Ultimate Factories: Coca Cola

Because the Coca Cola formula is the world's best secret, this ended up being more about the bottling process.
One thumbs down - I cannot believe I am giving anything Coke related a thumbs down.

Mega Factories: Lego

The essential Lego brick has not changed shape since 1958, since having the bottom design (which was previously hollow).
One and a half thumbs up for having learnt so much about the design process, plastic injection moulding and factories, on an early Sunday morning.

Amelie

Katrina Chim dislikes: people who snap their fingers to get someone's attention. She also dislikes patients who are late and do not apologise for it. Katrina Chim likes: Coca-Cola, a full moon, and synchronising her breathing with the rise and fall of a man's chest.
Two thumbs up, for how pretty and whimsical it is.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Jenny was still going 'oh no!' at certain parts - even though she's watched it many times already! (how adorable).
Half a thumbs up, but then one thumbs down for the weirdly sexual-in-a-gross-way kraken giant tentacles (though I can't figure if I am more grossed out by them, or grossed out at myself for thinking this).

Liberal Arts

That was the meanest one night stand ever - and by meanest I mean she (Alison Janney) was a horrible person; not 'oh wow that was some wicked sex we just had' mean.
One and a half thumbs down because it is four days since I first started this, and I've fallen asleep on two separate occasions trying to finish it.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

I love love love LOVE this film.
Two thumbs up, and just because today felt a bit weird, here's to hoping a simple smileyface text message did the trick.

Catch A Tuesday (A presentation by Oliver Peoples)

http://vimeo.com/4682029 - Once again, the inclusion of this 'presentation', despite the premise of my blog, forces you to reconsider the blurring of the lines between advertising and creative works such as movies, TV shows and written articles.
One and a half thumbs up anyway because I liked how aloof and francophilic? it was.

Bend It Like Beckham

Think about what Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Archie Panjabi have done recently... and then think about them back in 'Bend it like Beckham'... tee hee :)

One and a half 'Punjabi-not-Lebenese' thumbs up. 

Diana Vreeland: The Eye has to Travel

"Where do I begin? The first thing to do, my love, is arrange to be born in Paris. After that, everything follows quite naturally"

One and a half thumbs up for 'Dee-anna' and her maaarvelously exaggerated half-narration. 

Midnight In Paris

In regards to the conversation about aurally pleasing TV shows/movies, wordy dialogue interspersed with francais and accordion music would also do it.
One thumbs up for 'watching' - nay, listening - to this in on a bright post-cemetery-Sunday morning in bed, being nice and warm and sunny, but lonely points off because I am needing a man to spoon me (how so very sad).

Knocked Up

Not as funny on this second viewing. 

Half a thumbs up only. 

You've Got Mail

Daisies are indeed friendly, and so is Meg Ryan and bouquets of freshly sharpened pencils.

I'm going to declare this a modern classic - two thumbs up.  

Lena Dunham X Rachel Antonoff

Wes Anderson X Amelie X Girls X David Attenborough
One thumbs up, for liking the concept of this 'short film' enough to include it in the blog, even though I realise it is stretching the definition of 'movie' (well more like shrinking it haha! I'm so punny).

Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants

This movie is what put the Greek Islands on my radar a long time ago, though I never at all expected I might be going soon.
One and a half thumbs up, and for maintaining top stop as my ultimate lame-guilty-pleasure-movie.

The Black Balloon

This is my favourite Australian film.
One and a half thumbs up.

Under the Tuscan Sun

...and then the handsome Italian man holds an adorable kitten, and you succumb to the cliche and go 'awwww....!'
One and a half thumbs up, for not meaning to watch this, but then earning a place in the 'lame guilty pleasure' movie list simply because it is set in Italy and filmed in the beautiful touristy-but-it-literally-looks-like-that way.

Moonrise Kingdom

A collection of the most picturesque postcard moments from le film. 

Two thumbs up for feeling less feverish now on my sick day, and technology win points for figuring out the html code to get pictures side by side!

Mean Girls

When I was in high school, I had a friend who wasn't allowed to watch this movie because her mum thought the title was pornographic.
Two thumbs up, but "*cough cough* I'm sick" (fever shivering today).

Marie Antoinette

This may be the prettiest movie I've ever seen - the costumes, accessories, mise en scene, actual Versaille location!
One thumbs down because despite it being a feast for the eyes, the story was not well done.

Les adieux à la reine (Farewell, My Queen)

Unsatisfying - nothing happened for either the assasination or the lesbian front.
One thumbs down, but one thumbs up for seeing Rebecca's popcorn boxes.