Hi Sonja, I just remembered that my oldest son has a disk cleaner so I'm going to try that. I could tell, through all the dragging, jumping and stopping the disk was doing, that the Benny and the Jets part was good! I can't wait to watch it again.

Beth, thats a good idea. Try wiping the DVD off with a soft cloth but if this doesn't work just take it back to them and ask for another one. Getting defective products is not as uncommon as you would think. I've seen books where you open it and one page is randomly upside down and CD's/DVD's that just don't play.

Good luck, it would be a shame to have a defective disk for such a cute movie! Especially in that crucial scene.... ;-)

I just watched 27 Dresses the other day. Loved it! The only thing about that movie that bugged me though was that the DVD was defective during the part where they're singing Benny and the Jets. This is a brand new DVD. My son's girlfriend just bought it for me at Target and that was the first time it was opened and watched. That's never happend to me with a brand new DVD. It's happened lots with DVDs from Blockbuster of the library. I'm going to see if she still has the receipt and mayber I can take it back and get a replacement copy.

More romantic than comedic is absolutely fine. Thanks, Hannah, I'm looking forward to it!

I did like Music and Lyrics! It was hilarious.

Laura, I hope you enjoy Once. It's one of my favorite movies. I think I did have to turn the subtitles on for parts of it because of the accents but it's such a thoughtful love story....more romantic than comedic though & the music is great.

27 Dresses is a cute movie too. :)

Stacy, if you like Hugh Grant, you can also try Music & Lyrics. I found it a very fun watch. Threw me back to the 70's and 80's immediately, and although I was young in the 70's (LOL) I still remember enough to appreciate it when I see it portrayed in movies.

Some of the books I like to read for fun and laughs are the Stephanie Plum books and books by Peter Mayle.

My favorite movies are the chick flicks with Hugh Grant--it seems he's in most of the good ones (Love Actually, Notting Hill, 4 Weddings, etc).

I also like While You Were Sleeping, Legally Blonde, Clueless, and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. I recently saw The House Bunny, and it was very funny--very much like Legally Blonde.

Thanks everyone! I love romantic comedies, Sophiene, so I will prob like it. I'm looking forward to Once.

Once is great, it's a wonderful, wonderful love story and beautiful music to top it off. I always watch every movie with subtitles, so that's a way to go if you don't understand the accent.
27 dresses was ok, and if you like romantic comedies you'll love it.
Sophiene

I didn't understand "Once", I watched about 10 minutes of the movie but I didn't get most of what the actors were saying because the accents are soooooo thick. Call me dense...

"27 Dresses" was great.

Never have seen "Bonneville".

Just went to see "Four Christmases" last night and I think that's the best movie I've seen all year. I was laughing so hard, I think I missed out half of it...

27 Dresses and you will love it ;)

I liked O 11 too!

OK, after a LONG conversation w/the lady at Blockbuster today (who is just like me I swear, we were bemoaning the death of the classic romantic comedy without all the nudity and with lots of good humor)...here's what she recommended:

1. Once (a romantic comedy centers around music - this is the one I got)
2. 47 dresses (I think it was 47)
3. Bonneville

Any opinions on any of these? She and I liked the same movies, so I have a feeling I'd prob like any of these.

Ocean's Eleven is SUCH a great movie!!

My feel-goodies to add to the list!

Books
Author Bill Bryson makes me laugh out loud
David Sedaris too
Janet Evanovich of course

Movies
"Down with Love" - w/Ewan Macgregor and Renee Zellwegger
"The Secret of Roan Inish"
"Antonia's Line" - a sort of feminist fairy tale
one more strange one to add - "Wristcutters - A Love Story" - I love Gogol Bordello's main song "Through the Roof n' underground"

I also love a good blockbloster action flick to get you revved back up - including my recent fave Iron Man !

Maria / Walnut

Weird... but I LOVE the movie "Gladiator." Whenever this movie is on I stop and watch it. I also love "The Thomas Crown Affair" with Pierce Brosnan, "Oceans Eleven" w/Pitt, Clooney, et. al; and "The Italian Job."

Hey if those make you feel good, go for it! I haven't been in a mood like that for some time LOL

So, as a little bit of a change of pace... Does anyone ever have times when a "feel good movie" does not necessarily mean a romantic movie?

As an example, I just recently broke up with my boyfriend of 3 years. (By recently I mean Friday...) And the whole break up didn't really make me sad so much as angry at the way he did it and how I had handled the relationship for some time. So I went over to a friends place and she asked me if I wanted to watch a movie like The Holiday or Pride and Prejudice but I said no. I wanted to watch something with violence, maybe some espionage, and we ended up watching The Bourne Ultimatum which was exactly what I needed in that moment.

Does anyone else have moments like this? Some of my favorite movies are The Italian Job and some James Bond movies like The Living Daylights and From Russia with Love. These make me feel good as well as others that have been mentioned. What do you guys think?

Oh Heidi.....that's my all time favorite Christmas movie!! I'm so glad you liked it :)

We'll have to chat about that Saturday at our Australia movie day..........

Just want to thank all of you wonderful ladies for the half-box of kleenex I went through watching Love Actually the other night... now I've got to find my 4 weddings and a funeral so I can finish off that box of Puffs!

Hugh Jackman has a page on Facebook with some very nice photos. He accepts friendship requests, too!

Me too! Thanks Sydney!

Oh I LOVE "Someone Like You!"

I agree with so many of the movies mentioned here. Here's my lists:

Classics: - Some Like It Hot, The Philadelphia Story, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Roman Holiday

Recent Movies: The Lake House, Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood, Devil Wears Prada, Love Actually, Someone like You, Notting Hill, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, What About Bob, Funny Farm, You've Got Mail, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless In Seattle, A League of Their Own, Stealing Home, Shakespeare In Love, Sliding Doors.

Whew. Sorry... that's a long list... but I love feel good movies!

Yes, that's right! Thanks, Sonja! I loved her old cow theory.

Hannah - That movie is called Someone like You and I LOOOOOOOOOVE that movie! The old cow theory... ah yes.

"Whats that on your neck?" "I bit myself shaving..." Totally priceless!

Yes, K&L is a great one. He is very attractive. :) Not so much as Wolverine, but, you know.

You'll love it! I discovered my crush on Hugh Jackman after watching it.

Oh Hannah, I bought Kate & Leopold on a VCR tape but have yet to watch it. Will have to relax and watch it.

I loved Kate & Leopold! Hugh Jackman, oh my....saw him on Oprah the other day w/Nicole Kidman discussing Australia. I think the movie looks great from the previews so far & I could just sit and watch him all day. :) I liked him in that movie w/Ashley Judd & Greg Kinnear too. Can't remember the name of it though.

Hey Heidi.....I would LOVE to see that! When is it coming out?

I think it's time for a Hugh Jackman movie extravaganza... if only to gaze upon People magazine's perfect choice for Sexiest Man... and I adore him in Kate and Leopold!

Looking forward to seeing Australia (maybe my new friend Holli wants to go... )-- definitely looks like a winner.

Has anyone mentioned Kate and Leopold? Hugh Jackman is the out-of-place nobleman who courts Meg Ryan. By the way, you know what he was just recently voted by People mag......

I saw a movie this weekend on AMC and immediately thought of this thread. This would be my ultimate feel good movie I'd have to say....Overboard with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. Love this one!

I just rented Made of Honor! I'm really hoping to add it to my list of feel good movies...

My entire family teases me that I can watch The Holiday or French Kiss many times over and never get sick of them. I'm really happy to see that I'm not the only one who can do this...

Feel good book(s): The Shopaholic series (Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, Shopaholic Ties the Knot, Shopaholic and Sister, and Shopaholic and Baby).

Feel good movie: Made of Honor. Just rented it this weekend and my husband even thought it was laugh-out-loud funny! (And he prefers shoot-em, kill-em movies).

I will let you know Holli - and I've suddenly got a yearning to see You've Got Mail again!

Hee hee!

Teri, every fall I want a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils. :)

You are welcome Cindy!! Enjoy :)

Totally agree with You've Got Mail; always makes me feel good, over and over and over....and will have to look for Dreamer, thanks Holli!

Laura....let me know when you watch Dreamer ok? I loved that movie but I have my own weird little reasons why it struck such a chord with me. I'm curious to see what you think about it.

See Emily, now I can't even see those words "You've Got Mail" without compulsively posting in and saying how much I do love that movie. My daughter and I have been watching it together for years. We have 5 or 6 movies that we watch over and over when we just want to feel good. My son used to come into the room and see us watching it, reciting the best lines together as they said them in the movie, and just shake his head and walk out. And I agree with you...I mean, don't you think daisies are the friendliest flower?

Heh...Bill Murray. I saw Groundhog Day for the first time earlier this year and loved it.

*SIGH* I just watched You've Got Mail for like the millionth time. I sat in my pj's with my bathrobe, feeling sick and tired and wishing someone would bring me daisies. :)

Ditto on Enchanted April, Seabiscuit and The Holiday. And Princess Bride is one of my all-time favorite movies. I'll have to check out the Faerie Special Romances, Rowena. They sound good. I've been reading some YA books for my own writing project and they can be really refreshing. Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdoch is a delight. For adult books, I'm currently reading Hannah Tinti's The Good Thief which has some sad parts, but is also heartwarming.

I haven't actually seen the original Sabrina so that would probably make a good holiday feel good option. I hear the two are quite different from each other in plot and such. Roman Holiday was also recently remastered so that was exciting as well.

Must look into What About Bob? I've never actually heard of it...

I LOVE What About Bob! LOve that one. I love Bill Murray anyway, he is so funny.

checking Dreamer out, Holli, thx!

Oh - that one's already in my Netflix queue. Thanks!

I LOVE What About Bob! LOve that one. I love Bill Murray anyway, he is so funny.

checking Dreamer out, Holli, thx!

Wow, where was I when this thread got going? It's great! I'm going to go through everyone's posts again and write myself a little list to run to the library with. I haven't heard of a lot of them.

Ditto to Sonja's list of movies. Except for I go with the Audrey Hepburn version of Sabrina ;). (Trivia: Paramount just came out with a Centennial edition that's been scrubbed up and cleaned visually.)

Princess Bride
Sabrina
What About Bob?
French Kiss
Roman Holiday

in no particular order.

Good laughs for a book? To Kill a Mockingbird or anything by Mark Twain.

Oh, I love French Kiss! I could watch it over & over.

What a fun thread! It's always nice to be reminded of things to make us smile.

For books, my go-to series for a good laugh are the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich. The Agatha Raisin series by MC Beaton is usually good for a chuckle, too. Paulo Coehlo's books are pretty deep, but I find them mentally refreshing.

My feel good movies of choice are Seabiscuit. Pretty much any Disney movie, too. Specifically, Finding Nemo or The Brave Little Toaster.

I like all your Brit movies Heidi and also Chicago and Moulin Rouge....I could watch all of those all day long.

I liked The Family Stone too!! Did anyone see that one? Oh and Dreamer....I'm surprised I haven't mentioned that one yet. Laura you would love Dreamer.