Movies you catch on TV and won't leave the room or turn the channel

The absurdity of Dances With Wolves is that the film is about a disillusioned white guy who tries to "find himself" by immersing himself into Native American culture, then proceeds to fall in love with the only white woman in the movie.

 

Gotta add a few to my list:

The Greatest Game Ever Played
A Few Good Men
Deep Impact

 

It's almost never on anymore, just because it's both old and wasn't that big a hit, but if "The Long Ships" is ever on, check it out. Richard Widmark as a Viking adventurer and Sydney Poitier as the Moorish Emperor in a swordplay flick. Two superb actors hamming it up to the max in ironic appreciation of a ridiculous script. Their contracts must've been large.

 

The Big Lebowski
Major League (The Original. None of the sequels ever fucking existed)
Caddyshack (See above.)
Shawshank Redemption
A Few Good Men
Spaceballs
Blazing Saddles
Oceans 11,12,13
JFK
No Country For Old Men
Smokey and The Bandit (See Major League and Caddyshack)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

 

Any version of Superman. Don't care if I do own the 2001 VHS set, the 2001 DVD set, the 2006 DVD set, and the 2011 Blu-ray set.

The Dark Knight films

Any Die Hard except the last one

Any Indiana Jones film (there are only three)

Ghostbusters

Any Halloween film

Any John Carpenter film

 

Excellent choice. Adding it to my list, too.

 

Bring It On
Pitch Perfect
Avengers
Kelly's Heroes
Godfather I or II

 

It was on Golf Channel last night when I got home from work. Watched the last 20 or so minutes.

Not a big golf fan, but I love that movie.

 

It's been on A LOT lately.

 

Documentary about the 1958 NFL championship game?

 

I caught the movie a few years back on one of the movie channels and it caused me to go out and buy the book and read it. If you haven't read the book, I recommend it.

 

old_tony, you must never leave the house. Except to work and shovel snow.

I don't think this one has been mentioned, but it might be No. 1 on any list I'd compile:

The Magnificent Seven.

And if I happen to catch Bullitt early enough, I'll stick around for the Mustang/Charger chase scene.