This is my entry into this month’s PHC Top 3 contest - not that I’m promising to be a regular contributor. This is post is also my contribution to @traciyork’s #SteemBloPoMo challenge- Day 7

This month's topic is comedy movies

My selection is based on a couple of things: I have not, for the last 20 or so years, watched many movies. The Husband and I have a dreadful track record of selecting films, going to see them and walking out satisfied. I won’t say happy. Not possible. We’ve made choices based on everything from the cast to the title. And come short. It’s not a matter of taste. It’s inexplicable. The problem is now largely solved by where we live - no moviehouse and the selection is now curated by a local and when something really good comes up, we go. That said, I do have a current wish list and I can't wait to see Bohemian Rhapsody

No	The Party	My selection: why?
3	First up is The Party with Peter Sellers. Released in 1967, I remember seeing it as a “home movie” when I was at boarding school in the late 70's. In the 21st century it would not pass muster: politically incorrect and full of more than just subliminal racism and stereotypical behaviour. However, I do remember, and I suspect they are two classics in comedic scenes where Sellers’ character is trying to feed the parrot. To the extent that “birdie num num” has become a regularly used expression in a certain generation’s children. More memorable, though, was an even more drunk Sellers’ character not able to access the WC to relieve himself. I think, that to a girl, that sent us all to the bathroom! Having seen the film as a mature adult in the late 20th century, I do know that it’s very dated, but my memories of the film and how I laughed then, still give me a warm feeling and make me smile.
2	Bridget Jones’ Diary	Yes, yes, I know it’s a chick flick but, hey, I’m a chick, and I’m a sucker for a happy ending. There was much that resonated for me in this film, as I am sure it did (still does) for women of a certain age and with the social pressures that heap themselves on our hips, bosoms and uteruses. Yes, we are supposed to be living in a world where these things don’t count, but they do. We hate to acknowledge it, but they do. They really do. Bridget is desparate and tries to pretend to eschew them all, but falls victim to them and, as we all do, and falls hard. It’s a Mills and Boon on celluloid with Colin Firth playing the archetypal hero. What’s not to like - other than Colin Firth (in this film)?
3	When Harry Met Sally	Ok, so I’ve said I’m a sucker for chick flicks and this, for me, is one of the ultimate chick flicks. I don’t like Billy Crystal as an actor, and I do love Meg Ryan - she’s in one of my other ultimate chick flicks (now there’s a #PHCTop3 topic for you), too. Again it’s the central character who resonates for this chick: supposedly happy with her life and equally happy with her foibles and doesn’t care that it’s an issue ordering her meal the way she wants it. And she’s got to a point in her life that if the guy wants the girl, by g*d he’s got to work for her. Until she has her own epiphany. Of course who will ever forget “I’ll have whatever she’s having…” The best ever F U moment. If you’ve not seen it, Google it. Better still, watch the entire movie.

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Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa

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