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Has anybody mentioned 'Nobody's Fool'? One of Paul Newman's later films and an absolute cracker. Not well known, but just brilliant!
Oh and I nearly forgot 'The Station Agent', another laid back and beautifully acted movie.
'Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil' also springs to mind.
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I'm openingabottleofwine.
Ah yes 'The Station Agent' a lovely bitter-sweet film.
Barry
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I'm Dave.
Most comfort films for me tend to be films from my childhood, TV Sunday afternoon films.
the thief of Bagdad
Ivanhoe
Robin hood
A matter of life and death
Sinbad
the crimson pirate
as for more modern films
the worlds fastest indian
Whale rider
Master and commander
and many more, some already mentioned by other members
Kraken, Saturn, Emotion, Flying V Rocket, Planets.
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I'm Buffet-blower.
So many to choose from!
For me (those which I have at home) a small selection of 'nice' films:
The Railway Children (1970)
Love, Actually
The King & I (or any R & H musical - the songs are always a joy)
My Fair Lady
'Brain in neutral' films:
Dodgeball
Ali G In Da House
Anchorman
Bruce Almighty
Richard.
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I'm Paul.
+1 - great filmsOriginally Posted by Macca
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I'm openingabottleofwine.
Really?'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction', 'Kill Bill', .... great if you take comfort in "slasher" movies!
Barry
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Yeah they are very much tongue in cheek though if you look at them... well maybe not so much with Reservoir Dogs but certainly with the Kill Bill duo!Really?
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I'm Martin.
Watch them again. They are far more about hanging out with interesting characters than they are about violence. Take Res Dogs, the vast bulk of the film is about the gangsters hanging out before the robbery, we don't even see the robbery itself, or the infamous ear-slicing (he cuts away to a corner of the warehouse, then cuts back once the deed is done). Pulp Fiction has only five scenes with any violence in them in a two and a half hour film. They are comic books brought to life.Really?
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I'm Paul.
I totally agree with Martin, Quentin Tarantino films are classics
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