The Rewatchables: ‘Notting Hill’ With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins

Published 2024-07-19; 1:08:41 by the feed.

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Most rewatchable scene

  1. pick The first bookstore scene, with Julia Roberts browsing and signing the book for the book-down-the-trousers guy.
    “Mine's the 1st bookstore scene.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:23:18
  2. pick The movie junket (Horse and Hound).
    “Um, I guess mine is the movie Dunket, though.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:23:13
  3. floated The sister's birthday dinner party and the brownie competition.
    “Uh, Honey, the sister's birthday party, with a special shout out to the brownie scene.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:19:03
  4. floated The dinner-party montage without Julia, ending with his friends talking about their feelings at home.
    “It ends with that nice scene with his friends at home in, and they're just talking about their feelings.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:20:24
  5. floated Their day together: running lines, the ice cream, Mel Gibson's bottom.
    “So their day together when she comes back, they're running lines, they eat the ice cream.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:21:01
  6. floated The second bookstore scene, the 'I'm just a girl' speech.
    “Obviously, that I'm just a girl speech.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:21:56
  7. floated The final press conference.
    “And then the press conference.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:22:17
  8. floated The birthday dinner party scene.
    “My 3 were to the dinner party scene, the press conference and the press junket.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:22:21

What's aged the best · What about the movie holds up in 2019.

  1. pick Julia Roberts as Anna Scott: Her style, Vans included; Amanda strongly disagrees over the flip-flops.
    “Number one for me is Julia Roberts style.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:23:44
  2. pick London and Notting Hill as a neighborhood
    “London looks wonderful and also quite similar.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:25:45
  3. pick Hugh Grant's gentle hipster archetype as William Thacker
    “Hugh Grant's gentle hipster.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:26:55
  4. pick The commentary on celebrity culture and tabloids
    “And then lastly, the commentary on celebrity culture.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:27:34
  5. pick Julia Roberts: Her decision to make the movie aged well; it gave her back ownership of her narrative.
    “I think also a corollary to that is like Julia Roberts decision to do this movie has aged tremendously well”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:28:28
  6. pick The script, with little technology to date it
    “I think the script is really great.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:30:20
  7. pick The nudity clause explanation
    “The nudity clause explanation?”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:31:07
  8. pick The final speech
    “Um, and then the final speech.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:31:29

What's aged the worst · What about the movie hasn't held up.

  1. pick Julia Roberts as Anna Scott: Her wardrobe, above all the teal flip-flops in the final scene.
    “Julia Roberts wardrobes is one of them.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:25:18
  2. pick The travel bookstore: Online guides killed the concept.
    “Um, I think travel bookstore just just aged horribly.”
    unknown · 0:32:28
  3. pick Alec Baldwin as the American boyfriend: His association with the movie reads differently now.
    “Alec Baldwin being in this movie?”
    unknown · 0:34:16

The 1999 Award · The most 1999 thing about the movie.

  1. pick The travel bookstore (Lonely Planet heyday)
    “So one of mine, I'll just get out of the way, was travel bookstore.”
    unknown · 0:35:23
  2. pick Julia Roberts' suits: The bad Express suits, like the jacket at the dinner scene.
    “Wait, the other one I have is Joy Roberts suits.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:35:40
  3. pick When You Say Nothing at All
    “I'm going to say the one you say nothing at all, song, song that is on the soundtrack and plays when they're in the garden scene.”
    unknown · 0:36:04
  4. pick Rhys Ifans as Spike: As an actor he is super 99, then played the same role over and over.
    “I just feel like as an actor, he's super 99 to me as well.”
    unknown · 0:36:47

Casting what ifs · Almost-castings and recasts.

  1. pick No real alternatives: the movie needed Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant
    “So basically, they were not going to make this movie without Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.”
    unknown · 0:37:13

Dion Waiters Award · Making the most with the least.

  1. winner Emma Chambers as Honey: Could be a forgettable role, but she is quirky and good.
    “I'm going with Emma Chambers, his sister.”
    unknown · 0:40:20
  2. winner James Dreyfus as Martin: The bookstore assistant, comic relief that brings the shop to life.
    “Uh, Martin? James Dreyfus.”
    unknown · 0:40:29
  3. nominee Tim McInerney and Gina McKee as Max and Bella: The married friends feel like a real couple with their own story.
    “I think that the married couple, Max and Bella, who are played by Tim McInerney and Gina McKee.”
    unknown · 0:41:19
  4. nominee Rhys Ifans as Spike: The scuba bit and the goggles at the movie theater.
    “And then... Resiphons is... he does a lot.”
    unknown · 0:41:51

Best cameo · A special add-on to the Dion Waiters Award for the best cameo.

  1. nominee Emily Mortimer as the date that doesn't work out
    “Sure, Emily Mortimer.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:42:37
  2. nominee Mischa Barton as co-star in the space movie: Literally 12 at the time.
    “Misha Barton is a co-star in the space movie.”
    Juliet Litman · 0:42:44
  3. winner Alec Baldwin as the American boyfriend: Makes a big impact in one scene as a jerk ordering for his girlfriend.
    “No, it's kind of Alec Baldwin.”
    unknown · 0:43:04
  4. winner Emily Mortimer as the date that doesn't work out: Her nitpick: why doesn't William date her.
    “I was going to go with Emily Mortimer just because I would like to,”
    unknown · 0:43:05

Half-assed internet research · Trivia from the internet, read out and doubted.

  1. pick Julia Roberts kept raising the salary figure in the dinner scene
    “Hugh Bonneville later asked Roberts why she kept changing the figure.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:44:17
  2. pick Julia Roberts was allegedly paid 15 million
    “Um, 15000000 is also allegedly what she was paid for Notting Hill.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:45:22
  3. pick The blue door's journey: sold, auctioned, painted black
    “The House with the Blue Door, where William lives is real, as Juliet said.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:45:59
  4. pick The final cut was 3.5 hours long; both would pay to see the 90 minutes
    “The final cut was 3.5 hours long.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:46:48
  5. pick Anna Scott as a hybrid of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn
    “According to Richard Curtis, Anna Scott was a hybrid of Grace Kelly and Audrey Hepburn.”
    Amanda Dobbins · 0:47:22

Apex Mountain · Whether this is the peak of a star's or writer's career.

  1. winner Hugh Grant as William Thacker: Both agree; it sets up his early 2000s rom-com run.
    “This is an Apex Mountain.”
    unknown · 0:51:00
  2. nominee Julia Roberts: Both say no; My Best Friend's Wedding is her better performance, though they prefer this movie.
    “I think that she is better in my best friend's wedding, though I prefer this movie.”
    unknown · 0:52:31
  3. winner Richard Curtis: Settled on Love Actually being his apex rather than this movie.
    “Um, I think this is an apex.”
    unknown · 0:52:58

Joey Pants Award · Best that guy.

  1. winner Rhys Ifans as Spike: They would rename the award for him.
    “We could rename it to the Resiphons Award.”
    unknown · 0:54:42
  2. nominee Hugh Bonneville
    “I think, really, you could kind of do Hugh Bonneville, but then he became around.”
    unknown · 0:54:46

Saul Rubinek Award · Overacting; here they find nothing obvious in an understated movie.

  1. nominee Alec Baldwin as the American boyfriend
    “Maybe Alec Baldwin?”
    unknown · 0:55:14
  2. nominee Emma Chambers as Honey: Skirts the line, but she is supposed to be that way, so it is overwriting, not overacting.
    “honey skirts the line, sometimes it's a bit much, but she's also supposed to be that way”
    unknown · 0:55:16
  3. nominee Anna Scott's temper tantrum and the Henry James film scene: Intentional overplaying; the only dramatic scene.
    “I was like the only real dramatic scene is her just having a total temper tantrum.”
    unknown · 0:56:24

Picking Nits · Nitpicks of a movie they love.

  1. pick Hotel security throughout London
    “Hotel security throughout London.”
    unknown · 0:56:46
  2. pick How William is picked out at the press conference: Helped a little by the pink shirt.
    “How do they know to call in it on him at all?”
    unknown · 0:57:42
  3. pick William's finances and divorce; why women keep dumping him as William Thacker
    “William Dacker's finances.”
    unknown · 0:58:07
  4. pick Answering the front door in his underwear
    “One more, answering the front door in your underwear.”
    unknown · 1:00:19
  5. pick Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant's lack of sexual chemistry: They conclude it does not matter for this movie.
    “Did Julie Roberts and Hugh Grant have any chemistry?”
    unknown · 1:02:10

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

  1. pick How does William have money?
    “How does he have money?”
    unknown · 0:59:38
  2. pick Does Anna Scott have any family or friends? as Anna Scott
    “Uh, which is just, does Anna Scott have any family or friends?”
    unknown · 1:01:12

Best quote · The best line; they play the clip instead.

  1. winner The 'I'm just a girl' speech: Called the defining rom-com speech, alongside When Harry Met Sally and Jerry Maguire.
    “I'm also just a girl.”
    unknown · 1:05:21

Ebert review · What Roger Ebert thought of it.

  1. pick Notting Hill: Three stars.
    “Roger Ebert, love this movie. Three stars.”
    unknown · 1:06:33

Could it be a Netflix show in 2019 · Whether the movie could work as a 10-episode streaming series.

  1. pick Notting Hill as a 10-episode Netflix show: Yes, because you want to live in the world; the friends get subplots.
    “Um, but I think, yes, actually, this one.”
    unknown · 1:06:57

Who won the movie · Who came out ahead.

  1. winner Hugh Grant as William Thacker
    “I think it's you, Grant.”
    unknown · 1:07:44
  2. winner Julia Roberts as Anna Scott: The movie helps people understand her.
    “I think that she is a winner from this movie because of just it helps people understand her.”
    unknown · 1:08:16
  3. winner Richard Curtis
    “And I think also Richard Curtis is a winner from this movie”
    unknown · 1:08:25

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