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posted September 27, 2004 12:33 PM         

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Angela's Ashes is a movie?

Hmmm should I see it, or shouldn't I?

It was a great book.

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posted September 27, 2004 01:06 PM         

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It's a good movie,LS. Of course the book is better, the books are always better. But it stands up. Dunno that it's a chick flick though, it's too heart-wrenching.

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posted September 27, 2004 01:08 PM         

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to echo some other folks, I also love-

The Wedding Singer
50 First Dates
Bridget Jones's Diary
Moulin Rouge
Chicago

also-
Benny and Joon
Untamed Heart
Pump up the Volume
Dogfight
Edward Scissorhands

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posted September 27, 2004 01:18 PM         

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Aw I love Untamed Heart! I cry everytime I watch it!

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posted September 27, 2004 01:38 PM         

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Hehe,
The most believeable chick flicks of all time (and on my fav list)

Ever After
AND
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

They are both SO amazing.

I also love:
Moulin Rouge
First Wives Club
Practical Magic
Legally Blonde
Return to Me (David Duchovny-Libra & Minnie Driver-Aquarius)

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"Most people love with restraint
As if they were someday to hate
We hated gently, carefully
As if we were someday to love"-Venus Trines at Midnight

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posted September 27, 2004 01:44 PM         

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Forgot about that one. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is another of mine.

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posted September 28, 2004 01:09 PM         

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How to lose a guy was the most hilarious movie I have ever seen!!!! Kate Hudson was a great comedian. I would be cracking up too much to do those scenes.

someone mentioned '80s....... Hey! now.....(hands on hips) what's wrong with 80's movies!?

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posted September 28, 2004 01:20 PM         

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1980s movies - YEAH BAYBEE!

I love "Nothing in Common," - was one of Tom Hanks' first movies... Sela Ward, Bess Armstrong, Eva Marie Saint, Hector Elizondo and Jackie Gleason, in his last role before he passed away.

Great underrated movie.

I also love "Moonstruck," "A Little Romance," "The Breakfast Club" and "Fluke," the latter of which is truly a fantastic movie, starring a dog (sort of).

"Goodfellas," "Fargo" and "Welcome to the Dollhouse" are also faves, none are really chick flicks!

Anyone ever seen "Baraka"? A very spiritually enlightening movie of amazing scenes around the world set to music.

I want to see "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset" - heard those are quite fantastic, and they ARE "chick flicks" i believe!

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posted September 28, 2004 01:34 PM         

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oh yes! Return to Me is great.

I really enjoyed Before Sunrise as well and I'm looking forward to seeing the sequel.

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posted September 28, 2004 05:29 PM         

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A Cinderella Story

Here on Earth

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posted September 28, 2004 06:33 PM         

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French Kiss w/Meg Ryan & Kevin Kline
Bridget Jones Diary

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posted September 29, 2004 12:34 AM         

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Some of mine have already been mentioned ~ two more I like are:

While You Were Sleeping
Shirley Valentine

Oh, and Til There Was You.

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posted September 29, 2004 01:25 AM         

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anyone see Kate and Leopold? cute movie

Outrageous Fortune (an 80's flick, pretty funny especially the part with George Carlin)

2 thumbs up Trill for About a Boy (adorable movie)

if you want to see a creapy Hugh Grant theres a Woody Allen flick with him and Tracy Ullman, he actually made my skin crawl

I have noticed that Richard Gere is coming out with a movie called "Shall we Dance" this is a remake of an Asian movie (japanese, I think) This even though subtitled is exellent and I highly recomend it.

honorable mentions (already mentioned) is French Kiss, Bridget Jones, Under the Tuscan Sun (a heartwarming movie)

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posted September 29, 2004 09:02 AM         

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Those of you who like Chick Flicks...do you also like Chick Lit? The most famous example of Chick Lit is Bridget Jones's Diary. I have a vested reason for asking.

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posted September 29, 2004 10:48 AM         

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I never read the book. Hmmm... chick lit... Does Anne Rice count as chick lit? I'm sure the Beauty sieries is, but I only made it a few chapters into the first one. I've read almost all of her books. 7 from the Vampire Chronicles and all three Mayfair books.... and LOVED them.

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posted September 29, 2004 11:19 AM           

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I have a vested reason for asking.
Why, whatever could that be, trillian?
But, yeah - I've read chick books (Bridget Jones' Diary) and've liked them. Non-Fiction's been the order of the day lately, though. Right now I'm reading
* _The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World Is Still the Least Valued_ by Ann Crittenden
* _Care of the Soul_ by Thomas Moore
with
*_An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life_ by the Dalai Lama
and
*_Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines_ by Jeannine Davis-Kimball
waiting in the wings.
I wanted to get Clarke's _Against All Enemies_, but the rasafrackin' library can't find it.
Wait...that I've been sticking to Non-Fiction's not entirely accurate: I ploughed through the Harry Potter series the other month ("I'll read them to Meghan!...Op, already done,") and Preston and Child's _Brimstone_. Jase loves the latter authors, so the book was around. Pretty good, too. If Pendergast is dead (he isn't), I'm going to sue. Oh, yes - Jump right in to our litigious society with both feet.

I'll try About A Boy.
Do you think a Grandma could stand it?
We're going to be up in VA for about a week and a half, and I'm scouting out stuff to watch w/ her.
re: Ground Hog's Day: I think that that's pretty much unisex - heck, Jeb Bush referenced it in a speech about all of the recent hurricanes.

Ones that I forgot about (but like) that have been mentioned:
Practical Magic
French Kiss
Moulin Rouge (although I've known guys who've liked it...granted, most have been gay, but still...)

Geez...it seems that I like quite a few more than I thought.

*glares accusingly at Pisces Sun and Venus in Taurus*

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