I might have terrible taste…
Posted October 23rd, 2005 in General, MoviesIt has come to my attention that I may, in fact, have terrible taste in movies. I thought that I may have decent taste, but I do know that I set the bar for ‘acceptable’ pretty low.
This came up when I attempted to share the news with a number of people that the trailer for Underworld: Evolution is now online. I thoroughly enjoyed the first one (vampires, werewolves, guns, some story, and Kate Beckinsale, what’s not to like?), but very few (but some) shared my enthusiasm that the sequel will be in theatres this January.
I’ve also gotten a couple of similar comments about my DVD collection. With the exception of two I haven’t seen yet, and one I didn’t really enjoy (the titles I won’t share, but feel free to guess) I think that all of these are OK, depending on the viewer’s mood. I certainly wouldn’t group all these movies together in the same class because some of them are far better than others.
I think for me a watching a movie is a night out with friends, and that’s enjoyable regardless of the quality of film. If I do put on a movie alone it, like I said, depends on mood. Sometimes it’s good to watch something mindless with guns, fast cars, explosions, etc. I also think it’s important when seeing a movie for the first time to have reasonable expectations of it. Anybody who walks into a random movie in the theatre expecting something on par with Lord of the Rings will almost always come away disappointed. Lower your expectations and you can (usually) find something in a movie to enjoy.
October 23rd, 2005 at 8:43 pm
Deinfitely agree with you on the movie thing… I tend to expect very little and am pleasantly surprised. Unless the movie is a Ben Stiller one, then I just don’t like him.
October 23rd, 2005 at 11:58 pm
Hey Geoff! First of all, I’m glad to see you’ve been updating your blog again. I should start updating mine some time soon, I’ve got so much to say. Secondly, when I saw a picture of K. B. on your blog I got the chills! I was so hyped a coupla years ago when Underworld was about to be released, and I’m so hyped now to know the sequel is coming out in Jan. It’s one movie I’m not going to miss!
October 28th, 2005 at 2:29 pm
Yeah you do have bad taste. You liked that god-awful excuse for a movie, Sin City didn’t you? That should have been your first clue.
February 1st, 2006 at 11:44 am
Me and my friend had an arguement about Kate Beckinsale last night, he says she is at least 39 and I think she is in her early 30s. We have been looking for the correct answer and found your blog in the search engine results, could you please tell us her exact age?
Great blog.
Steve & Chris.
February 1st, 2006 at 11:54 am
From IMDB:
Which would make her 32 (33 on her next birthday)