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In Reply to: Years ago my wife (of 21years, now) and I were watching some movie in a theater. Both of us were NOT... posted by jeffreybehr on December 8, 2005 at 16:34:14:
Although I suspect your "test" is intellectually based and a means to be discriminate - unless I am missing the point it seems like a narrow criteria for enjoying and rating a film.Would a film like "French Connection" that exclusively has characters that occupy and exhibit the lower forms of humanity pass the "Katherine Test" ? If so , why?
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...in that stupid-looking hat keeps me away from it, altho he's one of my faves.The Katherine test may well be a narrow criterion, but I don't watch movies as intellectual exercises, I see them (and own hundreds*) because I ENJOY watching them. K wonders how I can watch 'Star Wars' the umpteenth time, but I love it every time I see it. Same with 'Limbo' and 'The Godfather' and 'Knockaround Guys**' and 'Nobody's Fool' and...
* All listed in an Excel spreadsheet; I'll send a copy if you e-mail me at jeffreybehr(at)cox(dot)net.
** HIGHLY recommended. Vin Diesel is fabulous in this role, done before he became a 'star'. He plays his character very understatedly.
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