This year, I've been writing down all the movies I've watched for the first time (in the footsteps of Sammy sir): the total is 72 so far. In some sort of Heisenbergian sense, this under-the-microscope observation has coincided with the year in which I've easily seen more movies (breaking personal records for movies watched in theatres, on TV, on VCD) than ever before. But reading the review of the documentary Cinemania by Roger Ebert (Quite the year for documentaries in the U.S.) was an eye-opening experience. Excerpts:

"Cinemania" tells the story of five New Yorkers who spend as much of their life as possible going to the movies. ... These are not crazy people. Maladjusted and obsessed, yes, but who's to say what normal is? ... They have the screening times and subway schedules coordinated to maximize the number of movies they can see in a day, and Jack deliberately eats a constipating diet (no fruits or vegetables) to minimize trips to the restroom... "A commitment to cinema means one must have a technically deviant lifestyle," Jack acknowledges. That includes being able to avoid the tiresome necessity of earning a living...

Hmm...