LOL, that's so funny. I did the same when we had a short break at a hotel recently for anniversary. Before dinner that came on, and I was glued to it...again...love me a good disaster flick, haha!
For some reason I always seem to watch Woman of the Dunes during the summer. Lawrence of Arabia too. I guess both lend that certain sort of stifling atmosphere to the hot weather... like a dose of extra immersion. Although I don't seem to have the same thing occur for cold movies in the winter.