Netflix is Ruining My Life
We signed up for Netflix, and it is a little bit overwhelming. As soon as you watch something and send it back, they send more, and the resulting sense of pressure to watch watch watch is getting to be too much for me. I don’t watch movies *that* often, but I feel like I won’t be getting my money’s worth if I don’t generate a quick turn-around time by watching and returning movies quickly. I now find myself trying to set aside two or three hours every day for movie watching, and what was once fun has now become a chore. Netflix is ruining my movie-watching experience!
Since all I do anymore is watch DVDs, my blog will come to reflect that lifestyle change; here are some quick bits about the movies we’ve received since joining. My apologies in advance for what I know will be sentence fragments and generally poor grammar.
Big Deal on Madonna Street – as of yet unwatched
Zoolander – as of yet unwatched
La Strada – as of yet unwatched
Okay, that was pretty boring, but those are the three I just received. Here are my nutshell reviews of the one’s I’ve watched and returned:
The Cooler – Has its ups and downs. A clever premise that ended up a so-so film.
Fallen – Good sci-fi/ noir mix, appropriately creepy, with wide appeal. I had seen it when it was new, and it held up to a repeat viewing
Take Care of My Cat – I’ve been playing excerpts from the soundtrack during cocktail hours for the past few years. Not much more to say. There is a cat. Dunno… Fizzy watched more than I did.
The Seventh Seal – It’s depth and scope is impossible to describe; sublimely beautiful, among the greatest films of all time. It’s one of my favorite movies, and I wanted to share it with Fizzy; she liked it.
Down by Law – Another of my favorite movies, ever, that I wanted to share with the gee eff. I think maybe this is more of a “guy” movie, but it is really good and transcends that.
Miller’s Crossing – The only Coen bros. film I had never seen, and a fantastic film, as expected. This time around they did a prohibition-era mob film. They sure have range, those bros.
The Producers – Something I’d always wanted to see– my parents always told me how much they loved this movie– it is funny.
Peter Pan – The new version, quite well done. Great for kids but enough adult overtones to make it work for all ages.
National Lampoon’s Van Wilder – After the 10th person said this movie was my life’s story I had to watch. It’s engrossing, and if you acquiesce to the film it’s a lot of fun
Bottle Rocket – Damn hilarious; no Rushmore, but almost a Royal Tenenbaums
Capturing the Friedmans – Pretty poor; left me wondering why anyone would care enough to make a movie about them. They certainly ham it up and never cease reminding us about how important and wonderful they all are.
To Kill a Mockingbird – A decent adaptation of one of my favorite books.
A Beautiful Mind – Predictable, but enjoyable to an extent. Very “Hollywood”
Adaptation – Excellent; unique and well-acted. Nick Cage played both roles impeccably, never over-stepping what was a very fine line between the believable and the hyperbolic.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind – Everyone told me this was an amazing film, but I didn’t like it very much. It felt as though it tried for style over substance but lacked style, though it definitely has its moments.
i bought o brother where art thou today! (and monty python and the holy grail special edition)
i didnt like the movie, but i totally loved to kill a mockingbird the book =P
you still haven’t watched zoolander???? AH!
Hahaha.
thanks was just looking for new movie suggestions!