Cap'n Neurotic came up with the following survey a few months (maybe even as much as a year) ago. I copied it saved it so I could play, too. Stumbled across it again recently, and I thought I'd post it.
1. Where do you like to sit at the theater? Front row, back row, or in between?
Usually in between, but it depends on the size of the screen. If it's smallish, I like to be closer to the front but still roughly in the middle. If it's large, though, I have a little trouble taking in all of the action, so I like to sit back some.
2. Foreign language films – subtitles, dubbed, or not at all?
If I watch foreign language films, which isn't very often, I prefer subtitles.
3. Favorite movie watching snack food?
I'm cheap. I don't usually spring for snacks at a movie theater. If I do, I get a soda, and that's it.
4. What thing will turn you off of a movie almost immediately?
One character who has all of the answers, all of the time. I hate that! I don't mind if the hero "learns" the answer along the way, but any character who knows the answer just because he's John McClane (for example), annoys the crap out of me.
5. Movie you’re most upset you paid full price for?
"Resident Evil"
6. Movie you didn’t have to pay full price for, but which was still a complete and total waste of your time?
"Biodome" -- My friend and I tolerated it for only 10 minutes before walking out and going next door to watch "Seven" for the second time.
7. Movie you loathe with the fiery white hot passion of a thousand suns?
"My Stepmother is an Alien"
8. What was your first R rated movie?
"Nightmare on Elm Street," I think
9. What movie did you go to see the most times at the theater?
I can't think of any I've paid to see at a theater more than once.
10. Most overrated movie?
"Titanic"
11. Most underrated movie?
"The Brady Bunch Movie" ... not the sequel. The sequel sucks.
12. Movie that you always get sucked into when it comes on TV no matter how many times you’ve seen it?
A tie between "As Good As It Gets" and "Fried Green Tomatoes"
13. What special features do you usually watch on DVDs?
I'm really not a fan of DVD extras. If I watch any, it's usually gag reels, and they usually disappoint.
14. Widescreen or pan-and-scan?
Widescreen
15. Most disappointing film sequel/prequel?
"Star Wars Episode 1"
16. Biggest pleasant surprise?
"The Abandoned"
17. Whose taste in movies is closest to your own?
Probably Hubby -- we usually like the same things, although what piques our interests initially will differ.
18. Whose taste in movies is furthest from your own?
My sister's ... I think she liked "Biodome."
19. Movie adapted from a book: do you read book or watch movie first?
I read the book, and, quite often, I am very unsatisfied with the movie later. However, if I see the movie first and then try to read the book, odds are, I won't finish it.
20. Movie you’re almost ashamed to admit you like?
"Dude, Where's My Car?"
21. Biggest tearjerker?
"Steel Magnolias"
22. Scariest movie?
"The Ring" -- the ghost climbing out of the TV still creeps me out!!
23. Obscure movie you love but which almost nobody else knows of?
"Clockwatchers"
24. What’s the biggest factor in making you decide if you want to pay to see a movie in the theater or wait for the DVD?
I really have no idea. I just consult my own personal Gotta-See-It-Now-O-Meter. A rating of 8 or higher gets my butt in a theater seat on opening weekend or shortly thereafter. Anything else is a rental.
25. What do most of your favorite movies have in common?
I can't really think of anything they all have in common, except that they tend to make me wish I had written them myself.
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