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(Message started by: kimh on Jan 14^th, 2005, 7:22am)

Title: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by kimh on Jan 14^th, 2005, 7:22am

Kay. Day two home with sick kids ;;D lol. Watching a lot of tv lately ::)

What are some of your favorite movies that are NOT of the "blockbuster" vein? A little movie that packs a HUGE punch?

Yesterday i watched "A Home Of Our Own" with Kathy Bates. It was a gem**** :)

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Jimmy_B on Jan 14^th, 2005, 7:25am

For me Kim...I would recommend the original "Ocean's 11" with the Rat Pack.

May be in the "Blockbuster vein"....but still a great movie.

Hope the little ones feel better real soon.

Jimmy

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by sandie99 on Jan 14^th, 2005, 10:26am

Oh, I just loved Ocean's 11! I went to see 12, too...

But one non Blockbuster which I loved was called "Get Well Soon", it has Courteney Cox in it and dialogue which I adore. It's a comedy.

Then there's "The Hollow", which is a horror film.

I wish "get well soon" to your kids! :)

sandie99

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Jeepgun on Jan 14^th, 2005, 11:50am

Eternal favorites:
"The Princess Bride"
"The Neverending Story"

:)

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Melissa on Jan 14^th, 2005, 12:04pm

"Labyrinth"
"Super Troopers" ;;D

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by nani on Jan 14^th, 2005, 12:11pm

The Princess Bride is a movie that I can watch over and over...I love it! Can we watch it when I come over to play pool Frank?

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Kevin_M on Jan 14^th, 2005, 12:25pm

Kimsly,

"The Other Sister" was a surprising deviation from what I would normally watch, that I really liked.

Kevin M

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Major_Headcase on Jan 14^th, 2005, 5:13pm

sorta mainstream but still missed by most ... "Amelie"

And an oldie but goldie that goes well with the title of this thread ... "Little Big Man" - it's almost old enough now to be "non-mainstream". :D

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Jeepgun on Jan 14^th, 2005, 5:27pm

"The Legend Of 1900," starring Tim Roth.

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by LeLimey on Jan 14^th, 2005, 7:18pm

The Princess Bride
Pay It Forward (changed my perspective on life completely)

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Charlie on Jan 14^th, 2005, 10:35pm

There is a newer movie that I think is called "Below." It's about a WWII US submarine that picks up some surviors in the Atlantic. Everybody aboard soon discovers the thing is haunted. Nice ending too. It's not a battle flick nor is it goofy or a bloody mess. I've only seen it on cable so far.

I can watch "Pleasantville" over and over too.

Charlie

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Jeepgun on Jan 14^th, 2005, 10:41pm

Pleasantville is wonderful!
Ditto for Pay It Forward.

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by high_commander on Jan 15^th, 2005, 2:29am

My boys loved the movies: "Secondhand Lions" and "Holes" when they're stuck at home. Of course, "The Princess Bride" is a main stay.

Danielle

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by kimh on Jan 15^th, 2005, 8:33am

Hey Thanks All :)

Charlie, i'm going to see about that "Below" movie! Sounds kewl.

By Little movies that pack a punch, i meant a flick that is unassuming. You watch this Little movie and it moves you inside. Makes you think about things, touches your spirit.

Here is another one: "Door To Door" starring William H. Macy. Very GOOD!

I also watched a movie a while back about a guy who becomes a "music therapist" in a nursing home and befriends a "difficult" patient who turns out to be a once-well known blues-jazz singer. They end up helping eachother overcome heartbreak and disappointments of the past. Wish i could remember the name of it ::) The lady that plays the jazz singer is the actress who played the housekeeper in the tv series "The Jeffersons"????..........

Those small ensambles = PRICELESS! :)

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by E-Double on Jan 15^th, 2005, 8:39am

My friends always bust my balls because I dig "chick flicks" My wife always wants to see action adventure or Scifi and I want to be moved lol

About a Boy & Love Actually are movies I can watch over and over for a laugh and a Sigh ;)

Very Sweet movies and simplistic

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Hirvimaki on Jan 15^th, 2005, 8:45am

on 01/15/05 at 08:33:44, kimh wrote:

Wish i could remember the name of it ::) The lady that plays the jazz singer is the actress who played the housekeeper in the tv series "The Jeffersons"????..........

Marla Gibbs. And the movie you are thinking of is "Stanley's Gig".

Good titles, all. Wish my head didn't hurt so much or I'd be able to think of a few suggestions, too.

Hirvimaki-Isi

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by kimh on Jan 15^th, 2005, 8:50am

Hirvimaki! YES! That's IT :)

Thinking of you here in NY and sending you PF vibes friend***Hang in :-*

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Bethany1 on Jan 15^th, 2005, 10:07am

Love Actually is great movie!!!
Fluke--you will never look at animals the same way. ;;D
Holes is a really fun movie too.

Oh I could go on and on..

enjoy!

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by john_d on Jan 15^th, 2005, 10:18am

Bottle Rocket

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by karma on Jan 15^th, 2005, 10:24am

'The Gods Must Be Crazy"

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by PrettyH8Machine on Jan 15^th, 2005, 11:59am

I always loved the deranged magic of the cult classic "Harold And Maude." A very different movie indeed. Bud Cort plays a young man who is a depressed attention seeker who falls in love with a much older woman, Ruth Gordon. This movie was considered very racy for its time.

"Get Crazy" with Malcolm McDowell is a riot! It takes place at a new years bash in '83 at a concert club trying to keep its doors open while Ed Begley Jr. is trying to take the club away from the owner. Definitely a wild movie. One funny thing is, every band in the movie does a rendition of a song called "Rock n Roll Hootchie Woman." Also, John Densmore (The Doors) plays Malcolm's drummer in his band, and the drum solo he does is too much! If you can find this movie anywhere (It's not on DVD), it is worth a view.

"Home Movies" with Nancy Allen, Gerritt Graham and Keith Gordon. It's a pretty obscure early 80's flick, and insanely funny! Because those who know... know!

"Jeffrey" a gay comedy with Stephen Weber, Michael Weiss, Sigourney Weaver, and Patrick Stewart (Capt Piquard from Star Trek) as a totally flambouyant friend of Jeffrey's. There are so many twisted things in this movie, like Mother Theresa playing piano while smoking a cig, or Jeffrey's parents talking to him on the phone about sex.

"Strangeland" with Dee Snider of Twisted Sister as the sadistic Captain Howdy. A very cool underground horror movie.

"Rock N Roll High School" - I first saw this when I was 11 years old, and it was my introduction to the Ramones. A very campy, cheesy, funny movie.

Lots of cool underground movies out there. Too many to list.

Peace,
CD

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Melissa on Jan 15^th, 2005, 1:15pm

Ok, Supertroopers was a joke, I was kidding. ;;D

In all seriousness, my favorite movies growing up that have carried me through adult life keeping me in awe and wonder are:

"Labyrinth"
"Neverending Story"
"The Last Starfighter"
"Goonies"
"Real Genius"

and more known movies:

"Raiders of the Lost Ark"
"Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"

These movies I can watch over and over again and never get bored of them.

:)mel

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by PrettyH8Machine on Jan 15^th, 2005, 2:24pm

on 01/15/05 at 13:15:55, Melissa wrote:

"The Last Starfighter"

"Real Genius"

These movies I can watch over and over again and never get bored of them.

I love both of those movies. "Real Genius" is a great movie. Val Kilmer is brilliant in every movie he does, but this is one of my faves from him.

"I was thinking of the immortal words of Socrates when he said 'I drank what?'"

"Kent put his name on his license plate"
"My mother does the same thing to my underwear"
"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?"

;;D
CD

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by E-Double on Jan 16^th, 2005, 5:06pm

bump 4 kimmie

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by kimh on Jan 16^th, 2005, 5:15pm

LOL ;;D

Thanks E. Kimmy got lost today in ch.com mysteryland ;;D

Okay. Carry on. I'm outa the woods :D

Goldilocks ::)

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Redd715 on Jan 16^th, 2005, 5:15pm

"Labyrinth"
"Out of Africa"
"Under the Tucsan Sun"
"Pay it Forward"
"Braveheart"

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Tim_Z on Jan 16^th, 2005, 5:27pm

Pay it Forward was a great movie, made me think.

Tim

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Kris_in_SJ on Jan 16^th, 2005, 6:36pm

Alot of the above are favorites of mine

However, if the sick kids are napping and you don't mind reading subtitles, "Babbette's Feast" is a total gem Won an Academy Award some years back for best foreign film.

It will truly make your heart soar!

Kris

Title: Re: Favorite Big (Little) Movies
Post by Woobie on Jan 16^th, 2005, 6:46pm

OK -

anyone ever see "The Power of One" ??

Lou Gossit Jr...

very moving....

must see...