Movies for the Sick House?
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Robb and I have been stuck at home with a ghastly respiratory ailment for far too long. I had the particular bad luck of getting it on top of an existing case of inflamed sinuses, and am down with full-blown bronchitis. We're both exhausted and pretty brain-dead.
And we're looking for movie suggestions. We want something diverting and delightful, visually arresting, and clever, funny and well written. We do not want anything grim or harrowing or stupid or sexist. Given how sick we both are, were looking for something that's not too mentally taxing, without being idiotic or dumbed down.
So far, we've watched:
Safety Not Guaranteed. Delightful, and unexpected.
Sweet Land. Beautiful, but a bit too slow-moving for our cold-addled brains.
Princess Diaries. Hated it. Vapid and illogical. Infuriating regarding San Francisco geography.
Crossing Delancy. Glad we saw it. A sweet odd little movie.
My Favorite Year. So, so sweet.
So, with that in mind, what movies do you suggest? They should be available on either Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Robb and I have been stuck at home with a ghastly respiratory ailment for far too long. I had the particular bad luck of getting it on top of an existing case of inflamed sinuses, and am down with full-blown bronchitis. We're both exhausted and pretty brain-dead.
And we're looking for movie suggestions. We want something diverting and delightful, visually arresting, and clever, funny and well written. We do not want anything grim or harrowing or stupid or sexist. Given how sick we both are, were looking for something that's not too mentally taxing, without being idiotic or dumbed down.
So far, we've watched:
Safety Not Guaranteed. Delightful, and unexpected.
Sweet Land. Beautiful, but a bit too slow-moving for our cold-addled brains.
Princess Diaries. Hated it. Vapid and illogical. Infuriating regarding San Francisco geography.
Crossing Delancy. Glad we saw it. A sweet odd little movie.
My Favorite Year. So, so sweet.
So, with that in mind, what movies do you suggest? They should be available on either Netflix or Amazon Prime.
Comments
Don't Panic!
If you're well enough to read, Sarah Plain and Tall is a great one. Quick.
And I have to second the PeeWee's big adventure one. Too funny.
Hope you feel better soon. It's awful to be sick on top of sinus troubles.
I don't know if it helps you, but I've got a lot of similar medical troubles as far as breathing and sinuses go. For some reason, it helps to eat cold things. (Maybe it brings down the swelling? I don't know). Here's my own smoothie recipe I love:
Frozen Bananas (2-3)
Apple Juice
Put bananas in blender, fill with apple juice until nearly covers bananas. Blend well. (You may need to add a little more juice). This is the smoothie base. Then throw in whatever else you want. Frozen persimmons, frozen blueberries, raspberries, whatever.
And then there's always the tried and true, if not very unpleasant, saline up the nose trick.
Hope you feel better soon.
Those are all on Prime. And I've given you way too many. Feel better soon.
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