Thursday, 16 June 2016

Thursday Movie Picks: Store/Supermarket/Mall Movies


Welcome to Thursday Movie Picks, a weekly series hosted by Wandering Through the Shelves where each Thursday you have to pick three films to match the week's topic.

So this week's topic is movies related to stores, supermarkets and malls. At first I wanted to pick one for each category, but then I was like "nah, I'm going with these three", so here they are:


Notting Hill (1999)

This romantic comedy follows William, an unsuccessful Notting Hill bookstore owner, whose life changes completely when he meets the world's most beautiful and famous actress. I know, another rom-com in my picks, and it isn't even that great but it has British charm and humour and that is enough to win me over.

Bad Santa (2003)

Two conmen posing as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve? That's exactly what this dark comedy is about. Pretty much. It is incredibly funny, crude, rude yet touching and one of my favourite Christmas movies ever. And did I mention it stars Billy Bob Thornton? 

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

When Andy's colleagues find out that he is 40 and still a virgin, his life becomes a series of attempts to get laid, but along the way he meets a nice mom and they fall in love. This is not a rom-com, okay? Sure, it is a hilarious comedy and there also happens to be some romance, but that doesn't make of it a rom-com. Oh, Andy works in a store, that's how this is related to the topic. 
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12 comments:

  1. Brittani Burnham16 June 2016 at 16:06

    That's so weird you picked The 40 Year Old Virgin, I was randomly thinking about all of them working at Best Buy yesterday. I haven't seeing Notting Hill, but I love the other two picks.

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    1. Sonia Cerca19 June 2016 at 20:10

      I've seen it recently and I liked it so much I just couldn't not pick it.

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  2. B16 June 2016 at 20:05

    I think you picked some solid choices!

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  3. Kevin Powers16 June 2016 at 20:49

    All of these great comedies, specifically The 40-Year-Old Virgin, which didn't even cross my mind. I LOVE that movie so much. Notting Hill is one of the better rom-coms, since I can actually stand Julia Roberts in it. And Bad Santa is a must around my house at Christmastime. Nice picking!

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    1. Sonia Cerca19 June 2016 at 21:10

      Thanks! I love Notting Hill which is weird because I am not a fan of rom-coms.

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  4. Birgit16 June 2016 at 20:51

    I still have to see the 40 Year Old Virgin and know it is probably quite funny but I have seen the other 2 and picked Bad Santa as well. It's also one of my favouRote Christmas movies. Nothing Hill is a sweet movie that Hugh Grant made...he made so many in this style didn't he?:)

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    1. Sonia Cerca19 June 2016 at 21:13

      He sure did, but I kinda like him this way

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  5. Big Screen Small Words17 June 2016 at 04:40

    I went with Bad Santa as well, and really enjoyed 40 Year Old Virgin. I'm not a fan of Notting Hill, I hated Julia Roberts' character.

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    1. Sonia Cerca19 June 2016 at 21:29

      I think it's all on Julia Roberts, you either love her or hate her.

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  6. Katie Hogan20 June 2016 at 14:05

    A couple of outside the box picks. I'm not a massive Notting Hill fan - mostly because I was made to watch it way too many times. I find it amusing that he owns just a book shop devoted to travel books.

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  7. Wanderer23 June 2016 at 12:58

    Almost pink 4YOV too. Funny movie.

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