I turned my mom on to Emma Thomphson's Sense & Sensibility. She was moved to write a thank you letter to the movie theatre manager after we saw the senior matinee, and now owns a copy. Good movie, that.

I suggest movies to my parents all the time. A few months ago my sister and I were saying how much we loved Magnolia. They recorded it on the DVR, and loved it. They're big fans of the IFC. They often suggest movies that they've seen on HBO, IFS, etc.

They don't go to the movies too often because they're conservative wackoloons. If they're aware of an actor's Bush-bashing political views, they won't pay to see it. Oy. They wouldn't pay to see, "Gods and Generals", because a certain "liberal nut" was in it. I can't remember who the liberal nut was. I've commented a few times that, "The movies are filled with liberals. Don't think about it. You'll never be entertained if you look at it this way." They still don't go to the movies.

If they're aware of an actor's Bush-bashing political views, they won't pay to see it.

That sounds a lot like the political correctness of the left.

As one of the parents, I find that I can't stand any movie my 21 year old daughter recommends to me, but that my husband loves them. The last three movies she insisted that we see were Talledega Nights, Elf, and Napolean Dynamite. I saw all three and was actually kind of pissed off afterwards - in each case it was like 2 hours I could never get back. She likes movies that I just cannot stand. The last time she suggested a movie night, I made popcorn and got drinks and put the DVD into the player, and said bye bye to my husband and my daughter, and went and did something else.

My husband and my daughter rewound the scene in Elf where some troll thing farts and then makes some effing stupid face (it was not cute or funny...gah), and they laughed hysterically (tears coming out of their eyes) every time. They rewound it about 30 times. No lie. Yeah, ha ha ha...farting! A troll farts! Hee hee! After the third rewind I decided I hated everyone in my family and went and made some iced tea... :P

My daughter and my husband think that farts are hilarious, and that any movie that features farts is a must see. I mean, you know. Snot and diarrhea and babies doing peepee, that's some funny stuff, but farts? Oh man. Farts are hilarious.

I got my mom into Driving Miss Daisy, the Jurassic Park movies, the LOTR trilogy, and Pixar movies. The only real misstep I can remember is thinking she'd like Batman Begins, but she thought it was "too dark." (This from a woman who loves The Godfather. Oh well...)

I could watch Batman Begins every day. Christian Bale is my numero uno supercrush.

My parents love the LOTR trilogy too. I think my dad has seen Batman Begins a million times. He also loves Nurse Betty. I spoke to my mom on the phone this morning. I asked her if she has seen any good movies lately. She said they watched The 40-Year Old Virgin last night and loved it. "The acting was good, and the jokes were in all the right places."

My mother liked Galaxy Quest, but it helped that she was a fan of the original Star Trek series.

And she likes Babette's Feast alot, too.

My mom and step dad seemed to like `Kill Me Later.'

Oh, and they didn't like `Before Sunset,' because of that one scene where they are talking about dirty sex talk, and the general idea of the dude cheating on his wife.

Ha, philomathoholic. My dad doesn't enjoy The Tudors (Showtime site, sound) as much because, "there is so much gratuitous sex." I have to agree with him.

I made the mistake of taking my grandfather to see Grosse Point Blank without finding out what the plot was. (I only got as far as "high school reunion.") He thought it was a "simply dreadful movie! Dreadful!"

My dad sees almost every movie that hits the local theater (14 screens) - so basically, he sees all the movies before I do. He typically goes to two or three movies a week. When he is at home he watches the western channel a ton and he has his set of regular tv viewing: The Sopranos, House, CSI, Big Love, and Craig Ferguson.

These are my dad's basic movie reviews:
"It was good. You would like it."
"It was okay. Wait for cable."

I can only remember one truly bad review from him. This was his review of the movie Van Helsing: "Terrible. Waste of money."

My dad also has a crush on Nicole Kidman. When Moulin Rouge came out he told me she was, "Hot stuff." He will see any movie that features her.

My dad really enjoys The Royal Tenenbaums and Grosse Pointe Blank.

I an tell you what NOT to show them. Well, from my experience, do not take your stuck-in-the-1950s homophobic father to see The Crying Game. Bad bad bad idea.

They wouldn't pay to see, "Gods and Generals", because a certain "liberal nut" was in it.

Could that be Martin Sheen?

My mom and I hit the cinemaplex every time a new movie comes out. She's not as big a film buff as I am, but I try and show her the stuff which I really like (like On the Waterfront, which she thought was a very good movie as well, thank god), and stuff that's out right now--like The Last King of Scotland which we saw last week, and The Holiday which we saw a couple of weeks ago.

The Notebook.