MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN

Babette's Feast,
Casablanca,
On the Waterfront,
The Usual Suspects
Dr. Shivago
The Third Man
Not Tonight Henry

I forgot about Babette's feast....very delightful!!!!!

to miko: Did The Inn of the 7th Happiness have Red Buttons in it??? Maybe I'm thinking about another film done in the late 40's or early 50's.

Re: MOVIES YOU CAN WATCH AGAIN AND AGAIN


Sneakers
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Breakfast Club
Billy Madison
Amelie

Speaking of mini-series, the 12-part "Anne of Green Gables" is a favorite of both me and my mother. Anne was played by Megan Follows and Murilla by the late, great Colleen Dewhurst. Absolutely delightful. I can and have watched it again and again.

I watched THE QUIET MAN yesterday. I was cleaning out the VHS caabinet to give some movies to our town library when I came across a whole bunch of Nat Geogrphics and The Quiet Man. I have no idea why I can watch this multi times. It must be that wind tthatts always blowing through the trees that sets up a sense of a cool April day . It evokes a memory that can be as strong as tthat of a kitchen smell from chiild hood.
thatt wind Ive found fscinating and chilling. if you watc the movie , keep your eyes open for scenes with wind blowing through hedges and trees.

Was Victor McGlaglen born to fight in movies? I mean I've never seen a reel where he isn't in a knock-down drag-out.

The Manchurian Candidate (original)
Chances Are
Casablanca
Animal House
The Maltese Falcon
The Third Man
Fantasia (original)

Zoolander
Old School
Slingblade
Kids in the Hall-Brain Candy
Ghost World
Reservoir Dogs
Salton Sea
Taxi Driver
Usual Suspects
Magnolia

An interesting list but I'd substitute "Pulp Fiction" or "Kill Bill II" for "Resevoir Dogs" as far as Tarentino goes.

When I first saw Kill Bill II I loved it but I watched it again the other day and it didn't captivate me like it did the first time (I thought that the truth serum scene was a bit cheesy). I think Reservoir Dogs can be watched a second or third time and it gets better.

Mine would have to be...

Oceans 11: I own this film and am still trying to figure out how they pulled that off...

Manchurian Candidate: I have only seen the new one, but I can imagine the original was just as good, if not better.

Caddyshack: just strangely funny

Bourne Identity and Supremacy: great, intriguing (sp.?) spy plots.

Coolhand Luke
Soldier
Dr. Strangelove
School of Rock (dont ask why)
Any PIXAR movie

I love "School of Rock"

For me it's Rocky I-IV. Only Rocky I is really good. The rest are mediocre at best. I've definatly seen better movies that this, but every time I see it on TV I have to sit down and watch them. I' probably seen each one abou 6 times each(always on tv)

A new one on my list is the Jamie Fox movie "Ray" The blending of the music and the story was predictable as a device but, as a Ray Charles mega-fan, Ive added this to my DVD collection.

How can you not? Brother Ray lived a remarkable life, to say the least, and Jamie Fox's performance was sheer perfection.

Jamie also nearly upstaged Tom Cruise in "Collateral."

Some actors just have it. That special something, whatever it is, that comes across right away. You saw it in Tom Hanks when he first showed up on that tv show, 'Bosom Buddies'. You knew he was going to be big someday. Same with Jamie Fox on 'In Living Color.' He was so outrageous in drag as Wanda, you knew right then that he was going to be a star.

Hmmmmm, any connection between both Tom Hanks and Jamie Fox playing characters in drag?

I loved "Wanda!" And, yes, I think that does expand one's acting personality to do drag. You're not just getting into a character, you're transferring into another sex! Funny that after "Mrs. Doubtfire," Robin Williams has played villains with such incredible depth. My favorite Robin film is still "Moscow on the Hudson" but now I wonder if he wouldn't have been even better if that film had been post "Mrs. Doubtfire." I'm laughing right now thinking of the "boobs on fire" scene.

LW, I meant the drag comment as a joke but you're absolutely right, playing another sex has got to be one of the most challenging roles of a lifetime. If you can pull it off, you've got to be good. I liked Wesley Snipes in "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar". He did alright in drag and Patrick Swayze as Vida was even better but John Lequizamo's character stole the show, in my opinion. His ChiChi was all woman. And he's done so many unique and quirky characters now, Toulouse-Latrec, a genie in The Arabian Knights. There's more to it than just putting on a dress.
Oh! Let's not forget Philip Seymour Hoffman.