You could rightly ask why bother writing a review of a movie I obviously hated. The answer is partially because I hated it so much I had to write about it, but it's also partially because I felt the need to get some content on the blog. (Beyond the stereotypical "I'll write something soon" post, which I swore off and assure you that this post isn't. Completely, anyway.)
I've actually found myself wanting to write here lately but coming up against a familiar problem: Do I rewatch and review a film that I've seen and know is good (Amanda By Night, for instance), rewatch and review a film I think I've seen but don't really remember (Deep Rub), watch and review a film I haven't seen but sounds interesting because of the cast (Outlaw Ladies), or just watch and review whichever comes up next in the queue? And then secondarily, if I choose to rewatch and review a film, is it pointless to write about a film (Behind the Green Door, say) that's been written about a million times already?
I find that beyond that list of questions, I almost always fall into a Grass Is Greener trap: perhaps I'll start watching A Place Beyond Shame (which I've seen) to finally get the review done and then, five minutes into it, start thinking "Maybe I'm in the mood for California Gigolo (which I haven't seen) instead...."
Finally, three notes, in descending order of relatedness to this post:
1. How do you pick which movies you watch? (Primarily directed to Gore-Gore Girl and X-Ray Specs)
2. Though I know it's never, ever, ever going to happen, I still find myself wishing the online rental service I use allowed subscribers to dvd rental to stream VOD films as a part of their subscription charge (the way Netflix does).
3. I saw a picture of John Holmes (clothed) ages before I saw any of his films. I assumed he had an Andre the Giant-like deep voice, for some reason, and was shocked when I first heard him speak. To say nothing of how surprised I was that he was such a goofball.
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Roger - As far as what I watch: I look to see what you and GGG have reviewed and if it sounds interesting, I put it on my list and let the rental folks send it whenever available. Otherwise, I'll see a movie by a certain director and if I liked it, I'll check out some of his other stuff. And of course, I'm a BIG SUCKER for those porn parody/spoofs. Just can't help myself, even though only about 1 in 4 are worth watching.
ReplyDeleteAs far as what I review: I usually review what I have most recently watched. But my reviews are not in order of what I watched, just what I finally got finished writing. For example, right now I have 18 partially written reviews and 3 that I have watched, but haven't even done a rough draft. I've actually gotten a little bored with the blog and have been trying to get myself psyched back up.
Oops, I missed this when it first got posted.
ReplyDeleteI pick what I watch via hours and hours of reading and research, as well as recommendations from internet buddies who know what kinda stuff I would find interesting. I review/write articles about the movies that really strike me as interesting in terms of gender/sexuality/race/class/genre etc.
Oh, and I have a really hard time watching John Holmes - he always looks sick and on drugs, and even when he is semi-healthy looking, I can see the pathological look in his eyes.