I was never a “film student”; however, have always enjoyed and know about a vast panoply of movie genres, from their earliest days forward, and was mezmerized by THE CABINET OF DOCTOR CALIAGRI, from the first time I saw it as a kid. It used to be shown, on NYC ( and throughout the Tri-state area ) on T.V.! Anyone and everyone could watch it and didn’t have to go to college to see it. So your reverse snobbery and silly personal attack, on me, over that being one of my favorite films, only makes you still look foolish and worse.
Touche!
Of course, while you were watching important movies, I was watching Abbott & Costello! My brother, my cousin and I were glued to Million Dollar Movie when Hit the Ice premiered!
When I was 11, staying with my grandparents, over the Christmas hols, my grandmother woke me up to watch A HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT, to celebrate the incoming new year, on New Year's Eve. I had a glass of ginger ale ( served in an old fashioned crystal champagne coupe !), to toast with. It was great fun and a wonderful memory.
My love and appreciation for films, starting with the silents, stems from my grandmother, who told me all about them and who took me to a LOT of movies, when I was growing up. And back then, families went to the movies together, which was a great bonding experience and led to very interesting discussions, about the movie/s afterwards. We did/do the same with our progeny and their's. Though now, we do a lot of the viewing at home, thanks to DVDs.