I'm in the dumps today (girl trouble), so I'm thinking of stuff to take my mind off things. Movies came up and I began to think of some flicks that usally bring out of the dumps.
Here's my list of feel good movies
-Anything by Kevin Smith
-Army of Darkness
-Return of the Killer Tomatoes
-Evil Dead 2 (no, really)
-Detroit Rock City
-Rocky Horror Picture Show
How about your lists?
Gidget
Heavyweights (seriously, Ben Stiller makes this movie about fat camp bizarre and hilarious)
Revenge of the Nerds
Anything with Jackie Chan
Any episode of MST3K
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Guys, you cant feel bad while watching Red Dawn. Its also pretty much impossible to think about girls while watching the movie too, the patriotism/cool explosions/look army tanks! reigon of your brainblocks you from being able to think about women while you are watching.
BradLaGrange
Sure, for us guys. The Tanks look borrowed from the army agressor school. Imagin the new russian gear they got after the Gulf war? Cool! Still, in all fairness, what should respect what Fearie of Death and Abby like too....but i'll still watch any movie about tanks....Battle of the Bulge(M24 Chaffie Vs. M-47)...Kelly Heros (M-4 sherman Vs. Mk IV Tigers...correct except for the Road wheels...likely ex-T-34 suspension..same tanks used in Pvt. Ryan)....Patton( M-41 Walker Vs. M-47 Patton, Spanish Army).........
Also left out "Vanishing Point". No one, not of either sex, age, or IQ can dislike a movie about one man in a five state car chase driving a super charged 1970 Dodge Challenger. Its a counterculture type movie, but doesnt add in usless hippie crap like all the Peter Fonda movies of the same era did to "prove" its not typical Hollywood. Really bizarre characters which I think influenced the Eastwood/Bridges movie "Thunderbolt and Lightfoot". THe movie even managed to include banjo music, a car chase requirement, and Jerry Reed(OK, just a song of his). The soundtrack has lots of other cool songs too from music genres no longer around. The FOX remake was very good too I thought, especially how they updated the themes for modern times, but too touchy feely.
Funfact: Thats a 1968 Camaro they use at the end that looks like Kowalski's charger.
Mine are:
Anything with Corey Feldman
Bad news Bears (I have a soft spot for this movie)
National Lampoon's vaction flicks
Porky's movies
and any musical I can sing along to, even though my voice is crap nothing beats screaming/singing out musical numbers
Bullitt, Massacre at Central High, and most 50s science fiction films.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Hands down the most entertaining and anti-depressing movie I've ever seen. Also try Plan 9 From Outer Space, UHF, and any Dudley Do-Right cartoon.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE always lifts my mood. Nevermind I've seen it so many times I can practically recite it verbatim.
"Galaxies Are Colliding" does the trick for me.
Very, very funny film... smart too.
I think Vermin Boy hit the spot with PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, but here are a few others
Stripes
Ed Wood(starring Johnny Depp)
High Anxiety
Encino Man
The Burbs
Mad Max (if your in the mood for action)
Dusk till Dawn
For some odd reason, Chicken Run always brings out that warm fuzzy feeling, as does the Secret of Roan Inish (you can't beat little kids with Irish accents). The Little Mermaid (remnant of my childhood) is a good one, and Cannibal: The Musical is also definitely high on the list, it's got gore, humor, and music numbers, what more could you ask for?
Wow, I just realised that "you can't beat little kids with Irish accents" has a double meaning. Oh, well, take that as you wish.