December 13, 2004

In a nutshell.

I've been a bit slack in spewing remarks concerning my Netflix views recently, so here's the past couple of weeks in a nutshell.

  • Something's Gotta Give: Diane Keaton "t" and Jack Nicholas "a." Other than that, a good story.

  • Dodgeball: Funny as fuck. "I just threw up in my mouth a little."

  • Boiler Room (1992): The worst damned movie I've ever seen in my life--and that's coming from a person who likes musicals. Note that this isn't the one about stock brokers--it's about telemarketers in L.A. circa 1990.

  • Mean Girls: So many SNL alumni, I forgot which day it was.

  • Saved!: Very tongue-in-cheek. A good role for Caulkin, and the perfect fit for bubble-gum head Mandy Moore. "I'm FILLED with Christ's love!"

  • Chocolat: I love how the loose ends tied together in the finale.

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: I may be the only person who thinks this, but I felt like the plot kind of plodded along like a Clydesdale. I didn't like Jim Carrey in that role.

  • ....erm, the next few are sort of embarrassing so I won't list them.

    • Posted by Tiffany at December 13, 2004 12:47 PM
    Comments

    Like
    "Debbie does ..." embarrassing
    or
    "The Stuff" embarrassing?

    Spill it sister.

    Posted by: KEEME at December 13, 2004 02:14 PM

    Like "Rocky Horror" embarrassing.

    Posted by: Tiffany at December 13, 2004 03:52 PM

    I thought you were talking about Boiler Room the brokerage movie and I thought you were nuts. I was in the brokerage business and the guys in the movie were classic brokerage sleazeballs (no offense to any brokerage sleazeballs reading - I had my license, too, guys). Great movie.

    Eternal Sunshine Out My Ass - Pretty fuckin' awful.

    Chocolat - Awesome. Gotta love grimey Johnny Depp and Juliet Binoche is breathtaking. Great story.

    Saved - Okay, but I expected more.

    Mean Girls - Good but I expected A LOT more. I expected guffaws and only got snickers.

    Something's Gotta Give - I enjoyed it. I love Diane Keaton. Really sweet.

    I'll have to get Dodgeball - is it funnier than Meet the Parents?

    The whole family really enjoyed Elf. It may be too sweet for your taste, but Will Farrell makes me laugh without uttering a word. In Old School he is just fabulous.

    Please do more movie reviews - I like to know your opinion.

    Posted by: Momotrips at December 13, 2004 05:30 PM

    eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is such a brilliant, inventive film.

    it was very refreshing to see such an original romantic movie with jim carrey, who continues to amaze me, paired with kate winslet.

    i heavily recommend seeing it. so,.... go see it.

    what are you doing? go see it. or see it again.

    Posted by: scott at December 13, 2004 06:34 PM

    What is this, Scott posts comments once evey blue moon and when he does he's disagreeable? feh.

    We saw Elf a couple of weeks ago. I looooooooooooved that movie. It had to be the best holiday thing I've seen since "A Charlie Brown Christmas."

    I can't remember "Meet the Parents." Scott claims I've seen it...I must have been doing laundry.

    Posted by: Tiffany at December 13, 2004 07:19 PM

    i am just stating my opinion, tiffany. you know i loved it and i am not posting it just to ruffle the feathers.

    dodgeball is as funny as meet the parents. it's the same kind of slapstick humor.

    Posted by: Scott Pridgen at December 13, 2004 09:25 PM

    You ruffle mine, and I'll pluck yours.

    Posted by: Tiffany at December 13, 2004 09:29 PM

    ...in the most loving way possible of course.

    Posted by: Tiffany at December 13, 2004 09:40 PM

    I agree it was an inventive idea, Scott. It is Charlie Kaufman, after all. I just think it was poorly executed. I loved Adaptation and Being John Malkovich, two winners. It's kind of like Memento - excellent idea, but sometimes excellent ideas are difficult to translate onto the screen as coherent or good entertainment. I stand by original review - it sucked ass. Hard.

    BTW, be nice to Tiffany - she's had a tough week! And keep your "plucking" private, please...

    Posted by: Momotrips at December 13, 2004 10:47 PM