Four (or three or five) favorite movies

[Rogar]

I haven't given this deep thought, but off the top of my head:
The old Universal horror films
Casablanca
Gone With the Wind
My Fair Lady
The Shining

I first watched My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music on the "big screen". Parents would drive us kids up to the big city and the Cinerama, with the three projectors in synch on an enormously wide screen. I mentioned Cinerama to some young folks and they'd never hear of such a thing, although there's Imax now. I was very little, but both were memorable movies that made an impression due to scale.

[Tybee]

I remember seeing Sound of Music in the theatres and how beautiful it was.

[catherine]

I remember seeing Sound of Music in the theatres and how beautiful it was.

DH and I have an interesting bond. Both of us saw The Sound of Music with our dads in the movie theatre when it came out. In both our cases, it was the last movie we saw with our fathers. His died, and mine left home. We were both 11-12 at the time.

[iris lilies]

DH and I have an interesting bond. Both of us saw The Sound of Music with our dads in the movie theatre when it came out. In both our cases, it was the last movie we saw with our fathers. His died, and mine left home. We were both 11-12 at the time.

Wow, that *IS* interesting!

[Tybee]

That is amazing.

[rosarugosa]

Interesting, Catherine. Did that result in you guys feeling a fondness for the movie, or the opposite?

[happystuff]

Very cool bond. And very cool that you both actually know that of each other! Meaning, lots of couples don't talk that much in-depth about some things.

I remember, as a child, seeing "Mary Poppins" at a drive-in. First and last time the entire family went to the movies together. LOL

[KayLR]

How poignant, Catherine.

I only recall ever going to the movies once with my Dad. I took him to see The Sting. At the surprise ending he let out an incredulous sound! So funny. He was totally sucked in. He wasn't much of a moviegoer and this was my treat.

My list:
LOTR trilogy
The Pianist
The Office
The Usual Suspects
The Lost King

[iris lilies]

How poignant, Catherine.

I only recall ever going to the movies once with my Dad. I took him to see The Sting. At the surprise ending he let out an incredulous sound! So funny. He was totally sucked in. He wasn't much of a moviegoer and this was my treat.

My list:
LOTR trilogy
The Pianist
The Office
The Usual Suspects
The Lost King

The Lost King? The film about finding the grave of Richard the third? That whole saga was fascinating.

This reminds me that at one time the last emperor was on my top 10 list, but that was a couple decades ago. But man that reminds me, I need to go find that film and watch it again.

[iris lilies]

yeah, the evil haze, and then, Catherine, consider that the novel it all is based on had Hannibal Lecter at “city Hospital “in St. Louis, which is literally half a block down the street from my house in St. Louis.

if I was prone to get creeped out by that sort of thing, I think I would’ve been pretty creeped out.

I stand corrected: Mr .Google said Hannibal Lector lived at the old State Asylum for the Insane which is now a forensic center, near our old grocery store.

But more horror trivia: The real life exorcism that inspired The Exorcist was held at Alexian Brothers Hospital in St. Louis.