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‘What’s the best kind of movie to watch on TV?’

February 16, 2011 By Kathy Shaidle

By which this Slate writer means, “That movie you stop and watch every time it’s on”:

Who wouldn’t want to spend a few minutes transported to the tasteful-yet-cozy upscale white interiors of the pad in Meyers’ Something’s Gotta Give while doing some mundane task like folding laundry?

Back to Goodfellas for a second. There are a few films that get a lot of television airplay—Shawshank Redemption is another example—that explore disturbing subjects, demand to be watched in full, and often have complicated plot structures. Though they’re nothing like a piece of fluff like The Sweetest Thing, they inspire a similar comforting feeling in the viewer. In such films, the characters are so strong, the story so gripping, and the pace of the movie so engaging that they’re a treat to find when you’re flipping through the channels—even if they defy all the rules set out above.

She has a poll up and yes, The Breakfast Club (one of mine) is on it.

My others (I’ve written about this before) are ConAir, Face/Off, Any Nicholas Cage Movie, Anchorman (uncensored only — too many beeps) both Charlie’s Angels and Independence Day.

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