Let's Name Every Easter-Themed Movie You Could Possibly Watch This Sunday
There's a movie for every special occasion/holiday, but when it comes to Easter you've got a lot of very, very different viewing options. Why go the traditional bunnies and kiddies route (a la Hop) or take a more pious tack (Passion of the Christ, anyone?) when there are so many other, less predictable ways to celebrate? I'll start with a few to whet your whistle as you dip into the chocolate basket this Sunday...
Easter Parade (1948)
Fred Astaire + Judy Garland + hats make Easter about winning that special guy/gal's heart and not about, you know, Jesus.
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Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
Those aren't Easter Eggs -- they're Critter eggs! Hunt carefully.
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Mallrats (1995)
"You know what?? THERE IS NO EASTER BUNNY!" Thanks a lot, Kevin Smith.
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Resurrection (1999)
"All the victims were 33 years old -- the same age as Christ when he died." This forgotten gem stars Christopher Lambert -- who also co-wrote the script! MAKE YOUR EASTER SUNDAY A HORROR EASTER SUNDAY!
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Chocolat (2000)
Because Easter --> chocolate --> Chocolat! Mmm, chocolate. It's what Easter's all about, right?
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Donnie Darko (2001)
Make it a double feature with 1950's Harvey (like the Aero's doing this weekend in Los Angeles) and you'll get enough freaky life-sized bunny action to last you until next year.
Got any other suggestions? Leave 'em below.
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Curse Of The Were-Rabbit?
The Long Good Friday, of course. Mirren + Hoskins = explosions!
Donnie Darko is a Halloween movie. If you are counting people in bunny suits can we add Bruce Willis in North?
Yes!
Bunny Suit? Like Ralphie in A CHRISTMAS STORY???
Good game, Jen! Wasn't there an Easter Bunny in Hell
in BILL AND TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY?
And in regards to Ingmar Bergman's film collection, did
he ever comment on BILL AND TED's take on The Reaper?
KRIS
I really, really hope that doc unearths Bergman's personal VHS copy of Bogus Journey.
Where do we draw the line? How about Val Kilmer's bunny slippers in Real Genius?
NO LIMITS!
With eggs alone, you can factor in the first two ALIEN
movies...fields of horrid eggs just daring you to paint 'em.
And, as a tangent to "eggs", how about THE DIRTY DOZEN?
KRIS the KLINGON
Flipping around channels last night, I ran across a horrible (direct to video I am sure) horror movie called (I think?) "Bunnyman" that involved someone in a bunny suit violently torturing and killing people. So.... there's that. (it was seriously disturbing in a "am I really seeing this?" way; sort of like the time I accidentally ran across clown porn).
"Accidentally ran across clown porn?" Come on, nobody "accidentally" runs across clown porn...
This was back in the '90s when I was in high school, a friend of mine had one of those descrambler boxes where you got access to random cable channels, we were switching around the dial one night and... there it was. Of course, I guess it could have been worse - bunny suit porn?
So Jen, you're telling us that if you saw clown porn in the
middle of Sunset Blvd (actual street, not the Wilder movie)
you wouldn't run it over accidentally? Maybe twice?
Although... that IS Hollywood, and we locals are kinda
used to folks playing to the tourists.
Hypothetically speaking, I *think* I'd take bunny suit porn over clown porn. Clown porn sounds frightening. And I'm pretty sure walking down certain sections of Hollywood Blvd. approximates the experience.
Night of the Lepus?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_lepus
That will go nicely with Resurrection/Critters 2.
Then of course there's "Monty Python & the Holy Grail", for its iconic scene.
Jesus Christ Superstar! Who doesn't love a 70s rock opera? And if bunny suits are the only requirement, how about that episode of Entourage when Turtle meets a furry on Craigslist?
We could redefine "eggs" during the fellatio scene in "Brown Bunny".
How about some religious films? The Last Temptation of Christ, The Robe, Ben-Hur,or The Life of Brian?
35 Period Dramas for Easter - from chocolate and bunnies to the resurrection. http://www.willowandthatch.com/easter-themed-movies/ Happy Easter!