Am I blogging...or am I pitching my existence?
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Sunday, May 08, 2005 The Pitch: It's like 10 Things I Hate About You meets Se7en! Oh, lord. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That is one insanely great movie, although this time I could only watch in ten to fifteen minute increments before growing too disturbed and having to stop for a while. But wait a great movie. In between segments, I thought about the possibility of showing movies at our wedding, something I doubt we're going to do but I keep hoping we'll have some sort of catering miracle and be able to afford it after all.So, in no particular order, here are the five films I won't show at our wedding but would really love to because they're so damn good: 1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (young travelers get slaughtered by malevolent family) 2. The Honeymoon Killers (married couple kill women who answer lonely heart ads) 3. Planet of the Apes (astronaut lands on planet where apes have brutally enslaved humanity) 4. La Dolce Vita (reporter seduced and destroyed by Italy's nightlife and his own shortcomings) 5. Double Indemnity (unfaithful wife and insurance man lover plot to kill husband) Sigh. Runners up include Jaws, The Killer, Touch of Evil, Manhattan and Night of the Hunter. Movies that are acceptable but for showing but are still unlikely because of print availability or other concerns include Duck Soup, Santo Vs. The Zombies, Yojimbo, Band A Parte, and Armor of God II. Interestingly, four of the five movies I won't show I currently own on DVD, as well three of the five runners up, while owning none of the ones I'd consider acceptable. That's would seem indicative of something, wouldn't it? (Actually, it wouldn't. Once you count VHS tapes, I've got everything but Band A Parte.) This moment of OCD was brought to you by the letters A through Z--and in order, dammit! I think I'm off to watch The Honeymoon Killers or Contempt, I can't decide which. posted by Jeff Lester | 3:52 PM | |
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