1. Dan in Real Life. This is currently my all-time favorite movie. It is clean, wholesome and refreshing, yet so genuinely funny. I just love Steve Carell. He cracks me up. If you haven't seen it, go rent it. Your husband will laugh, your mom will laugh, your teenage kids will even laugh. It's a great movie about families. When I saw it in the theater, I told my girlfriends, "THIS is why I want a big family!"
2. The Notebook. This is when I fell in love with Rachel McAdams. And Ryan Gosling. And I was thrilled to find out they were dating in real life after they filmed the movie! Back when I used to read for fun, I would pass out copies of The Notebook to friends and co-workers, begging them to read it. No joke: I had multiple copies for this purpose. It was the first and only book I've ever cried through and I was giddy when they made it into a movie. The movie did not disappoint, except the Hollywood ending, which wasn't nearly as good as the book. (I know, I know...the movie never is...)
3. A Walk to Remember. Because once you like Nicholas Sparks, you just sort of go with it. The Notebook is the only novel of his I've ever read, but I fell in love with this movie, too. I think it's part of what I wanted my high school story to be. I was a good, Christian girl who ended up going after a wrong-for-me guy, hoping to save him from himself. But my story didn't end up anything like the movie. For those who have seen it, that might seem a little obvious, but that's not what I meant! My story resulted in me ending up with a nice guy who didn't need to be saved.
4. Dances With Wolves. Wanna hear a true confession? This was my favorite movie in high school. Sure, I liked Singles and Pump Up the Volume and Clueless like everyone else at the time, but something in this movie stirred up a righteous indignation in me. I even loved the soundtrack and I wasn't at all into instrumental music. The CD sat on my shelf right next to Guns 'n' Roses and Naughty By Nature. Well, not next to...they were alphabetized, after all. You should know that about me by now.
5. Liar, Liar. This movie seriously cracked me up. I'm not a huge Jim Carrey, over-the-top-for-a-laugh fan, but I loved his forced bluntness in this movie. Plus, it had a great moral message to work-a-holic, absent parents. Warm fuzzies.
6. Forrest Gump. I think I saw this four times in the theater while I was in college. I just loved so many things about it. I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats.
7. The Family Man. This is my favorite Christmas movie and before you argue with me...YES it IS a Christmas movie! Pay attention next month...it will suddenly pop up on TBS and USA repeatedly with Christmas Vacation. Again, I think I like that Nicholas Cage is transformed into a better man at the end.
8. Hitch. Awkward, uncomfortable, honest...talk about LOL. It reminds me why I am ecstatic that I never have to attempt dating again.
9. Notting Hill. Wow, I'm on a streak of romantic comedies, aren't I? Still, I love this movie. I can't hear "Ain't No Sunshine" without thinking about Notting Hill.
10. Wedding Crashers. This movie is wrong on so many levels, but I can't help but love it. I far prefer to watch the t.v. version (as I do many movies anymore...because I'm a complete prude) but I have to admit that we do own a copy. We fast-forward the boobies-falling-onto-the-bed scene every time. Come to think of it...wouldn't it be great if movies were sold in a "made for t.v." version?!?!? Man, if someone were to just ask, I have some awesome ideas. I'd buy a lot more movies, that's for sure.
So that's it. I hope you don't think less of me for my random movie choices. Anyone want to chime in with their two cents? What are some of your favorite movies?
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Is it pathetic of me to admit I've NEVER seen Singles, Pump up the Volume, or Clueless? I can't even remember what movies were popular in high school, other than the fact that Disney resurrected themselves then with Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, etc. Oh yeah, I am totally pathetic.
Anyway, here are some of my favorites:
* Bandits - One of my favorites EVER. It's hilarious in a not-smack-you-over-the-head kind of way. My husband and I fall off the couch laughing every time at the 'Beavers and ducks!' line. It also has an Cate Blanchett, Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and an early January Jones (for other 'Mad Men' fanatics)
* Spanglish - Just plain GOOD. Overall there's a big mother-daughter theme, but it's not too Hallmark.
* Clue - Slapstick is most definitely NOT my style of humor (I don't even like Steve Martin for Heaven's sake!) but something about this movie speak to me. I can quote every line. It's just plain FUN, I love the set and costume designs, and Heaven help me, something about that lovely ugly Tim Curry that I just can't resist. Then again, I always have had a weakness for a man with a British accent....
* Elizabeth - Cate Blanchett is my hero. I worship the very ground she walks on. And I'm obsessed with this time period. Cate was robbed when silly Gwenyth got the Oscar for Shakespeare in Love...this movie is a thousand times the movie S in Love is!
* Sliding Doors - Ok, so silly Gwenyth is in it, but it's just a darn good movie. And it seems I have an even bigger weakness for humorous men with Scottish accents.
Wait, was I leaving a comment, or writing my own blog post?
Shutting up now.
Katie, I know I've told you this before, but you must READ "A Walk to Remember"! It is a terrific book and I prefer it to the movie. Although the movie is good, the book is better, not to mention that it's loosely based on Spark's grandparents' story.
One of my favorite movies of all times is "Meet Me in St. Louis" with Judy Garland. So great, and I don't even own it. That's just sad...
O Brother Where Art Thou is the very best movie ever. Amen.
My fav is Sweet Home Alabama.
Oooh, yes! Chandy is right about O Brother...I forgot that one! Oh so many good movies out there!
Yes, I also loved Sliding Doors AND Sweet Home Alabama. Either could be easy alternates to the Top 10 list.
I tried liking O Brother, Where Art Thou, but it was over my head. Or I just wasn't in the mood for that kind of movie. Or George Clooney annoyed me at that time. Or I didn't hang with it till the end...
I adore Nicholas Sparks' movies and the books too. I've pretty much seen and read them all.
Ha! That actually doesn't surprise me that you didn't like O Brother... I don't think we have much in common at all!
I'd add...
* A Walk In the Clouds
* True Lies
* Martin Luther
* Polar Express
:-)
Hi Katie. I'm not sure how I stumbled onto your blog but I've enjoyed reading it! I love a rather-unknown movie called "Little Manhattan". It's super sweet and will make your heart melt. Even my husband likes it a lot!
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