I don't know about you, but I watch movies over and over again. Yesterday I spent the day sewing and while sewing I watched/ listened to a movie I have seen at least ( no exaggeration) a dozen times, Sense and Sensibility. I know the movie so well that I can listen and then just look up at all my favorite parts. While stopping for a lunch break I started to make a list of the kind of movies I have watched over and over again. You know the ones where you are flipping through the channels and you just have to stop and watch it ... AGAIN!
Here's my list
1. When Harry Met Sally
2. Beaches
3. Jerry Maguire
4. both Bridget Jones movies
5. Somethings Got to Give
6. Dave
7. any Jane Austin movies
8. 9 months
9. Sleepless in Seattle / You've got Mail ( i know it's two, but I'm counting as one because the same people are in the movie.
10. and The First Wives Club
These aren't necessarily my all time favorites, they are the ones that always seem to be on t.v. and for me they are like old friends. What I mean is when I watch them they can take me back to timesplaces, and memories throughout my life. With When Harry Met Sally I can see my friend Marie and I watching it in the home she lived in during college. I see us in the homes library, with a boat load of snacks sitting on leather couches vegging out and this movie is playing.
Are you like this too? Or are you a one time only kind of gal?
Do you have any favs you've watched too many times to count?
I'd love to know which ones.
I like to do Get your Freak on Friday's here on my blog, but with the crisis in Haiti I didn't think we'd be up for that.
But in case you need to get out and you choose to see a movie I can give you my 2 cents review on some of them.
Most recently I saw Young Victoria. This movie stars Emily Blunt, you may remember her from The Devil Wears Prada. The movie could easily have been on Pbs as a Masterpiece Theatre production. It was good, but what I loved the most were the costumes, simply breathtaking. Definitely worth a matinee price to see.
Leap Year... HHMMM, How to explain this one?...
Well, I saw this too, most of it anyway. We had to sit closer than I would normally have sat and I had had a glass of wine before going in so I ended up falling asleep.
Without the popcorn to keep me busy, and having to keep squinting and adjusting my eyes to the screen I guess at some point I just gave up and gave in. I saw 3/4ths of the movie... I think. I woke up several times with my head back and my mouth hanging open, but I still can say it was really a cute movie, or the parts I saw were cute. There is one word for Amy Adams ADORABLE, well no 2... TALENTED!
It's Complicated, Loved it! Mery,l Amazing, Baldwin, (not a fan), but AMAZING too. Very funny, refreshing to see a real woman on screen, and a surprise delight was the character that John Krasinski ( of the office) plays. He was a scene stealer, and not getting enough credit for his performance. He is laugh out loud funny!
By now you might be thinking... Gee I thought she would have mentioned 9. Well, I'm afraid to see it since they said it should be called a ZERO. I will still see it, but, I've been in the mood for more, "it's a sure thing" kind of movies.
Sherlock Holmes, I have to see it again. I loved the chemistry between Sherlock and Watson, truly genuis performances, the comedic wit and writing was over the top. I want to see it again, because I was literally salivating over the sets, props and costuming. I have heard that Rachel Mc Adams was miscast, I think the problem with her character is she is really not part of the love story,or not yet. The love affair is really between Watson and Sherlock, and franklyI think the studio heads felt they had to have a woman for Sherlock so they threw her in there. There will be a sequel, and that is when they should have had a woman appear for Sherlock.
Just saw 500 days of Summer. Great, can't believe I waited for this on video. Very creative film making. loved the different perspectives part. Very refreshing.
Still have to see Avatar, saving that for a Jeremy and Mom only day.
Sunday's a big t.v. night. The Golden Globes are on as well as Return to Cranford on Masterpiece Theatre. Thank goodness I have a DVR! Hoping Meryl takes it for playing Julia Child!
I just might have to see that again for the 3rd time, before Sunday!
Enjoy your weekend