It’s not a bad thing, it’s actually a very good thing. You should be very open minded to film.
Take animation, for an example. Some people write off animation, because it’s “for children”. There is a huge gap between Prince of Egypt, Veggietales Movies, Bee Movie, and Fritz the Cat. Different filmmakers mean different films.
That can be applied to virtually every genre.
It’s disturbing to me that some animated films are even considered children or family films. I wouldn’t like to see very small kids seeing Shrek, and I would never let any kids see Paprika. 
EJE: I was walking past a home-video store during my dinner break and I saw a huge poster for RoTG (they were also playing it on the TV cos’ the DVD/Blu rays are out). The tagline said something like “US$300 million worldwide at the box office!” in huge letters, like the figures were a big deal.
Then I went on to Box Office Mojo and found out the sad truth about the domestic takings.
Pity, cos’ I watched it at its last screening at the city cineplex and enjoyed every minute of it, even though it was on one of the smaller screens in 2-D.
Geoff: It’s good you’re expanding your cinematic horizons! I tend to fall into the same rut of action movies, or geel-good animated movies, or, uh, action movies. But my recent press screenings to write reviews for my newspapers have broadened my scope, and I have watched everything from the godawful (Resident Evil: Retribution) to the artsy-fartsy (Side Effects).
One of the more annoying people I find are bad fanboys (and girls). By this I mean those who are close-minded, refuse to ackwnoledge any faults with their fandom, and will never try anything new. I’ve seen this with some of my friends - there are the Apple diehards, the Samsung contrarians, “Pixar is King” nuts, etc. What we want to be are the good fanboys, the ones who love something passionately, but remain receptive to alternatives and have the integrity to give criticism when it’s due.
Here’s a fortune-cookie nugget for you: “A mind is like a parachute, it works only when it’s open.”
So go forth and explore! Your brain will thank you for it. 
IV: I must agree with that. Although I never thought Paprika was deserving of an R rating, but yes, the entire mentality of animation being unquestioningly for kids is absurd. Adults are the ones who make it, after all, they can put whatever they want in it! 
Very good point!
I remember watching Paprika with my friends in my first year at uni. Man, that film was mind-blowing, to say the least.
Even the tagline says it:
I LOVE THIS SAYING SO MUCH
You’re absolutely right Spirit. Regardless of age range, there is just so many brilliant films out there, I’ve got plenty of exploring to do.
I agree Leirin, there’s only one scene really that’s questionable, and I think R is a bit much. All I meant was, it is anything but a kid’s/family movie.
TDIT: Yes, the movie quite surprised. I expected it to be more like a Miyzaki feature(many of which are also not for children) and I was caught off guard during some scenes. But I really liked it! And it did make me think. I like that in a movie.
IV: I’d say it’s equal parts disturbing and beautiful. I guess I’d call it distiful? Beauturbing?
I wanna watch the director’s earlier works, Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers. It’s a sad thing we won’t be seeing any more masterpieces from him, as he passed away of cancer a few years ago.
Tokyo Godfathers used to be on-demand. I think I missed it though. 
I haven’t heard of the other one. And yes Paprika has some very odd and visually unorthodox images and themes. lol I really enjoyed it and would like to see it again. Really I think I would take it over Inception! For the imagery if nothing else.
Yeah, I’ve been meaning to watch more of Satoshi Kon’s movies after seeing Paprika, he definitely has a distinct style.
Right now, I just really want to watch the new Les Mis.
^Yes you do! It’s amazing.
TDIT: omg that’s literally the third time you’ve posted a Borat High Five picture!!
Tonight I have a date with some popcorn to watch Snow White and Pinocchio
(I watched Pinocchio last week, I know. Don’t judge me!)
More like the third hundred!
Nobody can, that film requires multiple viewings!
Leirin: Yes to Mis! But don’t drink anything or you’re gonna be uncomfortable!
EJE: It is my custom in the island of Singapore to give the high-five. If I don’t give the official greeting, I be execute! 
You have a movie meetup with popcorn? You need to get a butter date!
SoA: I give three hundred noooottt… claps!
Speaking of Borat and Les Mis… (Spoilers) 
What do you mean?
Those are two of my favorites. “Don’t judge” is correct! I don’t know how many times I’ve re-watched my favorite films. In fact, I’ve re-watched both of those films twice since this year started. And Dumbo.
SoA: Well, it’s a long movie. And if you drink something, you gotta go, like, you know, pee.
I’d say the same for any long movie like Avatar, The Dark Knight Rises, Lincoln, any instalment of Lord Of The Rings and the ultimate bladder-burster, Dances With Wolves (which I still haven’t seen in its entirety, I only watched the first VCD).
LQstudies: Good choice on Dumbo, seeing it’s Lasseter’s favourite movie of all-time. I plan to give it a rewatch, if only because I cried as a kid during the “Baby Mine” scene.
Some crime dramas like Scarface and Casino are very long (3 hours at the most) though I feel that the dialogue and occasional intense moments keep the film going. There’s also Grindhouse though I’m not completely sure if that counts considering it’s really two films back-to-back with trailers in between. I may not need to “empty” my bladder during these flicks though I may get tired and start yawning alot if I’m watching them late at night, and of course if there are boring moments.
Come on, 2:30 hours is nothing!
