
Watching movies isn’t always fun if one is a critic but the idea that it should be is a nice one. No matter how seriously we approach the medium of film, no matter how many greatest-films-of-all-time lists are generated, no matter how hard we work at the serious and important business of film criticism, theory and history, we are confronted with a simple truth time and again: The films that survive the longest, often do so because they are so much fun. Such films can humble the haughty, comfort the masses and serve as a reminder that no matter what critics think of any film or genre, it may very well take on an important place in the hearts of people and history...
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