Yeah, we know it's cold enough for us. Stop asking. This is one of those weather systems where one could be wearing every piece of clothing in one's closet and feel like one would be just as cold, standing naked and doused with water in the middle of the street.
In the spirit of the QOE's movie reviews, here are some movies that you should watch when you are feeling cold.
Stray Dog (1949) by Akira Kurosawa, starring a very young Toshiro Mifune. Why for a cold day? Well, Mifune plays a cop who has lost his gun and spends the moving tracking it down. It happens in the middle of a heatwave. Everybody is sweating bullets and looking miserable.
Sunshine (2007) by Danny Boyle (he of Slumdog Millionaire fame), starring Cillian Murphy, Michelle Yeoh, and other familiar faces one often sees as second-tier actors. It's a science fiction story about some astronauts going to "jumpstart" the sun, which is dying. They have to get very close to the sun and it gets very hot. Fun film. Not the best but different from the usual science fiction fare. You get a sense that all of the astronauts are a bunch of nerds -- which I appreciate over the manliness of say, Armageddon, etc. The twist is a little silly and I admit that I watched this on a dying TV so I had a very difficult time discerning some of the arty action.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), an Aussie film by Stephan Elliot. Lots of sweatydrag queens as their bus breaks down in the desert. Great roles by Terance Stamp, Hugo Weaving, and Guy Pearce.
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) by (of course) David Lean. Just watch the scene when Peter O'Toole crosses the desert and demands a drink at the bar. He's sunburned and his lips are cracking.
Well, those gems should keep you warm for the moment.
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Yes, "Priscilla" was a great movie!
I recommend it, too!
Yum, I feel warmer already. But you forgot Body Heat which is quite sultry and sweaty. There's a cure for the frigid temps.
Body Heat is a must watch too. I was also going to add that one shouldn't watch Kurosawa's Drunken Angel (Mifune's first movie with the director). Although it's supposed to be during the summer and everybody's fanning themselves, you can see their breath. Makes me colder thinking about it.
Sweaty drag queens does it for me!
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