Bitch Slapped by Sissy Spacek
I surrender Netflix. You have beat me fair and square. Your minion, Sissy Spacek has hog-tied, tar and feathered and otherwise humiliated me.
I am locked between me and poseur me. Me who knows what he likes and me who thinks he knows what he should like. I can’t say that I have been in this situation too many times, but my dear friend Netflix has smacked me in the face with my own stink.
I returned a movie today without having watched it. A movie that is now out of my possession and it hadn’t seen the welcoming little tray on my DVD player. Hell, it wasn’t even put in the DVD burner so that I might watch it sometime in the future.
Looking on the bright side, maybe the movie wasn’t any good anyway, but I won’t know. I returned the unwatched motherfucker right back to its place of origin.
I returned In the Bedroom with Sissy Spacek, which had been up for many awards a few years back. I was thinking I should definitely check out that movie because it was up for awards and being a pop culture whore, I am totally out of the loop on that one. I will continue to be out of the loop for the forseeable future.
(from the Netflix sleeve)
- Set in a tranquil town on the Maine coast, In the Bedroom tells the story of a couple (Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson) whose teenage son (Nick Stahl) is involved in a love affair with a single mother (Marisa Tomei). When the relationship comes to a sudden and tragic end, the boy’s parents must face their worst nightmare and embark on a dark, dangerous psychological journey. Spacek and Wilkinson turn in stunning performances.
Every time I thought about putting that movie in, I read this little blurb and … BLECH!
It doesn’t matter how good or bad that movie was, I could never bring myself to put that in the DVD player with a description like that. I rented it from them so long ago that I no longer remember why I rented it other than it had been up for awards.
I am such a zilch and a nothing, that it makes me sick.
Meanwhile, I was able to gather the strength, drive and time commitment to pop in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle this weekend.
I must keep that in my head.
There is no shame in watching what you want to watch.
The shame is mistakenly renting In the Bedroom as a movie that you just might want to watch.
You don’t.
Don’t rent it.
Oh, and just so you know how insane I am, In the Bedroom arrived at my house on November 3 2004, and I finally gave up the ship today on March 14 2005 when I folded over that little sticky seal to send it back to Netflix without a rating because I didn’t watch it.
Stupid, no late fees movie rental place. I might have forced myself to watch it with late fees.
Forget it. I suck.
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Wow. That’s even longer than I’ve had The Cooler.
This is too funny. I myself wrestled with whether or not to get this very DVD from Netflix for months! Each time I would review the description, I would think, “do I really want to put myself through that?” And the answer would always be “not right now.” I never actually rented it though, so I didn’t go through the full psychological torture you yourself have experienced. But just in case it seems like I have any type of edge, let me just say that the other day, I put Harold and Kumar in my Netflix queue, and it is now #3. I have been trying to figure out how to tell Don what it is when it gets here. Think about the potential level of “shame” involved in wanting to watch Harold and Kumar at age 55! (smile).
Yeah. Harold and Kumar is going to be an interesting explanation, but if you enjoy yourself, who cares? And so what, if it doesn’t make for good conversation over a latte or a glass of wine!
Who are Harold and Kumar?
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Harold and Kumar are the protaganists in a modern day coming of age story where they find themselves dealing with post-modern issues of young-adulthood on a tri-state trip in search of a White Castle.
Ok, they are a couple of stoners looking to cure their munchies with some sliders, fries and cokes.
The guy who wrote Harold & Kumar is actually my friend Katie’s cousin.
Just thought I’d share.
I did that with Lawrence of Arabia for a while. Had it for a long time before I gave up and sent it back unwatched. I felt a little like a clod. Intelligent people watch movies like Lawrence of Arabia, even if it’s three and a half hours long. EVEN if they miss their cartoon shows. Well, I couldn’t do it. Kick me out of the book club if you must.
And Lawrence of Arabia is a movie I would probably like. It’s got adventure and war and stuff. If you are feeling shame, take comfort: I am a rung more shameful than you are. It never would have crossed my mind to rent “In The Bedroom.” No matter how many awards it won. Because it sounds boring. And no matter how artfully made or acted, I wouldn’t like it.
I’ve rented ‘In the Bedroom.’ I even watched it. It wasn’t great, it wasn’t bad… it was just there. I do recall a gruesome death scene which was interesting.
Though, I rented it from Blockbuster before I joined Netflix. I don’t know if it was the late fees and the fact that I’d just paid the $5 to rent it that motivated me to watch it, but I did.
I had some movies that I had from Nov 2004 to Jan 2005, but that’s more because they were packed away in a box from when I moved then from me not watching them. I know one of them was the third Harry Potter, and I know I watched that several times. I think the only movie I ever sent back without finishing was ‘Bubba Ho-tep.’ I know I’ve sent some back without watching them, but I can’t think of them right now.
I gave up on Netflix for this very reason. I filled my queue with critically acclaimed and then they’d come and I’d say “jeez, do i really want to watch a four hour documentary on Nazis?” And they’d sit there and sit there. So I finally quit. But I’m thinking of starting again but keeping my queue to only a few films, films I’m actually in the mood for this week. Like Lindsey Lohan movies, Lindsey Lohan movies, and Lindsey Lohan movies.
Speaking of which, I just added Mean Girls to my Queue.
I’m depressed to learn that Bubba Ho-tep was too bad to watch. I had sort of wanted to see it, based on a preview I saw of it in the theater — an “art theatre”, I might add…. Just bust my bubble, OK?
Bubba Ho-Tep was hilarious.
And Mean Girls rocks. It’s no Lizzie Maguire Movie, but it was some fabulous teen-angst fun.
I didn’t like ‘Bubba Ho-Tep.’ And I tried to watch it at least 8 times. And 8 times, I gave up. It beat me. Don’t take my word on it, Jen’s Mom. See it anyways. Tell me I’m wrong about it being unwatchable, just like my best friend is doing right this very second as I type this. But she liked ‘Napoleon Dynamite,’ too, and I couldn’t finish that one, either.
See, I didn’t think the ‘Lizzy Maguire Movie’ or ‘Mean Girls’ were all that, but I was probably watching them for very different reasons.
anyone who couldn’t watch ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ is so totally off my friend list. for life.
my brother’s girlfriend’s cousins roommate slept with this hooker that was a regular favorite of mean girl’s lindsay lohan’s father! isn’t that sooooooo weird? what a small world.
sorry, but that post by “dittoheston” is like bragging about your starring role on public access.