[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Bruce tagged..

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Bruce tagged..
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1159722925.shtml


   I've been bugging my husband, Bruce, to post something here about
   wine, politics, or anything. His movie tag comment was so good, it's a
   post..

   1. The last movie you saw in a theatre, and current-release movie you
   still want to see.

   The Guardian. Eh. Formulaic, but mildy interesting and it looks great.
   But where are the scenes from Cape May? Fortunately Dennis Hopper
   doesn't show up with an eye-patch.

   2. The last movie you rented/purchased for home viewing.

   I've just been watching stuff snagged on the HD-DVR. "Swingers" was
   fun. "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" was pretty good, considering I hate
   musicals.

   3. A movie that made you laugh out loud.

   "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Blazing Saddles". It's
   pathetic, but I laugh at them every single time.

   4. A movie that made you cry.

   Guys don't cry. Oh, OK, that's not true, but we just don't want to
   admit it unless we want to seem sensitive, like when we're on the
   make. Fortunately I haven't had to do that for a long time.

   That being said, there's "West Side Story." Did I mention that I
   normally don't like musicals?

   5. A movie that was a darling of the critics, but you didnât think
   lived up to the hype.

   The surest sign of how much more moderate I am than most of the
   critics is the uncritical praise they dump on anything policially
   lefty: An Inconvenient Truth, Who killed the Electric Car? The
   Corporation, The Yes Men, Fahrenheit 9//11, When the Levees Broke. As
   a result I tend to be skeptical of any documentary that racks up high
   numbers on Rotten Tomatoes.

   I used to really like anything from Spike Lee. Katrina as a
   conspiracy? Now I dunno.

   6. A movie that you thought was better than the critics.

   "Limbo" which actually has a 69% Rotten Tomatoes rating, but Mary
   didn't like it because of the ending or lack thereof. I'm a sucker for
   anything from John Sayles.

   7. Favorite animated movie.

   I have to pick one?

   "Fantasia 2000." I still can't believe they figured out how to get
   Shostakovich and Gershwin in there. I am embarassed to say that I love
   the idea of flying whales. Woo hoo!

   Close runners-up: "Spirited Away", and "The Wrong Trousers."

   Anything from Nick Park or Hayao Miyazaki, with some exceptions.
   "Creature Comforts" is a bit much.

   8. Favorite Disney Villain You know, we haven't had to keep up with
   this since the kids stopped insisting on these. Nonetheless...

   Scar. He's my idol and my destiny. So how much time did Jeremy Irons
   have to spend watching old bitter Swedes spitting at kids from their
   porches to get this character down pat?

   9. Favorite movies of all-time (up to five).

   Not sure of the order here:

   Lawrence of Arabia
   Monty Python and the Holy Grail
   Blazing Saddles
   West Side Story
   Blade Runner

   Anything from John Sayles, Mel Brooks, Joss Whedon, Nick Park, or
   Stanley Kubrick. When are they are going to put "Shannon's Deal" on
   DVD anyway?

   ...I forgot Brad Bird for animated movies. He's 2-for-2 with "Iron
   Giant" and "Incredibles".