Mood of course, but what determines the mood? Could be the director, the book it was based of, not so often the actor unless its Nicole Kidman or some such. Even the composer. I'll watch almost anything with a score by Bernard Herrmann or Ennio Morricone. But to go backwards for a moment, one thing that makes me NOT want to watch a movie is if I have, say an R rated version in my collection and an unrated director's cut suddenly hits the stands. This makes the original not just an edited version but a censored one. Cinematic slaughter kills it for me.
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"It is with considerable difficulty that I remember the original era of my being." Mary Shelley, FRANKENSTEIN
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