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"I must be going soft."

There's a girl at work who doesn't watch films. Simple as that, she just doesn't watch them. The amount of films she's seen numbers about 10 and they include Dirty Dancing, Ghost and some other girly film. And a few Disney ones.

She doesn't know who or what Indiana Jones is, she doesn't have a clue about Star Wars or Steven Spielberg, she doesn't even know who Arnold Schwarzenegger is.

So, as a film lover, I decided to educate her in decent films from the last 20 odd years. While others would say "Godfather" and the like, it can't be done, since she hates films. She gets bored watching them, she fidgets, she talks, in other words, the so called classics would bore her into a coma.

After naming literally dozens of films that I own, the ONLY one she knew anything about was Armageddon. Hey, it's not Aliens, but it's a start. She said she only likes films where you can cry, and I can't think of a film that's made more people cry than Armageddon (of course you could be crying because Bruce Willis sacrifices himself to save his daughter, or you could be crying because Ben Affleck has more lines than Steve Buscemi)

I can't think of much else that I own that can do that, but Edward Scissorhands sprung to mind. As a kid I don't think I got it, when I was trying to complete my Burton collection and bought it on DVD a couple of years ago I watched it twice without being amazed. I watched it tonight and cried like a baby. "Why did you do it?" "Because you asked me to", "Hold me" "I can't" and "I love you" all had tears swelling in my eyes, especially when the music swirls up.

I must be going soft, I used to laugh at people who cried up until a few years ago, now I start bubbling at EVERYTHING.

So, any suggestions on films I can lend this girl? She needs to be brought up to date on 25 years of classic films. Back in 2004 I lent someone Alien, Aliens, Terminator and Terminator 2 and she loved them after being sceptical at first, but I don't think they'll work this time.

I've got some time, as she's had Armageddon for about a month and hasn't watched it yet...

You give me the impression that you think Pretty Woman is better than Bambi. That is unacceptable. Crocodile Dundee is great though, if only for the knife scene.

That's a little like suggesting LOTR , a very good film(s), but too long to really serve as an introduction

Something a little less taxing, but no less involving would be good. She really needs to start on the advanced equivalent of Bambi (*shudders*), we all started low, and this is just the progression of that low standard, yet still an interesting film; basically a simplistic film that's still involving

Falling in to the category might be Pretty Woman or perhaps Crocodile Dundee , love story and some touching moments. Not too long and quite interesting. However, they're both probably above that, as they're quite good ... nearest thing I could think of, unless you want to try Chicken Run or the psychotically cute deer itself

If Bridget Jones was one of the first films I'd ever seen then I think I'd be put off films for life too, it makes into the elite list of three films that I've had to turn off in disgust.

If you want a good film that you could cry at, then try out The Green Mile. Ok, it's a bit long, but it's also brilliant.

Bridget Jones' Diary is a girls film - appart from that it falls spectacularly on every other account ; good acting, good script, interesting and quality altogether

It may not show her a good film or a film that'll move her particularly, but it may affect her a little, show there's a lighter side to films (she won't be able to tell how poor it is) and 'teach' her to endure longer films

I don't understand, this girl makes no sense. You don't need to have seen any of the films you've mentioned to have heard of them.

Watching films is part of everyone's childhood, are you seriously telling me that she's got through every single Christmas without watching Home Alone or The Wizard of Oz? What about James Bond films, if she hasn't heard of those I'll be amazed.

Are you sure she's not an illegal immagrant? That's the only reasonable explanation.

Die Hard would be a good start. It's not too long, has quite a simple story and is full of action.

Chipseh wrote:
> God Damn, when I was younger I used to cry EVERY time the fat dude
> was killed by that little venom-spitting 'saur.

Newman...!

Meka Dragon wrote:
> Big Fish.

Definatly. Made me cry.

If you need to give her an education on 25 years of cinema (and there's a hell of a lot of classic movies older than that), Give up. It's pointless.

It's like trying to get someone to read, who hasn't read a book since primary school.

Amelie. Sweet, romantic, imaginative. Oh...subtitled....

Why bother?

She doesn't know who or what Indiana Jones is, she doesn't have a clue about Star Wars or Steven Spielberg, she doesn't even know who Arnold Schwarzenegger is.

All "bloke" movies btw.

Jurassic Park 1.

God Damn, when I was younger I used to cry EVERY time the fat dude was killed by that little venom-spitting 'saur.

I need to watch JP again... and possibly 2, but 3 never existed.