I have a friend that has set a target of how many movies she can watch in a month. I believe this helps in instilling some discipline. I am not one of those people to stick to a plan since I prefer to watch movies when I have time. What about you?

That's a unique type of discipline. I can't and don't want to make that kind of restriction to myself. I watch movies as long as they make me feel interested. If I'm intrigued, I'll make the time to see it. Is it like a group activity? If she is doing it with some friends like in a movie club, I can understand why they have that kind of target.

@Luna, it isn't much of a group activity but I think most people feel out of place when a discussion about a movie or TV series is taking place, and they have no clue. I am not the type to keep tabs on each movie out there but I only watch when I have time.

I never set a goal of how many movies I watch. However I go to the cinema once a week and have done for 30 years plus. So in that way I kind of have a goal of 1 (cinema) film a week.

 

(My first Cinema film pre going once a week as I was only about 7 was Empire Strikes back. My first weekly film was sometime around summer 1988 and I believe was Die Hard.)

@Luna, it isn't much of a group activity but I think most people feel out of place when a discussion about a movie or TV series is taking place, and they have no clue. I am not the type to keep tabs on each movie out there but I only watch when I have time.

That is certainly true. Movies often become the bridge between people to communicate, so I can understand how out-of-the-loop someone feels when he doesn't know what the other person talks about. It's just not a reason strong enough to make me visit the theaters on a regular schedule, though. If the movie doesn't make me go after it on the theater, it may not be my type.

 

I never set a goal of how many movies I watch. However I go to the cinema once a week and have done for 30 years plus. So in that way I kind of have a goal of 1 (cinema) film a week.

 

(My first Cinema film pre going once a week as I was only about 7 was Empire Strikes back. My first weekly film was sometime around summer 1988 and I believe was Die Hard.)

What happens if there is no new movie or there is nothing that interests you in a week? Do you still force yourself to go?

Yes. I still go. Almost always there is something or a classic showing somewhere.

 

It has happened nothing at all new came out I would pay to see. I recall once seeing spiderman 3 twice as no good film came out the week after.

Yes. I still go. Almost always there is something or a classic showing somewhere.

 

It has happened nothing at all new came out I would pay to see. I recall once seeing spiderman 3 twice as no good film came out the week after.

That's the strange part for me. I haven't had a movie I loved so much that I'd go pay for it more than once to watch on the theater. It also gets rather boring the second time because I already know what is going to happen and the memory is still fresh. It's a different case if some time has passed, though.

Going to the cinema once per week will make you watch say, at least 48 movies/films in a year, which isn't a bad number, by all means. I find it hard to push myself to watching a movie, at least once per week. It would be easier to push myself to completing a read, twice a month.