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01-24-2004, 12:11 PM
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what would you watch at my house?
When people come over to watch a movie at my house, I provide them with a 1 page menu to select a film from. I can't get the formatting right to replicate it here, but it provides basic information about each film (title, color/b&w, year, actors, time, etc.)
I try to provide a variety of films to choose from, and even though the people who come over have very different tastes in film, I've yet to find anyone who didn't find at least 1 movie on the list they'd like to see.
But of course, you guys might be different. 
Anyway, I was just curious which (if any) of the films you'd pick if I invited you over. The following is the menu (titles only) that I would create if you came over today:
ACTION/ADVENTURE
dr. no
the hunt for red october
lethal weapon
mission: impossible
patton
raiders of the lost ark
tora! tora! tora!
true lies
COMEDY
the american president
caddyshack
dead men don't wear plaid
desk set
good morning, vietnam
the goodbye girl
heaven can wait
in the navy
1941
pretty woman
stir crazy
vegas vacation
a very brady sequel
DRAMA
breakfast at tiffany's
city of angels
the firm
lifeboat
mr. smith goes to washington
the shop around the corner
to have & have not
HORROR
aliens
MUSICAL
a funny thing happened on the way to the forum
hans christian andersen
help!
MYSTERY
charade
the general's daughter
l.a. confidential
the lady vanishes
marnie
the paradine case
the postman always rings twice
shadow of the thin man
SCIENCE FICTION
contact
SILENT
the circus
WESTERN
the magnificent seven
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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01-24-2004, 12:37 PM
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Thi Them
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Cries and Whispers
~T
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01-24-2004, 12:42 PM
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Thi,
I think you're missing the point. You have to pick a movie off my list. If you want to watch Cries & Whispers, go to Brook's house.
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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01-24-2004, 12:49 PM
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Do the Right Thing
Okay, seriously.... Patton, I guess. I haven't seen it yet.
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01-24-2004, 01:26 PM
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Hmm Let's see. What would I want to watch at Kaplan's house?
Own it, so I don't need to see it at Kaplan's house
dr. no
the hunt for red october
lethal weapon
patton
raiders of the lost ark
true lies
the shop around the corner
to have & have not
aliens
charade
l.a. confidential
contact
the magnificent seven
Seen 'em, mediocre to good films (didn't like the good ones enough to own) but don't need to watch 'em again at Kaplan's house
mission: impossible
tora! tora! tora!
caddyshack
lifeboat
mr. smith goes to washington
the lady vanishes
marnie
the paradine case
the postman always rings twice
good morning, vietnam
the goodbye girl
heaven can wait
the american president
dead men don't wear plaid
pretty woman
stir crazy
vegas vacation
breakfast at tiffany's
city of angels
the firm
a funny thing happened on the way to the forum
help!
the general's daughter
There's no way in hell I want to watch this again
1941
Have zero interest in seeing
a very brady sequel
That leaves it up to these of which I haven't seen & know little about
desk set
in the navy
the circus
hans christian andersen
or this which I've seen a long time ago but don't remember a thing about it
shadow of the thin man
The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)
Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, King Kong, La Femme Nikita, Planet Terror, Raging Bull, Ronin, The Third Man DVD: .................
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01-24-2004, 06:08 PM
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The Apartment !
Somehow, I have a feeling you have it. 
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01-24-2004, 06:14 PM
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I own the majority of those titles. Those that I don't have are titles I'm not really interested in viewing, so I'd rewatch...
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
- Walter.
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01-24-2004, 09:39 PM
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I'll watch Lifeboat with ya!
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01-24-2004, 10:51 PM
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I'd pick either Marnie, Contact or The Circus...but I don't think your menu is quite as varied as you might think it is.
Just a little constructive criticism
My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pulse (2006,Jim Sonzero) 2/5, In the Realm of the Senses (1976,Nagisa Oshima) 4/5, Sing a Song of Sex (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 2/5, The Passionate Friends (1949,David Lean) 3/5, Band of Ninja (1967,Nagisa Oshima) 1/5, Saw V (2008,David Hackl) 3/5, Quantum of Solace (2008,Marc Forster) 2/5, Role Models (2008,David Wain) 3/5, Dorm (2006,Songyos Sugmakanan) 3/5, Candy (2006,Neil Armfield) 3/5, Shutter (2004,Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom) 1/5, Skinwalkers (2006,Jim Isaac) 2/5, Out of Season (1998,Jeanette L. Buck) 2/5, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983,Nagisa Oshima) 5/5, The Catch (1961,Nagisa Oshima) 3/5
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01-24-2004, 11:11 PM
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| I don't think your menu is quite as varied as you might think it is |
Well, as I said I limit it to a single page, and focus mostly on films in my collection I haven't seen in a long time. So, in this case there weren't any foreign films, but that doesn't mean they won't show up as options at a later date. Obviously there are lots of films that would never show up since they aren't in my collection, but you'd be hard pressed to pick a genre or a time period that wouldn't show up at some point. As I said, although it's clear that some here would never want to come to my house to watch a film, I've never had trouble with anyone picking a film - the last one chosen was Vertigo.
"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder
"Subtitles good. Hollywood bad." - Tarzan, Sight & Sound 2012 voter.
"My films are not slices of life, they are pieces of cake." - Alfred Hitchcock
"My great humility is just one of the many reasons that I am vastly superior to everyone else." - Ramrod Clerk
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