Amy, trust me, I've been there. More frequently though, it's normally when I show a more offbeat classic that I get a positive response. I'm sure it's simply the crowd that I hang out with. Like I've mentioned, some of my more mainstream classic favorites e.g. Sabrina(1954), Adventures of Robin...
[Dome, you bring up a great point, so much much disagreement, discussed so civil. I love when people point this out.] Like Blade Runner, it took some time for me to warm to L’Avventura. Now, with layers of the onion peeled away, don't know many films that compare to this ugly/beautiful. So...
I don't find this an old vs. new argument. There are plenty of newer films that I don't identify with as well as a handful of classics that I just don't connect with. As to the classics, I tend to try and find out about the time that they were made, which helps with the context. It's a...