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What are your "comfort films"?

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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,835 ✭✭✭dennyire


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


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,188 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hannibal_Smith


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


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭bo0li5eumx12kp


    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?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,053 ✭✭✭Princess Calla


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 221 ✭✭Bracken81


    gmisk wrote: »
    Jurassic park

    Always

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


  • Registered Users Posts: 717 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,733 ✭✭✭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


  • Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Clayton Mushy Youth


    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


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  • Registered Users Posts: 22 Gratzi22


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,785 ✭✭✭✭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 .

    "Bright lights and Thunder .................... " #NoPopcorn



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭fleet_admiral


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Porklife


    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:)


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Porklife


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 212 ✭✭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


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,807 ✭✭✭ShatterAlan


    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.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭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.


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  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,546 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 77 ✭✭Character Building


    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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,264 ✭✭✭Be right back


    Empire of the sun.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,188 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hannibal_Smith


    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: :D

    I do like Emily though... And Nigel :D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    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.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    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.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Porklife


    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 :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,053 ✭✭✭Princess Calla


    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


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,858 ✭✭✭Church on Tuesday


    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.... :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,733 ✭✭✭Tombo2001


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


  • Posts: 0 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Clayton Mushy Youth


    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


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ShockChance


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


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Porklife


    Ah here.... :D

    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!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,197 ✭✭✭✭Pherekydes


    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!!


  • Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭1990sman




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,779 ✭✭✭pappyodaniel


    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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 468 ✭✭1990sman


    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)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,507 ✭✭✭✭Larbre34


    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


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,078 ✭✭✭IAMAMORON


    The Hunt for Red October.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,459 ✭✭✭Riddle101


    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


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,677 ✭✭✭Happydays2020


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


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  • Registered Users Posts: 371 ✭✭whatswhat


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


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 7,188 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hannibal_Smith


    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 :D. Bout nine on the tensions scale there Rube :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    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.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Porklife


    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 day🙊


  • Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,546 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    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 day🙊

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


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,126 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    American Graffiti

    Good music. No plot.

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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,064 ✭✭✭✭Igotadose


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


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,994 ✭✭✭c.p.w.g.w


    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


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Porklife


    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!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 232 ✭✭Feenix


    True Romance


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