I love the Movies. I watch a lot of movies. Just last night, I saw Desperado on TV.
I go to the movie theatre a lot. Nothing beats the feel of a big picture in a dark theatre, surrounded by a crowd with common emotional response.
I think I went as often this year as any other year, but I have a lot of movies to go to get ready for the Oscars this year. The awards are March 2.
Here are the numbers:
56 films nominated,
- 10 I’ve already seen;
- 1 I’m not sure whether I’ve seen (Iron Man 3); and
- 3 that I don’t want to see (The Hobbit, August: Osage County, Bad Grandpa)
- 14 that I don’t have access to (the short films, the documentaries, the foreign films)
That means I have 50% of the films left.
OMG, I am officially daunted. I’ll never make it.
I have 28 films to watch in 33 days.
I have a plan: I’ll watch