TWENTY THOUSAND POSTS AND WE'RE STILL GOING GANG.
Where's Austin Powers when you need him ?
I think this week I'm gonna have to get a bit of Mike Myers under my belt. There are certain films I need to watch so many times a year otherwise my subliminal mantra of what I wanted from life begins to disappear.
Really clever talented people make movies to inspire us and get us to dream our dreams and think about things and when I look back at my life (so far) it's obvious movies have had a huge effect on me.
FILMS I HAVE TO WATCH REGULARLY.
The Graduate - once a year (minimum)
Arthur- twice a year
The Godfather (1 or 2, never 3) - once a year
Pretty Woman (bi annually, it's so much better than people remember)
Nikita - once every two years
Leon - every couple of years.
Betty Blue - same
It's a Wonderful Life - every Christmas.
Muppet Christmas Carol - every Christmas
Trading Places - once a year.
Midnight Run - anytime.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
There are many more but I don't have the kind of brain that retains their titles.
George Clooney, last year, bought all his friends what he thought were the best hundred films of all time. I'd love to get a hold of that list.
There are so many great films that have been made there's no need for anyone to watch crap telly ever again ! I think this is the next thing on my list. I'm so busy living life to the full I really don't have time for much else. In the mean time where's my Austin Powers d.v.d.
Off now for a meeting with my accountant, can't wait.
CLP.
2007.
X.
Comments
Trading Places - one of the funniest films ever. I love that film.
Godfather - classic!
Great post today, look forward to other replies, here's mine if you're interested. In no particular order...
...Trading Places, Godfather.
The Toy (Richard Pryor)
Saturday Night Fever.
Casino
Snatch
Midnight Express
Life of Brian
Shaft (the original)
Hope you're all well out there, welcome back to the returnees.
Deb - you ok?
Toodle Pip
KWx
Herlo Everyone,
Films, I'm not a big screen watcher.
But when I find one I like, I love it.
I watched Pretty Woman last week. Lovely. I love LEON. Jean Reno is the Dogs B*&^%)ks. I adore Mike Myers. He just has to stand on screen and I snigger - There is something Eric Morcambe about him!
My FAVOURITE Film right now, is The Wedding Singer. I have lost count of the number of times I've watched it now, and sadly I even have Grow Old with you as the Ring Tone on my phone for when my honey phones me. I'm proud to say that I love my honey as much as The Wedding Singer loves his girl.
Oaft... I'm gone all soft and spongy now.
DWNB
errrm, havn't seen either Nikita or Leon, some of my favourites have to be Shawshank Redemption at least 3 times a year and the same with Hildalgo ( I used to have a coloured pony so I cry buckets - why do I do that to myself?) and me and the kids enjoy Van Helsing I could go on and on and on and on.
Enjoy your Tuesday x
Ooooh Chris, you need to add - in no particular order ...
Life is Beautiful
Top Hat (nothing like a bit of Fred Astaire to make you smile!)
As Good as it gets
Scent of a Woman
Frankie & Johnnie
T xxx
oooo ... what about:
Remember the Titans - 3 times a year
Cabaret - 2 times a year
Singing in the rain - 3 times a year
Calamity Jane - 2 times a year
Miracle on 34th Street (original b&w version only) - every Christmas
and the list goes on .... and once I get started, I am not sure I could stop at 100, I mean, how do you choose between no.s 95 thru 101??!!! Poor one that gets missed off!!
Where's the Kermode when you need him most?!
Congrats on the 20k everyone, here's to the 200k mark?!!
Jainie
As much as I enjoy the show and you regular features of sport travel and business, all carried along with your infectious enthusiasm, there are a number of small idiosyncratic habits that I find irritating.
First one is the pronunciation of the word because – not phonetically sounded as ‘beekiz’ as you often say.
The second one is the sharp gasp of air drawn through your teeth after a cheeky comment exchange with another person or a flirt.
PS George must have missed me off his list, I didn't get that present!! I expect he wants to give me one in person .... ooooo eeeeeeeeerr
T x
Top Ten then . . .
1. Withnail & I
2. Get Carter (Our Version)
3. The Italian Job (Again, Our version)
4. Quadrophenia
5. Long Good Friday
6. 51st State
7. Life Of Brian
8. The Unforgiven
9. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
10. Love Actually
Peeled all the carrots, potatoes and onions - that`s the soup done. It`s a really great day here - an Indian summer day we all dream of.
Chris is so right, there are so many films to watch we never ever have to watch cr@p tele again. One day we will be able to have films on demand, just like you can with music on the internet. How about films with great cars in, like the original version of The Thomas Crown Affair, it showed Faye Dunaway with a Ferrari 275GTB4 Spyder - only ten where ever made and today worth a cool £2 million. If you asked my me what is my favourite film I wouldn`t be able to answer, mainly because I can`t remember! Ususally it`s the last seen. Watched ITV`s `A Room With A View`, good, but I prefered the `85 version with Helena Bonham-Carter.
But, hey musn`t forget Autumn Watch with the lovely Kate Humble and slightly eccentric Bill Oddie - what had he done to his hair, it was orange on the right side, while the left side was darker with a bit of grey!
TTFN
m xxx
Surely a man with your means and media connections can gain access to George's inner circle! :-) Get on the case and let us all see the list when you get it.
Oh Chris.... what about The Shining surely every year at about this time ?
Strange that - I was only thinking earlier (when I saw an advert for the new Robert Redford film) how long it is since I really sat and watched a film. Certainly years since I have been to a cinema without kids.
The only recent experiences are kids films although I do like the way the humour on things such as the Magic Roundabout is pitched at different generations.
I am not really the type who watches things over and over...life's too short and personal time too infrequent to be doing the same thing again and again.
Nev
o h oh oh
Shawshank.... oh oh oh - As Good AS It gets... definitely.
You can never make a definitive list up. Never.
But with Shawshank and As Good As it Gets. these are films that NEVER age. Each time you watch it is just as entertaining as the first time.
DWNB
New Al Pacino doesn't do it for me, it's like he's lost his anchor and therefore his energy. Never seen The Shining or Misery, I have not seen. Withnail and I, I must see at least once a season.
Heres the list Christoff - its on the web
Heres the list Christoff - its on the web
Heres the list Christoff - its on the web
Top 100 Overview
1. Alfie (with Michael Caine)
2. Alice doesn’t live here anymore
3. All the president’s men
4. Alphaville
5. American Graffiti
6. Badlands
7. The Bad News Bears
8. Bang the Drum Slowly
9. Blazing Saddles
10. Blow-Up
11. Bonnie and Clyde
12. Bound for Glory
13. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
14. Cabaret
15. The Candidate
16. Carnal Knowledge
17. Cat Ballou
18. Catch-22
19. Chinatown
20. A Clockwork Orange
21. The Conversation
22. Cool Hand Luke
23. The Day of the Jackal
24. Deliverance
25. Dog Day Afternoon
26. Don’t Look Back
27. Don’t Look Now
28. Dr. Strangelove
29. Easy Rider
30. Everything You always wanted to know about Sex...but were afraid to ask
31. The Exorcist
32. Fail Safe
33. Five Easy Peaces
34. The French Connection
35. The Front
36. The Godfather
37. The Godfather Part II
38. The Graduate
39. The Great Gatsby
40. A Hard Days’s Night
41. Harold and Maude
42. High Plains Drifter
43. The Hot Rock
44. I am Cuba
45. In Cold Blood
46. In the Heat of the Night
47. Jaws
48. Jeremia Johnson
49. The King of Marvin Gardens
50. Klute
51. The Ladykillers (1955 version)
52. The Last Detail
53. The Last Picture Show
54. Last Tango in Paris
55. Lenny
56. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
57. The Lion in Winter
58. Little Murders
59. The Longest Yard
60. The Long Goodbye
61. A Man and a Woman
62. Marathon Man
63. M*A*S*H
64. McCabe & Mrs. Miller
65. Mean Streets
66. Midnight Cowboy
67. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
68. Murder on the Orient Express
69. My Fair Lady
70. Nashville
71. Network
72. The Odd Couple
73. The Omen
74. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
75. Paper Moon
76. Papillon
77. The Parallax View
78. The Party
79. Patton
80. The Pawn Broker
81. The Producers
82. Rosemary’s Baby
83. Serpico
84. Seven Days in May
85. Shampoo
86. Sleeper
87. Smile
88. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
89. The Sting
90. Straw Dogs
91. The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
92. Taxi Driver
93. The Thomas Crown Affair
94. Three Days of the Condor
95. 2001: A Space Odyssey
96. Wait Until Dark
97. The Way We Were
98. Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
99. Young Frankenstein
100. Z
Hi Chris
No Meatloaf. no Jools, but we've got you! Heres to a rocking show! Venture going good, stay safe
M x
Chris,
See what you started?! I hope you're proud of yourself!!
There are dozens of films I could quote and I could almost even look quite clever. However, my favourite movie of all time is Kramer -vs- Kramer. It is a stunning movie. Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep giving the performances of their lives.
Well, in my opinion!
C xx
I agree with that list:
What about
The Green Mile
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
The Sting
Ryan s Daughter (the location alone is worth watching: that beautiful coast that is the west of Ireland...oh stunning
The Shining
X R
Good evening all..... and the results in no particular order are:
Roman Holilday
Moonstruck
South Pacific
The Great Escape
It's a wonderful life
Blazing Saddles
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
Some like it hot
The Ladykillers (orig)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Passport to Pimlico
Calamity Jane
Vertigo
Scent of a Woman
Niagara
Brassed Off
What dreams may come
Jack and Sarah
Ice Age
Da
An Affair to remember
Muriel's Wedding
Willy Wonka (orig)
Yentl - I know but I love Mandy Patinkin
oh this is ridiculous there's too many to list, but these are the one's that spring to mind.
Happy listening (and vieiwing)
Wilsmar
Nice one D th Man:
but what is/ was Z ? The last film on the list?
X R
Guten Haben one and all
Well 20.000 posts! Amazing.
Any film with Dustin Hoffman in will do for me!
What's that Autumn watch all about. Bill Oddie and the media woman that does my head in look liked theyhad both been dragged through hedge backwards. Sat in the potting shed on an old sofa.
Hey Red
No idea what "Z" is - it was on the list
imdb.com might let you know . .
Thanks Dan t M
It was 1969 thriller /mystery /murder
X R
Thanks Dan t M
It was 1969 thriller /mystery /murder
X R
Diolch/ ta
Oh hurrah. Fillums.
Pillow Talk.
Out Of Africa.
The Graduate.
Thelma and Louise.
Terms of Endearment.
Carry On Doctor/Nurse/Camping/Matron.
Duck Soup.
As Good As It Gets.
Ryan's Daughter.
Sophie's Choice.
Blazing Saddles.
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.
On Golden Pond.
Ah fek. Now I'm after fancyin' an ice cream an' a box of Maltesers, talk about Pavlov's Dogs.
Clodagh.xx
Oh Gawd.
I hate joining in these 'list' thangs late in the day because by the time I get to it, everything decent has already been mentioned.
For the record;
Heat (De Niro & Pacino. Together. Classic.)
This Is Spinal Tap
The Usual Suspects
Close Encounters
A Nightmare Before Christmas (at Christmas, obviously. Have a couple of large bourbons and settle down to this late on Christmas Eve. Fab.)
Reservoir Dogs
Donnie Darko (weird, but incredibly thought provoking. I lay awake all night wondering what on earth I had seen when I first watched this)
Groundhog Day
Chris. I have use of a rather fab, Italian sports car this weekend. With no horses, prancing or otherwise, in sight.
Any ideas?
Answers on a postcard.
Peace & love
MfR
PS You're gonna need a bigger boat
PPS That's no moon. It's a space station
PPPS They call it a Royale with cheese
I have to see Goodfellas twice a year, else I shrivel up into nothingness. And don't tell anyone, but I have to watch Flash Gordon at least every year - it's just the rules.
"Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth!"
DPJ
I absolutely love Muppet's Christmas Carol! I aim to watch that every year around Christmas, but never do. I haven't seen enough movies to have a list I watch every year, but here are some I can watch many times:
24 Hour Party People
Memento
The Lion King
Love Actually
VaughnJess from Down Under.
isn't it amazing that even someone as succesful aa Mr E who is in fact a national treasure and shoulf be knighted still has to go see his accountant. Why the .. does the muppet not come to you????
Grrrrr accountants
JK Nonegreen
Great list, Leon is an absolute classic and as you say, we never realised how good Pretty Woman really is!
Gaw blimey guv'nor!
...just fancied a bit of light hearted banter, and got lists...
So, 101 Dalmatians (cartoon), The Blues Brothers, Apocalypse Now would be my top three...but then you can't beat a bit of A Knights Tale for a poorly film, or anything with Doris, Jack Lemmon or Alastair Sim...or Carry On Screaming...or The Aristocats...or or or or or or...
My back is dun in. I have to find an osteopath today. I feel like someone is stabbing me between the shoulder blades, but it's so painful I can't twist round to see if anyone's there...
They're bugg3rs backs are
love
hazel
x
Ola,
Whats happened to Holby City? Why has the filming gone all strange. It's like watching an american series. Also, why was that woman playing a harp in the wards? Are the ±«Óãtv combining music programmes and soaps to save money?
What a rubbish list! No Dambusters, No Great Escape, No Scrooged! ergo no Christmas viewing!
Had to sit and watch 4 weddings again the other day, fab film!
Love actually was actually quite a good film actually!
A bit of 80's escapism with Top Gun and Teen Wolf! I know, I know!!!
Under normal circumstances any Carry On.
How spooky I'm typing this as Huey Lewis is being played by the Togmeister!
DD out
PS Still Johnny Cash
Flipping heck. Even more. And doubtless there'll be others. But anyway...
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane
Pulp Fiction
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Badgers
Strictly Ballroom
The Italian Job
Apart from that, wilsmar, clodagh and MfR, a bottle of JD and Christmas Eve? How's that for a plan?
So, Plum, re Autumn Watch. Snatch of the Day and then 'lets go and look at the beavers'. Who needs filums when you've got classic telly!
dam
love
hazel
x
ps Is the pavlov thing about when you show a bassett hound a meringue pie every half hour?
Anything with Chevy Chase. 'nuff said.
Hazel - ouch! Sounds v. painful. Hope the osteopath comes up trumps.
Rosie x
Hey Clodagh, any maltesers left?
Hazel, hope your back feels better soon.
I love all these lists - reminds you to watch films again you haven't seen for yonks!!
Happy Hump Day everyone. I'm hoping to get a home visit from a greyhound rescue centre very soon, can't wait to bring one of those babies home!!!
T xxxxxxxx
Guten Morgan again
So Sorry, Hazel hope the shoulder can be cured by an ozzypath. I once had a similar problem and was cured after three sessions.
Meanwhile, as Christmas is being dummed down due to a multicutural society maybe English radio should follow
I love this track by a George Micheal lookie likey supported by Pinky and Perky.
i cant beleive you havnt put doc hollywood on your list its a must
If you watch Betty Blue whilst listening to a song what I wrote, it's a bit like that thing about Dark Side Of The Moon and Wizard of Oz but with actual synchronicity.
Either way, I have to watch Alfie, Two Hands and Help! every now and then to keep me in a multi personailty like state.
Chris
Of COURSE. How could I forget St. Trinian's. Alastair Sim. Bloody marvellous. Mind you I'm keenly awaiting Russell Brand in the George Cole role.
Hazel. If you're anywhere near me on Christmas Eve with the JD, stand back. I'm excrutiatingly embarrassing when fed said JD, miscellaneous items will end up on me head and I'll by alternately singin' an' cryin'. And the daughter will quarantine me for six months again.
Tinsel. Open wide, bullseye. Ah fek. Nowt worse than chocolate in yer eye. Unless it's chocolate on yer crutch. NB. Don't eat a Flake whilst drivin'.
Now then CLP. A propos your broken studio after the Togmeister, aka. Sid Vicious, trashed it yesterday in a fit of pique. Give 'im a slap and tell 'im it's unacceptable to behave in such a fashion.
And this Reminds me of the letter I found some years ago amongst the Dear Departed Father Eric's correspondance as chairman of his beloved Orrell Rugby Club. Addressed to the manager of a posh hotel in Boston, Massachussettes, where the team had stayed whilst on tour of the USA, it read as follows.
Dear Sir.
Many thanks for your correspondance of the 6th. September.
Please be assured I have thoroughly investigated the matter in question, and can inform you that the damage to the bed was not, as alleged, sustained by any one of our party, but by a member of your hotel staff upon removing it, along with the wardrobe and a pot-plant, from the lift.
I hope this clarifies the matter.
Yours Sincerely,
etc. etc.
Fair enough.
Clodagh.xx
Best bit of Love Actually - when she thinks she's going to get a necklace and gets a cd and realises her hubby is having an affair, and she goes into the bedroom to cry and then has to pull herself together cos she has to go to the kids' xmas show ... the most amazing bit of acting, gets me every time.
Prof P - lol!! I was wondering why there was a woman playing the harp too! There'll be footie on the wards soon ...
T x
HL
I said 'bourbons' on Christmas Eve, and technically, JD is not a bourbon, it is a Tennessee whisky.
Wild Turkey? Now we're talking.
Hope your back is better soon.
MfR - Your friendly local pedant.
Tinsel #43 - I have to agree. Emma Thompson should have won the Oscar, even for just that one scene. I cry buckets every time I watch it.
C xx
Morning friends
HL - ouch! Hope you are suitably rekeived of your pain as soon as possible, sounds nasty.
Great posting, isn't it amazing how reading other lists reminds you of films that you should've put on your own?
Have to say though I cannot satnd the Hugh Grant Chick Flicks...
...and as for Dirty Dancing, don't get me started, as far as I'm concerned baby should've been left in the bl**dy corner!!!
sorry!
I need a coffee and a lie down.
Have a lovely day
KWx
Morning, how is everyone today?
Hi Gingembre, thanks for asking, not been too great and spent much of the weekend sleeping when possible. Now can't sleep of a night time properly and I'm awake at 4am each morning! x
Been feeling quite down but can't really go into that here. Which is probably a good thing because I would get on everyone's nerves!
Off the top of my head and in no particular order:-
Pulp Fiction
Rain Man
Wizard of Oz
Some Like It Hot
The Green Mile
Sleepless in Seattle
Dirty Dancing
Memphis Belle
Cleopatra
Breakfast Club
Jason and the Argonauts
And anything from Disney before the corporation started making films with real actors and not cartoon ones.
Watched Polar Express with little man over the weekend. Now that's a sweet little film that I will probably watch a few more time before Christmas.
Hazel, poor you hope you get your back sorted quickly x
Susan, Hi, I used to be 'a lurker' many moons ago and remember you for the huggles. Good to see you back x
Love
Debbie xx
PS. Oh and Tinsel I just wanted to say, you crack me up sometimes. If George does indeed give you one in person, please point him in my direction I'd be ever so grateful x
Debbie - {{{x}}}
send me an email via facebook if you want to get it off your chest, it definately won't get on my nerves. Take care.
KWx
Ich Bin errrr Der Freund..... Blog,
Guten Tagga jarrrrrrrrrrrr.........
Bingo Star errrrr ere.... ich.
Am so stressed, I feel i've got so much going on that i'm behind with the blog & me blog astro stuff.... I promise i'll start it soon.. the astro.
I'll just try ter catch up abit now.
First - Me last comments yesterdee sorry there was alot of typing errors.
I wrote 'me' I meant 'em' build em up!
Plus the bit about me photo I mean't ter say 'don't show Lewis me mad photo' I missed out 'don't'.
Ok that sorted.
CLP - Top Gear (comments Mon blog) Yeah I watched that, what a weird edition.
I was waiting for the exciting Ultima which I believe 'as just set a new Top Gear Stig lap record - should be on one of the shows very soon!
I remember being overtaken by an Ultima on the A41 near Whitchurch in the Spring - red one with V8 something on the no. plate - wonder if it's the same one featured in Top Gear - i've seen it's a red one. plus very rare these Ultimas!!!!!
Only 4 for sale in whole of the UK at present!
Debbie - Thanks for your advice yesterdee - I've 'ad a lie down & now feel...... loose n' ready!
TARRRR!!!!!
Prof Plum - Thanks for your astro - capricorn comments!!!!
General F1 Chat - I see me prediction of Alonso gong ter Renault 'as come true.
I now think Heki Kovalaiven will go ter McClaren & become Lewis's team mate next year.
But I so much 'ope Fisichella (i'm born on same day as 'im) will go to McClaren or it's Fisi's F1 career over in my opinion.
Unless Renualt come good again. But then it would be back to square one of last year with Alonso dominating the Renault team as Fisi's team mate - which is what makes Alonso happy!
Just wish Fisi would be more aggressive & chase the better drives - I can see a big similarity with myself the way I get too settled in a job when I know theres better out there.
Fisi stayed at Jordon too long & he's doing the same at Renault!
I just hope Ron Dennis does get Fisi as Lewis's team mate as I know they would work very well together not against each other like Alonso did.
FILMS - Anything Comedy... I don't like overly violent films.
Good As It Gets - Great demented look at life!
Anything with Jim Carey.... crayzeeeee.
Eddie Murphy films. Brilliant actor!
Trading Places - great film!
All of the Bond films!
Arthur.
Loved all those Ploice Academy films.
Naked Gun. (Sad I know but it's lighthearted... loosen up!)
Master Model Railways volume 28.
Sierra Cosworths In Action.
Errrrr plus probally one of my favs loved the Pretty Woman film. I like the strory there were the rich, but kind, businessman rescues a beautiful woman from prostitution.
Plus seen the silver Lotus Esprit 2.2 turbo in it!!!!!!! WROCKIN'!!!!!!!!
So many good films - I think yer can get into anything once yer start watching it!!
'ope this 'epls!!!!!
Chow!
Bit like my Lotus V8 I 'ad!
PS Christmas Carol - me fav childhood film - still reminds me of watching it as a child now & remember as a child getting scared by the gouls but excited knowing Christmas is near!
Plus great message in that film aimed at both adults & children!
Be more caring!
'ope this 'epls too!
Chow!
Love Actually - no!! I thought it was so sugary and sickly I needed a sick bucket to get through it, although I loved Emma Thompson in it as i love her in everything. I thought the most nauseating bit was when Keira bloody Knightley said something like "I'm quite pretty aren't I?", yes of course you're quite pretty you silly girl I don't think you've suddenly noticed it!
OK rant over. Nearly all the films I love are quite sad in places, require a box of tissues and a big box of chocs and involve unrequited love in some way ie. The Remains of the Day (starring the wonderful Emma Thompson of course), The Bridges of Madison County and The Way We Were (what a theme tune). I'm sure I will think of millions more once I post this but at the moment I can also say I love It's a Wonderful Life and Polar Express is a pretty lovely newish kids' film. Films like Dirty Dancing and Grease seem great at the time but I think when you watch them again they aren't as wonderful as we remember, although I could watch Patrick Swayze lift Baby out of the water a million times and always get a lump in my throat. Oh, just remembered John Travolta is a fave of mine, great in Pulp Fiction and I thought he was wonderful singing You're Timeless to me with Christopher Walken in Hairspray, "You're like a stinky old cheese dear, just getting better with age", love it!!
Better go and dish up some lunch to the little angels,
Em xx
I forgot Dirty Dancing &
Strictly Ballroom &
Grease
X R
Thanks Gingembre x
Bingo, Mr Debbie built and sold an Ultima a few years back. I don't know much about cars but I'm sure it must be the same car that you are talking about. It was a kit car I think. Whatever that means. It was black and looked a bit like a batmobile. I suppose it costs stupid money then if they are so rare. Hmmm mood definitely not improving here!
Jim Carey, I can't watch anything with him in it. Saw The Mask when it first came out and that was enough!
Love
Debbie xx
You can't beat a good film - Christmas isn't Christmas without watching ±«Óãtv Alone!
I LOVE Muppett Christmas Carol! Its just so funny but so sad as well! Other films for me are:-
Dirty Dancing
How to Steal a Million
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Caberat
Pretty Woman
Four Weddings
Notting Hill
Sister Act
Beaches (I cry every time)
The Way we Were
Pirates of the Carribean (for Johnny Depp!)
The Rocky Horrow Show
Amerlie
The Devil Wears Prada
Bridget Jones
The Family Stone
Little Miss Sunshine
MARY POPPINS
And there are so many others!!!
Sorry I haven't posted for a couple of days. Was at the 'fella's' at the weekend and have been knitting like a crazy knitting person the last two days. It is strangly addictive. I'm trying to think what to knit the fella for Christmas. I'm trying to find some really nice wool for a hat and scarf. We shall see.
Prof Plum- You've noticed the filming in Holby as well! Its strange isn't it! And bring back dishy Dan!
Gingembre- Dragging the fella to see Sally Traffic switch the lights on!
Hope your all ok lovely bloggers xxxxx
OOOH Em M - Bridges of Madison County - how could I have forgot that? Another film I could watch over and over and over ...
((((((((((Debbie))))))))))) I hope you feel better soon, and I hope you know that 99.9% of the people here wouldn't mind at all if you wanted to get it out of your system on the blog.
T xxx
Arthur - The best film ever!!!
Watch it again and again and never cease to find something funny that I'd missed.
Luv
Lyndyloo
-x-x-
"Would you like another..... fish?"
2 posts in one day? Better calm myself down!
Mfr, being a non-drinker myself I thought you meant bourbon biccies! Was most disappointed when JD and Wild Turkey were menched. Ah well, back to my day to day grind!
I mentioned a while back that I am one of the many hitting 40 this year and am shocked to realise that I only have 14 days left being a 30 something, aaaargh!
I too agree about the Emma Thompson scene in Love Actually, she is such a good actress!
TTFN
Tiggy xx
Chris you are soooo right about Muppets Christmas Carol!
Its now become a traditional Christmas Eve showing in our house. You know the moment, its when youve done all the shopping, the cupboard is full of fayre, you have the Turkey in the oven and the snowball at your side! You huddle together on the sofa and indulge this festive DVD.
PS Why o why did they remove Michael Caines singing duet of "The love I lost" in the DVD version? Luckily I still have the VHS version somewhere.
Steve
Em M! Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Started watching it on video about 1/2hour before it got dark outside...and no one wanted to switch any lights on til about 1/2hour after the film had finished! Gotta be done.
...and lovely everyone, I have made an appointment for Friday arthurnoon with a very gawjus sounding person to have some treatment on my back. Strictly profeshnial of course.
Thank you for all your good wishes. It dunnarf 'urt.
MfR...last time I had Wild Turkey they couldn't get me off the fireman's pole...but that's not for here!
Way on down
love
hazel
x
ps No.7
pps nah it's got lumps in
ppps Debbie - what Tinsel said x
Right, last post today, I promise. Just wanted to say - Missy, I too have suddenly become addicted to knitting! it is sooooo relaxing!!! all I can make is scarves but hey ho, guess what everyone's getting for xmas this year???!!
T xxx
Debbie- Hope you are ok. I'm sending you lots of love and hugs. I haven't been able to read recent posts but I hope you are feeling better today. Pop on my blog to say hi and will see you on here soon xxxx
Good afternoon all bloggers and lurkers
My inspirational films to keep watching are:
1. The Killing Fields
2. Bridge over the River Kwai (my grandfather was a POW in Singapore)
3. Children of a Lesser God
4. Fantasia (original not updated)
5. Forest Gump
6. Toys Robin Williams and Richard Pryor (fully agree with Gingembre)
7. White Knights
8. Footloose
9. Trading Places
10. Calmity Jane (in fact most of the musicals)
There are lots more but I think just 10 will suffice today.
Looking forward to reading what other people think.
Phoenix
PS (I have a note for my absence)
Wild Turkey.....
MMMMMMMMMM
Worth another mention.
If anyone is passing duty free and feels like buying me a bottle... feel free.
DWNB
Yo Debbie,
Yeah, sounds like the one - Ultima!
Normally black or red & they do look abit..... WILD!
Bit like Jim Carrey, wild, in Ace Ventura driving 'is car with a totally shattered windscreen while 'anging outtta 'is car ter see were 'e's going with 'is 'awaii OTT shirt on, up the approach road ter the ploice aych Q then 'and braking it sideways ter stop/ park right in front of all the..... cops!
Makes me laugh eveytime I think of that!
Bit like Austin Powers turning ter the camera & smiling in a serious but demented way & saying..... ohhhh hellloooo..... yeahhhhh baybee...... yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh baybee!!!!!!!
One thing great about all these films - political correctness 'asn't destroyed them!
Chow! x.
Humpday greetings folks,
a very quick note to Ms L. best of luck with the back, flower. If it helps I have a couple of mince pies that reek of brandy if they are any use - perhaps mashed up and used as a poultice?
Wilsmar
P.S. Any chance of a pedicure
Afternoon again,
After just poked both missy and dci gingembre I am now excusing myself to go back to work and remember I should be a responsible work person...
Dropping by again tomorrow#
Phoenix out
Hazel Love- How could I forget Fried Green Tomatoes. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that film! I always cry at the end its just so lovely! That is sunday afternoon film when the weather is cold outside and you just want to stay in all snug!
Also I forgot, Chocolat and Benny and Joon, Moulin Rouge, Gypsy, X Men (for Hugh Jackman), Meet the Parents and so so many more!
yes,Christophe,Betty Blue, just so wonderful,birthday cake scene in the fields
This is my first blog hope you welcome me with open arms the thing with biscuits is no matter what flavour you like just to sit with a cup of tea anda nice biscuit is one of lifes simple pleasures Chris so just enjoy. One of my top films has to be forest gump what a soundtrack possibly the best of all time?
Hiya
One leg Jim. Count em. One.
KS
R
x
Nice list of movies, here's mine, lost count how often I have watched them:
Charlie and the Chocolate factory (Gene Wilder version)
Young Frankenstein
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance kid
Bonnie and Clyde
Dr Zhivago
Apocalypse Now
The Ballad of Cable Hogue
The Thomas Crown Affair (Steve McQueen version)
All the President's men
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
Midnight Cowboy
The Odd Couple
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Goodfellas
Once upon a time in America
Convoy
North By Northwest
Ryan's Daughter
Casino Royale (has to be the original one, though Daniel Craig in the newest version has my pulse racing, hawt hawt hawt!!!)
Nothing really recent on there, they don't make films like they used to.
Tracey