Feel good movie suggestions - picking something up tonight

[salin]

to watch with my Mother. Last time I asked I got some wonderful suggestions - can't remember the name of the movie but we watched a movie about a group of older women whose bus breaks down in the middle of nowhere in Canada. It was really marvelous. Another movie we enjoyed together was Don Juan DeMarco.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Have you see 50 First Dates?

It really is cute

[salin]

2. I will look for it

about one person's first dates or a bunch of folks??

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. No it's with Adam Sandler (who I can't stand) and Drew Barrymore

(who I absolutely LOVE) and he meets her but she is brain damaged from an auto accident and doesn't remember him each day when she meets him.

DO GET IT if you haven't seen it..

[salin]

4. can I admit

that I caught the Wedding Singer - and liked it. They were a good pairing.

Sounds like the one for me to look for!

[intheflow]

34. It's the only way to watch Sandler.

I don't know why, but when he's paired with Barrymore, he's really... well, great isn't the word, but "somewhat appealing" might apply. The rest of the time he's just an obnoxious ass (and a Repuke in real life).

[Tafiti]

43. If you're interested in 50 First Dates...

...I'd also suggest Along Came Polly (if you haven't already seen it). Same genre, but it's Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston. I thought it would suck, but I laughed a lot. Philip Seymour Hoffman tops it all off - he cracks me up in that movie.

[tjdee]

51. Hank Azaria was a riot in that too.

"Luban! Look at me in my eyeball!"

Overall I didn't think it was great (but then, I cannot stand Jen Aniston)...but it did have some moments. As you say, Phil Hoffman just wonderful. Hank Azaria, great...Ben, good as always.

[Dervill Crow]

61. I loved The Wedding Singer.

It was the first time I saw Adam Sandler, and I had no idea how repulsive he normally is.

I also liked The Waterboy. Kathy Bates and Henry Winkler were good, and the movie was just plain silly fun for me.

[tjdee]

5. Second 50 First Dates.

I put off seeing this because I thought it was another stupid Adam Sandler movie (but I loved the Wedding Singer!). But they deal very realistically (well, as much as you can in a romcom) with the subject that arises, and the way Drew's family loves her, and the ending (oh! The ending made me cry, which is rare)....

Very sweet movie.

Rob Schneider's character got on my nerves though.

[henslee]

6. Finding Nerverland.

[salin]

7. I will look for that in the near future

but the 50 first dates is the one I think we will try to find to watch tonight.

[henslee]

8. NO. YOU WATCH NEVERLAND NOW.

[salin]

9. yikes

so I take it that you really liked the movie.

[henslee]

12. Yikes aside. It was a sweet, sometimes sad and gorgeous, film..

The quality of emotion it evoked was memorable. The way Depp char. had to resolve his childlike/creative inclinations in the face of being a "grown up" in uptight British Victorian society. I think it's one of Johnny's best films.

[WCGreen]

10. That is one of the best movies. I have seen in a long time...

A real chick flick that transends generational boundries...

Also, Mrs. WCGreen and MIL WCGreen loved it...

Of course they also both loved 40 year old virgin...

It was wierd answering some of the quetions on the way home....

How do you tell an 84 year old what a rim job is.....

[hippywife]

59. How do you tell an 84 year old what a rim job is.....

:rofl:

Prolly kinda like when I had to tell my beloved gran, God rest her soul, that, no...the beautician did not give her a blowjob, and had to explain that one. LOL, she didn't believe me when I told her what that really was.

[auntAgonist]

11. Finding Nerverland -- DEFINITELY!!!!!

[WCGreen]

13. I actually loved that movie......

[jobycom]

28. Feel-good movie? Yer sick.

It's a good movie, but not a feel-good movie.

[China_cat]

14. Calendar Girls

Older women pose nude for a calendar to raise money for a hospital.

Funny, touching. Actual story.

[auntAgonist]

18. Calendar Girls is AWESOME!!

[intheflow]

35. I wasn't so crazy about Calendar Girls.

I loved the premise, and it had its moments, but it could have been edited down another 45 minutes imo.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. The movie you're thinking of is

"Strangers in Good Company."

Here are some other mother-friendly movies:

1. "Mrs. Brown"--Judi Dench stars as Queen Victoria and Billy Connolly as her servant John Brown, who became the most important man in her life after the death of Prince Albert. The exact nature of their relationship can only be guessed at, but there was plenty of gossip about it; hence the title of the movie.

2. "Shall We Dance"--The original Japanese version (I haven't seen the remake) is a delightful, and an accurate portrayal of how upper middle class people live.

3. "Clockwise"--An underrated British comedy in which John Cleese plays a pompous ass (what else?) of a schoolmaster whose entire life falls apart because he takes a wrong turn in a train station.

[billyskank]

16. Best line from "Clockwise"

"It's not the despair! I can cope with the despair. It's the hope!"

[CBHagman]

72. How could I have forgotten Shall We Dance?

I mean the Japanese version, of course, and not the American remake, which I haven't seen.

Everybody on this thread REALLY needs to see Shall We Dance? I saw it at a free preview when it first came out, and then I went back and took a friend of mine who is a dance instructor. He absolutely loved it and said the characters were exactly like the people he taught: "I could put a name to every one of them."

As much as anything, the movie is about the need for a creative outlet in life. I'll leave it at that. It is so utterly wonderful.

[titoresque]

17. Amelie

it's foreign but after a few minutes you hardly notice you're reading
subtitles. Must see feel good movie!

Or....depending on your mothers sense of humor...if you want a good laugh see "puppetry of the penis" :rofl:

[nytemare]

21. I second Amelie.

What a wonderful movie. Very heartwarming, and creative. That is one of my favorite movies. I loved the different personalities, and the cinemetography and use of color.

[WCGreen]

23. I really liked that one too......

[billyskank]

24. Amelie is a good film

:thumbsup:

[jobycom]

27. One of my favorites

[henslee]

31. Good film but... her cheery face scares me.

[jobycom]

39. Too much like Johnny Depp as Willie Wonka?

[henslee]

46. Yes. That's it.

[radwriter0555]

19. LOVE ACTUALLY!

THE best feel good movie EVER, EVER, EVER!

[jobycom]

29. I keep wanting to hate that movie for being overly sappy

But I can't, I love it. I don't think I've ever passed over it on cable. No matter what part I tune in on, I have to watch it until the end. Especially if I catch it in time to hear the Prime Minister's speech.

[henslee]

30. SAPPY alert. Hugh Grant as the PM of England teaching the

Pres. of the USA (Billie Bob) a lesson.

[radwriter0555]

49. A dream come true... for a real man to tell a bushie type freak to fuck

off oh-so eloquently.

*sigh*

[intheflow]

36. Sexy men: 10+. Coherent plot line: 0

I could have watched this one without sound and been just as happy--maybe happier.

[jobycom]

40. Plots are over-rated, and usually missing, anyway. Think of it as

a collection of short stories.

[ghostsofgiants]

20. Try "The Straight Story" perhaps...

Great film. Directed by David Lynch, but very different from your usual Lynch fare. It's G-rated film, actually, but it's still great.

[titoresque]

25. I'll have to check this one out

I love Sissy Spacek!

[ghostsofgiants]

26. I highly recommend it...

Of course I'm one of the biggest Lynch fans around, so I might be a little biased, haha.

[southlandshari]

56. That is a great movie. n/t

[renate]

67. I didn't know David Lynch directed it!

It's such a sweet, good, incredibly touching movie--I absolutely loved it.

I made myself rent it only because of the reviews, because the plot sounded soooo boooring, but I was absolutely riveted. Not because of the action, to say the least, but because of the people.

I couldn't recommend it more highly.

[ghostsofgiants]

70. Lynch has a great way of making characters compelling...

No matter what the story or situation.

[auntAgonist]

22. Because of Winn Dixie

this is the Amazon dot com review. I loved this film!!


Some people think "family entertainment" is an oxymoron, but even they might enjoy Because of Winn-Dixie. This straightforward story of a girl and her dog is simple without being simplistic, heartfelt without being sappy, and thoughtful without being ponderous. Opal (Annasophia Robb, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, who manages the near-impossible feat of being cute without being cutesy) can't make any friends in the small town of Naomi until she hooks up with a dog that's running loose in a supermarket. She spontaneously names him after the store and soon the dog is leading her into unexpected places--a pet store, where she meets an awkward musician (Dave Matthews); a library, where she meets a librarian with as many stories as books (Eva Marie Saint); and into a house shrouded with underbrush, where she meets a blind old woman who sees with her heart (Cicely Tyson). This could have been sentimental glop, but director Wayne Wang (Smoke, The Joy Luck Club) and a restrained script draw honest emotions from the actors and an eerie beauty from the Florida landscape; this one of the few family movies that captures the childhood sense that everyday life can be mystical. Also starring Jeff Daniels (The Purple Rose of Cairo, Something Wild) as Opal's minister father. --Bret Fetzer --This text refers to the Theatrical Release edition.

[southlandshari]

54. Absolutely agree!

That was a great movie. Good for kids and lots of thought-provoking moments and lines for adults, IMHO.

:thumbsup:

[Dervill Crow]

62. Okay, I'm off to Hollywood Video.

I NEED to see this today; too much crap in the world and my life. Didn't even realize I need cheering up until I read that review. It gave me chills.

[henslee]

32. Il Postino..... hmmmm. maybe a better 'date" film.

[AtomicKitten]

44. Beautiful movie.

Love it.

[u4ic]

33. Waking Ned Devine, or The Castle

Waking Ned Devine is an Irish movie...utterly hilarious.

The Castle is a cute little Aussie film, more of a chuckly film rather than a 'wet seat' sort of comedy.

The aforementioned Amelie is another great choice.

[intheflow]

37. I like most of the Jane Austen films.

Sense and Sensibility with Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet and Hugh Grant.

Emma with Gwyneth Paltrow

Mansfield Park with Frances O'Connor

Persuasion with Amada Root

Pride and Prejudice: two versions

1) 1940 B&W version with Greer Garson and Lawrence Olivier (looking his sexiest)

2) 1998 marathon (4-6 hours) BBC version starring Colin Firth as the incredibly sexy Mr. Darcy and Jennifer Ehle as the feisty Elizabeth Bennett. By far the best P&P adaptation, but best viewed over several nights.

[WCGreen]

38. The Calender Girls...

that one about the matronly women who do a fund raiser by posing in the almost all together....

Smart, funny and aimed at the older gals...

You'll enjoy it too....

[TK421]

41. I find A Clockwork Orange to be a good get together, quality time flick

[NV Whino]

42. My Big Fat Greek Wedding

It's been around, but it's a "feel gooder."

[AtomicKitten]

45. Little Women, Sense and Sensibility,

No likey period pieces?

In America
The Cooler
Garden State

in addition:

The Triplets of Belleville
Amelie

[Zomby Woof]

47. Hannibal

Well, it made ME feel good.

[salin]

48. to the corner

a movie to watch with my mother. Tonight we watched 50 first dates - tomorrow afternoon we will watch the Fisherking.

[tjdee]

50. Did you guys like it?

Wasn't the end the cutest thing ever??

[salin]

53. we did

some of the humour was a bit slap sticky - but it was a really sweet movie - and we loved the ending!

[grannylib]

52. "Michael" or "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" are two that my Mom and I

have enjoyed...

[southlandshari]

55. Strictly Ballroom

One of my all-time favorites. It is howl-out-loud funny in some parts, and incredibly poignant in others. And has a great feel-good, happy ending that will have you wanting to rewind the damn thing and watch it all over again!

:hi:

[WCGreen]

64. I watched that the other day on the Cable...

It was enchanting.....

[skoppa]

57. Um...

..Calendar Girls and Under the Tuscan Sun are really good movies.

[mcscajun]

58. "Continental Divide", "My Favorite Year" come immediately to mind...

"Calendar Girls", "In & Out", "Jeffrey", "Six Days, Seven Nights" are all good, too.

[hickman1937]

60. Enchanted April, or Local Hero.

Cold Comfort Farm is good too. Probably all hard to find.

[WCGreen]

63. Those are all in the stacks....

I love them

Little movies that make you feel good....

[hickman1937]

65. Thank You. I'm so sick of movies where someone is always

getting in someone else's face. I'm tired of feel good movies being patronized. Some of us live angst ridden lives and don't need the dynamic of a villain to keep our interest.

[WCGreen]

66. Or someone dying just because.....

[hickman1937]

68. ...the plot ran out of speed, so lets jerk some tears.

[WCGreen]

69. That keeps me away from some movies.....

Cause I am expecting something strange to happen....

That's what made me edgy the whole Time I watched Garden State....

And I so liked that movie but was on edge waiting for the gratuitous violence.....

[CBHagman]

71. You're thinking of Strangers in Good Company.

That's the one about the ladies on the bus in the middle of the Canadian countryside. Wonderful film!

Also life-affirming and worth seeing:

Crossing Delancey

Enchanted April

Room with a View

Marty

The Shop Around the Corner (see You've Got Mail for the updated version)

Born Romantic

Crazy from the Heart

Sense and Sensibility

Emma

Secrets and Lies (Yes, there's some pain here, but the emotional payoff is wonderful)

The Goodbye Girl

Italian for Beginners (Again, there's some heartbreak, but it all comes together so beautifully at the conclusion)

Agnes Browne (Ditto)

Only You (The Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei one)

Amelie

Persuasion