I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? - Page 5

Rageforthemachine · March 23 2009, 05:51 AM

flamingliberal wrote:

The Princess Bride
Willow
Mallrats
Pump Up the Volume
Heathers
One Crazy Summer
John Bixby's The Man From Earth
Dr. Strangelove
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
Dazed & Confused
Baraka

Glad to see I am not the only guy in the world that really liked Mallrats. I apparently am still the only guy in the world that really hated Heathers.

hellsgate · March 23 2009, 06:06 AM

"Pump Up The Volume" (Christian Slater & Samantha Mathis)
"What A Girl Wants" (Amanda Bynes)
"Heathers"
"Kuffs"

I loved Mallrats, I have it on DVD. I have Clerks & Clerks II.

Mr. Laser Beam · March 23 2009, 06:24 AM

flamingliberal wrote:

Baraka

You got that right.

Except for those bits with the chickens.

JonathonWally · March 23 2009, 06:25 AM

Roman Holiday

auntiehill · March 23 2009, 06:50 AM

Breaking Away
Rudy
Millions
The Mighty
Billy Elliot
Love, Actually
My Favorite Year
Casablanca
Much Ado About Nothing
The Natural
About a Boy
Akeelah and the Bee
Radio Days

TheLonelySquire · March 23 2009, 01:45 PM

Danoz wrote:

Simple question-- you know, the kind of movie that you may have seen before-- but it brings you back and makes you feel good---

What's your "feel good" movie?

Star Trek IV

nevermore · March 23 2009, 05:11 PM

Dark Journey wrote:

flamingliberal wrote:

The Princess Bride
Willow
Mallrats
Pump Up the Volume
Heathers
One Crazy Summer
John Bixby's The Man From Earth
Dr. Strangelove
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas
Dazed & Confused
Baraka

Glad to see I am not the only guy in the world that really liked Mallrats.

Um, you probably still are.

Mr. Laser Beam · March 23 2009, 05:13 PM

2001 is a great pick-me-up for me.

Not just because of the music (some of my favorite movie-soundings of all time, that) but the visuals are absolutely breathtaking.

TheLonelySquire · March 23 2009, 06:34 PM

Almost forgot. Fireproof.

K'Ehleyr · March 23 2009, 09:01 PM

My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Muriels Wedding (oh I see a link here)
Bridget Jones Diary (ok an aquired taste)
Speed
Sister Act I & II
X Men - The Last Stand (my fav of the three)
Mean Girls and
Finding Nemo

Ditto for Shawshank Redemption and The Princess Bride.

Surely you've now found what you're looking for

thestrangequark · March 24 2009, 03:34 AM

A lot of people are recommending what I would term "life-affirming" movies. To me they are totally different to "feel good" movies. I think The Shawshank Redemption is life-affirming, but I'd never think of it as feel-good.

Mr. B · March 24 2009, 04:48 AM

Babaganoosh wrote:

flamingliberal wrote:

Baraka

You got that right.

Except for those bits with the chickens.

Excellent suggestion, but don't watch yet it if you can't see it on Blu-Ray. The new Baraka release is easily the highest quality Blu-Ray release ever. The 65mm negative was scanned at 8K (2x digital cinema resolution) to create the digital intermediate source for the disc.

Moocey · March 24 2009, 05:05 AM

thestrangequark wrote:

A lot of people are recommending what I would term "life-affirming" movies. To me they are totally different to "feel good" movies. I think The Shawshank Redemption is life-affirming, but I'd never think of it as feel-good.

Excellent point.

Another good life-affirming movie: Green Street Hooligans

Another good feel-good movie: His Girl Friday

Jono · March 24 2009, 05:50 PM

Love Actually is my guilty feel good movie. "love actually is really all around", corny as hell but it works on me.

Aragorn · March 24 2009, 08:55 PM

Love Actually... if you can overlook that Liam Neeson is playing a recent widower.

March 23 2009, 06:06 AM	#62
hellsgate Commodore Location: Surrey (Vancouver) B.C. Canada	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? "Pump Up The Volume" (Christian Slater & Samantha Mathis) "What A Girl Wants" (Amanda Bynes) "Heathers" "Kuffs" I loved Mallrats, I have it on DVD. I have Clerks & Clerks II.

March 23 2009, 06:25 AM	#64
JonathonWally Admiral Location: It's Hard To Be Modest When You're As Good As I Am	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? Roman Holiday __________________ Living vicariously through myself I like JonathanWally's secret topic races. It's silly and kind of subversive---kind of like him!-auntiehill I Aim To Misbehave Are you hearin me, like I'm hearin you?

March 23 2009, 06:50 AM	#65
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? Breaking Away Rudy Millions The Mighty Billy Elliot Love, Actually My Favorite Year Casablanca Much Ado About Nothing The Natural About a Boy Akeelah and the Bee Radio Days __________________ “Throughout history, every mystery ever solved has turned out to be NOT. MAGIC.” --Tim Minchin

March 23 2009, 05:13 PM	#68
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? 2001 is a great pick-me-up for me. Not just because of the music (some of my favorite movie-soundings of all time, that) but the visuals are absolutely breathtaking. __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

March 23 2009, 06:34 PM	#69
TheLonelySquire Vice Admiral	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? Almost forgot. Fireproof.

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March 23 2009, 09:01 PM	#70
K'Ehleyr Commodore Location: In a world which very few others see	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? My Big Fat Greek Wedding Muriels Wedding (oh I see a link here) Bridget Jones Diary (ok an aquired taste) Speed Sister Act I & II X Men - The Last Stand (my fav of the three) Mean Girls and Finding Nemo Ditto for Shawshank Redemption and The Princess Bride. Surely you've now found what you're looking for __________________ Oh for goodness sake it's not that important. Unless it is really important ~ then you can always email it to me and I'll ignore it again tomorrow.

March 24 2009, 03:34 AM	#71
thestrangequark Vice Admiral Location: Brooklyn!	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? A lot of people are recommending what I would term "life-affirming" movies. To me they are totally different to "feel good" movies. I think The Shawshank Redemption is life-affirming, but I'd never think of it as feel-good. __________________ The Enterprise is my TARDIS. View my art!

March 24 2009, 05:50 PM	#74
Jono Rear Admiral Location: Australia	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? Love Actually is my guilty feel good movie. "love actually is really all around", corny as hell but it works on me. __________________ Those who lose dreaming are lost.

March 24 2009, 08:55 PM	#75
Aragorn Admiral	Re: I need to watch a "feel good" movie.. what would you suggest? Love Actually... if you can overlook that Liam Neeson is playing a recent widower.