WARNING: There will be SPOILERS.

WARNING: There will be SPOILERS.

To prevent such atrocities from happening the watchlist will be altered to show the next ten movies that I will be posting about, in the order that they will appear.

(You see atrocities and you think I'm kidding but there is nothing I hate more with regards to movies that spoilers... except maybe gender discrimination and people talking in the theatre.  It might surprise you to know that I used to be a spoiler junkie but lately I've taken to the element of surprise.)

My posting times will be Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, aiming for a total of 5 posts each weekend – 2 on Friday, 2 on Saturday and 1 on Sunday

:)

Alice - Dir. Woody Allen

Number 2 down Woody Allen Avenue. Alice came as part of a 20 movie box set that I bought - at a steal, it was €30 - and what sold me to the movie, initally was the stellar cast, including Joe Mantegna.

*le sigh*

Sometimes, being drawn to a movie because of a certain someone isn't always a good idea but this time it paid off.  

Alice, played by Mia Farrow, becomes disenchanted with her life as a socialite housewife and mother of 2.  Searching for some relief from her back pain, she goes to a Chinese herbalist.  After her visit she embarks on an affair and travels down a path of 'self-discovery'.

I adore Mia Farrow, so this pair up was splendid for me.  The film was full of vibrant colours and such a winner for numero duo.

It was easy watch, something to throw on in the background, something that I could pay half my attention to and still follow, which is sometimes all that you need, and yet it was still so wonderful to have on in the background.  I think that's the beauty of Woody Allen movies - they're stunning but at the same time they are so easy to follow.

Hannah & Her Sisters - Dir. Woody Allen

A/N: The watchlist should say 'sisters' not 'sister'.  I will fix that.

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly. 

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As someone who has 4 older sisters, when I saw the title I was all like, YEAH LET'S DO THIS! (Note: my name is not Hannah, nor is it the name of any of my sisters.) This was my first venture into a Woody Allen movie.  My first non-biased venture into the world of Woody Allen movies.  I had watched Midnight in Paris and, although I loved the film and the premise and pretty much everything about it, I don't like Luke Wilson... Or Owen Wilson.  No.  I think it's Luke...

I enjoyed it.  My sister, who is an huge Woody Allen fan said that you either love him or you hate him, but I'm more of the mind of taking him in small doses. I loved the film for so many reasons which I will get to in a moment but there was a moment in the film (early on, if I remember correctly) and Woody Allen was delivering a monologue and his voice just started grating on me.  The scene had to be a few minutes long and it was just him talking and... grate.      

But that was probably the only part of the movie that I didn't like. And it only lasted a few minutes.  I love Barbara Hershey, after being introduced to her work after watching her in Once Upon A Time.  I know that's hardly the highest testament but it got me hooked.  Her relationship with Michael Caine was something that intrigued me.  I remember when I was much younger, about thirteen or fourteen, back when I was writing really, really, God awful FanFiction and I was writing a FanFiction where an OC fell in love with her soon to be ex-brother-in-law and the idea intrigued me so much that I discussed the situation with a friend.  When we thought we knew what we were talking about and tried to have discussions about life and love. So, when the situation arose in the movie, it stirred my interest was not just for the cinematic form but also in a social context.  

One of my favourite scenes in the movie is the scene between Barbara Hershey and Max Von Sydow.  I think that's the beauty of Woody Allen movies - they're just so free-flowing that and fluid that even the most insignificant scenes are beautiful.  

With a wonderful cast, this film is a yes from me.  A big yes.  A hells to the yes.

Clue - 1985 - Dir. Jonathan Lynn

I stumbled upon this movie by chance.  I was browsing through the Netflix cult collection when I saw found it.  The first thing I noticed about this movie was that it was a take on the popular board game 'Clue' or 'Cluedo' and I was sold.  The second thing was that it had Tim Curry in it, which I love - I feel like Halloween is Tim Curry season.

I was incredibly excited when I found it - it was a movie based on a boardgame.  I mean, when does that ever happen? (But then I remembered Battleship and I'm pretty sure there was a Tetris as well.) But nothing could assuage my excitement.

The story is pretty straightforward - a classic whodunit.

Set in New England, 1954, six strangers arrive at a grand house Hill House (an homage to producer, Debra Hill, and possibly a nod to The Haunting on Hill House), invited by an unknown host, greeted by the Butler (the simply divine Tim Curry) Wadsworth.  As the guests trickle in they are sent to the library before dinner and given aliases: Professor Plum; Mrs Peacock; Mrs. White; Miss Scarlet; Colonel Mustard; and Mr. Green.  A seventh guest arrives: Mr. Boddy.  It transpires that each guest is being blackmailed by Mr. Boddy and, when the guests have piled into the study, the nature of the blackmails are revealed by Wadsworth, who, having been blackmailed by Mr. Boddy and lost his wife, suggests they call the police.

Boddy, however, reminds the guests that he can always reveal their secrets and offers them another solution: to kill Wadsworth instead.  He begins to take out weapons and hands them to the guests: the wrench; the candlestick; the lead pipe; the knife; the revolver; and the rope. Mr. Boddy turns out the lights, giving everyone a chance to commit the murder and when the lights are back on, Mr. Boddy is dead.  Thus beginning the search for the murderer.  

This is an old school spoof.  Nothing like the Scary Movie or, heaven forbid, the Haunted House of today's generation.  Think Death Becomes Her; think Loaded Gun; think Fatal Instinct.  It even had an Agatha Christie type reveal at the end (or rather 3 ends) and Scooby Doo runs along the way.  That being said it was still suspenseful as hell.

The costumes are clever, being the compliments of the names: Mrs. White wearing Black, Miss Scarlett wearing green, etc.  The script is splendid. Fast paced, sometimes deliberately confusing but to get the full effect of it's splendour, you really need to watch the movie because there are just too many gems. And the acting is on fleek.  I'll spare you the gushing over Tim Curry but one noteable mention is the delivery from Madeline Kahn, every time (see flames video) 

Here are some of my favourite scenes:

If you are looking for something to watch this Halloween season, I highly recommend this one.