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Pastime (1990)
A powerful cinematic experience
This is one of the most powerful cinematic experiences of my life. I had gone to the theatre to see another movie but it was sold out, so, on a whim, I bought a ticket to "Pastime". Not since "Five Easy Pieces" has a movie stayed with me for so long. I sat in my car for ten minutes after the movie unable to drive. That night I tried to tell someone about the movie but found that I couldn't talk about it. I still can not summarize it. Ten years after first viewing I still think about it. In a sort of elitist way I am glad that the movie never enjoyed mass appeal. This is not a "cool" movie designed for the ever changing fashions of the cool people. This is a hip movie. It will always be relevant as long as there are people who know what time it really is.