Screwing Netflix

I thought I lost Annie Hall. Netflix definitely sent it, I had it here, and then it was gone. Having never seen Annie Hall, I never really knew why people are so ga-ga for Woody Allen (I still don't know). So, do you know what Neflix does when you lose a movie? Nothing. You can volunteer to pay for it, but 6 out of 7 options on the "I lost the movie" page allow you to weasel out without paying, which I did. And they don't charge you, they just tell you to try harder next time.

Then they send you a new copy of the movie you say you lost, which is good, because I never saw Annie Hall. Then I got an e-mail from Netflix saying they received Annie Hall from me. I was caught in a lie by Netflix. I told them I never received it, but they got it back, and it's obvious from the shipping envelope that I had.

They're not mad, they are still sending me a new copy of Annie Hall. A better copy, I hope. One that doesn't leave the party early.

Movies I can recommend:

Oldboy: Korean revenge movie. Very bloody, but very cool. I have really gotten into the Asian film explosion recently. I find the acting to be very charismatic, and I think their stars, with maybe one exception look much more like real people. Real, haggard people who like beating people up with a hammer. Oldboy's director flaunts his love of hitchcock, but the movie is more Tarantino. Great shooting (camera, not gun), great story.

2046: This is not a science fiction movie. I repeat, this is not science fiction. I thought it was when I started, I thought the titular number was a year, but it's actually a hotel room. It's a great, sad, poignant romance set in 1960's Hong Kong. It turns out it is a sequel to a movie I haven't seen, In the Mood for Love, and it didn't make much sense on its own, but I'm not sure that wasn't because of poor subtitling.

Ringu: Can't recommend. I honestly thought the American version was better. It came later, so it was easier to improve on, but I like Naomi Watts better, I like the mood and atmosphere of the American version better. The Asian version stuck to more Asian themes. There is a character who is psychic, and no one even bats an eye at this. I thought the same thing about Ju-On, the original version of The Grudge, but in that case, I didn't really think either version was very good.

Coming up, american classics I never saw. Your homework, 6 degrees between Ziyi Zhang and Kevin Bacon.

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[Ben]

Easy.

Zhang Ziyi to Jackie Chan (Rush Hour 2)

Jackie Chan to Owen Wilson (Shanghai Noon/Knights)

Owen Wilson to Eddie Murphy (I Spy)

Eddie Murphy to Steve Martin (Bowfinger)

Steve Martin to Kevin Bacon (Novocaine)

Next.