What are your "comfort films"?

randd1

IAMAMORON wrote: »

Team America. Phuck Yeh.

The puking scene is one of cinemas funniest moments, I end up in knots on the floor everytime. The sex scene is also a masterpiece.

+1.

Any time it's on, I can't help but bust my hole laughing at it, a genuine "I don't give a fu*k what you think we're having fun with this film anyway" type of film. My other comfort films;

The Other Guys (lots of subtle jokes)
Starship Troopers (pure piss take and OTT violence)
Pacific Rim (pure turn off your brain, has huge monsters and robots)
Goodfellas (GFOAT)
Casino (magnificent, greatest cast put together)
Jurassic Park (still stands to scrutiny to this day,)
Schindlers List (not comfortable, just can't take my eyes off it)
Wolf of Wall Street (just plain nuts)
LA Confidential (always good to pass the time)
The Negotiator (brilliant film, good tension throughout)

Tabnabs

Such a classic

Rawr

Itzayana Grumpy Hangman wrote: »

Star Trek The Motion Picture
Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek 6 The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek 7 Generations
Star Trek 8 First Contact

The New Trek films aren't really proper trek in my eyes. And Into Darkness especially was a travesty.

Especially the Wrath of Khan for me. Particularly good if I'm feeling down.
Start up with the awesome orchestral flurry from James Horner, ramp up to exciting space battle, and finish it all off with Kirk coming to terms with growing old.

Bones: You ok Jim? How do you feel?
Kirk: I feel.....young

Finish with more awesome James Horner. Always in a great mood after.

bo0li5eumx12kp

Tabnabs wrote: »

Such a classic

This one I could never quite understand.

Paul Newman, did chicks really think he was the 2nd coming of Casanova or what?

The film is okay, but there was so much bluster around Newman from the chick demographic I could never quite fully understand.

kerryjack

Naked gun what a classic.

valoren

The Austin Powers movies.

Tchaikovsky

Amelie
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Castaway
Into the Wild
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Porklife

Almost Famous
Good Will Hunting
High Fidelity - the only movie I can tolerate Jack Black in. In fact, he makes the movie for me!
Rocket man is super feel good

ShatterAlan

LAZYIRISH wrote: »

The crow,
and every movie Clint Eastwood is in.

Paint Your Wagon and Every Which Way But Loose are 2 movies that suck the sweat off a dead man's balls.

ShatterAlan

If I'm feeling a bit down or vacant I'll make a mountain of fresh ham and mustard sandwiches and cover them in clingfilm (they're for later).


Then make sure I have plenty of beer in the fridge, crack open a cold one, turn the lights off and fire up The Hunt For Red October.


"A great day, comrades. We sail into history."

dennyire

Oh Brother Where Art Thou
Great Soundtrack and cracking film
Could watch it over and over

Hannibal_Smith

The Devil Wears Prada
Dirty Dancin
True Grit
As Good As It Gets

bo0li5eumx12kp

ShatterAlan wrote: »

If I'm feeling a bit down or vacant I'll make a mountain of fresh ham and mustard sandwiches and cover them in clingfilm (they're for later).


Then make sure I have plenty of beer in the fridge, crack open a cold one, turn the lights off and fire up The Hunt For Red October.


"A great day, comrades. We sail into history."

Do you use conventional british mustard, or american style?

ShatterAlan

Jayla Rapping Numerous wrote: »

Do you use conventional british mustard, or american style?

Good GOD man, Coleman's English. Slather enough over the ham so that you get a nose bleed when you bite into the sandwich. The boiling tea to quell the onslaught only causes further headboil but it's all worth it as Captain Ramius chuckles as he evades NATO's sonar and encourages his crew to sing.


American mustard is excrement.

Princess Calla

Hannibal_Smith wrote: »

The Devil Wears Prada
Dirty Dancin
True Grit
As Good As It Gets

Dirty dancing for me too.

Most Tom Hank's films I'll happily curl up and watch.

Richard Hillman

There is something about the English Patient that does it for me when I'm a bit hungover, it's quiet and the weather is foul. That and Chocolat.

Bracken81

gmisk wrote: »

Jurassic park

Always

+1
Could watch it every time its on TV
(which is a lot)

Jimmy Two Times

Few mentioned already , Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan,any of the Godfathers or the LOTRs but one not mentioned I don't think is Almost Famous. Love it.

There's another one that I haven't seen in ages and can't find on Prime or Netflix is House of Games with Joe Mantegna.

Tombo2001

Really surprised no mention of Star Wars yet.

So I'll throw it in -
Star Wars (the first one, then known as 'Star Wars' now known as 'Star Wars: A New Hope').

Also on my list:

The Big Lebowski
In The Mood For Love
Smoke
Life of Brian
The Commitments
Annie Hall

coffee_cake

This is a great thread. I have been racking my brains but I am not sure.
devil wears prada is a good call, though the chef boyfriend and hypocritical friends really annoyed me!

the illusionist.
harry potter movies.

must re-watch starship troopers

Gratzi22

The Searchers
Blues Brothers
Snatch
LOTR (all)
The Fog
Grease
National Treasure

greenspurs

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory - from my childhood, still adore it.
Into the Wild - a great biopic, great music, something that i would like to do now.....

Greatest Showman - just a bloody great musical - fab songs, great acting , class.
Lion - we went to see this together, and the 4 of us bawled- Sad, but similarily uplifting also.

Saving Pvt Ryan - a classic ... Superb from some many aspects.
Dumb and Dumber - laugh out loud, slapstick .

fleet_admiral

Anal teen cumsluts 3

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts

Porklife wrote: »

Almost Famous
Good Will Hunting
High Fidelity - the only movie I can tolerate Jack Black in. In fact, he makes the movie for me!
Rocket man is super feel good

I have many problems with Good Will Hunting. But, it is a tremendously watchable film. Any scenes of Will with his friends are great.

High Fidelity is one of my favourite films. Jack Black is hilarious. I think Catherine Zeta Jones nails her part too. You totally understand who her character is.

Almost Famous is wonderful too.

Porklife

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I have many problems with Good Will Hunting. But, it is a tremendously watchable film. Any scenes of Will with his friends are great.

High Fidelity is one of my favourite films. Jack Black is hilarious. I think Catherine Zeta Jones nails her part too. You totally understand who her character is.

Almost Famous is wonderful too.

Agree about Catherine Zeta Jones.. conceited affected weapon who coasts through life based on her stunning external beauty. John Cusack as Rob plays average so damn well and the infuriating thing about it is hes anything but average, he just doesn't see it!

Might watch it tonight actually.

Really like this thread:)

Porklife

Thought of another one..The Snapper.
❤ Colm Meaney

Gun_Slinger

Its The Sting for me everytime. The train poker game is one of my favourite scenes of all time. Other noteables:
Trainspotting
Any Given Sunday
The Count of Monte Cristo - Jim Casivel
Kingpin!
Theres Something about Mary
Goodfellas

ShatterAlan

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I have many problems with Good Will Hunting. But, it is a tremendously watchable film. Any scenes of Will with his friends are great.

High Fidelity is one of my favourite films. Jack Black is hilarious. I think Catherine Zeta Jones nails her part too. You totally understand who her character is.

Almost Famous is wonderful too.

I know this ought not to be a "movie analysis" discussion but the great thing about Good Will Hunting is that is takes one of his rough and ready, tough-guy mates to force him to wake up in 30 seconds when professors and psychologists failed over months.

IAMAMORON

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Really surprised no mention of Star Wars yet.

So I'll throw it in -
Star Wars (the first one, then known as 'Star Wars' now known as 'Star Wars: A New Hope').

It gets to be that Star Wars becomes part of the furniture after a while?

It wouldn't stop me having a night out all things considered. I mean when you watch it you kind of know what is happening next. They are great movies but you always know it will be on again and that R2D2 will be chirping away. You can come back to it.

Whereas when a real comfort movie comes around you are certainly setting the record button and possibly making plans around it ... that might be Star Wars ... but tbh if I hear Alec Guinness telling Luke to use the force again I might flip. I prefer the Family Guy versions now, they are smarter.

I do like the ATAT battle scene though and the bit when Luke visits Yoda the first time. I can rewatch the new Disney ones also, especially Forest Whitaker.

yerwanthere123

10 Things I Hate About You. Early days of Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles careers. Very smart/funny writing for what is essentially a teen movie. Very sweet too, and perfect for when you need a lift. One of my favourites.