A while back, I made a list of types of movies I wasn’t going to go see anymore:
- Religious
- War
- Excessively Violent
- Horror
Obviously, with a list like this there aren’t too many movies I can go see. I want to have a good laugh or enjoy a thrilling story. Sadly, not all comedies provide a good laugh. I recently found this out when we went to see Bad Santa 2. Not only was it terrible but all the previews before it were awful. When the trailer features maggots coming out of someone’s eye as they ride in a car, I can tell you pretty quickly that that is a film I will never see. I do like a good suspense movie too but so many have excessive violence in them too.
Not liking violent films really reduces the number of films available for viewing. Sometimes this overlaps with the war movies, but not always. This may seem counter-intuitive as I love my crime shows but you usually don’t see the actual violence in those. Oddly, I’m ok with shooting but not physical violence like punching etc. I’m so complex – ha!
As for war movies, I feel we’ve covered most of the big ones a number of times so what’s the point? Same about religious movies. I think we all get the story of Noah – how can you really put a new spin on it? We all get it – two by two except the unicorns who were hiding, playing silly games. Oh wait, that’s part of a song by the Irish Rovers…”Green alligators and long-necked geese…”
I heard the soundtrack for the film The Nativity and loved it, but never saw the movie. Again, I think we all know the story of the birth of Jesus. Some of the songs are familiar but one, “Mary Did You Know?” was new to me and quickly became a favorite. A number of people have covered it but I like this version the best.
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