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Post by David Hunter on Mar 27, 2008 14:55:21 GMT
One of my favourite old movies was on today which I always forget about until it pops up. 'A Ring Of Bright Water' - set in the Highlands in the 60s it's a simple tale of an author who moves to Scotland and befriends an otter called Midge. It's just a lovely film and any movie not made by Disney which can make me cry over an otter has to be good.
The actor in it - Bill Travers - is also in another great oldie called 'Geordie' which is hardly shown anymore. This is about a wee puny Scottish boy who does a correspondence course in weight training and ends up hammer throwing or caber tossing at the Melbourne Olympics!
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Post by jerriblank on Mar 27, 2008 20:34:03 GMT
It is very wrong that I sniggered at that title. Sorry. For me there are two tried and tested films that still make me feel all lovely and cheery after repeat viewing: Being Julie Delpy must be amazing. Then there's always:
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Post by pauliepoos on Mar 27, 2008 21:31:16 GMT
This film always manages to do it for me. Not quite laughter through tears (my favourite emotion) but it's just perfect. It's also my favourite Meryl performance.
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Post by jetsetwilly on Mar 27, 2008 22:40:03 GMT
As Woody Allen says in Love & Death - "That's just what you need. Hot cockles." (And he says it to Diane Keaton, just continuing the apparent theme of the thread).
I got hot cockles from Clueless. It may be tied in to my eternal devotion to the Church of Paul Rudd, but his clumsy sexuality along with Cher's growth just builds and builds until that climax on the stairs where I just want to burst with happiness that two people have finally got together. And that's not even including Tai and Dionne and Christian and all of the other wonderful, happy, lovely people who occupy the world of Cher.
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Post by LoveMusic on Mar 27, 2008 23:17:47 GMT
God, I love that bit too. Just thinking about it makes me go all happy.
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Post by Cherubic on Mar 27, 2008 23:28:50 GMT
Hairspray: The musical. It just has so many sweet moments. When Seaweed unties Amanda Baynes, when Zac Efron realises he's been a cock by jumping and singing and emoting on Tracey's bed, when John Travolta realises that he's a beautiful woman and shakes his arse in that hideous dress in the finale, when Tracey and Queen Latifa go on the worlds longest civil rights march, when James Marsden declares Baltimore officially integrated.
And Passport to Pimlico for some reason.
It makes me happy.
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Post by jamiek on Mar 27, 2008 23:31:04 GMT
I was thinking of films that uplift me but rather contradictory, most involve death and me crying in the end. One film I can watch and feel good about every theme in it is... I know Adam Sandler fucked up the gay vote with Chuck and Larry but this was the first film I ever seen that involved a gay couple just being normal and presenting as the only self assured characters. It's funny, cute and most certainly uplifting. And that includes the fact it has a child actor in it. Best viewed on a rainy Sunday afternoon with a nice soup and warm bread.
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Post by SweatShop on Mar 27, 2008 23:48:41 GMT
I bloody love Big Daddy. It makes me cry every time. And I always mention it but , Jack and Sarah. I watched it last week when I was feeling like shit and it cheered me up like mad. Just pure cheesey, lovely film. Even the Simply Red/Lighthouse Family soundtrack cannot put me off.
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Post by David Hunter on Mar 28, 2008 0:15:15 GMT
I was thinking of films I that uplift me but rather contradictory, most involve death and me crying in the end. If I can cry over a dead otter, I think you're allowed! For a split second there I thought you meant the 1980s wrestler!
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Post by jamiek on Mar 28, 2008 0:27:54 GMT
I'm more of a guy
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Post by jetsetwilly on Mar 28, 2008 8:47:48 GMT
I was thinking of films that uplift me but rather contradictory, most involve death and me crying in the end. The one that I was going to put down was Children Of Men, which makes me cry like Halle Berry at an awards ceremony. When the girl is carrying the baby out of the building, and the whole battle stops because no-one can believe it's a child... I think because the whole, depressing world that the film portrays is so convincing, that the baby seems incredibly hopeful, and uplifting, and seems to be a sign that things could get better. And that's when I just collapse, feeling astonishingly happy, and emotionally drained. It makes no sense but there you go.
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Post by QuincyMD on Mar 28, 2008 10:23:29 GMT
The actor in it - Bill Travers - is also in another great oldie called 'Geordie' which is hardly shown anymore. This is about a wee puny Scottish boy who does a correspondence course in weight training and ends up hammer throwing or caber tossing at the Melbourne Olympics! Which is the best film EVER! I blub like a wean when his dad dies and he carries him home over his shoulder. ....and I go past the train station at the end on my way home every night (although the station closed in the late 50's and was knocked down and is now some trees). and then we have, which I watched the other night and which always gives me a warm glow.
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Post by Cherubic on Mar 28, 2008 23:30:16 GMT
I love A Matter of Life and Death. It makes me wish I could live in the war and risk my life for a higher purpose and fall in love and wear flight uniforms. Mostly the uniforms bit strangely.
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Post by fused on Mar 29, 2008 14:33:54 GMT
Amelie is the one that springs to mind. It's very beautiful to look at, is very funny and the storyline is quite sweet in a fairytale way. Also it reminds me of a really nice Christmas I had when it was shown on Channel 4.
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Post by gravedigger on Mar 29, 2008 22:59:53 GMT
If we're going down the Amelie route, I'm going to throw A Very Long Engagement out there, because it's just as pretty and it features Gaspard Ulliel. Even if the film was awful, which it isn't, my cockles would be warmed by this (ho ho ho). God bless Jean-Pierre Jeunet. I also want to second Before Sunset, mostly because it was heart warming how much better it was than Before Sunrise, which was florid.
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Post by jamiek on Apr 4, 2008 10:11:24 GMT
I also have to throw this into the mix - I sobbed from ten minutes in literally to the end. I think some of it was just me projecting but it is sad in an upliting way. I worry not many people will have seen it - if you get the chance:you must
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Post by LoveMusic on Apr 4, 2008 11:00:03 GMT
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Post by pauliepoos on Apr 4, 2008 16:21:54 GMT
Regarding Snow Cake, I've been known to do a good impression of Sigourney and her sparklies in the film. It's my second best movie impression after Shelby's diabetic fit in Steel Magnolias. Momma, I don't want no juice.
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Post by pauliepoos on Apr 26, 2008 15:15:06 GMT
Steel Magnolias is on Living now. Dolly is so delightful, Sally is so stoic, Shirley is so bitter, Olympia is so sassy, Daryl is so drab and Julia is just so Julia.
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Post by David Hunter on Apr 26, 2008 16:33:36 GMT
I saw 'Steel Magnolias' on stage long before the movie version. Janine Duvitski was in the Daryl Hannah role. Rest of the cast was Maggie Steed, Stephanie Cole, Jean Boht, Rosemary Harris and Joely Richardson as Shelby. I seem to remember Juila McKenzie directing but I may be wrong.
It's set entirely in the salon and ends with M'Lynn walking stoically walking out after Shelby's death and turning on the radio which is playing her favourite tune, the theme from 'Hawai-Five O'. Some years later I saw an amateur version where, when she switched on the radio nothing happened. I never knew if it was a mistake of if they hadn't got the rights to the song.
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Post by Scarlett on Apr 27, 2008 17:56:58 GMT
Home Alone, Home Alone 2 and Uncle Buck - young Macaulay Culkin is all sorts of amazing.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2008 13:24:28 GMT
The Holiday, and Love, Actually.
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Post by Mike on May 2, 2008 16:17:11 GMT
Little Miss Sunshine and The Family Stone I definitely agree on. (I really hated Big Daddy and The Holiday, but each to their own...)
Also have to add Miracle On 34th Street for Christmas time - such a lovely film. And though it won't be a popular choice, I find the ending to Pan's Labyrinth really uplifting.
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Post by evenstar on May 3, 2008 10:35:14 GMT
My favourite film - The Princess Bride. A real fairy tale film but it's just amazingly brilliant. Quite a few comedy moments and the perfect happy ending. I also have the soundtrack and I listen to it whenever I cant sleep.
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Post by The Moog on Jun 1, 2008 21:16:01 GMT
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