{"id":10989,"date":"2014-07-12T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/?p=10989"},"modified":"2014-07-30T10:18:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T14:18:36","slug":"uncommon-rainy-day-flicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/allin\/2014\/07\/12\/uncommon-rainy-day-flicks\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncommon rainy day flicks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s been a rainy summer here in the North Country, and it looks like there’s more to come in the next few days. If you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve probably already mined your Netflix account for the best shows and movies; you\u2019ve finished \u201cHouse of Cards,\u201d \u201cOrange is the New Black,\u201d \u201cThe Walking Dead,” and, heck, you even watched \u201cFrozen\u201d (which, in the Netflix world<\/a>, is about a Chinese performance artist who stages ritual suicides.) Luckily, Netflix also has a selection of obscure films to enjoy. I\u2019ve searched through the Netflix archives to find to oddest and most underappreciated movies to keep you busy during these rainy days.<\/p>\n

1. Rom Com: \u201cWhile You Were Sleeping,\u201d directed by John Turtellaub. This movie sounds like a horror flick, but is actually a rom com. It\u2019s a creepy cross between Sleeping Beauty, The Taming of the Shrew, and a Stephen King novel that follows Sandra Bullock as she pretends to be the fianc\u00e9e of a guy in a coma while simultaneously hitting on his brother. The premise is strange, but I don\u2019t think you\u2019ll find anything else quite like it.<\/p>\n

2. Documentary: \u201cToo Cute.\u201d This Animal Planet series features a different baby animal each episode. Basically, it\u2019s like watching cute baby animal videos over an extended period of time. It\u2019s listed in the Documentary section of Netflix, alongside films like \u201cI Escaped a Cult\u201d and \u201cEmail Order Bride\u201d for your educational pleasure.\"tc\"<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Jungle Adventure: \u201cRomancing the Stone,\u201d directed by Robert Zemeckis. Of course, if you\u2019re in the mood for action, there\u2019s this lesser version of Indiana Jones. Kathleen Turner stars as a (very shrill) writer who finds herself in a jungle with a hero played by Michael Douglas. I mean, if you\u2019ve already seen all of the Indiana Jones movies (except \u201cIndian Jones and the Crystal Skull,\u201d because that one doesn\u2019t count), then this is the adventure flick for you.<\/p>\n

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4. World War III: \u201cIron Sky,\u201d directed by Timo Vuorensola and \u201cNazis at the Center of the Earth,\u201d directed by Joseph L. Lawson. Maybe you\u2019re in the mood for a Nazi movie. \u201cIron Sky\u201d is about a group of Nazis that retreated to the moon in 1945 (an obvious choice) and have returned to duke it out with the rest of Earth. \u201cNazis at the Center of the Earth,\u201d like a good Jules Verne novel (just kidding), is about how the Nazis retreat to a giant underground cavern in Antarctica, where they abduct the only two people they can find up there, who happen to be scientists. Warning; this movie is rated R. Also, it is not a comedy.<\/p>\n

5. Space Opera: \u201cBarbarella: Queen of the Galaxy,\u201d directed by Roger Vadim. This movie stars Jane Fonda and the words \u201cshapely\u201d and \u201ckinky\u201d are included in the plot summary. I don\u2019t really understand what this movie is about, but there\u2019s a scientist, space, and Jane Fonda, so I\u2019m sure it\u2019s a thriller. Also rated R.<\/p>\n

6. Family Friendly: \u201cThe Great Mouse Detective,\u201d directed by Ron Clements and Burny Mattinson. A classic adaptation of Sherlock Holmes. After scouring the Family section of Netflix, I determined that most of the films are not \u201cfamily friendly,\u201d as in everyone in the family would actually enjoy the film, but are just rated PG (ex. \u201cNacho Libre\u201d). However, this cartoon is actually really great. It has adventure, love, a great plot, and talking mice.<\/p>\n

What do find yourself doing when you run out of activities on rainy days? Leave a comment below.<\/p>\n

Natalie Dignam’s internship at NCPR is supported by the Stan Macdonald Journalism Fund<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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