Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is on right now AIFG! It is a little bizarre knowing what's going to happen to these kids, especially Ron and Hermione.
Heh. We're watching Sorcerer's Stone tonight. They're very wee indeed.
You know what they say about payback? Well I'm the bitch.
Fred ,'Life of the Party'
Buffista Movies 6: lies and videotape
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DavidS - Apr 26, 2008 7:29:48 pm PDT #5337 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Laga - Apr 26, 2008 7:35:19 pm PDT #5338 of 10000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Amelie was one of the primary inspirations for Pushing Daisies
ahh that explains the voiceover. For some reason they don't bother me as much in a foreign tongue. In Y tu Mama Tambien I kind of like them.
megan walker - Apr 26, 2008 7:38:51 pm PDT #5339 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The others I will look up on Netflix and add them to my queue. I have a feeling I've heard of them, but can't remember what it was I heard. Having a recommendation from someone helps me decide if they're worth checking out.
I would probably recommend them in this order: A Very Long Engagement, Delicatessen, City of Lost Children
A Very Long Engagement is a WWI story. Part war film, part mystery, part romance. It also stars Tautou.
I can't even begin to describe the other two, but Delicatessen is sort of similar to Amélie in that it is a study of the characters in one apartment building. A post-apocalyptic distopia apartment building, but still.
City of Lost Children is like a crazy Popeye dream gone off the deep end. Seriously. But the super-saturated colors are probably the closet to Amélie's look.
SailAweigh - Apr 26, 2008 7:45:28 pm PDT #5340 of 10000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I've spaced them out farther down my queue. I try to alternate one movie to two TV series discs. It'll take me a while to get to them, which is what I strive for. I try not to load myself up with too many similar movies in a row or I run the risk of getting bored.
Volans - Apr 27, 2008 3:18:51 am PDT #5341 of 10000
move out and draw fire
City of Lost Children is like a crazy Popeye dream gone off the deep end.
This is exactly right. I liked it even though the adult man + little girl thing skeeves me.
What are some of the French cliches in Amelie?
Frankenbuddha - Apr 27, 2008 3:45:01 am PDT #5342 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
If you like his visual style, you might want to check out his other stuff ( Delicatessen, City of Lost Children, and A Very Long Engagement).
Heh. I notice one movie judiciously left OFF that resume.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 27, 2008 3:46:25 am PDT #5343 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I liked it even though the adult man + little girl thing skeeves me.
Ron Perleman totally sold that there was nothing skeevy going on.
Nutty - Apr 27, 2008 4:58:26 am PDT #5344 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
One of the things I enjoy most about Jeunet's movies is that every once in a while an American actor will pop up, speaking French, and not in an "I'm an American!" way but just as a character. Jodie Foster in A Very Long Engagement, e.g. I didn't even know she knew French!
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 27, 2008 6:56:43 am PDT #5345 of 10000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
That was my reaction to Peter Coyote in Bon Voyage.
Thanks for bringing up Amélie, Sail. The convo spurred me to put it on to fall asleep by last night, and I ended up watching start to finish.
megan walker - Apr 27, 2008 7:07:49 am PDT #5346 of 10000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Jodie Foster's French is excellent. She went to either a bilingual or all French school when she was growing up. In fact, she does all the dubbing on her own movies when they are dubbed into French.
That was my reaction to Peter Coyote in Bon Voyage.
I have a bizarre love for this movie. Adjani doing comedy is hysterical.