Question of the Day, Sunday, June 12, 2016

good morning! 

there are some movies that i enjoy watching again and again, year after year. i don't 'indulge' myself very often, to sit back and watch one of my favorites...but today i feel the need to spend some of my day enjoying a favorite movie.

so, for today's Question of the Day......

Do you have a favorite movie, one that you enjoy watching again and again, year after year?

i'll start!

there are so many movies i love that much! however, almost all of them are old/older movies. i think my current favorite, which has been for many years, is The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. i also love the stories behind the making of The Quiet Man! here's more about that -- http://www.grahamecurtis.com/irishconnectionsmag/archives/v3i1/maureen-ohara.htm

how about you? is there a particular movie(s) that you love that much?

I am a total sap for E.T.   Also the first three Star Wars movies that came out. 

Zulu is my all times favourite. Fav actors James Cagney and Bette Davies. The quiet man is a good one too

Oh, what a question to ask me!!!  I absolutely love old movies, I mean old movies!!

I have so many of my favorites:

The Quiet Man ~~~ could watch once a month!! love it!

Donovan's Reef ~~ another John Wayne one (Christmas one- I can watch it year round)

Cat Ballou  ~~~~ Lee Marvin and Yes, Jane Fonda--a spoofy western- funny

Any of the Abbot and Costello movies

My Big Fat Greek Wedding ~~~ Windex, anyone?

Cary Grant--need I say more?

Jimmy Stewart--again, need I say more....

And at Christmas--wow! so many:

Miracle on 34th Street ~~~ original in b&w

The Santa Clause  ~~~ love it

Belles of St Mary's

White Christmas

Going my Way

and of course:

It's a Wonderful Life ~~~~ have to watch this either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day......with a box of tissues....

And then there is:

I Remember Mama

The Ghost and Mrs Muir

Bell, Book and Candle

I love, love, love, old movies!!

I wish Turner Classic TV would show more of the real "Classics" , instead of the way it is has turned...

There are SO many great movies that I watch over and over, but the one that is my absolute favorite "Moonstruck" with Cher and Nicholas Cage.  I adore everything about it; most especially Loretta's extended family.  It rings very true to me on many levels.  Plus it's a great love story, which isn't my genre usually but gosh, it gets me every time.

I will sit  and watch the complete trilogy of  Lord of the Rings,  I have The hobbit but I don't watch that one as much.  

I also like to watch The Avengers movies,  I haven't seen the latest ones yet.   

And not a movie,  but I binge watch The Walking Dead.  

And when the cat's were little,  they liked the movie Willow.  I think it was the part where a bunch of fairies start flying around or something,  they would go crazy over the TV at that part.  Now they just get excited at animal shows.  

charliana said:

 
I will sit  and watch the complete trilogy of  Lord of the Rings,  I have The hobbit but I don't watch that one as much.  

I also like to watch The Avengers movies,  I haven't seen the latest ones yet.   

And not a movie,  but I binge watch The Walking Dead.  

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Ah, yes. I forgot the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  That's another big favorite of mine. 

Pretty much most of the 90s disaster flicks :nod: I could probably recite every line from "Independence Day". "Sorority Boys" and "While You Were Sleeping" are another two that I've watched over and over and over, every night sometimes!

Princess Bride. I've lost track of how many times I've watched that one.

Ghostbusters (1984) - The original, obviously. Not only is it a classic, and not only is it a great movie, but it also shows a New York City that does not exist anymore.

Alien (1979) - I love science fiction, and Alien not only set the visual standard for the genre, it pretty much single-handedly invented the SF/horror subgenre. This is the movie that made Sigourney Weaver a star, that solidified Ridley Scott as one of the industry's most brilliant directors, and brought H.R. Giger's artwork to life. Everything about it is pretty much perfect.

Blade Runner (1982) - Another Ridley Scott movie, another science fiction classic. Forget Star Wars, this is Harrison Ford at his most iconic. Countless movies, TV shows and books owe a debt to Blade Runner and its vision of the future.

Gladiator (2000) - Once again, a Ridley Scott movie. Instant classic. Russell Crowe's best role, and I don't even like Russell Crowe. Responsible for reviving interest in sword-and-sandal epics, stories about Rome, and stories about gladiators -- Starz' Spartacus, HBO's Rome, Troy and Game of Thrones would not exist if not for this movie.

Zoolander (2001) - Davide Bowie officiating a walk-off between rival male models. Also, Le Tigre, Ferrari, Blue Steel and...Magnum. 'Nuff said.

The Hangover 1 & 2 - I don't know that I watch these movies annually, but Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper are great. So many quotables.

It Follows (2014) - Instant classic. I absolutely love the anachronisms, the synth soundtrack, and the call-back to old school horror. Everything about this movie is designed to be unnerving, and it's the kind of movie you can talk about with friends for hours.

Ex Machina (2015) - Breakout role for Alicia Vikander. Oscar Isaac disco dancing. Concepts like the Turing Test and strong AI taken seriously. Great movie.

There are a BUNCH of them!

#1, to an absurd extent, The American President.  I once watched it daily for about 8 months.  Now I watch it every month or so

Following that, and in no particular order,

Bell, Book and Candle

Twister

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

LOTR and Hobbit movies

Houseboat

The African Queen

Pretty Woman

The Goodbye Girl

Down Periscope

The Good Witch series of movies, not so much the television series

Practical Magic

To Sir, With Love

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (I caught this bug from my mom)

Contact

To Kill A Mockingbird.

My favorite movies are from the 30's and 40's.  I also enjoy watching silent picture films.

I love the movie Rosemary's Baby    ' 68.  I love the fashions in this movie.  The actors are perfect, especially Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon.  The first time I watched it I was scared, but I have seen it so many times, the lines are really comical.

I have also seen the movie Walk The Line about 12 times when I was taking care of my Dad, who loved Johnny Cash.  

I also love - 

The Best Years of Our Lives 1946

Any of the Andy Hardy movies with Mickey Rooney

Life With Father  1947

Arsenic and Old Lace

Mr Blanding Builds His Dreamhouse  1948

The Pirate  1948  with Judy Garland

The Shirley Temple Movies

The Lady Vanishes  1938

I also loved the original movie The Shining

I do not get cable any longer so I really miss Turner Classic Movies and I used to love the crime movies on Lifetime, Television for Women.  

Mamanyt1953 said:

There are a BUNCH of them!

#1, to an absurd extent, The American President.  I once watched it daily for about 8 months.  Now I watch it every month or so

Twister

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I file "Twister" under the "90s disaster flicks", but I used to watch this every night as I was going to sleep. The whole storm thing was really cool to fall asleep to! And the movie itself didn't put my to sleep - I watched it all the way through quite often. The cool thing with the DVD I have, it would automatically start playing again at the end. It's the only one I have that does that, so not sure if it's a defect or not.

And of course, "The American President", how could I forget that one?? Such a great movie, watched it with my mom not that long ago.

I'm not a big movie person; but if I like one, I'll watch it a bunch of times.  

Some favorites: White Christmas (I might just know this one by heart), Sweet Home Alabama, The Prince & Me, Little Women, Mona Lisa Smile, Ella Enchanted and National Treasure. 

Zulu was a great movie, much overlooked. My favorites are Dr. Zhivago and Gone With the Wind.

Bell, Book, and Candle was a big hit in back in the '50s, but I haven't seen it since. I wonder if it's on Netflix.

Just thought of another film I love...Escape to Victory. Saw it in US whilst on holiday. Audience participation was fantastic. Made the film even better

Constantine, Point Break original with Swayze, Gone in 60 seconds, Up close and personal

Unfaithful, Indecent proposal, Final Cut, She's having a baby, Life as a House, Devil wears Prada

Wizard of Oz

Dirty Dancing   I think I've seen it now about 30 times. And will still watch it when I know it's on tv. I don't know, I just love everything about that movie and I love the music. I keep saying I should buy the soundtrack, because, yeah, I'd listen to it. Rick keeps threatening to buy it for me every year for Christmas, but I have yet to see it.

The last time it was on (about a month or so ago), Rick came back to bed, saw that it was on, looked at me, and said, "Really, dear?" And I said, "Yes! Really!"

rocky movies-hunt for red October-grand toreno-fast and furious- fly away home Disney movie-and other 80s movies!