I got an amazon gift card for Christmas from my parents and since I have been spending a lot of time in bed...I want some new DVD's. I like light-hearted, funny movies. I would love to know what everyone's favorite movies are. Any ideas?

Kassandra

P.S. Hope everyone had a great Christmas!

Oh! Hi Kassandra. This is an easy one.......I LOVE fluffy European or Euro-ish love stories. Some to try:

~The Holiday (coooooooziest English cottage and a swap with a FAB house in LA)
~A Good Year (oh! a vineyard in the south of France....... *sigh*)
~Love Actually
~Somethings Gotta Give (okay...maybe this is geared for OLDER single women but it's one of my faves)
~Under the Tuscan Sun (glorious)
~Chocolat (more love in France)

I own these and watch them repeatedly.........I am sure I can think of more!

Anything Julia Roberts--
Pretty Woman
Nottinghill (LOVE this one)
Runaway Bride-kinda cute

Also 2nd the Holiday, really liked that
-just saw Waitress with Keri Russell-LOVED that too

Toilet humor--Superbad was super funny, but NOT for kids-or people who don't like significant toilet humor (Borat was too much for me)

My favorite of ALL TIME--from the time I was about 8--Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea It's about 6 hours of fabulous!!! I've seen it so many times and it NEVER gets old. I can't wait for another year or 2 to watch it with my DD. Hope this helps!

The Wizard of Oz
Yours Mine and Ours
Any of the American Pie movies
Old School
Road Trip
Disney Movies are always fun and a good way to remember your childhood. I love Alice in Wonderland and Beauty & the Beast

Great! Keep 'em coming!!!

The first one is definitely one of my favorites. It is a real gem. The other two are very good. The second is good if you normally do not watch anime.

Amelie

Princess Mononoke

Chocolat

If you want something a bit more serious: Black Book

Don't bother with Pirates of the Caribbean: End of the World. It was a real disappointment.

Another Funny Movie we always like

Mean Girls
Dickey Roberts former childhood star.

I second the nomination for Superbad. But only if you don't mind lots of curse words and crude humor.

I, Robot was great.
Loved Ratatouille (apologize if that's spelled incorrectly)
National Treasure

A few of my favorites:

Farris Bueller's Day Off
Hunt for Red Octobber
ET

Treat yourself to great humor from bygone days. Here are my favorite movies of all time, in no particular order.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
Clue
Arsenic and Old Lace
Anything Abbot and Costello
My Fair Lady

The Monty Python movies are funny too.

Live Free or Die Hard was very good also. Definitely had a neat plot. I liked it a lot even though it is a stereotypical "guy" movie.

Another one which was neat and timeless for us Labyrinth with David Bowie. Fantasy like movie with the gnomes and gremlins but timeless.

We also like the Adam Sandler movies for a good laugh....I think I laugh the most at Big Daddy. It is my favorite Adam Sandler movie.

I watched Spanglish....but it was hard to see Adam Sandler not being funny. Good Movie though.

Here's a list of some light/entertaining/kept my interest movies


Amelie - great, cute!

Fever Pitch (if you want a light-hearted nothing heavy movie, it's cute - but predictable -- if you don't like Drew Barrymore, don't bother)

Breach (spy thriller - very good)

Sweet Home Alabama (cute love story)

Any newer animated movie (like Incredibles/Cars)

If you're going w/ Christmas theme --- Polar Express

Sideways (a little dry humor)

The Bourne Series (all three are edge of your seat good - but bloody!)

One of my fav's is National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

I love that one, too. And "White Christmas".

I, for one, love some of the old classics such as...

Road to Bali
Jack and the Beanstalk
Taming of the Shrew
My Girl Friday
ANything with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope^^ Who rock.

NOw, for modern favs... Not all these are lighthearted, so... yeah.

All Star Wars
Ratitoulle (I know I spelled that wrong... -.-)
Pirates of the Carribean (Halleluja chorus)
Narnia
Uh.... I'll post more as I think of them, but I'm not exactly a Movie lover. Now I CAN give you lists of books. Loooong lists of books.

I have to agree with Susie Q, The Holiday and Under the Tuscan Sun are 2 of my very faves.

Also:

Bridget Jones's Diary (and the sequel)
About A Boy (basically anything with Hugh Grant )
Big Fish
While You Were Sleeping
Ella Enchanted
Sabrina
Serendipity
Forrest Gump
French Kiss (or anything with Meg Ryan)
The Goonies
Home Alone
That Thing You Do
Fools Rush In
How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days
10 Things I Hate About You
50 First Dates
Jerry Maguire
Princess Diaries
My Best Friends Wedding
Father of the Bride

I would like to also vote for 10 things I hate about you! Very funny movie.

HA, yeah that's a great movie. I've seen it many times and it always makes me laugh.

Never Been Kissed is another good, lighthearted, funny movie.

Adventures in Babysitting and Summer School are two late 80's movies that are rather simple but funny and enjoyable and the kind of movies you can watch many times.

JULIE!!!!!!!!!!

the ONLY two movies that I don't LOVE on your list are French Kiss (can't stand Meg Ryan ) and Goonies (haven't seen it). OMG!!!!!!!!!! This is TOTALLY my list of all-time faves!!!!!!! I've seen Jerry Magquire literally about - - 25 times? Always love it...... also love 13 going on 30 (own it) .....adorable. LOVE LOVE LOVE About a Boy.....I think I own that one too......

you have excellent taste in fluffy, fun movies, my dear

16 candles and The Breakfast Club are also good 80's movies.

Chocolat
The Full Monty
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
A Shot in the Dark (Inspector Clouseau, classic)
To the Manor Born (English TV Series )
The Queen
Love Actually
The Day After Tomorrow
Titanic
Three Weddings and a Funeral
Music and Lyrics
The Pirate Movie
Brassed Off
Sleepless in Seattle
When Harry Met Sally
Home Alone
Home Alone 2
My Best Friend's Wedding
Erin Brokovich

Am sure I'll think of more tomorrow LOL

How could I have possibly missed those 2--all time favorite is 16 candles, probably seen it 100x (no kidding!!!)

Thought of a few more overnight knew I would

The Great Escape
The Guns of Navarone
The Sound of Music (how could I forget a movie I have seen a gazillion times)
Little Women (any version will do)

I love the Sound of Music
Annie too!
Shirley Temple movies are nice


I also like the Avonlea series, you have to buy it at Amazon but it is a wonderful series.

Oh my gosh!!!!!!!

I forgot one of the most charming and wonderful movies of all!!!!!!!

It's called

Millions

and DEFINITELY worth owning. I rented it and watched it twice in one weekend....just an adorable movie of miraculous little boy, and such a happy ending.......

Hee, hee, why thank you. And so do you!!

I forgot about 13 Going on 30, I need to add that to my list. I also have a lot of gloomy tortuous favorites but she asked for light-hearted funny....


Here's a few more I like Kass (some might be repeats of other's lists):

Music and Lyrics
Almost Famous
Clueless
Mermaids
Notting Hill
Raising Helen
The Truth About Cats and Dogs
Maid in Manhattan
The Wedding Planner

Non-cartoon movies, various humor levels:
National Treasure
Sahara
Wild Hogs (about died laughing at this one! )
Hunt for Red Octobber
Hitch
Pirates of the caribbean
oceans 11 (the rest weren't to good but this one was)



Cartoons (I watch them with my neice and nephew, honest!)
Ice age
Cars
Robots
The Wild

I know there is more but cant think of them at the moment

Julie and Susie Q!!!

We soooo have the same taste in movies!

I have almost all the movies you listed Julie...I'm a sucker for romantic comedies.

and Susie....YES...I saw Millions at the theater....GREAT movie. Very cute and a really good story. I think it was based on true events??

I LOVED The Holiday and 13 Going On 30....

I just saw a cute one at the movies..."Dan In Real Life" Check that one out when it comes to DVD.
.....also "Martian Child"...very cute movie...kind of a heart wrentcher.

Most of my faves have already been listed.

Heres a few more (some might have already been mentioned)

The American President
Fools Rush In
Life As A House
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Nine Months
Never Been Kissed (anything with Drew Barrymore)
Selena
Where The Heart Is
Fever Pitch
Serendipity
Win a Date With Tad Hamilton
Elf
You've Got Mail
Liar Liar

Susie, Julie AND Rachel, I LOVE ALL the movies you mentioned!!!

My mom and I ended up going to Target she bought me:

Love Actually (we used to have it, but my brother hid it because I used to watch it ALL the time! Now I can torture him again! )

13 going on 30

Never Been Kissed with Uptown Girls (they came in a 2-pack kinda thing)

I will order some more from Amazon since I have 100 bucks of DVD's waitin' to be ordered!

Hi Rachel!

I love talking about movies.......I am a HUGE movie-watcher.....and yes, Julie just like you I do have my favorite list of the sad, tortuous movies also!!!!!!! ( Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan.......on and on and on......)

Kassandra - do you know about half.com? It's a division of ebay....you can get books, celiac disease's, movies at seriously reduced rates. Check it out - you can select conditions from brand-new to very used, and it's where I get EVERYTHING.

Have fun!