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Fergus2007
Fergus2007 Member Posts: 109
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
I need to get my fathers mind off cancer and treatment.
Do you have any funny movie suggestions?
He always enjoyed British comedy like "keeping up appearances" or "the vicar of dibbly".
I need a libary of movies to keep him from watching doom and gloom on the news all day long :)

(- and *Yes* his walking is improving dramaticaly since we took him home last week. He broken arm is healing AND he is putting on weight. The problem now is to keep him entertained and in good spirits to get ready to battle stage 4 colon cancer!!!)

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  • shmurciakova
    shmurciakova Member Posts: 906 Member
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    I can't think of any movies, but there are two series that you could get him. I don't know if they are along the same lines of humor, but one is called "Curb your Enthusiasm" which is hilarious and the other is "Flight of the Choncords". Both of them were on HBO and I thought they were hilarious. I liked "Keeping up appearances" too, so maybe we like the same sorts of things. You could always get him some Monty Python too or Benny Hill.
    Take care,
    Susan H.
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
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    Net Flix.

    Faulty Towers (John Clease was at his best...)
    A Fish Named Wanda
    Any Mel Brooks classic: Blazing Saddles (a bit, well, politically incorrect...lol) and Young Frankinstein are MY personal favs...

    MASH....I was given the whole set for my birthday...I watched everyday at least 2 episodes.

    I married an Ax Murderer.

    Hugs, Kathi
  • lornie
    lornie Member Posts: 2
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    Fawlty Towers, for sure!
    It's the best kind of british humor! My family loves it.
  • katienavs
    katienavs Member Posts: 88 Member
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    Maybe get the DVDs of the British tv series "The Office" I'm partial to the American version but it's all hilarious!
  • jenhopesprays
    jenhopesprays Member Posts: 128 Member
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    You got to love Hyacinth and pity her poor husband!

    How about My Cousin Vinny, Meet the Parents or A Night at the Museum. They are all sure fire hits for hilarity!!

    Makes me smile just to think about it! :)

    Jen
  • KathiM
    KathiM Member Posts: 8,028 Member
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    lornie said:

    Fawlty Towers, for sure!
    It's the best kind of british humor! My family loves it.

    (Darn American....can't even spell the name of the show right....lol). But then, come to think of it, on many of the openings, Fawlty Towers was spelled all sorts of different ways.

    You know, when I watched my first of these, I didn't see the humor (again, American..lol). NOW, well, I can't stop laughing!

    Another offering:The Full Monty....

    Hugs, Kathi
  • nudgie
    nudgie Member Posts: 1,478 Member
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    Depending on the age of your father, here are my recommendations:

    Meet the Parents (Ben Stiller)
    Meet the **** (Ben Stiller)
    RV (Robin Williams)
    Jeff Durham (comedian; very funny; 2 DVDs)
    Grumpy Old Men
    Some Like It Hot
    The Odd Couple
    Mrs. Doudtfire (sp?) Robin Willams & Sally Fields
    Arthur
    Tootise
    Caddyshack
    Groundhog Day
  • marzz26
    marzz26 Member Posts: 27
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    nudgie said:

    Depending on the age of your father, here are my recommendations:

    Meet the Parents (Ben Stiller)
    Meet the **** (Ben Stiller)
    RV (Robin Williams)
    Jeff Durham (comedian; very funny; 2 DVDs)
    Grumpy Old Men
    Some Like It Hot
    The Odd Couple
    Mrs. Doudtfire (sp?) Robin Willams & Sally Fields
    Arthur
    Tootise
    Caddyshack
    Groundhog Day

    Lol!!! That's "Meet The Fockers" with an "o" not a "u"!

    Marc
  • NWGirl
    NWGirl Member Posts: 122 Member
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    I just saw "Little Miss Sunshine" on HBO, it's hilarious. It's about a very dysfunctional family that takes their 7 year old daughter to a beauty pageant. It's not so much about the pageant but their interactions together as a family and how despite their dysfunction, they stick together as a family.
  • jerseysue
    jerseysue Member Posts: 624 Member
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    marzz26 said:

    Lol!!! That's "Meet The Fockers" with an "o" not a "u"!

    Marc

    LOL That was hysterical!

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