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Life is always simple at 15

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Victor Khomenko

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In Reply to: Heaven posted by RGA on March 21, 2004 at 19:47:47:

***If someone asks me to list any ten films in my top 100 I could do that off the cuff.
I too could do that when I was 20. Today I know whole lot more, and things are much more complicated.
Off the cuff, you say? Sure sounds that way.
Which one of the Fellini's 25 films would I include in my list of 100?
You so far know only one, so that does make it easy.
With luck you too will develop in the future and will know more, and with more knowledge will come understanding that often things should not be done "off the cuff".
Today, after watching all the films that I have, my biggest frustration is that I will never be able to even scratch the surface of what's good out there.
So enjoy your simple life while you can.

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Staggerring EGO - RGA 11:14:55 03/22/04 (3)
You do not know film because you've seen more, you do not know good literature because you've read more. Quality in the analysis over quantity of watching. Attempting to fish for my age I find odd. Unless you think maturity and age are correlational...I doubt you're this stupid though so I'm assuming you're just curious.
How bout we go to Roger Ebert(he's in his 60s). A Pulitzer Prize writer, a man who a has seen more than you no doubt. He has seen probably 30+ movies for every one that I have seen. He has probably seen 30,000+ films.
The difference is most movies critics see I don't need to see. I don't need to see this week's cop buddy movie...I scroll through what critics say are the best ones and I try and make time to watch them. But after 10 years in accounting I left to go back to school and don't have time to see as many anymore.
Now if you actually thought about it I have probably 20-40 films in my top 100 that EBERT has in his top 100. Even though he has seen way more movies. He has weeded out the rubbish. I don't deny most are crap...but many are very good.
You look at his list from "The" film art critic. There is a reason he voices the alternate tracks on some major films like Kane among others.
- http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/greatmovies/ (Open in New Window)
- You are foolish to think it had to do with age - Victor Khomenko 11:46:45 03/22/04 (2)
  I think you simply needed something to complain about, as otherwise you didn't have much leg to stand on.
  Let me make it brief - I am swamped with work today. It had everything to do with maturity.
  When someone who only has seen one film by Fellini starts making broad sweeping statements about that master, I say there is need for some maturity.
  Whether at 15, 35, or 65.
  - When someone sees 10 mins of - wik 11:31:30 03/24/04 (0)
    Lord of the Rings and makes broad sweeping statements about its quality there is a need for some maturity.
  - Re: You are foolish to think it had to do with age - RGA 22:28:02 03/22/04 (0)
    I commented onhis direction of one film - his most acclaimed film...If that is his best then I don't know if I'm masochistic enough to want to watch 24 other *1/2/***** movies. For that I can watch Friday the 13th remakes.

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