I thought it might be fun to begin a series of periodic “Favorite Five” posts focusing on various things such as books, authors, TV shows, etc. I’ve chosen movies for my first entry.
Please keep in mind when I say “favorite” I mean just that. By selecting the movies posted here, I’m not at all stating I believe they are the best movies ever made. I don’t really watch movies that often and when I do, it’s for my own personal entertainment. These just happen to be the ones I’ve chosen at this time and point in my life.
Although I narrowed my list to five, there are many others I consider favorites. I’ve listed some of them as “runners up” at the bottom of the post. Take a look at the movies I’ve shared here (in no particular order), give it some thought, then leave a comment telling me what some of your favorites are.
1. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – My younger daughter and I watch this movie every Christmas, without fail. Definitely the funniest of all the “Vacation” movies.
2. Rear Window – Probably not most people’s pick when it comes to Hitchcock films. I love the premise, I love Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly together, and Raymond Burr makes a terrific bad guy.
3. The Fifth Element – This Sci-fi flick, filled with both action and comedy, has a fun cast which includes Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, Milla Jovovich and Ian Holm.
4. Three O’Clock High - Not exactly a well-known movie. Okay, maybe even on the “B-list”. But, hey… it always makes me laugh.
5. Signs – Once again, probably not most people’s pick when it comes to M. Night Shyamalan movies, but it’s my favorite. It has some really funny moments in it (along with a few scary ones) and I love how everything ties together at the end.
Runners up: Blade Runner, The Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Quigly Down Under, Death Wish, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Castaway, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Zulu, Gran Torino, The Lords of Flatbush, The Road Warrior, Rocky.
11 comments:
1. Harold & Maude - Love the Cat Stevens soundtrack and Ruth Gordon is fabulous as the bohemian lover of a younger man. The entire movie is awesome.
2. Babette's Feast - Just watched it again last night. There's no better film that depicts grace to me. The screenplay is based on a story by Karen Blixen who wrote "Out of Africa".
3. Henry and June - You can't love Anais Nin and not enjoy this movie. The actors who play Anais, Henry and June look so much like them, it's uncanny. Uma Thurman as June was spectacular. Very hot!
4. Gia - Angelina Jolie portrays one of the first supermodels ever, and does a first class job. The movie is riveting and sad.
5. The Piano - With Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel is so heartbreakingly beautiful and erotic. I love it!
National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, The Shawshank Redemption and the Rocky films would all be somewhere in my list of favourite films but my top five would have to include:
1. Edward Scissorhands. It's such a sad story all about being different, I sob my heart out at the ending every time
2. Big Fish. Another story of differences, it has me both laughing and crying.
3. The Sixth Sense. A little scary but not enough to give me nightmares. Another film I always cry at - the ending is so sad.
4. Mrs. Doubtfire. The story of a father who will do anything to spend time with his children - such a bitter-sweet film.
5. Flash Gordon. Don't know exactly why, probably because it reminds me of christmas past when we would watch it as a family.
At this moment in time: (changes all the time)
1. Star Trek the Movie
2. Lord of the Rings
3. Legends of the Fall
4. Duplicity
5. 9 1/2 Weeks
1. Casablanca - classic, classic, classic. Rick's place is the best...full of all the usual suspects. Also Duley Wilson sings one of the great love songs of all time - As Time Goes By.
2. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Watch it at least 2 or 3 times every year. Best line is when cousin Eddie is emptying the toilet - "Shitter's full".
3. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) with that hot older woman - Rene Russo. You can learn something about art.
4. When Harry Met Sally. Just a great story.
5. Animal House - Never gets old.
Runners up: Bond, James Bond - almost any Bond movie...The Hunt for Red October...Clear and Present Danger...Patriot Games...any Jason Bourne movie...Fast Times at Ridgemont High...
Victoria's Favies
Lonestar State of Mind- hilarious movie that has some of the best one-liners ever.
Wedding Singer- perhaps not the most famous Adam Sandler movie but def my favorite.
Forrest Gump- I love Tom Hanks and do believe I can quote just about every line in this movie.
Conair- I love movies about bad guys and this one has some of the best. Cyrus the Virus and Garland Green rule.
Empire Records- total cult flick from the 90s. Watch it from beginning to end every time.
Runners up: Gladiator, Lady in the Water,Ferris Bueller, Breakfast Club, Godfather, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Secret Garden, Shawshank Redemption, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast
Tommy's Favorite Movies
1. Empire Strikes Back - Awesome
2. Hot Rod
3. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
4. Naked Gun
5. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Top 5 (no particular order)
1. "The Return of the King" (last part of Tolkien trilogy... a lifelong favorite brought to life.
2. "The Shawshank Redemption" the truest and best movie of Stephen King's work. Have probably seen it 20 times.
3. "Glory". Denzel. Enuff said. Oh yeah, incredible Civil War film.
4 "Rear Window" - completely sticks in my memory from my childhood. Real terror. Not like today's stuff.
5. "To Kill A Mockingbird". Also clear and stark memories from my childhood.
Some runners up: Anne of the Thousand Days, Chicago, Finding Forrester, Memento, Amelie, Away from Her, Sideways, Little Big Man, The Queen, Shakespeare in Love, Love Actually, Braveheart, Jerry Maguire, 300, Mystic River, Play Misty for Me, The Godfather, Schindler's List, Philadelphia
Speaking of movies...my daughter and I watched th grossest, goriest, funniest gross-out movies I've seen in a long time last night!
Wrong Turn 2
It was on Syfy channel and was extremely disturbing. We laughed that we ought to have PTSD after watching it.
We love horror movies. This one made the original SAW movie look tame.
Very tough, because movie favorites revolve around my mood.
1. Pride and Prejudice (the super long version with Collin Firth- no other version is worthy)
2. Seven Bride for Seven Brothers (I wish I was a Sobbin' Woman and they kidnapped me)
3. Ever After (Tori and I know every single word)
4. Casablanca (Good Ole Black and White, never gets old. I love Ingrid Bergman she is so beautiful, and Humphrey..there is just something about him)
5. Singing in the Rain
OK. Way too many to mention, but some of these I have insisted my children watch for learning experience as well as entertainment:
1.To Kill a Mockingbird
2.Schindler's List
3.Days of Wine and Roses
4.Pride and Predjudice(also Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle....most like the book)
5.GWTW (classic you can't leave out)
Other faves are An Affair to Remember; High Noon; It's a Wonderful Life; Sarah, Plain and Tall, Nat'l Lampoon's Vacation
OK........so I didn't spell Prejudice right (how embarassing!!!)
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