Movies that you'll never forget, or wish you could!

As a teenager I went with a boyfriend to see Witchfinder General. It haunted me for years I just wish I’d got up and walked out but didn’t want to appear ‘uncool’ ! Best film from those days Love Story!

The Exorcist was banned luckily before we had chance to see it. Another awful film was “ The haunting of Emily Rose”. It was a true story, and a priest was on trial for murder. We thought it was just going to be the court case, but there were flashbacks. We didn’t watch the whole film, but it troubled me for months afterwards. Did lots of praying! Stick to comedies now, and tv dramas.

I never tire of the Naked Gun and Airplane! films : you always spot something silly/stupid /funny or random in the background.
Also the two Addams Family films, with the sublime Angelica Houston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd etc. Perfect casting.
As for forgetting horrible films, the one that messed with my mind as a child, was shown on TV, all about a nuclear bomb strike. I think it was called Threads.(!)
Gave me nightmares for weeks

Two movies I will never forget are Out of Africa and The Bridges of Madison County. The acting was outstanding how ever having had personal experience and fond memories of the locations where these movies were made make them, for me, unforgettable and still shed a few tears at these memories.

I remember , years ago, when I was heavily pregnant, going to the cinema with DH. The titles for ‘ The LongestDay’, came up. ( DH just loves war films), I groaned but he said its only a trailer. Was it heck!!! A very uncomfortable few hours for me . I have ,of course seen it many times since. But always in a more comfortable seat.

The first Christopher Lee Dracula was one I wished I’d never seen! I was only about 14 at the time - it scared the pants off me. I seem to recall wanting garlic to smear round the window frame, in case he crawled in at night, as a bat! Only we never had garlic in the house then.

I had a very old copy of the original novel, borrowed from my granny - even the title on the hardback cover - in creepy Gothic lettering - was scary - I couldn’t even sleep with that book in the room, in case it somehow summoned him. All this despite being well aware that it was only fiction!

I've always loved Dirty Dancing, from the time if first came out when my daughter was still a teenager.
And more recently (couple of years ago maybe?) Still Alice (she had dementia) and Lady in the Van, which I thought was quite sad in lots of ways.

The Killing Fields
Soldier Blue
War Horse
Watching westerns with my Dad as a youngsters

My favourite films as a child and will still watch them now, are Mary Poppins and the Sound of Music, but I was brought up with Doris Day films, as my mum loved her in anything musical, but her favourite film was Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. She was also a bid bond film fan, so I quite often will watch one when I am thinking about her. I don't like horror films, so don't watch many although I remember Rosemary's Baby and the Chucky films. I remember Love Story, as my husband took me to watch on our first date, and I found out quite quickly that he didn't do watching films - falls asleep lol so we don't go very often.

I love, The Big Easy, Dog Soldiers, all of the lord of the rings movies, all of the Alien movies, all of the Underworld movies.
The list of ones that I wish I had never seen is way way way too long

I love the film Get Carter as it was filmed near to where my Aunt Mary used to live in Newcastle upon Tyne and they saw most of the actors. I also love The Full Monty as it has good memories for me going to the cinema with friends who have now moved away from this area.
I cannot watch White Christmas as I cry just listening to the music as it takes me back to my youth and the memories coming flooding back of mam and dad. Sadly both gone.

I remember Empire of the Sun and The Killing Fields as having a real impact on me, and also The Mission with Jeremy Irons and Field of Dreams. My all time favourite film is Beaches with Bette Midler. The worst film I have seen lately and was a waste of my life was The Favourite, I thought it was plain stupid!

Rhubarb the movie which was a virtually silent comedy in which the only word spoken is "Rhubarb". It is the worst film I have ever seen but I still remember it because it was so bad!

I remember Mandy. Think Jack Hawkins and Phyllis Calvert were the parents. My favourites ever 'Roman holiday', 'Young at heart' and the Petula Clark 'Goodbye Mr Chips'. Seem to have successfully forgotten the turkeys.

Cannot bear The English Patient - frightful bore. Or Love Actually - really nausea inducing. Love Gone with the Wind - the scene where the casualties are being read out but the teenage soldier whose brother has been killed is still playing his flute with tears running down his face always makes me weep. As does the end of West Side Story.

Another film that left an impression on me was Cathy come Home early 70s I think very disturbing but raised A social consciousness

and I cried for weeks over-that silly film * The day of the dolphin * 1973 were the dolphins talked and the final scene were the dolphin Alpha is pitifully sounding “Fa loves Pa”
Still can’t watch it to this day ?

Just seen Parasite. Amazing film. Such a great story and full of live, anger, humiliation, pride, arrogance, adoration. You name it and it’s in this film.
Wonderful

A horror film called hush hush sweet Charlotte with Bette Davis. I’ve never met anyone that remembers it, it terrified me for years and la Dolce Vita at an arty cinema quite recently where I almost lost the will to live. Still love ET

I too loved the French film Untouchable.
Florence Foster Jenkins, another true and funny story with Meryl Streep and Hugh Grant at his best.
Four Weddings
So many others.
Most hated
The Favourite, can't bear Olivia whats her name after watching it. She just played Queen Anne as a foul mouthed oversexed toddler! Yes, I know.
Any dark Scandi films, too depressing.

I am looking forward to the latest version of Emma though.

When I was little I loved The Inn of the Sixth Happiness . Then as a teenager I enjoyed WestSide Story but was terrified by Dracula Prince of Darkness and Plague of the Zombies. Didn't sleep go weeks as I as I was sure Dracula could come in my house, and I didn't have garlic then either.

Wish I’d never seen The Exorcist or Soldier Blue. Could watch Pride and Prejudice (any of 3 versions) again and again and also Pretty Woman, if only to see the snail part and the shopping scene and Simply Irresistible. There are others but those came straight to mind.

My all time favourite film has got to be Dr Zhivago I’ve seen it many times but I will never tire of it or fail to be moved by it.
Other favourites: Notting Hill, Brooklyn, Field of Dreams, Out of Africa, The Graduate and Dumbo ( the original version) There’s probably more which I’ll remember later.

I seem to have forgotten the ones that I would rather forget!

Witzend The first Christopher Lee Dracula was one I wished I’d never seen! I was only about 14 at the time - it scared the pants off me.
I saw 'Dracula Prince of Darkness' at 16 and loved it! We bought ourselves fangs and dressed as vampires for parties. ?‍♀️ We even wrote stories and made a plan of the castle. ? So I suppose you could say that film influenced me. I loved all the Hammer Horror films, but it was 'The Exorcist' that finished me. ? Went right off horror films after that.

I can't single out just one film as a favourite there are so many over the years - from way back in the 50's when I was taken to see Whistle Down the Wind to all the ones I've recently watched on Netflix. There was one horror film which made an impression (although I can't remember the name) for all the wrong reasons - it was about zombie cows and was so bad it was hilarious and had my (then) teenage son and I rolling round in hysterics. Happy memory!

Sophie's Choice. Could not get over the harrowing scene when she swapped one child for another with a member of the Gestapo. Nightmare!