Movies you love.... but are sure

One of my favorite comedy's "The Burbs". I do enjoy Tom Hanks and think this was one of his best. Gotta love the quote from the garbage man after 2 grown men jump in the back of the truck looking for a body "I hate cul-de-sacs there is only one way out". Then there is the teenager whose parents left home while on vacation. He goes and invites his friends over to watch the neighbors because its the best show in town. The ending is so over the top I love it. :mickey:

The Worst Witch. It was an HBO special my parents taped in the mid-eighties and my sister and I watched it all the time as kids. We still do, and have it on DVD.

It's a pre-Harry Potter era movie about a boarding school for young witches and stars Diana Rigg, Tim Curry, and Mrs. Garrett from Facts of Life. When my sister and I met Tim Curry about 10 years ago we told him "we loved you in The Worst Witch" and he laughed so hard. Recently while watching Game of Thrones Diana Rigg plays Lady Olenna and we both went "it's Miss Hardbroom!"

Anytime I bring that movie up to someone in my generation they have no clue what I'm talking about but to me it's a classic!

While I haven't seen the worst witch your post reminded me of Hocus Pocus with Bette Middler. This is a fun movie I always enjoyed watching it with my DD.

The Burbs was a funny movie....one of Tom Hanks better comedies IMO.......See my worst movies of all times list...Tom is on there.

BriarRose0708;2433291 wrote: The Worst Witch. It was an HBO special my parents taped in the mid-eighties and my sister and I watched it all the time as kids. We still do, and have it on DVD.

I loved that movie! Now I want to watch it again!

There's a Christmas movie called "29th Street" with Danny Aiello. It's like a mix of "Goodfellas" and "It's A Wonderful Life". The main character, it's based on a true story, has incredible luck but always manages to get himself mixed up with the worst people. It's a very funny movie and the dialogue sticks in your head.

Another one is "Under The Rainbow" with Carrie Fisher and Chevy Chase. It's about how the little people cast to play the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz" caused so much trouble in the hotel MGM put them up in during filming. It's a pretty ridiculous movie but my brother and I loved it when we were growing up. A few years ago, my Dad surprised us and tracked down a VHS copy on eBay.

The Bishop's Wife

Used to watch this every Christmas but I don't have a dvd version yet. One of those things you forget you were going to look up, by the time you get to the computer.

Jan

Nomads with Pierce Brosnan. No one has ever heard of it, but it was a good film.

Also the original Repo Men ... hysterical.

The DIsh ..... With Sam Neil about Australia's part sending the pictures and satellite information during Apollo 13 landing .Its a brilliant little feel good film

Arthur..my father and I used to quote lines

The Changeling with George C Scott....spookiest movie ever.

Another vote for Worst Witch. My kids loved it.

And my "unknown classic" is - Robinson Crusoe on Mars.

Also, Hot Millions - Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Bob Newhart.

Pocketful of Miracles with Bette Davis - an all time fav that people never heard of.

For years it was Harold and Maude, but that became a cult classic as well. My favorite soundtrack of all times.

Nanc

MNNHFLTX;2431264 wrote: Crossing Delancey--maybe not totally unknown, but still not one that I find a lot of people have watched. Some of the characters in this movie remind of my husband's relatives! And I love the romantic chemistry between Amy Irving and Peter Riegert. I've watched this many, many times.

I love that movie. It's neat to see David Hyde Pierce WAY before he was in Frasier.

For me, I'd have to say it is 'Idiocracy.' It may not be everyone's cup to tea, but I think that it's hilarious.

Caught "About Time" on cable sometime last year and fell in love with it, saved it for about a year and showed it to the near 13 year old and wiped him out emotionally last night during the latest snow storm. And DW cried to the brink of dehydration. Lots of hugging here when it was over, not the usual reaction to the end credits.

Asked the family if I should delete it and they said NO!

Mr. Potter would call it 'sentimental hogwash' but it's kinda this millenium's "It's A Wonderful LIfe".

Kid was very upset with the mixed reviews we looked up. Many critics felt it was too similar to "Groundhog Day" as if movies haven't been stealing from each other from take 1. And the couple in this film fall in love first without any manipulations of the magic in the plot.

It is rated R, there's a fairly tame (pre/post) sex scene and one joke about sex that the parents laughed at but wished flew over the head of the tween. And whoever did its wikipedia page clearly didn't like it, noting that reviews were 69% positive but the negative review quotes outnumber the positive by about 2 to 1.

NJDad;2447046 wrote: Caught "About Time" on cable sometime last year and fell in love with it .....

Loved this movie so much, we bought it. It now resides in the same section as Love Actually, The Notebook and the Kleenex.