by 3acrewood 51 Replies latest social entertainment
Have you noticed there are certain movies you just never get tired of watching? What's does your list include? Here are some of mine (in no particular order as to favorites):
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (ALWAYS makes me laugh)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Ditto)
The Fugitive
Sleepless in Seattle
Trading Places
Groundhog Day
The Net
When Harry Met Sally
Father of the Bride (Steve Martin version)
The Big Chill
American Dreamer
Ditto to:
Ferris Bueller, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Groundhog Day
BIG no to any of the ones with Meg Ryan in
And add:
12 Monkeys
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
Star Wars
A Few Good Men
Laurel & Hardy Films
The Mask (Hmmnn...Cameron )
My Fair Lady (I know all the words you know...)
and, erm...
The Sound of Music ? (oh the shame)
Yeah - just watched part of My Fair Lady today actually. I get a real bang out of the "Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man" routine. LOL And it struck me that in a remake, Kelsey Grammer (Frazier Crane - Do you even have Frazier in England?) would make a PERFECT Henry Higgins.
My list:
To Kill A Mockingbird
Rear Window
Prince of Tides
Star Wars
Sound of Music
Jane Eyre(GeorgeC.Scott/SusannahYork)
Tommy Boy
Beauty and the Beast(Disney)
The Fugitive
Ghost
Braveheart
Casablanca
Oh yes! How could I have forgotten To Kill a Mockingbird! I agree wholeheartedly on that one, 7. ANd, Yes, The Prince of Tides. What a story. But, I have to say I found the book to be much better than the movie. We need a threat on best books here also. (The Bible doesn't count; goes without saying ...)
Yes..."Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man?" - the best bit.
We do get Frasier over here but I don't watch it very often - the guy would make a good Prof. Higgins though.
Gladiator
American Beauty
Foxifre
Fight club and
Braveheart
Same here with Ferris Beueller, Dirty rotten Scoundels and Groundhog Day.
a few others I rewatch a bit are
Indochine
Life of Brian "Worse! How could it be worse! Jehovah Jehovah!"
Brazil
Bladerunner
all James Bond films
Back To The Future
Terminator 1 & 2
A Bridge Too Far
Battle of Britain
Oh yeah!
Here are a few of my favourites:
1. Reckless: Aidan Quinn & Darryl Hannah (LOVE THIS MOVIE TO PIECES)1984
2. Female Troubles: (John Waters - 1974) Divine, Mink Stole, Edith Massey
3. Baraka: 1992 (simply breathtaking, and without a script or actors, just planet Earth and its inhabitants)
4. Bona: (Philippines - not sure of the year) But what a great Filipino movie. It is subtitled, and was directed by the late infamous Lina Broca. Brilliant! Very moving and tough as nails. If you are an empowered woman, you may want to check it out. The ending is perfect.
5. Goin' Down The Road: (Canada 1970) A story about two transplanted Nova Scotians in the big city (Toronto) and the predicaments they get themselves into. It's a damn near accurate portrayal of how some transplanted Maritimers adapted to big city life: success/failure.
Well there's my contribution. I'm going to relook at some of what many of you posted, perhaps there may be a few additions to my 'most watched' list.
