I've decided that it would be silly of me to post movie reviews on my blog. This is because I don't normally see brand new movies when they come out, and I certainly don't get invited to advanced screenings like "real" critics. For these two reasons, I don't think writing movie reviews here would be helpful to anyone reading. For example, I saw Eagle Eye last week at the dollar theater, but it's been out for at least a month now. If I reviewed it now, I'm not sure it would really help anyone decide what to go see this weekend.
On the other hand, I just like watching and writing about movies, so I've decided to create a new feature for one guy's movie blog: Oldie but Goodie. In these postings, I'll just review movies that are not at the movie theater currently, movies that you may have heard of but have not seen, or movies that you may have seen but may have forgotten about. In Oldie but Goodie postings, I just want to revisit these movies, discuss them, and maybe look at them with a fresh perspective.
I find that, often, new movies are judged according to what other movies were released that weekend, that month, or that summer, in conjunction with the immediate social or political climate, to say nothing of general movie trends or movies that seem to be "in style" at the moment. For example, Citizen Kane opened to mixed reviews and was booed at the Academy Awards. But now it is cherished as one the greatest movies of all time.
Therefore, I think there is value in reexamining movies outside of their original context, to judge how they stand up now, or to see if they take on new meanings as they age.
I am constantly rediscovering older movies thanks to Netflix, but I would certainly welcome suggestions from anyone out there who would like to know more about an older movie that they've never seen but always wanted to, or a movie they have seen but would like to see a different perspective on.
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It's a good idea. Then again, I'm interested to see your definition of "oldie". Is it something from when you were a child, or from before I was a child?
Yeah, "oldie" is kind of a misnomer. Really, it's just any movie that isn't in theaters or didn't just come out on DVD, something that isn't being talked about currently. So I guess "oldie" is whatever I think it is. It could be something from a year ago to 40 years ago or older. It's a wide range.
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