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Post by Mini Mia on Mar 14, 2007 21:53:57 GMT -6
Here is a list of movies that I have a hard time not stopping on when I see them on the Satellite grid:
Muriel's Wedding
Secrets & Lies
House of Cards
Flesh+Blood
Strictly Ballroom
Dirty Dancing
Just to name a few. What are yours?
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Post by vox on Mar 15, 2007 15:42:16 GMT -6
A Matter of Life and Death with David Niven, a good old black and white movie, it's one of those you just can't ignore when it's on, a good old court case but in heaven!
and another one of my favourites is Murder by Death, I just fold up into a ball of laughter when I watch it, guaranteed to lift your spirits if you are feeling a bit down. Mind you I like any film with Peter Sellers in it!
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Post by katina2nd on Mar 15, 2007 19:09:44 GMT -6
Quite a few fall into that category actually, with the top twp probably being "Working Girl" with Melanie Griffith, and "Trading Places" starring Eddie Murphy when he was actually funny; just watched it again the other day.
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Post by Mini Mia on Mar 15, 2007 21:13:25 GMT -6
Oh, yeah, Working Girl is one I also have a hard time passing up. 
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Post by Siren on Mar 15, 2007 22:21:22 GMT -6
I can't resist watching just a few minutes of..
"Desk Set" with Tracy & Hepburn
"How To Marry A Millionaire" with Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, and Betty Grable
"To Have and Have Not" with Bogey and Bacall
"Casablanca"
"Tootsie"
and many more...
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Post by Phalon on Mar 16, 2007 20:54:41 GMT -6
I can not ever pass up "The Big Easy". Probably the only movie I've ever really liked Dennis Quaid in - as hot as those steamy New Orleans nights. <fans herself> swooooon.....
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Post by vox on Mar 17, 2007 13:40:39 GMT -6
I like Dennis Quaid in 'The Day After Tomorrow', bit spooky actually, with regards to the current weather we are getting here!
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Post by moonglum on Mar 18, 2007 15:03:52 GMT -6
WAY OUT WEST, an all-time classic. Guaranteed to have you doing the dance and singing the songs. Stan and Ollie could do no wrong.
Evening all, by the way.
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Post by syndrome on Mar 18, 2007 15:58:57 GMT -6
ok well i guess i have to mention that all time great Blazing Saddles! its one of those movies you just have to watch time and time again.
a real timeless classic! ;D
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Post by Mini Mia on Mar 18, 2007 19:13:53 GMT -6
Romancing the Stone
Labyrinth
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Post by moonglum on Mar 19, 2007 15:24:37 GMT -6
D'you know MM, I've never seen LABYRINTH. It's one of those films that I've just never got around to.
MG
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Post by Mini Mia on Mar 19, 2007 17:31:57 GMT -6
It's worth the watch. IMHO
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Post by katina2nd on Mar 22, 2007 18:50:43 GMT -6
Probably doesn't fit into this category exactly as I haven't seen it in ages, but it just popped up on Foxtel the other day and I had a look, "Frankie and Johnny" with Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer.
A rather simple story really but wonderfully told, full of fascinating characters, Al and Michelle in great form, great writing very similar in style to Neil Simon in many ways, the type of film I could watch repeatedly no worries.
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Post by Siren on Mar 23, 2007 20:42:14 GMT -6
You know, kat, I'm not sure if I've ever seen that one. With a cast like that, how in the world did I miss it?? One to put on the list, for sure.
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Post by katina2nd on Mar 23, 2007 23:36:34 GMT -6
Feel pretty sure you'd like it Siren, full of very witty dialogue, and as you say, a great cast, with the always excellent Hector Elizondo, plus Nathan Lane and Kate Nelligan among others lending great support to the two leads.
Speaking of witty dialogue, another that comes to mind is Neil Simon's "I Ought to be in Pictures" with the excellent Walter Matthau and Ann-Margret outshone onscreen by a knock out first time performance from Dinah Manoff.
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Post by vox on Mar 24, 2007 11:48:56 GMT -6
What about 'Hostage' with Bruce Willis? That man just gets better and better looking the older he gets!
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Post by Siren on Apr 25, 2007 21:47:57 GMT -6
Vox, I think Bruce hit his peak of sex appeal in his debut film, "Die Hard". But, to each her own. He's adorable, nonetheless!
Add this movie to my list: "Urban Cowboy". It helps that I'm from the southwest, where people and situations like those in the movie are commonplace. I know many people who are just like "Bud & Sissy", and know of bars very much like Gilley's. That movie is amazingly realistic about those people and that lifestyle, and I never cease to be entertained by it. I'll watch it from the beginning, the end, or anywhere in the middle, even if only for a few minutes.
Movie trivia: the roles of Bud and Sissy were originally to be played by Dennis Quaid and Michelle Pfeiffer. The movie producer thought Debra Winger wasn't pretty enough for the role of Sissy.
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Post by Mini Mia on Apr 25, 2007 23:22:55 GMT -6
Quigley Down Under
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 5, 2007 21:48:53 GMT -6
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 8, 2007 18:22:27 GMT -6
A Stranger Among Us
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 9, 2007 22:53:42 GMT -6
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Post by Phalon on Aug 9, 2007 23:05:41 GMT -6
Speaking of King Arthur....
"Excalibur" is one I try to catch whenever it's one television.
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Post by Siren on Aug 11, 2007 19:31:17 GMT -6
"The Man In The Moon" is one I can turn to when I want a good cry - you know, the therapeutic kind of cry women enjoy, which men don't understand?  Even at 14-ish, Reese Witherspoon's star power was evident. Terrific performance from her. But it's a mystery that Gail Strickland, who played Reese's big sister, didn't have more of a career. She was just perfect in that film. |
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Post by Mini Mia on Aug 11, 2007 19:36:24 GMT -6
I've wondered that myself about the actress who played the older sister (Emily Warfield). And then you have famous people who really shouldn't be in the limelight and you wonder, "What's up with that?" Go figure.
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Post by Phalon on Mar 25, 2008 22:42:02 GMT -6
A League of Their Own.
I always well up at certain points in this movie, especially during the last fifteen minutes or so, when the welling becomes one continual stream of tears. It was on television tonight, but I missed the first half hour. There was an "encore showing" right after, though, so I was able to catch the part I missed.
Sigh. Right now comes the part where my continual stream starts. I can't do this again in the same night....I must not watch. I - will - not - watch.
Oh hell, pass the tissues again. I'll see you in the morning.
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Post by Siren on Mar 31, 2008 19:11:35 GMT -6
Here ya go, Gams. *passing tissues* That's a good one, for sure. The ending always gets to me.
One of my "can't miss it" favorites is on right now: "True Grit".
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Post by Siren on Apr 23, 2008 20:45:54 GMT -6
BTW, Gams, I agree with you on "The Big Easy". What a very entertaining, funny, sexy movie! And Dennis....mmm, mmm, mmm - he has that irresistable bad boy appeal!
Another on my list of "can't resist" films was on today - "Bull Durham". It's one of those movies you wish you lived in. Kevin and Susan were so sexy together, and they were both at their peak of beauty. But Kevin was coasting on his sex appeal in that movie. The man just can't act, IMO.
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Post by Phalon on Sept 14, 2008 21:16:09 GMT -6
I am such a sappy dork sometimes. Sometimes?
Ice Princess
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Post by Hippy Amazon on Oct 12, 2008 19:39:13 GMT -6
Wizard of Oz. Anything Disney really in regards to animation.
Musicals like Sound of Music and Mary Poppins.
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Post by Mini Mia on Nov 13, 2010 0:31:36 GMT -6
The Blind Side
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Even at 14-ish, Reese Witherspoon's star power was evident. Terrific performance from her. But it's a mystery that Gail Strickland, who played Reese's big sister, didn't have more of a career. She was just perfect in that film. 
