Movies - Everyone Likes The Movies, Maybe This Will Get Us Rolling Again
All right, y'all - I know we're all busy as bees all the time, but I have enjoyed reading what you have to say on things from time to time too & I'm getting tired of the sound of my own voice. I'm concerned that perhaps the tone of this board has gotten too deep & that may be stopping us from writing. Or perhaps, everyone is really too busy with other things these days. Anyway, in my perpetual love of lists, I thought I'd try to come up with a list of my top five all-time favorite movies. Here goes:
1. Legally Blonde -- I just absolutely love love love this movie. Probably because I related to Elle Woods, despite the ridiculousness of her character, in law school. Like Elle, I was a bit of a fish out of water, being a returning student from an unknown undergrad, etc . . .
2. Bring It On -- Yes, another teeny-bopper flick, but it's about cheerleading. And oh how much fun did I have being a cheerleader. This movie just brings it all back.
3. Vertigo -- A classic Alfred Hitchcock film, shot in my neighborhood, albeit about 50 years ago. Classic suspense film. I love all Hitchcock films, but this one tops my list.
4. Match Point -- This maybe will fall off my list at some point in the future, but it's representative of my favorite kind of films. While not a caper, it has all the elements of a great suspense film with a twisted plot. Others in the category are Memento, The Spanish Prisoner, that sort of thing. Both of those could also make the list (is that cheating?), but I'll give the slot to Match Point at the moment.
5. The Princess Bride -- Now this one I love because it has some of the most classic movie scenes ever -- "My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die"; "Never get involved in a land war in Asia"; " I cannot choose the wine in front of you & I cannot choose the wine in front of me" -- ah, this movie kills me. And it has the classic romantic prince who saves the princess. And to quote from the movie directly: it has "Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles..." A movie doesn't get any better than that!
Now, what do you all recommend I netflix next?
1. Legally Blonde -- I just absolutely love love love this movie. Probably because I related to Elle Woods, despite the ridiculousness of her character, in law school. Like Elle, I was a bit of a fish out of water, being a returning student from an unknown undergrad, etc . . .
2. Bring It On -- Yes, another teeny-bopper flick, but it's about cheerleading. And oh how much fun did I have being a cheerleader. This movie just brings it all back.
3. Vertigo -- A classic Alfred Hitchcock film, shot in my neighborhood, albeit about 50 years ago. Classic suspense film. I love all Hitchcock films, but this one tops my list.
4. Match Point -- This maybe will fall off my list at some point in the future, but it's representative of my favorite kind of films. While not a caper, it has all the elements of a great suspense film with a twisted plot. Others in the category are Memento, The Spanish Prisoner, that sort of thing. Both of those could also make the list (is that cheating?), but I'll give the slot to Match Point at the moment.
5. The Princess Bride -- Now this one I love because it has some of the most classic movie scenes ever -- "My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die"; "Never get involved in a land war in Asia"; " I cannot choose the wine in front of you & I cannot choose the wine in front of me" -- ah, this movie kills me. And it has the classic romantic prince who saves the princess. And to quote from the movie directly: it has "Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles..." A movie doesn't get any better than that!
Now, what do you all recommend I netflix next?
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