I have thoughts on random movies!!!

[schmerica]

So speshope and I went to the cheap-o movie theater to see a movie for a dollar-fifty this evening and ended up seeing the quite enjoyable Music & Lyrics. We both think that the movie could benefit from some choice Fake-Band-Not-Really-RPS, though. Because! In the flashback music video thing, Hugh Grant and his band frontman were very very slashy. All over each other! And, you know, there is the whole betrayal thing, because Slashy Frontman left the band to be a big star on his own, after he and Hugh Grant were together all the way since school and wrote all their songs together.

--Huh, imdb tells me that Slashy Frontman is actually Jason Street from Friday Night Lights. No wonder he looked familiar.

SECONDLY. During the before-the-movie thing where they show random behind the scenes footage of different things, they had this whole little thing about I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, which ... um. Okay, so obviously we are definitely not the target audience for this movie, right? But man, in theory, that sort of plot scenario has such potential.

"Slash has spoiled us too much," I told Spes. "If I went and saw a movie like that, I would want them to fall in love by the end. Dammit."

...So then Spes decided that that should be a challenge. Any fandom! They are forced by circumstances into a marriage of convenience! Then (unexpectedly!) they fall in love! Awwwww.

So, yeah, anyone who wants to write that for us, feel free!

Also, when we got back to Spes's place, we ended up eating pizza and watched What a Way to Go!, which I had never seen before, which -- oh my GOD, dudes, Paul Newman is incredibly smoking hot in this movie. Like, obviously, Paul Newman has always been an attractive man, but seriously: smoking. (Also, strangely reminiscient of current day Ryan Gosling at times.)

If I could find pictures online I would share, but I can't. My brilliant plans are foiled!!!

Edited to add: speshope has provided some screencaps! Mmm, scruffy.

Comments

[faith-girl222.livejournal.com]

"Slash has spoiled us too much," I told Spes. "If I went and saw a movie like that, I would want them to fall in love by the end. Dammit."

god, i know. every time i see advertising for this movie all i can think is "WHAT IS THE POINT of making a movie with that premise if they don't fall in love?"

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

...Gay jokes? I guess?

[ladyclio16.livejournal.com]

I love What a way to go. That's one of my favorite old movies of all time. It cracks me up every time I see it. Paul Newman is The Hawt! in that movie, but when is he not. My favorite was her third husband(?) Robert Mitchum's death in that movie, with the bull. Love that movie.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

It is really quite charming and over the top.

[pandonkey.livejournal.com]

I had the same thought about Chuck and Larry. And when I saw Blades of Glory, I couldn't help thinking it was basically a comedic The Cutting Edge with both leads of the same gender, which automatically meant the romance was removed. So of course, it's just begging to be slashed.