<p>I’m SO glad someone mentioned “Eyes Wide Shut”, pretty much the worst movie I’ve ever seen…that is, until I tried to watch “I Heart Huckabees”. (To me it was more like “HUH? Huckabees”. I guess I “get” movies like “Lost In Translation” and “American Beauty” but I think they are extremely over-rated, as was “Shakespeare In Love” IMO. (I do NOT get Gwyneth Paltrow.)</p>
<p>I also don’t get black comedy. “Fargo” was going along pretty nicely for me until someone shot a police officer in the head. Not any color of comedy as far as I’m concerned.</p>
<p>Lastly, I don’t get Dinesh D’Souza. Not at all.</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone has specified “Pulp Fiction” yet, though lspf72 mentioned Tarantino. I’m with you, girl!</p>
<p>I actually saw “Sixth Sense” several months after its release and had read about the twist ending in a review - so I watched it knowing the outcome. Strangely enough, it worked for me, though I did wonder why the Bruce Willis character was so dense about realizing his fate.</p>
<p>Also don’t get James Bond movies - I’ve never been able to sit through one. Unfortunately, my husband is quite the aficionado and has the complete DVD collection. And he likes the Golf Channel!</p>
<p>referring to 2001 movie. I read an article about the stories’ author not long ago, he explained the monolith. He claimed it was actually just something he “threw in” and had no particular meaning. He was very amused at all the folks who felt they had a handle on the real meaning. He particularly poked fun at colleges that actually had classes on the story, movie, that explained the real meaning.<br>
For me personally, I walked out of theatre during Moonstruck.</p>
<p>Pulp Fiction makes entire sense when considered in light of its title. It is pure rock 'em, sock 'em in-your-face gross-out entertainment. As such, it is terrific, with Travolta, Samuel Jackson, Harvey Keitel, Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman in their best scenary-chewing modes. It is not for delicate sensibilities.</p>
<p>Anyone who doesn’t think the hairy naked man-fight in Borat was not among the grossest but funniest scenes in cinema does not have a pulse.</p>
<p>Bottled water - if you are going some place that doesn’t have water available, that’s fine. But, with drinking fountains by every restroom offering free, fine-tasting water, I don’t see the need to spend more money per gallon than the cost of gasoline to have bottled water - some of which is nothing more than trucked in and packaged … tap water. I don’t get it.</p>
<p>Eyes Wide Shut is definitely on my list of 10 awful movies. It doesn’t help that I loathe Tom Cruise (except in Risky Business) and loathe Nicole Kidman even more. (I definitely don’t get why people like her.) I agree Bill Murray always seems smug to me too.</p>
<p>Couldn’t get through Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. Kept waiting for the “erotic” parts to no avail. However, thought 2001 was a masterpiece, one of the few movies that far surpassed the book (Godfather is anther one). Clockwork Orange also great (but book was better). Pulp Fiction and both Kill Bills also great.</p>
<p>Loved Seinfeld, thought Borat was a riot (the dinner party scene made me lose my breath with laughter), and I’ve got no kick against modern jazz (unless they try to play it too darn fast). I do wear alligator & polo player shirts (because I like how they feel), but my Wrangler & Lee jean logos are covered by my belt.</p>
<p>I just don’t get: Desperate Housewives, Sex & The City, soap operas, Oprah, shopping malls (may be a gender thing), NASCAR, Adam Sandler (with the exception of “Wedding Singer”), Robin Williams & Whoopie Goldberg.</p>
<p>No one’s brought up Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm”. I can’t wait for the next season, but know several who hate it.</p>
<p>Ah. The mistake with “Eyes Wide Shut” is to view it as an erotic movie.</p>
<p>Bottled water: there are places where being forced to drink the local tap water would be regarded as an act of war. YMMV depending upon location. </p>
<p>Fishing: give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will learn to hang out in a boat and drink beer all day.</p>
<p>Golf: the meaning is buried in the word itself; the anagram is “flog.”</p>
<p>Bottled water: the legal standards for safe water are much higher for tap water than any bottled water. But go ahead, enjoy! You can add to the wastestream while taking chances with your health. ;)</p>
<p>Gotta disagree with CGM on no-hitters–one of the most exciting occurrences in sports, if you like drama, tension…and baseball. (which is my second religion.)</p>
<p>OTOH, I don’t get golf, tennis, or bowling, any of which the men in my family, especially my S, will stare at for hours.</p>
<p>I know, I know - everyone thinks that Larry David is hysterically funny. To me he comes off as an idiot…and not a funny one. My daughter and husband can’t get enough. I suppose this falls into the catagory of something that I get but just don’t like.</p>
<p>I agree that the tension of a no-hitter is exciting, but the most exciting play in baseball is the throw to the plate to put out a runner attempting to score after having tagged up on a fly ball to the outfield.</p>
<p>Don’t get me started on baseball. A no-hitter is the most knuckle-biting experiences ever (I’m a pitcher’s mom). </p>
<p>Baseball is such a cerebral game. Always something “about” to happen. Oh, the possibilities. You have to understand the game, know what to watch for. Know the players, know the opportunities, the hidden threats…</p>
<p>Baseball is not like any other sport. It doesn’t go up and down the field, lickety split. There’s an ambiguous offense/defense relationship (who’s on offense? The pitcher? The batter?).</p>
<p>It’s a fascinating game. You have to know the game to appreciate it.</p>
<p>I never got The Three Stooges, Roadrunner or The Pink Panther. The Three Stooges I know is a guy thing. </p>
<p>Love baseball (my favorite sport) but still do not understand football very well. Curb Your Enthusiasm is hysterical, although I admit that some episodes are better than others.</p>