Bonjour!

…and that’s how I like my broccoli. The more melted cheddah, the bettah. Yummm-O!

Oh, I completely agree with you. I think most actors will tell you that comedy is much harder than drama.

I just did a search for Ramis and found that he’s did quite a bit of work, including in front of the camera. I guess he’s just one of those who slip out of our consciousness quickly. He’s directed episodes of The Office, which I knew about, but he’s also acted in a few recent movies, including The Last Kiss and Knocked Up. Guess he likes being versatile.

Take your time with that question!

Salut,
Marjorie

I think Bill Murray has always been excellent, but now that he’s doing more dramatic roles, people are recognizing that. Comedy is seen as utterly simple but I’d wager that it’s much harder to pull off than good drama.

Harold Ramis? Wow. You’re right. I think he’s fallen off the edge of the world and has been eaten by one of those sea monsters that used to decorate old maps.

As for your question, wow. That’s a tough one. I’ll have to think about it before I answer it.

Bonjour! Well, I think I have the whole “positive outlook” part (sorta), but “clean living?” I think I need to eat more veggies than I currently do. But then that would be very French-y, wouldn’t it?

Never seen Animal House, but I love love Stripes. Bill Murray is seriously underrated as an actor, but lately he’s been getting some good roles. I do miss his comedy, though. And where has Harold Ramis been? I mean, he’s a great director, but I miss his on-camera presence at well.

Okay, I’ll watch Before Sunset this weekend. Might be a good bookend to a couple of French films I’m thinking of seeing, too. And Clerks is now at the top of my Netflix queue, thank you very much!

I think I quit my job partly so that I can watch the movies I’ve been meaning to see but haven’t had the chance to. I think our Netflix queue has about 375+ titles on it!

Okay, here’s a question for you: What is the one film you’ve been wanting to see for a long time, but which you haven’t actually done so because “the time hasn’t been quite right?” My answer is Bridge on the River Kwai.

Salut,
Marjorie

Blues Brothers IS funny, but nowhere near as much as Animal House or Stripes, for example.

Ah, Raiders Perhaps the perfect action flick.

Gasp! Rent both Clerks movies! And watch Before Sunset! I won’t say it’s better, but merely a logical progression. I love it, but I’m a sap.

And no, I haven’t seen that yet, unfortunately. Do you often feel like you haven’t been able to watch all the movies you want to?

Altho! I did meet this old gentleman in his early 90′s (I think his name was Fernando) who was a retired Southwest Airlines pilot. The man looked all of 60, had an excellent physique, and absolutely lucid. Said his secret was clean living and a positive outlook.

So I guess I’d better stop eating an entire sleeve of Ritz crackers for lunch and brooding over our current administration. How very un-French!

I saw Blues Brothers a few months ago for the first time. Didn’t think it was as funny as everyone (well, all the guys I know) says it is. So sue me.

Ehm, I love old RKO films, esp. with ones with Rogers & Astaire. Musicals from the ’50s and ’60s, even obscure ones like Calamity Jane and The Girl Most Likely. Just about any Doris Day film. Raiders of the Lost Ark. Philippine dramas (which are really comedies that are trying way too hard).

I’ve never seen Clerks but have heard so much about it! I’ve seen Before Sunrise so many times, but I’ve yet to see its sequel (although I have the DVD). Have you seen Bottle Rocket? If you like Wes Anderson, you might appreciate this one. IMHO, it’s his best work. (It was also his first one.)

Salut,
Marjorie

Oh hell, one can’t ponder the deeper questions all the time. There’s a reason for Animal House; we HAVE to laugh!

The only problem with getting old and experience is that the mental and the physical share an inverse relationship. Once the mind is exceptionally lucid and sharp and ready for anything, the body is held up by a walker.

Well, Halloween is my favorite horror movie, but picking just one is impossible because each of has varying moods. When I’m feeling extra sappy, I’ll watch Immortal Beloved or Before Sunrise, although the sequel is more pertinent in this day and age! Given my fake internet persona, I obviously love Clerks. Oh hell, Hitchcock movies, LOTR (yes, I’m a Tolkien geek), the old Universal horror movies, noir-ish type stuff. The list is endless.

What about you?

Are you on Netflix? That’s the only way this lazy ass can get herself to watch all these great movies.

And just so you know that I’m not always so intellectually-minded, the film I saw before The Science of Sleep was Team America. (Hubby’s choice.) Hated it. Except for the opening sequence where the team destroys half of Paris in order to save it from terrorists. Laughed my ass off.

As the French would say, we’re works in progress. I like thinking of my life in that way, as it gives me hope that the best if yet to come.

What are your favorite films? Other than Halloween, of course.

Salut,
Marjorie

But I suppose that’s the silver lining behind ageing — maybe not so much wisdom as an acceptance of one’s limitations and a wider-eyed view of a world that’s really more style than substance.

Amen. We know our – place isn’t the right word – niche: what works for us, what doesn’t. We’ll never understand everything about ourselves, the things that move us, inspire us, make us content in that tingly, frazzled kind of way, but we gain a little more knowledge with each passing season.