I've never really felt "hip" for this being my favorite movie, but I might as well - nobody's seen it. Granted, that's not true, but I don't recall mentioning this film to anyone and they automatically go, "Oh yeah! I've seen that." Some people have said they avoided it because they don't like Meryl Streep or Nicholas Cage. Before I first saw the movie, my brother-in-law was like, "Oh, I hate Meryl Streep. I'll only like this movie if she shows her boobs in it." Well, he saw it with me, and lo and behold, you see Meryl naked in the film - on a porn site! That was so funny.
I recently went apartment hunting. Two that I looked at had movie theatres in their clubhouse - the kind where you watch DVDs in a threare-like room. Both had
Adaptation available in the DVD library. I was all excited about the chance of watching it again on a theatre screen (I won't, though, I didn't choose either apartment complex). But this one Miss Priss who showed us around was like, "Oh, I missed that film" when I mentioned it to her.
Charlie Kaufman is IN these days for those who appreciate good films, but I think it's mostly because of
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - which I can't get into. Don't try and be all sappy with me, saying that the message of the film is so correct - we must cherish all of our memories, even those with exes. Puhlease! I think the memory loss surgical procedure for your past relationships is genius. The point of the film should be SCIENTISTS SHOULD MAKE THAT A REALITY. Anyways, getting back on topic,
Adaptation, I think, is overlooked. I rarely hear anyone mention it on the forum. Holden Pike has hailed it as perfect in every way, but that's it.
I also cannot find the freaking soundtrack to it anywhere! I know it's online, I know I can order it, but I was hoping to find it somewhere at a store - just for the thrill of going out and buying something. I've seen it at Barnes & Noble before, but I didn't buy it at the time. Now, I know that if I ever do see it in a store, I must purchase it. But really, I was at Barnes & Noble last night - back at the soundtracks again - no
Adaptation - they have everything else in the world, but no
Adaptation. Why? I know it can't be because people are always buying the new copy when it arrives. Unless there's a "Buy All The
Adaptation Soundtracks When They're Put Out On The Shelf Before Sexy Celebrity Comes And Sees It" cult out there. If that is the case, Tammy Faye Messner better talk. I know she'd be in it, cancer and all. I've been trying to rob her of her makeup collection for years - she's got so much of it and she's never wanted to lend me any. Damn that woman! Damn all of those who don't see
Adaptation!