Tell me about your eccentricities as a movie lover

[Q?]

Originally Posted by agoofykindasuperman

Ouch, that is a MAJOR no-no! Watching a trailer, especially right before seeing the movie is like wanting to get the Cole's notes version of the flick so you can skip the next 2 hours!

Trailers suck these days, give away waaaaay too much

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Everybody should learn from Chris Nolan.

[Moefiz]

Originally Posted by Q!

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Everybody should learn from Chris Nolan.

I agree...nobody know what the hell Inception is about.

[Q?]

Originally Posted by Moefiz

I agree...nobody know what the hell Inception is about.

And many of us want it that way, I'm going to close my eyes while murmuring in the theater if a trailer for that one shows up

[Cheerupemokid]

Interesting topic, and lots of interesting answers.

In no order, mine worth listing would be:

-I prefer seeing movies in theaters the first time and not at home. This is usually why I'm caught up on current films but way behind on classics.

-I love sitting as close to the front of the theater as possible. About second or third row in most theaters, since first row is too close for my girlfriend most times. Depends on the theater set-up though.

-If it were up to me, I'd know NOTHING about a movie before seeing it. I avoid reading reviews, but trailers are impossible to avoid and unfortunately give away a ton. That's probably why I love going to film festivals - nine out of ten movies you see at a festival you are going into as close to blind as possible. You've picked them because somebody said it was "good" but didn't elaborate, or you went off of a one-line "summary" of the movie in a film guide that usually doesn't give much at all away, or you've just picked something entirely random. When we saw Precious last January at Sundance (back when it was still called Push) I had no idea what we were walking into. People were talking about how good it was, but we already had tickets for it anyway before the festival started. I was blown away by it. Kind of wish we were going to Sundance this year too. Ah well.

-If I am watching a movie at home, the lights being off is a must.

-Must watch a movie in one sitting, at least if it's the first time I'm seeing it (or first time in a long time).

-I hate when I fall asleep during a movie. It happens, unfortunately, but I try to avoid it. Usually grab coffee before the movie, or try to grab a drink and popcorn during the movie to get me through that first "hump" as once the movie gets my attention, I'm usually fine and wide awake. In the past I have most definitely gone to see movies twice because I fell asleep the first time. Don't worry, I don't snore.