What are your "comfort films"?

dennyire · 09-10-2020 1:03pm

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

Hannibal_Smith · 09-10-2020 1:09pm

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

bo0li5eumx12kp · 09-10-2020 1:39pm

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 · 09-10-2020 2:02pm

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 · 09-10-2020 2:26pm

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 · 09-10-2020 2:28pm

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 · 09-10-2020 2:36pm

gmisk wrote: »

Jurassic park

Always

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

Jimmy Two Times · 09-10-2020 2:37pm

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 · 09-10-2020 2:39pm

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

09-10-2020 2:45pm

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 · 09-10-2020 2:47pm

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

greenspurs · 09-10-2020 2:49pm

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 · 09-10-2020 2:50pm

Anal teen cumsluts 3

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 09-10-2020 3:20pm

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 · 09-10-2020 4:02pm

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 · 09-10-2020 4:04pm

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

Gun_Slinger · 09-10-2020 4:11pm

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 · 09-10-2020 4:21pm

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 · 09-10-2020 4:27pm

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 · 09-10-2020 4:27pm

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.

Character Building · 09-10-2020 4:31pm

Meet Joe Black for some reason. Anytime its on I end up watching it. Very easy to veg out to. Love Anthony Hopkins in it.

Be right back · 09-10-2020 4:32pm

Empire of the sun.

Hannibal_Smith · 09-10-2020 4:34pm

bluewolf wrote: »

devil wears prada is a good call, though the chef boyfriend and hypocritical friends really annoyed me!

Nate & Co are very annoying. She's doing well for herself and all he does is sulk and give her grief. And the friends not giving her phone back. Its like they're all 5. 'I don't like this Andy'... Yeah but you were happy enough to take the free stuff :rolleyes:

I do like Emily though... And Nigel

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 09-10-2020 4:55pm

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

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.

I LOVE that film. It’s funny, clever and charming.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 09-10-2020 4:56pm

ShatterAlan wrote: »

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.

Agreed.

Porklife · 09-10-2020 4:58pm

Character Building wrote: »

Meet Joe Black for some reason. Anytime its on I end up watching it. Very easy to veg out to. Love Anthony Hopkins in it.

Spoiler Alert!!

Years ago I was going out with a really insecure guy. To be fair, we were really young and I made a comment about Brad Pitt being hot.
One evening we were watching that movie and the scene where Brad gets hit by the car...then the taxi...he jumps up and goes YES!!!! He ended up rewinding the video and slow pausing that scene over and over. He took such pleasure in watching Brad get hit by not one but several vehicles. Funny now remembering that

Princess Calla · 09-10-2020 5:03pm

bluewolf wrote: »

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 follow on book "revenge Wears Prada" is well worth a read.... I was really hoping they'd make the film but no signs of it. Boo

Church on Tuesday · 09-10-2020 5:28pm

Porklife wrote: »

Spoiler Alert!!

Years ago I was going out with a really insecure guy. To be fair, we were really young and I made a comment about Brad Pitt being hot.
One evening we were watching that movie and the scene where Brad gets hit by the car...then the taxi...he jumps up and goes YES!!!! He ended up rewinding the video and slow pausing that scene over and over. He took such pleasure in watching Brad get hit by not one but several vehicles. Funny now remembering that

Ah here....

Tombo2001 · 09-10-2020 5:37pm

Some of the Bourne movies are very watchable....

09-10-2020 5:46pm

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Very smart/funny writing for what is essentially a teen movie.

Good old Shakespeare, taming of the shrew

The Bourne movies are rewatchable for sure as well, agreed

ShockChance · 09-10-2020 5:48pm

The way society is going at the moment I vote for
Falling Down (1993)

Porklife · 09-10-2020 6:03pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Ah here....

Haha I know..its making me giggle now. I remember finding the jumping up YES quite endearing but after the 10th replay I was kinda like...ehhhh.. ookkk...so I think I left the oven on...see ya!!

The Great Escape is another feel good nostalgic movie for me.
Parenthood also. Steve Martin is just brilliant in it!

Pherekydes · 09-10-2020 10:19pm

Raiders of the Lost Ark
Lord of the Rings

Many of Spielberg's films, like Jurassic Park, Jaws and ET, etc.

Almost anything with Leslie Nielsen in it!!

1990sman · 10-10-2020 12:00am

pappyodaniel · 10-10-2020 1:09am

ShatterAlan wrote: »

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.

Ya but it's not your fault.

1990sman · 10-10-2020 1:11am

Porklife wrote: »

Spoiler Alert!!

Years ago I was going out with a really insecure guy. To be fair, we were really young and I made a comment about Brad Pitt being hot.
One evening we were watching that movie and the scene where Brad gets hit by the car...then the taxi...he jumps up and goes YES!!!! He ended up rewinding the video and slow pausing that scene over and over. He took such pleasure in watching Brad get hit by not one but several vehicles. Funny now remembering that

Jessica?

(edit - yes its a joke)

Larbre34 · 10-10-2020 1:40am

Be right back wrote: »

Empire of the sun.

Jesus but I hate that movie. I have no rational reason why, but when it came out we went to cinema one saturday as a family and I wanted to see whatever was the big kids movie at the time and my Dad was all 'no, we'll go and see this about a boy like ye who has to deal with war and imprisonment and all that and ye might learn something. Its a Spielberg so ita bound to be fantastic'

And I remember feeling like it went on for about 7 hours and i was bored out of my brain for the entire thing. So anytime I see it now I'm like **** you Spielberg and **** you Batman and **** you Japanese Empire!

But anyway, comfort films..

- The Longest Day
- Butch and Sundance
- Midnight Cowboy
- Aliens
- The Money Pit
- Good Morning Vietnam
- anything set on a submarine

IAMAMORON · 10-10-2020 1:57am

The Hunt for Red October.

Riddle101 · 10-10-2020 4:39am

A good comedy makes for a great comfort film I think. Some honorable mentions.

Airplane
The Naked Gun movies
Police Academy
Scary Movie
Ghostbusters
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Uncle Buck
The 'Burbs

Happydays2020 · 10-10-2020 5:31am

The holiday
The Great Escape
Sideways
Trading Places
Die Hard
Lethal Weapon series
The Firm
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine
The Guard

whatswhat · 10-10-2020 6:13am

So I married an Axe Murderer
Mrs Doubtfire
My Cousin Vinny
Con Air
Face Off

Hannibal_Smith · 10-10-2020 8:02am

Riddle101 wrote: »

A good comedy makes for a great comfort film I think. Some honorable mentions.

Airplane
The Naked Gun movies
Police Academy
Scary Movie
Ghostbusters
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Uncle Buck
The 'Burbs

Aw the Burbs is a great movie!!! Actually it was my go to comfort movie in my teens

. Bout nine on the tensions scale there Rube

riclad · 10-10-2020 10:50am

films from the 80s and the 90,s .the golden age of film comedys .
I was a more innocent time .the comedy films released now do not seem to be as funny.
Most big films now are action ,thrillers or scifi superhero type movies .any comedy with steve martin is worth watching a few times.
i Notice very few hollywood show sex scenes anymore probably cos anyone can watch watch free sex scenes on the web.

Porklife · 10-10-2020 12:20pm

The Breakfast Club..possibly my favourite movie of all time. I love Judd Nelson's character and its aged really well. I watch it almost weekly, never tire of it...

The dialogue is whip smart and it's cast perfectly with each character completely encompassing their role. So many classic lines.
I could talk about this movie all dayðŸ™Š

yerwanthere123 · 10-10-2020 12:25pm

Porklife wrote: »

The Breakfast Club..possibly my favourite movie of all time. I love Judd Nelson's character and its aged really well. I watch it almost weekly, never tire of it...

The dialogue is whip smart and it's cast perfectly with each character completely encompassing their role. So many classic lines.
I could talk about this movie all dayðŸ™Š

Have been meaning to watch that for years, have it recorded on the Sky box for ages but just ever get around to it.

Capt'n Midnight · 10-10-2020 12:42pm

American Graffiti

Good music. No plot.

What's the word for nostalgia for a time and place you've never been ?

Igotadose · 10-10-2020 12:58pm

Original Miracle on 34th st, especially at Xmas
Breaking Away
Original Star wars (Episode 4?)

c.p.w.g.w · 10-10-2020 1:02pm

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

I watched Casino this year for the first time and was a bit disappointed. I'd heard so many good things. It gets a bit too bogged down in the domestic drama in the last third of the film.

Totally agree with you, I saw it for the first time a few years ago...very underwhelming

Porklife · 10-10-2020 1:05pm

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Have been meaning to watch that for years, have it recorded on the Sky box for ages but just ever get around to it.

If you like John Huges movies you'll most likely enjoy it. It may be one of those..you had to see when you were younger to really get it and still like it but I don't think so. Really hope you enjoy it!

Feenix · 10-10-2020 7:50pm

True Romance

What are your "comfort films"?

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