well..alrighty then! Anybody for a little ...Ace Ventura Pet Detective?

haha. my faves , i admit, are the old ones. so i'm not the best person for knowing what's the latest and greatest. i tend to gravitate towards the classics. the other night i treated myself to "to kill a mockingbird" again. it wasn't the first or even second time i'd seen it. but the movie is so great that it touches me in a different way every time i see it. if there is anyone who hasn't seen it , it has to go on the must see list!

Oh, Stephen. =:O I don't care much for Jim Carey. (Rates right up there with Alex Baldwin, only there are a FEW of his movies I like - Liar, Liar comes to mind.)

And I'm SO sad to report that I ordered that movie I told you all about a few weeks ago - Tell No One - and we watched it this weekend. As much as I loved the book, the movie was rather ho-hum and I have a feeling that anyone who HASN'T read the book might get lost in some places. Not to mention all that was such an integral part of the story line in the book that was left out of the movie. Quite a disappointment.

oh bummer about Tell No One. so many times the movie just can't measure up to the book. in a few cases it can. to kill a mockingbird, gone with the wind, the color purple. yes. at least i think so. but most of the time, it's a quick way to make a few dollars. i've heard that eat pray love is pretty good. ....i'm with you on jim carey, elle. he's cartooney. i like him as a person and when he's interviewed. but not in the movies.

so what is mr. fox about???

Susie, would it be good for pre-schoolers?? I'm always looking for good movies to watch with my boys.

oh i LOVE stuff like this! i'm so glad you told me about it. i'm one of those "Babe" kind of people. and i love art in the movies whether it be a good period costume piece or puppets or animation or....well, art. looking forward to this! ........you know what i saw AGAIN (my old movie thing) the other day? barefoot in the park with robert redford and jane fonda. i LOVE that little movie. not only does it have great dialogue from neil simon, but the acting is so terrific!!!

During the summer where I live, they screen classic movies outdoors for free in downtown on a Sunday evening. It's a great viewing experience watching classic movies under the stars! Last Sunday was the first week, and they showed Alice in Wonderland from 1933. It was quite strange in parts (as it should be!), and a couple of the characters are played by Cary Grant and Gary Cooper, although you couldn't really tell. Next week it's The Thin Man. I've wanted to watch it for ages, so I'm really looking forward to that one!

oh ...i haven't seen an outdoor movie in AGES! what a great experience!!! i remember drive-ins from when i was little, and that was so fun! you're going to love The Thin Man, helen. That whole series is awesome!

Yes, I can't wait! I've never been to a drive-in. This one is 'bring your own blanket or chair'! Apparently there's still a drive-in theatre in New Brunswick somewhere. Probably in the middle of nowhere!

you know what i like? when someone's old barn becomes the movie screen. that is so cool. it sounds a little like your summer outdoor movie thing might be public domain movies. that is fun. the movies can be a little odd that way, but still fun. and often, that is the only way to afford something like this. the community experience makes them even more enjoyable!

BABE!! I love that movie. The little singing mice in the corners always make me chuckle. I tried this once with the little boys and they couldn't get into it. I may have to try again. They both love animals, especially sheep and herders!

i love babe too! to me it's one of those perfect movies. the pace, the art, the characters, the fable, the humor, the photography....it's just a wonderful little film in every respect!

I just watched (500) Days of Summer. Good movie. It's a story about love but not a love story. Left me feeling very weird, which I like because it means it affected me deeply. I recommend it.

that's a life changer type of movie feeling, steen. did you see dead poets society yet? it's a must see for a future teacher like you!

Not yet... but I swear I will! :)

"message in a bottle" movie tonight for me....I think Donna recommended it, some time ago....later, and why was I deleted from this group.....I had to re-join....???

you weren't deleted, jodie. the group was re-started. i had to do some major content reduction of old material to make room for the new material. so everyone has to re-join. glad you did!!!

i'm so in love with the movie "moonstruck". i don't care how old it is or how many times i've seen it. it has some of the best lines in it ...ever. i love when loretta has to tell her father she's getting married. she says she has news, and the father says is it important? she says yeah pop. and he says alright...TO THE KITCHEN! i had all important discussions with my father in the kitchen too!

SNAP OUT OF IT!! Great line!

Years ago, make that MANY years ago, I fell in love with film Auntie Mame with Roslind Russell. I decided right then and there that that was how I would live my life...... OUT LOUD! Remember, life is a banquet and some poor suckers are starving to death. Most profound line from the film....and one of my favorite quotes of all time.

SNAP OUT OF IT! is such a great line. the whole movie is one great line after another . "OLD MAN, If you give those dogs my good food, I"M GONNA KICK YOU TILL YOU'RE DEAD" LOLOLOL! Auntie Mame is a great movie!!! Ethel Merman played the part on Broadway, but they decided she wasn't the right type for the big screen and they got Russell...let's live OUT LOUD today, kathy!

I will if you will ;-D

deal...! hold your ears. i can get very OUT LOUD! ;-)

New movie coming out: Charlie St. Cloud. Heard about it, watched the trailer, then picked up the book this week. Book was great, trailer looks as though it's going to follow the book pretty closely. Looking forward to it.

oooo cool...what's it about, steen? who is in it?

It's about two brothers. Younger one dies in a car accident and the older one is given the gift to interact with his brother's spirit. Zac Efron stars in it.

Also, (500) Days of Summer was really good.

oh great! i love that sort of stuff when it's done right. it's not easy to do. for example, the lake house was one of those "through dimensions" things, and i just had so much trouble following it. anyone else?

i love the whole premise of this sort of thing, but i haven't seen alot of movies that i understand that do it well. or else i'm just stupid. i loved watching the lake house. but i got confused. i didn't see time travelers wife. now i have to! on a cute note about serendipity type things, did you like the movie "serendipity"? i did. i like that tom kimmel wrote a song in it! ;-)

Serendipity WAS cute! I have to watch that again. Lisa, don't feel bad about Lake House - me, too!!

I watched two movies (well, almost 2 - came in late on the last one) the other night. One was The Answer Man. Jeff Daniels and somebody Grahahm. A sweet movie, if not too deep. Then a complete 180! Elegy with Ben Kingsley, Penelope Cruz and Dennis Hopper. Whoa! Very dark and sad, but I liked it. Not the tied-up-in-a-pretty-bow ending that I like, but it was left open, so I got a mental bit of ribbon and did my own tying!! ; )

what's with ben kingsley and the super sad stuff? I remember thinking i was going to have to tie myself to a railroad track after "house of sea and fog" or whatever the heck that sad thing was called. that was one tragic moment after another! ...back to serendipity for a moment. i think that's a perfect little "light" movie. it keeps moving in at a nice pace, and has some good messages in it too. just enough magic to be romantic. i always feel that if i don't forget a movie, then it's good. and serendipity was a movie i often think about. ...looking forward to trying the answer man, elle. and sliding doors too, susie!

Oh, Sliding Doors - YES!!!! Loved that movie; loved the Scot playing the man that Gwyneth Paltrow keeps connecting with. "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition." ; )

Oh, and talking about John Hannah reminds me of another movie I like - 4 Weddings and a Funeral. I found my favorite poem in that movie.

4 weddings and a funeral is one of those movies that i have seen a million times but never one time straight through. so i've seen all the parts, but never saw the plot!!! but i love andie macdowell. is that her name? i think she's an underrated actress. perhaps she plays the same person in alot of films, but she does so with alot of intrigue. it's hard to not pay attention to what she's doing. and i also like hugh grant alot.

today is the 50th birthday of To Kill a Mockingbird! Happy Birthday to one of the best American books that turned into one of the best American movies EVER! "Jean Louise, Jean Louise! Stand up! Your father's passin'"

you guys, i finally saw "crazy heart" with jeff bridges. it didn't do it for me. i found it to be one of those dark and mumbly movies. did anyone else see it? did i miss something? i like personal little stories , esp about personal triumph etc. but this just did nothing for me. not sure why.

I still want to see it. I'll let you know what I think! (I keep forgetting about it!)

Watching Moon at the moment. Very strange movie, but interesting idea. Enjoying it.

I tto was disappointred with Cray Heart. Love Jeff Bridges though! I have ever since I saw him and Sam Watgerston in Rancho Deluxe back in the early '70's

Jeff Bridges - I think it was the Fabulous Baker Boys that did it for me!!
; ) He is one sexy dude!! And once again, one of my favorite books was made into a movie (albeit an HBO movie) with JB playing author Jon Katz in A Dog Year. I hear he's up for an Emmy for that part.

And I have to tell you, I smile whenever I see your name, Kathy. One of the jobs I worked in I had to answer the phone with our department and my name, so I would answer, "Traffic. Ellie." and for years people would call back and ask for Kathy Kelly!! My SIL still calls me that every now and then!

Ellie, That is too funny! When the movie, "You've Got Mail" came out, I heard from friends and strangers alike that Meg Ryans character had "my" name...kathleen kelly.
I also made a FB friend with the same name (kathy Kelly) from Chicago, where I used to live, when she saw a post I made to "The Trevor Project"

you are both funny! as for jeff bridges, he's indeed sexy but not my fave. and this crazy heart just doesn't work. at least not for me. much better in fab baker boys. he looks good though! ;-)

thanks, dan! ;-)

I have not seen or even heard of it but will make it a point to see it Thanks Dan. I too have too many favorites to pick just one. I must strongly recommend an old one I saw as a child and never forgot. "Whistle Down the Wind" with John and Haley Mills. it was written by Mary Haley Bell.....Haley's mother and John's wife. It's about three children (siblings) in rural england who, having just heard about the story of jesus christ's trial and crucifixtion, find a wounded escaped convict (Alan Bates) in their barn. He looks like the pictures they had seen of Jesus so they vow to tell no adults and keep him hidden bringing food and water. They tell only their frineds who want to see "Jesus". When the adults find him the children beg them to let him live asking, "don't you know who he is?".. This movie was and still is so hauntingly wonderful and the soundtrack mesmeriing. Truly a must see.

Except for the grand scenic elements, "message in a Bottle" was kinda a sleeper...oh,I near-forgot, Paul Newman "made" the movie for me, even tho' he was not one of the two "mains."