Miscellaneous Movie Musings

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Though unfortunately you only get to see the best ones once. I want to see TT again just to watch the Downey Jr. fake trailer!

I know what you mean. I'm not even gay, and yet, I so want to see The Devil's Alley!

[Ghoulish Delight]

I had an amusing concession stand experience. Amongst the gaggle of pimple faced teens was one awkwardly wearing a spiffy white button down shirt instead of the uniform everyone else was, clearly the shift manager. As I walked past one employee who was wiping down a counter, he turns to the manager and says, with forced nonchalance, "So, I was wondering, do you think I could 'adjust my availability' now that school's starting." The manager, clearly ambushed having been asked in public, stammered our a noncommital replay. But the best part of the whole exchange was my cashier, who was utterly distracted by the whole exchange. Clearly she had some vested interest in whether mr. counter wiper would be allowed to 'adjust his availability' as she hardly looked down during my entire transaction, and practically gave herself whiplash, craning her neck as the manager walked back behind the scenes.

It was like a scene from some Disney Channel high school show.

[Tom]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I'm gonna watch one of my favorite movies in a bit - Midnight Run
I don't remember this movie doing well, or much at all at the box office...

Actually, I think Midnight Run was a considerable hit back in the day.

I did quick research: Midnight Run made $38 million domestic in 1988, which was a solid but not spectacular take. It was the 29th highest grossing film of that year. By comparison, the 29th highest grossing films of each of the past three years were Meet the Robinsons, Nacho Libre and Constantine.

[flippyshark]

38 mil - not bad. It deserved better, though. Charles Grodin's finest hour.

[Strangler Lewis]

Finally saw Kit Kittredge: An American Girl. Surprisingly entertaining and touching. However, I have a feeling that the caper at the end was tacked on and does not appear in the book. The other American Girl movies that were not released for the big screen--Molly, Samantha, Felicity--have the heroines affecting their surroundings in far less dramatic ways.

[JWBear]

We just watched Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. What a delightful movie! Frances McDormand so rocks!

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by JWBear

We just watched Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. What a delightful movie! Frances McDormand so rocks!

I just watched this yesterday and I agree. It's a really wonderful film.

[€uroMeinke]

We saw Om Shanti Om last night - sort of a Singing in the Rain meets Dead Again. It was charming in a sort of 1930's musical sort of way, and thenit was just a blast to see what Anglo/American idiosyncrasies get adopted and transformed in Bollywood culture.

[Sohrshah]

wow, Tom, A for effort! This is why I love reading what all you intelligent folks have to say- you actually educate my ig'nant arse.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Tom

I did quick research: Midnight Run made $38 million domestic in 1988, which was a solid but not spectacular take. It was the 29th highest grossing film of that year. By comparison, the 29th highest grossing films of each of the past three years were Meet the Robinsons, Nacho Libre and Constantine.

[Stan4dSteph]

I finally saw Dark Knight in digital projection. It was good.