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I've seen this film before but will watch it again and again ......

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tattynan Tue 07-Aug-12 22:27:31

Does this happen in your house ..... you switch the tv on to find a film you've seen hundreds of times before but think 'oh I'll watch this'. Even though you've seen them loads of times you still enjoy them. In Tatty's house our guilty pleasures include Die Hard , The Running Man , Aliens , any Indiana Jones, Oh and dare I admit it Predator.

crimson Wed 08-Aug-12 21:10:07

I saw The Railway Children on telly about a year ago and realised I'd never watched it before in it's entirety. Which is strange because I always thought that I'd seen it lots of times. It had sort of seeped into my consciousness. It is lovely and , as a nation we will always love Jenny Agutter because of it.

johanna Wed 08-Aug-12 20:43:00

One or two upthread already mentioned.
The Railway Children. Because of Jenny Agutter's voice I think. Incredibly moving voice.
And ofcourse The Italian Job, the theme music leaves me weak at the knees, especially The Matt Monroe version. Sad, but can't help it.

Victor Victoria. Those that have not seen this, please buy it on DVD. Very uplifting film with Julie Andrews. She is sensational in this.

Witness for the Prosecution. Charles Laughton and Marlene Dietrich.

The Colour Purple.

And if you really want your heart broken: La Strada

Granny23 Wed 08-Aug-12 20:28:32

Most of the above but must add Cat Balou - a gem of a film.

Annika Wed 08-Aug-12 20:08:25

The Italian job, The Railway Children, The Great Escape and Singing In The Rain. Any of the Indiana Jones films.

Annobel Wed 08-Aug-12 19:45:06

I forgot Local Hero - love the acting, the story and particularly the scenery; Gregory's Girl - whimsical and touching too.

Bellesnan Wed 08-Aug-12 19:00:59

A complete mismash - From way, way, back - Gone with the Wind, South Pacific and a bit more recently - The Bodyguard, Calendar Girls, Sleepless in Seattle, Dances with Wolves and I am a real sucker for the Bond films!

Grannyknot Wed 08-Aug-12 18:50:06

Mind you, I'd have been a bit big to be sitting on her lap still in 1964! (I just checked). Kim Novak is still around ... she was gorgeous.

Grannyknot Wed 08-Aug-12 18:48:55

Mouse Hunt with Nathan Lane. I used to watch Camelot with Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave over and over, practically knew all the dialogue. smile For some reason I've been thinking about a film I saw many years ago with my mother, Kim Novak in Of Human Bondage. Maybe she watched it many times with me on her lap!

artygran Wed 08-Aug-12 18:43:43

All the Star Trek films with the original cast in; The African Queen; King Solomon's Mines (the Stewart Grainger one); The Lion in Winter (in fact, anything with Katherine Hepburn in); She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and the Searchers; The Money Pit with Tom Hanks - I cry laughing every time I see it; A Man for All Seasons; Guess Who's Coming to Dinner; gosh, there are so many more I'd be here all night.

ninathenana Wed 08-Aug-12 17:31:52

Lilygran my dad took my mum to she "The Red Shoes" when they first met. She hated it so much she nearly refused to see him again grin grin

crimson Wed 08-Aug-12 14:39:41

It's out in a couple of weeks. Similar role in a way to Winters Bone. Probably my favourite actress at the moment.

Lilygran Wed 08-Aug-12 13:52:30

Thank you, Crimson. Haven't seen The Hunger Games yet...will try to get DVD

crimson Wed 08-Aug-12 13:47:33

Good selection there Lilygran; the only one I couldn't gt on with was the new version of True Grit [still prefer the original]. I've got a really old video of The Princess Bride complete with some sort of board game, and keep meaning to read the book. Have you seen Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games? She's got a mesmerising face, hasn't she. Can't wait to get the dvd of The Hunger Games as I wen to the loo at a really crucial part of the film and need to see it again!

Lilygran Wed 08-Aug-12 13:32:15

Went the Day Well, The Searchers, new film Winter's Bone, new version of True Grit, The Fifth Element, The Princess Bride, The Lady Vanishes, The Red Shoes,Bad Day at Black Rock.....I won't go on. Thank goodness for DVDs

petallus Wed 08-Aug-12 11:10:21

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Calamity Jane I have watched so many times since I first saw them at the cinema as a child.

I am about to watch Donny Darko again for about the fifth time.

gracesmum Wed 08-Aug-12 10:53:57

Calender Girls, Love Actually, The Miracle of Berne, Lives of Others and any James Bond!

kittylester Wed 08-Aug-12 10:06:45

Blimey susie that sounds dangerous! grin

susiecb Wed 08-Aug-12 09:39:17

The Nun's Story Audrey Hepburn and Out of Africa Meryl Streep are my two best films and I like to watch them alone - no-one must speak to me and the phone mustnt ring - lost in the story and I am both a Nun and a coffee planter.

grrrranny Wed 08-Aug-12 09:11:19

Local Hero, My Cousin Vinnie, The Full Monty and any of the Fred and Ginger films.

Annobel Wed 08-Aug-12 09:11:10

Some Like it Hot. Funniest film of all time in my opinion.

vegasmags Wed 08-Aug-12 09:02:51

The Naked Gun films do it for me. Even though I know all the jokes by heart, I still find myself falling about laughing.

whenim64 Wed 08-Aug-12 09:01:06

As Good as it Gets, Brief Encounter, Singin' in the Rain, Love Actually, Midnight Cowboy, Get Carter, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (in fact, anything with Michael Caine in it).

greenmossgiel Wed 08-Aug-12 08:56:36

Brief Encounter - still weep a bit at that! smile

Bez Wed 08-Aug-12 08:36:48

Not really films but 'Goodnight Mr Tom' 'the Secret Garden' and 'Tom's Midnight Garden' . The one film I found I had to stay up to watch to the end was 'The Deer Hunter' but I found it so distressing I have never been able to watch it a second time.

Grannylin Wed 08-Aug-12 08:13:59

The Railway Children and still cry at 62 blush