I should ask J.D. his top 5 before I write this, but I bet he would put O Brother on his list. Good ol' Delmar.
I also love What Dreams May Come, really beautiful, especially the Impressionist vision of heaven and message about love. And Princess Bride is just an awesome choice: "No more rhyming and I mean it!"
I tend to put movies on my list that meant a lot to me at the time or bring back a significant or fun memory.
But here's my reasoning for my choices:
Cold Comfort Farm -- is number 1 because I could watch it a million times and never get tired of it. It's truly funny and silly, and I just love the heck out of it. I watched it the first time with my friends Joy and Mary in college.
Powder -- really moved me when I saw it in high school. Holly and I were on blind dates together. I don't even remember my date's name or anything about him. I just remember we went to the movie and then to China First for dinner. I also remember no one else liked the movie, but I cried alone in the bathroom because I was so moved. I guess our dates thought it would be about snowboarding or skiing or something. But it spoke to me about how painful being different can be, yet also about the connections that still bind us together, not only with other people but with nature and animals. Also the scene with Powder and the girl who likes him was my dream for the ideal sort of romantic, mental, and spiritual intimacy that I hoped would be possible to share with someone someday. It spoke to my desire to be loved for who I am.
Much Ado about Nothing -- A really well done version of Shakespeare's play of course. I really enjoy Emma Thompson as Beatrice. Over the years I've grown to appreciate the love story involving Beatrice and Benedick more. But at first I loved this movie because Robert Sean Leonard plays Claudio... (Lame I know). I had a major crush on him (or someone resembling him) in 1993. Too much information I also know. Anyway, I still love the movie. I've evolved and grown to like it for new reasons. It has a great cast, even counting Keanu Reeves as the brooding, terse, emotionally flat Don John (who only has a few lines)...maybe I just find that hilarious. And then there's the funny portrayal of Dogberry by Michael Keaton.
Room with a View -- another high school movie. I wanted to travel the world and especially see Italy SO bad. This movie still has two very romantic kisses. I watched it recently and wrote about how I see it differently now.
Well, the other two are a little more of the same. Chocolat, hey, who doesn't love chocolate... and a whole movie of it... mmmm. And Amelie, well, I like the line spoken by the narrator: "Amelie has a strange feeling of absolute harmony. It's a perfect moment. A soft light, a scent in the air, the quiet murmur of the city. A surge of love, an urge to help mankind overcomes her." That's something to strive for.
Okay, I know this is kinda lame, and I seriously doubt that either a) the grains amount to much or b) that they are actually being donated, but I thought I would share it with you since I can't seem to figure out how to put it on Livvie's blog:
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
My best score was 45 and 600 grains (until I got bored)
I think I showed it to you before, so sorry if it's a rerun.
I did ok until they started throwing medical terminology like gland and muscle names at me. That's a cool site. I've seen them report on it. I'm going to try to visit there often. I looked at their information that it takes 48 grains to make a gram and approximately 400 grams to provide 2 meals to an individual... so that's a lot of words. I hope they do donate the rice.
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Hmmmm.....not sure
I'll probably forget something, but here goes:
O Brother Where Art Thou
The Age of Innocence
Pink Flamingos
Female Trouble
Dirty Dancing
But see, none of these are new. These are just what I could scratch up from "old."
BTW--is Powder new? Maybe I should watch it again....
Olivia's list:
Kiki's Delivery Service
My Neighbor Totoro
The Cat Returns
Kung Fu Panda
The Sound of Music
Of course, her list changes practically day to day
What Dreams May Come
Princess Bride
Finding Nemo
Dirty Dancing
Beauty and the Beast
Some great movies there.
I should ask J.D. his top 5 before I write this, but I bet he would put O Brother on his list. Good ol' Delmar.
I also love What Dreams May Come, really beautiful, especially the Impressionist vision of heaven and message about love. And Princess Bride is just an awesome choice: "No more rhyming and I mean it!"
I tend to put movies on my list that meant a lot to me at the time or bring back a significant or fun memory.
But here's my reasoning for my choices:
Cold Comfort Farm -- is number 1 because I could watch it a million times and never get tired of it. It's truly funny and silly, and I just love the heck out of it. I watched it the first time with my friends Joy and Mary in college.
Powder -- really moved me when I saw it in high school. Holly and I were on blind dates together. I don't even remember my date's name or anything about him. I just remember we went to the movie and then to China First for dinner. I also remember no one else liked the movie, but I cried alone in the bathroom because I was so moved. I guess our dates thought it would be about snowboarding or skiing or something. But it spoke to me about how painful being different can be, yet also about the connections that still bind us together, not only with other people but with nature and animals. Also the scene with Powder and the girl who likes him was my dream for the ideal sort of romantic, mental, and spiritual intimacy that I hoped would be possible to share with someone someday. It spoke to my desire to be loved for who I am.
Much Ado about Nothing -- A really well done version of Shakespeare's play of course. I really enjoy Emma Thompson as Beatrice. Over the years I've grown to appreciate the love story involving Beatrice and Benedick more. But at first I loved this movie because Robert Sean Leonard plays Claudio... (Lame I know). I had a major crush on him (or someone resembling him) in 1993. Too much information I also know. Anyway, I still love the movie. I've evolved and grown to like it for new reasons. It has a great cast, even counting Keanu Reeves as the brooding, terse, emotionally flat Don John (who only has a few lines)...maybe I just find that hilarious. And then there's the funny portrayal of Dogberry by Michael Keaton.
Room with a View -- another high school movie. I wanted to travel the world and especially see Italy SO bad. This movie still has two very romantic kisses. I watched it recently and wrote about how I see it differently now.
Well, the other two are a little more of the same. Chocolat, hey, who doesn't love chocolate... and a whole movie of it... mmmm. And Amelie, well, I like the line spoken by the narrator: "Amelie has a strange feeling of absolute harmony. It's a perfect moment. A soft light, a scent in the air, the quiet murmur of the city. A surge of love, an urge to help mankind overcomes her." That's something to strive for.
I'm such a dork. I had 6 movies on my "Top 5 List". GEEZ. Anyway, these are J.D.'s:
Blazing Saddles
Fight Club
Major League
Young Frankenstein
MST3K the Movie
Okay, I know this is kinda lame, and I seriously doubt that either a) the grains amount to much or b) that they are actually being donated, but I thought I would share it with you since I can't seem to figure out how to put it on Livvie's blog:
http://www.freerice.com/index.php
My best score was 45 and 600 grains (until I got bored)
I think I showed it to you before, so sorry if it's a rerun.
I did ok until they started throwing medical terminology like gland and muscle names at me. That's a cool site. I've seen them report on it. I'm going to try to visit there often. I looked at their information that it takes 48 grains to make a gram and approximately 400 grams to provide 2 meals to an individual... so that's a lot of words. I hope they do donate the rice.
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