Rainy Sundays was one of the first features I created for this blog.

It was about appreciated those lazy days when you put on your favorite movies and escape.

Who doesn’t love a good Sunday afternoon indoors watching movies?

Personally, my ideal Rainy Sunday includes a good drama, a comforter, a massive sandwich or pizza and some form of candy.  It’s even better when there’s enough time to sneak in a double feature.

What movies do you love to watch on rainy days?

After more than 30 picks, I’ve decided to move on so this will be the FINAL Rainy Sunday post.

Below you’ll find the complete Rainy Sunday Series.

Perhaps, I’ll resurrect the feature someday but I think I’ve made my point.  There’s nothing like a good movie on a lazy day.

Beauty & The Beast

My Life

Man On Fire

Sideways

The Last Samurai

Toy Story 1 & 2

There Will Be Blood

Gangs Of New York

Mortal Kombat

True Lies

An Evening With Kevin Smith

A Beautiful Mind

Field Of Dreams

Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

I Am Sam

The Shawshank Redemption

The Muppet Movie

Sneakers

Alice In Wonderland

Crimson Tide

Jerry Maguire

The Lion King

Return To Paradise

All Dogs Go To Heaven

Hook

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Dazed and Confused

Ninja Turtles

Gladiator

Christmas Vacation

A Bronx Tale

Cool Runnings

Uncle Buck

The Mighty Ducks

The Sandlot

My personal favorite on this list still has to be The Sandlot.

To me, there is no better lazy day movie.

A little while ago, I was visiting some friends and they brought out their new Blu Ray copy of Beauty & the Beast.

It’s been ages since I sat down and watched the film and instantly I was brought back to the old days.

The Disney days.

I only saw the first 10 minutes but I was blown away by the quality of the film.  One of the greatest animated films of all time in high definition.  Nice.

I bought a copy of my own a few days later.

I loved Disney’s animated classics growing up.  The Lion King, Alladin, Snow White, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book , Pinocchio and countless others are a treasured part of my past.

My new blu ray copy of Beauty & The Beast has re-ignited my love of the old school animated films.

Now I want them all again!

There’s something amazing about going back and remembering your child hood and the movies you adored.

It never changes.

I could have muted the movie and performed each and every line myself.  It’s the same way with all of the old Disney movies.

This edition of Rainy Sundays comes with a challenge:

Go back and relive your favorite cartoons from your youth.  Spend a lazy afternoon with movies you used to love but probably haven’t seen in a while.

Spend some time with old friends.

PS: Love old trailers.

My life is a fantastic movie to watch on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

This week’s pick is a film that scares me every time I see it.  Truthfully, I’m almost afraid to watch it because it makes me think about my own life and how precious every day is.  At the same time, the film also makes me thankful for what I have and reminds me to embrace each day to the fullest.

My Life is the story of a man dealing with cancer and struggling to tie up all the loose ends in his life.  At the same time he also struggles to stay alive long enough to watch the birth of his son.

Michael Keaton and Nicole Kidman are both outstanding in it and I couldn’t recommend it more.

Especially if you are looking for a movie to watch on a lazy day.

This week’s Rainy Sunday pick is a little different for a very odd reason.

First let me first state that there is no pick this week.  I couldn’t think of one but I have a fantastic excuse.

I reorganized my DVD collection today and ALMOST watched about 15 different movies.

I couldn’t narrow it down.

I’m not sure if this has happened to other movie collectors out there but I tend to stare at my collection often unable to pick something to watch.

Has this happened to you?

In the end, I settled on an episode of Mad Men. (An awesome series I just started watching at the recommendation of Producer Eric.)

However, today did spark an idea. 

Toss Ups

Very soon, Rainy Sundays will evolve.  The feature began as a weekly ‘lazy day’ movie pick and I’ll be sticking to that but I’ll be having a little more fun with the concept in the future.

Stay tuned for details.

PS: I did actually end up picking a movie.  I went with Quantum Of Solace.  Not necessarily a Rainy Sundays pick but I’ve only seen it once.

With the release of Tony Scott’s Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington getting a lot of air time on my screen, I thought it would be great to revisit another amazing film from the legendary team.

Man On Fire

I was once roommates with my business partner Eric.  Both of us have fairly large DVD collections.  Man On Fire was a movie he owned that I had never seen.

Years later, I’m still borrowing that DVD on a regular basis.

Man On Fire is an awesome movie if you love revenge stories. Especially emotional revenge story.  Some people like their thrillers simpler but the connection between Denzel and Dakota Fanning’s characters make this movie great.

That’s why I think it’s a great movie to watch on a lazy day.  It’s not just an ordinary revenge story.  It’s as complex as I’ve ever seen with incredible performances.

You’ll be hooked from the beginning and stunned by the end.

If you haven’t seen Man On Fire then I’m extremely proud to have recommended it today.

Find this movie.  Watch it and enjoy your Rainy Sunday afternoon.