# Movies you return to periodically for solace and restoration **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 6, 2020, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493 "2020-07-06T15:28:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/21 "2020-07-07T01:51:46Z")
The Muppet Movie ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/22 "2020-07-07T01:56:04Z")
Amelie Whale Rider And several kids’ movies/Disney/Pixar movies. The Incredibles. A Little Princess. Matilda. Monsters Inc. The Secret of Roan Inish. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/23 "2020-07-07T02:14:04Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > It’s one of the very finest Canadian movies ever filmed, and one of the best westerns from any country, won several Canadian “Oscars”, but was last released on LaserDisc and has been out of print in ANY format for decades. > A couple of years ago it was about to be released on (Eurpoean) DVD or BR, I forget which, in a special edition no less, but was cancelled at the last minute when (as I understood it) formatting difficulties were discovered. Not a word since then. > [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > As you may have discerned I think the effective loss of this little masterpiece is a crime. HOLD EVERYTHING. Your comment prompted me to check for the 1000th time in 25 years to see if there was any news, and there is! According to Amazon and several online reports it’s being released in a special edition DVD on in September. Exclamation point. Misgivings: the picture quality on the old LaserDisc was terrible (I owned it, made a digital copy which I still have); the suddenly aborted special edition disc a few years ago was reportedly scrapped because of formatting difficulties in getting a decent transfer; and, the new 4k release is already streaming in online “theaters” and reports are that the picture quality is wretched. Hopefully the physical disc will present better than streaming. Anyway, it’s wonderful news but I expect to be disappointed. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/24 "2020-07-07T02:30:09Z")
To Have and Have Not North by Northwest Charade (just watched this last night for the umpteenth time) My Cousin Vinny Groundhog Day Tin Cup ---
**Author:** ![mundylion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundylion/32/3604_2.png) [@mundylion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mundylion)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/25 "2020-07-07T05:31:06Z")
Father Goose. Grant’s penultimate film, Leslie Caron (!) My coconut is empty! Love it. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/26 "2020-07-07T06:09:09Z")
Monty Python’s Life of Brian ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/27 "2020-07-07T06:59:28Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > (…) > Groundhog Day > (…) Yes, _Groundhog Day_. Seen it more times than I can remember, but always with at least a year in between to keep it fresh. Also: _Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg)_ ---
**Author:** ![GreenWyvern](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/greenwyvern/32/2834_2.png) [@GreenWyvern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenWyvern)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/28 "2020-07-07T08:25:30Z")
- _My Neighbor Totoro_ It’s stood the test of time well. Warm, brilliant, and creative. For young kids, and people who are young kids at heart. - _Whisper of the Heart_ A gentle and wonderful movie about young love… and about craftsmanship and the arts. I’ve never seen a trailer that even begins to do justice to _Whisper of the Heart_, so if you watch it, watch the full movie. ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/29 "2020-07-07T08:39:25Z")
In explanation: _Groundhog Day_. The storyline is so uplifting and funny. _Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg)_ This is the movie that La La Land tried to emulate. The final scene is wonderful, if melancholy. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/30 "2020-07-07T13:06:19Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > HOLD EVERYTHING. Your comment prompted me to check for the 1000th time in 25 years to see if there was any news, and there is! According to Amazon and several online reports it’s being released in a special edition DVD on in September. Exclamation point. I checked as well once you typed that. I remember seeing it as a boy in the theater when it came out. It was a wonderful movie. The studio’s website suggests you can buy a DVD or Bluray, available September 8. You can also rent it on [Kinonow.com](http://Kinonow.com) for $10. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/31 "2020-07-07T13:51:38Z")
I rarely watch a movie more than once but if any of these happen to be on, I always watch at least for a while. Bringing Up Baby - always makes me laugh Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation - I love the era and the location and it makes me laugh Penny Serenade - touching Life With Father A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Yours, Mine, Ours - I love the era ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/32 "2020-07-07T15:12:09Z")
Great one… My go-to movie (and my favorite ever) is “Harry and Tonto” ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/33 "2020-07-07T15:44:20Z")
Any of the National Lampoon’s “Vacation” movies Any of the Naked Gun movies. Any of the TOS and NextGen “Star Trek” movies. The **original** “The Day the Earth Stood Still” “Forbidden Planet” with Leslie Nielson “2001: A Space Odyssey” We love to laugh, and we’re hardcore SF fans. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/34 "2020-07-07T15:51:35Z")
The Shop Around the Corner Jaws League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Some Like It Hot The Usual Suspects Shadow of a Doubt Double Indemnity ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/35 "2020-07-07T16:32:35Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > We love to laugh, and we’re hardcore SF fans. Shouldn’t “Galaxy Quest” be on your list then? That was one funny movie, at least for anyone with a passing knowledge of Star Trek and Star Trek fandom. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2020, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493/36 "2020-07-07T18:19:16Z")
@CairoCarol “Galaxy Quest,” of course. Hard to find, and it goes by several names, is another SF spoof movie, “Spaceship.” In it, the alien monster sings, “I want to eat your face.” ~VOW [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-return-to-periodically-for-solace-and-restoration/914493.md?page=1)