You many have picked up on the fact that all the films I have named aren't American. The Brits are so much better at revisiting jokes and selling it a second time. The only cleaver American stuff lately has been "Ugly Betty."
I didn't mention the foreign films with subtitles. (I did see one British film with such heavy dialects that it required subtitles.) There is a whole raft of those if you can read fast enough. Top on that list is "Tampopo" which is Japanese and "Women on the Verge of a Nervious Breakdown" which is Spanish. You, no doubt, have seen BearCub. Most of my friends are too nervous to sit and watch subtitled films.
The action films that I watch for the chase scenery is "The Transporter" and "The Italian Job." "The Transport" has one hell of a hot scene fighting in oil. The Italian Job has a lot of great stunts and fast action with Cooper Minis but both have predictable plots and are just as good with the sound off.
I've been dissapointed with "Gay" films. Most are too bitchy to be good. The best are none too good. Someone mentioned "Trick" I liked that. "A beautiful thing" is a sweet movie. I watched "Prisilla, queen of the desert" yesterday. I find it more bitching that I would like. (Elron does Abba.) I can't stand bitchyness. I am so "over" "Boys in the Band."
If you haven't discovered it, you need to see "The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T." It's a Dr. Suess Movie from the 1950's that is the most camp thing on film. It stars Hans Conreid. You will recognize his voice if not his face.
Unfortunately, I can seldom get anyone to come and watch movies with us. Everyone is too busy, or like you live too far away.
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Re: Movies
Date: 2008-07-03 06:20 pm (UTC)I didn't mention the foreign films with subtitles. (I did see one British film with such heavy dialects that it required subtitles.) There is a whole raft of those if you can read fast enough. Top on that list is "Tampopo" which is Japanese and "Women on the Verge of a Nervious Breakdown" which is Spanish. You, no doubt, have seen BearCub. Most of my friends are too nervous to sit and watch subtitled films.
The action films that I watch for the chase scenery is "The Transporter" and "The Italian Job." "The Transport" has one hell of a hot scene fighting in oil. The Italian Job has a lot of great stunts and fast action with Cooper Minis but both have predictable plots and are just as good with the sound off.
I've been dissapointed with "Gay" films. Most are too bitchy to be good. The best are none too good. Someone mentioned "Trick" I liked that. "A beautiful thing" is a sweet movie. I watched "Prisilla, queen of the desert" yesterday. I find it more bitching that I would like. (Elron does Abba.) I can't stand bitchyness. I am so "over" "Boys in the Band."
If you haven't discovered it, you need to see "The Five Thousand Fingers of Dr. T." It's a Dr. Suess Movie from the 1950's that is the most camp thing on film. It stars Hans Conreid. You will recognize his voice if not his face.
Unfortunately, I can seldom get anyone to come and watch movies with us. Everyone is too busy, or like you live too far away.