On the futility of watching movies.

[Binkie The Clown]

So I did some research and found out that there are in the neighborhood of 1,600 English-language feature length movies released every year in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia. So if I allocated 2 hours to watching one of those movies (to allow time for eating and bathroom breaks) it would require 3,200 hours per year just to stay caught up with current movies. That's 8.8 hours per day. In other words, if I spend less than 9 hours a day watching movies I am falling further and further behind. And even if I did spend 9 hours a day, that would leave no time for movies that have already been made like Cassablanca, The African Queen, and Duck Soup. It's hopeless !!!!

Well, I have to sign off now and go watch 4 or 5 movies before dinner time.

[Frasier Balzov]

1. This is why Rotten Tomatoes was invented!

[Binkie The Clown]

2. Great! So now I have to allocate another hour or two reading Rotten Tomatoes every day.

That puts me even further behind. Hopeless

[Frasier Balzov]

3. Maybe you can download and filter out anything lower than a certain score.

Anything rated less than 80% should save you tons of viewing time!

[Harker]

4. To hell with being up to date.

I select a few old favorites, and a few from the past I've never seen, each year.

That could explain why I dress like a medieval samurai and call everyone shweetheart between drinks.

[Binkie The Clown]

11. I made a list of 60 top movies I wanted to watch...

... then got sidetracked by watching 6 or 8 that weren't even on my list.

And then, to make matters worse, I watched the first episode of The Flight Attendant, and that new addiction will end up costing me days and days of movie watching time.

[Harker]

12. Getting sidetracked is good for us.

I'm all for lists, but adhering to them without deviation and to shut off spontaneity robs you.

I hope you'll revel on the path!

[CloudWatcher]

16. Flight Attendant

Great series, better than most movies

[Binkie The Clown]

19. Loved it! nt.

[Pobeka]

5. I had a sense of ... falling behind, but what and how was a mystery.

I'd profusely thank you but sorry I don't have time now. I gotta get glued to the tube now. So many movies, so little time!

[Polly Hennessey]

6. Why am I reading this? I should be watching movies.

[NoRethugFriends]

7. Why limit yourself to English language movies? (nt)

[Binkie The Clown]

10. I DO watch some Spanish language movies too.

I'm not a fluent speaker of Spanish but I am a fluent listener and reader, if that makes sense.

[NoRethugFriends]

13. Makes sense. I think you better add that in

and sleep a little less.

[Wounded Bear]

8. Luckily most of them are not worth watching...

[Harker]

9. You're absolutely right, but ...

there's only one way to be sure!

[Stuart G]

14. How about animated movies....A great one: "The Iron Giant"...I bet you haven't seen it?

Have you?...probably never heard of it...have you?

[Binkie The Clown]

17. I did see it. I loved it. I've been a big fan of every robot since Robbie in Forbidden Planet. nt

[csziggy]

15. Well, remember Sturgeon's Law - 90% of everything is crap

So if you only try to watch the good 10% of the new movies, that leaves lots of time to watch the old movies worth watching!

Problem solved.

[Binkie The Clown]

18. I suppose I could skip things like Battlefield Earth and Ms. 45.

Two of the worst movies I've ever wasted time on.

[csziggy]

20. There you go - paring down the list already! nt