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Day 7 – Favorite Movies
This one is a little bit tough for me because I don’t go out to the movies much. I’d rather watch TV than go to the movies. And most of the movies I see are on TV. So, I tried to think of movies that, if they came on TV, I would be likely to stop whatever I was doing to watch.
In alphabetical order:
- Brokeback Mountain
Gay cowboy sex and Jake Gyllenhaal is the bottom? Somebody was spying on my fantasy life. Seriously though, it’s a really touching, sweet, heart-breaking story and something I can identify with in a lot of ways. There are four moments in that movie that are seared into my brain: 1) Jake leaning casually against his truck. 2) Heath Ledger and the fireworks. 3) Heath mounting Jake1. and 4) Heath and the shirts. - The Color Purple
Another visually stunning movie. Filled with raw emotions. The actors put you through the emotional ringer. Even though I know the outcome, every time I see it I get nervous and worried for Whoopi when she almost gets caught reading the letters, and for Oprah when she is about to tell off the mayor’s wife. A real good buddy of mine can quote almost the whole movie word for word2, and he keeps me entertained every time he does. - Cool Hand Luke
What a great story. It’s walks the line between prison drama and comedy, never pushing either button too hard. The egg eating scene is one of the best in any movie I have ever seen. Plus, Paul Newman’s eyes and grin can do things to me that ought not be mentioned on polite society. - Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Just fun to watch. Totally unbelievable story, but you still believe every minute of it. - Muriel’s Wedding
The same buddy who can quote Miss Sofia and Miss Celie gave me the DVD of this for Christmas a few years back. Never thought it would be anything I would like. But I watched it because he was thoughtful enough to give it to me. I was completely drawn in. Funny, sweet, sad, pathetic. Everything. - The Princess Bride
Without it, there would never have been Shrek, which I also like3. It’s amazing how it has all the elements of a standard fairy tale, but is still so original. And funny. The goblet switching scene is like gold. - Sixteen Candles
A character named Long Duk Dong? Need I say more? What’s cool is that as outrageous as the situations are, they are still kind of true to the feelings of teenagers. - The Talented Mr. Ripley
What are great sort of thriller, but without all the stupid shit that real thrillers have. And I could watch Jude Law step out of the tub over and over and over and over… - To Kill A Mockingbird
How anyone watches this movie4 and doesn’t leave it feeling compelled to at least examine their own past actions, interactions, or judgements, is beyond me. And how cool is it that I have my own personal Atticus Finch to learn from?
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I’m catching up on my fave blogs, and SO delighted to discover these daily gems!
I shouldn’t be surprised that our top 10 movie lists are very similar, since you so closely resemble this straight gal living in Chicago!
But seriously, I am quite passionate about To Kill a Mockingbird and BB Mountain, and Jakey G, of course, and especially enjoyed your words about those amazing films.
Every time I watch that early shot of Jake leaning against his truck and giving Heath his first taste of the magic to follow, just oozing sex and capturing all of us with those beautiful, soulful baby blues, I still get that delicious feeling of breathless lust and trembling down to my toes.
Oh, I just had a moment here. Thanks, Tony!
Some of what we are experiencing as a society, can be traced to TV movie watching.
There is something to be said about laughing and crying with an auditorium of strangers,that bonds and provide a sense of community.
Some good choices though.
‘Sixteen Candles’ still ROCKS!
I hope one of the challenge questions is books because, like you I have no sense of movies. Strangely many of your choices would hit my top 10 as well. I’m embarrassed to say that movies like The Three Muskateers and The Count of Monte Christo which would have been on my top 10 list when I was 12 still rank very high. To Kill A Mockingbird is the most superb film ever made. I can count three Harpers’ I know named after that movie/book character.
“Paul Newman’s eyes and grin cab do things to me…”
What is a “grin cab”? Or maybe it is a typo?
I would have a hard time picking favorite movies. There are probably only 2 or 3 movies I have ever seen more than once in my life. And, it wasn’t necesarily because they were favorites.
hey i love most of these too! last night at a BD party at a bar called Vintage (for a straight but not narrow photographer) a gorgeous girl and i were talking about Jake from SIXTEEN CANDLES and Jordan Catalano from MY SO CALLED LIFE and Brooke’s boyfriend from ENDLESS LOVE. But what i wanted to say to you about COLOR PURPLE was that i know by now you don’t go out much….yet if the musical version of PURPLE comes near you, it’s worth it. Knowing how you like DREAMGIRLS i think you’d like that a lot…to me it’s VERY beautiful and as an Oprah fan, i think it’s also kinda…inspiring. See it if you can.
PRINCESS BRIDE the musical is coming too….and Australia also has a MURIEL’S WEDDING musical already.
First, awesome new year gift to us all … love the daily posts.
Was surprised “Auntie Mame” (the Rosalind version, of course) didn’t make your list … because I suspect at least one Granny and one Attorney consider you to be their best beau.
Like you I don’t see many movies in the theater (any more; at one time I loved it, but now it’s more of a hassle than a treat, so we stream Netflix and get DVDs). I still haven’t seen some of your favorites, but The Talented Mr. Ripley is a huge favorite of mine. I left it off my list, though, so I could try for some different things you might want to consider renting someday.