Fantasy's favorite movies
The lists here are of movies in which I or my fiance have an interest. These lists are by no means a complete list of all the movies of a type.
Definintions
- movie
- Any media consisting of motion pictures including films, miniseries, and television series.
- film
- A movie that is approximately 88 to 120 minutes long.
- miniseries
- A movie that has two or more parts each usually the length of a film.
- television series
- An episodic movie produced for television with each part being under 50 minutes long.
- speculative fiction
- The genre which includes horror, fantasy, and science fiction and their various sub-genres.
About aspect ratios
When buying a movie, please make sure you read the package carefully and only buy the movie in its original aspect ratio. Do not under any circumstances buy a film produced after 1953 in full screen. The full screen presentation usually leaves you with about half a film. Also, where ever movies are sold and the widescreen presentations are eschewed by the retailer, such as Walmart, start filling up their suggestion boxes with demands for more widescreen movies on the shelves. If a film was originally released in 2.39:1, the full screen version will only have half of the image you originally saw on the screen in the theater. I am not one to buy only half a film, but one person alone can not budge large retailers. So, please boycott any Blue Ray, DVD, digital download, or even the now almost extinct VHS that is not in the original aspect ratio. Spread this to your family and friends. If the full screen versions quit selling, they might finally quit making them.
You can read about aspect ratios on Wikipedia or The Letterbox and Widescreen Advocacy Page. Don't settle for anything other than the original aspect ratios!
Han shot first!
Yes, he shot first George! Why did you meddle with it after the fact?
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Comments and questions gladly accepted.