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| damalc |
Posted - 06/10/2007 : 18:37:49
daughter was flipping channels today and stopped on "Accepted." i'm shocked that i'm laughing. Lewis Black is brilliant.
a line spoken (not by LB) as i type:
"there's nothing cheesy about a clap-on disco ball."
i would never have paid to see it, but damn it's funny. it's obviously a 21st century "Revenge of the Nerds," featuring an rip-off of "Animal House's" D-Day.
most of the movies that i see later, that i like, that i wouldn't have seen, are comedies. most comedies don't appeal to me. their promotions just look stupid. but upon forced or accidental viewing, they turn out to be entertaining.
what movies have you accidentally liked? |
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| ragingfluff |
Posted - 06/13/2007 : 18:57:49
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Originally posted by wildhartlivie
Today, lunch was salmon patties, broccoli and cheese and strawberry shortcake.
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| randall |
Posted - 06/12/2007 : 02:34:36
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Originally posted by BaftaBabe
I was completely enthralled by the Korean horror filmGwoemul - English translation The Host featuring a mutant monster, some unexpected humor, and a deft control of public terror.
Never expected to like it!
It's gotten many, many, glowing "guilty-pleasure" reviews Stateside, even by high-toned critics. As soon as Netflix can provide it, I'll watch. Highly anticipated over here on home vid. |
| damalc |
Posted - 06/11/2007 : 14:06:07
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Originally posted by wildhartlivie
People who know me know that I'm one of the forgiving public when it comes to films. It has to be pretty bad for me to pan it or change the DVD or channel. However, one person I was never terribly fond of was Reese Witherspoon (I blame Kevin Smith for that). For some odd reason, I discovered I really enjoyed Legally Blonde. How's that for shallow?
The real challenge is picking out films for my aunt. She is 81 and comes over every Sunday after church for lunch and a movie. She suggested we join Netflix (!). Her criteria is low on sex, nudity and violence, low on vulgar language and not too heavy on politics. She likes Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington, Adam Sandler and George Clooney.
We quickly went through my collection of DVDs and one Sunday she said "Don't you have any comedies?" Thus, I found Legally Blonde and  Baby Geniuses. I know when I've chosen the right film because at the end she will say "That was different." So far, she's pronounced Chicago, Last of the Mohicans, the first Pirates of the Caribbean, Cast Away, Keeping the Faith, Legends of the Fall, Man in the Iron Mask, The Patriot, Space Cowboys, Pleasantville, Blast from the Past, City of Angels, Cold Mountain, Shakespeare in Love and Friday Night Lights "different."
Then there was her reaction to Troy. "Is THAT Brad Pitt??? I didn't know he was built so well!!!"
Today, lunch was salmon patties, broccoli and cheese and strawberry shortcake. I had just sent back Apocalypto because I was sure it would be too bloody for her and happened to catch Glory on late night TV. I videotaped it and we watched it today. She didn't say a lot through it, except to comment on what a good actor Denzel Washington was after the scene where he was whipped. At the end, I looked over and she was wiping her eyes. In 1 1/2 years, she'd never cried. It was a good day.
that's a great story. though it seems ' ... Mohicans' and 'Glory' would violate the low-violence preference.
i'm an army vet and my mother cried watching 'Glory' while i was away at Desert Storm. when i told her i was getting out of the military, she recommended i stay.
i asked, "you wanna be sobbing, watching another war movie?" |
| w22dheartlivie |
Posted - 06/11/2007 : 08:06:51
People who know me know that I'm one of the forgiving public when it comes to films. It has to be pretty bad for me to pan it or change the DVD or channel. However, one person I was never terribly fond of was Reese Witherspoon (I blame Kevin Smith for that). For some odd reason, I discovered I really enjoyed Legally Blonde. How's that for shallow?
The real challenge is picking out films for my aunt. She is 81 and comes over every Sunday after church for lunch and a movie. She suggested we join Netflix (!). Her criteria is low on sex, nudity and violence, low on vulgar language and not too heavy on politics. She likes Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington, Adam Sandler and George Clooney.
We quickly went through my collection of DVDs and one Sunday she said "Don't you have any comedies?" Thus, I found Legally Blonde and Baby Geniuses. I know when I've chosen the right film because at the end she will say "That was different." So far, she's pronounced Chicago, Last of the Mohicans, the first Pirates of the Caribbean, Cast Away, Keeping the Faith, Legends of the Fall, Man in the Iron Mask, The Patriot, Space Cowboys, Pleasantville, Blast from the Past, City of Angels, Cold Mountain, Shakespeare in Love and Friday Night Lights "different."
Then there was her reaction to Troy. "Is THAT Brad Pitt??? I didn't know he was built so well!!!"
Today, lunch was salmon patties, broccoli and cheese and strawberry shortcake. I had just sent back Apocalypto because I was sure it would be too bloody for her and happened to catch Glory on late night TV. I videotaped it and we watched it today. She didn't say a lot through it, except to comment on what a good actor Denzel Washington was after the scene where he was whipped. At the end, I looked over and she was wiping her eyes. In 1 1/2 years, she'd never cried. It was a good day.
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| ChocolateLady |
Posted - 06/11/2007 : 07:35:44
I had never heard of the movie Relative Values before it showed up on TV one day, but I found it charming. Of course, I adore Stephen Fry and think Sophie Thompson is the most underrated comedic actress around. That, combined with a screenplay by Noel Coward... Okay, so I like dumb romantic comedies, but seeing Colin Firth playing a gay guy certainly was fun (I wish he'd do more comedy, he tends to be overly sour and broody when he does drama)!
Speaking of dumb romantic comedies, they had Just Like Heaven on TV a couple of weeks ago, and I had a great time with that, too. Of course, I think Reese Witherspoon is fun to watch, and Mark Ruffalo makes a good, albeit unlikely, romantic lead.
Totally unrelated to the above, I never thought I'd wanted to see Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels but that too showed up on TV the other day and I loved it. Perfect ending, too!
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| w22dheartlivie |
Posted - 06/11/2007 : 07:09:11
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Originally posted by TitanPa
I flipped to the movie "The Hole" I was surprised how good it was. I watched the rest of the movie. I later had to find it again so I could watch the beginning.
(Knowing I'm going to regret this:)
Was that about Courtney Love?  |
| TitanPa |
Posted - 06/11/2007 : 06:48:14
I flipped to the movie "The Hole" I was surprised how good it was. I watched the rest of the movie. I later had to find it again so I could watch the beginning.
But I hate it when your searching through channels looking for something and you stumble upon a movie that you always have to stop and watch. No matter what else is going on. You just must watch it again. It wastes a better part of my day.
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| MisterBadIdea |
Posted - 06/11/2007 : 05:04:50
My ultimate never-woulda-guessed-it good movie is Walter Hill's "Another 48 Hrs." Just as good as the original, and better than Beverly Hills Cop. |
| BaftaBaby |
Posted - 06/10/2007 : 20:14:43
I was completely enthralled by the Korean horror filmGwoemul - English translation The Host featuring a mutant monster, some unexpected humor, and a deft control of public terror.
Never expected to like it!
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| Joe Blevins |
Posted - 06/10/2007 : 19:47:15
It happens occasionally that I'll stumble across a movie on TV and get sucked into watching it, even though I *never* would have seen it in theaters or rented it on my own. The People Under the Stairs and I Saw What You Did are two recent examples, both from Chicago's "Svengoolie" show. I've seen quite a bit of Not Another Teen Movie in various TV airings, and it seems to be slightly funnier than the average (fill-in-the-blank) Movie parodies. I'm not saying any of these are "great" -- or even good -- movies, just that I found them entertaining enough to stick around.
On a classier note, I saw The Trial with Anthony Perkins one afternoon on TCM, and that drew me in even though I hadn't planned to watch it. (To be honest, I didn't know that it existed.) And I bought a cheap DVD of a movie called The Sadist with Arch Hall, Jr. at a dollar store, and it turns out to be a pretty good, well-made little thriller. |
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