Howl's Moving Castle, but really any Hayao Myazaki film.
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Totoro for me
The fifth element, it was on cable a lot when I was a kid so the chances of me falling asleep while it was playing in the background were high and I guess it became a subconscious association
Conditioned to instantly fall asleep at the command-word "multipass".
I am nothing more than a meat popsicle
Groundhog Day
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Made back when walt disney was still alive. It's got that magic thats been long lost. With so much going on in this world it's nice to step back and enjoy simple things with childlike wonder. Highly recommended!
Pans Labyrinth
I especially love that it's one of the few dark fantasy movies natively made in Spanish. Fun fact, the faun speaks medieval Spanish
Star Trek pre 2005 any series and DS9 only if i need to really sleep like a baby.
For the movies anything but nemesis
Tremors is up there for me. Every couple of years I revisit it and have just as much time as the last.
Lol I think you mistyped because the way this currently reads is "I watch this movie because I have exactly this much time to kill"
Lol you're correct. Idk what happened there, meant to say fun!
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I love that movie too, especially the Down Down to Goblin Town part.
I didn't have a comfort movie per se, but for a long time I would fall asleep watching Star Trek the next generation. I would doze off to the sound of the ships HVAC system. There must have been a lot of silent pauses in that show.
Ready Player One. Itβs a terrible movie that adapts a terrible book, but for some reason the vibe just entertains me and makes me feel comfortable. I donβt know either.
Nah, it's a pretty decent movie. Possibly because it changes everything about the book
It does everything it can to improve the book and a lot of those decisions are phenomenal. But itβs still not a good movie. I just love it dearly.
I've definitely not good enough I have any desire to rewatch it, but if there was an IMAX 3D re-release and a friend had a spare ticket, I'd go
Mind you, that's also true of about half the films I've ever seen, so not exactly high praise
Fair enough. Itβs got some solid spectacle so Iβd be down for a big screen rerelease. Pity nobody actually liked it enough to warrant one. Oh well.
- Zach Snyder director's cut watchmen from 2009
- Matrix movies including Animatrix
- Appleseed movies
- Ghost in the shell movies
- Batman the animated series
- Justice League DC animation
- Justice League extended DC animation
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Hackers. I like to put it on when I'm doing stuff around the house, or when I feel shitty.
Idiocracy has been my go to for the past several years. Before that, Super Troopers. Or maybe Dazed and Confused.
Idiocracy the documentary?
Oh man I picked The Big Lebowski but Dazed is an excellent contender as well.
- Hackers
- Kikiβs Delivery Service
- Whisper of the Heart
- Star Trek IV
Honorable mention: The Search for Animal Chin
I've got Plex playlists that I sometimes just put on repeat when working or going to sleep:
Harry Potter
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Commitments
In no particular order:
- Sahara
- Hercules (1997 animated version)
- Mulan (1998 animated version)
- 27 Dresses
- Jurassic Park (although probably not for sleeping given all the screaming, lol)
Comfort movie: Matilda
Movie I could watch 1000 times: The Lion King (1994)
I could curl up with that movie and a warm blanket if I had the flu. I wouldnβt necessarily choose it, but I wouldnβt resist it, either.
Many family movies also work. Plus Scooby doo for some reason.
I read this as βWhatβs your comfort move?β Now I want that list too, whatever it may be.
Fap.
But seriously, crawling into my bed (possibly with a good book) and just imagining that this warm soft place is my entire universe and anything outside it is not my problem.
This is how I felt when at the hospital during a years long battle with addiction. The hospital was my safe space.
Matrix probably.
Perfect Days by Wim Wenders
Jacob's Ladder
Nice
Joe versus the Volcano. It's not that it makes me necessarily appreciate my life, but it makes me appreciate the world as it is and to be content no matter what shit I'm in. The universe is bigger than my troubles.
Legends of the Fall..
"Am happy" breaks me everytime
Either Rain Man, Rocky Horror Picture Show, or Clue, depending on how I'm feeling that day.
Se7en
The Blues Brothers or Nuts in May
The Blues Brothers is my all time favorite movie. I'm the type of person who doesn't like to rewatch things unless it's been long enough for me to forget parts of it. But I've watched the Blues Brothers more times than I could count. Starting back whenever it was on TBS in the 90s, to when it was the first DVD I ever bought, to the two versions I have on my media server.
I have never heard of Nuts in May, so now I know what movie I'll be watching next.
God Bless America
The Mummy
Not a movie, but every time I watch Willjum on YouTube smoke people in Rust it's somewhat calming for me.
I don't have a movie or tv show I watch over and over again. Always wonder why that is, as so many people seem to have such a thing.
The Big Lebowski if I'm forced to pick just one.
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