tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post8108664064623612621..comments2024-03-27T18:06:04.484-04:00Comments on Murder by 4: Comfort Movies - do your favorite themes end up in your books?Marta Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-2268872279111918742010-03-28T19:36:49.515-04:002010-03-28T19:36:49.515-04:00Thanks, everyone! You all mentioned more of my fav...Thanks, everyone! You all mentioned more of my faves that I should add to the list! Hope you all have a relaxing evening and talk to you soon!Aaron Paul Lazarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117814221437165664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-70029988907110586782010-03-28T10:32:16.829-04:002010-03-28T10:32:16.829-04:00I'm so glad she came through everything okay (...I'm so glad she came through everything okay (and what a long week it's been for you!).<br /><br />Jenner? LOL That's awesome! Thank you - it's hard to admit he's one of my all-time favorites too... sounds so terribly egotistical of me.<br /><br />You're so right about comfort movies. I watched As Good As It Gets for the first time a few months ago, and that totally made my favorite watch-it-over-and-over list. :-) And I'm there with you and Marta on the size of the list... there are sooo many movies I love and will watch multiple times!<br /><br />Here's a few:<br /><br />The Crow<br />Brokeback Mountain<br />Labyrinth<br />The Dark Crystal<br />The Breakfast Club<br />The Iron Giant<br />The Sixth Sense<br />Stir of Echoes<br />Wall-E<br />My Cousin Vinny<br />The Karate Kid<br />Oscar<br />Falling Down<br /><br />I could go on (and on, and on, and on... LOL)<br /><br />Awesome post, Aaron!s.w. vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102544611773720262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-35969009975092727172010-03-28T10:08:47.339-04:002010-03-28T10:08:47.339-04:00Now you’re talking to my soul! I LOVE a good movi...Now you’re talking to my soul! I LOVE a good movie better than anything and you've mentioned several of my favorite too. What I watch depends on my mood though. Some of my favorites that I could watch over and over again are:<br /><br />"To Have and Have Not" (Give me Boggy any day of the week!) While I'm at it, let's add "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon."<br /><br />"Practical Magic"<br />"Pretty Woman"<br />"Pride and Prejudice”<br />“Bridget Jones Diary”<br />“Mr. Brooks”<br />“About a Boy”<br />“Mr. Blanding Builds His Dream House”<br />“Lemon Drop Kid”<br />"When Harry Met Sally" I wore this one out. :)<br /><br />All Harrison Ford Movies, especially the Jack Ryan series<br /><br />“The Upside of Anger”<br /><br />My tastes are pretty diverse. I can’t even begin to tell you how often I’ve watched all the Mummy, Juristic Park, and Star Wars movies (I watched the very first Star Wars movie on opening night at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Now THAT was an experience. There were so many firsts in sound and special effects tried with that movie and to watch it in that historic theater was a treat I treasure! Did I just age myself?). <br /><br />OMG, this is just the tip of the iceberg. And yes, great movies generate a variety of emotions and those emotions do get translated into my writing. So often, when I see a theme that wows me, I’ll ask the “what if” and see what happens.Marta Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126647102399666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-55953001940008094692010-03-28T09:09:45.988-04:002010-03-28T09:09:45.988-04:00While You Were Sleeping is a fave for when I'm...While You Were Sleeping is a fave for when I'm feeling down. Also, Pride and Prejudice. I think, getting through the hard times to a happy ending is what attracts me.Elizabeth Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616212913975457786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6001825743960552008.post-34926205426611074282010-03-28T08:58:19.819-04:002010-03-28T08:58:19.819-04:00Never thought of that before but comfort movies is...Never thought of that before but comfort movies is exactly what I do too, Aaron.<br /><br />Lately, I have fallen in love with funny ones. That does creep into my writing as well, as you have mentioned. <br /><br />I have developed an addiction to series, for some reason. I love True Blood, and The Office.<br />For films, it has to be really long ones that I know so well I can recite them. Gone with the Wind and Titanic, and Braveheart and Pearl Harbor.<br /><br />I guess my common bond is love. Sigh. Such is life!Kim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13933746166088034102noreply@blogger.com