When Do We Stop Calling Them "Films"

It is a more fun word to say, hence my preference. I smile when I say it. Heck, I may even imagine the taste of popcorn when I say it! Film, on the other hand, is a much less sexy word.

@ueno_station54
“Also worth mentioning that "movie" is like an all-timer word. the mouth feel is just so good. moooooovie.”
@Torgo
“It is a more fun word to say, hence my preference. I smile when I say it. Heck, I may even imagine the taste of popcorn when I say it! Film, on the other hand, is a much less sexy word.”

I agree with both of you. I’ve always thought it interesting that “movie” is such a commonplace word across so many cultures that most people don’t realize what a funny word it actually is.

Mark

Did we ever stop calling those bound codices "books"?

Why do we still call this Movie Forums,I don't see any Roman senators here.

Couldn't get past this first sentence. Leave the phone off in the theater, friend.

The true crime confessed in the opening line, and he almost got away with it...

Seconded, big time.

The only exception I can think of is in an empty theater (though if you're that bored, why not leave?), or if you're in the back or otherwise there's literally nobody behind you who would see it.

So you didn't get to the part where he smuggles in the Hibachi chef and a bag of boiled eggs?

Must of been a revival theater playing an old film noir

"Soon to be Featured in the $5 Walmart Bin Overpriced"

I copied a couple of them....this one is my preference.

Gonna take more than that to make this movie work, especially since I generally leave my phone in the car. I'm NOT one of THOSE people whose phone goes off just as Ilsa asks Sam to "Play it again".

Paid for a ticket, not in the mood to fight with the owner about a refund, especially since the theater is a terrific downtown venue that needs butts in seats to keep real theaters in business.

So you too know the shame of fishing in that bin.

Maybe, under the many copies of Expendables 3swirling at the surface like some oily film you cannot displace, there is a hidden gem in the murky depths there is a gem worthy of a fiver or a tener. Shopping carts pass me as I exchange furtive glances with people who behold me like a desperate refugee digging for scraps of bread in a dumpster. SO WHAT IF I AM ELBOW DEEP INTO THIS BIN LOOKING FOR TREASURE!?!? DO YOU THINK THE GOOD STUFF IS ALL AT THE TOP?!?! Stop. Pull it together. You don't need it. Not this bad. anyway. You've got other shopping to do. There's no gold at the end of this rainbow. They're all looking now. You've created a weird discard pile mountain in the bin. Stop chasing the dragon. Let it go, kid. Let it go.

I guarantee, I promise and I swear...I don't use the term 'film' to sound pretentious. If anyone reads any of my post they've seen that I routinely reject any labels for myself like 'cinephile', or 'expert'. I'm just a plain, simple 'movie buff' aka a 'film fan'. That's all.

This is a reason not to go ask for a refund, but I asked why you'd stay in the theater.

I gotta be honest, this is like the seventh time you've responded to something I've said in a way that didn't actually respond to it at all, or suggested to me you hadn't really read it or something.

That's alright, peasant. I DO!

@Corax
“So you too know the shame of fishing in that bin.”

I don’t know you well, but you’re joking, right? I’ve fished in the $2-$7 bin a million times. I love it. Found lots of great movies in there. One time I found the entire Dark Knight trilogy for $9. My favorites are the ones that contain 2-5 movies in a single DVD case. Alas, my local Walmart got rid of that bin a long time ago.

Mark

Are you suggesting a bunch of randomly strung together anecdotes might mean he isn't actually reading anything anyone else says?

Of course I am joking. I mean, I am way too high class and self-composed to dig through that plebian slop-trough. [Eye shift back and forth, nervously]. Heh. Heh.

I've found a few good ones in the bin, but I hate the weird looks that I get as I wildly toss garbage out of my way in search of my fix. So what if there is a pile of DVDs to the side of the bin? So what if I actually physically climb into the bin to finally get to that layer of goodness at the bottom of that container? It's just a ball crawl for cinephiles. It's FINE!

If you don’t like the movie you are watching wander into another theater. This is what a multiplex is made for.