Cardinals.Ken
That's Mr. Riff-Raff to you!
I think we all have "that one movie" that, whilst channel surfing on the TV, when we come across it we stop and watch it. For one reason, or another, there's something about that film (or in some cases, films) that immediately sucks you into watching without you realizing it.
One that comes to mind for me is the Tom Hanks vehicle "The Man with One Red Shoe". Invariably, when I come across it (typically mid-movie) I stop and I'm instantly engrossed in it. I'll start quoting the dialogue, laughing at the jokes and situations all along the way.
My wife will tell me "You know, we own that in DVD? Why not just put it in?" But for some reason it seems like a waste to break the moment, get up, and put it in to watch from start to finish. I don't know why either. Maybe it's because I'm so familiar with it that I've committed it to memory. I just can't say.
It terms of why this film, I have a tough time explaining that too. Maybe it's a nostalgia factor; it reminds me of a different, simpler, time in my life when my only responsibility was school work, playing sports, and getting stoned. Maybe it's because, for the most part, when me and my friends watched the hell of it, all the friends and family I've lost (by death or just distance and time) over the years were still alive and kicking and playing a role in my life, and it allows me a brief escape back to that time in my life that I can look back on with a smile. I dunno.
Any whoo, what's your "one movie" that'll stop you in your tracks amidst a TV channel surf?
One that comes to mind for me is the Tom Hanks vehicle "The Man with One Red Shoe". Invariably, when I come across it (typically mid-movie) I stop and I'm instantly engrossed in it. I'll start quoting the dialogue, laughing at the jokes and situations all along the way.
My wife will tell me "You know, we own that in DVD? Why not just put it in?" But for some reason it seems like a waste to break the moment, get up, and put it in to watch from start to finish. I don't know why either. Maybe it's because I'm so familiar with it that I've committed it to memory. I just can't say.
It terms of why this film, I have a tough time explaining that too. Maybe it's a nostalgia factor; it reminds me of a different, simpler, time in my life when my only responsibility was school work, playing sports, and getting stoned. Maybe it's because, for the most part, when me and my friends watched the hell of it, all the friends and family I've lost (by death or just distance and time) over the years were still alive and kicking and playing a role in my life, and it allows me a brief escape back to that time in my life that I can look back on with a smile. I dunno.
Any whoo, what's your "one movie" that'll stop you in your tracks amidst a TV channel surf?
