Movies to Watch on a "Sick Day"

[Winnipeg]

Obsession - good movie but it is creepy scary and there is a LOT of gore. It is not a feel good movie. 4/5

Citizen Vigilante - good movie but there is a lot of blood, killing etc. 4/5

Devil Wears Prada 2 - paid $29.00 to stream this one because I thought the original was funny and I always like Streep. This one, however, was not very good at all. It dragged, was not really funny and the role of Andy (Anne Hathaway) did not suit an older version of Andy as mush as a younger one (less realistic). Not worth it. 2/5 or maybe even 1.5

 

[Cachoo]

I popped onto Tubi and saw two titles from my girlhood: My father said my sister and I should watch "The Trouble With Angels" and we loved it. I am so glad they let Hayley Mills keep her British accent. And the nuns were a hoot--especially Rosalind Russell and Mary Wickes.
I see they also have "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows." It has been years since I've seen that but I think about all of the change that came about in the 60's and the difference in these two movies because the former is set in the school and the latter is set on a road trip with these kids and their growing social awareness led by a rebelious nun played by Stella Stevens. And I love Rosalind Russell in her habit and sun glasses as Mother Superior.

 

[my little pony]

I volunteered for a clean up of the convent school where they filmed the trouble with angels so I could see the inside of it.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

I popped onto Tubi and saw two titles from my girlhood: My father said my sister and I should watch "The Trouble With Angels" and we loved it. I am so glad they let Hayley Mills keep her British accent. And the nuns were a hoot--especially Rosalind Russell and Mary Wickes.
I see they also have "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows." It has been years since I've seen that but I think about all of the change that came about in the 60's and the difference in these two movies because the former is set in the school and the latter is set on a road trip with these kids and their growing social awareness led by a rebelious nun played by Stella Stevens. And I love Rosalind Russell in her habit and sun glasses as Mother Superior.

I love "The Trouble With Angels" so much - especially the score by Jerry Goldsmith, which is both whimsical and so, so moving in the quiet scenes.

 

[Cachoo]

I love "The Trouble With Angels" so much - especially the score by Jerry Goldsmith, which is both whimsical and so, so moving in the quiet scenes.

In the whimsical parts I like the horns. I wouldn't have noticed this as a child but seeing it again as an adult I saw Gypsy Rose Lee in the opening credits and I was shocked. So that was Gypsy Rose Lee.....

 

[Cachoo]

I volunteered for a clean up of the convent school where they filmed the trouble with angels so I could see the inside of it.

How cool. Did it look familiar to you? sorry for the double post

 

[my little pony]

How cool. Did it look familiar to you? sorry for the double post

at this point, it was a home for disabled kids. the exteriors looked familiar but only a small part of the interiors. the entry way was the same. I tried to go to the basement to see if that smoking scene looked the same but wasnt allowed.

 

[Jay42]

I popped onto Tubi and saw two titles from my girlhood: My father said my sister and I should watch "The Trouble With Angels" and we loved it. I am so glad they let Hayley Mills keep her British accent. And the nuns were a hoot--especially Rosalind Russell and Mary Wickes.
I see they also have "Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows." It has been years since I've seen that but I think about all of the change that came about in the 60's and the difference in these two movies because the former is set in the school and the latter is set on a road trip with these kids and their growing social awareness led by a rebelious nun played by Stella Stevens. And I love Rosalind Russell in her habit and sun glasses as Mother Superior.

I love The Trouble With Angels and I’m greatly amused at it being directed by Ida Lupino who’s primarily known for noirs and dramas. Even her early directing before she switched to TV was mostly dramas about various social issues. Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows is a pretty solid sequel but it’s directed by someone else and I did find myself wishing that it was also directed by Ida Lupino, it was just missing something that I think her style would have fixed.

 

[my little pony]

I agree, it needed Ida. Hayley wouldn't have hurt either.

 

[MacMadame]

I have watched every movie Hayley Mills is in. That is all

 

[my little pony]

I love her. did you read her book?

 

[Winnipeg]

Watched Neglected last night. It was a fairly good movie (3.5/5). Made a decent point about the problems with the foster child care system? Some violence but not too much gore like Obsession.

 

[MacMadame]

I love her. did you read her book?

If I did (and I have a vague memory), I forgot that I did. I did read Shirley Temple's book. I was not impressed.

 

[Buzz]

Old cheesy action movies are the way to go! There are even some on YouTube.

 

[canbelto]

I got Disney Plus and Inside Out is a great movie to watch to get out the sads when you’re feeling ill.

 

[allezfred]

“Working Girl” if only for the epic opening credits and the equally epic 80s hair.

 

[my little pony]

said like someone who doesnt carry the shame of once having that hair

 

[Jay42]

it's so hot, im interesting in watching some non Christmasy Christmas movies. A Lion in Winter is definitely one of my favorites in that category. Another favorite is We're no Angels.

Bringing this over here because I think it's probably better suited to this thread but I finally watched We're No Angels today and it was great! I enjoyed it so much. Thank you for mentioning it because it had genuinely been sitting on the PVR for about a year and a half because I just hadn't gotten around to watching it yet. It won't replace The Lion in Winter for me, that ones been my favourite for too long and no one could loose the iron grip Katharine Hepburn has as one of my all time favourites actors, but it's definitely up there and I will be buying it physically when I find it.

 

[Cachoo]

C“Working Girl” if only for the epic opening credits and the equally epic 80s hair.

I was just thinking about Joan Cusack in that. She reminded me of some of the girls I saw walking around the Cherry Hills Mall in New Jersey in the 80's. And I like Carly Simon.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

I was just thinking about Joan Cusack in that. She reminded me of some of the girls I saw walking around the Cherry Hills Mall in New Jersey in the 80's. And I like Carly Simon.

I hate that f'ing song which won the Oscar over "Calling You" from "Bagdad Cafe" (and I love Carly Simon).

 

[Cachoo]

I hate that f'ing song which won the Oscar over "Calling You" from "Bagdad Cafe" (and I love Carly Simon).

Oh I rewatched B Cafe recently. I love these kind of quirky escapist movies and I love that this unassuming, kind German woman goes out to the desert and happily impacts everyone around her.

 

[Winnipeg]

Watched The Trouble With Angels - it was really cute!

Another good one is Baby Boom (quite funny and feel good)

 

[MacMadame]

I was just thinking about Joan Cusack in that. She reminded me of some of the girls I saw walking around the Cherry Hills Mall in New Jersey in the 80's. And I like Carly Simon.

The Cherry Hill Mall! Is it still here? I hung out there in the late 70s, early 80s.

 

[Cachoo]

The Cherry Hill Mall! Is it still here? I hung out there in the late 70s, early 80s.

I don't know! We went in the 80's--my dad was the oldest of 8 and his siblings were all in New Jersey. Honestly I'd never seen such big hair. I think we ended up at the Deptford Mall as well. Kind of missing malls...

 

[MacMadame]

I don't know! We went in the 80's--my dad was the oldest of 8 and his siblings were all in New Jersey. Honestly I'd never seen such big hair. I think we ended up at the Deptford Mall as well. Kind of missing malls...

Cherry Hill and Monmouth Mall were accessible via bus when I didn't have a car (college). After graduation, I moved back to that area and Cherry Hill was my "local" mall. Monmouth Mall was dh's local mall so I get to see it when we go back to visit. It's pitiful but still there.

 

[Jenny]

All the love for The Trouble with Angels and Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows warms my heart. I loved both as a young girl and when I had the chance to see them again as an adult, they didn't disappoint.

If you enjoy this kind of nostalgic feel good, girls coming of age movie, I highly recommend The World of Henry Orient.

 

[Cachoo]

All the love for The Trouble with Angels and Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows warms my heart. I loved both as a young girl and when I had the chance to see them again as an adult, they didn't disappoint.

If you enjoy this kind of nostalgic feel good, girls coming of age movie, I highly recommend The World of Henry Orient.

Thank you...I've never seen it.

 

[once_upon]

I got Disney Plus and Inside Out is a great movie to watch to get out the sads when you’re feeling ill.

The sequel is even better I think. It's a unique way to describe puberty emotions.
Up is another good one.

 

[allezfred]

said like someone who doesnt carry the shame of once having that hair

Were you a one or two can of hairspray a day gal?

 

[Orm Irian]

I took a sick day today (legitimate - bad head cold) and my movie of choice was Labyrinth. I love The Dark Crystal, but it's not a movie you can doze to. Labyrinth has that fever dream quality that helps with dozeability, and songs!