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Post by anna on Jan 13, 2006 11:22:36 GMT -5
I have enough of a cold to make me feel sorry for myself, so I bundled up on the couch and watched "You've Got Mail."
Does anyone else have comfort movies? I don't mean the ones that are your favorites or the ones that you think are best - just the ones that are the cinematic equivalent of macaroni and cheese.
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Post by shmeep on Jan 13, 2006 11:33:13 GMT -5
I know just what you mean! When I get like that, I often get the urge to watch things like Sixteen Candles or Better off Dead. Movies I liked in high school but that still make me giggle. Or I go on a Danny Kaye spree and watch Wonder Man or The Inspector General or The Court Jester.
But when I'm really sick, I like to have marathons. Star Wars. Star Trek. Lord of the Rings. Harry Potter.
Great topic, anna! Hope you feel better.
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Post by dogma on Jan 13, 2006 12:21:01 GMT -5
if i am extremely in a down mood,, any of the comedy movies with leslie nielson ( naked gun) just make me laugh,, even out loud,, he is so funny,
the movie airplane with peter graves is along those lines, too
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Post by shmeep on Jan 13, 2006 12:43:57 GMT -5
the movie airplane with peter graves is along those lines, too Some parts of Airplane still make me laugh just thinking of them. My favorite thing about the movie is that wonderful moment when the stewardess can't understand the black people and so she asks the other passengers, "Does anyone here speak Jive?" That's funny enough (although so wrong!) but then Barbara Billingsly--June Cleaver, Beaver's mom!--says, "I speak Jive," and then proceeds to "interpret" the conversation. Hearing Ma Cleaver speaking Jive makes it all worth it, if you ask me. I haven't watched it in years so I have no idea how it will hold up, but I know I'll always laugh at the Jive scene. |
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Post by housemouse on Jan 13, 2006 13:20:45 GMT -5
I know this might belong in another thread. But I was working at the same hotel where my husband parked Flip Wilson's car, and I was introduced to Robert Hayes. Remember the short-lived Starman TV series he was in? They were filming there.
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Post by dogma on Jan 13, 2006 13:24:00 GMT -5
or the scene where the stewardess asks aliitle girl ( about age 6 ) how she likes her coffee ,and the little girl replies " black, like my men " i'll have to see if they are on any satelite stations,, i do laugh as well,,just thinking of them,,
" surely you're mistaken,, no i'm not,, and don't call me shirley "
wasn't rober hayes the copilot in those movies?
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Post by shmeep on Jan 13, 2006 13:33:02 GMT -5
wasn't rober hayes the copilot in those movies? I thought he was the star. The guy who had to land the plane when the flight crew ate the fish and got sick. And Mouse...I remember him in Starman! |
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Post by housemouse on Jan 13, 2006 13:42:48 GMT -5
Moonstruck and Parenthood. To comfort movies of the first order.
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Post by bjobsessed on Jan 13, 2006 22:11:05 GMT -5
When I don't feel good or feel down, I like to watch true stories or inspirational type stories like "I am Sam" or "Mr. Holland's Opus." The end of Mr. Holland's Opus always makes me cry because he doesn't think he made much difference in the lives of his students and they all get together and perform the symphony he'd been working on for thirty years.
The cry is always a happy one and somehow I always feel a little better after watching a movie like that.
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Post by rducasey on Jan 13, 2006 22:25:37 GMT -5
When I don't feel good or feel down, I like to watch true stories or inspirational type stories like "I am Sam" or "Mr. Holland's Opus." The end of Mr. Holland's Opus always makes me cry because he doesn't think he made much difference in the lives of his students and they all get together and perform the symphony he'd been working on for thirty years. The cry is always a happy one and somehow I always feel a little better after watching a movie like that. Oh Anita, I love Mr. Holland's Opus for that very reason. And another sobby but happy ending to a movie, that I have to watch everytime it is on TV is "Rudy". |
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Post by bjobsessed on Jan 13, 2006 22:36:02 GMT -5
When I don't feel good or feel down, I like to watch true stories or inspirational type stories like "I am Sam" or "Mr. Holland's Opus." The end of Mr. Holland's Opus always makes me cry because he doesn't think he made much difference in the lives of his students and they all get together and perform the symphony he'd been working on for thirty years. The cry is always a happy one and somehow I always feel a little better after watching a movie like that. Oh Anita, I love Mr. Holland's Opus for that very reason. And another sobby but happy ending to a movie, that I have to watch everytime it is on TV is "Rudy". I have that movie too. It's great. I love it when the underdog wins. |
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Post by shmeep on Jan 14, 2006 21:30:38 GMT -5
When I don't feel good or feel down, I like to watch true stories or inspirational type stories like "I am Sam" or "Mr. Holland's Opus." The end of Mr. Holland's Opus always makes me cry because he doesn't think he made much difference in the lives of his students and they all get together and perform the symphony he'd been working on for thirty years. The cry is always a happy one and somehow I always feel a little better after watching a movie like that. Both very good movies. I never would have given I am Sam a chance, had I not caught it in a hotel room one time. I was surprised and impressed by how good it was. As for Mr. Holland's Opus, that's obviously a bit close to home for me. Little did I know, when I first saw it in the theatre, that I would go on to learn sign language, become an interpreter (interpreting for the woman who played Cole's teacher at the Deaf school, in fact), marry a Deaf man whose father looks and acts like Cole's father (only with the Deaf son--the similarities end there, but their relationship is always a little hard for me to watch), and--this is weirdest of all--get to know the Deaf guy who plays Cole as a teenager (high school friend of my husband's...they were recently groomsmen in the same wedding...nice guy, even if his drunk dad hit on me (ew)). Later I saw the guy who played adult Cole in two different plays. Yummy! So, it's not exactly a comfort movie, but it is dead on on all the Deaf issues. Maybe too much for my comfort level. I always get a little tense watching it. I just thought of a comfort movie I'm not proud of, but it makes me smile for some reason. Blast from the Past. It's incredibly stupid and I can completely turn my brain off for the duration, but it does make me chill out and I like it for that reason alone. |
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Post by Eyphur on Jan 14, 2006 23:06:33 GMT -5
When I don't feel good or feel down, I like to watch true stories or inspirational type stories like "I am Sam" or "Mr. Holland's Opus." The end of Mr. Holland's Opus always makes me cry because he doesn't think he made much difference in the lives of his students and they all get together and perform the symphony he'd been working on for thirty years. The cry is always a happy one and somehow I always feel a little better after watching a movie like that. I love Mr Holland's Opus! I still cry at the end of the movie. I just found it very beautiful and moving and I guess it speaks to me as a musician. It reminds me why I continue to pick up and instrument year after year and play. But if I had to pick one comfort movie I would go with Apollo 13. I've seen it 100+ times and I find comfort in watching something familiar where I know exactly whats going to happen. |
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Post by bjobsessed on Jan 15, 2006 0:01:17 GMT -5
I just thought of a comfort movie I'm not proud of, but it makes me smile for some reason. Blast from the Past. It's incredibly stupid and I can completely turn my brain off for the duration, but it does make me chill out and I like it for that reason alone. I love that movie. It is stupid, but funny. |
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Post by inuvik on Jan 15, 2006 14:42:18 GMT -5
I tend to like some of the teen movies from the 80's, like Pretty in Pink or Back to the Future.
Also my favourite film, Memphis Belle. It's good anytime, including when I am sick! It's also one of the few films I have on tape--one sure doesn't want to go out and rent when you have a cold or the flu.
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