Comfort Movies

I have to ask; what do other people watch for comfort movies?

I’m not talking about movies when you want to cry or kick things, I mean, movies that you’ll put on whenever – when you need something on in the background but want something that doesn’t need too much of your attention. Something you know, where you can look up whenever and know instantly what’s going on.

Mine? Of course I’ll share!

Grease 2:
Fuck you, this is a cinematic MASTERPIECE.

If you’ve never seen it, you are missing out on SO MUCH. Michelle Pfeiffer! Bowling! Talent shows! Motorcycles!

You know how the original Grease, the T-birds and the Pink Ladies are the coolest kids in school? In this one, the T-birds are RIDICULOUS, and the Pink Ladies are a mess – it’s just like real teenagers!

I can’t spoil the amazingness that is Cool Rider for you, so here is my second favorite song:

(When I went to New York and saw Blood Brothers on Broadway, I spent a ridiculous amount of time trying to figure out where I knew the narrator from. IT WAS JOHNNY NAGERELLI)

The Fault In Our Stars:
I know. I KNOW. It’s a cancer movie about teenagers dying of cancer. But I love it. When I’m comfort watching, I skip the entire scene with whatshisname the author because it makes me angry, but the rest of it is lovely and gives me hope. It helps, I think, that I went into the movie months after reading the book three times and so knew the story and came in armed with many tissues.

Labyrinth:
David Bowie and Jim Henson are amazing and I still want the dress Sarah wears in the beginning of the movie. Plus, it’s my childhood, so I’ve seen it a billion times.