What Swanky Things are you Watching?

[€uroMeinke]

Yup, Saw Napoleon Dynamite and I actually founf it to be fun and entertaining, though also fundamentally flawed. I think they missed the boat on the high school outcast thing - 98% of us considered ourselves outcasts. I don't know about the rest of you, but I had no desire to fit in except to find ways to subvert the overall system. So in that respect the maina characters were a bit to "Forrest Gump" to me - wonderful things happen to stupid people.

I also had trouble with the acting and directing, but at the end I see the lead has cast for his dancing and not his acting. The dialogue that seemed to take place with characters all standing in a row also contributed to the flatness of the film. I wanted to see more interaction.

But the characters were quirky - if unbelievable, and the situations silly, so I was laughing out loud at points. So, I'm okay with it - but now I want something meatier.

[Gemini Cricket]

Cary Grant... my favorite actor.

Don't miss:

Gunga Din
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
Bringing Up Baby
His Girl Friday
Arsenic and Old Lace
North by Northwest
Charade
To Catch a Thief
The Awful Truth
Topper
My Favorite Wife (to see him with his lover Randolph Scott...)
and, of course,
The Philadelphia Story

Suspicion is great. So is Notorious.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

To Catch a Thief

The line that always sticked out in this movie was "Mother that book you're reading is up-side-down!"

I need to purchase this one soon! One of the best!

[€uroMeinke]

We finally got around to seeing the directors cut of Brazil. OMG it was like watching another movie. The film flowed so much better with the dream sequences making more sense in how the integrate with the plot. The film seemed darker to me, and the noir elements stood out much more in this version.

While I enjoyed the theatrical release and all it's fun quirkyness, the directors cut is so much more complete and tells a better story.

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

We finally got around to seeing the directors cut of Brazil. OMG it was like watching another movie. The film flowed so much better with the dream sequences making more sense in how the integrate with the plot. The film seemed darker to me, and the noir elements stood out much more in this version.

While I enjoyed the theatrical release and all it's fun quirkyness, the directors cut is so much more complete and tells a better story.

I'm with you on this one, big time. Another "Director's Cut" that is worth seeking out is Until The End Of The World. I loved the 2 hour+ version when I saw it in the theaters, but the 4 1/2 hour version is incredible. Not an easy DVD to find at this point, though. I had to pick up an Italian import DVD (the movie + extras on a 3-disc set). You'll also need a multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player. Or you could just come visit us ...

[€uroMeinke]

Originally Posted by mousepod

I'm with you on this one, big time. Another "Director's Cut" that is worth seeking out is Until The End Of The World. I loved the 2 hour+ version when I saw it in the theaters, but the 4 1/2 hour version is incredible. Not an easy DVD to find at this point, though. I had to pick up an Italian import DVD (the movie + extras on a 3-disc set). You'll also need a multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player. Or you could just come visit us ...

OMG - I saw that version in the theater - Wim Wenders did a special screenig of it with two intermissions. He felt bad about making everyone sit through the whole thing he brought in coffee and pastry (typical German hospitality).

But yes that film was awsome, I'd love to get my hands on that DVD - I'm hoping some day it will be released. It ranks high among my favorites.

[CoasterMatt]

Just finished watching Beetlejuice.... mmm, Wynona...

Imagine how different that movie would have been if they would have gotten Sammy Davis Jr. to play the title role.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by mousepod

I'm with you on this one, big time. Another "Director's Cut" that is worth seeking out is Until The End Of The World. I loved the 2 hour+ version when I saw it in the theaters, but the 4 1/2 hour version is incredible. Not an easy DVD to find at this point, though. I had to pick up an Italian import DVD (the movie + extras on a 3-disc set). You'll also need a multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player. Or you could just come visit us ...

Well, I guess I'd better start checking flights to SF. Whle Chris saw it, I did not and I so love that film.

[Claire]

We've seen lately:

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Bringing Up Baby
His Girl Friday
North by Northwest
Charade
To Catch a Thief
The Philadelphia Story
Suspicion

I have the rest on hold.....gotta support the man's big boy crush, ya know?

Last night we watched The Deer Hunter. Wha? It was slooooooooow. Ugh. I thought Meryl Streep's acting was just weird...weird...ugh.

I taking off in a minute to watch Million Dollar Baby. I'm kinda pissed because in an editorial in the paper yesterday, a writer put the "twist" in the first paragraph of his article. Blew it for me, but I still want to see it before tonight.

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Claire

I taking off in a minute to watch Million Dollar Baby. I'm kinda pissed because in an editorial in the paper yesterday, a writer put the "twist" in the first paragraph of his article. Blew it for me, but I still want to see it before tonight.

Aw, that is just wrong. The Hubster and I saw it as a preview and we had to talk so carefully so as not to give away the ending.

They are pretty good at keeping endings secret. They didn't tell me about 'The Sixth Sense' and some others.