Doyle ,'Life of the Party'
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I was 10, and I have a distinct memory of how, after we saw it, my entire family was like, "Eh... why was that such a big deal?" as we left the theater.
That was my family's reaction almost to the word.
I'll have to review the list o' movies and see which I want to see. I've already Netflixed "The Singing Detective," though.
LoA aired in the middle of the night on some UHF channel when I saw it...even at 3 in the morning on a 20" TV, I was riveted. I didn't want it to end.
I hated my viewing of 2001 so much I daren't see Lawrence of Arabia on the small screen.
But 2001 is intentionally boring.
Is it intentionally sucky?
Double Indemnity (1944) (why don't I own this?)
For some reason, it's unavailable on DVD. Got no idea why.
I don't think 2001 is either boring or sucky. It may be slow, but it's a masterpiece. I prefer it to Barry Lyndon, which is similarly slow, but not by much. However, for slow, meditative movies about the frailty of humanity encountering vast Otherness in space, I'll take Solaris every time.
We watched Team America: The World Police last night. The unrated version. Let me just say that I'm seriously, emotionally scarred by it. Usually, puppet sex doesn't freak me out that much.
Usually, puppet sex doesn't freak me out that much.
See, that's just the thing with puppet sex - its effects can be unpredictable.
Usually, puppet sex doesn't freak me out that much.
How much puppet sex do you have to compare it to?