Frankie Reads 2010

[Kylie]

I like to occasionally check in and see how many books you've bought. I look forward to the day when you overtake me.

[frankie]

Hooray! I can't wait for you to watch it.

 

*Does a very flamboyant happy dance*

 

I'm so glad you're going to finally get to see the movie! It's one of the top 10 best of all time IMO. Can't wait to hear your thoughts.

 

I'm pretty excited myself, I just hope I remember to watch it, it's on a weird channel that I don't normally watch. It was pure luck that I noticed it in the first place!

 

I like to occasionally check in and see how many books you've bought. I look forward to the day when you overtake me.

 

Oh boy, I didn't know anyone would be checking out the first page of this thread, because the numbers are increasing in a ridiculous pace!! I'll never overtake you TBR-wise though, you're the Queen of Mount TBR and you shall stay that way

[Kylie]

Oh boy, I didn't know anyone would be checking out the first page of this thread, because the numbers are increasing in a ridiculous pace!! I'll never overtake you TBR-wise though, you're the Queen of Mount TBR and you shall stay that way

 

Heehee! You will definitely take over from me one day, and I will happily pass on my crown. It's quite exhausting you know! I've been really good and haven't bought any books this month, but I'm saving it all up for a couple of week's time.

[frankie]

Heehee! You will definitely take over from me one day, and I will happily pass on my crown. It's quite exhausting you know! I've been really good and haven't bought any books this month, but I'm saving it all up for a couple of week's time.

 

Well, I guess you'll be happy to know that I bought 9 books today and have now bought more books than you this year I couldn't help it, most of the books were less than 1e, and the more expensive ones were a Harry Potter I didn't have yet, a Finnish classic and a book about a Finnish author, poet and translator.

 

Here's what I got:

 

Harold Bloom: How to Read and Why

Anton Chekhov: Lady with Lapdog and Other Stories

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (for 1001 Books challenge)

Tess Gerritsen: The Apprentice

Guy de Maupassant: Bel-Ami (for the 1001 challenge, but also because peacefield was impressed by this novel)

Mary McCarthy: The Group (for Rory Gilmore challenge)

Z. Topelius: V

[Peacefield]

Guy de Maupassant: Bel-Ami (for the 1001 challenge, but also because peacefield was impressed by this novel)

 

Ooh wtg, Frankie! Yes, I did have quite a laugh at this one, and am definitely looking forward to seeing The Neck in period clothing (I'm so shallow sometimes ). I hope you get a kick out of this book as much as I did!

 

All in all an excellent sounding haul! Especially if they were so reasonably priced. I approve .

[frankie]

Ooh wtg, Frankie! Yes, I did have quite a laugh at this one, and am definitely looking forward to seeing The Neck in period clothing (I'm so shallow sometimes ). I hope you get a kick out of this book as much as I did!

 

All in all an excellent sounding haul! Especially if they were so reasonably priced. I approve .

 

I am very glad that I have your approval peace The Neck and period clothing, can a movie get any better? Maybe, but it would be difficult

 

I have to say my book activities have been very few lately, I also seem to have very little time to join in on the forum's lively general chat and all that. I've been too busy exercising and trying to boost my social life, which is a very good thing in my opinion, but I do miss spending more time on the forum.

[Kylie]

Aww, we miss seeing you around so much, but of course it's very important to keep seeing your friends and exercising. So long as you don't leave us for good!

[frankie]

Aww, we miss seeing you around so much, but of course it's very important to keep seeing your friends and exercising. So long as you don't leave us for good!

 

I would never leave you for good, you people are my friends as well and just as important as the IRL friends! It's just that I've only recently started exercising and I'm trying to really stick to it so it would become a normal everyday thing and not something extreme, and it's taking some time. I need to be more organised I think. As time passes I think I'll be able to balance exercising, studies, socialising and reading/BCF a bit better

[vodkafan]

I would never leave you for good, you people are my friends as well and just as important as the IRL friends! It's just that I've only recently started exercising and I'm trying to really stick to it so it would become a normal everyday thing and not something extreme, and it's taking some time. I need to be more organised I think. As time passes I think I'll be able to balance exercising, studies, socialising and reading/BCF a bit better

 

Good luck with that one Frankie! I am 49 now and I have been trying to balance things in my life for as long as I have been adult. I will probably go to my grave one day (not too soon one hopes) still trying to find the right balance!

[frankie]

Good luck with that one Frankie! I am 49 now and I have been trying to balance things in my life for as long as I have been adult. I will probably go to my grave one day (not too soon one hopes) still trying to find the right balance!

 

If I find out how the balancing works I'll let you know so you can rest in peace! I mean, in peace in your lifetime, not in your grave

 

I'm soooooo behind on my book reviews! The last review I did was book 27: Push by Sapphire. I've read about 20 books after that so minireviews/minithoughts coming up:

 

 

Book 28. Human Harbour by John Ajvide Lindqvist (from wikipedia: British translation to be published late 2010 or early 2011)

 

My first John Ajvide Lindqvist novel. I liked the detailing, the characters, the tension building up. I had no idea whether this was supposed to be a paranormal novel so I was quite confused about things, but in a good way. A very unexpected turn of events in the end. I really enjoyed this one and want to read his other novels as well. A great Swedish writer who deserves the recognition.4/5

 

 

Book 29. Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry

 

As a true crime book fan I can't pass this one. I didn't know much about the Manson family or the Manson killings before reading the book. Makes really disturbing reading at times. Some of the court-related stuff was a bit too detailed and boring to be honest, without that the book might've gotten 4/5. Another Rory Gilmore book read, yay! 3/5

 

 

Book 30.

[frankie]

32. Niin Lotan tapaista by Merri Vik 4/5

 

Re-read from childhood, excellent nostalgia trip

 

 

33. The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

 

The book starts really slowly. I liked the lead female character. Or rather, I was really fascinated by her and how she'd come to be the person she was. A great crime novel, not as fast paced or genious as Jeffery Deaver but very gripping indeed. 4/5

 

(I really need to start reading Deaver again since I'm compairing all the crime novels I read to his books!)

 

 

Books 34 - 43 are books in the Lotta series by Merri Vik. Nostalgia trip continues.

 

 

Book 44. Getting the Girl by Markus Zusak

 

In a way this book was nothing that I expected it to be. And yet I really liked the outcome, and how things changed for the lead character. Unfortunately I think this story is one of those that I'm quite likely to forget very easily. 3/5

 

 

Book 45. A Stranger in the Family by Steven Naifeh & Gregory White Smith

 

The true story of an "all-American neighbor next door with a wife and a child" who turns out to be a serial rapist. Really and truly disturbing. I found this to be one of the best true crime books I've ever read, right there along with Ann Rule's A Stranger Beside Me. During the book we get to see the rapist's journal and how he describes his journey from childhood to being a disturbed adult. Along the way we hear what the mother thinks about his son, and how their stories differ so incredibly much from each other. The mother is either totally in denial or just strongly believes she's raised such an amazing child who could not have done anything he's accused of. She never thinks about the victims or their family and what they have to deal with, she's only worried about her son and how he's coping in prison.

 

Strongly recommended to any true crime fans. 4/5

 

 

Book 46. Full Moon by P. G. Wodehouse

 

My first P. G. Wodehouse that has nothing to do with the legendar Jeeves Has anyone read this? In some ways the storyline was quite average, but some of the characters were incredibly delightful in their quirkyness and the writing is hilarious. The funniest thing was

this one person being so totally scared by his doctor to quit drinking, that he thinks that he's seeing and hallucinating faces that aren't there, something which his doctor said he might do. It turns out the face he's seeing happens to be an actual person in the story. Brilliant

3/5

 

 

Book 47. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

 

Having disliked both Fever Pitch the novel and the movie, and hated High Fidelity the movie, the only reason why I picked this Hornby's book up is because it's on the Rory Gilmore list. I began reading quite unwillingly but realised after a couple of pages that I'm actually enjoying the novel! What a nice surprise! I loved how the main character is totally immersed in vinyls and music and his record shop. I embraced his odd employers. I loved his analytical monologues, and his neurotic mental self-torturing. There was real wisdom to this book, hidden in the seemingly casual lines. Great read! And I'm definitely up for Hornby's other novels now. (I hear The Polysyllabic Spree is supposed to be pretty booklover oriented... ) 4/5

[poppyshake]

33. The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

 

The book starts really slowly. I liked the lead female character. Or rather, I was really fascinated by her and how she'd come to be the person she was. A great crime novel, not as fast paced or genious as Jeffery Deaver but very gripping indeed. 4/5

 

(I really need to start reading Deaver again since I'm compairing all the crime novels I read to his books!)

 

I really must get around to reading this, I keep meaning to.

 

 

Book 46. Full Moon by P. G. Wodehouse

 

My first P. G. Wodehouse that has nothing to do with the legendar Jeeves Has anyone read this? In some ways the storyline was quite average, but some of the characters were incredibly delightful in their quirkyness and the writing is hilarious. The funniest thing was

this one person being so totally scared by his doctor to quit drinking, that he thinks that he's seeing and hallucinating faces that aren't there, something which his doctor said he might do. It turns out the face he's seeing happens to be an actual person in the story. Brilliant

3/5

 

 

I haven't read many of the 'Blandings' books ... just 'Heavy Weather', 'Summer Lightning' and 'Uncle Fred in Springtime' but they made me laugh loads, I'll have to look out for 'Full Moon'

 

Book 47. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

 

Having disliked both Fever Pitch the novel and the movie, and hated High Fidelity the movie, the only reason why I picked this Hornby's book up is because it's on the Rory Gilmore list. I began reading quite unwillingly but realised after a couple of pages that I'm actually enjoying the novel! What a nice surprise! I loved how the main character is totally immersed in vinyls and music and his record shop. I embraced his odd employers. I loved his analytical monologues, and his neurotic mental self-torturing. There was real wisdom to this book, hidden in the seemingly casual lines. Great read! And I'm definitely up for Hornby's other novels now. (I hear The Polysyllabic Spree is supposed to be pretty booklover oriented... ) 4/5

 

I loved this book too and was disappointed with the movie .. I like John Cusack, but relocating the plotline to America just didn't work for me and it lost some of it's subtlety. I still bought a copy on DVD though! .. purely for watching John I expect. Somehow Jack Black just irritated me in the film. I liked 'Fever Pitch' the movie for similar reasons ... Colin Firth was in it and I'm a bit of a 'Firthluster'! .. and the whole British guy fixating about football is a scenario I'm familar with. Thankfully I married someone who is more into Formula One than football ... meaning he only spends every other Saturday and Sunday camped out in front of the TV (during the season) and I've only been required to trog off to Silverstone once .. luckily there was so much mud that year that we had to put plastic bags on our feet and have the car towed out of the car park at the end of the day ... we've never attempted it again.

 

Great reviews as always Frankie

[frankie]

I really must get around to reading this, I keep meaning to.

 

Do read it at some point but don't worry, it'll be a good book no matter how late you get around to it =)

 

I haven't read many of the 'Blandings' books ... just 'Heavy Weather', 'Summer Lightning' and 'Uncle Fred in Springtime' but they made me laugh loads, I'll have to look out for 'Full Moon'

 

Okay now you are forcing me to confess to ignorance: What are the 'Blandings' books? Are they the stand alone novels without Jeeves? Where does the description come from?

 

I loved this book too and was disappointed with the movie .. I like John Cusack, but relocating the plotline to America just didn't work for me and it lost some of it's subtlety. I still bought a copy on DVD though! .. purely for watching John I expect. Somehow Jack Black just irritated me in the film. I liked 'Fever Pitch' the movie for similar reasons ... Colin Firth was in it and I'm a bit of a 'Firthluster'! .. and the whole British guy fixating about football is a scenario I'm familar with. Thankfully I married someone who is more into Formula One than football ... meaning he only spends every other Saturday and Sunday camped out in front of the TV (during the season) and I've only been required to trog off to Silverstone once .. luckily there was so much mud that year that we had to put plastic bags on our feet and have the car towed out of the car park at the end of the day ... we've never attempted it again.

 

Did you watch the movie or read the book first? I've seen the film years ago and I think I need to rewatch it. I think I saw the film when I hated John Cusack, so that might have had something to do with it. After that I've somehow switched to really liking him (I don't know how that happened, I used to hate him as bad as Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller. To me, they were all the same and really awful! I still loath Adam Sandler but I don't mind Ben Stiller anymore. He has nothing on Cusack though ).

 

What's really funny is that I actually forgot that this book was set in Britain! I don't know how that happened. I mean when Marie LaSalle (?) said she's an alien American in UK, of course I knew that they were in the UK but otherwise the location just lost it's importance to me and to me it felt like it could've taken place in the US and it didn't bother me at all. I'm sure you wouldn't feel the same

 

It's been so long since I watched the movie that I didn't realise Jack Black is in it as well! I bet I watched it long before I even knew who he is. I really like him and for that reason as well I definitely need to rewatch the movie. I think I might suggest BF and I should watch it this weekend =)

 

Like you, I'm a real Colin Firth fan and that was the only reason I watched the movie, but I still hated it. I can't understand why Firth would do such a movie I dislike football and the football craze in the UK is something I can't relate to in anyway, it's one of the very few things I dislike about the Brits.

 

Wow you've got a F1 fan for a husband? Finns are really into F1, I think it mostly stems from the time when Mika H

[poppyshake]

 

Okay now you are forcing me to confess to ignorance: What are the 'Blandings' books? Are they the stand alone novels without Jeeves? Where does the description come from?

 

The 'Blandings' books are the one's set in or around Blandings Castle, and they usually involve the fantastic Lord Emsworth and his pet pig ... 'The Empress of Blandings'. There are eleven full novels and nine short stories so not quite as prolific as the Jeeves books but almost.

 

Did you watch the movie or read the book first? I've seen the film years ago and I think I need to rewatch it. I think I saw the film when I hated John Cusack, so that might have had something to do with it. After that I've somehow switched to really liking him (I don't know how that happened, I used to hate him as bad as Adam Sandler and Ben Stiller. To me, they were all the same and really awful! I still loath Adam Sandler but I don't mind Ben Stiller anymore. He has nothing on Cusack though ).

 

What's really funny is that I actually forgot that this book was set in Britain! I don't know how that happened. I mean when Marie LaSalle (?) said she's an alien American in UK, of course I knew that they were in the UK but otherwise the location just lost it's importance to me and to me it felt like it could've taken place in the US and it didn't bother me at all. I'm sure you wouldn't feel the same

 

It's been so long since I watched the movie that I didn't realise Jack Black is in it as well! I bet I watched it long before I even knew who he is. I really like him and for that reason as well I definitely need to rewatch the movie. I think I might suggest BF and I should watch it this weekend =)

 

I read the book first and saw the film very shortly afterwards, I think that was the problem, some of the music references were all wrong and stupid things like that annoyed me. Plus, because I'm British, I got annoyed that they had thought it was necessary to change location. Thank God that Spielberg wasn't allowed to change the location of Harry Potter and cast Haley Joel Osment as he wanted to!!! I'm not Daniel's biggest fan but I would've hated that to have happened. He probably wouldn't have cast Alan Rickman or Maggie Smith either (unthinkable!). Hooray for whoever's decision it was to hire somebody else.

It's like a British version of 'Saturday Night Fever' .. it would be all wrong!

 

Have you ever seen 'Serendipity' .. it's not particularly rivetting but John Cusack is adorable in it.

 

Like you, I'm a real Colin Firth fan and that was the only reason I watched the movie, but I still hated it. I can't understand why Firth would do such a movie I dislike football and the football craze in the UK is something I can't relate to in anyway, it's one of the very few things I dislike about the Brits.

You want to live here! Because of the World Cup all the shops are full of memorabilia, you can't move for St George's Cross flags. It's ridiculous, Rooney is bound to get injured before we start and we'll probably be home after the group stage. Then all those poor little mugs and fluffy toys will be in the dump bins

Wow you've got a F1 fan for a husband? Finns are really into F1, I think it mostly stems from the time when Mika H

[Peacefield]

Wait, what? Frankie - you hated the film 'High Fidelity?' I thought you were my Finnish sister?! Doesn't that mean we're supposed to agree at all times in the realm of film appreciation?

 

I haven't read the book, but I honestly loved the film and everything about it. Can I ask what you disliked about it?

[frankie]

The 'Blandings' books are the one's set in or around Blandings Castle, and they usually involve the fantastic Lord Emsworth and his pet pig ... 'The Empress of Blandings'. There are eleven full novels and nine short stories so not quite as prolific as the Jeeves books but almost.

 

Ah! I wonder why I didn't recognise the name because I read Full Moon and it was a Blandings novel, taking place partly in Blandings Castle Lord Emsworth was epic!

 

I read the book first and saw the film very shortly afterwards, I think that was the problem, some of the music references were all wrong and stupid things like that annoyed me. Plus, because I'm British, I got annoyed that they had thought it was necessary to change location. Thank God that Spielberg wasn't allowed to change the location of Harry Potter and cast Haley Joel Osment as he wanted to!!! I'm not Daniel's biggest fan but I would've hated that to have happened. He probably wouldn't have cast Alan Rickman or Maggie Smith either (unthinkable!). Hooray for whoever's decision it was to hire somebody else.

It's like a British version of 'Saturday Night Fever' .. it would be all wrong!

 

I do understand where you're coming from, if I were a Brit I might have the same qualms about it as you. Especially since you saw the film very shortly after reading the book. It's not as bad as if Spielberg had gotten the chance to Americanise Potter, God that would've been awful! Why do they always want to rape everything that's precious?? Don't they have enough of their own great American novels to make into films?

 

Have you ever seen 'Serendipity' .. it's not particularly rivetting but John Cusack is adorable in it.

 

I haven't seen it and I haven't even heard of it, but I must remember to watch that! Thanks for the tip!

 

I used to love the 'Flying Finn', he had such a dry sense of humour. I have a lifelong antipathy towards Michael Schumacher because of the rivalry between him and Mika. I always wanted him to out-qualify and out-race his team mate David Coulthard .. which wasn't very patriotic of me.

I haven't been able to warm towards Kimi the same, there was a lot of criticism here of him because some people think he wasn't all that bothered .. though I'm sure he was. Some comments made about him being more interested in ice cream's than racing (I couldn't blame him for that!).

We're all excited by Jenson of course and Lewis .. at last we have two good drivers!

 

Mika H

[Peacefield]

I'm glad you plan on watching High Fidelity again, Frankie, that makes me feel much better. I love Jack Black too, although John has disappointed me a bit since HF with his film choices. If it were up to me, he'd make nothing but films like HF, Grosse Pointe Blank and Serendipity.

[frankie]

I'm glad you plan on watching High Fidelity again, Frankie, that makes me feel much better. I love Jack Black too, although John has disappointed me a bit since HF with his film choices. If it were up to me, he'd make nothing but films like HF, Grosse Pointe Blank and Serendipity.

 

Grosse Pointe Black, yes! I think the film is very average per se but I watch it everytime they show it on TV, purely because of John Cusack. I think his best movie is Being John Malkovich. Cusack with long hair and a beard, yummy x 10 000!! Another reason why I like that movie so much: Cameron Diaz looks so average in it, which is a nice change to everyone swooning over her in There's Something about Mary!

 

Edit: Is 1408 any good? Or Must Love Dogs? (I'm gonna watch that anyway because there's dogs )

Edited May 1, 2010 by frankie

[Peacefield]

Oh, man! I can't believe I forgot about Being John Malkovich. That's one of my all time faves! I love GPB, I can never get enough of watching it. I just love the writing . I have a neat story to tell you sometime about the bad guy in that movie, the one John kills with the pen .

 

Yes on seeing Must Love Dogs, but no on 1408. I wasn't a fan of Must Love Dogs I'm sorry to say, although he was cute in it. I think he does better in quirky romantic films rather than the standard. Was Dogs a book first? Seems to me like it was...

 

Have you seen any of John's 80's films? Say Anything is a classic, and I also loved Better Off Dead .

[frankie]

Being John Malkovich is epic! And not just because of Cusack. I always notice different things and discover something new about the film when I'm watching it. It's one of those movies that you have to watch whenever it's on TV. I had a major dislike towards John Malkovich before seeing this film, one of my friends was always praising him which started to annoy me and made me really dislike him I'm cured now, though.

 

I want to hear that story about the bad guy in GPB!!

 

I agree, I think Cusack is better in those quirky movies vs. the standard ones, although I don't think I've seen that many standard movies he's made.

 

I didn't know Must Love Dogs is also a book? Maybe I should add that to my wishlist.

 

I don't think I've seen any of his 80s movies, although I have to check on imdb.

 

For some reason this discussion reminded me of the movie Beautiful Girls, which I think is another movie classic for some reason. And for some reason I always think of you when I think of the movie and wonder if you've watched it and liked it. I'm totally against adults fancying minors, but I have to say I really liked the weird thing Willie and next door neighbor Marty had in that movie. It was so sweet!! Timothy Hutton is mighty fine in that movie.

[Peacefield]

Most of the time I can take or leave John Malkovich, but I always love him in this film . It's so bizarre it's brilliant!

 

The bad guy in GPB is the prized kickboxing fighter Benny 'the Jet' Urquidez. He and John Cusack have known each other for awhile, and John is a big fan of kickboxing. My brother-in-law is also friends with Benny (my BIL used to do film stuntwork) and has sparred with John many times! I about died when I heard that. It's funny, because way back in '89, John mentions Benny in his movie Say Anything, saying that kickboxing is the 'sport of the future' and that he wants to be just like Benny. I wonder if he knew years later he'd be in a film with him?!

 

I just looked it up, and Must Love Dogs is based on a book by Claire Cook . If you see any of Cusack's 80's movies, please see Say Anything first. It's my fave.

 

Do you know why you think of me when you think of Beautiful Girls? Because I LOVE IT! It's another one of those films I could just have on in the background all day long and never get tired of it. Did you know it was filmed here in MN? The movie itself is set on the east coast, but apparently they filmed it here to get a 'working town' feel. I agree with you about Willy and Marty; it's such a sweet relationship they have! I always feel so sad when they are at the skating rink and they have that chat before he leaves, but you know he's a good guy because he obviously knows how completely wrong it would be if they ever did anything. Next time you watch it, notice the setting - it's so Minnesota!

[frankie]

What the F!! Your BIL is friends with Benny and has sparred with John?!! That's as close as one can get to John Cusack peace, you're a true fan of kickboxing and always have been? Why haven't you been going to these sparring meetings?? I can't believe it! So cool!!

 

I just looked it up, and Must Love Dogs is based on a book by Claire Cook. If you see any of Cusack's 80's movies, please see Say Anything first. It's my fave.

 

Must look up that book! I've been trying to see if there are any Cusack's 80s movies available online but fat chance of that No Must Love Dogs either! Hmph!!

 

Hmmm, I don't really know why I always think of you when I think of Beautiful Girls (hm, change the capitols to small letters and that would be pretty offending!!). I saw the movie ages ago, I mean years and years ago and didn't really remember anything about it except that Natalie Portman was in it and that I really loved it. I'd forgotten the name of the movie as well, but still, years after that I would remember the film and it being really good, and in a way really an American classic. Maybe a year ago the movie was on TV and I managed to catch it and loved it For some reason I just always think of you when I think of the movie. I was quite certain that if you've seen it you must've loved it as well I had no idea that the movie was filmed in MN though, so that can't be it.

 

I always felt really sad that Willie and Marty couldn't get together, too. But it's quite understandable that they didn't, and if Willie had even tried, it would've changed the whole concept and it wouldn't have been romantic at all, it would've been really creepy! So I'm glad it's the way it is. Maybe they got together 10 years later

 

I remember the setting being very wintery and working town like you said. I guess that's why it's so likable because to me it's easy to relate to that small townish thing, even though it's an American film. Gosh I really want to watch the movie now!

[vodkafan]

I can't believe you girls are fans of Benny the Jet! Or even that you know about him!Back when I was 17 I had his book Training and Fighting Skills and used to practice all his moves( I was big into martial arts) that was in 1978.

I would agree with Peacefield about 1408. For me it was nothing special. BJM is surreal and a great movie. Say Anything is fine as a romance movie as I remember it. There seems to be a film missing you didn't mention though-the one about chance? Can't remember the title.

[Peacefield]

My BIL started taking classes at Benny's gym quite a few years ago, Frankie, and they just hit it off. My mom even met Benny when she was out there and just gushed over the fact that she loved him in Grosse Pointe Blank . I think I would've just stood there with my mouth hanging open.

 

I'm not really a kickboxing fan, but I've just heard so much about the sport from my BIL. The only reason I know about Benny, Vodkafan, is from 'Say Anything' and then seeing him in GPB. Was that movie called 'Losing Chance' or something like that? I think it was where John's wife was a soldier in the Iraq war.

 

Beautiful Girls is kind of an American classic in a way. A guy who has moved away from his home town comes back and sees all his old buddies that are still there, still doing the same old thing. It was sad too that his dad and brother were the same, and missing the mom/wife . I thought Rosie O'Donnell was hilarious in it too, and everyone for that matter. I always hoped Willie and Marty got together years later, Frankie . Didn't one of them tell the other they would wait for them? Awww. They both just had great spirits, and man, who wouldn't want to marry a piano player like Timothy Hutton?!

[vodkafan]

> Was that movie called 'Losing Chance' or something like that?<

 

No don't think so it was a romantic comedy....JC meets a girl (in NY I think) they part and they decide if it is true love then fate will make them meet again without any effort on their parts....eventually it does. The skating rink at New Years Eve plays a part..ring any bells?

 

> I think it was where John's wife was a soldier in the Iraq war.<

 

Don't know this one.

I will check out Beautiful Girls as Laundry Fairy might like it.