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The Netflix Dilemma

Almost weekly I add movies to my queue on Netflix.  Usually a trailer or a recommendation leads me these secret movies and on rare occasion, it's something in the theater that I know I won't fork over $20 to sit with a watered down drink and some popcorn to see with people texting and chatting on their cells. I refuse to do the movie theater thing.

I was just perusing my queue and noticed it's back up to over 200 movies.  About a quarter of the films are foreign or documentaries.  I have a British television series that I'm in the middle of and combined with two other series' makeup another 10-15%. The rest are dramas, comedies, thrillers and horror films that look appealing or have been recommended.  Those tend to find their way to the bottom of my list, unless of course I truly value who recommended them.

I don't watch nearly as many movies as I used to.  I am convinced I have somehow created an adult ADD problem and it's definitely affected my attention to details in movies.  I need to now be in a movie mood, to sit down and watch.  I despise this.  What I also despise it my constant tinkering with my queue.  I can never seem to let it be and let the movies flow.  I find myself craving horror and then watching three in a row.  Ironically, I've been on a tear of watching fine films and it's reminded me why they are so important to me.

I currently have two films at home.  A friend's recommendation, the black comedy "Withnail and I" and tale of sexual addiction "Shame."  Waiting in the wings are Johnnie To's "Fulltime Killer," The Irish version of the Hatfield and the McCoys documentary "Knuckles" and Ingmar Bergman's "Hour of the Wolf."  All these while waiting for Season 3 of Helen Mirren's police drama "Prime Suspect" to become available. I've also been given Season 1 of "The Wire."  So excuse my if I become a hermit soon.  Movies, some snacks and laying in the AC cooled chamber that becomes my theater. Who knows how many times my list will change in the next few days and as always, I welcome suggestions.

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