FACEBOOK
INSTAGRAM
TWITTER
A museum is a place where one should lose one's head, once said Italian architect Renzo Piano. Well, that's kinda what happens in movies, especially when things start moving at night, or you see a precious statue, or you find yourself caught up in a something way bigger than yourself. Just in case you haven't figured it out yet, museum is this week's theme for Wandering Through the Shelves' Thursday Movie Picks. I basically told you my picks already, but if you want to know more about them, keep reading :)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
When a dead body is found inside the Louvre, American professor Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) who is in Paris on business becomes the prime suspect as there are clues pointing at him. Those clues were actually left by the dead for Langdon so that he could unveil a mystery. I really liked this when I saw it in cinemas but damn it was weird/kind of embarrassing seeing it with my mother —I was 12 and there was a naked guy, thank god the light covered the dick, and another dude self-flagellating. And of course he was naked too.How to Steal a Million (1966)
A thief (Peter O'Toole) breaks into the house of a famous art collector (Hugh Griffith), who actually forges paintings to steal them. His daughter (Audrey Hepburn) stops him but doesn't call the police because she's afraid to expose her father. Instead, she asks him for help to steal a statue from a prestigious Paris museum. This is such a fun and charming movie and the chemistry between Hepburn and O'Toole is great.
These are popular picks this week. I still can't believe I didn't think of The Da Vinci Code. I'm so annoyed lol
ReplyDeleteI almost forgot about it tbh. I only remembered because I read the book in January
DeleteI'm 2 for 3. I've considered Night at the Museum several times but it seems so reliant on CGI I've always been leery that it would piss me off but I'm sure one day.
ReplyDeleteThe Da Vinci Code would have been better if it had been about 45 minutes shorter but as is it was a one and done for me.
We Match!! I LOVE How to Steal a Million! Audrey and Peter O'Toole could not be more elegant and right together and the rest of the film is just a delight.
I was only able to narrow down to four that I really liked so I went a bit over this week.
Mysteries of the Wax Museum (1933)-Sculptor Ivan Igor (Lionel Atwill) and his partner, Joe Worth (Edwin Maxwell), run a famous wax museum in London. Joe burns down the place down for the insurance money leaving Igor trapped inside. Though terribly burned he survives. Decades pass and Ivan surfaces in New York as the curator of a new wax museum, boasting incredibly lifelike statues. When model Joan Gale (Monica Bannister) goes missing reporter Florence Dempsey (Glenda Farrell) follows the clues to Igor's museum, where she discovers a terrible secret. Remade with Vincent Price as House of Wax.
One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing (1975)-Lord Southmere (Derek Nimmo) is being chased by a ring of Chinese spies pursuing him to gain possession of a secret microfilm he holding which reveals the formula for the mysterious Lotus X. While being chased through London’s Natural History Museum, Southmere hides the film in the bones of a Brontosaurus skeleton. When he’s captured it's up to his old nanny Hettie (Helen Hayes) and her hardy band of fellow nannies to find the film and keep it from the clutches of the evil Hnup Wan (Peter Ustinov). Pleasant Disney fare.
The Hot Rock (1972)-Fresh out of the slammer John Dortmunder (Robert Redford) is approached by his brother-in-law Andy Kelp (George Segal) to steal a priceless diamond from the Brooklyn Museum and return it to the African nation it was originally taken from. Helped by an expert getaway man and an explosives wizard, they steal the gem with a little assistance from bombs, a faked car crash and dressing up as uniformed guards and doctors. However, almost as soon as they get their hands on the loot and prepare to transfer it to an African diplomat, they lose it. Breezy caper film with a light touch.
How to Steal a Million (1966)-Cat burglar Simon Dermott (Peter O'Toole) is hired by the chic Nicole Bonnet (Audrey Hepburn) to steal the reproduction of a priceless sculpture made by her father Charles (Hugh Griffith) a master forger from to the Kléber-Lafayette Museum in Paris before it is examined and found to be a fake and ruins père Bonnet’s reputation. Comic complications and romance ensue.
I'm glad we match on How to Steal a Million :) I haven't seen your other three picks but I'll definitely check out the one with Redford.
Delete"I was 12 and there was a naked guy, thank god the light covered the dick, and another dude self-flagellating. And of course he was naked to"
ReplyDeleteHaha. Classic. Parents sometimes, on purpose, makes it 10 times worse. I did actually watch this film with my parents (ironically when i was actually in Paris) but dont remember any "untoward behavior as it was over 10 years ago.
As you said, we both have How to Steal a Million. A classic.
I bet I'll remember about that in twenty years too. I mean, do you even forget something like that haha
DeleteWe match with Night at the Museum and I liked it but the sequels were not needed. The Da Vinci Code is quite good but I wouldn’t be too happy seeing it with my mom either when I was 12. I do believe that Mary Magdalene was Jesus’s wife and I always thought that even when I was a kid. One day I have to sit through How to Steal a Million...I know! It’s an older film with great actors that I just never got into so I would change the channel. One day I will give it a better chance
ReplyDeleteI believe that Mary Magdalene was Jesus's wife too. You really need to see How to Steal a Million! It is such a nice film and the leads are so charming :)
DeleteNight at the Museum wasn't for me either. I've only seen parts of it when it was showing on TV, just wasn't interested enough to fully pay attention. And didn't bother with the sequels either.
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy to know I'm not the only one who feels that way about this movie.
Delete