKA · Post by **ALASKA** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 11:05 am

i would say up around 90%. even shitty movies i can take away something from it. even if its just mindlessly killing a few hours and a laugh at some over dramatic bullshit. the movies i hate are the ones that people gas and i have expectations for only to be let down....like zombieland.

Trademark · Post by **Trademark** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:33 pm

ALASKA wrote:that people gas and i have expectations for only to be let down....like zombieland.

if the bill murray shit alone didn't make that movie for you. I don't know what to tell you..

ALASKA · Post by **ALASKA** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 12:40 pm

Trademark wrote:
ALASKA wrote:that people gas and i have expectations for only to be let down....like zombieland.

if the bill murray shit alone didn't make that movie for you. I don't know what to tell you..

if it was a short film sure. the first 15 minutes were cool too. it just never took off. it was kinda of boring.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 1:14 pm

i go to rotten tomatoes and read all the bad reviews. then the movie always seems awesome. so i'm basically at 100%

thing about imdb is you can pretty much predict which movies will be over/underrated by the genre, how recently it came out (newer movies scores are seriously inflated), and by their appeal to chumps.