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Tell Organichu of feel-good movies

OrganichuOrganichu poopspeesRegistered User regular
edited August 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
So I'm in a crappy mood, and I'd be really interested in some movies that make me smile.

I just saw "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and typically I dislike movies of the genre but this one made my day when I saw it- if we screw up we can redeem, despite hard times we'll be happy, etc. Just a movie that made me laugh and smile.

Tell me more that achieve those same ends (noting that I'm not necessarily looking to fall over laughing but that is 'ok'. It doesn't need to be gut busting, just feel good... a mix would be good.)

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  • KrisKris Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I always feel good after a good, hearty laugh, so might I suggest Me, Myself, & Irene? Or perhaps The Wrong Guy with David Foley?

    Also, stay the fuck away from Requiem For A Dream.

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  • ToefooToefoo Los Angeles, CARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Super Troopers ALWAYS puts me in a better mood. And I'm glad that you liked Forgetting Sarah Marshall, that movie needs more credit.

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  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I've seen Me, Myself, & Irene and really enjoyed it. Might have to try to catch it again- thanks. :)

    I'll have to look at The Wrong Guy.

    edit: Super Troopers is awesome as well.

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  • KrisKris Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Toefoo wrote: »
    Super Troopers ALWAYS puts me in a better mood.

    Yes! Love Super Troopers. I still need to see that island movie they did...

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  • OremLKOremLK Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    This may seem a weird suggestion, but watching The Shawshank Redemption always makes me feel better about life.

    "I hope."

    Also, on the light happy romantic comedy side, they don't come much better than You've Got Mail.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Not a comedy, but if you don't have a smile after seeing My Neighbor Totoro then you were never a kid.

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  • DaxonDaxon Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Requiem for a Dream.

    'nuff said.

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  • KrisKris Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    OremLK wrote: »
    Also, on the light happy romantic comedy side, they don't come much better than You've Got Mail.

    You are forgetting about When Harry Met Sally. 8-)

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  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    How dare you share such similar taste to me and recommend movies I've already seen!

    Man, PA is too much like Organichu... in this instance our shared awesomeness is actually hurting the success of this thread. :D

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  • TarantioTarantio Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I'm thinking Tom Hanks, in general. Big, Joe Versus the Volcano, The Terminal, stuff like that.

    Oh, and The Princess Bride.

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  • KrisKris Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Yeah, The Terminal was definitely a winner. :D I'm also a sucker for Castaway. And Catch Me If You Can is just a really fun movie to watch.

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  • SanderJKSanderJK Crocodylus Pontifex Sinterklasicus Madrid, 3000 ADRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I'd go with some Bill Murray to cheer up. Groundhog Day or Ghostbusters especially.

    Also, i'm a sucker for Mel Brook vehicles. All so ridicilous, but I can't stop laughing at Spaceballs, Men in Tights, or History of the World pt 1. Monty Python movies as well.

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  • QuirkQuirk Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Blazing Saddles

    BLAZING SADDLES

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  • FallingmanFallingman Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Amile.
    Seriously.

    Most charming movie ever.

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  • DaxonDaxon Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Amelie de Montmartre... might've not spelled that correctly but it's a great movie. Oh and the French Taxi movies are hilarious. Don't watch those shitty US ones, they're bad for the soul.

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  • physi_marcphysi_marc Positron Tracker In a nutshellRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Fallingman wrote: »
    Amile.
    Seriously.

    Most charming movie ever.

    I think you meant Amélie. In which case, I concur.

    The Truman Show also puts me in a good mood. Free Truman!

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Stardust and The Princess Bride.
    Just to be a little different from the other entries in here.
    Princess Bride is funnier, Stardust has more sincerity.

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  • RichardTauberRichardTauber Kvlt Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The Big Lebowski.

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  • KyouguKyougu Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Rudy.

    The last tackle at the end, with the music hitting it's peak.

    Makes me smile and cry, every time.

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  • ElinElin Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Dogma, Mallrats, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Down With Love, Orgasmo, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Jerry Maguire, Independence Day, Armageddon, The Fifth Element ... lots more but I'm still tired.

    Oh, and You've Got Mail. How can Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan go wrong?

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  • PrecursorPrecursor Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Amelie is a great suggestion.

    I'd also say Little Miss Sunshine and Definitely, Maybe.

    edit: now with linkies.

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Precursor wrote: »
    Amelie is a great suggestion.

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  • ceresceres When the last moon is cast over the last star of morning And the future has past without even a last desperate warningRegistered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    edited August 2008
    Seconds for Amelie and Stardust.

    I only just recently saw K-9, and really enjoyed it. The Shrek movies you're probably seen.. The Wedding Singer is also pretty mainstream...

    If you haven't, you should see Ping Pong. I think it's hard to get much more feel-good that this one, although it's in Japanese (with some Chinese thrown in), so unless you're fluent in both languages you may want to find a copy with subtitles. The movie is about... ping pong... and heroes... well, it's so much better than it probably sounds, and you should see it.

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  • BEAST!BEAST! Adventurer Adventure!!!!!Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Daxon wrote: »
    Amelie de Montmartre... might've not spelled that correctly but it's a great movie. Oh and the French Taxi movies are hilarious. Don't watch those shitty US ones, they're bad for the soul.
    yes...i came in here with the idea that i'd mention Amelie...please...that is THE feel good movie

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  • DmanDman Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I recently saw Hot Fuzz. It's by the same guy who made Shawn of the Dead. Of all the movies that make fun of other movies, these two are by far the best I have ever seen, they blow other B movies out of the water, and you will laugh!

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  • ErandusErandus Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Comedy isn't the same as Feel-Good.

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  • DalbozDalboz Resident Puppy Eater Right behind you...Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Pleasantville.

    Animal House.

    Baseketball. Yes, I actually thought this movie was rather funny.

    Kentucky Fried Movie.

    I'll concur about Amelie, too.

    But definitely Pleasantville.

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  • DrFrylockDrFrylock Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The best feel-good movie is That Thing You Do! The first time I saw it, I was like "wow, I loved this movie, and there was basically no dramatic tension in it whatsoever." Nothing really bad happens to anybody, and the whole movie is about one band's rise from being a happy bunch of guys playing local gigs in Indiana to one-hit wonders and enjoying it all the way.

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  • OrganichuOrganichu poops peesRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Thanks for all the suggestions thus far, people.
    DrFrylock wrote: »
    there was basically no dramatic tension in it whatsoever

    That's definitely a big thing. Unless I'm really in the mood for 'serious, wrenching' cinema or something, I typically fast forward through those moments. They just kind of make me uncomfortable.

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  • EriosErios Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    It can twist the knife a bit, so it may not be up your alley, but It's a Wonderful Life might help. The ending certainly can be taken as feel-good.

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  • firewaterwordfirewaterword Satchitananda Pais Vasco to San FranciscoRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Yeah, That Thing You Do! was pretty great, thinking back. The song will get stuck in your head though, but that's not bad.

    History of the World: Part I always makes me happy. Most Mel Brooks movies do, in fact.

    I thought Paprika was really uplifting, but it's also kind of weird. But pretty. Very, very pretty. The music makes me happy too. I generally don't like anime much at all, but I love this movie.

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  • ToefooToefoo Los Angeles, CARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Oh, I totally forgot about Waiting...

    It'll make you laugh real hard, and give you a new game to play with your friends.

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  • Fizban140Fizban140 Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited August 2008
    Little Miss Sunshine
    Old School
    Rushmore


    Thats all I really have in my collection.

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  • EntriechEntriech ? ? ? ? ? Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    How about some of Wes Anderson's movies? Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, Royal Tenenbaums, etc. Fair warning, they do involve some dramatic tension, but that only makes the resolution all the more satisfying in the end, IMO.

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  • whuppinswhuppins Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    - I don't know that I'd recommend any of Wes Anderson's movies for this. I know what you guys are getting at, but if you take them at face value, they're actually pretty bleak. Like Bottle Rocket's ending. Funny? Yeah. Sweet? Yeah. Feel-good? Ehh, I dunno.

    - An umpteenth vote for Amelie.

    - This might not be an obvious choice, but Fellini's 8 1/2 is maybe the only film that has made me cry from happiness. There's little real tension (unless you're really into the film industry) and the last 5 minutes are downright life-affirming. And I mean that in the purest sense of the word: it's not ecstatic -- more like cathartic -- it just makes you want to enjoy life in all its peaks and valleys. At least it does for me.

    - Hoosiers. "I'll make it." YOU MAKE IT JIMMY. YOU MAKE IT.

    - It might be too far to the 'bitter' side of the bittersweet spectrum, but Kurosawa's Ikiru is the most life-affirming thing I've ever seen (sorry to use that phrase twice in a row). Absolutely wonderful.

    - If you want more lighthearted fare that doesn't require you to wade through real hardships to get to the happy, Babe is exceedingly charming and funny with hardly any sappiness at all. Nobody is allowed to make fun of Babe. IF YOU MAKE FUN OF BABE I WILL FIGHT YOU.

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  • k-mapsk-maps I wish I could find the Karnaugh map for love. 2^<3Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I may be crucified by the beret wearing film-buffs but..

    Basically anything by Cameron Crowe, excluding Elizabethtown that was just a pile of crap.

    Specifically, Almost Famous.

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  • pogo mudderpogo mudder Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    along with forgetting sarah marshall you should watch one if not all of the following:

    knocked up
    superbad
    pineapple express

    and if possible the t.v. shows 'freaks and geeks' and 'undeclared'

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  • RocketSauceRocketSauce Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Entriech wrote: »
    How about some of Wes Anderson's movies? Rushmore, Bottle Rocket, Royal Tenenbaums, etc. Fair warning, they do involve some dramatic tension, but that only makes the resolution all the more satisfying in the end, IMO.

    Damn, I thought I'd be the first to recommend Rushmore. I feel like that's really the only 'feel good' of his movies. One of my all time favorites.

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