Writer's Block
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la_samtyrFrom Writer's Block: Time after time
If you fall in love with a book or movie, do you tend to watch/read it again and again? If so, what's your upper limit on repeats?
My answer is: I have no limit as to how many times I can "repeat" something. I've probably seen "Casablanca" over 1000 times, and "The Wizard of Oz" over 1000 as well. In fact, I can recite the dialog (and sing the songs) right along with the movie. I know this to be true since one time I fell asleep at a friend's house when "Wizard" came on and I began doing the whole reciting/singing thing, pausing only during commercials. (I guess I should be thankful that there was no camcorder handy or I would be famous on U200b by now, lol.) I will probably never live that down...
As for movies made after 1999, I suppose I watch them 2/3x a year, though during the theatrical/dvd/ppv release period (or their first year) I'd probably watch them almost non-stop.
Books are an entirely different matter. I usually re-read something *completely* every few years; otherwise I will re-read favorite passages off and on throughout the year. And a really *loved* book will have multiple copies -- one to keep "for good", a extra copy and an everyday reading copy that I can shove in my purse to read when I'm not home.
If you fall in love with a book or movie, do you tend to watch/read it again and again? If so, what's your upper limit on repeats?
My answer is: I have no limit as to how many times I can "repeat" something. I've probably seen "Casablanca" over 1000 times, and "The Wizard of Oz" over 1000 as well. In fact, I can recite the dialog (and sing the songs) right along with the movie. I know this to be true since one time I fell asleep at a friend's house when "Wizard" came on and I began doing the whole reciting/singing thing, pausing only during commercials. (I guess I should be thankful that there was no camcorder handy or I would be famous on U200b by now, lol.) I will probably never live that down...
As for movies made after 1999, I suppose I watch them 2/3x a year, though during the theatrical/dvd/ppv release period (or their first year) I'd probably watch them almost non-stop.
Books are an entirely different matter. I usually re-read something *completely* every few years; otherwise I will re-read favorite passages off and on throughout the year. And a really *loved* book will have multiple copies -- one to keep "for good", a extra copy and an everyday reading copy that I can shove in my purse to read when I'm not home.
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