Movies

     I had told my husband awhile ago, when I was thinking of quitting 'the job', that we'd have to get Netflix or something if I ever did. One of the biggest bonuses of working at the library was the movies. I'd put the new ones on reserve sometimes months before their release date. This meant I usually got a copy of it when it was released. If I missed any I could catch up and eventually get it. Sometimes I would do it so far ahead of time I'd forget I did and try to do it again. Also, I saw so many different titles come across the desk there was always something I could just take home to watch whenever the mood struck me. Or if a patron liked something I hadn't seen and I thought I would like it too. I miss having that.
     I'm now stuck with what's on TV. At least since we switched to Directv we have some movie channels in Starz and Encore. And of course the dvds we own to watch. Sure I can go down to my new home library and see what they've got when the mood strikes. It's just not the same. I'm not always there. I have to make and effort to get up and go. I did reserve some new stuff with my new library card hoping for the best. I will actually be taking a ride down there in a little while to pick up the first new movie that I've gotten on hold from them. Marmaduke. Sure to make the kids happy especially if we're stuck inside this evening with the possible hurricane. And since it only came out on Tuesday and I got the notice it was there Thursday, not too bad.
     We did look into Netflix a few weeks ago. I thought it was neat we could get movies through the Wii also. The problem was they couldn't guarantee that the newest movies would be on there. Sort of not worth it when the Directv box would have them the day they came out. It seemed you also had to create a list of movies you wanted to see and you wouldn't know what they'd be sending to you. If I put any oldies on there I may get one of them when I really wanted the new release that week. Not worth it there when I could just go down to the library and get the oldies for free. Sure maybe I'd have to reserve it when it was out but I'd still get it and know what I was getting.
     I also have my dad to borrow movies from. He has quite an extensive collection himself. He always buys the new ones he wants as soon as they come out. His favorite genre though is sci-fi. Definitely not mine, though I do watch some. He did tell me, now that I won't be getting movies so easily from work, that if there was anything I wanted just tell him when it came out and he'd get it. Thanks Daddy!
     I do love my movies. I have lots of crazy favorites. It depends on what mood I'm in and sometimes on what I haven't seen in awhile. I loved talking about the movies at work. With my co-workers and patrons. It was always fun trying to figure out what movie someone was looking for when they didn't know they title. I'd always find a way to figure it out. It would bother me until I got the answer. The patron could have left and given up but I'd have to figure it out.
     It was tough when someone would ask me to recommend a good movie. Everyone has different taste. Just because I liked it doesn't mean you will. I'd answer their question with my own. Usually, "What kind of movies do you like?" and I'd list a few genres, or "What's a good movie you recently saw?" This way I could gauge what their interests were. I love romantic comedies, like 'Forget Paris'. But I also like dark, sick and twisted ones too, like 'Very Bad Things.' It was easy when someone had the same taste as me. I could go through and suggest my favorites. If not I'd stick with some classics or even suggest things I hadn't seen but had heard were good.
     I had a few favorite patrons too. If I had the time and wasn't busy would go in the back with and go through the movie aisles. We'd talk about them and I helped them pick out new ones to watch. Sometimes they had a few for me to try. It was always fun to do. There are just so many movies out there. Maybe I should start watching more and reviewing them for you here to keep me going on days I'm not sure what to write about? Hmmmmmmm.....