Two Great Movie Scenes

Last night "When Harry Met Sally" was on tv. That is one of those movies that is so ingrained in my life that I could walk up to my sister and say "Who is supposed to be the dog in this scenario?" and she would immediately respond "I am the dog? I am the dog?"

But it reminded me that there are certain movies scenes that are so amazingly choreographed that I could watch them over and over and still be amazed at the timing.

One of those scenes is in "When Harry Met Sally." It is close to the end of the movie, right after Harry and Sally "do it" and he leaves to go home. Both of them immediately call their best friends, who happen to be a couple. The writing and timing is so great for that scene. I would've put a link to a clip online but apparently people are much more interested in putting a clip of the fake orgasm scene.

The next really great scene is the train scene in "The Untouchables."
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2932661216466771305&q=untouchables+train+station&total=3&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
I have heard that this was stolen by DePalma (the director) from other movies but I don't care. The purposely slow drawn out timing is so compelling. The sound choices are very interesting.

Anyway - I just wanted to share the joy whenever I watch those 2 scenes. There are probably better complete movies and other great scenes but those are the ones that I enjoy.

I love College Football

I don't know why. It's a beautiful thing. I didn't even go to a school with a well-known football program. But I went to more games than all of my friends. (Of course I hung out with the football players more too)

Football is like chess in the fact that it's complicated and planned, but then the chess pieces have heart and soul. So you are paying attention to the plays, but then you are paying attention to the players. Love that.

And then college football. College is so much more interesting than pro. It goes without saying in basketball. But this year really exemplified the fact that the rankings always change in college football. Anything can happen.

I do wish that we had something other than BCS - but I am not unique in saying that. I actually liked the old Bowl system - all on January 1st, always good games, always good rivalries. But now that we have something that seems random and unfair and stretches out to January 7th (good lord!!) we might as well have a playoff system.

But until then, I will continue to enjoy the football season we have had so far. Of course, I am especially excited because I am a huge Oregon Ducks fan and they are doing very well. But I enjoy watching all the games. PSU games - I-AA games, SEC games - anything. I still check the Ivy League standings and root for Brown against Yale.

What sucks about this year is that my husband and I have spent the last 8-9 Saturdays building a front porch on our house - which means we have missed a bunch of games. (Watching them and listening to them while working) I guess absence does make the heart grow fonder.