sweet, sweet Netflix
Jul. 5th, 2009 02:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
holliSo I got Netflix again; I had it a couple of years ago, but that was before they introduced streaming, and I canceled it because I wasn't using it enough.
Well, Netflix is *amazing,* you guys. I totally forgot! The streaming selection includes tons of old movies, which means I can watch Singing in the Rain whenever I want to, and believe me I do.
Here's some of what I've watched lately. See if you can spot any themes! (Hint: The theme is costumes. Well, costumes and unintentional hilarity.)
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glvalentine's recommendation-- she has a great, hilarious review of it in her LJ, and I can't improve on it. I can say, however, that this movie would be worth seeing for Ian McKellan and his accent and his preaching and his facial expressions alone. Fortunately, the movie has lots of other things to recommend it-- lovely '30s costumes, lots of charming performances, "I'd take her too, but she's gloomy"-- but they are something of a bonus.
Strings: Um, Strings is a Danish movie that sort of retells Hamlet in a vaguely Indian visual style. With puppets. The story is very, very thin and the dialogue isn't great, but when you are doing Indian-Danish puppet Hamlet, I am not sure you need to worry so much about the script. I am recommending this with the caveat that it is best watched with some friends and alcohol.
Northanger Abbey: This was a Masterpiece Theater version, and therefore very low-key and charming, but not amazing. Some good costumes, Henry Tilney was cute and smirky, and Isabella Thorpe was played by Sally Sparrow from "Blink," which was fun. I liked Catherine's Gothic fantasy sequences a lot. The dude playing John Thorpe bore a really uncanny resemblance to that guy who played Luke on Buffy and a bunch of aliens of XF, albeit less meaty and terrifying, but still, not so good. All the bad guys were overplayed, actually-- General Tilney only had two settings, Glower and Creepily Nice.
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils: I have finally started watching old-school Who, and good lord it is fun. Having watched a bunch of Hartnell, Pertwee comes off as amazingly spry: dude is dueling the Master, running around and jumping all over the place, karate-chopping guys and whatnot. It's great! Jo is really fun, too-- I loved her little sign-language exchange with the Doctor while he was locked up, and then her daring rescue and things.
I've also been rewatching a lot of Gene Kelly movies. Everyone, go see Anchors Aweigh; it is basically too cute for words.
Well, Netflix is *amazing,* you guys. I totally forgot! The streaming selection includes tons of old movies, which means I can watch Singing in the Rain whenever I want to, and believe me I do.
Here's some of what I've watched lately. See if you can spot any themes! (Hint: The theme is costumes. Well, costumes and unintentional hilarity.)
Cold Comfort Farm: I got this on
glvalentine's recommendation-- she has a great, hilarious review of it in her LJ, and I can't improve on it. I can say, however, that this movie would be worth seeing for Ian McKellan and his accent and his preaching and his facial expressions alone. Fortunately, the movie has lots of other things to recommend it-- lovely '30s costumes, lots of charming performances, "I'd take her too, but she's gloomy"-- but they are something of a bonus.Strings: Um, Strings is a Danish movie that sort of retells Hamlet in a vaguely Indian visual style. With puppets. The story is very, very thin and the dialogue isn't great, but when you are doing Indian-Danish puppet Hamlet, I am not sure you need to worry so much about the script. I am recommending this with the caveat that it is best watched with some friends and alcohol.
Northanger Abbey: This was a Masterpiece Theater version, and therefore very low-key and charming, but not amazing. Some good costumes, Henry Tilney was cute and smirky, and Isabella Thorpe was played by Sally Sparrow from "Blink," which was fun. I liked Catherine's Gothic fantasy sequences a lot. The dude playing John Thorpe bore a really uncanny resemblance to that guy who played Luke on Buffy and a bunch of aliens of XF, albeit less meaty and terrifying, but still, not so good. All the bad guys were overplayed, actually-- General Tilney only had two settings, Glower and Creepily Nice.
Doctor Who: The Sea Devils: I have finally started watching old-school Who, and good lord it is fun. Having watched a bunch of Hartnell, Pertwee comes off as amazingly spry: dude is dueling the Master, running around and jumping all over the place, karate-chopping guys and whatnot. It's great! Jo is really fun, too-- I loved her little sign-language exchange with the Doctor while he was locked up, and then her daring rescue and things.
I've also been rewatching a lot of Gene Kelly movies. Everyone, go see Anchors Aweigh; it is basically too cute for words.
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Date: 2009-07-05 07:19 pm (UTC)You need to come to the Sci-Fi Fridays, if you can get to Silver Spring by 7pm on Fridays. We're up to the Fifth Doctor now.
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Date: 2009-07-05 07:44 pm (UTC)