"Looks like somebody's got a case of the Mondays"
Ugh. I don't know if it's the holiday week or just an exhausting weekend, but I am worn out today. If you didn't catch it, I had an education story that ran Saturday in Metro that I think came together pretty well. It was certainly the best lede I've written since I've been here, which is a relief because I consider that to be a strong point for me. I had never written a pure "hard news" story before I got here, so I've been adapting to that style, and it doesn't really lend itself to "artsy" writing.
And again Sunday, Derek and Mike held down the front page -- those kids are sick.
In my continuing efforts to make sure I don't have a dime to show for my work at the end of the summer, I went to Spamalot yesterday with my girlfriend and loved it, although the first act was a little shaky. I was however shocked to learn that she had in fact never seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail -- which as Matthew and I were just discussing, is completely unacceptable. I was thinking, what other movies fall into the category of "If you have a pulse, you're expected to have seen it?"
My top three would have to be Caddyshack, Blazing Saddles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
What are yours, fellow interns, co-workers and Internal Affairs fans (both of you)?
Comments
Before Kip inundates the comments with the top 792 movies you can't miss, here are my three:
1. Save the Last Dance
2. Beethoven's 4th
3. Iron Will
By the way, did you know there was a Home Alone 4?
Posted by: Matthew Haag | July 2, 2007 8:55 AM
I think you forgot Snakes on a Plane.
Posted by: Emily Goldstein | July 2, 2007 10:08 AM
It IS totally UNacceptable to have not seen Holy Grail. By the way, I saw Spamalot last weekend and loved it too. :)
My three movies: Clue, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
Posted by: Tara Cuslidge | July 2, 2007 10:19 AM
4. A Year without Santa Claus
5. 2 White Kids with Problems
6. Fishing with George
Posted by: Matthew Haag | July 2, 2007 10:36 AM
Well, since you asked...
1) Elephant
2) Bringing Up Baby
3) The Princess Bride
The first one is an important but difficult movie, the other two are quite simply the most delightful movies you'll ever see. Oh, and yes, there are plenty more. These are just my top 3 as of now. And yes, Matthew, I was aware of a "Home Alone 4." And in my Facebook review, it would say "I know Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. And you, French Stewart, are no Joe Pesci or Daniel Stern."
Posted by: Kip | July 2, 2007 10:58 AM
Princess Bride?
Beethoven's 4th?
2 White Kids with Problems?
Yikes, I must be getting old (and I'm only 37).
Posted by: Keith | July 2, 2007 11:19 AM
1.Breakfast At Tiffany's
2.Princess Bride
3.Grease
Posted by: michelle saunders | July 2, 2007 11:37 AM
I can't believe you guys missed the Joe Pesci Danny Glover smash hit Gone Fishin'.
Also:
Short Circuit 2
Major League 3 (back to the minors)
Howard the Duck
Now Howard the Duck is a difficult but important movie if ever there was one.
Posted by: Michael Mooney | July 2, 2007 11:43 AM
Major props to Mike for Short Circuit 2. Short Cicruit 1 & 2 was a standard Saturday for me from grades 4-8
Posted by: Matthew Haag | July 2, 2007 11:48 AM
I think "Gone Fishin'" falls into the same category as "Date Movie": "Movies That are Very Short but Feel Like an Eternity." And it appears all of a sudden the comments have changed from "Must-See Movies" to "Movies So Bad They're Almost Good," to which I'd definitely add "Surf Ninjas" (it contains Rob Schneider's finest performance--which isn't saying much) and certainly the creme de la creme of so-bad-they're-good movies is "Batman the Movie" starring Adam West and Burt Ward. It's probably the funniest thing I've ever seen.
Posted by: Kip | July 2, 2007 11:54 AM
Check out the movies blog (http://movies.beloblog.com/) to see my discussion about the best movie endings (including "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"). It should be up soon.
Posted by: Kip | July 2, 2007 2:58 PM
Side note: Since I always tend to come home with a bunch of free crap that's been up for grabs in the mail room, my mom always asks me if I can get free "Spamalot" tickets and I'm like, "Mom. They're not just going to be giving those things away" but she doesn't believe me.
Posted by: Kip | July 2, 2007 5:29 PM