What Swanky Things are you Watching? - Page 20

Claire · 02-19-2005, 02:52 PM

Last night we watched Adaptation and then Platoon.

We kept cracking up during Platoon, saying inappropriate things like, "Uh oh, another voiceover" or "Here we go. A bonding scene with singing and dancing....what a crappy script."

Perhaps we shouldn't have watched Adaptation first.

I don't think Platoon belongs on AFI's Top 100 Movies List. It's a movie I've seen a dozen times and I don't think the acting, writing, story, or photography are over-whelmingly wonderful enough to make the cut. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie....there are lots of cut guys (not cute, cut, as in those biceps are CUT) and it's an okay war movie, but there are better.

Adaptation is still funny as hell. "That's how much fvck fish." I love the LaRoche character sooo much. Then I realized that holy crap, he reminds me of my step-dad. "I'm the smartest person I know!"

Tonight.....we'll most likely watch Schindlers List (keep saying we will, but the motivation's not there), The Graduate, or Dial M for Murder. We've strayed from the AFI list, because my husband is currently loving Hitchcock movies.....and then Euro mentioned High Society, so my husband made me rent it.....so we might watch High Society. So much for AFI.

MerryPrankster · 02-19-2005, 06:19 PM

Best In Show - I forgot how much I liked the movie. Especially after watching The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. What a hoot!

The Others - I finally watched the darn thing. Good movie! My husband has seen it before, but he kept quiet. Nicole Kidman looks so gorgeous in it.

Pieces of April - What a pleasant surprise. I really liked it a lot. Very bittersweet, I now feel purged.

Matterhorn Fan · 02-19-2005, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Claire

and then Euro mentioned High Society, so my husband made me rent it.....so we might watch High Society.

I was just going to post that I know I watched this just a couple weeks ago, and that for the life of me, I couldn't remember a darn thing about it except that there was a lengthy overture. However, I just remembered it.

Good flick (terrible sound/picture sync).

Alisa · 02-20-2005, 03:08 AM

I'm watching Mommie Dearest for the hundredth time. I just bought May but I haven't opened it yet and the doll creeps me out too much to watch it at night.

MerryPrankster · 02-20-2005, 10:16 AM

I almost forgot Vanity Fair and The Stepford Wifes, which I watched a few days ago.

VF - Very nice. Beautiful sets and scenery.

TSW - Ick. I fell asleep and didn't bother to go back to see the parts I missed.

Last night:

Garden State - I liked it, but my husband really liked it. He watched it twice and got teary eyed at the end.

Legally Blonde - Fun fluff. Luke Wilson is so hot, hot, hot!

Ghoulish Delight · 02-22-2005, 09:42 AM

NOT swanky = Coffee and Cigarettes. OMG, horrible. This is a series of short vignettes, shot in black and white over something like 10+ years, chock full of medium to big name stars. All the vignettes are somehow related to coffee and cigarettes. And all of them are boring beyond belief. Just entirely uninteresting. Both CP and I fell asleep 30 minutes in, and we do NOT fall asleep during movies, even bad ones. This was one of those films that thought it was incredibly clever and arty, and really was just pretentious and dull. Avoid it!

Cadaverous Pallor · 02-22-2005, 12:33 PM

I never, ever fall asleep during movies. Coffee and Cigarettes was one of the most boring things I've ever seen. They practically made the same short film over and over again - people sitting around, one saying how coffee and cigarettes were bad for you, and another person indulging in such. Booooooring.

Not every Netflix click is a winner. Blech.

alphabassettgrrl · 02-22-2005, 03:06 PM

We just picked up the first season of the L-Word. I had only seen two episodes, and that with a very distracting crowd, so it was nice to watch them at home and be able to actually watch it. Jennifer Beals is *so* hot. We got the first two discs, which is 8 episodes. Well, 7, as the opening is two episodes long. We got a Netflix type membership at Blockbuster, so we have been watching a lot of movies lately; hubby and his (now ex) gf have been watching them, I have been gone a lot. Both of them are movie nuts, and I'm more lukewarm.

Gemini Cricket · 02-22-2005, 08:04 PM

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Not every Netflix click is a winner. Blech.

Tell me about it.
I rented 'The Notebook'. I was suckered in by the trailer. I hadn't read the book. I'm thrity minutes in and my eyes are tired of rolling. No one can act in this movie. The direction is horrible. Even Joan Allen is less than stellar.
Bleh.

AllyOops! · 02-23-2005, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Tell me about it.
I rented 'The Notebook'. I was suckered in by the trailer. I hadn't read the book. I'm thrity minutes in and my eyes are tired of rolling. No one can act in this movie. The direction is horrible. Even Joan Allen is less than stellar.
Bleh.

You're breaking my heart.

I'm obsessed with both the movie and the book. The book is quite different, but just as wonderful.

It's a wonderful read- I highly recommend it!

02-19-2005, 02:52 PM	#1
Claire Shagilicious Disneyland!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Fulfilling my destiny..... Posts: 740	Last night we watched Adaptation and then Platoon. We kept cracking up during Platoon, saying inappropriate things like, "Uh oh, another voiceover" or "Here we go. A bonding scene with singing and dancing....what a crappy script." Perhaps we shouldn't have watched Adaptation first. I don't think Platoon belongs on AFI's Top 100 Movies List. It's a movie I've seen a dozen times and I don't think the acting, writing, story, or photography are over-whelmingly wonderful enough to make the cut. Don't get me wrong, I love the movie....there are lots of cut guys (not cute, cut, as in those biceps are CUT) and it's an okay war movie, but there are better. Adaptation is still funny as hell. "That's how much fvck fish." I love the LaRoche character sooo much. Then I realized that holy crap, he reminds me of my step-dad. "I'm the smartest person I know!" Tonight.....we'll most likely watch Schindlers List (keep saying we will, but the motivation's not there), The Graduate, or Dial M for Murder. We've strayed from the AFI list, because my husband is currently loving Hitchcock movies.....and then Euro mentioned High Society, so my husband made me rent it.....so we might watch High Society. So much for AFI. __________________ Miles: It tastes like the back of a fing L.A. school bus. Now they probably didn't de-stem, hoping for some semblance of concentration, crushed it up with leaves and mice, and then wound up with this rancid tar and turpentine bull**. Fin' Raid. Jack: Tastes pretty good to me.
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02-19-2005, 06:19 PM	#2
MerryPrankster Swanky Panky! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 541	Best In Show - I forgot how much I liked the movie. Especially after watching The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. What a hoot! The Others - I finally watched the darn thing. Good movie! My husband has seen it before, but he kept quiet. Nicole Kidman looks so gorgeous in it. Pieces of April - What a pleasant surprise. I really liked it a lot. Very bittersweet, I now feel purged. __________________ My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~~ William Allen White
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02-20-2005, 03:08 AM	#4
Alisa Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 35	I'm watching Mommie Dearest for the hundredth time. I just bought May but I haven't opened it yet and the doll creeps me out too much to watch it at night.
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02-20-2005, 10:16 AM	#5
MerryPrankster Swanky Panky! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hell's Kitchen Posts: 541	I almost forgot Vanity Fair and The Stepford Wifes, which I watched a few days ago. VF - Very nice. Beautiful sets and scenery. TSW - Ick. I fell asleep and didn't bother to go back to see the parts I missed. Last night: Garden State - I liked it, but my husband really liked it. He watched it twice and got teary eyed at the end. Legally Blonde - Fun fluff. Luke Wilson is so hot, hot, hot! __________________ My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias. ~~ William Allen White
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02-22-2005, 09:42 AM	#6
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	NOT swanky = Coffee and Cigarettes. OMG, horrible. This is a series of short vignettes, shot in black and white over something like 10+ years, chock full of medium to big name stars. All the vignettes are somehow related to coffee and cigarettes. And all of them are boring beyond belief. Just entirely uninteresting. Both CP and I fell asleep 30 minutes in, and we do NOT fall asleep during movies, even bad ones. This was one of those films that thought it was incredibly clever and arty, and really was just pretentious and dull. Avoid it! __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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02-22-2005, 12:33 PM	#7
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I never, ever fall asleep during movies. Coffee and Cigarettes was one of the most boring things I've ever seen. They practically made the same short film over and over again - people sitting around, one saying how coffee and cigarettes were bad for you, and another person indulging in such. Booooooring. Not every Netflix click is a winner. Blech. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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02-22-2005, 03:06 PM	#8
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	We just picked up the first season of the L-Word. I had only seen two episodes, and that with a very distracting crowd, so it was nice to watch them at home and be able to actually watch it. Jennifer Beals is so hot. We got the first two discs, which is 8 episodes. Well, 7, as the opening is two episodes long. We got a Netflix type membership at Blockbuster, so we have been watching a lot of movies lately; hubby and his (now ex) gf have been watching them, I have been gone a lot. Both of them are movie nuts, and I'm more lukewarm.
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