The absolute pinnacle of this is “Pacific Rim”. The first time I watched that movie I felt like an 11 year old seeing something for the first time. I was 43 when that movie came out and hadn’t felt that in a lot of years.
Honorable mention is “Star Wars The Force Awakens”. Yes, I know it’s not a great movie, but the feeling it evoked from me was close enough to how I felt when I saw “Star Wars A New Hope” first run in 1977 that I give that particular movie a pass.
I don’t care if the writing is good, or if the plot is tight, or the director sniffs unicorn farts. If the film does not evoke something from me then I just consider it time spent.
They make me feel something.
The absolute pinnacle of this is “Pacific Rim”. The first time I watched that movie I felt like an 11 year old seeing something for the first time. I was 43 when that movie came out and hadn’t felt that in a lot of years.
Honorable mention is “Star Wars The Force Awakens”. Yes, I know it’s not a great movie, but the feeling it evoked from me was close enough to how I felt when I saw “Star Wars A New Hope” first run in 1977 that I give that particular movie a pass.
I don’t care if the writing is good, or if the plot is tight, or the director sniffs unicorn farts. If the film does not evoke something from me then I just consider it time spent.