Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on July 06, 2006 at 14:46:44

In Reply to: Just another poll… posted by millen on July 5, 2006 at 10:16:51:

...then actors, story, trailer, reviews...sometimes even the producers...all combined.

When I have watched movies because a favorite actor was in it orbecause I was particularly interested in the story or period, I've often been disappointed.

I can tolerate bad movies for friend's/famnily's sake, but I hate spending the money. I usually try to steer to respectable commercial fare and hope for the best. I do actually like commercial movies - I know many of my friends won't dig The Pledge.

I always want to see what certain filmmakers are up to: Scorsese, Almodovar, Cuaron, Winterbottom, Kiarostami, Lee, Hansen, Weir, Heneke, Aranofsky and many others. Their names attached to a project always piques my interest and I will usually have followed the project or know about it in advance.

Some directors and writers (like screenwriter Akiva Goldsman) I know to stay away from.

Sometimes a trailer will spark interest, and sometimes just the opposite. This isn't a reliable barometer - good films have had terrible trailers (The Whiote Balloon) and some stinkers have had interesting trailers.