Since I was left alone for a few hours last night and wasn't feeling my best, I ended up on the couch watching various movies on Netflix. So today I will give you a list of ten movies that I love. Maybe in the future I will do ten movies I hate. These have no specific order (except maybe number one) and they aren't in a category, such as Top 10 horror or Top 10 comedy.
10. This is one of few black and white movies I actually like. Maybe because it's a comedy so I don't have to worry about cheesy effects during fight/action scenes. Curtis and Lemmon must pose as women in a performance group in order to flee the wrath of a mob leader. I watched this with my mother years ago and loved it. We still quote some lines. In fact, I saw one in my day calendar at work and kept the page because it's been so long since I watched this. |
9. This is a move from my childhood that I have always loved and still watch today. I own it on DVD but I also still have my VHS copy. I even still have a VCR so I can watch this and a select few other tapes I kept. I've seen this so many times, I can quote the entire movie with songs and sound effects if you have the time to listen. If you haven't seen this (which is doubtful), Charlie the dog is killed but comes back and ends up helping an orphan girl find a loving family. |
8. Big Fish is a Tim Burton film about a man whose father has told tall tales all his life. But as they reconcile their relationship, the stories are proved to be true, if somewhat exaggerated. This is possibly the only movie that I prefer over it's literary counterpart. The book jumps between story and reality with little to no warning or transition. And some of the best scenes in the movie are not in the book at all. Thank you, Mr. Burton, for adding your flair. It would be dull otherwise. |
7. I tend to be biased toward most Hugo Weaving movies, but V is possibly his best character and this film is wonderful in so many ways. It's about a woman who lost her family to a corrupt government and a masked vigilante who is fighting said government from the shadows. It has romance and sorrow and mystery, and presents a message about not always trusting what is shown to you by world leaders. But it also proves that change can come around without violence but by a shifting in the public's attitude. |
6. This is an absolute classic movie. It's a fantasy tale about a princess who is supposed to marry a prince even though she loves another man. She is kidnapped before the wedding can happen and saved by her beloved. It has some of the most recognizable quotes and scenes in cinematic history. It is based on a book, hence why the story is told as if by a grandfather reading to his grandson, an unlike Big Fish, the novel that preceded this movie is very good and the movie follows it very well. I'm sad to say that I own the DVD, but not the novel. |
5. As much as I love Lion King and Treasure Planet, this may be my favorite Disney movie of all. Brother Bear is the story of a young Inuit boy who is transformed by the spirits of the earth into a bear so that he may learn a very important lesson about love and forgiveness. This is one of the most underrated movies in terms of soundtrack - Phil Collins did amazing work for Tarzan, but his music for Brother Bear is just as wonderful. I just watched the sequel last night, and as sequels go, it wasn't as terrible as some. |
4. There have been few recent movies, Disney or otherwise, that I found very appealing. Wreck-It Ralph is definitely one of the good ones. The concept is the best part - the idea that video game characters have lives outside their game is something I haven't seen before, and it really spoke to my inner child and my blatantly obvious outer nerd. Ralph, the villain in his game, is tired of being the bad guy. So he leaves his world and ventures to another in order to prove that any character can become a hero. Even the villains. |
3. Another oldie, To Be or Not To Be is a comedy about a theater troupe during World War II who thwart several Nazi spies and officers before escaping Poland. First of all, it's Mel Brooks. You can't really go wrong with Mel Brooks. Second, although it is very funny it does also give a glimpse into that area during that period in history. It does not pretend Hitler didn't persecute Jews and gays or that the war didn't destroy whole towns and people's lives. It does, however, pretend that the Nazis were all bumbling idiots, and I can support that. |
2. If I didn't have this up here, I would be lying to myself. The original Pokemon movie is in fact still one of my favorite children's movies to this day. It has all the familiar lovable characters I grew up, just with better animation, great music, and an all-important message. The ten-year-olds who watched this movie are probably some of the most accepting and compassionate people today because we know that being different does not make a person bad, and that all life needs to be treated with respect. |
1. I have to admit that this movie is number one for a reason. Jurassic Park is probably my favorite movie. It certainly beats most of today's films, and even some of my other childhood favorites. It is in fact based on a book, which I have yet to read, about an amusement park/animal reserve that features dinosaurs (of course). Maybe the science is a little off, but the idea of it is enough to drive this movie. It has an enormous fanbase, and new addition coming out soon. |