Hi Folks,
I'm still new and shiny (checks his post count, hmm 5), so forgive me in advance if I'm doing something I shouldn't but I kind of need some help, if you wouldn't mind chipping in with your thoughts.
I'm writing an article (well, about to start writing it, at least) concerning those movies that people love, but can't actually stay awake for.
Now, what I mean by this is not like the time I went to the IMAX at midnight to watch Godzilla and got as far as the first ten minutes before falling into an alcohol infused power nap which must have impressed those seated nearest to me (I do tend to snore, especially after a few too many bottles of Stella). I woke up briefly for about a minute or two on a couple of occasions, but only really came to when the closing titles had started.
No, what I'm referring to are those films that you love. I mean, really love enough to put on to go to bed with, such is their familiarity. However, when you have got all comfy and settled, you invariably end up helplessly nodding off, despite the fact that you love the film. Like a warm, cosy and familiar blanket, the film does the exact opposite of entertain. Inexplicably, it sends you straight to sandman territory.
As examples, I would like cite 2001: A Space Odyssey as one of mine. If I can make it through the the first twenty minutes of monkey business, then that's usually expected, but the chances of me getting to the bit where Dave Bowman starts heavy breathing are about as high as me finding a large rectangular block of ebony in my back garden.
Also, Steven Soderbergh's Solaris is another. Moon, Contact, even Event Horizon have trouble keeping me from the land of nod.
So I was wondering if you had any similar experiences or is my cinematic narcolepsy something to be worried about?
I'm still new and shiny (checks his post count, hmm 5), so forgive me in advance if I'm doing something I shouldn't but I kind of need some help, if you wouldn't mind chipping in with your thoughts.
I'm writing an article (well, about to start writing it, at least) concerning those movies that people love, but can't actually stay awake for.
Now, what I mean by this is not like the time I went to the IMAX at midnight to watch Godzilla and got as far as the first ten minutes before falling into an alcohol infused power nap which must have impressed those seated nearest to me (I do tend to snore, especially after a few too many bottles of Stella). I woke up briefly for about a minute or two on a couple of occasions, but only really came to when the closing titles had started.
No, what I'm referring to are those films that you love. I mean, really love enough to put on to go to bed with, such is their familiarity. However, when you have got all comfy and settled, you invariably end up helplessly nodding off, despite the fact that you love the film. Like a warm, cosy and familiar blanket, the film does the exact opposite of entertain. Inexplicably, it sends you straight to sandman territory.
As examples, I would like cite 2001: A Space Odyssey as one of mine. If I can make it through the the first twenty minutes of monkey business, then that's usually expected, but the chances of me getting to the bit where Dave Bowman starts heavy breathing are about as high as me finding a large rectangular block of ebony in my back garden.
Also, Steven Soderbergh's Solaris is another. Moon, Contact, even Event Horizon have trouble keeping me from the land of nod.
So I was wondering if you had any similar experiences or is my cinematic narcolepsy something to be worried about?