I took more of a beating that I thought on the Film Addict test: I've seen only 61.2% of the IMDB's 250 highest-rated movies. It's surprising how often I am sorry I skipped so many of the labs in my film-studies class.
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I took more of a beating that I thought on the Film Addict test: I've seen only 61.2% of the IMDB's 250 highest-rated movies. It's surprising how often I am sorry I skipped so many of the labs in my film-studies class.
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Oh, please, 10.8% over here! And thats only thanks to Python and LotR and Star Wars. I could have cheated and gotten an extra couple percent, but I decided not to include all the movies I've downlo...er, legally purchased and watched half an hour or so of before deciding that either I have worse cultural ADD than I thought or that lots of "cinema classics" are just bad.
Posted by FACLC | December 20, 2008 4:48 PM
Posted on December 20, 2008 16:48
I'm happy with this result:
http://plutor.org/filmaddict/?f=or7z1jww
"You are 52.8% addicted.
Your friend, Cosh, is 61.2% addicted.
Too bad. You better get watching!"
Never having had a film-studies class, and not into, er, Euro deep-stuff, I don't feel too bad.
On the other hand, age may help exposure.
Mark
Ottawa
Posted by Mark Ottawa | December 20, 2008 5:04 PM
Posted on December 20, 2008 17:04
Sorry about "result" link above, my actual results:
http://plutor.org/filmaddict/?f=02bm0ky4
Upon reflection, about half-addicted seems rather reassuring.
Mark
Ottawa
Posted by Mark Ottawa | December 20, 2008 5:18 PM
Posted on December 20, 2008 17:18
I thought your score kinda sucked, until I compared my own - 40.4%.
My results
Posted by nitus | December 20, 2008 5:27 PM
Posted on December 20, 2008 17:27
Hi, Cosh. I got 92.4%
http://plutor.org/filmaddict/?f=32l9osjg
I have high-functioning autism and no social life. That said, you totally need to see The Hustler (may he rest in peace).
Posted by joshua | December 20, 2008 7:06 PM
Posted on December 20, 2008 19:06
Only 52%....I'm certainly low on the older classics...
Posted by thor | December 20, 2008 7:48 PM
Posted on December 20, 2008 19:48
56%
But I resisted the temptation to check books I've read and plays I've seen.
Cosh, I commend you for taking a pass on The Green Mile and Crash ("The title says it all!") but ALIEN!? Too close to home?
Also, Haggis really redeemed himself with Casino Royale, so your status as a cultural observer is hereby suspended until you get with the franchise canon.
Posted by Anonymous | December 20, 2008 8:08 PM
Posted on December 20, 2008 20:08
I passed on a couple of possible partial credits: I've read the screenplay, for example, to Battle of Algiers. I never did see Alien or Rocky: not coincidentally these are movies from just before the pre-VHS era, and I grew up roughly 22 miles from the nearest theatre.
Posted by Colby Cosh | December 20, 2008 8:45 PM
Posted on December 20, 2008 20:45
It's in the era you just described of course, but JAWS???
Posted by Chris | December 21, 2008 11:42 AM
Posted on December 21, 2008 11:42
45.6% addicted, myself.
And you know what? I'm just fine with that. (If anything, I'm thinkin' I've wasted too much of my life watching movies and TV rather than doing stuff...)
Garth
Posted by Garth Wood | December 21, 2008 2:09 PM
Posted on December 21, 2008 14:09
Colby,
You have got to see Infernal Affairs. Best Chinese movie I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot of them.
There's a reason why they ripped it off with "The Departed". Excellent story.
Posted by Half Canadian | December 21, 2008 10:51 PM
Posted on December 21, 2008 22:51
Colby, you should have scored a little better.
I know you've seen these but your results say you didn't:
Manchurian Candidate
A Streetcar Named Desire (we went to see the restored version at the Princess)
Rosemary's Baby
Duck Soup (at Don's)
I'm also pretty sure you saw Singin' in the Rain.
So retake the test. No one's impressed if you're the first one finished, hot shot.
Posted by Jason | December 22, 2008 1:42 PM
Posted on December 22, 2008 13:42
How is that you haven't seen dark knight? Its a movie begging for a cosh column, or at least a blogpost.
Also, I got 41%.
Posted by grey wall | December 23, 2008 12:33 PM
Posted on December 23, 2008 12:33