When someone asks what my favourite film is I often have a little bit of a brain melt as I try to compress thirty years of watching films down into a definitive film.
This is generally an unattractive sight and people will move along politely avoiding eye contact with me after maybe the first three minutes or so. I’m not really offended, it’s clearly the only course of action available to them at the time especially as they generally haven’t been warned.
So often I refuse to be drawn into the discussion, I mean I’ll heartily discuss films and generalise on the best films but never before have I locked down a top five.
Until this week.
I worked very hard on it, gave it some long consideration, then played Mini Ninjas on the Wii for a while but THEN I went back and thought some more on it. I was surprised with the end result actually, one movie in particular after I realised that it makes the list.
So what are my top five movies?
Well you’re going to have to keep reading to find out!
I’m going to release a movie each day for the next five days as I countdown to my number one film of all time.
In the meantime (all 24 hours of it) I thought it might be fun to see if you guys can pick what my top five films are. After three years (for some of you) you should have a generally good idea of my taste so leave a comment with the five films you think will be in my top five.
The person who picks the correct five (and only five) I’m sure I can send a couple of William Shatner paperbacks your way!!!!
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
The Little Mermaid
Sin City
The Proposition
Puberty Blues
This is my attempt at your top 5, please don't hate me if I am completely off…
In no particular order:
Ironman
Higlander
Raiders of the Lost Arc
Star Trek (new one)
Xmen
Oh wow I wish I could comment on your list already!!! But I'm not giving anything away until tomorrow.
Oh man, I think I am having cognitive dissonance… I feel like Batman and Ghostbusters should be somewhere in there….
dangit – I totally forgot about Highlander and Ironman. I am still sticking with The Little Mermaid though!
Not often you get to use Cognitive Dissonance in a sentence outside of work – for me at least!
This will probably show how much I *don't* know, but I'm gonna go with:
Ironman
Batman Begins
Ghostbusters
Highlander
XMen
in order:
Big Trouble in Little China
Ghostbusters
Iron Man
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn
Ironman
X-men
Star Trek II Wrath of Khan
The Abyss
Shawshank Redemption
Okay, the last one doesn't match but it's one of my favourites
I'd like to go way out there with a “probably not” list:
The Little Princess (Shirley Temple version)
Emma
The English Patient
Twilight
Steel Magnolias
Two of these have made me fall into a coma (really good on plane trips), two have made me cry inconsolably for hours and one has such atrocious acting that I only watch it to tear it to pieces and may one day do so to the DVD case. Not telling which.
Batman (1989), Back to the Future, Star Wars and two others. Hehe.
I'm not going to try to make a list (but for the record, I think arkonbey is very close, and Big Trouble In Little China is definitely on the list).
I do want to say that I COMPLETELY understand the whole brain melting thing. So I am impressed that you are even attempting this. I don't think I'd have the guts.
Big Trouble in Little China
Escape from NY
Ironman
Star Trek: The Wrath of Kahn
Ghostbusters
Thinking of a top 5 for you is really darn hard.
Been thinking about this all day.
I've not looked at anyone elses
Ghostbusters
Iron Man
Wrath of Kahn
Big Trouble in Little China
err..
Spiderman 2?
either that or The care Bear Movie.
I know I haven't got them all, but I bet I've got some damnit.
Been thinking about this all day.
I've not looked at anyone elses
Ghostbusters
Iron Man
Wrath of Kahn
Big Trouble in Little China
err..
Spiderman 2?
either that or The care Bear Movie.
I know I haven't got them all, but I bet I've got some damnit.