tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post6867141640767756845..comments2024-02-19T08:20:10.456-06:00Comments on Public Transportation Snob: 1980s Comedies Marathon: Sixteen Candles (John Hughes)Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-88662787236980609022011-10-27T19:21:59.232-05:002011-10-27T19:21:59.232-05:00Dan - Thanks. I'm actually bumping up against...Dan - Thanks. I'm actually bumping up against my minimum rating requirement now. In order to continue with the numbers in movie titles up to 50 I may need to write about some movies I am ambivalent on, rather than ones I would definitely recommend. I will need to decide whether to write about the movie or skip the number.Chiphttp://tipsfromchip.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-13874946410215270862011-10-24T15:11:01.059-05:002011-10-24T15:11:01.059-05:00Chip, I like your approach. I can see your point a...Chip, I like your approach. I can see your point about only writing about movies you recommend. I've found that with a lot of my reviews, I'm in the middle and use the writing on the blog to work through my feelings about a movie. That's why I avoid doing ratings, as I don't feel tied down by figuring out a specific grade.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-222790716474657122011-10-22T11:51:15.245-05:002011-10-22T11:51:15.245-05:00"I'll have to give your blog a closer loo..."I'll have to give your blog a closer look to check out your format. It's interesting that you only post about movies you'd recommend."<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />I was always "the movie guy" among friends and co-workers. If they were looking for a movie to see or wondering how something was they'd come to me. I got into the habit of remembering what different people liked and as I saw new movies I thought they'd enjoy I'd let them know.<br /><br />People would say "you should start a blog." When I left work for a sabbatical I decided to finally do that. It also felt natural to write about movies I would recommend to others. I figured - out of the thousands of movies I could write about, why waste time writing about ones I didn't like? I'm not looking to be a movie critic whose job it is to review everything they see.<br /><br />From there I decided to create interesting categories beyond the boring old comedy, drama, action, foreign, etc. This is like your category of end of the world movies.<br /><br />It appears that you create categories more to then give you a reason to watch specific movies whereas I usually look for something unique that movies I have already seen have in common. Sometimes I will watch a movie to fill out a category (i.e. 14 Hours for my current Movies by the Numbers posts), but I have a long list of categories with movies already picked for them that I just need to get around to writing about someday. I had planned to do one a week, but that only lasted until summer came.<br /><br />Here is a post that will make it easier to see what categories I have done so far, if you are interested. (It doesn't include the Movies by the Numbers category that I am currently working on.<br /><br />http://tipsfromchip.blogspot.com/search/label/Movies%20%E2%80%93%20Category%20IntrosChiphttp://tipsfromchip.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-89260642382629358042011-10-20T21:49:31.585-05:002011-10-20T21:49:31.585-05:00Wow. Chip, I admire your dedication in reading thr...Wow. Chip, I admire your dedication in reading through all these blog posts back to the beginning. <br /><br />Along with e-mail, there is an option to follow through an RSS reader like Google or others. There's an orange button in the top-right corner that offers that option. There's also a Twitter option too.<br /><br />I'll have to give your blog a closer look to check out your format. It's interesting that you only post about movies you'd recommend. <br /><br />Thanks!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-79681641075298856492011-10-20T19:41:24.351-05:002011-10-20T19:41:24.351-05:00I'm going to be doing a post on 16 Candles soo...I'm going to be doing a post on 16 Candles soon myself, so I apologize, but I didn't read this one because I didn't want to subconsciously end up stealing some of your thoughts.<br /><br />I'm actually posting here just to let you know that I've made it back through your blog posts. I try to do this with all the blogs when I start to follow them. By the way, is there a reason you only have a "follow by email" option?<br /><br />I like what you've done here. I'm actually using a somewhat similar format where I make up a category and then review movies that I place in it (i.e. Gwyneth Paltrow is British, Commentaries in Character, Narrated by Dead People, etc.) <br /><br />I only do movies I would recommend to others, though, and I want at least three movies to write about before I do a category, so I may never end up doing some of the categories I've brainstormed.Chiphttp://tipsfromchip.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-87949985532286262682011-08-22T14:18:17.705-05:002011-08-22T14:18:17.705-05:00I totally agree. A lot of his movies from the '...I totally agree. A lot of his movies from the '80s hold up better than films that were just released a few years ago. They have the timeless quality that you can't predict but still works several decades later.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351431577484530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6917634143872972680.post-57196608411661254722011-08-22T12:05:02.911-05:002011-08-22T12:05:02.911-05:00It's hard to go wrong with John Hughes. I'...It's hard to go wrong with John Hughes. I've always thought he had his finger so closely on the pulse of the American teen that his movies are going to be timeless, even if the clothes and music are gain a slight passe quality.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329144687532322489noreply@blogger.com