TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Let's share the movie you watch when you need your spirits lifted. For us, Mamma Mia is our guilty pleasure. Love that move. Also silly, the movie RV is one of our favorites as well. Completely silly, but relatable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Cat in the Hat with Mike Myers. That humor makes me laugh out loud every single time I watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, mmasc said: Cat in the Hat with Mike Myers. That humor makes me laugh out loud every single time I watch it. OOH. I haven't seen that one. Will put it on the list. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Lord of the Rings. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Sweet Home Alabama Clueless 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, ktgrok said: Sweet Home Alabama Clueless Yeah, Legally Blonde is one of my faves in that genre. Been awhile since I've seen Sweet Home Alabama. Definitely putting it into the queue. Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Local Hero. Room with a View. Persuasion with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hynes. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, Laura Corin said: Local Hero. Room with a View. Persuasion with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hynes. Never heard of Local Hero... Looks sweet. Will check it out! Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Talladega Nights. Can't help it. Makes us laugh every time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Legally Blonde Clueless Midnight in Paris (the only Woody Allen movie I've ever liked) The Joss Whedon version of Much Ado About Nothing. Monty Python and the Holy Grail Mamma Mia or Singing in the Rain if I'm in the mood for a cheer up musical. The Blues Brothers if I want music AND a laugh. Not a movie but I also love the miniseries Lost in Austen. I think it's still on Hulu. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Austenland (2013)Enchanted April (1991)In a World (2013)Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)Arranged (2007)Logan Lucky (2017)Paterson (2016)Miss Congeniality (2000)Babbette's Feast (1987)Singin' in the Rain (1952)Arabian Nights (2000)Spirited Away (2001)Yellow Submarine (1968)Help! (1965) And, of course, some of the specific TV or film versions of Jane Austen. 😉 Edited August 3, 2021 by Lori D. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 My big fat Greek wedding 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Lori D. said: Enchanted April (1991)Paterson (2016) I love Enchanted April, the book and the movie. Both are lovely. Paterson is my hometown though I haven't lived there since I was 13. I only saw the movie once. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 52 minutes ago, Laura Corin said: ... Persuasion with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hynes This has become my favorite of all the TV/film versions of Austen stories. 💕 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildflowerMom Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 You've Got Mail Summer Rental Not a movie, but I rewatch 'Frasier' a couple times a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Lady Florida. said: I love Enchanted April, the book and the movie. Both are lovely. Paterson is my hometown though I haven't lived there since I was 13. I only saw the movie once. Enchanted April, along with Austenland and In a World, are my hands-down go-to movies that make me feel better when I need "comfort food" films. 😍 The movie Paterson made me fall in love with Adam Driver as an actor. Such a gentle, lovely film about a gentle, lovely young married couple. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 The Princess Bride Undercover Blues Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Loowit said: The Princess Bride YESSSSS!!!! How could I have forgotten this one. Star Wars (Original Trilogy) The only decent ones in my opinion, but yes. So many memories of standing in line three different times to see the original Star Wars in elementary school. It is the only movie I've ever seen more than once in a movie theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, WildflowerMom said: You've Got Mail Yeah, I love Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, but I found both Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail really boring. If I remember correctly, I fell asleep during You've Got Mail. So now I have to ask, ( No judgement!!!) what is it about this movie that makes it a comfort one for you? Special memory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, Lori D. said: This has become my favorite of all the TV/film versions of Austen stories. 💕 I don't understand why they made that plot change so that Mr Elliot is in search of money rather than prestige. It's otherwise close to perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Loowit said: The Princess Bride How could I forget that one??!! Our family quotes from it often (along with the Monty Python one). I'm going to have to look for the Ciaran Hynes version of Persuasion. That's my favorite Austen novel. I'm not usually happy with adaptations of Austen books. The only one I really like is Emma with Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller. Edited August 3, 2021 by Lady Florida. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippymamato3 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Troop Beverly Hills, Legally Blonde, First Wives' Club Edited August 3, 2021 by hippymamato3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooCow Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Elf and The Simpsons movie eta: The Brady bunch movie Edited August 3, 2021 by MooCow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234 Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 About Time Return to Me So I Married an Axe Murderer Legally Blonde Gidget movies (used to watch these with my mom all the time when little and still enjoy) Anne of Green Gables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) 14 minutes ago, TexasProud said: ... I found ... You've Got Mail really boring... MUCH better is the original 1940s The Shop Around the Corner -- You've Got Mail is a pale, boring remake next to the original. JMO. 😉 Edited August 3, 2021 by Lori D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 2 hours ago, TexasProud said: Yeah, Legally Blonde is one of my faves in that genre. Been awhile since I've seen Sweet Home Alabama. Definitely putting it into the queue. Thanks! So many favorite parts of Sweet Home Alabama. When she asks if the dog can swim, and he says, "doesn't look like it". When the "you've gotta baby...in a bar" and her friend replies, "this ones still on the tit so I can take her anywhere" (that WAS my life, lol). And "Why you make me be mean to you?" which I say to my dogs all the time, lol. 22 minutes ago, TexasProud said: Yeah, I love Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, but I found both Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail really boring. If I remember correctly, I fell asleep during You've Got Mail. So now I have to ask, ( No judgement!!!) what is it about this movie that makes it a comfort one for you? Special memory? Same, I love both those actors a LOT, but not in those movies. I think I also fell asleep in You've Got Mail. Meg Ryan in that movie where she is a teacher in a rough school? Loved her in that (and wanted her hair style). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Oh, wrong time of year for it, but White Christmas. It's just a cozy fun one with lots of singing and dancing. And the whole feel good helping thing...love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Sound of Music 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Twister (I have to stop and watch if I see it on), Lord of the Rings, Star Trek (Next Generation Era), Rear Window, Independence Day - I'm sure I have a few others that I can't think of right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Just now, AmandaVT said: Twister (I have to stop and watch if I see it on), Lord of the Rings, Star Trek (Next Generation Era), Rear Window, Independence Day - I'm sure I have a few others that I can't think of right now. oh yeah, love Independence Day and Twister! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Fun thread! Almost Famous Dirty Dancing Ocean's Eleven (the remake) The Thomas Crowne Affair (the remake) The Sound of Music Moonstruck Edited August 3, 2021 by JennyD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, Bootsie said: Sound of Music Yep. My all time favorite. Still have a dream to be Maria in community theater. I know it by heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, ktgrok said: oh yeah, love Independence Day and Twister! Love those as well. We watch Independence Day every July 4th. Twister came out when we lived in Oklahoma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 16 minutes ago, ktgrok said: Oh, wrong time of year for it, but White Christmas. It's just a cozy fun one with lots of singing and dancing. And the whole feel good helping thing...love it. Yep. One of the ones we watch every Christmas… or should I say my daughter and I do. The boys often opt out . 🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Working Girl love director Mike Nichols! Too soon gone… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishes Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Cloud Atlas is one of my favorite movies. (and books). It’s not always happy, in fact it has a lot of dark elements to it but it’s overall message is one of hope. favorite quotes: Haskell Moore: No matter what you do it will never amount to anything more than a single drop in a limitless ocean. Adam Ewing: What is an ocean but a multitude of drops? Sonmi-451: Our lives are not our own, we are bound to others, past and present. And by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future. Edited August 3, 2021 by Wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarter Note Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Strictly Ballroom. My FAVORITE movie of all time. Sweet plot line, gently whimsical, and great dancing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Just now, Quarter Note said: Strictly Ballroom. My FAVORITE movie of all time. Sweet plot line, gently whimsical, and great dancing! Never heard of it, but looks fun. I will put it on the list. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Great ideas so far, and the second Big Fat Greek Wedding is, unusually, just as funny as the first. Also, Ghostbusters Raiders of the Lost Ark The Sound of Music Young Frankenstein And in the oldies category: White Christmas The Bells of St. Mary's It Happened One Night 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Lori D. said: MUCH better is the original 1940s The Shop Around the Corner -- You've Got Mail is a pale, boring remake next to the original. JMO. 😉 Jimmy Stewart.. ... Sold. I will definitely check this one out! I love Jimmy Stewart. I cannot remember the boardie that recommended that half an hour Christmas movie this past year that had the Tabernacle Choir in it. Oh my goodness, I bawled like a baby. Such a great actor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Carol in Cal. said: Also, Ghostbusters Yeah, this was a huge parenting fail that my kids will not let me forget. I remembered Ghostbusters fondly. Kept telling my teens they had to see this move. So one day we watched it. Well, it wasn't that great and I fell asleep only to wake up to my daughter and middle child shrieking at the oral s-- scene." MOM...why in the world did you let us watch this movie... How did you think it was appropriate???" So now, when I wax nostalgic over some 80's movie that was so good, they ask if it is as good as Ghostbusters... LOL. It is a big family joke here. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Oscar (our family's favorite) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 12 minutes ago, BakersDozen said: Oscar (our family's favorite) Haven't seen that one. Will have to try it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Many of my favs have already been mentioned, but another one I love is Four Weddings and a Funeral. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 14 minutes ago, whitestavern said: Many of my favs have already been mentioned, but another one I love is Four Weddings and a Funeral. I rewatched that recently -- it has held up quite well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Adventures in Babysitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, fraidycat said: Adventures in Babysitting This is on Disney+. I loved this when I was young. 😄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, alisoncooks said: This is on Disney+. I loved this when I was young. 😄 I may have to try it. My memory from when it came out is that it was awful, but I was in college, so I don't think I actually saw it, just heard that. May have to give it a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmrich Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 When Harry Met Sally Father of the Bride Pride and Prejudice Elf Sound of Music When You Were Sleeping 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasProud Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 OOOh! Yes!!! Which Father of the Bride? I adore the Steve Martin version. The Colin Firth Pride and Prejudice by any chance? Now Elf. Just no. I know a lot of people really like it, but I couldn't stand it. Sorry!!! Sandra Bullock is adorable in several movies, like the one where she is a beauty contestant. That one was really funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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