This week I wanted to list my favorite movies. That was kind of hard considering that I watch a lot of movies. My
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I just like the feel of this movie. Drug dealing. Women. Of course, everything goes awry, and poor Johnny Depp doesn’t get to live the good life forever.
The first time I watched this was in my Contemporary American Literature class last Spring. Since then, it hasn’t come off my top list of movies, and probably never will. It is arguably one of the greatest films in history, and has influenced countless directors and their work in the last 65 years.
Clive Owen makes almost any movie good. And there’s something strangely passionate and erotic about this film, yet at the same time, there’s something sad. It’s hard to explain. If nothing else, after watching this, you’ll know how to not act in a relationship.
At one point in my life I didn’t think “old” movies could be funny. Paul Newman and the rest of the cast changed my mind quick in this one. However, it is probably the best anti-hero movie you will ever see.
I would like to say that this film changed my life. I was in my mid-teens when this first came out. I actually thought that it was “okay” for a guy to write in a journal after watching it. Now, I’m keeping my journal online. It probably helped shaped me into the writer I am today by keeping a journal.
I merged Parts I & II together to save room on my list. Mostly, I just like the gangster stuff. But, there’s a real sad story here, and one that should be watched.
I almost didn’t put this on the list because I already had The Godfather on here. But, I thought about Ray Liotta’s line at the beginning of the movie, “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster,” and I had to put it on here. I’m just fascinated with gangster movies.
One of my friends told me once, “If you want to get motivated, then just watch this movie.” As Will Hunting drives off in the end, it brings about a sort of hope for us all. No matter where we are in life now, there’s something better if we just go for it.
I had to put a comedy on my list, and this movie fits perfectly. It’s just funny, and that’s all that it needs to be. Well, and it might make you think about reality and life and other things.
Yes, I must also put a musical on the list. I actually never liked musicals before Moulin Rouge came along. It changed my perspective on the entire genre. And who knew Nicole Kidman could sing like that? But the real treat is hearing Ewan McGregor.
No movie list would be complete without a David Lynch film. I don’t even know where to begin describing how surreal this movie is. You can’t watch it just once either. You can be watching it for the fifth or sixth time and still finding more pieces of the puzzle.
Jamie Foxx really became a great actor during this movie. I think he finally found the role that will be considered his defining moment in his film career. It is a wonderful story, and it was well acted.
Don’t laugh. I know it’s a bit corny, but it’s my special movie. Everyone has a favorite movie to impress people and a favorite movie that they don’t tell anyone about. Citizen Kane is my impress people movie, and Saved! is my don’t tell people about movie.
Blow was an excellent movie. Johnny Depp is the actor of our time, in my opinion.
Closer, tore my heart out. It was like a train wreck. Painful to watch, yet I couldn’t look away. I believe that effect may intensify with the amount of relationship crap the viewer has personally been through.
Moulin Rouge was so surprising to me. Nicole Kidman, wow, the girl can really sing. But you’re right, Ewan was even better. He should sing more and often. I rented it on a whim, bought it soon after.
And you needed keep Saved! as a dirty little secret. That movie is genius.
I don’t know if you’ve seen them, but I notice they’re not on your lists. Death to Smoochy and Very Bad Things. Both are dark comedies.
Death to Smoochy makes me howl laughing every time I watch it. That’s an effect that usually diminishes with each viewing for me. It hasn’t yet. Very Bad Things will make you sit there with your mouth gaping open at the things people do to eachother. If you’ve not seen them, I think you’d enjoy them.
Cool list!
Crap I typoed, in Saved! it should have been *needent*
I’ll have to check out “Death to Smoochy” and “Very Bad Things.” I’ll always watch recommendations when I have time, unless it has Keanu Reeves or Paul Walker in it. It better look good if it has one of them two in it.
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I would add Schindler’s List, Dead Again, and of course Babe.
I have a kid who loved Babe, what can I say!
Some good choices. I’d also include Goodfellas, Moulin Rouge and Mulholland Drive. I’d want to add Pulp Fiction somewhere and maybe one of the Bourne Conspiracy films.
Also fun to do this with a genre, too.
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I can’t believe I forgot Pulp Fiction. I guess I’ll have to bump Ray down to the Honorable Mentions for that.
Of course, there are many more films that could be on this list. It was a hard list to make because I love so many different films.