- Movies for Snowy Days & Nights

dee1949
dee1949 Posts: 1,425
edited January 2011 in The Clubhouse
....my all time favorite is Doctor Zhivago.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059113/

...always makes me feel warm and cozy, and appreciate what I have. Also because I am still in love with Julie Christie.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited January 2011
    My Snowy Time Favorite is Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091042/
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited January 2011
    ...this year I have the Complete series 1-6 of Northern Exposure. 26 DVD's and all 110 episodes. Will be, like being there. Love Maggie still.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098878/
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited January 2011
    My favorite Christmas-time movie is Die Hard. I never really lived in a place where it snowed (much) so haven't had a chance to build up that kind of association I guess.
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  • ysss
    ysss Posts: 213
    edited January 2011
    Used to live in Wisconsin... so, I'd say there're too many to list here lol
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  • thesurfer
    thesurfer Posts: 574
    edited January 2011
    A clockwork Orange,
    Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited January 2011
    Spies Like Us
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited January 2011
    - Like to add:

    ....and "WHY this movie" is your snow favorite.

    ....those flashbacks to golden times!!!

    Like:

    Snowed in for a week with my girlfriend in Aspen! Great cable and skiing.

    Me and my pup ...Watching "Call of the Wild" next to the fireplace.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2011
    30 Days of Night

    Why? Because.
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,809
    edited January 2011
    'Cause it's "Spies Like Us". What other reason do you need?
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited January 2011
    Re: Die Hard, cause nothing is more fun at Christmas than blowing up buildings, cause it has an awesome score, and cause Alan Rickman is awesome as the bad guy!

    "It's Christmas, Theo. It's the time of miracles. So be of good cheer and call me when you hit the last lock."

    Badass.


    Doctor Zhivago has a great score and is a great movie too, I've just never been able to watch it all in one sitting.
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited January 2011
    3 Ninjas 2 : 3 Ninjas Kick Back

    No explanation necessary.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited January 2011
    I can never pick a good movie to watch on any one occasion. I don't even have a favorite movie. There are simply too many good ones to pick. And watching something new is always fun. Currently watching Stargate Atlantis from Netflix. Not as good as SG1 but still better than many other Sci-Fi shows out there.

    We should start a board games for snowy days thread. Won't list any here since I don't want to thread jack.
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited January 2011
    ....this is also a good time for all those old EPIC movies....like:

    Gone with the Wind

    Lawrence of Arabia

    ....yada - yada.

    - Snow days are good "memory" days....place & time!!! Create a "NEW" one!!!
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited January 2011
    My problem is that I have a 7 and 9 year old. They like different things. Then my wife's taste often very with mine. My son and I watched a Star Wars marathon during the recent Chirstmas break. It was fun but my wife and daughter weren't into it.

    My father-in-law's favorite Christmas movie is "It's a Wonderful Life." My wife and I like it too but my kids don't.

    "Spies Like Us" and "Die Hard" are fun movies that I can watch anytime. Family, no.

    Boards games are something we can all agree on though, and I am not talking about simple Monopoly.

    So just to name a few movies (grossly incomplete list)...
    Airplane or Airplane 2
    Alien series movies
    Back to the Future
    Benhur
    Close Encounters of 3rd Kind
    The Dirty Dozen
    Dune
    The Matrix movies
    Superman (Christopher Reeves)
    Flash Gordon
    Galaxy Quest
    Ghostbusters
    Indiana Jones movies
    James Bond movies
    Monty Python movies
    The Naked Gun movies
    The Princess Bride
    Spaceballs
    Star Trek movies
    Star Wars movies
    The Terminator
    X-Men
    The Wizard of Oz
    Willy Wonka & Choc. Factory

    actually, pretty much any Sci-Fi movie works well for me.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited January 2011
    Fargo
    PolkFest 2012, who's going>?
    Vancouver, Canada Sept 30th, 2012 - Madonna concert :cheesygrin:
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited January 2011
    maximillian wrote: »
    My problem is that I have a 7 and 9 year old. They like different things. Then my wife's taste often very with mine. My son and I watched a Star Wars marathon during the recent Chirstmas break. It was fun but my wife and daughter weren't into it.

    My father-in-law's favorite Christmas movie is "It's a Wonderful Life." My wife and I like it too but my kids don't.

    "Spies Like Us" and "Die Hard" are fun movies that I can watch anytime. Family, no.

    Boards games are something we can all agree on though, and I am not talking about simple Monopoly.

    So just to name a few movies (grossly incomplete list)...
    Airplane or Airplane 2
    Alien series movies
    Back to the Future
    Benhur
    Close Encounters of 3rd Kind
    The Dirty Dozen
    Dune
    The Matrix movies
    Superman (Christopher Reeves)
    Flash Gordon
    Galaxy Quest
    Ghostbusters
    Indiana Jones movies
    James Bond movies
    Monty Python movies
    The Naked Gun movies
    The Princess Bride
    Spaceballs
    Star Trek movies
    Star Wars movies
    The Terminator
    X-Men
    The Wizard of Oz
    Willy Wonka & Choc. Factory

    actually, pretty much any Sci-Fi movie works well for me.




    Ciao Max:

    No better memory than games with the family by firelight on a "special" snowy night. Memories are forever....CREATE them. Get back to the "BASICS" !!! .....ALSO don't forget to film the "YOUNGen's" !!!
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  • Polk user
    Polk user Posts: 311
    edited January 2011
    Storm of the Century by Stephen King

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_of_the_Century
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited January 2011
    Jstas wrote: »
    Spies Like Us
    Have that movie on the double movie DVD with Nothing But Trouble. I can watch Chevy and Aykroyd movies day in and day out....Doctor

    Nothing beats the Shining or The Thing on a nice snowy day.
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • dee1949
    dee1949 Posts: 1,425
    edited January 2011
    ....you KNOW !!!

    Youth is wasted on the YOUNG" !!!

    - Snow is "Romantic" !!!

    - Create or relive ......your imagination.

    - Enough said! !! ....when your date ask for a movie.......????

    ..................any ole Romantic's out there?.....to lend a helping hand to these youngsters.

    **********....have a lot of "AWESOME" memories of times past.
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  • On3s&Z3r0s
    On3s&Z3r0s Posts: 1,013
    edited January 2011
    danger boy wrote: »
    Fargo

    Good one! That just made me remember The Ice Harvest... another good Christmas Eve movie!
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  • Earthy
    Earthy Posts: 488
    edited January 2011
    I loves me Sci-Fi. Star Wars Empire Strikes Back comes to mind.
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  • mewisemagic
    mewisemagic Posts: 194
    edited January 2011
    grumpy old men

    nobody's fool
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  • gsxr141
    gsxr141 Posts: 143
    edited January 2011
    the new star trek. i just got done watching it again not ten minutes ago. i think it was done very well.
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  • gimpod
    gimpod Posts: 1,793
    edited January 2011
    maximillian wrote: »
    I can never pick a good movie to watch on any one occasion. I don't even have a favorite movie. There are simply too many good ones to pick. And watching something new is always fun. Currently watching Stargate Atlantis from Netflix. Not as good as SG1 but still better than many other Sci-Fi shows out there.
    If you like SG1 you might try FarScape (also on netflix) IMHO best SciFi Series EVER.

    Just a few of my favorites for a day of vegging on the tube.

    To Kill a Mockingbird (My all time favorite)
    Kingdom of Heaven
    Gattica
    Dogma
    Rob Roy
    Ronin
    “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ~ Mark Twain
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited January 2011
    gimpod wrote: »
    If you like SG1 you might try FarScape (also on netflix) IMHO best SciFi Series EVER.

    Farscape was certainly a great show, but for me I'd have to pick Firefly as one of the best after TNG and SG1.

    Oh, and I thought I'd put in one of my "I can watch this a million times!" - Army of Darkness.
    MrNightly wrote: »
    "Dr Dunn admitted that his research could also be interpreted as evidence that women are shallower than men. He said: "Let's face it - there's evidence to support it."
    mystik610 wrote: »
    Best Buy is for people who don't know any better. Magnolia is for people who don't know any better and have more money to spend.
    My System:


    TV: SAMSUNG UN55B7000 55" 1080p LED HDTV
    HTPC: Chromecast w/ Plex Media Server. Media streamed from Media Server.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,144
    edited January 2011
    gimpod wrote: »
    If you like SG1 you might try FarScape (also on netflix) IMHO best SciFi Series EVER.

    Just a few of my favorites for a day of vegging on the tube.

    To Kill a Mockingbird (My all time favorite)
    Kingdom of Heaven
    Gattica
    Dogma
    Rob Roy
    Ronin

    Loved Farscape and Firefly. Watched them again just recently. I also like Babylon 5, ST-TNG, and ST-DS9. Never was into ST-TOS. ST-Voy was tolerable. I couldn't stand ST-ENT.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited January 2011
    When our kids were younger, we took them to see Snow Day - they thought it was the funniest movie ever, and that made it all the more enjoyable for my wife (then my girlfriend) and me. How can you go wrong with Chris Elliot, Chevy Chase, Pam Grier, and Iggy Pop? :confused:

    The kids are older now, so during the storm last night, we watched Fiddler on the Roof, Anchorman, and Fargo!
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