Probably my favorite recent movie suggestion was 'Serenity', a science fiction movie w/a good sense of humor (watched the entire 'firefly' tv series, on which it was based, afterwards). My sister sent 'The God's Must Be Crazy', one of my all time favorites which I dragged her to see when I was in high school (she liked even more than I did). And extra credit if you get 'I'm Hysterical and I'm Wet!' (bit of a non-sequitor but I've always liked the way it sounds).
Turns out my test today was an esophogram rather than an edoscopy. This is the test where they take x-rays of you while you drink barium. Nice that I didn't have to get knocked out but drinking barium makes me kinda wish I had been :) I'll post the results when I get them but it probably won't be until next Monday when I see Dr. I.
And now for something completely different, here are the boys:
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Don't know if you're a "Lost" watcher, but if not, the first two seasons are available on DVD. It's pretty good, especially when you don't have to sit through the adverts. Between the 2 available seasons there's well over 30 hours of video.
I loved "Serenity" and have been trying to find a place to rent the Firefly DVD set - so far no luck.
They're adorable! Names?
You sound so positive and that things are really good too..I am thrilled that all is going so well..Hope this is a great week
for you
Mom
You can't miss with these:
Comedies:
Classics:
Dinner At Eight
My Little Chickadee
Duck Soup (or any Marx Brothers)
More Recent:
Hear My Song
Cold Comfort Farm
Peter
How about some of these HBO series that are out on DVD:
Sex and the City
Six Feet Under
Deadwood
If you haven't seen them, there are several seasons worth of each out there on DVD.
A couple of videos that are watchable over and over:
Matilda
The Princess Bride
Preston Sturgis screwball comedies worth watching:
Palm Beach Story
Ball of Fire
Hope at least some of these are new to you and will keep you amused/interested.
Have a good week.
Jem
Hey Bets - the fella standing up is Simba (aka simsim) and the fella lounging in bed is Gizmo (aka mookie). For some reason, I always really like this picture of them tho most people say it doesn't do them justice. For treatment/health related reasons, they are staying w/their mom now and I miss them.
--Dr. D
Curm - I got the 'firefly' series thru netflix, definitely worth the viewing.
Peter - can't find 'hear my song' on netflix (may not be on dvd yet) but am looking forward to 'cold comfort farm' and 'dinner at eight' which I haven't seen before. I've also added some of the others even tho I've seen them before because they're worth rewatching and it's been a while.
--Dr. D
Jem - not positive who u but I'm gussing ur related to curm - if not, give another hint at some point. Appreciate the post in any (and all) case(s).
Princess Bride is also one of my all time favorites; I even saw it in the theatre when it first came out but I did watch recently. Haven't seen 'Matilda' (at first I thought you meant 'the professional' but that just didn't seem right) so I'll give it a whirl. I am a Preston Sturgis fan and haven't seen 'Palm Beach' so that's on the queue too.
thanks again,
--Dr. D
Thanks for the suggestions everyone and please keep them coming.
I know there are people out there reading who have never posted - u have to have a favorite movie so take a chance on posting it :)
I've been watching a bunch of series through netflix (hbo, old tv series, etc). In fact that's all I have in my queue at the moment which is why I decided to ask for some movie recs as I am getting into a bit of a rut (I've found out that if all u watch are series, then you don't get much variety). FWIW - the new Dr. Who series is kinda fun tho a bit silly and Six Feet Under goes downhill after the 2nd season (imo).
Finally, if anyone else uses netflix and wants to be my 'netflix friend' send me a note. I've never actually done this before but I'm willing to give it a shot to see if it's worthwhile. I've added an email contact to my profile here so you can contact me thru that.
--Dr. D
Mom - yeah, having a great week, will talk to you shortly.
--Dr. D
This is why we no longer get Netflix: tough to keep that list filled. That and there always seems to be something on our satellite service. I know you like The Prisoner series, so have you seen Three Days of the Condor? It's a great spy flick with Redford and Faye Dunaway. Another good one is Short Cuts, a Robert Altman film based on short stories by Raymond Carver.
dave
Yes, you're right about the relationship to Curm - figured it was easiest to use my mol handle.
Matilda is based on the Roald Dahl book, and among its charms are the little girl who plays the lead, plus Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman as the parents from hell. DeVito produced the film, and it's very true to the book. But even if you haven't read it, if you like stories that are slightly bent, you'll enjoy Matilda.
I know what you mean about watching series - it can get monotonous. Have you watched Sex and the City? If not, you might find it entertaining, and it's fluffy enough to keep you watching. I know what you mean about Six Feet Under going downhill. Sex and the City never did, at least IMHO.
If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.
Jem
It's embarassing, but I have Hear My Song on video TAPE!!
How embarassing!!
Peter
I'll see if I can find it. (Even more embarassing)
Dave - never did see 'three days of the condor' which is kinda surprising since I went through a frederick forsythe inspired spy movie phase in the late 80's. It's on the queue.
'short cuts' also looks interesting, particularly given the cast.
I haven't had a problem keeping my queue loaded up until recently - mostly I just haven't had the inclination to go browsing which is something I usually enjoy. Hopefully this will kick start things.
thanks for the recs,
--Dr. D
Peter - thanks, I'll see if I can find my vcr ...
--Dr. D
Think you might enjoy The Odessa File, very good with John Vogt,if it is still around..You really sounded great last night when I spoke with you and hope you keeping feeling so good
Mom
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