What's your fave 'nice story' film? by lwaves

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What's your fave 'nice story' film?

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 12:24 PM

By 'nice story' I mean a film that just tells a story, it doesn't particularly have to go anywhere but just shows you a piece of life involving the characters. It may have comedy elements, tragedy, drama or any other the other themes out there, but doesn't necessarily fit into any of these genres.
Plus it needs to leave you with that warm, contented, slighty happier feeling by the time the movie is over.

My list will probably illustrate the type of film I'm talking about. I seem to be watching this type of movie recently so I thought I'd see what others liked. In no order as it just the ones I've re-watched:

1. Field Of Dreams
2. Forrest Gump (love the way he passes through life unaware of what's really going on around him)
3. The Green Mile
4. Lawn Dogs (Sam Rockwell shows why he's a great actor)
5. The Ice Storm (okay not so much with the happy ending)
6. Garden State
7. Bridge To Terabithia
8. The Station Agent
9. Juno

And your picks are....

"I don't believe in suicide, but if you'd like to try it it might cheer me up to watch."

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 12:26 PM

KWICKO

"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)

Creator.
Miracle on 34th Street.
Love Actually.

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 12:39 PM

PEACEKEEPER

Keeping order in every verse

Batteries Not Included

The Da Vinci Code (the ending of that film puts a lump in my throat)

Ghost

Two Brothers

The Journey Home

Peacekeeper---keeping order in every verse!!!

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 2:40 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

I don't have many of that type on my dvd shelf, but I do have and I concur on Field of Dreams. Great film.

Here are a few others:
Breaking Away
Fanboys
Four Friends
The In-Laws (original with Peter Falk and Alan Arkin)
Local Hero
Pleasantville
Say Anything
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (I know there are a lot of downer moments in it but it basically is about friendship, loyalty and love)

And is there a better example than the perennial Yuletide favorite, It's a Wonderful Life?

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 3:25 PM

FREMDFIRMA

The Last Mimzy.

-F

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 3:28 PM

CHRISISALL

The Road Home
Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
What Dreams May Come

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 3:35 PM

HKCAVALIER

I'm a big fan of the "nice story" movie, but I'm kinda demanding--can't stand It's a Wonderful Life, f'rinstance, not so much because it's too "nice" or anything, but because I find George Bailey morally repugnant.

Anyhoo, my personal "nice story" movies are more along the lines of the following (I gotta million of 'em!):

Happy-Go-Lucky
Stardust
Amelie
The Girl in the Cafe
Next Stop Wonderland
Rushmore (love that movie!)
Dan in Real Life
I Heart Huckabees
Little Miss Sunshine
Once Around
The Object of My Affection
WALL-E (the most delightful dystopia movie you will ever love!)
Bad Santa(!)

And the following movies are rather something more than "nice stories," something more epic than nice, but they sure leave me with that "nice story" feelin':

Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Singin' in the Rain
The Big Lobowski(!)

And just so all you folks who love It's a Wonderful Life can have your revenge on me:

The Lake House

HKCavalier

Hey, hey, hey, don't be mean. We don't have to be mean, because, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 3:53 PM

CHRISISALL

Quote:
Originally posted by HKCavalier:
Stardust

Big thumbs up on that one, HK.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 4:18 PM

KWICKO

Ooh, yeah - I need to put Stardust on my BluRay list! I'd forgotten about that movie!

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And is there a better example than the perennial Yuletide favorite, It's a Wonderful Life?

If there is, I haven't found it. Just watched it last night.

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Rushmore (love that movie!)

I concur.

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Once Around

I'll see your Once Around and raise you an "Always". Love that movie!

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Bad Santa(!)

Just the name of the Plus Size Ladies' department, "Three Times A Lady", cracks me up.

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The Big Lebowski(!)

Yup.

Why does In Bruges leave me with a "nice story" feeling? It's not particularly happy, but it's somehow uplifting...

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Sunday, December 13, 2009 4:30 PM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

from those already mentioned:

Field of Dreams
Miracle on 34th St ( the original-- I watch it every year.)

I (Heart) Huckabees is weird and wonderful, but not a fave.
The Station Agent is a lovely little film, but not a "must see again".

Four for the list, off the top of my head, quick-like:
Galaxy Quest
The Princess Bride
The Legend of Bagger Vance
The Milagro Bean Field War.

And one more for a bonus;
Independence Day ( One of the supporting roles is well played by an actor I've seen somewhere else, but he's hard to recognize: he cleans up real well...)

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Monday, December 14, 2009 3:07 AM

KC5F

My all-time favorite:

Smoke Signals

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Monday, December 14, 2009 3:23 AM

PEULSAR5

We sniff the air, we don't kiss the dirt.

Skin Deep
The Dark Crystal
The Sting
The Breakfast Club

and of course:

Casablanca

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Monday, December 14, 2009 3:52 AM

GEEZER

Keep the Shiny side up

Gotta agree on Stardust and The Princess Bride.

Also...

Enchanted April
Cold Comfort Farm

Sense and Sensibility, where Alan Rickman gets to play a nice guy for once.

"Keep the Shiny side up"

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Monday, December 14, 2009 3:54 AM

THESOMNAMBULIST

On this occasion just the one film will suffice for me.....

THE STRAIGHT STORY.

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Monday, December 14, 2009 6:37 AM

MALACHITE

Hey, you guys ever hear of a little movie called "Serenity"? It's one of my favorites.

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Monday, December 14, 2009 7:10 AM

JONGSSTRAW

Some of my favorites are :

My Fair Lady
The Sound Of Music
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
Flower Drum Song
World Of Suzie Wong
Splendor In The Grass
That Thing You Do
How The West Was Won
When Harry Met Sally
North Shore
To Sir With Love
Grease
Third Man On The Mountain
The Truth About Spring
Heaven Can Wait

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Monday, December 14, 2009 7:21 AM

ZZETTA13

Well……there are plenty, but right off the top of my old skull.

Forest Gump ( I totally agree with)

To Kill a Mockingbird ( an oldie but I still enjoy it and feel it’s one of the best pieces of celluloid ever created)

Those are just 2.

Since I’m not limiting myself to movies I have to say that the Firefly saga is one of the best pieces of storytelling ever produced for the small screen. Every episode seemed to finish on a positive note.

Just the way I see it, Z

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Monday, December 14, 2009 8:35 AM

TRAVELER

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

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Monday, December 14, 2009 8:50 AM

KWICKO

Quote:
Miracle on 34th St ( the original-- I watch it every year.)

It might be blasphemy, but I prefer the remake. Mara Wilson is charming, and Richard Attenborough IS Kris Kringle!

Watch that one every year, too. Along with It's A Wonderful Life and Scrooged. :)

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

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Monday, December 14, 2009 12:25 PM

BRIGLAD

Shawshank Redemption... When you see Red walking down the beach towards Andy... that's a happy ending.

Brian

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Monday, December 14, 2009 2:49 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

Quote:
Originally posted by lwaves:
By 'nice story' I mean a film that just tells a story, it doesn't particularly have to go anywhere but just shows you a piece of life involving the characters. It may have comedy elements, tragedy, drama or any other the other themes out there, but doesn't necessarily fit into any of these genres.
Plus it needs to leave you with that warm, contented, slighty happier feeling by the time the movie is over.

My list will probably illustrate the type of film I'm talking about. I seem to be watching this type of movie recently so I thought I'd see what others liked. In no order as it just the ones I've re-watched:

1. Field Of Dreams
2. Forrest Gump (love the way he passes through life unaware of what's really going on around him)
3. The Green Mile
4. Lawn Dogs (Sam Rockwell shows why he's a great actor)
5. The Ice Storm (okay not so much with the happy ending)
6. Garden State
7. Bridge To Terabithia
8. The Station Agent
9. Juno

And your picks are....

I really liked Finding Neverland and The Lake House , which fit the genre that you describe...

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Monday, December 14, 2009 2:54 PM

OUT2THEBLACK

READ this one :

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20091212/ARTICLES/912119956

'...Right now Maria calls herself “Mei Mei,” Chinese for “little sister.”

But in English, Maria has learned “nice to meet you,” and she says “I love you” to almost everyone she meets and likes.

Maria loves vegetables, fruits and walnuts. Now she is getting used to brown rice, whereas she always ate sticky white rice in China.

She's gone from sharing a large room with many people in the orphanage to her own bedroom, her own closet, toys and photos on the walls.

In China, she didn't own a thing, not even the clothes she wore.'

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Monday, December 14, 2009 2:56 PM

GINOBIFFARONI

To throw in a recent one

" Invictus "

Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, Matt Damon

Eastwood Directing

I know it is based on a real story, but the ending leaves you with alot of hope about the better side of people. I really enjoyed it

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:02 AM

SHINYGOODGUY

Yes. Kwicko - you speak blasphemy. Although I agree about Mara Wilson and Richard Attenborough, there's nothing like the original.

I'm afraid you're gonna get a lump of coal :-(

Here are some off the top of my head:

Holiday Inn
Stardust
Amelie
Next Stop Wonderland
Little Miss Sunshine
Once Around
WALL-E
Strictly Ballroom
Casablanca
It's A Wonderful Life
North To Alaska
Bridge to Terabithia
Oscar

SGG

Tawabawho?

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:54 PM

PIRATENEWS

John Lee, conspiracy therapist at Hollywood award-winner History Channel-mocked SNL-spoofed PirateNew.org wooHOO!!!!!!

Jerry Maguire. I was selling at the time. Remarkably accurate. We discussed it in our sales meeting.

You had me at nekked Mrs John Travolta. Show me the boobies! Rene Zellwegger is the hottest stripclub barmaid in Hwood. You complete my horniness. Except for the beat-the-crap out of Tiger Woods thing.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 1:19 AM

TEETHGRINDER

Hmm...
DAN IN REAL LIFE( Let My Love Open The Door was stuck in my head for a few weeks.. it still is.)
ENCHANTED (My Cinderella with a modern touch)
Elizabeth Gaskell's NORTH AND SOUTH(Pride and Prejudice and more)
LES MISERABLES (One of the greatest stories ever)
BEN HUR (One of the few old movies that I really like)
STARDUST (I was pleasantly surprised by this one)
LOVE ACTUALLY (I watch it every year around Christmas time)

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 2:49 AM

GROTZ

In arbitrary order

Hidalgo
Seabiscuit
Shall we dance
Bagger Vance
River runs through it
Bandits
Oceans 11,12,13
Horse whisperer

There you have it, I like horses and that Redford guy got skills.

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Never kiss'em on the mouth.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 6:29 AM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by Grotz:

There you have it, I like horses and that Redford guy got skills.

If you haven't seen it, check out The Milagro Bean Field War-- first film Redford directed. Nice outdoors scenery, horses, good looking Latina women, good story and theme.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009 7:04 AM

CHRISISALL

Enchanted April.

The laughing Chrisisall

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Saturday, December 19, 2009 2:10 PM

CLJOHNSTON108

• Grand Canyon
• Rushmore
• Love Actually

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Saturday, December 19, 2009 2:29 PM

WAKEUPSOON

Waaay too many to list them all, but my favourites are:

Pride and Prejudice
Knocked Up
Juno
Waitress
Little Miss Sunshine
Role Models
Run, Fatboy, Run

My favourite films by far.

~WuS
This is not my signature, I have to write this every time I post.
Smile && Nod, it makes it seem like you know what's going on.

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Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:47 PM

ECGORDON

There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.

Quote:
Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
Quote:
Originally posted by Grotz:

There you have it, I like horses and that Redford guy got skills.

If you haven't seen it, check out The Milagro Bean Field War-- first film Redford directed. Nice outdoors scenery, horses, good looking Latina women, good story and theme.

Milagro is good, but not his first. That would be Ordinary People eight years earlier.

Quote:
Originally posted by cljohnston108:
Grand Canyon

Excellent choice, and I would add another Kevin Kline film, Life as a House.

One other that I can't believe I forgot about in my first post in this thread - Across the Universe.

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 12:42 AM

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Some of the above I don't care for.

For me:
Pay it Forward.
Gaqlaxy Quest.
Remains of the Day
Zathura
Lucky Number Slevin
Hero (Chevy Chase, Hoffman, Geena Davis)
Field of Dreams
Last Mimzy
Always
Awakenings
August Rush
Shaun of the Dead
Lone Star
Seabiscuit
Enchanted
Miracle (Kurt Russell)
Gump
Last Action Hero
Boy in Blue (Nick Cage)
The Last Tycoon
When Every Day was the Fourth of July
Fate is the Hunter
Highlander
The Right Stuff

And in a weird way, Pan's Labyrinth

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 5:43 AM

MENDUR

I won't repeat the ones I like that were already mentioned but I'm just a little suprised no one mentioned the following movies yet:
> "While You Were Sleeping" (Sandra Bullock ... no matter how many bad movies she makes, this one will forever endear her to me)
> "Harvey" (original with Jimmy Stewart - fave quote: "In this life ... you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well, for years, I was smart. I recommend pleasant.")

And I'll add one of my personal favorites, although I've never met anyone else who liked it:
> "Serendipity" - John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale

The Codex Menduri: http://mendur.blogspot.com

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 6:21 AM

DALILABA

E.T.

Finding Neverland [J. Depp and K. Winslett]

Down With Love [E. Mcgregor and R. Zellweger]

Pride and Prejudice [Matthew Macfadyen as Darcy]

Starter for Ten [James McAvoy]

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 11:02 AM

VETERAN

Don't squat with your spurs on.

Has anyone mentioned Waitress?

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 11:31 AM

OUT2THEBLACK

A couple more :

Never Cry Wolf, Brian Dennehy , Charles Martin Smith
( of American Graffitti )

Sabrina, with Harrison Ford and Julia Ormond...

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:17 PM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by ecgordon:

Milagro is good, but not his first. That would be Ordinary People eight years earlier.

I stand corrected...

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:21 PM

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Quote:
Originally posted by Mendur:

> "While You Were Sleeping" (Sandra Bullock ... no matter how many bad movies she makes, this one will forever endear her to me)

OH, yeah... and it's a Christmas movie , too. gotta dig it out and watch it again.

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Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:28 PM

PENNAUSAMIKE

"The Parent Trap" with Lindsay Lohan.

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Monday, December 21, 2009 11:52 AM

MOOSE

Quote:
Originally posted by Malachite:
Hey, you guys ever hear of a little movie called "Serenity"? It's one of my favorites.

That sounds relaxing. I'll have to look it up...

Stardust (my GF forced me to watch it. I can't let her know how much I enjoyed the film, or I'll never hear the end of it.)

The Princess Bride
Secondhand Lions

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