Silence of the Lambs & Memento

Stacy: "What dessert should we make for movie night?"

Steph: "Well, what movies are we watching?"

Stacy: "Silence of the Lambs and Memento"

Steph: "OOOOH - you should make Lady Fingers! You know...since he eats people!"

So I decided to make a yummy dessert that used Lady Fingers in the recipe. After wasting at least 30 minutes roaming the aisles of Target and Acme for a 3 ounce package of Lady Fingers as my recipe called for, I threw my hands in the air and decided to make the Ice Cream Pie from the side of the Whoppers Candy container. It was actually quite tasty, and if you're a fan of Whoppers, I highly recommend trying it! For dinner, Brooke made very tasty chili and cornbread - and even though it wasn't a chilly day outside, I thoroughly enjoyed the dinner!

On to the reviews...

Silence of the Lambs
Picked by: Dave
Why Picked: A classic movie the wife needed to see.







Brooke: Two thumbs up!
A great scary movie - well, my kind of scary movie. I have seen this movie a couple times, but I never noticed the captain from Monk and the lesbian from Grey's were in it!

Chuck: Two thumbs up!
I really like the way the story leads you in many directions. It's a movie to make you think, do FBI women wear pearl earrings?

Steph: Two thumbs up!
"Put the fucking movie on your list!" (spoken in the tone of "put the fucking lotion in the basket!") I loved this movie! Simply cannot wait to see the others (Manhunter, Red Dragon, etc.). I cannot believe that I didn't see this movie until now. Right up my alley! And how about Dr. Haan?!?

Dave: Two thumbs up!
A great psycho thriller that will keep your attention until the very end. Best line in a movie "I'm having an old friend for dinner"

Stacy: Two thumbs up!
I've caught this movie on TV two or three times, but apparently I never saw about the first 30 minutes of it before! This is a great film - keeps me on the edge of my seat most of the time. Of all the movies in the lists that I have seen before, I think I was most excited to see this one make Dave's list.


Memento
Picked by: Steph
Why Picked: "Because I remembered watching it several years ago and being baffled. I thought it would be a good movie to watch in a group and discuss.








Brooke: One thumb up, one thumb down.
So........who was that guy?

Chuck: One thumb up, one thumb down.
I like the way the movie goes in parts from end to start.

Steph: Two thumbs up!
Definitely kept my attention and I think I got it figured out. Who knows. My ADD is making it hard to focus on the facts and the sequence of everything.

Dave: One thumb up, one thumb down
What?

Stacy: Two thumbs up!
Wow this is a crazy movie. I have so many questions. The extras on the DVD helped put all the pieces together.

Whenever I watch movies, I'm usually pretty good at noticing some mistakes in filming, like things out of place within the same scene or something that just missed editing. So during this movie, since it is played from end to beginning, I was trying really hard to catch something that didn't add up. And the only thing I noticed is I think when they show the phone number for Teddy on the picture, it's always the same, but when they shot the scene when he writes the phone number on the picture, I swear he writes a different number - 1134 instead of 0134. I didnt want to stop the movie and rewind since 4 other people were watching, so I don't know for sure. At any rate, I really enjoyed this movie. I was getting very sleepy towards the end, but was watching so intently because I didnt want to miss a piece of the puzzle. And at the end, I still was trying to figure it out. It's kind of like watching an episode of Lost - at the end, you think you're starting to figure things out, but it only leaves you with more questions.

The Graduate and The Drunk...

Last night's movie night was one month in the making. It had been an entire month since the group last got together for movie night, and I was like a little kid when Friday finally came. Although we've been doing this movie club thing for just a short time, it's the thing I look forward to the most. Last night I was in charge of dinner - stuffed shells, garlic bread, and salad. I love to cook, and really enjoy cooking for other people, so I had even more reason to be excited. So someone please tell me why I insisted upon drinking way too much wine, causing me to literally pass out during the second movie. I am very disappointed in myself, and I feel awful for crashing movie night. I woke up on the couch at 3:30 in the morning, and battled the usual hangover crap until about 1:30 this afternoon. And the wine wasn't even that good.


We watched The Graduate and The Machinist. I had not seen either, and as it stands now, I need to re-rent The Machinist. On to the reviews...


The Graduate
Picked by: Stacy
Why Picked: A twisted love story with turmoil and confusion. Sounds good to me! Obviously, I need to see the movie that created a label - Mrs. Robinson - for a woman having an affair with a younger man.

Brooke: One thumb up, one thumb down
I was expecting so much more. It was funny when he was so nervous about his first time. I have questions about the plot.

Chuck: One thumb up, one thumb down
For the time the movie was set, it was funny. But I don't get one thing - if you live in California, you don't have tan lines.

Dave: One thumb up, one thumb down
I have no opinion about this movie at all. Just overall strange. Not sure why it is a classic. Although it was nice to see Principle Feeny!

Steph: Two thumbs up!
I liked the movie, but I was expecting so much more. I felt the relationship with the daughter lacked the passion to back up such a dramatic alter scene, but whatever.

Stacy: One thumb up, One thumb down
I enjoyed the movie, taking into consideration that in the 1960's, movies were a little bit different than they are now. It had me chuckling a few times, and it was pretty good overall. But, the soundtrack was quite repetitive, the cinematography left a little to be desired, and the "sexual attraction" between Ben and Mrs. Robinson left A LOT to be desired. There seemed to be zero connection between the two of them, leaving me to wonder why he was partaking in the affair to begin with. Then, he goes on one extremely awkward date with the daughter Robinson, she finds out about him and her mother, and then they plan on getting married? There was a large disconnect between the emotions presented by the characters and the events that resulted from those supposed emotions. It's not one of my favorites, but I am glad that I have seen it now. And dad, your Plastics scene was great (-:


The Machinist
Picked by: Brooke

Brooke: Two thumbs up!
The first time I saw this movie, the end blew me away. I love that is was so dark and the weird music really goes.

Chuck: Two thumbs up!
The idea that you can change reality in your own mind is both amazing and scary. Side note, the way he became the character is incredible.

Dave: Two thumbs up!
Good movie, I liked all the twists and turns that kept you guessing. All came together 5 minutes after it was over. Sweet...nice.

Steph: Two thumbs up!
Great movie. I kinda guessed the plot about halfway through but was still in suspense the entire time. I love all the hidden foreshadowing - and especially his shirt "Justice Brothers Race car Repair". Wow. I think I'll have to watch this one again!


Stacy: Two thumbs up!
Okay, so I did pass out during this movie, but I saw the first 45 minutes or so, and that at least deserves two thumbs up. I actually am very upset that I was unable to see the whole movie. I will be renting it and watching it, probably on my day off next Friday if not this Sunday, and I will write my whole review then. Brooke, I am sorry that I was not coherent during your movie pick and assure you that I will no longer be drinking during movie nights (-: