Following on from the "one thing you cannot do without" how about What is your favourite film and why. You know that one film that you can watch over and over again. Come on Fibro Folk get those thinking caps on and let's have a "film night" discussion. I can no longer sit through a film at the cinema as I would seize up completely but it doesn't stop me watching in the comfort of my own home.
Hey maggers I love films. It's hard to pick just one that I will watch over and over again. But if I really had to choose I guess I would say Green Mile with Tom Hanks. Every time I watch it, it still makes me cry over John Coffee. There are a few other films I could mention, but you asked for only one. Have a peaceful day X
Might be showing my age now...just can't beat, Mrs Miniver..with Greer Garson...very old B&W.....but I love the story....Love the times, great acting..waiting for it to come out one day in colour, lol...could watch it every month...:-) xxx
For me it has to be 'It's A Wonderful Life'. I save all my Christmas gift wrapping to do while watching with a box of chocs and a steaming mug of cocoa
I've heard about that film and I've seen clips of it. And it's one of those films I keep meaning to watch and have never gotten around to it. Will have to watch it X
Feel free to put 1,2,3,4, and 5. Just wanted to get those brain cells working on something enjoyable
I love the oldies too. Something about black and white which creates atmosphere which is sometimes missing in the later films.
Glad I am not the only one doing gift wrapping whilst watching a good film - we ladies are perfectly capable of multi tasking!!!
Soo agree..they've got great story lines too..:-) xx
Okay then, here goes.
1. As I said Green Mile with Tom Hanks. Not only because Tom Hanks is such a good actor and is great in this, but because the story is so poignant. The man gets wrongly accused, arrested and put on death row for the murder of two children. It makes me cry every time I watch it.
2. Brigadoon with Gene Kelly. It is a film about a town that only appears one day every hundred years. Also about true love and how with true love anything is possible. When I was a child I had a huge crush on Gene Kelly and was determined that when I grew up I would marry him 
3. Beauty and the Beast. Disney film. It is my all time favourite Disney film. I love the songs, the characters and the plot. Maybe it's the true love conquering all thing again. Am I soppy or what? Lol
4. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. A film about an autistic child coming to terms with the loss of his father in the 9/11 tragedy. Very powerful, thought provoking film. Again with Tom Hanks, but he only has a small part.
5. Last, but by no means least, Premonition with Sandra Bullock. A film about a woman who has a premonition about her husbands death and her struggle to save him. Very intense film. I love Sandra Bullock in this film. I could go on about more of my favourite films and why. I do have a lot of favourites. I could watch films for a living. Films beat soaps any day in my humble opinion. X
Amazing ever thought of a job as a film critic? Seems you love a film with a moral undercurrent with strong true characters.
Couldn't agree more with the comment on soaps.
that would be so many
but two of my favs are
truely madly deeply , alan rickman, juliet stevenson
educating rita , jule walters and micheal cain
Cinema Paradiso, dir. Giuseppe Tornatore.
Hi Maggers
I enjoy watching Toy Story 1 and 2 especially with my kids. I can't wait for Guardian of the Galaxy to come out on DVD, that is one I wouldn't mind watching again. I like to watch anything with a bit of fun and calming.
Hi Maggers
Favourite films:
Casablanca
African Queen
Chocolat
Apocalpse Now
Amelie
Midnight in Paris
Jean De Floret and Sequel
Like Water for Chocolate
Enjoy
Meg
Well folks that is me sorted for the next few years checking out your favourite movies.Good to take our minds off the day to day grind of fibro for a few minutes.
Mmm think my tastes bit different from you all!!!
1)terminator 2
2)wizard of oz
3)all the "saw"films
4)breakfast club
5any gory horrors !!!
6)anything with leonardo di caprio!
All films that take me away for a while!!!
Wuthering Heights (the black and white film with Merle Oberon) I never tire of watching it
Hi Maggers,
What a great topic for discussion! I have recently got into watching classic black and white films recently -sadly can't remember their names! Two good films I have watched recently, one about the capture of Osama Bin Laden, also 'Theory of Everything' about Stephen Hawking. Oh and I also forget to mention all the Harry Potter films
Happy watching!
Take care, Anne
That is exactly the list my daughter would have made!