Films Watched: 16 (30 in total)
Pick of the Bunch:
Controversial, I know. Hurt Locker was the best 'film' I watched this month, and this may be my Scorsese bias coming through, but for me Shutter Island just had something. It too was a brilliant 'film', but also a lot of fun to watch as a 'movie'.Also Up There: The Hurt Locker, On the Waterfront, Up in the Air
Don't Waste Your Time: Still no real stinkers, but I reckon you can give The Informant! a miss. It starts really well, has the potential to be something very good, but gets lost.
For future reference. What do you define as the difference between a 'movie' and a 'film'?
ReplyDeleteIn reality, there is none. But I just find that people tend to talk about 'movies' when they are talking about things they watch for enjoyment, things that are fun, and they talk about 'films', or if they want to be especially wanky 'motion pictures', when they are talking about serious pieces of art. You rate a film based on the acting, the cinematography, the writing. You rate a movie based on whether you enjoyed it, whether it was funny/exciting/scary. 'Ghostbusters' is a movie, 'Citizen Kane' is a film.
ReplyDeleteGhostbusters is the Citizen Kane of 'movies'...
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