Raiders of the Lost Ark : A matinee for the kids: pure adventure, pure rewards. Probably the most fun I can imagine at the movies: both have thrilling climactic set-pieces that involve real-world-scary disintegration rendered fantastical, yet are likewise grounded in human emotions. I know my ten-year old sister would love it, too: "Patzu's, uh, kinda.
.. I just like him.
" He’s not, you know, a real guy, but he’s got the pluck and charm of any good swashbuckling hero like Indiana Jones. And, of course, they’re cool. And that's how they would play in my dream repertory theatre.
You'll need some Adam Sandler—however awkward and stilted, he’s still hilarious—after all that stark gore in the Denis movie; the same goes for the Bergman-Allen pair as Woody’s film does give you some laughs within the pathos. And you can't expect anybody to want to watch 3+ hours of Peter Jackson's toy collection after David Lynch's Live-From-The-Libido wormhole narrative, no matter how much adorable Naomi Watts there is up on screen. It’s true of each pair: maybe you’ve never seen but have had your fill of (I can’t imagine that, but it’s a possibility); maybe Claire Denis and her dialogue-free zone give you hives but PT Anderson’s musical flair for storytelling gives you goosebumps; maybe the Miyazaki movie doesn’t.
..wait, no, what could be wrong with a Miyazaki movie?
(Let me know your answers, if you've got them.) I’ve got a year’s worth of programming ideas but please do tell us your dream pairings.
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