Television and Movies and Abs

[trista]

That muscle that I have in my ab-ular region? It hurts again today. Ow. Coworker B and I were talking about it earlier.

Coworker B: You know what you need to do? You need to keep doing them, even though it hurts now. Eventually you'll stop feeling the soreness.
The trista: Yeah, I was thinking of maybe going out for a beer instead

Comments

[onsafari]

I love watching Swordfish. My favorite part is where Hugh Jackman tries to make programming look sexy. That cracks me up every time.

Also, The Manchurian Candidate. Both of them. The old one where Angela Lansbury is all creepily in love with her son just freaks me right the heck out.

[trista]

I haven't seen Swordfish yet. Perhaps I should?

I also haven't seen the old Manchurian Candidate, but the new one's mom-all-creepily-in-love-with-her-son thing was pretty creeptastic in a train wreck-y, can't-not-look sort of way. I hear the original is even more freakout-inducing. Should I watch it?

[onsafari]

Well first, Angela Lansbury. As in little old lady from Murder, She Wrote. In love with her son. Creeptastic.

A lot of people hate Swordfish. But I like it - it's a pretty good action flick. And Hugh Jackman is always a bonus.

[trista]

I just can't make the Murder, She Wrote lady go there in my mind, you know? *shudder*

[rebecoming]

I read a...umm...scientific study that said that beer is very "ab-ularly theraputic," so your decision sounds wise.

Movies I quite like:
1. Amelie (You know all about that one.)
2. Travellers and Magicians (It's really beautiful and slow and thoughtful.)
3. Wallace & Gromit: The Case of the Wererabbit (Funny and cute and Wallace & Gromit.)
4. The Big Lebowski (You know all about that one, too.)
5. Sneakers (Not my most favorite movie, but one T introduced me to and it was pretty good.)

I'll ponder this more, because I like making lists.

[trista]

Excellent! I made the right ab-ular therapy choice! *shriek*

I heart #1 and #5 on your list. I haven't seen the others. I suspect my Netflix queue is about to grow again.

[rebecoming]

Queues are for growing! :)

[onsafari]

You haven't seen the Big Lebowski? It's the perfect rendition of the 90's.

[_doug]

I've been loving my netflix too... been in it for a couple of months now and seen some great films.

One of my all time, just for a good time, favorite movies is Creator starring Peter O'Toole. It's a good make you laugh, make you cry, make you cheer type of romantic comedy.

Been watching mostly foreign films with my netflix selections so if you don't mind reading subtitles a few that I've really enjoyed have been...

Nowhere in Africa (German w/ English subtitles) - a good coming of age type of flick (kind of the entire family growing up and discovering themselves)

Stray Dog (Japanese w/English subtitles) - a great detective thriller

In the Realm of the Senses (Japanese w/English subtitles) - a wonderful example of how explicit sex scenes can be essential to the plot and telling of the story

[trista]

I don't often watch subtitled movies, but that's mostly because I am as blind as a bat and I need new glasses. *sigh*

[oxlahun]

Three cheerful movies. Because it's sunny today and why not?

Strictly Ballroom - Baz Luhrmann at his best. It's bizarre and fun, in a way that almost smells like Christopher Guest. It's a sweet movie, despite the gnawing feeling that it might not be taking itself too seriously.

Arsenic and Old Lace - Cary Grant and a bunch of crazy people, in a movie by Frank Capra. What's not to love?

Toys - the characters are all delightful, the cinematography is great, the sountrack is fun, and it makes me happy to like a movie that apparently no one else does. Let joy and innocence prevail.

Special added bonus: the opening credits of Franco Zeffirelli's 1967 Taming of the Shrew has this line: "A special thanks to William Shakespeare, without whom we would have been at a loss for words."

[trista]

Oh, Strictly Ballroom is fantabulous! I watched that earlier this year and loved every second of it. I so need to own it.

I haven't seen Arsenic and Old Lace or Toys. Well, I saw my high school's drama team do Arsenic and Old Lace, and I loved it, but I imagine the movie with Cary Grant is a step up in many ways. You make both of these sound wonderful. Into the queue they go.

Speaking of Christopher Guest, do you like Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind? All three are favorites of mine.

[oxlahun]

A Mighty Wind has been in my Netflix queue since before it was actually released on DVD, and it keeps getting bumped down by other stuff. I agree the other two are fantastic, though.

Toys is a Christmas movie, so put it far enough down in your queue that you won't get it for a couple months. I'm not sure which part of no one else liking it made it sound wonderful to you, but, well, whatever. :)

[trista]

I'm not sure which part of no one else liking it made it sound wonderful to you, but, well, whatever. :)

Well, this part makes it sound good:

the characters are all delightful, the cinematography is great, the sountrack is fun

Also, I am contrary and enjoy liking things that other people don't. But don't tell anyone. I think I've managed to keep my contrariness a secret so far. ;)

A Mighty Wind is so, so funny. If you like the other two, especially Guffman, I can't imagine you not loving A Mighty Wind. The funniest thing about it is that the songs have grown on me and I really want the soundtrack.

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[rebecoming]

I haven't watched either one in years, but I used to love 84 Charing Cross Road and Il Postino.

Re: adding more

[trista]

Two more that I haven't yet seen! What do you love about them?

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[rebecoming]

They were favorites years ago. I don't know if they'd still be favorites now, but I think I'd still like them. They're both sad in some ways.

84 Charing Cross Road is a good movie for people who love books and probably for anglophiles, too.

Il Postino is a very poetic (one of the characters is Pablo Neruda) and beautiful movie.

I would recommend you give them both a try!

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[trista]

84 Charing Cross Road is a good movie for people who love books and probably for anglophiles, too.

That sounds perfect for me!