Non-Negotiable Movies

Leslie · February 2003

Thanks - and how do you do that? I was going to reply to HRsage and figured the message would narrow so much there would only be one word to a line.

Anyhow, I love baseball movies that aren't always just about baseball. So to add to "Field of Dreams" (see post above) "Bull Durham."

System · February 2003

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 02-11-03 AT 04:15PM (CST)[/font][p]Side note: In answer to your how-to question, I replied to the original post at the very top rather than replying to the replies.

Okay, I've helped out as much as I can for now ... the thread is at 90 posts now.

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Gillian · February 2003

thanks

Don D · February 2003

In a prior life, did you ever herd cattle for a living?

System · February 2003

Not cattle, but cats.

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HRsage · February 2003

Looks like it's going to be up to us West Coasters to take it to 100. The easterners are going to start punching their time clocks soon. Anybody got any good movies to suggest for Valentine's Day? Oh, what about My Big Fat Greek Wedding? I haven't seen that yet but it comes out on DVD today. Any opinions?

Leslie · February 2003

Haven't seen "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," but have it shipping from Amazon. I never shop in stores anymore.

I have a soft place in my heart for the oldies....Hepburn/Tracy, John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara (just re-saw "McClintock!" the other day - love it.) Sleepless in Seattle, While You Were Sleeping, American President...oh my gosh somebody stop me!

Parabeagle · February 2003

Big Fat Greek Wedding is worth the price of admission. For Valentine's Day, hmmm.... let's see..... How about Die Hard? x:-)

Leslie · February 2003

And what was the sequal's name??? x:o

Parabeagle · February 2003

Not exactly sure. I remember I didn't like the sequel as much as the first one. Was it Die Hard II, Die Harder?

Leslie · February 2003

>Not exactly sure. I remember I didn't like the sequel as much as the
>first one. Was it Die Hard II, Die Harder?

I think it was the second one...

Parabeagle · February 2003

And why would that lead to such a shocked expression in your previous post? Guess I'm missing something here.

Leslie · February 2003

Just the rediculousness of the being a Valentine's Day movie. Every one knows it's a Christmas movie.

HRsage · February 2003

Great suggestion! I think my wife and I will have a Die Hard Marathon on Valentine's day. Die Hard, Die Hard 2- Die Harder, and Die Hard 3- Die Hard with a Vengence. She'll love it. Thanks.

Leslie · February 2003

My sons gave my boyfriend the trilogy on DVD for Christmas. I will not show him your post, HRsage, lest he get any ideas.

Parabeagle · February 2003

Oh, Leslie! Why confine great movies to certain holidays? I'll bet you think "A Christmas Story" is a Christmas movie, too, don't you? x;-)

Parabeagle · February 2003

Actually, maybe I'll do the same. Sometimes I can come up with a halfway decent idea.

Leslie · February 2003

Well, our job is done here. 100 plus posts it is. And no matter what, I'm thinking "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" for Valentine's Day - Sorry Bruce Willis.

HRsage · February 2003

Of course I could always do a Godfather marathon. But then we would have to sit through Godfather 3. What an utter disappointment. I don't think I've ever seen the whole thing. Why Coppola put his daughter in it is beyond me.
I'll stick with Die Hard. Nothing is more romantic than Bruce Willis busting through a window with his bare feet first.

Parabeagle · February 2003

After emptying a magazine of 9mm ammunition from his trusty Beretta through the window to get started (feeling very manly right now! Sort of like Tim Allen in Home Improvement - Argh! Argh! Argh!)

HRsage · February 2003

I think Paul in Cannon Beach should get a special prize for starting a post that lasted over a 100 replies. I think it's a milestone for the Forum.

sonny · February 2003

Paul already has a T shirt as we have seen. . I am still trying to figure out when Don got his. .

HS · February 2003

HRSage,

I would most definitly recommend buying or renting the new release, "Sweet Home Alabama"!! I saw it in the theatre with my husband...(suffice to say, he was brought along for the ride) but he really enjoyed it. We bought the DVD just this past weekend and watched it again. Still good the second time around. Great romantic flick for Valentine's Day.

I still stick with my previous post of "When Harry Met Sally" (Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan) for a good Valentine's Day movie...other romantic movies that I'd recommend would be,
"Sweet November" (Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron),
"Untamed Heart" (Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei),
"Return to Me" (David Duchovny, Minnie Driver),
"Someone Like You" (Hugh Jackman, Ashley Judd)
...and just about any other Meg Ryan movie;
"Kate & Leopold" (with Hugh Jackman),
"You've Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle" (with Tom Hanks),
"Prelude to a Kiss" (with Alec Baldwin).

I'm sure there are others out there that I'm forgetting, but these are the ones that I've always enjoyed in the "Romantic Comedy" category. Hope this helps you to decide!

Don D · February 2003

I didn't see the movie, but I heard just last night about a line from the Bull Durham movie that I think is a great line for either a woman or a man to use in the right circumstance. The woman in the movie (what's her name), in a moment of high passion, accidentally called out the name of another man. When the guy 'with her' expressed alarm, she asked him, "Would you rather I sleep with you and call out the name of another man, or sleep with another man and call out YOUR name?" I don't know if that would make me any happier, but, I suppose it is a point well made.

Leslie · February 2003

"Bull Durham" is full of great quotes. Susan Sarandon plays Annie Savoy and narrates the beginning of the movie by comparing baseball to religion. ("For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball.") And of course Kevin Costner as Crash Davis explaining to Annie what he believes in - much of which can't be printed here! If some of you haven't seen it it's an absolute must.

Rockie · February 2003

Very thought provoking.

Whirlwind · February 2003

This is not my all-time favorite movie, but non-negotiable nevertheless: WAITING FOR GUFFMAN. People who don't like this movie definitely don't share my demented sense of humor. Also with the same cast and mock-umentary format: BEST IN SHOW. As a recovering dog show cult person, I can tell you it was all true (I had a near-relapse after the past two nights of Westminster Kennel Club viewing.)

HRPeg · February 2003

>This is not my all-time favorite movie, but non-negotiable
>nevertheless: WAITING FOR GUFFMAN. People who don't like this movie
>definitely don't share my demented sense of humor. Also with the same
>cast and mock-umentary format: BEST IN SHOW. As a recovering dog show
>cult person, I can tell you it was all true (I had a near-relapse
>after the past two nights of Westminster Kennel Club viewing.)

I loved "Best In Show" Have you seen "Strictly Ballroom"? It has the same humor.
My husband and I like:
Valley Girl
Drugstore Cowboy
The Election

Whirlwind · February 2003

I haven't seen any of those, but I'll put them in my list to rent. Thanks for the recommendations!

San Francisco · February 2003

L.A. Story with Steve Martin and Victoria Principle, Soundtrack by Enya

Shawshank Redemption with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman

Pulp Fiction with John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson

Elizabeth

Non-Negotiable Movies

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