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<blockquote data-quote="Baltimore Jones" data-source="post: 215696" data-attributes="member: 3234"><p>I didn't have any doubts that you watch a lot of movies. I do question your assertion of yourself as a "serious movie fan" in one breath while writing that you need to be "entertained" and "because explosions" in another breath. Great art is not always about pure "entertainment" and it certainly isn't about explosions (most of the time). It's okay if that stuff is your preference, but then I don't know why you shoot the people down who do care about different things from film (learning something about the world, learning something about themselves, emotional catharsis, philosophy, etc.).</p><p></p><p>I like to rank films in terms of "what would I take to a desert island with me?" This makes me think about it in a clearer way that helps me to balance entertainment, depth/rewatchability, and "meaning".</p><p></p><p>No Country For Old Men</p><p>The Godfather</p><p>David Lynch's "Rabbits"</p><p>Citizen Kane</p><p>The Godfather 2</p><p>Ghostbusters</p><p>Back to the Future</p><p>Mulholland Dr.</p><p>Burn After Reading</p><p></p><p>That's not in order and it starts to get much more debatable after that. Rocky and/or Rocky Balboa are close, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is very close especially if I can take the series with me too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Baltimore Jones, post: 215696, member: 3234"] I didn't have any doubts that you watch a lot of movies. I do question your assertion of yourself as a "serious movie fan" in one breath while writing that you need to be "entertained" and "because explosions" in another breath. Great art is not always about pure "entertainment" and it certainly isn't about explosions (most of the time). It's okay if that stuff is your preference, but then I don't know why you shoot the people down who do care about different things from film (learning something about the world, learning something about themselves, emotional catharsis, philosophy, etc.). I like to rank films in terms of "what would I take to a desert island with me?" This makes me think about it in a clearer way that helps me to balance entertainment, depth/rewatchability, and "meaning". No Country For Old Men The Godfather David Lynch's "Rabbits" Citizen Kane The Godfather 2 Ghostbusters Back to the Future Mulholland Dr. Burn After Reading That's not in order and it starts to get much more debatable after that. Rocky and/or Rocky Balboa are close, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me is very close especially if I can take the series with me too. [/QUOTE]
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