i am a movie fool! i mean, i will watch just about anything. where some people will walk out of a theater or stop a rented flick right in the middle because they feel it’s an utter waste of their time, i will plug thru it bored outta my mind, and in the end, be able to name at least 1 part of it that was interesting, or that made the whole horrible 1.5 to 2 hrs i spent watching a little easier to swallow. bottom line: pretty much every movie has a shot with me.
i’ve put together a list of just some of the movies that will probably garner a few disapproving head shakes or confused stares for whatever reason–but the fact remains, i watched (most likely more than once) the whole way thru…despite my age and self-perceived level of intelligence…and would probably watch each of them again.
Spice World (…so?)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Some of Jim Carrey’s best work)
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Not nearly as good as the 1st)
Snatch (very funny movie…but most important 2 words–Brad Pitt)
Finding Nemo (Ellen was freakin’ awesome)
Smoking Aces (Something about Alicia Keys & Common)
Practical Magic (I like Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman in this one)
Me, Myself, and Irene (for some reason, the train scene with Renee Zellweger cracked me up!)
The Incredibles (Animated or not–great story, and plenty of smart adult humor)
The Family Stone (While I couldn’t stand SJP’s character, the story was pretty touching)
Tap (Movie with Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. about tap dancing–I’ve practically memorized it)
Evan Almighty (Still confused about why critics bashed it…great movie)
Charlotte’s Web-2006 (Julia Roberts was perfect for this role!)
Pan’s Labrinth (Definitely different, but had to watch it twice before returning…still can’t figure out why…)
Peter Pan (2003 version–i found it enchanting)
Hook (Saw this in theater when it was released…still have no idea why the sight of Robin Williams in tights doesn’t disturb me more than it does…)
Finding Neverland (Awesome movie with the ever-delicious Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet…beautiful story)
The Last Dragon (Berry Gordy produced-music filled-chop suey-inspiring story of ‘Bruce Leroy’)
Purple Rain (yet another music-filled movie starring Prince…costarring his high-heeled boots & make-up…long live the ’80’s!)
Billy Elliott (Really good…funny, yet serious & entertaining)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (Geena Davis kicks ass all thru this flick and Samual L. Jackson is awesome as her sidekick)
Center Stage (Lots of young, beautiful people dancing waayyyy better than they acted)
A League of Their Own (I watch this every time it comes on tv…which is like, every weekend.)
Pleasantville (Inexplicably, just a good movie to me)
Blue Crush (Horrible acting, but beautifully shot)
Queen of the Damned (the last movie role the beautiful Aaliyah would ever be cast in…R.I.P)
Van Helsing (I have a thing for vampires & werewolves…and Hugh Jackman)
Catwoman (I have a thing for cats and…nevermind)
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (…there’s a vampire in it.)
80 Steps to Jonah (freakin’ Wayne Newton, 1969!!! …prolly haven’t seen this move in like, 25 years…but for some reason, I remember loving it…maybe I’ll rent…just to see what’s up with that)
The Learning Tree (Another movie from 1969 that I saw when I was very young…and it remains with me today…didn’t find out until about a year ago that it was directed by my hero, Gordon Parks.)
The Princess Diaries 1 & 2 (Am a very big Anne Hathaway fan)
The Devil Wears Prada (Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep is too funny)
Get Smart- ‘08 (Anne Hathaway, again..but also, I’m a huge fan of Steve Carell & Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson)
Be Cool (John Travolta is good, but Andre Benjamin stole the show for me)
Baby Mama (Amy Poehler is genius in this movie!)
The Princess Bride (Love story, classic)
There are soo many other movies that I could add…maybe I will later, but this is just a taste of the types of things I could be watching (but you prolly wouldn’t) on any given day…
