Here is my top ten in no particular order.
1. Steel magnolias
2. Pirates of the Caribbean
3. Constantine
4. Garden State
5. Dazed and Confused
6. Traffic
7. Masters of the Universe (Old He-man movie from my childhood that I love)
8. The Goonies
9. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
10. The Bodyguard
/Hiroshima mon amour – Alain Resnais
/Last Year at Marienbad – Alain Resnais
/Ma vie en rose – Alain Berliner
/Velvet Goldmine – Todd Haynes
/Bringing Up Baby – Howard Hawks
/Beetlejuice – Tim Burton
/The Little Richard Story – William Klein
/Dead Man – Jim Jarmusch
/A Very Long Engagement/City of Lost Children – Jean-Pierre Jeunet
/The Secret Garden – Agnieska Holland
As for TV: The Adventures of Pete & Pete
*1. Little Miss Sunshine
*2. Prime
3. Walk on Water (Israeli)
4. Everything is Illuminated
5. Moulin Rouge
6. Riding in Cars with Boys
7. (Anything with Drew Barymore)
8. As Good as it Gets
9. (Anything with Julia Roberts)
10. Kinsey
***It was difficult to choose between #1 and #2. I cried at both movies from laughing extremely hard and because of sad twists.
Hey everybody! My name is Tom. I am a SCMC major with a minor in Japanese. I absolutely love film and I just can't get enough of it. I work at Blockbuster so I am either watching movies or talking about them all the time. Here's the list of my favorite movies in no particular order:
1. Dawn of the Dead (1978) - I am a huge fan of the horror genre and this is it, plan and simple. The best horror film of all time.
2. Mallrats - I love Kevin Smith's work. I am a huge comic nerd so this movie has it all for me.
3. Suspiria - This film is absolutely gorgeous. It is a horror film like no other and one everyone should see in their lifetime.
4. Perfect Blue - A Hitchcockian anime. How can you go wrong?
5. Ran - Akira Kurosawa in color is a sight to behold. A wonderful retelling of King Lear.
6. Tokyo Drifter - this film noir is wacky but at the same time dead serious. Suzuki Seijun plays with colors so masterfully.
7. Avalon - A Polish film made by a Japanese director. Watching this is like watching a dream captured on film.
8. Stargate - I am a big nerd so I love science fiction and this film is just great in my mind.
9. Oldboy - This film is a film that can change lives. It is so good and so well thought out. The director Chan-wook Park is one of the best directors in the history of film!
10. The Vanishing (1988) - This is one of the most disturbing films I have ever seen and will probably ever see. You really have to see it.
And if I were to pick an 11th it would probably be Spider-man 2 Because I am a huge comic book nerd. That's my ever changing list. It's always so hard to decide on a list but this is the one for now. Seeya!
Tom
Now I'm irritated. I blogged one list and previewed it and even hit save twice. And yet, I can't seem to find it. I'm not finding this blog thing enjoyable. What happened to the days of poster board and markers?!
Here's the list. Again. And it is, undoubtedly, different than the first I posted.
1. Stepmom-- cannot get enough of this dumb movie.
2. Best in Show
3. Must Love Dogs-- I'm a girl and I like dorky romantic comedies, leave me alone!
4. Copycat
5. Run Lola Run (auf Deutsch)
6. The Usual Suspects-- my boyfriend actually gave me the silent treatment for two days when I figured it out halfway through... HE thought it was such a clever movie that I'd just NEVER guess. HA!
7. Wedding Crashers-- I'm guilty of saying "Lock it up" in numerous instances
8. Pearl Harbor-- LOVE period movies and red ilpstick
9. Various Disney and Pixar movies
10. Mean Girls-- because it's true
Sidenote: why is the default date and time on my post so screwy??
Well, it has taken a gross amount of time for me to figure this out, and now it seems so simple. Here are my top ten favorite movies, as far as I am aware, at least. I'm sure I'm missing an extremely important one or few, but here we go.
1 Amelie..beauty.
2 Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy..Its so quirky, yet perfect.
3 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas..love the book too, but Depp's performance is right on.
4 Breakfast at Tiffany's
5 Fantasia...ooh and Horton Hears a Who
6 Little miss sunshine
7 Garden state
8 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.. Johny Depp Version
9 Crazy/Beautiful
10 Fight Club
1. Battlestar Galactica - The new series on the Sci Fi channel. I mean, sure, some say it's a TV show and not a movie, but I say it's pretty much the best example of cinematic genius out there. Starbuck could smash the patriarchy all by herself.
2. We Jam Econo - the Minutemen documentary.
3. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.
4. Aliens. Vasquez could also smash the patriarchy without any help. Ripley maybe, if she had a flamethrower.
5. True Lies.
6. Beetle Juice.
7. The Nightmare Before Christmas.
8. Bruce Campbell Vs. The Army of Darkness.
9. American History X.
10. Dune - the version where Sting plays Feyd Rautha.
This was more difficult than I thought. Never underestimate the power of a good kids flick. Here they are, in no particular order:
*The Dark Crystal
*Goonies
*Teen Witch
*The Sandlot
*The Nightmare Before Christmas
*North
*Explorers
*The Wizard
*Care Bears Movie II: New Generation
*Little Monsters
If you haven't seen them, it's time to get in touch with your inner child!
This isn't an accurate top ten list, but these are the first movies that pop into my mind.
1. Southpark movie
2. Phantom of the Opera
3. Amelie
4. Nora
5. Frida
6. Show Me Love
7. Tsatsiki
8. Moulin Rouge
9. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
10. Zoolander
This was a hard list to come up with, i love so many films for so many different reasons! but here goes..
-the hours
-adaptation
-garden state
-crash
-ghost in the shell
-me and you and everyone we know
-i heart huckabees
-12 monkeys
-sin city
-steel magnolias
1- The Count of Monte Cristo
2- Pirates of the Caribbean
3- Armageddon
4- Remember the Titans
5- A Walk to Remember
6- Wedding Crashers
7- Shrek
8- Shrek 2
9- Monsters Inc
10- Beauty and the Beast
I <3 (heart) Huckabees
Pulp Fiction
Dangerous Liaisions
Crash
Garden State
The Virgin Suicides
Empire Records
The Last Waltz
The Usual Suspects
The Life of David Gayle
1) The Chinese Connection
2) Enter the Dragon
3) Drunken Master
4) The Shaolin Temple
5) Snake in the Monkey's Shadow, 1982
6) Shaolin Master Killer
7) Supercop
8) Fist of Legend
9) The Legend of Drunken Master
10) Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
what can you tell about me? can you tell on me? do i have secrets?
1. BAPS
2. Rosewood
3.Beloved
4.The Color Purple
5. Boyz in the Hood
6. John Q
7. Bringing Down the House
8. Set it Off
9. Four Brothers
10. The Longest Yard
1. Ladder 49
2. Jaws 1
3. The Notebook
4. World Trade Center
5. Dazed and Confused
6. Forrest Gump
7. Wedding Crashers
8. Old School
9. Gone With The Wind
10.Remember the Titans
In no particular order, a few of my favorite movies are (or have been)...
-The Notebook (I think I saw this one about 4 or 5 times at the dollar theater in a matter of about 2 weeks)
-Chicago
-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
-Walk the Line
-What About Bob (not so much recently, but loved it when I was younger)
-Pirates of the Caribbean
-Free Willy (had to include this, as was the first movie I owned)
-Napoleon Dynamite
1. Brazil
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
4. Wayne's World
5. Shaun of the Dead
6. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
7. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
8. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
9. Phil the Alien
10. Brain Candy
This was a very hard thing to do and took much longer than I ever imagined. I realized how long it was going to take when I had a list of 32 movies and was having trouble shaving some of them off. Even now I don’t know if this is completely accurate but here we go least favorite to most favorite.
10. Good Will Hunting
9. High Fidelity
8. The Count of Monte Cristo
7. The Big Lebowski
6. Pulp Fiction
5. Groundhog Day
4. Snatch
3. Boondock Saints
2. Shawshank Redemption
1. Fight Club
1. Crazy/Beautiful
2. Sex and the City (TV)
3. 24 (TV)
4. The Notebook, but I almost never watch it because it makes me cry.
5. Bring It On
6. Garden State
7. Finding Nemo
8. Cher Live in Concert... not really a movie or tv show, but it reminds me of my mom so I watch it like a favorite movie.
9. Wedding Crashers
10. Cruel Intentions
My 10 favorite movies - in no particular order because it would be way to difficult to rank them.
1. The Goonies
2. Say Anything
3. Stand By Me
4. The Notebook
5. Cruel Intentions
6. Little Miss Sunshine
7. Pretty In Pink
8. Forrest Gump
9. Sixteen Candles
10. The Breakfast Club
Just like many of you seem to be, I am a movie fiend and choosing my top ten favorite movies was not as easy as it sounded. Like Alysse, my favorite movies change depending on what mood I'm in or what my purpose for watching the movie is. So, here is a pretty solid list of movies that I enjoy watching a majority of the time with a breif description of what I like about each movie.
Reqiuem for a Dream- I first saw this movie when I was thirteen years old and completely clueless about the world around me. It had such a strong impresion on me because I had never seen a film so straightforward and honest about drug use and how it can affect every body. Needless to say, it scared to crap out of me and changed many perspectives I had about the drug culture.
Garden State- The first time i saw this movie, I didn't think it was anything exceptional. I saw it for a second time this summer, and for some unknown reason, I fell in love with it. I like how the movie does not try to cover up the imperfections of the world, and instead focuses on the flaws and quirks that make each human being beautiful.
Edward Scissorhands- I am a sucker for classic love stories, and this is my favorite. Also, the way that the suburbs are portrayed is brilliant and comical, along with the way that people react to something different.
Thirteen- This is one of the most honest portrayals of the life of a thirteen year old girl. It doesn't focuses on the parts of a troubled girl's life that mass media and television shows choose not to cover due to controversy.
Team America- This movie is just hilarious. They weren't afraid to create a comical situation utterly close to the current disaster of global politics and the United States' assumed role in helping other nations. I think it took a lot of guts to put this movie out, especially as a sex driven comedy.
Trainspotting- I like this movie for many of the same reasons I enjoy Requiem for a Dream. I recently saw this movie, and thought it was a lighter portrayal of drug use but kept the message of how demanding drug addiction is.
Mean Girls- This movie is funny, yet has a great message about the brutality of high school politics. I think that every young girl should watch this movie in her early years of high school because it releases many stereotypes created in high school of certain groups of people.
Lord of the Rings- To be quite honest, the only two things I find amazing about these movies are Orlando Bloom and the special effects. Simple as that.
Rent- Although the movie does not by any means do the musical justice, I think the director did a great job in trying to recreate the energy and beauty of the musical. I love the message this musical tells: live each day as your last. The lyrics in Rent are phenomenal and a great reminder to see the possibilities in each day in the fast and busy culture of America.
Office Space- Everything about this movie is great to me. Every person in this movie resembles a key but classic friend, boss, or co worker many of us have had. I think a lot of people can relate to this movie; relate to the feeling of being stuck in a dead end job, desperate to get out of every day life. Just seeing some one rebel creates a slight feeling of freedom from the working world.
These are ten movies that I can watch over and over without getting sick of.
1. The Godfather
2. The Godfather II (Movies just don't get much better)
3. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe Film; currently my favorite director)
4. Field of Dreams
5. Gladiator
6. Halloween (Classic)
7. Miracle
8. Rocky
9. The Shawshank Redemption
10. The Big Lebowski
There are probably a few that would fit in there before others that I'm not thinking of, but here it is.
Ten years can do a number on your taste. To prove it, here’s a list of my top fives -- in grade school, and in college.
1. Tremors
2. Robin Hood Men in Tights
3. Home Alone
4. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the cartoons!)
5. The Neverending Story
1. Manhattan
2. Breakfast at Tiffany’s
3. The Royal Tenenbaums
4. I <3 Huckabees
5. Angels in America
C'est la vie.
Thank goodness a list of my top ten favorite movies is a much simpler process then if we were talking books!
I have to add the fact that though these are my top ten, there is no ranking of best to worst.... My world doesn't work that way! An extra note to readers: I dont usually remember names of movies, bands, or books. Ive seen a lot of great movies (and a lot of bad ones as well) so this list exists because I recall that I liked them AND remembered the name!
1) Big Trouble in Little China
2) The Color Purple
3) La Bamba
4) Welcome to the Doll House
5) Stand By Me
6) Untamed Heart
7) Boondock Saints
8) V for Vendetta
9) O' Pioneers
10) A tie between "The Last Unicorn" and "Dark Crystal"
I was trying to think of some sort of theme to base my top ten movies on. What I came up with are my top ten movies that I watch based on who I am with or my mood. So here they are (but not in any order):
1. Breathless. My brother gave me this foreign film and I watch it when I am doing homework by myself. I watch it because it is background noise that I can't understand so I can focus on my work.
2. Garden State. I watch the movie when I want to be inspired.
3. The Little Mermaid. My favorite movie of all times. I just had to put it on my list. I can watch it in any mood with anyone.
4. Edward Scissor Hands. I watch it when I am in a want to be scared.
5. Sex and The City. I watch this when I am with my girls.
6. The Station Agent. I like to watch this movie when I want to jump into a different world.
7. Under the Eternal Sunshine. A movie I like to watch when I want to think deeper than the surface.
8. Cold Mountain. When I am in a sad mood.
9. Stand By Me. When I am sitting alone on the couch and find it flipping through the channels.
10. Four Way. This movie is actually in progress. My brothers, a bunch of other people, and I are still editing it.
I am usually so competent with the computer, and particularly the internet. This little blogging thing was alarmingly difficult for me though! I don't really have 10 FAVORITE movies, simply because I'm not a movie person. I don't have the attention span to sit for 90 minutes without getting up and doing something else at least once. Anyway, here are the 10 I watch repeatedly:
1. Stepmom-- cannot get enough of this stupid movie!
2. Best in Show
3. Copycat
4. Must Love Dogs-- I'm a girl and I like dorky romantic comedies, leave me alone!
5. Run Lola Run (auf Deutsch)
6. Mean Girls-- because it's true
7. Somethings Gotta Give
8. Pearl Harbor-- I love period movies and red lipstick
9. Wedding Crashers
10. Various Disney and Pixar movies (Finding Nemo etc)
Hey everyone! I had a difficult time coming up with only ten movies that I love. I think that any movie I choose to watch more than once I love for different reasons. A few of my most favorite are the movies I remember from my childhood. Growing up in my country, Tajikistan, we were exposed to movies from all over the world. In the USA if I want to find a foreign movie I have to track it down on the internet. They are not as readily available as the American made movies. Well, here it goes (in no particular order):
1.Sex & the City – I love the tribulations of the lives of the single women in the big city and friendships that become a journey through life.
2.Breakfast at Tiffany’s – I just love Audrey Hepburn, talk about a woman icon in the film industry.
3.Mary Poppins – The Russian version is more appealing to me, maybe because I grew up watching it.
4.For Richer or Poorer – There is something to be said about a good mindless comedy flick.
5.Memoirs of a Geisha – I don’t even know where to start…This movie just touches me on so many levels.
6.Diamond Arm (Russian movie, Brilliantovaya Ryka) – In my opinion, the best Russian comedy there ever was. This movie is about 30 years old and after 20 years of watching it, I still end up rolling on the floor from laughter.
7.I Love You (Hindu, Man Tyro Dyst Medoram) – A creation from Bollywood about love. Very sappy but I still love it.
8.Three Heroes (Hindu, Tri Dev) – Another creation from Bollywood with colorful music and dance that most Hindu movies possess and some action.
9.Run Lola Run – This movie kept me “on the edge of my seat� the whole time. Its complexity relayed to me the complexity behind the main character.
10.Finding Nemo – It is the cutest animated movie I have ever seen. I just love that little clown fish!
Top Ten Movies
(In no particular order)
Blow
Waiting for Guffman
Dr. Strangelove
TMNT
Spaceballs
Short Circuit
Casablanca
Monty Python's The Life of Brian
The Big Lebowski
Batman '66 -You may laugh now, but you'll laugh later when you watch it too!
Yea, that's a pretty ecclectic list. I haven't watched anything recently; I don't own a TV. Most of my viewing is something I've already seen or short internet vids.
My Top Ten Movies:
Princess and the Warrior, Coffee and Cigarettes, Shanghai Triad, Nosferatu (1929), Zoolander, Pride and Prejudice (BBC), Run Lola Run, The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Godfather, and Edward Scissorhands
I love Movies very much so i will give you my top ten favorite Movies!!
10. Man In the Moon
9. Ghost
8. Adventures In Babysitting
7. Scarface
6. Blow
5. Uncle Buck
4. Ace Ventura Pet Detective
3. Cinderella Man
2. The Great Outdoors
1. Dirty Dancing
Hope everyone likes my top ten!!
MY TOP TEN FAVORITE MOVIES!!!
1. THE LITTLE MERMAID
2. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
3. BELLA MAFIA
4. SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS
5. SHREK 2
6. SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
7. TITANIC
8. A MID SUMMER NIGHT;S DREAM
9. MARY POPPINS
10. NEWSIES
I really enjoy the world of media, and so I have many favorites. Here a a few that I can watch over and over in no particular order!
1. Gilmore Girls- TV (Dvd box sets are my lifesaver!)
2. Top Gun
3. Pretty Woman
4. Nip/Tuck- TV (Dvd sets once again)
5. Garden State
6. When Harry Met Sally
7. loveactually
8. The Sweetest Thing
9. Dirty Dancing
10. Ally McBeal-TV (Oldie but a goodie!)
Hello everyone!! Picking my top ten movies was actually harder than I thought it was. I'm not much of a movie person so hopefully this class will help change my perspective and give me more inspirations to hit the movie theater. Anyway here's my top ten:
1.) While You were Sleeping
2.) Crash
3.) Million Dollar Baby
4.) Memoirs of a Geisha
5.) Devdas
6.) Pretty Woman
7.) The Road Home
8.) My Best Friend's Wedding
9.) Treasure Haunt
10.) Ever After
This sort of task is always extremely difficult for me because I always have a horrible time choosing favorites or even keeping track of the ones I like the most. Nevertheless, I managed to come up with a list of about 40 movies that I especially admire (still forgetting at least twice that many more of course). The list is continuously growing as well so I could easily have a new top ten within days. I’m really not a big movie junkie and comparably I don’t have that many movies I’ve actually seen, but the trouble is that I’ve noticed I’m somewhat hard to disappoint in this area. A lot of it really depends on what sort of genre I'm in the mood for and how open-minded I'm feeling at the time. So here’s the list of the ten classics in my mind that I couldn’t bring myself to delete from the list, definitely not in any particular order because it took me long enough to narrow it down and so many aren’t of comparable genres anyways.
- Pulp Fiction
- Grease
- Fight Club
- The Princess Bride
- American Beauty
- Se7en
- Gothika
- Donnie Darko
- Super Troopers
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show
I'm sure that I've forgotten some amazing movies and shows, but so far these have to be the best...
1- Sex and the City: I know the shows been over for awhile, but it's just too fun to not put at the top of my list.
2- Garden State: because I love Zach Braff.
3- Requiem for a Dream: and Jared Leto.
4- Desperate Housewives
5- LOST
6- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: I had to watch it a few times...but I like movies that you have to put together piece by piece.
7- Napolean Dynamite: Yes, I'll admit it, this movie makes me laugh.
8- American History X: Edward Norton is the best.
9- Donnie Darko
10- Fight Club
10. Men of Honor
This movie portrays overcoming a huge amount of adversity by Cuba Gooding Jr.'s character and it's very interesting to watch because of the reality of the situation he is facing.
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9. My Fair Lady
Audrey Hepburn is one of my favorite actresses and I think this is a great classic movie.
http://imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1281/Mptv/1281/3604-98.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0058385
8. Friends
This show can always make me laugh, and did for then seasons straight. It was a very successful comedy.
http://www2.warnerbros.com/friendstv/index.html
7. Miracle
True stories make great movies.
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6. LOST
http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/
5. Inside Man
I am a big fan of movies that don't allow you to figure out the plot until the end; this is one of them. It's a fairly new movie but worth watching.
http://www.insideman.net/index.php
4. Saving Private Ryan
This movie gives me a good idea of what World War II was like and gives a sense of what feelings the soldiers were experiencing.
http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0120815/Ss/0120815/1-3.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0120815
3. Hable Con Ella
Pedro Almodovar directed this movie and although it's in Spanish, it is a great movie and poses a lot of questions for discussion. If you haven't seen it, or any of his movies, rent it soon!
http://www.clubcultura.com/clubcine/clubcineastas/almodovar/hableconella/hableconella.htm
2. Remember the Titans
I love this movie because it deals with racial issues and how they were overcome to be successful.
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1. Ocean's Eleven
This movie is brilliant; it has a great plot and an all-star cast.
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For me there is no specific quality a movie needs in order to be considered good. Because of that, my list has a little variety and no particular order!
-A Knight's Tale
-Toy Story
-Blow
-Remember the Titans
-Fight Club
-Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
-A Christmas Story
-Finding Neverland
-Forrest Gump
-Big Daddy
In No Particular Order...
-Ferris Bueller's Day Off
-Life As A House
-Amelie
-My Girl
-The Forsyte Saga
-Untamed Heart
-The Object Of My Affection
-Good Will Hunting
-Picture Perfect
-Ordinary Heroes
...and many, many more...
Hey everyone! I hope you all had an easier time getting to this point than I did! This is my very first blog - and I feel like I should warn you...One of the main reasons I took this course is that I am the opposite of a 'movie buff'. I rarely go to the movies - I haven't ever seen some of the classics (The Godfather and others). So here's my list - I hope to improve it over the course of this semester!
(Not in specific order)
1. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
2. Star Wars (Episodes 4,5,6)
3. 10 Things I Hate About You
4. The Wizard of Oz
5. Kill Bill (1&2)
6. Big Fish
7. Love Actually
8. Moulin Rouge
9. Empire Records
10.Ferris Bueller's Day Off
How can anyone pick just 10 movies that they like?? Here is a list of a few that I have come up with, but it changes all the time.
1. Old School - crude and hilarious humor
2. When Harry Met Sally - classic
3. Mulan - I saw someone else likes this movie - yay! - by far my favorite Disney movie
4. Moonstruck - Cher at her greatest
5. The Notebook - Oh the sappiest of all time, but always great when you need it
6. Under the Tuscan Sun - I love Diane Lane, and setting is beautiful
7. Space Balls - I watched this all the time as a kid, and it has probably greatly influenced my humor
8. Reality Bites - the scene where they act out Steve Zahn coming out to his parents is HI-larious and timeless
9. The Parent Trap - Jodie Foster version...I don't know why I love it, but it has happened
10. Everone Says I Love You - I am a fan of Woody Allen, and the classic songs are always entertaining
I am sure there are more...but these are the ones that are always playing at my house when I need a break. Happy Weekend!
It is really hard to think of just a “Top 10� list of movies, especially when there are so many movies to consider! I know I have a few favorites that I try to watch on a daily basis, but I am a little picky when it comes to a top 10 list of what films I love and hate. I know that no matter what film comes out on the market, no film can ever replace my person favorite film “American Beauty.� This movie allows me to feel the everyday problems of not only society, but also of myself and all with whom I am close with. This movie digs deep into the characters and people of America. My second favorite film of all time is “Goodfellas� by Scorcese. This film also initiates its characters with such grace, and allows the viewer to feel as though this story is their story. Most importantly, I hate traditional gangster films, but this film was so pleasantly entertaining and interesting. My third favorite film would have to be “Almost Famous.� This film was very popular with teen audiences, and I think this is because it allows the viewer a chance to be a dreamer. For all those who love music, art, hippies, and writing; this film truly reaches out to the stereotypical young indulgent mind.
I also recently saw the film “V for Vendetta,� and I loved it very much. It was a movie that challenges government and the issue of fear and surveillance. And as every film student knows, surveillance is a widely discussed issues in many film courses. “V for Vendetta� challenges the government and unique ideas, as well as the film “Fahrenheit 911,� which was largely criticized by the American people. However, I loved “Fahrenheit 911,� and I love Michael Moore. I love people who make you think about things with a different point of view. It is best not to always like the popular idea, because it distracts you from the truth. And film, especially independent film, is usually not the popular idea or the popular truths. However, some independent films can really bore me, and can be just plain sloppy and silly. For instance the movie “Me, You, and Everyone we Know� was pointless and way too silly.
The types of films I loathe the most are action flicks. This genre of film is often times poorly written because of the fact that the international market for film supersedes the value of a good action film. If a movie can be translated in many different languages, and be understood by all cultures, it will be popular because of its exporting demand. Movies like, “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,� “Pirates of the Caribbean,� and “Mission Impossible,� were all prime examples of a film going bad because of too many sequels and export demand. The movie “Fight Club� is probably one of the only action films I can tolerate because it actually has a plot that was creatively constructed.
Here are a few of my favorites, in no particular order:
- crash
- v for vendetta
- boondock saints
- pretty woman
- a christmas story
- moulin rouge
- pride & prejudice
- 50 first dates
- eurotrip
- thelma & louise
My top ten in no particular order.
1. Amelie
2. Rushmore
3. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
4. Rope
5. Run Lola Run
6. Ghost World
7. West Side Story
8. The Princess Bride
9. Adaptation
10. Waking Life
This was hard to narrow down. Honorable mentions go to Better Off Dead and 10 Things I Hate About You.
Top 10 Loved Movies
1. My Best Friend's Wedding
2. 50 First Dates
3. The Fast And The Furious
4. Good Will Hunting
5. Gladiator
6. The Wedding Singer
7. Star Wars (Old Trilogy)
8. Finding Nemo
9. Ever After
10. Troy
Top 10 Most Disliked Movies
1. From Dusk Until Dawn
2. Hellraiser
3. Wolf Creek
4. Eyes Wide Shut
5. Dark Crystal
6. A Clockwork Orange
7. Sin City
8. King Pin
9. Gacy
10. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
In no particular order
~The Thing (1982)
~Mary Poppins
~Polyester
~Blue Velvet
~Annie Hall
~McCabe and Mrs. Miller
~Boogie Nights
~The Lady Eve
~JFK
~Hoop Dreams
1. Seinfeld (TV)
2. Curb your enthusiasm (TV)
3. South Park (TV)
4. Harry Potter and the goblet of fire
5. Best in Show
6. Star wars (4,5 and 6)
7. Newsradio (TV)
8. The Office (TV)
9. Project Runway (TV)
10. Dumb and Dumber
These are my fav's (in no particular order)
1. The Big Chill
2. Whale Rider
3. The Celebration (Danish film)
4. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (a classic!)
5. Pollock
6. Bowling For Columbine
7. Angela's Ashes
8. Iron Jawed Angels
9. That was Then, This is Now
10. Proof
Hi! I'm Lisa, and I like doing things. I love to read science fiction and sociology/cultural works, I also write, sew clothes, dance and volunteer at Arise! bookstore (for all your radical and progressive needs). And here's my list of movies!
1. Blade Runner - Science fiction movie based off a novel by one of my favorite authors.
2. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou - My favorite Wes Anderson creation. Plus I once wanted to be a marine biologist!
3. Pulp Fiction - It really makes you feel like your reading a pulp.
4. Mulan - A female not winning hearts by being the prettiest.
5. Pi - I love math.
6. Eraserhead - I went off meat after this one.
7. Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind - Wow
8. Unbreakable - My favorite Shyamalan film, I guess for it's exploration of comic book themes.
9. Lost in Translation - Man goes to Orient, does not find peace.
10. Spirited Away - I love Miyazaki and this one about a girl torn from what she has always known is really touching.
Well that's it! I probably left off a few that I like even more, but that always happens when I think about making lists.
1. 8 Women directed by Francois Ozon
2. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg directed by Jacques Demy (I am truly in love with Catherine Deneuve)
3. M directed by Fritz Lang
4. Breathless directed by Jean-Luc Godard
5. Indiana Jones, The Last Crusade directed by Steven Spielberg
6. If These Walls Could Talk 2 directed by Jane Anderson and Martha Coolidge
7. Secret Ballot directed by Babek Payami
8. Two Women directed by Tamineh Milani
9. Jules et Jim directed by Francois Truffaut
10. Breakfast at Tiffany's directed by Blake Edwards
I didn’t realize my top ten list would consist primarily of foreign film till I really put some thought into it. I had to leave out some of my favorites because I didn’t want a list of Catherine Deneuve classics.
OK, here it goes... After many complications with this site, this is my first blog entry. I feel like this class is definately going to give me a little more knowledge about technology. :)
Top 10 Movies
1. Almost Famous
2. Se7en
3. Usual Suspects
4 The Sentinel
5. The Notebook
6. Wedding Crashers
7. A Cool, Dry Place
8. Vanilla Sky
9. The Princess Bride
10. Pirates of the Carribean
1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith
2. Harry Potter 4
3. Ocean's 11
4. Harry Potter 3
5. Mona Lisa Smile
6. Pirates of the Carribean
7. The Bourne Identity
8. Runaway Bride
9. Finding Nemo
10. Twister
Sex and the City would be number one because I own the entire series but, unfortunately, it isn't a movie.
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Hey Everyone,
My name is Jen, and this is my Top Ten (In no particular order):
1.The Way We Were
2.Sabrina (Original Version)
3.Little Miss Sunshine
4.Pretty Woman
5.Mystic Pizza
6.Pretty in Pink
7.Zoolander
8.The Godfather
9.Big
10.Dirty Dancing
Top 10 Favorite movies (no real order)
Bamboozled
The Princess Bride
The Rules of Attraction
Closer
Dogma
Mighty Ducks 2
Remember the Titans
Monsoon Wedding
Wedding Crashers
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
(10) Every movie made in the 80's I grew up on these!
(9) The Patriot I have a not so secret crush on Mel
(8) V for Vendetta
(7) Matrix Trilogy
(6) Enemy of the State/Gladiator I love them both the same I can't choose.
(5) Color Purple
(4) LOTR Trilogy
(3) Star Wars All 6
(2) Pulp Fiction Tarantino's movies are AWESOME! But more importantly I am a HUGE fan of Samuel L. Jackson ...he looks exactly like my dad
and my number one, all time favorite movie that I watch over and over and over is...
(1) The Godfather Trilogy!!!!! I am so obsessed with Vito and the bunch!
Wet Hot American Summer
Punch Drunk Love
Nightmare Before Chirstmas
Howl's Moving Castle
Encino Man
Three Kings
R Kelly's Trapped in the Closet
Pootie Tang
Jingle All The Way
Ghost Dad
These movies are not in any particular order, or are they.
1.) House (TV)
2.) Anchorman
3.) Sixteen Candles
4.) Triston and Isolde
5.) Friends (TV)
6.) Troy
7.) Seabiscuit
8.) Ever After
9.) Elf
10.) Phenomenon
It is so hard to pick only ten favorites when there are so many good movies and TV shows out there. These are my top ten favorites..... for now, but probably only until I see another movie/TV show or remember one that isn't coming to the top of my head right now
1)Goodfellas
2)Imitations of Life
3)The Brothers (Morris Chestnut)
4)The Village
5)Descent
6)Soul Plane
7)Two Can Play that Game (Morris Chestnut)
8)Love and Basketball
9)Brown Sugar
10) Ladder 49 (Morris Chestnut
Okay, so some of these movies, I really do enjoy. Which I'll explain a little about each; however, some of these movies (one in particular) I cannot stand. Anyway, here is my list of movies:
Gladiator- I'm fascinated by ancient Roman culture. Hollywood doesn't do a bad job in depicting it in this film.
Troy- A film "depicting" ancient Greece. I really like the movie, except for the fact that the plot does not accurately follow the history of the Trojan War. I'm pretty sure that Agemenmon is killed by Helen's sister, not by Persaus - who definitely didn't have a love affair with Achilles. Oh, and Paris, he actually dies, but who could kill Orlando Bloom right?
To Kill A Mockingbird- This is a classic, American novel. The book was amazing. At first, I was skeptical of the movie, simply because most movies from books are a let down (at least in my opinion). Yet, I think the motion picture helps the audience or even reader better understand all of the themes that Harper Lee tried to convey in the novel.
Anchorman- Who doesn't love Will Farrell? Honestly now, from the "I Love Lamp" comments to watching Jack Black punt Ron Burgandy's dog, Baxter, off a bridge. Although there is really no educational value, a little bit of laughter never killed anyone.
Elf- As you can tell, I'm a Will Farrell fan. He is wearing an elf costume, plus it's a Christmas movie you can watch even when it's not Christmas time. Everybody loves the holiday season.
Mary Poppins- An old school Disney classic. I don't know about everyone else, but if I had a babysitter that took me on sidewalk painting adventures, gave me good-tasting cough syrup, and made cleaning my room fun, life would have been great. Oh plus, Julie Andrews, she is pretty cool.
Pearl Harbor- I am a fan of Josh Hartnett, but that is not the only reason why I enjoyed the movie. I'm a small fan of the World War II movies (like Saving Private Ryan and others). Of course, once again Hollywood has changed the true story but I guess the objective of Hollywood film producers is to make a profit, not tell history accurately.
Top Gun- An older, pre-psychotic Tom Cruise film. Anthony Edwards and Val Kilmer, of course add to the excitement of the film, but I personally enjoy the theme of the movie. It would be nice to fly million dollar fighter planes. I don't think I'd actually like to fight in combat, but the training parts would be interesting.
Boondock Saints- A very violent film, yes. However, it was quite interesting the approach of this film. Instead of bad guys killing innocent people, it was "good guys" cleaning the city of Boston of all of the bad people. So, it is a little less depressing than the real news we watch, but still the film captures its key target audience with adult language and content. Not a bad idea, if I may say so.
Finally, we come to From Justin to Kelly- I would like to say that I don't like this movie. There is no plot. (You can see this at the official website for the movie, which there is a link below.) If I have to listen to Justin Guarini sing anymore, I might sue the producers of the film. Don't get me wrong, I like Kelly Clarkson, but acting isn't really her forté. Anyway, all last summer (2005) this movie was constantly played on HBO. For some odd reason, I turned on the TV, and would continue to watch it. I don't think I ever saw the full thing, but enough for my taste. So basically this movie is on my list because for some odd reason, it was probably one of the most watched movies by me. Sad, I know.
http://www.fromjustintokelly.com/home.phtml
1. Grey's Anatomy- TV
2. Some Like it Hot
3. The Little Mermaid
4. Boondock Saints
5. Breakfast at Tiffany's
6. Anchorman
7. You, Me and Everyone We Know
8. Sports Center- TV
9. The Office- TV
10. Serendipity
This was actually rather difficult. I know that there are movies that I could watch over and over again but could not remember them to save my life. Besides, it all depends on your mood. I will not miss Grey's Anatomy for anything and often subject my roommates to it. Other than that, if these are not the top 10, they are all high up on my list!
I don't watch a lot of tv mainly because I'd rather be out doing things than sitting in wherever. If my name didn't give it away, I am a guy. I can attest that this list is accurate and truthfull! So don't try to call me out later for not including the Spice Channel in my list, that would have been number 11 incase you were wondering. -Is he joking?
Here's a list of the tv channels I watch most frequently.
1. Comedy Central - I like to laugh.
2. Discovery Channel - I like to learn, plus I have a crush on Carrie from Myth Busters.
3. History Channel - History can be Interesting too!
4. CNN - I'm a journalism major so I'm a bit of a news junkie.
5. ESPN - What guy doesn't watch some sports?
6. G4 tv - They talk about new technology, gadgets and games, all of which I find facinating.
7. Spike tv - There's nothing like sitting on your couch with a bag of cheetos after class and watching "The Worlds Scariest Police Chases."
8. Cartoon Network - I still got a little bit of kid left in me.
9. NBC - This channel hosts my favorite idol... Conan O'brien! Damn! I love that guy.
10. Food Network - Watching other people cook successfully is a constant reminder of all of my failures in the kitchen.
That was actually tougher than I thought it would be. I didn't think I could make it to a full 10. I should really watch more tv.
It seems people are having trouble doing this post. Not sure why folks can't log in, but I've emailed the UThink man and he'll get us going. I planned to show you step by step in class (and still will next week, if need be) but here goes what a post should/could look like:
1. The Professional
2. Say Anything
3. Breakfast Club
4 I Like It Like That
5.Senorita Extraviada
6. Nobody's Business
7. Every Mother's Son
8. HGTV
9. CSI, Law & Order type shows, even Forensic Files and the First 48
10. ER (I love to rent the whole season DVDs and watch episode after episode
OR
You could post with more details (and links, if you can figure it out):
Hollywood / Indie movies:
1. The Professional (also called Leon) - action, assasinations, and love
sort of love story where milk drinking assassin falls in love with pre-pub teen
2. Say Anything - John Cusack is my man
"I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen!"
3. Breakfast Club - didn't you have to go to detention in high school?
4. I Like It Like That - a Puerto Rican ghetto girl story where the girl doesn't have to leave the hood to make a better life. she gets a job and uses her mind
Indie documentaries that I LOVE:
5. Senorita Extraviada - poetic visions on video incite political action
6. Nobody's Business - brilliant doc
7. Every Mother's Son - moving story about nypd corruption and mothers who organize
TV Shows I Can't Live Without:
8. HGTV - I don't own a house, don't paint, aren't too crafty, don't have any money, but LOVE these shows
9. CSI, Law & Order type shows, even Forensic Files and the First 48 - I get sucked in, I do
10. ER (I love to rent the whole season DVDs and watch episode after episode, especially the early seasons
