Most Memorable Movie Moments

1. Johnny saying, “Nobody puts Baby in a corner” in Dirty Dancing.
2. “Luke, I am your father” Star Wars
3. The bullet action scene from The Matrix
4. The realization of who Keyser Soze is in The Usual Suspects
5. When Anna Scott tells William, “I’m just a girl…standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” in Notting Hill
6. Confession scene in The Breakfast Club
7. Neo and Trinity storm the lobby to rescue Morpheus
8. When everyone on the bus sings “Tiny Dancer” in Almost Famous
9. Banky draws the “4-way road” and puts Holden through a “ serious exercise” in Chasing Amy
10. Vincent Vega gives Mia Wallace a shot of adrenaline in Pulp Fiction

Rhonda's Favourite Movies

I go to the theatre far less often than I used to since we got a 46 inch TV. So even though I LOVE movies, I often wait until I can get them on DVD and watch them in the comfort of my own living room. This means that my favourite movies of this year may not have been released in 2009, but these are the best movies I watched in 2009:


1. Star Trek – This was a perfect movie in my opinion. The comedic timing, the one-liners, the action, John Cho…loved it all.
2. The Hangover – So, uproarious actually does describe this movie. And the Mike Tyson punch…awesome.
3. Whip It – So I love fringe sports and strong female characters and Ellen Page. I also loved the soundtrack.
4. 500 Days of Summer – Cute, slightly unconventional, Joseph Gordon Levitt is hot now…oops, did I actually write that.
5. The Watchmen – Not what everyone expected, but those were the people who hadn’t read the comic/graphic novel. I did think a lot of what was in the comic was missing, but I still loved the cinematography, the acting, and the characters.
6. Taken – This was an excellent action movie. ‘Nuff said
7. Fired Up – Pure fluff, but funny! And I love cheerleading.
8. Green Lantern: First Flight – This was a great animated movie. It was a great introduction to the Green Lantern world but still drew comic fans in with the action as well.
9. Wall-E – Loved everything about it!
10. Role Models – My gosh, I think I snorted I laughed so much at this movie and I love Paul Rudd.
11. P.S I Love you – Gerard Butler. Geoffrey Dean Morgan. Ireland. A tale about following your dreams and little adventures. This movie was sad and romantic and inspiring.

Tanya, our lists were more different than I thought…but I still see some similarities…

Ten Favourite Movie/Song Remakes

While this week's 10 on Tuesday was to list either your 10 favourite movies or songs or a combination of both: totalling 10, I just could not trim it down enough. So, here are my 10 favourite movie remakes AND my 10 favourite song remakes. These are in no particular order; that would take too much consideration and I'm sure I could spend days coming up with more, but I wanna post this now

Movies:
1. The Departed; 2006 (Original: Internal Affairs; 2002) – Movie
2. Scarface; 1983 (Original: Scarface; 1932) - Movie
3. Ocean’s Eleven; 2001 (Original: Ocean’s Eleven 1960) - Movie
4. Heat; 1995 (Original: L.A. Takedown; 1989)
5. The Italian Job; 2003 (Original: The Italian Job; 1969)
6. The Thomas Crown Affair; 1999 (Original: The Thomas Crown Affair; 1968)
7. Little Shop of Horrors: 1986 (Original: The Little Shop of Horrors; 1960)
8. Cape Fear; 1991 (Original: Cape Fear; 1962)
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers; 1978 (Original: Invasion of the Body Snatchers; 1956)
10. Casino Royale; 2006 (Original: Casino Royale; 1967)

Songs:
1. Hurt – Johnny Cash (Original by NIN)
2. I Will Survive – Cake (Original by Gloria Gaynor)
3. The Mann Who Sold the World – Nirvana (David Bowie)
4. All Along the Watchtower – Jimmy Hendrix (Original by Bob Dylan)
5. Because the Night – 10,000 Maniacs (Original by Patti Smith)
6. Heroes – The Wallflowers (Original by David Bowie)
7. Love Hurts – Nazareth (Original by the Everly Brothers)
8. Mony Mony – Billy Idol (Original by Tommy James)
9. Nothing Compares 2 You – Sinead O’Connore (Original by Prince)
10. Twist and Shout – the Beatles (Original by Top Notes)

Movies or Music Mondays: Movies That Creeped Me Out When I Was Young

I wasn't allowed to watch horror movies growing up, but I still managed to see quite a few movies that totally creeped me out. They were:

1. Nightmare on Elm Street
2. Friday the 13th
3. The Exorcist
4. Candyman
5. Poltergeist
6. Children of the Corn
7. Hellraiser
8. Watcher in the Woods
9. Halloween
10. Pet Semetary
11. The People Under the Stairs
12. Jaws
13. Amityville Horror

What movies scared you the most when you were growing up? Which ones still scare you today?

Movies or Music Mondays: Best Movie Soundtracks

There was an article recently written by a sports writer for ESPN stating that Almost Famous is the best rock and roll movie. The article tasked it's readers with naming even one other rock and roll movie that came close to being as good...and I could not. (Link to article below post). This got me to thinking about how perfectly movies and music can blend together to create a multi-media experience for the viewers. And that made me think about my favourite movie soundtracks, so, here is my list:

1. Almost Famous
2. Elizabethtown
3. Singles
4. Reality Bites
5. Juno
6. Garden State
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Pump Up The Volume
9. Pretty in Pink
10. The Wedding Singer
11. Romeo & Juliet (1996)
12. High Fidelity
13. Reservoir Dogs
14. Footloose
15. Dirty Dancing
16. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
17. The Bodyguard
18. Grease
19. 8 Mile
20. Grosse Point Blank
21. P.S. I Love You
22. Natural Born Killers
23. Dazed & Confused
24. Empire Records
25. Breakfast Club

What are your favourite movie soundtracks?

ESPN Article

Friday Favourites: Funny Women

My favourite genre of movie is comedy. I just love to laugh. So here is a list of the women who make me laugh the most.

1. Tina Fey - From Weekend Update to Thirty Rock and her always funny photos shoots. She's the best.

2. Sarah Silverman - Sometimes I am baffled by how politically incorrect she can be, but she is hilarious none-the-less.

3. Amy Poehler - Great teammate with Tina, but also funny on her own. She has a very interesting comedic timing...she sometimes reminds me of William Shatner...and her facial expressions are priceless.

4. Anna Faris - She hasn't done as much as the other ladies no this list, but she knows how to play to her strengths and she plays the dumb, ditzy girl in a way that always makes me laugh. I like that she isn't afraid to look foolish.

5. Elizabeth Banks - She had the line in $0 Year Old Virgin about "putting it in her trunk", she was very funny in Scrubs and she was in a Kevin Smith movie about making a porn and she was on Role Models, which is one of my favourite comedies from the last year...love her.

6. Ellen Page - She is witty and sarcastic and CANADIAN!

So, who are your favourite funny women?

13 on Thursday: My 13 Favourite Vampires

1. Dracula
2. Simon from the Mortal Instruments Series
3. Meritt from Some Girls Bite (& future follow up Chicagoland Vampire books)
4. Bill from the True Blood
5. Edward Cullen
6. Selene from the Underworld movies
7. Bianca from Evernight & Stargazer
8. LeStat
9. Spike
10. Santanico Pandemonium from the movie From Dusk Til Dawn
11. Jean Paul from the Anita Blake books
12. Eric from True Blood
13. Jasper Cullen

Who are your favourite Vampires?

Movies or Music Mondays

Okay, another theme to keep me posting regularly (hopefully). Each Monday, I'll post a list related to either movies or music...name makes sense now doesn't it?

Today: MY favourite romantic comedies of all time. Not "the best" or "the highest grossing", but favourite.

1. Sweet Home Alabama
2. Notting Hill
3. 10 Things I Hate About You
4. Serendipity
5. Benny & Joon
6. The Wedding Singer
7. Pretty Woman
8. Splash
9. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
10. The American President
11. Pretty in Pink
12. Groundhog Day
13. Love Actually
14. 16 Candles
15. Clueless

Am I forgetting a movie that you feel should absolutely be on this list? Which rom coms make your favourites list?

Favourite Best Picture Winners

In the spirit of all those who love the Oscars, here are my favourite movies among all that have won the honour of "Best Picture"

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Unforgiven (1992)
Braveheart (1995)
Rocky (1976)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Gladiator (2000)
Chariots of Fire (1981)

What are your favourite Best Picture winners?