I'm a sap. I mean, I'm a ridiculously emotional girl. I've been known to cry in coffee commercials, and also because I can't get my shoes to tie right the first time around. (Have any of you ever noticed you'll never see me wearing shoes with shoelaces? There's a reason for that.) I tell you, I know I'm a sap. I know I get weepy in more movies that almost anyone else I know.
And yet... I double dog dare you to watch Father of the Bride and not get emotional. I'm sorry, but you have a heart of stone if this movie doesn't choke you up at least once (and I won't judge you if you get teary 13 or 14 times). I'm telling you, it slays me.
I love the story, the soundtrack, the ridiculous hi-jinks (George dropping the checkbook - and then himself - into his daughter's future in-laws' pool? Ha!). I love the relationship between the mom and dad, between the dad and daughter, between the brother and sister. Basically, I love this movie all the way around.
And as much as it makes me tear up and cry... Boy howdy, does it make me laugh, too!
"Mr. Bahnks, I do that for a loving, you know." HA!
I also love the caterer talking to the wedding planner:
"No vowel." Who knew that vowel meant veal? I mean... who knew?!
What's SLAYING me is that they cut the "Chipper Chicken" discussion. Oh, the tragedy!
Seriously. One of the simultaneously heartwarming and at the same time funniest movies. EVER.
I just wish I had a piece of keck that I could eat while I re-watched it right now. But alas...
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I miss you Laurie...can you move out here to Charlottesville? I'll find you a Hugh Jackman/Grant looking man who's a professor and really, really tall if you do. And if that doesn't work out, you can still come over to watch Castle on Monday nights.
I haven't watched this movie in FOREVER! So, of course, I had to sit and watch these clips...which then prompted me to go to youtube and watch every other clip I could find.
I love this movie, too.
Myra, I'm now living in hope that you find a combination Jackman/Grant. I'm super curious what that would look/sing/talk like. (You know that I love me some Hugh.) We could totally code/nickname him Dr. Hugh, no matter what his real name is, because he's a prof and all. :-)
And if that doesn't work out, we'll always have Castle. (Have you seen the season finale? I don't know how I'm gonna last until the fall. Oh, wait. Yes, I do. Burn Notice is coming back. But still, I will miss my Castle.)
Ken and I watched You've Got Mail last night until 2 in the morning. What a great hubby I have for watching the movie with me. Thought of you the ENTIRE time.
Oh, my. Bob and I saw this movie right after Jen became engaged or married (can't remember). I won't go into what happened at the pizza joint we went to afterwards. Bob just sat and let me do my thing, bless him.
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