Okay, I still have LOTS of favorite movies that I watch depending on my mood. Sometimes I watch Star Trek: The Search For Spock, because if there was ever a story that explores the depths of friendship, that's it. I love Star Trek First Contact because we see Captain Picard pushed to the brink, and yet . . . he's still every bit a hero.I watch Pollyanna when I have a long and boring task (because it's incredibly LONG) and because Hayley Mills is charming. I also love The Secret Garden. (And I read the book a couple of times every years, too.)
I love White Christmas and hate Betty Haines every time I watch it. But I still watch it. Wayyyyy too many times when Christmas rolls around. (Why didn't she just ask Bob what he was up to? Nooooo, that would have shortened the story by about twenty minutes. But she wouldn't have looked like such a jerk.)
But lately I've been watching Love Actually (when I can tear myself away from my latest manuscript. I admit, I did watch it at least four times in December ... not all that much, really.) It's such a cool movie, with so many different looks at what makes love. People in love. People out of love. People wanting love. Peopel denying themselves of love. And though it's set at Christmastime, it doesn't have to be Christmas to enjoy it. And for most of the people involved, it has a happy ending. (Come on, sometimes you really just want to see happy ending.)
What's your current favorite movie?
I have three old monster flicks that I can watch over and over: Them, The Thing (with James Arness!) and The Crawling Eye. On the romance side, it has to be An Affair to Remember.
ReplyDeleteLet's see... Overboard with Goldie Hawn, House Calls with Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson, You've Got Mail, Duck Soup, and I wore out my copy of Pride and Prejudice (the one with David Rintoul) and had to buy another.
ReplyDeleteNotting Hill - I love the press conference scene at the end. Something's Gotta Give and Red - just to watch great actors doing what they do best. And recently I dug out the classic Some Like It Hot - to introduce my grandson to one of the greatest comedies of all time. Of course, he's 13 so I was basically introducing him to Marilyn Monroe.
ReplyDeleteSister Act. I could watch that movie every day.
ReplyDeleteSome favorites: Indiana Jones and Young Sherlock Holmes (favorites from my teens -- still love them). Also Spider-Man, National Treasure, and Harry Potter. I believe Lorna is a Harry Potter fan, too.
ReplyDeleteOh, I forgot one: The Sound of Music (I am 16, going on 17...). I should know all the songs by now. I've been watching it for most of my life. Too bad I can't sing. It's ususally on T.V. for holidays on A.B.C. or A.B.C. Family.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the Star Trek movies, I like Star Trek IV the best for its humor, time travel setting, and save the whales theme. But Galaxy Quest ranks above that one as a favorite.
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