urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:elfundeb Elfin observations bound to obey and serve 2005-09-26T05:47:08Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:elfundeb:8480 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2005-09-26T05:47:08Z Nineteen of my twenty movies were guessed, which means either that I've got common tastes or that my memory of the more obscure movies I've seen -- which I am not periodically reminded of -- is deficient. A couple of clues for #3. First, though the photo is black & white, the movie's not that old. Second, look at the setting of the photo. What's that behind the characters? Third, I put up a new photo <a href="http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/elfundeb2/album?.dir=/a391&amp;urlhint=actn,ren%3as,1%3af,0">here</a>.<br /><br /><a name="cutid1"></a>I really enjoyed this game, even though I was spectacularly bad at it. I found I couldn't identify even my favorite films based on a single pic, unless the scene had become fixed in my mind for some reason. (One film I couldn't identify until I unwittingly chose the same pic for my set.) <br /><br />Another phenomenon was the number of films others chose that I've never seen but <i>really want</i> to see. So why don't I run to the video store? Problem is, I hate watching films on TV. The screen is too small, and the distractions are too many. I love a darkened theatre, with a big screen that demands my full attention.<br /><br />Back in the days when I was young and impecunious, there was a wonderful cheap repertory theatre here in town, the Biograph, where the fare consisted primarily of all the old films all of you chose. I have not seen any of those films since the Biograph closed and was converted to a CVS pharmacy. <br /><br />My question: Do you enjoy watching movies on video? What can I do to make video-watching more like going to the theatre? Do I need to turn my basement into a home theatre? Because I really do want to see Dr. Strangelove.