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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 09:50 PM Original message |
The Most Life Affirming Movies, a seriously good list |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
1. I love this list |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I adored In America. |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:37 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. i love Jim Sheridan |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Waitress"? |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. AGREE! I was so excited about that movie and ended up HATING it. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Really got under my skin.... |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
27. legally blonde is cute and, i guess, life affirming |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. No way, she overcomes |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 07:43 AM Response to Reply #11 |
25. Um... |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. But no "Ladri di Biciclette" or "Ikiru" or "Tôkyô monogatari," so baloney. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
5. Except Waitress, I like the rest of the movies. Even love some of them. But I think |
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unpossibles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 11:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. Amelie, Mediterraneo, Shortbus, Life is Beautiful, Strictly Ballroom |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-25-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Muriel's Wedding.... |
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targetpractice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. Lost in Translation |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. For all the ones not on the list, I actually love all the ones that did make the list. |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I also love Muriel's Wedding and Strictly Ballroom |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:52 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Strictly Ballroom is more rebellion-affirming than life affirming, but it's brilliant. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:47 AM Response to Reply #17 |
30. Hey! Life IS rebellion! |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:22 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. I yield the point. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Love it, love it, love it! |
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armyowalgreens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
13. Children of Men fucked me up big time. Shawshank is one of my favorites. |
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Lorax7844 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:35 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. i loved that movie, Clive Owen is beyond hot in it |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:05 AM Response to Reply #13 |
18. I'll toss a name into the hat, even if everyone hated this. "City of Angels." |
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JeffR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
19. What Dreams May Come |
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InternalDialogue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:36 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. What Dreams May Come has a soft place for me |
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Dem2theMax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:46 AM Response to Original message |
20. Lars and the Real Girl. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I just DVRd that the other night and have watched about half of it |
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Dem2theMax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Oh, go back and watch from beginning to end. |
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Duer 157099 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:57 AM Response to Original message |
22. I'm surprised Life is Beautiful wasn't on the list! n/t |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 02:11 AM Response to Original message |
24. The Keeper: The Legend of Omar Khayyam. |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:33 AM Response to Original message |
26. interesting definition of "life affirming" |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Life affirming |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. well, then add clockwork orange to the list, it has it all |
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InternalDialogue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
29. Interesting and cool list. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-26-09 01:53 PM Response to Original message |
34. Turtles Can Fly! |
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