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JeroenNot all those who wander are lostNetherlandsVeteran
edited November 30
@RobinH that’s a beautiful description of what The Hobbit was all about, making you feel like a child in a world that is filled with strange and exciting things. I loved the humour of the films as well, it was genuinely very funny in places. You’ve put your finger on quite a few of the reasons why I love it.
I appreciate The Lord of the Rings as well, the reasons I liked it is because it put you into the long epic story that the book is, it has some humour in it as well, but much of it is made serious to draw you into the importance of the quest for Mount Doom.
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JeroenNot all those who wander are lostNetherlandsVeteran
I’ve been continuing my exploration of what movies changed my life, and one thing I’ve found is that there have been a few that have worked on my sense of fear, which have stayed with me for a long time. Here are some that I’ve remembered…
The Exorcist: I walked into this being shown on Dutch public television in 1983, I would have been 11 at the time. I didn’t see much of it, but what I saw scared the bejesus out of me, and gave me a lasting dislike of all horror films. Jaws: The reason why to this day I don’t swim in murky or ocean water. This was a tremendous cinematic experience, but also a reason to steer clear of big ocean predators. One viewing was enough to have some scenes burned onto my retinas. Dr. Strangelove: Darkly funny, with a great performance by Peter Sellers, but also the single movie about the Cold War which really brought home that mankind hovered on the edge of a nuclear extinction for a long time, and maybe still does. Scary.
There aren't a lot of movies that I'd say changed my life. The tv series: Six Feet Under is something I always recommend people. I can't praise it enough, but I can easily list 50 reasons why it's worth watching. You can tell that the people behind it were interested in painting a picture about these people that's both brutally honest and empathetic, tender at the same time. Nothing I've ever seen came anywhere close to it under what we call tv entertainment and most likely nothing ever will.
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@RobinH that’s a beautiful description of what The Hobbit was all about, making you feel like a child in a world that is filled with strange and exciting things. I loved the humour of the films as well, it was genuinely very funny in places. You’ve put your finger on quite a few of the reasons why I love it.
I appreciate The Lord of the Rings as well, the reasons I liked it is because it put you into the long epic story that the book is, it has some humour in it as well, but much of it is made serious to draw you into the importance of the quest for Mount Doom.
I’ve been continuing my exploration of what movies changed my life, and one thing I’ve found is that there have been a few that have worked on my sense of fear, which have stayed with me for a long time. Here are some that I’ve remembered…
The Exorcist: I walked into this being shown on Dutch public television in 1983, I would have been 11 at the time. I didn’t see much of it, but what I saw scared the bejesus out of me, and gave me a lasting dislike of all horror films.
Jaws: The reason why to this day I don’t swim in murky or ocean water. This was a tremendous cinematic experience, but also a reason to steer clear of big ocean predators. One viewing was enough to have some scenes burned onto my retinas.
Dr. Strangelove: Darkly funny, with a great performance by Peter Sellers, but also the single movie about the Cold War which really brought home that mankind hovered on the edge of a nuclear extinction for a long time, and maybe still does. Scary.
There aren't a lot of movies that I'd say changed my life. The tv series: Six Feet Under is something I always recommend people. I can't praise it enough, but I can easily list 50 reasons why it's worth watching. You can tell that the people behind it were interested in painting a picture about these people that's both brutally honest and empathetic, tender at the same time. Nothing I've ever seen came anywhere close to it under what we call tv entertainment and most likely nothing ever will.