JJ Celery

Whenever I can't sleep¹ there's nothing better than a comfy, stupid, familiar movie. You know. An orange cat of movies. Not so stupid to make you groan, but must only require one braincell.

I'm looking to expand my repertoire.

Current insomnia movie is Pacific Rim.
I put it on, and may not make it to the end. Nap land in 3..2...1....zzz²

Now, importantly, collecting responses:

What is your naptime movie? Why?

#movies #recommendations
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¹ that's tight now
² I won't reply until I'm zzzzz...

Apr 6 at 3:21amWeb
Show threadJJ Celery5d ago

Some of the previous insomnia movies are:

The Matrix
Boondock Saints
Hellboy
Lost Highway

As you can see I'm not one bit precious.

Show threadNegative12DollarBill5d ago
@jjcelery
Lost Highway? That's nightmare territory
Show threadFranzine5d ago
@negative12dollarbill @jjcelery 🤣
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@negative12dollarbill I honestly have tried to watch that movie about dozen times before I finally managed to make it through the end - and would fall asleep every time. It has a very weird effect on me.
Show threadNegative12DollarBill4d ago
@jjcelery I guess if you don't get to the scary stuff that could work. Maybe it's the sound which does the trick? Lynch's soundtracks are unusual.
Show threadCarolyn5d ago

@jjcelery I am more into audiobooks these days, but when I watched more movies:

Shawshank Redemption
Master and Commander
Highlander
PS I Love You

Show threadJames5d ago
@CStamp @jjcelery Ooooh… Master & Commander… the movie equivalent of a hot chocolate and a good book.
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@chongliss @CStamp oooh Master and Commander, it's been years since I've seen that!
Show threadCarolyn4d ago
@jjcelery @chongliss So good. :)
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@CStamp I recently rewatched the Highlander and weirdly desired a feathered hat 😄
Show threadJames5d ago

@jjcelery Terence Davies’ “Of Time & The City” for me.
It’s my favourite movie of all time, and I genuinely believe it’s not only the greatest work to be committed to film, but one of the greatest works of humanity.
It’s a seminal piece that has all that is gorgeous about life.

But that it is made entirely of prose and poetry and beautiful music, with slow, ambient black and white imagery, makes it perfect to settle the mind and help one feel safe enough to sleep.

5/5 Sleeping Tablets

Show threadJames5d ago
@jjcelery I often play it’s audio and close my eyes…
I might even do it now….
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@chongliss that sounds lovely, but not likely my cuppa tea. My tastes, alas, seem to be more mainstream 😅
Show threadThe Witch of Crow Briar5d ago
@jjcelery these would all keep me alarmingly, distressingly engaged *eyetwitch* which just goes to show how precious you are, silly >_<
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@crowbriarhexe I promise you the novelty and "engagement" with the movie wears off over time 😂 eg. I have lost count of how many times I've watched The Matrix and I can quote entire passages of the Boondock Saints verbatim. At that point it's just extremely familiar and comforting, and bam, naps 😴
Show threadEmily Vale, Gendermancer5d ago
@jjcelery I was more into shows for sleeping, but I used to fall asleep to Garden State, Hot Fuzz, and Shaun of the Dead.
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@sillyCoelophysis oh yes, three flavours of cornetto make a regular appearance on the nap list. The Greater Good.
Show threadThe Witch of Crow Briar5d ago
@jjcelery The ‘50s version of The War Of The Worlds; but basically *any* MST3K (the first 10 seasons) or Rifftrax I’ve seen before. I don’t know if you’re familiar with the outrageously non-canon Doctor Who + Daleks movies from the ‘60s with Peter Cushing as the “””Doctor”””, but I’ve spent many a night gratefully lulled into oblivion by the Rifftrax commentary version of them both 😂 Also, given your obvious masochistic streak (yes, I’ve seen your most recent sewing projects 😅), the Star Wars Holiday Special may fit the bill, but even (especially!) in that case I would beg you not to go without a Rifftrax commentary 😭
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago

@crowbriarhexe haha this is a very UK list! All of these shows completely passed me by and I find them intriguing, but not nostalgic, so they sorta don't work the same way.

Most of my nostalgia sci-fi shows are American 🤔

(also: me? masochistic? scoff! 😉)

Show threadMïkê 💚 👑🐉🗡️🏳️‍⚧️5d ago
@jjcelery My dad was really struggling to stay awake during that new documentary The Dinosaurs (voiced by Morgan Freeman)
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@mikelovesbikes oh, going on the list! I'll check it out.
Show threadTAL4d ago
@jjcelery Interstella 5555 is my sick movie, makes dozing in and out of consciousness very pleasant
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@tal oh, gonna check it out!
Show threadKevin Teljeur ❄️4d ago
@jjcelery Interesting! If I were to watch something to fall asleep to, it’s usually something repetitive or that I can’t quite ‘compute’. My brain gives up and I go to sleep.
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@kevinteljeur once you've seen a movie more than 10 times it doesn't need to be computed, and is a repetition... so I guess?
Show threadMark Dennehy4d ago
@jjcelery If you can sleep through the oil tanker scene, you may have taken too many sleeping tablets :D
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@markdennehy I usually make it as far as Beckett's and Mako's sparring scene and then conk out 😅
Show threadMark Dennehy4d ago
@jjcelery ... never have I witnessed a wider gulf between men and women :D :D :D
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@markdennehy I don't think this is a gender thing, I think it's me being weird thing 😂
Show threadMarcos Dione4d ago
@jjcelery interesting take. To me any screen is bad at night, specially with sound and moving stuff (or doomscrolling :) I prefer reading, and similarly, anything I read already, so I don't try to fight the sleepiness to finish a chapter :)
Show threadJJ Celery4d ago
@mdione I don't tend to re-read much, and reading is the worst: I can't put down a book unless I'm so tired it has smacked me in the face... by which time it's the morning 🥲