When You Go to the Movies...

[queenoftheskies]

What kinds of movies do you like to see?

What turns you off in a movie?

What excites you about a movie?

What are some of your favorite movies?

I have the opportunity to send out some screenplay queries and know for SURE that they're read and considered, and I'm trying to determine which of my screenplays I want to query. So I thought I'd get some opinions on what people liked and see if that influenced my decision on what to query.

I have a couple in mind already, because I've gotten some good response to them in the past and have some ideas for updating/revising them. But, can't decide for sure about the others.

Thanks!

Comments

[authorm.livejournal.com]

I love a good Sci-Fi thriller or a scary movie...and I like sexy/angsty/dramariffic love stories. :)

Favorite movies (for the movie, not who's in them): Equilibrium, Pitch Black, The Red Shoes Diaries, The Matrix, Moulin Rouge

[lanyn.livejournal.com]

What turns you off in a movie?

Stupidity and predictability.

I see very few modern movies nowadays, and the ones I do, I go to usually based on who's in them, not their genre or what they're about. Though I avoid comedies like the plague and don't really do horror, and I don't care who's in 'em. I really prefer and look for action/adventure movies, preferably set in another time period. I look to escape for two hours. I want to forget about this world and get swept up in another. I want to be told a good yarn that I'll go back and see again and again and I'll never tire of.

My favorite movies are mostly all older films -- "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "The Dirty Dozen," "The Wind and the Lion," "Big Jake," "Where the Sidewalk Ends."

But I love "Aliens," "Die Hard," "LOTR," "The Thirteenth Warrior," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Gladiator," "Mask of Zorro." And of course "Star Wars."

[gategrrl.livejournal.com]

What kinds of movies do you like to see?
I like some action/adventure, Jane Austen adaptations, science fiction/fantasy, some widely released anime and animation

What turns you off in a movie?
Stupid Violence, unneccessary sex scenes, bad cutting, bad dialogue, characters being dumb in order to move the plot along, that sort of thing

What excites you about a movie?
Excellent dialogue (no one does like it like Billy Wilder), great characterization, a story that hangs together, well paced in beats and editing, a sense of adventure and discovery (could be personal, could be knowledge, etc)

What are some of your favorite movies?
The Lion in Winter, Some Like It Hot, all three Die-Hard movies, Stalag 17 and The Great Escape, Sabrina, Roman Holiday, The Sting, Murder On The Orient Express, Star Wars (the original cuts, and first trilogy), just about anything by Hayao Miyazaki and his studio Ghibli, Ice Age 1 & 2, Iron Giant, Monsters Inc, The Incredibles, ... there are tons more, but you get the idea, I think. :-)

Good luck with it!

[frigg.livejournal.com]

What movies I like to see...hmmm...definitely depends on my mood. What turns me off in a movie: lack of plot or huge plot holes/holes in logic (unless it's a fantasy/sci-fi movie filled with special effects, I'm a sucker for those), stereo-typical characters, ohh and the movies where the whole plot is based on some sort of mix-up, you know. Innocent guy is mistaken for someone else, innocent guy is accused of something he didn't do. Those movies irritate me like anything.

Favourite movies: Dolores Claibourne, Big Fish (Tim Burton in general, really), Dogville (Lars von Trier in general), Snatch, Willow ohhh lots more, which I'm going to kick myself for forgetting after posting this.

What I would like to see, as in future movies: A serious fantasy movie for adults with genuine believable characters, and a SOLID not-silly plot. There are way too few of these. LOTR came close, but I'm not keen on evil for the sake of evil and the movies were too abbreviated. My husband who hasn't read LOTR found huge logical flaws in the movies (because what was explained in the books was not necessarily explained in the movies).

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

What kinds of movies do you like to see?
All kinds, really, but as far as theater movies go, it has to be actiony or amusing. I don't usually see heavy or sad films in the theaters because for that much money, I don't want to be bummed out.

What turns you off in a movie? Stupid effects or situations for the stupid effects or situation's sake. IE., people outrunning tidal waves because it looks cool, or a misunderstanding being the crux of teh movie when a single question/answer could have sorted it all out.

What excites you about a movie?
When I'm forced to think, or at least not treated like a dumb schmuck.

What are some of your favorite movies?
Pirates of the Caribbean, A Knight's Tale, Serenity, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Bourne Identity

[i-amsherlocked.livejournal.com]

I like the funny stuff!


Hope your weekend is marvelous, BTW!

[mmarques.livejournal.com]

I love going to the movies and enjoy many movies, and many styles of movies. My favourites are usually intelligent humorous movies, but I'm also partial to musicals.

Favorite recent movie: V for Vendetta

[ultharkitty.livejournal.com]

1. Entertaining ones. I'm attracted by ovies that look like they have an element of magic or otherworldliness.

2. Real-life horrors, for example genocide and political strife. I get enough of that in the news.

3. Escapism, but it can be with themes that refelct real life. Complex films with a lot of attention paid to incidental detail and visual extravagance.

4. This is a difficult one. Dangerous Liaisons (the version with Glenn Close and John Malkovich), The 1939 version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Jurassic Park and the first of its spawn, and Spirited Away. There are more, but it'd take a while to list them :P