Gonna need a stack of DVDs

[jaunthie]

I will undergo some dental surgery at the end of next week, which means (among other things) I need to prep a lot of soft foods for the days following, as well as have a stack of amusing material handy for while I'm restricted to bed and/or the couch. I'm told that I should plan on being in bed most of the weekend, or at least plan on taking it very easy, and that light, humorous DVDs are the way to go. Anyone have any suggestions? Recommendations? DVDs they'd like to lend me?

I look forward to hearing your suggestions.

Comments

[monkeybard]

I highly recommend any Danny Kaye movie for oral surgery recovery. Of course other excellent choices are Bring It On, Strictly Ballroom, In & Out, Miss Congeniality...

Make sure you have bags of frozen peas and/or corn on hand, too. They're the best for keep down the swelling in your face. Really, though, if everything goes smoothly you shouldn't be too badly off.

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

Danny Kaye? I dunno... I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen ANY Danny Kaye film. Shocking, I know. I do have designs on your copy of HSM, as you well know.

And thanks for the tip on the frozen veggies - I'll stock up. :)

[ceekayeff.livejournal.com]

Will VCRs work? We have the Johnny Carson collection - always good for a chuckle.

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

The DVDs are more portable, because I can watch them in bed (yay laptop!) Maybe we'll watch JC together when you get back. Enjoy the river!

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

I have a few romantic comedies and the live action of Peter Pan (Ry gave it to me) I could lend you when I bring you back FireFly. I'll just pull several of my DVDs and let you pick them. I'm feeling icky atm, but I'm hoping that this weekend I'll feel better and can drop the DVDs off to you before you see the dentist next week.

Let me know if I can do anything else for you. (((((((J))))))))))

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!! I'm looking forward to watching some of the movies in the nice big bag o' DVDs you brought. I might ask you to come over on Saturday, depending on how long fisherbear will be at the parade and how I'm feeling. :) I'll talk more with fisherbear today and see if we can figure out about when he'll need to leave for setup.

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

I'm doing a training walk at 9 a.m. Saturday so anytime after I'd say 11 a.m. would work best for me. Glad you're getting lots of DVDs to keep you enteretained while you recoup. :D

[hiker-chick.livejournal.com]

IIRC, you haven't seen Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Feel free to borrow if you're curious. (Forget Marilyn Monroe; Jane Russell is fabulously snarky.) Also got Singin' in the Rain but so might you.

Fred Astaire might be a good direction, and Holiday Inn is my favorite. Yeah, the plot is both simplistic and convoluted, but, well, is that really why we watch Fred Astaire?

As far as non-musicals go, I'd call Under a Tuscan Sun a younger, hipper Shirley Valentine, which I know you like.

More if I think of them.

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

Woot! I adore Holiday Inn, and I haven't seen it in ages. I'd love to borrow it Tuscan Sun and Gentlemen - as you guessed, I haven't seen that.

And yes, anything with Fred Astaire in it is definitely worth watching!