Meet Carly. She’s one of the very first bloggers I discovered, and straight away I fell in love with her sense of humour and her honesty. Recently we spent a few days together {as part of a group} and I have to say she’s as lovable offline as she is on. She constantly had me in giggles. Carly has kindly put together 5 feel-good movies to help you when you’re having one of those days. You know the ones. You can read more from Carly over on her blog, Smaggle.
1. Zoolander
Perfect for when:
You had a little bit too much to drink the night before. Ideal hangover viewing.
Recommended snacks:
Vegemite on toast and blue Powerade.
Quote to remember:
‘Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn’t mean that we too can’t not die in a freak, gasoline-fight accident.’
2. Bridget Jones’ Diary
Perfect for when:
You have a massive pimple, your crush hasn’t texted you back and your jeans feel a bit tight.
Recommended snacks:
Chocolate and wine. Copious amounts of both.
Quote to remember:
‘No, I like you very much. Just as you are.’
3. Love Actually
Perfect for when:
You’ve totally lost faith in all humans and you hate everyone.
Recommended snacks:
Your most favourite takeaway dinner, some kind of fancy organic soft drink and a really beautiful little expensive cake from a swanky bakery.
Quote to remember:
‘Enough. Enough now.’
4. Empire Records
Perfect for when:
You’ve had a totally shite week at work and all you want to do is quit and open an florist.
Recommended snacks:
Pizza and beer with M&Ms for dessert.
Quote to remember:
“We mustn’t dwell. No, not today. We can’t. Not on Rex Manning day!”
5. Ever After
Perfect for when:
You’re exhausted and you just need a mental escape.
Recommended snacks:
Tea and chocolate biscuits.
Quote to remember:
‘A bird may love a fish, Signor, but where would they live?’
‘Then I shall have to make you wings.’
What’s your must-watch movie to pick you back up again?
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I love Ever After, used to stay up really late when I was a kid to watch it on TV.
Now I want watch Bridget Jones. I’m with you with film 2 and 3. Another movie on my list would be About a Boy, when men are the last creature on earth you’ll ever see again. 🙂
The butterfly costume in Ever After… *sigh*
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I love, love, love, Ever After. Such a great one. And I have yet to see Love, Actually, but it is on my list!
A great selection. Love Actually is always my number one go to, along side Sweet Home Alabama. I have a bit of a girl crush on Carly too, I adore a woman who makes me laugh!
Down With Love – a hilarious tribute to Rock Hudson and Doris Day. It’s my go to movie when I need to laugh instead of cry.
4 of these movies are on the top of my all time favorite movies, may just have to watch one of them tonight now 🙂
The Holiday – Dirty Dancing – Pride and prejudice. So many really.
and add to the list 10 ways to loose a guy in 10 days – but then any movie Matthew McConaughey is in tends to have me 🙂
I have only seen 2 on that list. The Princess Bride is always a winner.
Just now I like 27 Dresses and 10 Things I hate about You..but Love Actually is a good one. Have to be in the mood for Bridget Jones..not sure what that mood is :/
Great list! I love Princess Bride, Dirty Dancing and Amelie too – although Amelie has subtitles so it’s tough viewing if you get stuck into the red wines too early in the film. Red Like The Sky is my all-time favourite beautiful film for a good old happy cry – in Italian though so the red wine rules apply here too.
Zoolander is in my top 10 movies to watch anytime 🙂 also The Princess Bride 🙂
As Good as It Gets, Jack Nicholson is fantastic in it, funny but moving movie. Good to watch when you feel like you have ‘issues’, coz no one has issues like Melvin!
What about ‘You’ve Got Mail’ for those technological faux-pas days, and ‘Michael’ for when you want to laugh and cry at the same time too.
Love Actually is my favourite. I also absolutely love The Holiday, and Serendipity. Both feel good movies – the type I could watch over and over again.
I love “Michael” 🙂
My faves for days when I need a cover for secret tears are Dirty Dancing or Ghost!
On a good day I can’t go past Mamma Mia with the hairbrush ( yes I keep one solely for this purpose) and a glass of wine and belt out every tune!
ohhhh I’m glad you picked Ever After! I am soooooo going home to watch this tonight <3
My Faves are – What to expect when your expecting (LOVE THIS MOVIE!), Its Complicated, Bridesmaids and anything Twilight (please dont shoot!)
Thank you so much for this list – it’s exactly what I needed at the moment. xo
You don’t find heaps of Empire Records fans around – and its such a feel-good movie! Good choice!
So here I was taking a 5 minute break from essay writing, “Oh I know I’ll check FMS to see what she has in store! It’s always something nice!”
Here I am 1 hour later, I have been reading post after hilarious post on Carly’s blog and I have no regrets, HAHA!!! Thanks Chantelle and Carly at Smaggle!
What a great list. And, except for Empire Records, I’ve seen the others several times. Time to go and find Empire Records at the DVD shop! I think after all our renovating, I might just vege out next weekend. xx
Oooo, I gotta watch all of these, they sound so fun. 😀 For me, I’d say: Captain Ron, Stargate (the original), How To Train Your Dragon, Braveheart and Thor.
Empire Records is one of my all time feel-good movies! If I haven’t slipped a quote into daily conversation then my day is not complete (yep, I’m THAT person).
‘There are 24 usable hours in every day’
I’ve never seen Empire Records – downloading for tonight I think! Not that I’ve had a shite week, just that these are the type of movies I like anytime! Great work Smags!
haven’t seen 2 in a while!
Absolutely must include You’ve Got Mail, preferably with Sleepless in Seattle. No joke, these must be included! Another gem is Broken English with Parker Posey in in. Fab friday night viewing!
Amelie!!
OMG I love Empire Records! Haven’t watched it in years – might be one to crack out tonight 🙂 Also love Love Actually, The Holiday, Because I Said So and The Proposal. Great list!
Love Actually is one of my favorites. I think it’s the gold standard for ensemble movies, and somehow, other movies with the same theme that came after that (ie. Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, etc) don’t quite get it right. And Zoolander is hilarious! That scene with the male models in the gas station was just funny. Morbid, but funny!
I also totally adore “Love actually” …
Other great films to turn a horrible day into a bearable to good one are:
– High Fidelity (after the novel of Nick Hornby – but the story has been transferred from London, UK, to Chicago, US) … John Cusack is fantastic as the leading male actor – and it has Jack Black in a very funny role!
– Garden State … Zach Braff (known as J. D. in “Scrubs”) made his gorgeous debut as a director – and also plays the main character … Natalie Portman is his female big star – and I love her in this film!
– In Bruges … Never heard the word “f…” so many times in one and a half hours before – and never seen the gorgeous Colin Farrell act SO great … the other main role is played by the fantastic Brendan Gleeson (known as “Mad Eye Moody” in the Harry Potter movies)
There you go with my top 3 movies to get into a better mood … 😀
Have fun watching!
oh i loved reading these and totally agree with all you perfect when: recommended snacks: quote to remember: oh i love movies
I can’t watch The Hangover without crying with laughter, and I can’t watch Love Actually without crying pretty much the whole way through. Both therapeutic in their own special way. Never seen Empire Records. Sounds like my cup of tea. Thanks for sharing… x
When I’m down, I always have to watch Talladega Nights… That movie will make me laugh no matter what.
I love this!
I agree with this whole-heartedly 🙂 You only need to add Monsters Inc.
Oh and Moonrise Kingdom. I LOVE THAT MOVIE! 😀
Zoolander is such a great choice!! Strangely, I usually watch really sad movies to make me feel better like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or Moulin Rouge.
You’ve Got Mail, While You Were Sleeping, The Holiday, The Proposal, Pride and Prejudice…
Have not watched zoolander in ages! Love it! How to Lose a Guy IN 10 days is also there… agreed 🙂
Great list!
I love ‘Love Actually’ – my husband and I always watch it and ‘Elf’ at Christmas time.
My go to fav movies are Pixar’s Up (it’s a talking dog!) and Dirty Dancing – nobody puts Baby in the corner.
Oh how lovely to read that! Thank you my love! xxx
Oh my lord yes! Such a sweet movie. Audrey Tautou is like punchable cute.
I LOVE Garden State. Such a gorgeous movie.
I wrote it a while ago and I was so glad it got published on Friday. I kind of needed it too! 🙂
Oh Serendipity! So cute! I’m checking Netflix for it now.
Haven’t seen that for ages! I’ll add it to my list.
Oh I’ve never heard of Red like The Sky. I’ll add to the list.
See I never grew up on The Princess Bride, so I like it but I don’t have that real attachment to it. We were more of a Never Ending Story family
How have you never seen Love Actually? They play at least three times every Christmas. 🙂
I adore Dirty Dancing. And I always drink too many gins and watch Love Actually with my mum every Christmas.
I love How to Lose a Guy! But I always get a little sad watching now since Heath died.
Oh I love While You Sleeping!
Eternal Sunshine is my all time favourite movie. I think it’s the best ever performacne that Jim Carey has ever done.
OH MOONRISE KINGDOM! I swear, I wore navy eyeliner for like a month after watching that.
Never seen it! I’m loving this, it’s turning into a real recommendations list!
You MUST watch Empire. It’s gorgeous.
I’ve just had a Aussie marathon with Muriel’s Wedding and Strictly Ballroom. SO GOOD!
I never get tired of Zoolander! ‘Oh I’m sorry! Did you your ass get in the way of my pin? Lose 10 pounds immediately!’
Awesome! More great recommendations.
I love Parker Posey! Totally going to watch that.
YOU MUST WATCH IT BEFORE PROBLOGGER AND THEN WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!
‘I don’t regret the things I’ve done, but those I did not do!’
Oh BRAVEHEART!!!!!!!!! Good one!
You must do Empire Records. It’s just a whole things.
Ah yay! I loved reading this. Thank you! xxx
I’m making it my mission to make EVERYONE a fan of Empire.
I love Bridesmaids. And LOVE Twilight. SO BAD!
I’m putting it on my list too! Haven’t watched it in AGES.
I love Mamamia and I love Pierce but I just can’t with his singing. So cringey,
The dancing scene in Michael is AMAZING!
Yeah I get that, I need to be in the mood for Bridget.
I LOVE that movie. If you like Matthew McCOnaughey, see Mud. So cute.
Wach We’re the Millers
He’s just not that into you is my fav go to!
Billy Madison or You’ve Got Mail
I love Empire Records!! Lucas wants money!! think I watched it 5000 times when I was 15! 🙂 great selection!
BILLY MADISON! LOVE!
These are great pics. Now I think I’m going to have to have a girls’ night watching BJ’s Diary with copius amounts of wine and chocolate. One of my very favourites is Crazy Stupid Love because really, Ryan Gossling can make EVERYthing better.