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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Thoughts on Thursdays...

Movies...I don't go to the movie theater very often. I should, because our daughter works there and it's free for us. Well, we went last night to see the last Harry Potter movie. We have been fans of the books since the beginning when our girls were younger. I won't spoil it for you, but if you follow Harry...go see it!!!

Adding this series of movies to my favorites list...

Sound of Music
Star Wars
Harry Potter

I know odd mix.

How about you...any favorite movies?

Have a happy Thursday,
~Karen~
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42 comments:

  1. donna!eeJuly 21, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    i am a huge movie fan, especially on the big screen AND, i agree, the grand finale of the harry potter series was fabulous... thank you much for sharing :)

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  2. BarbaraJuly 21, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    Harry Potter, for sure (:

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  3. JulieJuly 21, 2011 at 7:41 AM

    My favorite movie list is very eclectic. But these are ones I will stop and watch anytime. They all make me smile...

    Pride and Prejudice (Colin Firth version)
    When Harry Met Sally
    McClintock (John Wayne)

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  4. terrypiJuly 21, 2011 at 8:33 AM

    My favorite movie is Hope Floats with Sandra Bullock. I love her.

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  5. DebbieJuly 21, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    I love old movies so much. It is like time travel.

    But my current list is:
    Mama Mia
    Princess Bride
    You Can't Take it With You
    Dirty Dancing

    Thanks for asking.

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  6. Sharon@Sharon at HomeJuly 21, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    ALl time fav is Gone with the Wind ... next Pride and Prejudice with Colin FIrth.

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  7. Sharon@Sharon at HomeJuly 21, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    all time fav - Gone with the Wind .. then Pride and Prejudice with Colin Firth

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  8. FlourishingPalmsJuly 21, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Gone with the Wind
    Sense and Sensibilities
    Emma
    Ever After

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  9. Magpie's MumblingsJuly 21, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    Field of Dreams (Kevin Costner); Bucket List; Pretty Woman; Dirty Dancing; North by Northwest (Cary Grant); pretty much all of the Hugh Grant comedies....and the list goes on!

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  10. SallieJuly 21, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    I don't go to the movies often, either!
    Gone with the Wind
    Sound of Music
    Top Gun (edited)
    The Blind Side

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  11. ElsieJuly 21, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    I don't watch a movie to often, but my favorite is Driving Miss
    Daisy. I don't care for Harry
    Potter, but my twin grand daughters
    love him and they are going to see
    the last one.

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  12. BarbaraJuly 21, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    I rarely go to the movies. I will be seeing Harry Potter soon.

    Some favorites, not necessarily in this order:
    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
    (Wasn't Howard Keel handsome!)

    Sound of Music
    (I visited the gazebo from the "I am 16 going on 17 scene" when I was 18, a couple of years after the movie. Disappointing, it was in need of repair.)

    Gone with the Wind
    (Don't you just want to smack some sense into Scarlet and Rhett?)

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  13. tink's momJuly 21, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    I'm a fan of Harry's as well as the 007 series but my 2 favorite moveis would have to be Dr. Zivago (did I spell that right?) and West Side Story.

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  14. PinkGrannyJuly 21, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    It is hard to say which movie is my favorite...we love Harry Potter and went to the new one last week. We will see it again this weekend. Also I like Lord of the Rings, Mama Mia, several versions of Jane Austen books...especially with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. The list goes on and on back to the oldies in black and white...

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  15. MommarockJuly 21, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    Yours Mine and Ours was one of my all time favorites.. the old one not the new one. I also love Gone with the Wind.. Love it!! Many of the old musicals are on my list. I watch them every time they come on .. like Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.. they just make me happy. Perhaps I was born in the wrong era.

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  16. JuliaJuly 21, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    One of my very favorite movies is, Wizard of Oz. Yeah, I know that dates me, but I just love it. Oh Brother Where Art Thou and Sting are two others I would watch over and over.

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  17. LindaJuly 21, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    We are going to see Harry Potter this weekend...can't wait...we've read all the books and seen all the movies. I like all your choices...I have to add in Willie Wonka...the original...and Dirty Dancing.

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  18. BrendaJuly 21, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    As I read, I had to really think about this - then it hit me!! I would have to say my favorite move is:

    Avatar

    I did not see this in the theater, didn't really know what all the fuss was about, so waited till the DVD. Well, for someone who will watch something once or twice, then wait at least a year, well, this movie, I watched 9-10 times already - and have been thinking about it lately to watch again!! I watched it 7 times shortly after we had gotten it, so I am due!!

    Huge Harry Fan!! And enjoyed other movies mentioned but i love that Avatar is such a beautiful place and I love th blue people... I want to go there...... (take out the bombing scenes and I am going!!()

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  19. LeslieJuly 21, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Gone With The Wind
    Mr. Holland's Opus
    Same Time Next Year
    and I'm sure many others

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  20. MicheleJuly 21, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    We just saw Harry Potter and loved it! Elf is my favorite movie....in fact we have a tradition of watching it once a summer.....Christmas fun in July!

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  21. ChristyJuly 21, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Ok, mine are comletely different from everyone else's on here. LOL

    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!
    Footloose!

    :)

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  22. margotJuly 21, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Remember The Titans
    Mrs. Doubtfire
    Pirates of the Caribbean

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  23. AnonymousJuly 21, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    I like a lot movies but I don't watch them a lot, if that makes sense. Also, I'm not a fan of Harry Potter. When I do watch these are the ones I can watch over and over.

    Uncle Buck, several of the old musicals, The Pirates of the Carribean, Speed Racer and The Incredibles.

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  24. Tina CraigJuly 21, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    The Princess Bride is one of our favorite movies. It may have been the first movie Bill & I saw together when we started dating. Now our kids love the movie, too. Action, adventure, romance, comedy...what more could you want?

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  25. LiaJuly 21, 2011 at 7:47 PM

    Oh, Pride and Prejudice (beautiful images from Keira Knightley movie makes me sigh!) and Ever After... :-D

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  26. DebbieSFLJuly 21, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    Harry Potter series, Jane Eyre (most versions), King and I (Yul Brynner), and an American President

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  27. Gari in ALJuly 21, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    We saw HP in iMAX 3D, it was great!

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  28. Marilyn RobertsonJuly 21, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    I saw Harry Potter this past Tuesday. I loved it! I didn't see it in 3d but I am wishing I had now. I may have to fix that soon!

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  29. reeree62July 22, 2011 at 12:42 AM

    As some have said... Mrs. Doubtfire, a true modern classic... but I must also say....
    FORREST GUMP....an amazing American Classic!!

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  30. JudyJuly 22, 2011 at 12:52 AM

    My favorites are almost all from the past -- An Affair to Remember, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Sound of Music, but one of my all time favorites was a movie made for TV called The Dollmaker!

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  31. Nina Lise@Mrs MoenJuly 22, 2011 at 2:37 AM

    My top five would be Shawshenk redemption, Gladiator, Lars and the real girl, Gosford Park and Pride and prejudice (Colin Firth)
    Oh, there are so many great movies, but I hardly see any these days.

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  32. KatyJuly 22, 2011 at 4:18 AM

    I finally went to see it yesterday and it was wonderful and I am going again!

    I think my favourite movie though is probably sleeping beauty but HP is up there!

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  33. Wilma LeeJuly 22, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    The 3 movies I could watch over and over again are, Shawshank Redemption, Cold Mountain, and Last of the Mohicans (I could watch Daniel Day-Lewis run through the woods all day!!).

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  34. Kasey LittJuly 22, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    If you would like an adult read, I am almost through the A Game of Thrones series and I loved it! I love historical fiction and I love magik-y fiction so this is a combo of the two. George RR Martin is the author. And of course, the Game of Thrones series on HBO is fantastic!

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  35. Donna BakerJuly 22, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    oh geez...wish I knew someone to get me to the movies for free! I would be there a few times a week! DH and I go about every 2-3 months. big treat love movie theater popcorn!
    fave movies, I will keep it short (these are off the top of my head!)
    Life as a House
    The Life of David Gale
    HP
    Lord of the Rings
    Lagaan (Indian)
    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (Indian)
    In American
    Motorcycle Diaries
    Martian Child
    An Affair to Remember

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  36. Sandie @ crazy'boutquiltsJuly 22, 2011 at 6:00 PM

    Movie fan here too. :-) I love Tuesday's paint can post! The red and whites in it are fabulous~ and speaking of, I received my 5 inch squares today! I love the variety! Thank you so much for hosting that swap!! Have a happy weekend!

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  37. BiancaJuly 22, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Sound of Music is a must, I think. But have you ever seen "The Green Mile" with Tom Hanks? That's my alltime favorite! And if you are in to animatied films "Thumbalina" is a great one, just for the songs!! (maybe very childish for a woman of 39, but I just love it!)

    Love, Bianca (the Netherlands)
    www.wieltjes.web-log.nl

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  38. Susan KraussJuly 22, 2011 at 10:49 PM

    mine are : "Forrest Gump","Legends of The Fall", "The Sound of Music", "West Side Story", "Last of the Mohicans", "Moonstruck" and " Almost Famous"!!!

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  39. The One and OnlyJuly 23, 2011 at 2:27 AM

    I'm actually going to go see HP Sunday with my niece. I took her to go see the first HP movie ten years ago and she will be leaving for college across the country next month so I thought it would be our final farewell movie together for a LONG while!! that's what I definitely call memories!!

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  40. Linda KJuly 23, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    I'll probably forget one or two, but Princess Bride for sure,
    When Harry Met Sally,
    Moonstruck,
    The American President
    Absence of Malice
    Legends of the Fall
    Chaplin
    And most Johnny Depp movies
    ( except The Tourist)
    West Side Story
    and many more!

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  41. Tins and TreasuresJuly 24, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    Good Morning, Karen,
    I love The Sound of Music too. It was the first movie I went to in the theatre.

    Enjoy the rest of your weekend. ~Natalie

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  42. LeanneJuly 24, 2011 at 8:23 PM

    Shawshank redemption is my high light and green mile follows close by , then a bit of mush ghost I would watch again and play me any 007 and I,m watching lol
    cheers

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