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“I got him mixed up with Rick Wakeman.”
Now, Rick Wakeman I know!
“I am surprised you didn't watch Michael Collins..”
I haven’t been to a cinema since 1979, retro. I’ve never been to a cinema with more than one screen. From reports I receive from acquaintances that do occasionally go it is unlikely in the extreme that I shall be going in the near future. This is for two reasons: firstly the reports of the behaviour of some members of the audiences during the performances that I have heard about (poncing about with phones, tablets and the like, eating and drinking all manner of stuff because they cannot last a couple of hours without fodder); but secondly it is very unlikely that I will be tempted by what’s on offer. I watch the occasional “new” film on the telly. I’m rarely impressed and certainly not enough to endure the sort of conditions I describe above and pay for the privilege.
I’m sure there is some half decent stuff about. Though how to judge if it is worth the bother is very difficult. I’ve seen two films that were showered with “Oscars” (A Passage to India and Ghandi). Both were extremely poor offerings and the latter was one of the most anti-British films it has ever been my misfortune to see. Had I been watching it in a cinema I'd have walked out. So anything nominated for Oscars is out and on balance I’d prefer to avoid the cinema altogether and just catch the occasional film on the telly (if I’m not busy washing me hair, that is ).
Now, Rick Wakeman I know!
“I am surprised you didn't watch Michael Collins..”
I haven’t been to a cinema since 1979, retro. I’ve never been to a cinema with more than one screen. From reports I receive from acquaintances that do occasionally go it is unlikely in the extreme that I shall be going in the near future. This is for two reasons: firstly the reports of the behaviour of some members of the audiences during the performances that I have heard about (poncing about with phones, tablets and the like, eating and drinking all manner of stuff because they cannot last a couple of hours without fodder); but secondly it is very unlikely that I will be tempted by what’s on offer. I watch the occasional “new” film on the telly. I’m rarely impressed and certainly not enough to endure the sort of conditions I describe above and pay for the privilege.
I’m sure there is some half decent stuff about. Though how to judge if it is worth the bother is very difficult. I’ve seen two films that were showered with “Oscars” (A Passage to India and Ghandi). Both were extremely poor offerings and the latter was one of the most anti-British films it has ever been my misfortune to see. Had I been watching it in a cinema I'd have walked out. So anything nominated for Oscars is out and on balance I’d prefer to avoid the cinema altogether and just catch the occasional film on the telly (if I’m not busy washing me hair, that is ).
Have a word with a few older Indian people, jim (those who still live there) and find out whether they preferred it pre or post 1947. And of course Mr Ghandi could not have been too incensed with the behaviour of those who "subjugated" his fellow countrymen. At least not incensed enough to turn down a decent education from them.
For my part Dickie Attenbore would have been in through Traitors' Gate never to emerge. :-)
However, we digress and we're in danger of hijacking webbo's question !!!
For my part Dickie Attenbore would have been in through Traitors' Gate never to emerge. :-)
However, we digress and we're in danger of hijacking webbo's question !!!
I'm not really sure whether a "preference" for pre- or post-colonialism is really the important bit (colonialism is unjustifiable by definition) but in view of the risks of hijacking I'll leave it there.
It's kind of sad for you to have missed out on most or all of the last 40-odd years' worth of entertainment. My own choices of film, I suspect, would not be to your taste (by and large, I prefer entertaining films to objectively "good" ones), but all the same it seems like you will have missed out to a large extent. Returning to the topic, Alan Rickman was a fine actor and made pretty much anything he was in automatically better.
It's kind of sad for you to have missed out on most or all of the last 40-odd years' worth of entertainment. My own choices of film, I suspect, would not be to your taste (by and large, I prefer entertaining films to objectively "good" ones), but all the same it seems like you will have missed out to a large extent. Returning to the topic, Alan Rickman was a fine actor and made pretty much anything he was in automatically better.
NJ
I totally agree about today's cinemas. The last multi screen cinema complex I went to was to see Jaws. The screen was too big and the viewing patrons were to close to it. I felt nauseus all the way through it and it strained my eyes. Agree about the picnics as well. I refuse to go to the cinema with my wife. I wait for the DVD and enjoy it in the comfort of my own home,pause for a toilet break, pour a drink etc. No distractions.
I totally agree about today's cinemas. The last multi screen cinema complex I went to was to see Jaws. The screen was too big and the viewing patrons were to close to it. I felt nauseus all the way through it and it strained my eyes. Agree about the picnics as well. I refuse to go to the cinema with my wife. I wait for the DVD and enjoy it in the comfort of my own home,pause for a toilet break, pour a drink etc. No distractions.
To return to the original topic of the post, I was saddened to hear of the death of Alan Rickman, one of my favourite actors. My teenage children ,who have grown up knowing him as Severus Snape , both cried when I told them the news.
Perhaps the shortcomings of modern cinemas and films in general could be the topic of a new thread so this one is left for Alan Rickmans many fans.
Perhaps the shortcomings of modern cinemas and films in general could be the topic of a new thread so this one is left for Alan Rickmans many fans.
