And the countdown continues in my quest to watch and find something inspiring in every single one of Yahoo’s 100 Movies to See Before You Die…
Both of these movies have the distinct honor of inspiring me with fashion.
Ellie Andrews: Well, ooo, I’ll remember that when we need forty cars.
A rich girl runs away from home, relying on the bus to get from Florida to New York. Along the way she meets ex-newspaperman Clark Gable, who helps her in hopes of getting the “scoop.” Of course they fall in love, yadda yadda yadda, the end. The dialogue is just as crisp today as it was in 1934. And so is Claudette Colbert’s awesome chevron-striped outfit.
Ah Ping: Have no idea.
Chow Mo-wan: They went up a mountain, found a tree, carved a hole in it, and whispered the secret into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And leave the secret there forever.
Ah Ping: What a pain! I’d just go to get laid.
Chow Mo-wan: Not everyone’s like you.
The premise: Two neighbors fall in love but never follow through with it because they don’t want to end up like their cheating spouses. I can’t say I was impressed with this movie. It was so unimpressive, in fact, that I was able to fast-forward with subtitles on and still understand what was happening. The best thing about it was the array of 1960s-era cheongsam shift dresses throughout. Yay for eye candy.
