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I’ve watched (too) many movies and television shows. Unfortunately having OCD makes it a time-consuming addiction that is difficult to quit. I’m considering some day making a list of all of the movies and shows I’ve watched, but that would be more work than actually watching them.

In general, I don’t write reviews because I find it to be frustrating enough to watch them in the first place, let alone spend extra time to write about them. That said, I occasionally do write reviews for shows or movies that I either really love or really hate.

I watch television shows and movies of all genres and dates, but I am not fond of reality-shows because they cheapen the art and work.

These days, I find that most of the movies I watch tend to be in the summer when television becomes "light" because during the TV season, I just don't have the time, what with at least 10 hours per night on average.

Thankfully, when the VLC (VideoLan Client) video-player changed their speed setting so that it only affects the tempo instead of the pitch of the audio, it became possible for me to watch videos at high speed. Now I find it difficult to watch even things I like at less than 130%, let alone junk that I don't want to watch (depending on what it is, I have managed to successfully watch some things as fast as ~210% before it becomes unwatchable!)

I also manage my never-ending, ever-growing list by having things I don't care about running on TV or in the corner of the monitor while I work on other things.


May
26
comment Boy carves Initials onto turtle shell; years later, turtle is gigantic
It very well might be. A few things (e.g. Japanese/American movie, Carl Weathers) don’t quite fit, but the rest fits quite well, especially the end (even the initials ‘J+M’ seems familiar). I can’t find any useful pictures, but I think it’s safe to assume that this is it.
Apr
25
comment Identify this movie with an insect-like evil creature
From your description, I would have guess Joe’s Apartment, but from Morbus’ answer, that’s not even close.
Mar
14
comment Supernatural connected episodes
Yup, the show started out as an episodic and was so-so. It got to be really good and gained in popularity when it switched to a serial format. They’ve retained the monster-of-the-week aspect as a side to the big-bad-of-the-season format to keep things from getting too boring.
Mar
14
comment Cheesy-looking pac-man monster in an alternate reality where most people disappeared
It’s interesting how adaptations of Stephen King stories are so hit-and-miss. Some are terrific while others are just horrible. Maybe that’s why he created his Dollar-Baby program.
Dec
24
comment Why didn't they use a brute force method to activate the Stargate?
The gate requires a large amount of power, so brute-forcing each and every possible combination would have drained a lot of unnecessary power. (Though I suppose it would not use as much if it did not actually open.)