In reference to this journal entry, I’m making a list of movies I aim to watch this summer. I’m still welcoming suggestions, but I also want to make note of titles I encounter on my own.
- American Splendor. Probably because I just watched Ghost World. When is Adrian Tomine’s Optic Nerve going to be turned into a movie?
- Adaptation. I liked Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind enough to get in on DVD, and while I wasn’t blown away by Being John Malkovich when I saw it in the theater, it’s clear that Charlie Kaufman has some serious screenwriting game. Thing is, I’m no fan of Nic Cage.
- The Flaming Lips: The Fearless Freaks. I still think Wayne Coyne has a lot to learn from Shiina Ringo.
- Ghost World. A friend of mine e-mailed in this suggestion, as well as Adaptation and Kinsey, and I’ll admit, I did actually want to see Ghost World when it first came out in the theaters.
- Jersey Girl. Just to be a Kevin Smith completist.
- Kill Bill, Vol. 2. I saw Vol. 1 during JournalCon 2003, but I never got around to seeing Vol. 2
- Kinsey. It’s been in the back of my mind to see this as well.
- Memento. If it was enough to inspire OmarG to write an entry backward …
- Nausicaä: of the Valley of the Wind. I think I only want to see this because I saw Howl’s Moving Castle. I think I may be turning into a Miyazaki nut.
- The Phantom of the Opera. I’m glad my Andrew Lloyd Webber phase ended in high school. I’m more curious to see how this movie stacks up against Chicago. Probably no contest. Evita was way too long, and changing the score to fit for Madonna’s range didn’t work for me. I hope Sam Mendes’ adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd turns out well.
- A Room With a View. Since I’m on such a Merchant Ivory, costume-drama trip.
- Say Anything. Just to see what all the Lloyd Dobler swoon is all about.
- Sense and Sensibility. See Angels of America list item regarding Emma Thompson. And I want to see how diverse Ang Lee can get.
- The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. I mean, he’s tolerant after all.