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MOVIES I'VE ENJOYED
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Future Releases are in plum........
Newly remembered movies are in turquoise/green.......
An * marks my very favorite ones I could watch over & over........
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Absence of Malice (1981 -Paul Newman, Sally Field)
Absolute Power (1997 - Clint Eastood)
Air America (1990 - Mel Gibson & Robert Downey, Jr.)
Alien (1979)
Aliens (1986)
All Creatures Great & Small (1975 - Anthony Hopkins)
All The President's Men (1976)
Always (1989 - Holly Hunter)
The Americanization of Emily (1964 - James Garner)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Arabesque (1966 - Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren)
The Aviator (2004)
Back to the Future I (1985), II (1989), & III (1990)
Barbarians at the Gate (1993 TV - James Garner)
Beaches (1988 - Bette Midler)
A Beautiful Life (1997 - La Vita e Bella) [Italian with subtitles]
Being Julia (2004) {wicked good}
The Beautition & the Beast (1997 - Fran Drescher, Timothy Dalton)
Beauty and the Beast (1991 - animated)
Beverly Hills Cop I (1984), II (1987), & III (1994) (Eddie Murphy)
Big (1988 - Tom Hanks)
The Bird Cage (1996 - Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Hank Azaria as Agador)
Bird on a Wire (1990 - Mel Gibson & Goldie Hawn)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
* The Black Stallion (1979 - Mickey Rooney, Kelly Reno)
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
[The Young] Black Stallion (2003)
Black Widow (1987 - Debra Winger, Theresa Russell)
Bonnie & Clyde (1967 - Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway)
The Bounty (1984 - Anthony Hopkins, Mel Gibson)
The Bourne Identity (1988 & 2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Brideshead Revisited (1981 - TV mini-series) {Carter said I will like it :) }
Broadcast News (1987 - Holly Hunter)
Bullitt (1968 - Steve McQueen)
Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (1969 - Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Catherine Ross)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Casablanca (1942)
Catch Me if You Can (2002)
Charade (1963 - Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn)
Chances Are (1989 - Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey, Jr., Ryan O'Neal... )
Children of a Lesser God (1986)
* The Christmas Visitor (1987) [Miracle Down Under or Bushfire Moon - TV movie]
The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Cinderella (1950 - animated)
City of Angels (1998 - Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan)
City Slickers I (1991) {Today is my best day!}, & II (1994)
A Civil Action (1998 - John Travolta)
Class Action (1991 - Gene Hackmen)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Coach Carter (2005) {What do you fear?}
Cobb (1994 - Tommy Lee Jones)
Coma (1978 - Michael Douglas, Genevieve Bujold) [Tom Selleck is one of the dead bodies]
Como agua para chocolate (1992) [Spanish or English] {watch it with a lover}
Conagher (1991 - TV - Sam Elliott) {and anything else based on books by Louis L'Amour}
Conrack (1974) [remade for TV - The Water is Wide - 2005]
Contact (1992)
Cool Hand Luke (1967 - Paul Newman) {Shakin' the bush, boss... :)}
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
* Cry Freedom (1987 - Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington) {African Music!}
The Da Vinci Code (May 19, 2006 - Tom Hanks)
Dances with Wolves (1990 - Kevin Costner)
Dave (1993 - Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver)
Death on the Nile (1978) [and anything else Agatha Christie)
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
* Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988 - Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly as Janet)
Disclosure (1994)
Doctor Zhivago (1965 - Omar Sharif, Julie Christi, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger)
Don't Say a Word (2001)
* The Dove (1974) [a sailing adventure]
Down and Out In Beverly Hills (1986)
The Dream Team (1989 - Michael Keaton... )
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005 - Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989 Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy)
The Edge (1997 - Anthony Hopkins) {If a Baldwin character croaks, it's a good movie :o}
Elektra (2005)
Emma (1996)
Enchanted April (1992) {Italy!}
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition (2000)
Enemy of the State (1998 - Will Smith)
ET - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982 - Drew Barrymore)
Ever After (1998 - Drew Barrymore) [a Cinderella Story]
Every Which Way But Loose (1978 - Clint Eastwood, Ruth Gordon)
A Few Good Men (1992)
Finding Nemo (2003 - animated)
Finding Neverland (2004)
The Firm (1993 - Gene Hackman, Holly Hunter...)
The First Wives Club (1996)
Fly Away Home (1996)
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Four Feathers (2002 - Djimon Hunsou, Heath Ledger) {God put you in my way}
Frida (2002 - Salma Hayek)
* Fried Green Tomatoes (1991 - Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Stan Shaw)
The Fugitive (1993 - Tommy Lee Jones, Harrison Ford, Sela Ward)
The Full Monty (1997)
F/X (1986 - Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy, Diane Venora)
Gallipoli (1981 - Mel Gibson, Mark Lee)
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993 - Gene Hackman, Robert Duval, Rino Thunder as Old Nana)
G.I. Jane (1997)
Gladiator (2000 - Russell Crowe, Djimon Hounsou as Juba)
Gone with the Wind (1939) & the sequal, Scarlet (TV mini-series)
Good Morning Vietnam (1987)
Gothica (2003)
Grand Prix (1966 - James Garner)
Grease (1978)
The Great Escape (1963 - Steve McQueen)
Green Ice (1981)
Groundhog Day (1993)
* Guarding Tess (1994 - Shirley MacLaine, Nicolas Cage)
Harold & Maude (1971 Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort )
Harry Potter:
I. Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
II. Chamber of Secrets (2002)
III. Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
IV. Goblet of Fire (2005)
V. Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Heaven Can Wait (1978 - Warren Beatty, Jack Warden, Julie Christie)
* Hemingway (1988 - TV mini-series)
Henry & June (1990 - Fred Ward, Uma Thurman, Kevin Spacey)
Hero (2002 - Ying xiong ) [Mandarin with subtitles] {amazing colors! who's the hero?}
Un homme et une femme (1966) [French with subtitles]
* Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993) [Chance, Shadow & Sassy] {Am I bad...! :)}
Hook (1991)
Houdini (1953)
Hunt for Red October (1990 - Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin) [good, even if the Baldwin doesn't croak]
I Am David (2003) [based on the book I Am David by Anne Holm, also called North to Freedom]
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Independence Day (1996) [interesting take on suicide missions] {Oops}
Indiana Jones:
I. * Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981 - Karen Allen) [too bad Karen's not in all of them]
II. The Temple of Doom (1984)
III. * The Last Crusade (1989 - Sean Connery) [too bad Sean's not in all of them]
IV. Indiana Jones 4 (2007)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
The Island on Bird Street (1997)
The Italian Job (2003)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Jagged Edge (1985)
Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
Julia (1977)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
The Key to Rebecca (1985 - TV - David Soul...)
Killing Fields (1984 - Sam Waterson, Haing S. Ngor, John Malkovich...)
K-PAX (2001)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Lassiter (1984) {Love the clothes & that house...}
The Last Samurai (2003)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000 - Will Smith)
Lethal Weapon (1,2 & 3)
Little Big Man (1970)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996 - Geena Davis, Samuel Jackson)
Look Who's Talking Now (1993) [talking dogs] {Ok, I know I'm the only one who likes this film}
Lord of the Rings Trilogy:
I. Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
II. Two Towers (2002)
III. Return of the King ( 2003 )
A Man and a Woman [see "H" un homme et une femme}
Man on Fire (2004)
March of the Penguins (2005)
Mash (1970)
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Matchstick Men (2003)
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Maverick (1994)
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
Memphis Belle (1990)
Men in Black (1997)
Men of Honor (2000)
Minority Report (2002)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947 & 1994)
The Miracle Worker (1962 - Anne Bancroft, Patty Duke)
Mirage (1965)
Miss Firecracker (1989 - Holly Hunter)
Mississippi Burning (1988 - Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe)
Mistral's Daughter (1984 - TV miniseries)
Monsieur Ibrahim (2003 - Omar Sharif) [French with subtitles - about the legacy of a remarkable friendship] {smiling makes you happy}
Monsters, Inc. (2001 - animated)
* Moon Over Parador (1988 - Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, Sonia Braga...)
Moonstruck (1987)
Mr. Roberts (1955)
Mr & Mrs Smith (2005)
Murder at 1600 (1997)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Fair Lady (1964)
The Name of the Rose (1986 - Sean Connery)
Narrow Margin (1990 - Gene Hackman)
The Net (1995)
The Never Ending Story (1984) {Fantasia has no boundaries!}
No Way Out (1987)
North by Northwest (1959)
Not Without My Daughter (1991)
The Notebook (2004)
Ocean's Eleven (2001 & 1960)
* On Golden Pond (1981)
* Only You (1994) [filmed in Rome & Positano, Italy]
Out of Time (2003)
Overboard (1987 - Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell)
The Package (1989 - Gene Hackman, Tommy Lee Jones)
* Paulie (1998) [about a parrot & friendship]
Paycheck (2003)
The Pelican Brief (1993)
A Perfect Murder (1998)
Philadelphia (1993)
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Pieces of April (2003)
Pirates of the Carribean:
I. * The Curse of the Plack Pearl ( 2003) {surprise at the end of the credits}
II. Dead Man's Chest (2006)
III. Pirates of the Carribean 3 (2007)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
* Prancer (1989 - Sam Elliott)
Presumed Innocent (1990)
Pride and Prejudice (2005 & TV mini-series 1995)
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Proof of Life (2000)
Protocol (1984 Goldie Hawn) {Arabia!}
The Quick & the Dead (1995 - Sharon Stone)
Radio (2003)
Rain Man (1988)
Ray (2004)
Rambo:
First Blood (1982)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo III (1988)
Rear Window (1954)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Remember the Titans (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991 - Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman)
Roman Holiday (1953)
* Romancing the Stone (1984)
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
Salem's Lot (1979 - TV - David Soul)
Schindler's List (1993)
* Seabiscuit (2003 - Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks) {Cause I can.}
* Secondhand Lions (2003)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Shenandoah (1965)
The Shining (1980)
Shogun I & II (1980 TV)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Silkwood (1983)
Sleeping With the Enemy (1991)
Sliding Doors (1998)
Sneakers (1992)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 - animated)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Spanish Prisoner (1997) {I've seen it 4 Xs, and still don't get it}
Stand By Me (1986)
Starman (1984)
Star Trek III: The Search For Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
The Stepford Wives (1975 - Katharine Ross)
The Sting (1973)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
The Terminator (all)
Tequilla Sunrise (1988)
Thomas Crown Affair (1968 & 1999)
Three Days of the Condor (1975 - Robert Redford)
Tides of War (1990 - David Soul...)
Tim (1979 - Mel Gibson & Piper Laurie)
To Have and Have Not (1944)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Tootsie (1982)
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything... (1995)
True Lies (1994)
The Truman Show (1998)
Tucker : The Man and His Dream (1988)
The Turning Point (1977)
Twelve Angry Men (1957)
Twins (1988)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Uncle Buck (1989)
Under Suspicion (2000 - Gene Hackman) {I had to watch from an archiological viewpoint}
The Untouchables (1987)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Vanity Fair (2004)
The Verdict (1982 - Paul Newman, Jack Warden)
Vertigo (1958)
Wait Until Dark (1967 - Audrey Hepburn)
Waking Ned Devine (1998)
War Games (1983)
* Warm Springs (2005 HBO - TV - on video) {a partial FDR address is amidst the credits}
The Water Is Wide (2005 - TV Hallmark Movie) [remake of - Conrack - 1974]
Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
What About Bob? (1991 - Richard Dreyfuss)
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) {weird & creepy}
Where the Money Is (2000 - Paul Newman)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
Wild Things (1998) {the story continues through the credits}
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) [a great Agatha Christie screenplay]
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982 - Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver)
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