Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 448

Gemini Cricket · 07-10-2009, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

And to that I ask: Does anybody here who has met me (other than as grandmaster of MouseAdventure) think I am lacking in a sense of humor?

No.

Films I find really funny:
Young Frankenstein
Some Like It Hot
The Birdcage
Superbad
Bringing Up Baby
Borat
Blazing Saddles
The Nutty Professor (dinner table scene)
Friday (the first 5 min especially)
Dr. Strangelove
Harold & Maude
Duck Soup
Holy Grail
Fish Called Wanda
The Thin Man
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
9 to 5
Victor/Victoria
Auntie Mame
Arsenic and Old Lace
to name a few...

As for TV shows:
South Park
Ab Fab
Little Britain
Flowery Twats

to name a few...

Gemini Cricket · 07-21-2009, 09:43 PM

SFW. Yeah, the film most likely will suck, but I looooove this Prince of Persia photo:

Spoiler:

Gemini Cricket · 07-22-2009, 01:25 PM

Burton's Alice in Wonderland teaser trailer

I like Depp's Mad Hatter so far. The Queen of Hearts... creeeeeepy! In a good way...

Snowflake · 07-22-2009, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Burton's Alice in Wonderland teaser trailer

I like Depp's Mad Hatter so far. The Queen of Hearts... creeeeeepy! In a good way...

Holy Crap! I'm SO going to LOVe this MOVIE! Thanks for the link GC!

I'm very excited!

Gemini Cricket · 07-24-2009, 08:04 PM

The Alice teaser is back up.

Gemini Cricket · 08-03-2009, 11:47 AM

I've been watching a truckload of movies on TCM. Tons of oldies but goodies:

A Star is Born (Judy version) - wonderful film that seemed to mirror Garland's real life here and there. I like the ending a lot.

Footlights Parade - Cagney the tough guy dancing a couple of steps here and there. It has that lovely 30's banter that I love so much:

Nan Prescott: You scram, before I wrap a chair around your neck!
Vivian Rich: [Angrily] It's three o'clock in the morning - where do you want me to go?
[Nan starts to speak, but Vivian immediately cuts her off]
Vivian Rich: You cheap stenographer...
Nan Prescott: Outside, countess. As long as they've got sidewalks YOU'VE got a job.
[Shoves her out, gives her a swift kick in the rump, and slams the door behind her]

Golddiggers of 1933 - Dick Powell was so cute when he was a young lad.

Grapes of Wrath - A classic. The more and more I re-watch Fonda films the more I like him.

The Wrong Man - a rare weak Hitchcock film. Apparently the only Hitchcock film that he narrates. (A short intro at the beginning.)

Farmer Takes a Wife - another Fonda. It was okay. Sorta dull.

I'm half-watching a Marion Davies film right now that appears to have some lesbian undertones to it. Not sure what it's called...

ETA: The MD movie is Blondie of the Follies.

Gemini Cricket · 08-13-2009, 08:40 PM

I want to go see District 9. Sounds interesting.

innerSpaceman · 07-10-2009, 04:45 PM

Oh my ... Fawlty Towers is simply The.Funniest.SitCom.EVER.Made.

Sigh.

And yeah, Alex has a sense of humor.

He just plays a curmudgeon on the internet.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-10-2009, 04:52 PM

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Oh my ... Fawlty Towers is simply The.Funniest.SitCom.EVER.Made.

I saw a bit of an interview with John Cleese. He talked about a "fan" of Fawlty Towers that described Jen's reaction to it perfectly. She couldn't sit down and watch it. It made her so uncomfortable that she'd stand at the doorway of the room, ready to bolt. But she'd still watch the whole show.

I get a bit of that feeling watching it too, it makes me cringe and want to turn away. But I just end up finding it hillarious. Jen falls more on the side of wanting to bolt from the room, yet still finding it funny.

innerSpaceman · 07-10-2009, 05:03 PM

I didn't think it was funny at first. Watched like four episodes before a switch flipped inside of me.

Same thing with Ab Fab.

That's why I'll always give comedy a second or third chance if I can. Some of the stuff I was totally "huh?" about went on to beome hillariously funny for me.

07-21-2009, 09:43 PM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	SFW. Yeah, the film most likely will suck, but I looooove this Prince of Persia photo: Spoiler:
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07-22-2009, 01:25 PM	#3
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Burton's Alice in Wonderland teaser trailer I like Depp's Mad Hatter so far. The Queen of Hearts... creeeeeepy! In a good way...
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07-24-2009, 08:04 PM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	The Alice teaser is back up.
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08-03-2009, 11:47 AM	#6
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I've been watching a truckload of movies on TCM. Tons of oldies but goodies: A Star is Born (Judy version) - wonderful film that seemed to mirror Garland's real life here and there. I like the ending a lot. Footlights Parade - Cagney the tough guy dancing a couple of steps here and there. It has that lovely 30's banter that I love so much: Nan Prescott: You scram, before I wrap a chair around your neck! Vivian Rich: [Angrily] It's three o'clock in the morning - where do you want me to go? [Nan starts to speak, but Vivian immediately cuts her off] Vivian Rich: You cheap stenographer... Nan Prescott: Outside, countess. As long as they've got sidewalks YOU'VE got a job. [Shoves her out, gives her a swift kick in the rump, and slams the door behind her] Golddiggers of 1933 - Dick Powell was so cute when he was a young lad. Grapes of Wrath - A classic. The more and more I re-watch Fonda films the more I like him. The Wrong Man - a rare weak Hitchcock film. Apparently the only Hitchcock film that he narrates. (A short intro at the beginning.) Farmer Takes a Wife - another Fonda. It was okay. Sorta dull. I'm half-watching a Marion Davies film right now that appears to have some lesbian undertones to it. Not sure what it's called... ETA: The MD movie is Blondie of the Follies. Last edited by Gemini Cricket : 08-03-2009 at 11:53 AM.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Oh my ... Fawlty Towers is simply The.Funniest.SitCom.EVER.Made. Sigh. And yeah, Alex has a sense of humor. He just plays a curmudgeon on the internet.
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I didn't think it was funny at first. Watched like four episodes before a switch flipped inside of me. Same thing with Ab Fab. That's why I'll always give comedy a second or third chance if I can. Some of the stuff I was totally "huh?" about went on to beome hillariously funny for me.
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