Jim's Cafe - Friday, 23 May 2025

puffymilk · May 22, 2025

Hello friends!

Happy Friday and welcome to another cafe

Today's topic is: Movies!

Feel free to answer all or some of these questions:
1. What is your favorite movie(s)?
2. What was the last movie you watched?
3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"?
4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)?
5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or you don't have to explain!

My answers:
1. What is your favorite movie(s)?
I'm not really a movie person, but I wanna say that my current favorite is the first Final Destination movie
2. What was the last movie you watched?
Idle Hands (1999)
3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"?
I like rom-coms, comedy movies, and horror combined with comedy. I don't really know... like black humor or something like that?
4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)?
Actor: Devon Sawa
Actress: Jennifer Aniston
5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why or why not? Or you don't have to explain!
I would have to choose music, because it's my life

Feel free to chat here, share anything good/positive you see today or anything interesting, and have a great time!

Some tags: @JMG @AmberMarie @Lane @Witty_Sarcasm @seabird @Road to Nowhere @KM76710 @MagickLynx @FFurry @Shelly @AvidFan @Mid Night @Inastorm @cymbele @Angie @maybeicanheal @1Lefty @SillyOldBear @Gard @1964dodge @IRE1992 @Mid Night @Baywasp @Auri (feel free to add more)

maybeicanheal · May 22, 2025

1. What is your favorite movie(s)? This is semi-ironic I guess given the circumstances now, but my favorite movie of all time is The Big Chill. Also love Beetlejuice, Death on the Nile, all of the Hitchcock's...there's a bunch.
2. What was the last movie you watched? Sinners, it was amazing!
3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"? Horror and 80's Classics
4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)? Lupita N'Yongo!
5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or you don't have to explain!

Right now- movie. At other times in my life definitely music, but right now I like the escapism of a movie.

Great questions! Thanks for the tag!

JMG · May 22, 2025

Hey puffymilk, thanks so much for posting a cafe for today, and for tagging me too. Happy Friday to you too!

puffymilk said:

1. Some of my fave movies are: Star Wars (original trilogy only), Lord of the Rings trilogy, Harry Potter series, Shrek (all of them), The Matrix, 40 Year-Old Virgin and Mrs.Doubtfire.

2. Last movie I watched was “Liar Liar”, was one of the only ones on Prime that my friend and I could agree on lol.

3. Yup, I definitely have a fave movie genre - comedy! Not rom-com, just comedy. Has to be fairly smart though, I can handle a certain amount of “dumb” but needs to not be too much or it starts to get a bit boring to me lol. I also enjoy mystery, suspense/thriller (especially psychological thriller) and some sci-fi, when it’s well done.

4. Yup, have lotsa fave actors and actresses, some of my faves are:
Mark Hamill (of course, lol), James Spader, Steve Carrell, Will Ferrell, Tom Felton, Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins, Emilio Estevez, Robin Williams, Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Johnny Depp, Dominic Monaghan, Charlie Vickers…ok, I’ll stop there for the actors, there’s lots more though lol :p

For actresses, there’s not quite as many that I’m a fan of, but some I like are Lisa Kudrow, Keira Knightly, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Grace, Anne Hathaway, I think there’s more too but can’t remember them right now.

5. Movies. Not sure why overall, other than that I just enjoy them more.

My day was pretty good, did some shopping and got some cool new things. It was fun, but I need to not do any shopping again for the rest of the year lol. It’s a really nice, sunny day, with a good temperature and nice breeze, so that’s another good thing about today too

puffymilk · May 23, 2025

maybeicanheal said:

I saw the newest Beetlejuice movie last year, though I never see the original one lol. And maybe I'll watch some Hitchcock's movies.

I agree about the escapism

puffymilk · May 23, 2025

JMG said:

Hey puffymilk, thanks so much for posting a cafe for today, and for tagging me too. Happy Friday to you too!

1. Some of my fave movies are: Star Wars (original trilogy only), Lord of the Rings trilogy, Harry Potter series, Shrek (all of them), The Matrix, 40 Year-Old Virgin and Mrs.Doubtfire.

2. Last movie I watched was “Liar Liar”, was one of the only ones on Prime that my friend and I could agree on lol.

3. Yup, I definitely have a fave movie genre - comedy! Not rom-com, just comedy. Has to be fairly smart though, I can handle a certain amount of “dumb” but needs to not be too much or it starts to get a bit boring to me lol. I also enjoy mystery, suspense/thriller (especially psychological thriller) and some sci-fi, when it’s well done.

4. Yup, have lotsa fave actors and actresses, some of my faves are:
Mark Hamill (of course, lol), James Spader, Steve Carrell, Will Ferrell, Tom Felton, Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins, Emilio Estevez, Robin Williams, Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston, Johnny Depp, Dominic Monaghan, Charlie Vickers…ok, I’ll stop there for the actors, there’s lots more though lol :p

For actresses, there’s not quite as many that I’m a fan of, but some I like are Lisa Kudrow, Keira Knightly, Drew Barrymore, Maggie Grace, Anne Hathaway, I think there’s more too but can’t remember them right now.

5. Movies. Not sure why overall, other than that I just enjoy them more.

My day was pretty good, did some shopping and got some cool new things. It was fun, but I need to not do any shopping again for the rest of the year lol. It’s a really nice, sunny day, with a good temperature and nice breeze, so that’s another good thing about today too

40 Year Old Virgin is a good one! I haven't finished watching The Matrix (I know lol)

I also love Bryan Cranson, Aaron Paul, Drew Barrymore and Lisa Kudrow! Oh and Bob Odenkirk and Anna Gunn too

(not movie related but Breaking Bad had such great talents!) And the woman who played Kim Wexler on Better Call Saul

1964dodge · May 23, 2025

thank you @puffymilk for opening the cafe and inviting me

1. favorite movie : start trek original movie

2. last movie : die monster die 1965

3. movie genre : sci-fi

4. favorite actor : leanord nimoy

5. movie or music : depends on mood

i hope everyone has a great weekend and hugs for everyone *grouphug2

mike....

Road to Nowhere · May 23, 2025

Thanks for the tag and opening the Cafe @puffymilk

1. What is your favorite movie(s)?
300, Shawshank Redemption, Goodwill Hunting,
The Curious case of Benjamin Button, Kill Bill,
V for Vendetta, Daredevil, Mr. Nobody
Meet Joe Black, The Notebook, Blader runner, The Lost Boys, The Outsiders, to name a few the list is too many.

2. What was the last movie you watched?
Michael (1996)

3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"?
I enjoy most all generas I see, the least favorite is horror and musicals.

4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)?
Ray Liotta, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino

5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or
Music is the sound of life.

FFurry · May 23, 2025

Thanks @puffymilk !
1. What is your favorite movie(s)? Amadeus... for the dialogue
2. What was the last movie you watched? Stargate
3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"? Sci-fi
4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)? Hm... not exactly. It's the casting that matters 👍
5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or you don't have to explain!

Probably music 🎶🎵

puffymilk · May 23, 2025

FFurry said:

Thanks @puffymilk !
1. What is your favorite movie(s)? Amadeus... for the dialogue
2. What was the last movie you watched? Stargate
3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"? Sci-fi
4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)? Hm... not exactly. It's the casting that matters 👍
5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or you don't have to explain!

Probably music 🎶🎵

I agree that most of the time it's the casting that matters!

Licorice · May 23, 2025

I answered even though I wasn't tagged:
1. What is your favorite movie(s)? Tokyo Story by Yazujiro Ozu. And Disney's Hercules.
2. What was the last movie you watched? Dune II, I think.
3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"? Sci-fi/fantasy and family sagas.
4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)? Lots, but I can only think of Judi Dench off the top of my head
5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or you don't have to explain! If I could have TV shows, then music. Actually, music in any case.

cymbele · May 23, 2025

Lot of good responses here. I like movies.

1. What is your favorite movie(s)?

I don't have a favorite anymore - it changes because I see so many. Although not as many as others have seen.

2. What was the last movie you watched?

Nonnas on Netflix great movie. Drama category

3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"? Comedy action. I like action movies but sometimes thrillers have too much suspense Horror films are my least favorite. Drama I have to be careful that the movie is not too depressing.

4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)? No I like them all.
5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or you don't have to explain!

Music because I can take it with me. I don't have the attention span nowadays to sit still for a long movie but music is ever present and ever changing.

Have a 4 day weekend starting today. It's too cool to do anything outside so I'm doing household chores so that on Monday I can play outside when it's supposed to be warm. But right now I have cat paralysis as the cat is sleeping and kind of purring beside me; just happy that I am home.

Fbr27 · May 23, 2025

1. What is your favorite movie(s)?

I don't know if I have a favorite movie.

I liked the Spiderman series when I was a kid. Now I like some movies like The Godfather, Lawrence of Arabia.

But I never really found a movie that I really liked.

2. What was the last movie you watched?

Bandido da Luz Vermelha (1968)

3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"?

Action movies, drama movies...

I tend to really like movies that are sort of epic(?) But not exactly epic dramas or long movies.

4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)?

Not really. I don't really care for actors for some reason and I don't even remember names or things in most movies.

5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or you don't have to explain!

Music. I just think that there are less boring music than boring movies.

KM76710 · May 23, 2025

1. What is your favorite movie(s)?

So many to list my brain can't locate on just one. My mind does bounce about and often it is the last one I watched. Earlier today I watched The War Of The Worlds(1953) and then Used Cars(1980), both rank high. I also watch a fair number of mini series with Das Boot, the original 6 part 1980 one and also like Band Of Brothers and the accompanying The Pacific rate high.

2. What was the last movie you watched?

Used Cars(1980) a couple of hours ago.

3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"?

Comedy I am also partial to horror and sci-fi and some of those overlap with Alien and Aliens being my favorite examples.

4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)?

Cary Grant has always been a favorite of mine especially for how great his sense of comedy in them. Father Goose is priceless.

5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why? Or you don't have to explain!

Too tough to call. I work more on visual but love the idea of just relaxing and listening.

JMG · May 23, 2025

puffymilk said:

Agreed on 40 yov being a good movie, and aw about The Matrix, well the first few times I saw it I don’t think I really “got” it tbh, but was so blown away by the effects, plus having a crush on Keanu Reeves of course lol, that I guess I didn’t really care.

Oh I thought of a few more actors that definitely needed to be on that list - Viggo Mortensen, Hugo Weaving and Parker Stevenson :p I would put Keanu Reeves on it too if he was a better actor lol. He was great and perfectly cast in The Matrix though imo. That’s awesome that you like those actors too, and ya those ones you listed are great as well

SillyOldBear · May 23, 2025

KM76710 said:

Cary Grant is fantastic. So many good movies. Arsenic and Old Lace, Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House, the one with the old bone. My favorite is An Affair to Remember. Not a comedy, but a super film.

seabird · May 23, 2025

hello cafè and thank you for the buttered popcorn @puffymilk

1. What is your favorite movie(s)? I don't have a favorite, but here are a few I love: Howl's Moving Castle, the original Witches of Eastwick, My Cousin Vinnie, Tombstone, French Kiss, Billy Elliot, The Piano ( especially cuz I used to play), Hook, Good Will Hunting, and several others.
2. What was the last movie you watched? How To Train Your Dragon 3
3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"? Can't possibly choose
4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)? " " " " "
5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? aughhhhh I would have to choose music.

I hope everyone is doing alright.

- s

MagickLynx · Jun 4, 2025

Thanks for tagging me @puffymilk ! Sorry I'm late, I've been very unwell recently.

1. What is your favorite movie(s)?
North By Northwest, The Ghost Writer, Rosemary's Baby, Harry Potter series, The Hobbit series, Ghostbusters (all of them), Pulp Fiction, Back to the Future 1+2, Batman Returns, The Dark Knight, Hannibal, Silence of the Lambs, Home Alone

2. What was the last movie you watched?
The Addams Family

3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"?
Thrillers and comedies

4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)?
Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson

5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why or why not? Or you don't have to explain!

Music because it can make me feel better sometimes.

puffymilk · Jun 4, 2025

MagickLynx said:

Thanks for tagging me @puffymilk ! Sorry I'm late, I've been very unwell recently.

1. What is your favorite movie(s)?
North By Northwest, The Ghost Writer, Rosemary's Baby, Harry Potter series, The Hobbit series, Ghostbusters (all of them), Pulp Fiction, Back to the Future 1+2, Batman Returns, The Dark Knight, Hannibal, Silence of the Lambs, Home Alone

2. What was the last movie you watched?
The Addams Family

3. Do you have a favorite movie "genre"?
Thrillers and comedies

4. Do you have a favorite actor(s) or actress(es)?
Leonardo DiCaprio, Diane Keaton, Anthony Hopkins, Scarlett Johansson

5. If you had to choose one, movie or music? Why or why not? Or you don't have to explain!

Music because it can make me feel better sometimes.

Hey no problem! I hope you feel better soon *hug

MagickLynx · Jun 4, 2025

puffymilk said:

Thank you! *hug

🙏🏻

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