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Vonnie K - Jan 20, 2005 5:23:00 pm PST #8244 of 10001
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.

Oh, and also the really sweet romance that develops between the cocktail waitress (Sandy, right?) and the hot stud firefighter is great

Yeah, I love that. In other versions of Cyrano, I always feel bad for Christian, and end up muttering to myself, "Damn, why don't you just look for a pretty, sweet, uncomplicated girl with whom you can have a basketful of rosy-cheeked healthy bairns, instead of flailing and being miserable around someone so out of your league?"

Favorite throwaway Roxanne bit: "I want to look like... Diana Ross."

Polter-Cow - Jan 20, 2005 5:30:11 pm PST #8245 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Steve Martin seemed to have a thing for modern adaptations: he turned Silas Marner into A Simple Twist of Fate. That was a nice movie.

Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2005 5:30:33 pm PST #8246 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

I loved this bit! One of my favorite things about the film is his friendship with Shelley Duvall--it was one of more realistic man/woman best friend relationships I've ever seen in the movies. Oh, and also the really sweet romance that develops between the cocktail waitress (Sandy, right?) and the hot stud firefighter is great; they're very much suited for each other without being complete dimbulbs.

Yes and yes. Such a sweet movie. And Daryll Hannah in this was just lovable (as she was in Splash). Amazing considering how GODDAMN FUCKING SCARY she can be (Blade Runner, Kill Bill 1&2).

Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2005 5:31:34 pm PST #8247 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

OOOOH! Another Steve Martin favorite - ALL OF ME! Which is also another "can't switch away" movie.

victor infante - Jan 20, 2005 5:34:33 pm PST #8248 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

If we're talking Steve Martin, "Roxanne" is my favorite, but I have a place in my heart for "L.A. Story."

"Every where I go, things remind me of her..."

Polter-Cow - Jan 20, 2005 5:36:05 pm PST #8249 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

L.A. Story is great.

I'm anxious to see how Shopgirl turns out. I loved the book.

victor infante - Jan 20, 2005 5:37:27 pm PST #8250 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.

I keep meaning to pick up the book, but then there's alwas things in front of it at the bookstore.

Bookstores are hard. I step in, and so many of the titles call to me...

Dana - Jan 20, 2005 5:42:44 pm PST #8251 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I love L.A. Story.

"Drive? In L.A.?!?"

Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2005 5:52:11 pm PST #8252 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Gah, yes! LA Story, with Patrick Stewart as the world's fiercest MatreD (sp?) at L'Idiot. One of the movies best jokes - if you blinked, you missed it.

Also, MAN WITH TWO BRAINS isn't remotely a good movie from beginning to end, but has a TON of good jokes.

"Your drunk driving tests are really hard!"

"Into the mud, scum queen!"

"Get that cat out of here!"

"MERV GRIFFIN?!??!??!?!"

Anne W. - Jan 20, 2005 5:59:52 pm PST #8253 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.

Speaking of Steve Martin, I also enjoyed "Housesitter" immensely. That sort of comedy is normally watch-from-the-hall material for me, but in that case I laughed so much I was in pain.

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