What urges you to watch the movie?

I watch movies when I have seen the trailer and I like the actors and the story line, then I tend to watch. Then if it's recommended by others then OI try to watch. But most of the time I watch movies because it's free, courtesy of someone who likes to watch but not alone LOL

Usually the first thing which attracts me to a movie is the stars. There are a few actors and actresses which I always enjoy no matter what sort of movie they are in that I will happily watch without any other real knowledge. If I do spot a movie that I haven't heard off I do tend to do a quick search on Amazon and then a few review sites to get an idea of what its about and then usually make up my mind from there. The good thing with using Amazon is that it is your person on the street who writes the quick reviews so you don't get any professional bias that you can get with paid critics.

I will watch a movie if the reviews are great and my friends recommended it to me. But usually, I love scifi, action and fantasy movies, so I tend to go see them. I just watched GI Joe and it is worth the money. Good reviews, recommended by friends and I just had a blast.

a good movie trailer and/or my favorite actors influence what movie i go see

Most often the trailers are what influence me. I tend to ignore reviews, even those from my friends because I have different tastes in movies. Especially with horror movies. I love horror movies and am always on the look out for good, sincerely scary ones but my friends are all either big chickens that get scared of every little thing or they are into the splatter gore movies like Hostel, and every horrid sequel to the original and superior Saw. Sometimes the cast and crew on a movie makes me want to see it even before the trailer is released. Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland is one example. It's due out next March (2010) and I've been waiting with bated breath since it was officially announced in November or December of last year because of the cast and Tim Burton and the fact that Burton announced several years ago (I believe it was around the time that the Corpse Bride came out) that he wanted to get his hands on Alice in Wonderland. So because I love his work, I love the collaborations between him and Johnny Depp and him and Helena Bonham Carter, and I love Alice in Wonderland, this movie was an instant must see, even though the trailer was only just released to the public at this year's ComicCon.

I watch movies only if it has good reviews from weekly magazines.And I don't rely on a single magazine but read the reviews in three or four magazines before deciding.Sometimes I am carried away by the actors and actresses involved in the movie and view it for the sake of them.But I don't mind reviews from friends.Cheers!