Sunday morning. I am not hungover, and anyway not nearly as badly as you are, you dirty dog. But I am sick, which has much the same feeling to it, only without having had any fun, first. I thought I would make a list, inspired by the Corner, of movies which I consider excellent hangover recovery vehicles.

10. Every Which Way But Loose. I loathe this movie. Its only redeeming feature is that the camera work is relatively steady, excepting the fight scenes, which keeps one's equilibrium in whack. It is also commonly shown between noon and 2:00 pm, which means that just as one has recovered basic motor skills, one can reassure oneself that at least one is not co-starring with an orang-utan.

9. Ghostbusters. This would be higher on my list, but I really like it. Which means that I try to pay attention when it's on, which is not a good quality for a hangover movie to possess. Distraction from wretchedness, yes. But said wretchedness only increases with the realization that one can only focus on objects for thirty seconds before everything starts blurring and wobbling.

8. Diggstown. Classic hangover fare. The fights are fun, the acting bad, and the premise absurd. For me, this takes the place of Road House, since Patrick Swayze is not someone I like to watch even when I'm sober.

7. Big Trouble in Little China. Kurt Russell, whence camest thou? From the darkest days of Disney's frantic fare, now to star in this, our campy genre-less film. Escapist is good.

6. True Grit. Another genuinely enjoyable movie, with Oscars for various movie-related things. Rooster Cogburn will make you think last night's indulgences were a drop in his ocean. And by the time he says, "Fill your hands, you son-of-a-bitch!", you're feeling a heckuva a lot better.

5. Fistful of Dollars. Clint Eastwood looks like you probably feel. But he gets to shoot people. I'd have put Yojimbo here, but like you're really going to read subtitles. You're a disgrace, you know that?

4. The Man From Snowy River. Horses. Australia. A love interest that couldn't act her way out of a paper bag if the instructions were on the heel. And the greatest riding scene in any movie, ever.

3. The Last Starfighter. The 80's were a fertile time for hangover movies. The Last Starfighter is classic teenage wish fulfillment sci-fi. Good for it. You'll wish you had a spaceship, or at least a Thumb.

2. Top Gun. Loud, which is bad. But fast jets, which is good! But Goose dies (sorry!), which is bad. But Maverick gets to be a pilot, which is good! This movie requires no thought to enjoy, which is good, good, good.

1. Omega Man! Oh, the joy of Omega Man. Just when you're wishing that all human life had been wiped out, along comes this movie and IT'S LIKE THEY READ YOUR MIND. Sorry. Didn't mean to shout. But Charleton Heston running around a post-Apocalyptic urban wasteland, killing off mutants and trying to stay sane: that's what you need right now. ALong with salt. And water. And protein. And less movement.

Comments are open; suggestions appreciated.