I found A Fish Called Wanda to have many watch-from-the-hall moments. It is one of my favorites plus bonus: naked John Cleese but I wouldn't recommend it for mindless fun.
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Thanks, I'll check to see if the library has these. Except for Wanda because it hit my humiliation squick like whoa.
Thanks, I'll check to see if the library has these. Except for Wanda because it hit my humiliation squick like whoa.
But it's got Jack Davenport's mother in it!
Who is Jack Davenport's mother?
I'll chime in with the gothy movie standards: Addams Family, Addams Family Values, Beetlejuice, and The Lost Boys.
I loved the hell out of Final Destination 2 last weekend. I'm sure they're all as deliciously bad/good.
Final Destination and Final Destination 2 are good. For some reason, Final Destination 3 didn't really do as much for me. Felt too gruesome, and the characters were really flat. The first two had decent actors. Plus, they killed the prettiest girl in the accident.
I agree about Wanda bringing the humiliation squick.
Desperado, 13th Warrior, Serenity, Princess Bride, PotC, Lilo and Stitch, Sky High, The Mummy
For light entertainment, I find it hard to beat a lot of the old musicals. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes bears watching over and over. The old Fox musicals can be great fun. Sun Valley Serenade or anything starring Alice Faye (though The Gang's All Here may be a little too way-out).
And I'd recommend My Big Fat Greek Wedding as a pleasant little romantic comedy whose reputation was ruined because too many people hyped it as The Best Thing Ever.
TCM is featuring 24 hours of Buster Keaton movies starting next Thursday at 6 a.m.
I tend to really enjoy Wong Kar Wei movies, but like Nutty, I found 2046 to be incomprehensible. Er. It was very pretty?
SA, have you seen any of Tony Jaa's movies? Fighty fighty Muay Thai!
Desperado, 13th Warrior, Serenity, Princess Bride, PotC, Lilo and Stitch, Sky High, The Mummy
Oh my, Raq is ME!
I'll add Romeo Must Die, Groundhog Day, The Italian Job and Wilbur Wants to Die, which I just rewatched this week. Just love it.