Bottle Shock: The Movie

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Kay Bixler

Kay Bixler
I actually watched this movie last night and it was a complete laugh riot. The acting was mostly terrible, the characters were cartoonish, and the story was ham fisted and hacked together but somehow it was honest to goodness entertainment.

I'm certain the movie is a very accurate portrayal of the actual events and nothing was added or even stretched to make the story more exciting. But I need to know, did drinking Chateau Montelena chardonnay actually make interns sleep with anyone? Is there really a mysterious, temporary browning that only affects wine that is too perfect and then only lasts for a couple days? Did Bo's dad really fire everyone, including himself, every day? Why was there a perfectly made bed in shack with no walls in the middle of a dusty vineyard? Why did the house where the Paris tasting was held have no roof? What if it rained? I have more questions, Eden, but lets start here.

Just to save this thread: we had some 2005 Puffeney Poulsard and it is perfect with receding fruitiness, light astringency and a perfumed finish.
 
I think the browning is accurate, though I don't know about the timing, or if it even happened anywhere near the competition. The rest...
 
Sounds like a good time. Lucky you!

I can attempt answers to some of your questions:
But I need to know, did drinking Chateau Montelena chardonnay actually make interns sleep with anyone? Is there really a mysterious, temporary browning that only affects wine that is too perfect and then only lasts for a couple days? Did Bo's dad really fire everyone, including himself, every day? Why was there a perfectly made bed in shack with no walls in the middle of a dusty vineyard? Why did the house where the Paris tasting was held have no roof? What if it rained?
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1. I think plying someone with alcohol is a time-honored technique for getting them into the sack. Not that I would ever do such a thing. Around here.

2. Two vignerons have mentioned a temporary browning to me. The perfection of the wine, of course, went without saying.

3. I have read that pickers would sometimes sleep in huts in the vineyards if there was a lot of work to do. Not sure about the thread count, though.
 
I heard "cheesy but entertaining" on this one. Combine that with a Bixler rec, and its going to number 1 on my queue.
 
originally posted by Bwood:
I heard "cheesy but entertaining" on this one. Combine that with a Bixler rec, and its going to number 1 on my queue.
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Save yourself the two hours and [re]rent Autumn's Tale. Alan Rickman is, as always, fun, but really the movie is pretty terrible.
 
originally posted by SFJoe:
I don't think wine is the drug of choice if you're going to watch this movie.
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So, what your recommendation, Joe? Thorazine? Dilaudid? Harmaline? i.p.? qd?

Mark Lipton
 
Hey, I went in expecting the worst. And I got it! Brad is right, it's campy. Not worth the effort to Netflix but okay to stumble across on cable.

I wish Chris Coad would post in this thread. I'm sure he has seen the movie.
 
This movie could have been a lot of fun had it had a compelling story, a well-crafted screenplay, a competent director, and even a single decent actor. (Sorry Rickman fans, dyspepsia isn't acting, especially when used in every performance.)

I'm eagerly awaiting "Licked" though. This droll tale of the little-known cult world of philately will be a real sleeper!
 
I know a couple of people who live here in the valley and loved the pr for their business but thought the movie sucked. In fact I don't know anyone with a history in the valley who didn't think the movie sucked.
 
originally posted by Lou Kessler:
I'm with JoeI know a couple of people who live here in the valley and loved the pr for their business but thought the movie sucked. In fact I don't know anyone with a history in the valley who didn't think the movie sucked.
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Hey, don't you think that the Barretts were thrilled with their caricaturizations characterizations in the film? I know that I would've been.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by MLipton:
originally posted by Lou Kessler:
I'm with JoeI know a couple of people who live here in the valley and loved the pr for their business but thought the movie sucked. In fact I don't know anyone with a history in the valley who didn't think the movie sucked.
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Hey, don't you think that the Barretts were thrilled with their caricaturizations characterizations in the film? I know that I would've been.

Mark Lipton
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I knew the Barretts long before Bo was active. I live here, people talk to me, I socialize with them, I've never been accused of having my mouth running before I put my brain in gear.
 
I read "The Judgement of Paris" about a year ago and couldn't, therefore, enjoy the movie. Granted the Spurrier role was well-acted, the finger-painting with most of the background facts was grating and distracting. I've never been able to buy into the 'don't let the truth get in the way of a good story' approach.

By the way, and totally unrelated, do wine drinkers watch less TV than the population (of, say, the U.S.) as a whole on average?
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons: do wine drinkers watch less TV than the population (of, say, the U.S.) as a whole on average?
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Ian, I can't think how this thread led you to this question or why such a conclusion might be the case in general, but I'll volunteer as one example.

We drink wine every day and we RARELY ever (almost never) watch TV.

. . . . . Pete
 
originally posted by Ian Fitzsimmons:
By the way, and totally unrelated, do wine drinkers watch less TV than the population (of, say, the U.S.) as a whole on average?
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We only watch Masterpiece Theatre and spend the rest of our free time fiddling with hi-fi equipment.

Also some of us have gardens.

It sounds worse than it really is.
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Ian, I can't think how this thread led you to this question or why such a conclusion might be the case in general, but I'll volunteer as one example.

We drink wine every day and we RARELY ever (almost never) watch TV.

. . . . . Pete
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Yes, sorry Pete, a pretty disconnected leap. Worth its own thread?
 
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