My Favorite Movies

THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!! I love sci-fi movies, 80s movies, and time-travel movies, and this one has the whole package. Plus weirdness, a cool car, and some sweet eye candy.

THE OTHER BEST MOVIE IN THE WORLD!!!!!!! I love her dress... Gus... oh, the whole thing... even though Prince Charming has a stick up his bum. Seeing this 63 times can't do you wrong.

Mmm... weird surrealness and sparkles and singing and extreme sadness. One of the few movies that actually made me cry a little. "Love is like oxygen. Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love."

My favorite fantasy movie. Jareth has scary pants. I want that dress. I love the soundtrack. "Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered, I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City, to take back the child that you have stolen..."

THE BEST SWORDFIGHT IN A MOVIE EVER!!! Weird humour! Good retelling of a book! Badly-named princes! Fred Savage! Good looking guys with swords and British accents! "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Sorry, I couldn't resist. Anybody want a peanut?

Quite possibly the saddest movie ever. PERFECT casting of Peter Pan, and really close to the book, with sparkles, flying, and good swordfighting to boot.

Mmm... Harrison... This one is far and above all of its various sequels and prequels - the other films have their merits, but this has the benefit of being first, and thus most impressive - at the time it was released, it hadn't been done before. This is the start of what is quite possibly my favorite movie trilogy - owing to the fact that it includes my favorite movie actor (as you can tell by my previously stated uninhibited metaphorical drooling) - but that's not the only reason I like it. It's impressive for what it is, and it seems to be the start of all those 80s sci-fi and fantasy movies I know and love. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. One one thousand, two one thousand... I can't describe it. It's that immaculate epic journey that my screenwriting teacher refers to at every waking moment when he speaks of story structure. It's Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey! Epic! Woo! All that come after it just can't quite surpass it in that respect - perhaps that's why I felt so ripped off watching Eragon (which unmercilessly steals from this without even the slightest subtlety). This is the standard to look up to, and the fact that it has remained so for thirty years is a testiment to its greatness. I love it. You know.

Mmmm... Harrison Ford... *drool* He always is a treat to watch. So watch him again I did. This, boys and girls, is one of the best movies ever made - plain and simple. It's swashbuckly, smart, and (I've lost my alliteration) so funny. "Asps. Very dangerous. You go first." "Well, where DOESN'T it hurt?" *points to elbow* "HERE!" This movie never loses its charm or wit. Mind you, if I was in Indy's class, I'd be the girl with that very unique eye makeup, if you know what I mean... lol. It's... It's... mmm... Harrison. Why is everyone good-looking in their best movies old and ugly now? Why? WHY??? Okay. I'm done with him now. For now. I also like this movie for its leading lady, who, unlike her peers in the other movies, is actually really likable. I don't know if this is a better movie than the Last Crusade, but I think it's tied with that one. I'm babbling like an imbecile. But oh, how I do love this movie. I'll never get enough of it. Not even the snakes.

ARRRRRRR!!! SWASH SWASH BUCKLE BUCKLE!!!!

Kewl. I wish they would make more movies like this. Flashy, funky action, but with a good reason behind it. The surrealism and reality bending of it all is really... wow. I really like this movie.

My second favorite Disney movie with my favorite Disney character. Trust me.

Just TRY to watch this and not get the songs stuck in your head! I love Jack Skellington.

Really creepy ending, really good music. I want John's car.

The more I see it, the more I love this movie. Not for those who are easily confused or for those with no imagination. I think this is what started those orange dreams.

You know how Joe Siegel says every movie is "The Feel-Good Movie of the Year!"? This is my feel-good movie of all time.

It's swell.

WHO YA GONNA CALL!!!!

Really appeals to my weird sense of humour. No one outside my family seems to get it in quite the same way.

I don't think it's hard to tell that I like swordfighting movies.

Sooooo saaaad... I love the score.

Tom Cruise at his best. Yum. Gump rocks!

This is the first REALLY GOOD, "I'm buying this the second it comes out on DVD" movie I've seen in a LOOOOONG TIME! Yay! Ooooo, it was good! It was so good! Ooooo! I'm a sucker for star-crossed love movies and time travel movies, and this is both. It also just might convince me to read another Jane Austen book, which is a feat unto itself, considering how horrible Pride and Prejudice was... you might want to read Persuasion before you go. Wow. Jack the dog reminds me of Sprite. Oh yeah, and I still liked it even though I predicted the slightly twisted ending right close to the beginning of the movie - the jacket gave it away. And that's a good Paul McCartney song. And I'm babbling. But this was really good. You HAVE to see it!

I'd give this five stars, but it would violate my own rating system (only my very favorites get five stars). Wow. The more I see this, the more I like it, even though it's VERY long and slooooooow. And I'm not a Brad Pitt fan, for the most part, but I do like him in this movie - why the heck don't more guys have hair like that??? I have serious hair envy. Mmm... nice hair. And since I'm a sucker for movies about doomed romances... I like this even more. Huzzah for peanut butter!

One of THE funniest movies ever. I have no idea why I like crossdressing movies so much. Or Dustin Hoffman for that matter. But I do. And he's really quite convincing as a girl, which I find impressive considering that he - unlike Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire - isn't wearing a face. And I love and hate all the awkward moments at the same time - I find them excruciatingly funny and impossible to watch.

Mmmm.... Christopher Reeve. This started my liking of cute guys with black hair and blue eyes. And whooshy capes.

Still can't quite top Superman II... but it's definitely one of the best superhero movies out there.

Third-favorite Disney movie, with favorite Disney heroine and villain. It's been a real slice.

The best Pixar movie.

The more I see it, the more I like it. Cloud is absolutely dreamy. I miss Aerith... and her voice sucks. But REALLY GOOD MOVIE! AWESOME FIGHTING! SEPH-IR-OTH!

I'm a sucker for Peter Pan.

Yet another 80s fantasy movie that I really really like. And yet another doomed romance movie. The closet romantic strikes again! Now I get freaked out by those fortune-telling machines. I wanna play with that floor piano!

EEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeEEEEEEEeeeeeeEEEEEEE I love this movie!

LET'S BOOGIE!

It's Cinderella. Need I say more?

Not nearly as good as the book, but it's ATREYU!

My chest hurt from laughing after saw this... I think it helps to have rabbits... Awoooo! Whee!

Really really long, but really really good. I hate Cinderella's dress.

The second-best James Bond movie ever. The video game is pretty awesome too. Uh oh, Boris has hand grenades, you slugheads! Hee hee hee...

Mmmm... Harrison Ford. Not his best movie, but one of the better ones. Just one of those quality movies that doesn't jump up and down screaming "Hey, look at meeeee!!!" I find that nice and refreshing, actually. I love that Sam Cooke song. And it has one of those sad endings that I'm such a sucker for. Oh yeah... and Viggo Mortensen's in it... for like ten seconds... but he's definitely in it. Kewl. Mmm... Harrison Ford. "It's 4:30! TIME FOR MILKING!" lol.

Corny, sure. But it's still my third-favorite musical movie. I have yet to see the dancing in this movie outdone. Yow. I love Don and Kathy and Cosmo, but Lena totally steals the show. "I can't STAN' him!" The movie preview in the middle of the movie is certainly the best part - if you discount Gene Kelly making love to a lamp post - that scene is SO iconic, and makes me feel SO happy. It's just one of those infinitely joyful moments to get lost in. Wow. There's very little to complain about concerning this movie - at least if you can stomach 50s corniness (which I dine on with glee - it's swell!). The dancing drags on a little long in the Broadway Melody section (certainly put there for the sole purpose of proving that Gene Kelly can dance, and that Cyd Charisse has legs that go on forever - it's completely plotless), but other than that, this movie sucks you in and doesn't let go. Gene Kelly is my hero - no one dances like that anymore, and it's a crying shame. Richard Gere in Chicago has nothing on this guy. NOTHING. Ugh. Anyway, if you want a happiness fix, and you like dancing, just watch this and TRY not to smile. You'll fail spectacularly.

My fifth-favorite Disney movie. Not the best, but... it's PIRATES, so I have to like it.

This is my mom's arguing movie, and possibly my favorite romantic comedy. I can't decide. But it's a good one, and I'm re-reviewing it, because, well, it's a Christmas movie, and it's almost Christmas. Makes sense somehow... Anyhoodles... what's to say? I love the ensemblyness of this movie (I think I just invented another word), especially the Hugh Grant and Liam Neeson parts. And I would have liked the Colin Firth parts had I liked Colin Firth. But alas, I don't, and never will. But he's standable in this movie, I'll give him that. The soundtrack is great (despite the inclusion of Joni Mitchell, whom I despise), and this movie isn't all laughs or weepiness, it's a mixture of both, so that's good. The Keira Knightly storyline is particularily touching - and I don't get touched by much of anything in movies. And Rowan Atkinson pops up and saves the day. Yay. It's pretty much all my favorite British actors lumped together in one really good movie. And it's not too sappy or Britishy (i.e. Let's buy chips with some dosh), so that's good. And I'm babbling. It's hard to criticize something you like - that's all I can say. "If-you-really-like-Christmas, c'mon and let it snow" - yurrr... lol.

I like dancing movies, and this is one of my favorites, if not my absolute favorite. Good songs, great story (albeit predictable), and DANCING... whee. Not to mention god-awful gaudy dresses, but hey, the pros outweigh the cons.

Mmm... Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I hate Heath Leger, but this movie was really good.

Jump in the line!

Best sci-fi movie I've seen in a long time.

I saw this a long time ago, and before I saw it again recently, I couldn't remember anything about it except that I liked it. This is one of those "if you try hard enough you'll be somebody someday" sort of movies, and even though it's about coal mining and rockets (the very mention of which put me to sleep), it still manages to appeal to me. I don't think appeal is the right word - it's more... well, I really really like this movie. It's quite possibly my favorite Jake Gyllenhaal movie - not that I'm an enormous fan of his or anything... but he does a good job here. It's one of those quiet, underhyped movies that you think will just be corny or boring, but ends up wowing you anyway. Definitely worth the watch, especially for the dreaming type.

This is my very favourite Will Smith movie, and to celebrate it being 10 years old (already... which makes ME feel old), I watched it on New Years' Eve. There's something very Tim Burton-like about it, even if he didn't direct it - so it's a little bit dark and a little bit funny... and why does Vincent D'Onofrio always play a cop or a farmer? Random thought, that. 1997 was full of really good things, and this was one of the best. I wish I'd seen it in theatres. I'm a big sucker for funny funny mixed with funny weird, and Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith make a surprisingly good partnership. And I love the "Ford POS" - almost exactly the same as the family car, minus the colour and the upgrades, of course... but cool nonetheless to be driving a car out of a movie. I'm babbling again. This is a damn fine and funny flick that I don't really think it's possible not to like, unless you have no sense of humour whatsoever. Absolutely full of quotable lines and noisy crickets and flashy things, way better than its sequel, and the best non-80s sci-fi comedy I've seen.

The backwardness of this movie takes a little getting used to, but once you do get used to it, it makes sense that it moves that way. Oh, how can I explain this without spoiling it? All the pictures and the backwardness and the lack of memory and the mystery and the twisted ending (beginning?) - all of it is great. I like the warped ones, I do say. And this movie has the most screwed up (and neat) DVD menu I have ever seen. Creepy and chilling and twisted and cool. The Resident Evil-y soundtrack makes me shiver. Very cool.

I read the book at long last, and I really liked it. And I saw the movie at long last, and really liked it too - even though there are several huge differences between the two. For the most part though, what's been changed from book to movie has been improved, or at the very least altered for a good reason. It's a little less weird and a little less explicit now (no wild fairy sex scenes), but still very funny - even funnier than the book, methinks. Everybody does a bang-up job (even though I NEVER pictured Claire Daines as Yvaine - she's just too nice), but the one who really stole the show was Robert De Niro. In a frock. Dancing to the can-can. "Do you realize how hard it is to get blood out of a silk shirt?" Oh dear... I was laughing so hard at the way he said that. The goat-man and Septimus (under the voodoo spell) also made me laugh. And Tristan was so perfectly gormless. Magnifique! Fans of the book may want to watch out, though. The ending is VERY different - although I found it much more exciting and entertaining and far less anticlimactic than it is in the book. If it makes you feel any better, Neil Gaiman did produce this, so obviously he approved of it. Lastly - it was hyped that this movie ranks with The Princess Bride. It doesn't, to be frank. But it definitely is along the same lines (oddball fairytale humour), and anyone who liked that movie should see this one.

SSSSCREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! This is a Disney freak's dream come true. "It's like a dream! A wonderful dream come true!" At last, a return to REAL Disney animation - even if it's only for a brief time, it's good - and DISNEY PRINCESSES!!!!! Yeah, I'm a nerd - but I grew up with the likes of The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, and though Enchanted doesn't directly spoof those movies, there's certainly enough Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Cinderella (my favourite!) to go around. I advise you watch those before you see this - and thereby catch all the injokes. I was over the moon doing that. Soap bubbles! Happy singing animals! YAAAAY! It's quite over-the-top and corny and predictable, as most fairy tales are, but it's so good that I just didn't care - and not just good in the little kid sense. There's some jokes that fly completely over little kids' heads (I could tell by the birthday partiers sitting in front of me) - so it's like Shrek in that respect - but it sticks to the plotlines of the Disney movies, so essentially Disney is making fun of itself here. And there's random singing and dancing! YAAAY! All the cast was great - why is Timothy Spall in everything nowadays? - but James Marsden as Prince Edward really stole the show for me. So swashbuckly, and gormless, and SO clueless. I LOVE him! And he would have been the highlight for me, had I not been such a Disney freak and paid such close attention to the credits. Guess what? THERE'S DISNEY PRINCESS CAMEOS!!!! Jodi Benson (Ariel), Paige O'Hara (Belle), and Judy Kuhn (singing voice of Pocahontas) all have cameos. I only noticed Jodi Benson (and didn't know why I knew who she was at the time - her name wasn't sticking to her face) as Sam, Patrick Dempsey's character's assistant, so I want to go watch it again and find the other two of them, but I'm really happy to see that Disney took the time to cast these people as a sort of in-joke to true Disney freakazoids like me. This movie made me SO happy. It was like going back to the good old days of Disney (pre-High School Musical and Chicken Little and all that overly-hyped profit-grabbing and/or CGI crap). The only thing I'm scared of is a sequel (which seems inevitable - this IS Disney, after all), but I'm getting this one the second it comes out on DVD - no question - and hoping against hope that Disney can revive traditional animation and pull something this good off again. "Thank you magic mirror!!!" Whee!