Five Things I Learnt From Forgetting Sarah Marshall

1. Getting your heart broken is so much more heart-breaking when you're naked.
   So, um, put some pants on when someone tells you they need to talk.
2. I want to be best friends with Mila Kunis.
   Rachel, Mila's character in this movie is, in my crazy film-loving mind, similar to the Real Mila. In FSM, Rachel is is funny, whip smart, and sexy in a 'just one of the boys' kind of way. I like to think that Mila is the same. You know she'd spend the night drinking cheap wine with you and would never steal your boyfriend. Sooo, Mila, call me maybe?
3. Hawaii. Just yes.
   So my wanderlust is acting up again thanks to this film. Hawaii is beautifully shown here, and it's a slice of heaven against the crazy plotline. Let's go.
4. I would watch Crime Scene: Scene of the Crime.
   Lame puns, grizzly murders, and a Baldwin? Yes please. Someone needs to make this happen.
5. Jason Segel can write a great love scene.
   He's tapped into a sweet -but never sappy- tone, and it's so enjoyable to watch. Although, he did also write this exchange, so I don't think we need to worry about Mr. Segel sliding into sappy rom-com territory anytime soon.Brian: You don't need to put your P in a V right now.Peter Bretter: No, I need to B my L on someone's T's.

Five Things I Learnt from When Harry Met Sally

 

 

1.      I now consistently question whether or not men and women can be platonic friends.
This is kind of ridiculous. I grew up without brothers, but I attended all co-ed schools and had basically a 50-50 split of guy and girl friends. I still do! But thanks to effing WHMS, every now and then I hear Billy Crystal’s whiny, matter-of-fact voice saying “Men and women can never be friends. The sex part always gets in the way.” [Sidenote: that phrasing, about the ‘sex part’, always makes me giggle. PENIS!]

2.       Everyone should be like Jess and Marie.
Harry’s dorky best mate and Sally’s sweet but romantically-challenged friend meet and click and the next thing you know, they’re moving in together and getting married and living happily ever after. Their relationship is the anti rom-com. There’s no messing around or faux soul-searching; these two show how easy it can be. We should all be so lucky.

3.       It’s ok to have your movies alphabetised.
And thank goodness for that. Harry finds Sally’s OCD quirks inherently endearing, and does not tease her mercilessly as a majority of the boys in my life are wont to do. Alphabetise away!

4.       You can’t have good sex with a Sheldon.
Sorry, Amy Farrer Fowler. You’re out of luck, buddy.

5.       A wagon wheel coffee table is never a good idea.
Enough said.