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basildestinyOnce tagged by this entry, you list ten movies: your Five Favourites and your Five Guilty Pleasures. Then pick five of your friends and tag them. No tag-backs. This explanation should be included.
Thanks to Anita, I couldn't pass this one up. I am also a movie person. And I don't think it would be fair to say that all of the movies on this list are my all time favorites! But rather the top few that came to mind. Like anyone else, my favorite fluxuate. Though I don't forsee Miyazaki falling off the top spot.
1. Spirited Away. I love, love, love this movie. Everything about it. The story. The character development. The amazing artistry and animation. The voice actors. Miyazaki himself! Once upon a time in 1996, a friend of mine turned 16 and we all went to her house in Norris and watched anime, including Ranma 1/2 which started as her favorite. Unknowingly, to me, I was introduced to Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Wind. I didn't know this was Miyazaki nor did I know the name of the movie. It was in subtitles for crying outloud! But I loved it! Of course, Miyazaki wouldn't let Americans touch his movies. Studio Ghibli did not want the movies ruined by forced translations and poor voice acting. So for years, we went without Miyazaki. At last, the drought has ended and Miyazaki is here! Thanks to John Lassister over at Pixar or Disney or wherever he can be found now. Spirited Away was the third Miyazaki film I'd seen, the second that I'd seen on purpose. Princess Mononoke I had the lucky chance to see in the theatre. It too was beautiful. And Spirited Away, I've only ever seen on the television screen. But it remains my favorite.
Not bothering with somewhat extensive list of Miyazaki films, after Spirited Away, I like Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa of the Wind, My Neighbor Tortoro. I haven't seen Castle in the Sky yet. And I have Whisper of the Heart from Netflix. This isn't by Miyazaki, but rather he oversaw it and was hoping the director would become his successor. Sadly, he died in a car crash.
2. Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Return of the King. I loved the books. I loved the movies no matter what had to be cut. Tolkien was an epic writer. It was meant to be an epic tale. It wasn't meant to be a story that could be told in 1 1/2 hours, 3 hours or even 9 hours. I still get goosebumps when Gandalf speaks the language of Mordor in Rivendell.
3. Sound of Music. I don't really watch this movie on an annual basis, but I just love it. It has all of those classic songs that everyone loves to sing. And Julie Andrews! Christopher Plummer too. But I'm a huge Julie Andrews' fan. I used to RP her as my conscious as I'd often here this accented woman correcting me on what the proper thing to do might be.
4. Watership Down. It has been a long, long time since I've watched this movie. Several years anyway. I purchased it on DVD when it came out. I adored the book. I read it in 9th grade in 3 days. I devoured it. It was amazing. Richard Adams' wrote not only a captivating book about rabbits, but it also is a metaphor for the human race. Oddly, I watched this movie growing up, ages 4 or 5. I remember sitting in front of the Disney channel, just enjoying this movie and not truly understanding it. It wasn't until, as I said, 9th grade that I read the book. But this movie unconsciously shaped me.
And since we're talking about movies that unknowingly shaped me, I'm going to put The Last Unicorn. Another movie I watched by myself on the Disney channel. I have yet to read the book. I was actually unaware for a long time that there even was a book.
As an aside, I have read Howl's Moving Castle. It was worth the read and completely unlike the movie. I have decided that the movie was an ode to it with the same name, but not meant to be a literal translation.
5. Monty Python's Meaning Of Life or The Great Mouse Detective or Fierce Creatures. I'm not really sure which to credit here. These aren't really my #5 movie, but I was drawing a complete blank as to what movie to put here. I even looked at my movie library. Meaning of Life we used to watch on our lunch breaks in High School. I could nearly quote this movie line by line for every scene. Sure, you can quote The Holy Grail, but can you quote The Meaning of Life? I thought it was funnier than the Holy Grail as far as the Monty Python movies go. Though there is something to be said of History Gone A Muck movies. Tastefully done, of course.
Then there's The Great Mouse Detective. Vincent Price plays Rattigan. And it's just a classic Holmes-esque movie. Complete with nods to Holmes. And I take my internet name from this movie. I really loved this movie growing up.
Fierce Creatures. Made me think about making a living as a zookeeper. I didn't mind one bit, the cleaning up after animals part. Who cared? I'd get to be near animals. Plus it was a funny movie with the A Fish Called Wanda cast, including my favorite Python: Michael Palin. I saw it twice in the theatre and own it on vhs. I need to update to DVD with this one so I can watch it again.
Well on to Guilty Pleasures. It's not that I really care one or another if these movies don't stack up on the cool-ometer. I've never really taken my identity from that anyway. More from my odd tastes.
1. Pokemon. Any of the movies. This show will always remind me of my brother, Chris. And I made a lot of friends from the series. Including one of my bestest, though absent lately from the net, Niki. And I took my youngest brother and sister to go see this in the theatre. We got our free Pokemon cards. The saddest part of the movie was when all the Pokemon were crying because all of the children were crying in the theatre. I bought this movie on VCD and Chris used to watch it when I wasn't home. I'd download new episodes or unseen Japanese episodes. He never got to see the other movies. And I've missed the last two or three. But other than those, I own all of them in English and Japanese.
2. You've Got Mail! This is a great romantic comedy. "Don't cry Shop Girl!" And Michael Palin was in a deleted scene.
3. The Mortal Kombat movies. I'm just such a sucker for anyone who plays Rayden. I didn't think James Remar was going to cut it in MK2, but he pulled it off at about the middle of the movie.
4. Disney animated movies of classic time and Mary Poppins. Julie Andrews, duh! And Robin Hood. I just love the songs in that one. 101 Dalmatians, Dumbo, Lady and The Tramp, Bambi, Cinderella. And not so classic, Tarzan, Pocohontas, Lion King 1 & 2.
5. Sidekicks. I just love this silly little movie with Jonathan Brandis, Beau Bridges, Chuck Norris, and Mako! I want this one on DVD too. I have it on VHS, but I have seen it so many times that I can recall most of the movie from memory. I just can't share it in 1 1/2 hours with other people. Like the husband!
Well who to tag? I'd like to tag the whole flist! Including Maile, Niki, Jamie, Ro, Kas/Selphie, and Lea/Coach V. ;)
Thanks to Anita, I couldn't pass this one up. I am also a movie person. And I don't think it would be fair to say that all of the movies on this list are my all time favorites! But rather the top few that came to mind. Like anyone else, my favorite fluxuate. Though I don't forsee Miyazaki falling off the top spot.
1. Spirited Away. I love, love, love this movie. Everything about it. The story. The character development. The amazing artistry and animation. The voice actors. Miyazaki himself! Once upon a time in 1996, a friend of mine turned 16 and we all went to her house in Norris and watched anime, including Ranma 1/2 which started as her favorite. Unknowingly, to me, I was introduced to Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Wind. I didn't know this was Miyazaki nor did I know the name of the movie. It was in subtitles for crying outloud! But I loved it! Of course, Miyazaki wouldn't let Americans touch his movies. Studio Ghibli did not want the movies ruined by forced translations and poor voice acting. So for years, we went without Miyazaki. At last, the drought has ended and Miyazaki is here! Thanks to John Lassister over at Pixar or Disney or wherever he can be found now. Spirited Away was the third Miyazaki film I'd seen, the second that I'd seen on purpose. Princess Mononoke I had the lucky chance to see in the theatre. It too was beautiful. And Spirited Away, I've only ever seen on the television screen. But it remains my favorite.
Not bothering with somewhat extensive list of Miyazaki films, after Spirited Away, I like Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa of the Wind, My Neighbor Tortoro. I haven't seen Castle in the Sky yet. And I have Whisper of the Heart from Netflix. This isn't by Miyazaki, but rather he oversaw it and was hoping the director would become his successor. Sadly, he died in a car crash.
2. Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Return of the King. I loved the books. I loved the movies no matter what had to be cut. Tolkien was an epic writer. It was meant to be an epic tale. It wasn't meant to be a story that could be told in 1 1/2 hours, 3 hours or even 9 hours. I still get goosebumps when Gandalf speaks the language of Mordor in Rivendell.
3. Sound of Music. I don't really watch this movie on an annual basis, but I just love it. It has all of those classic songs that everyone loves to sing. And Julie Andrews! Christopher Plummer too. But I'm a huge Julie Andrews' fan. I used to RP her as my conscious as I'd often here this accented woman correcting me on what the proper thing to do might be.
4. Watership Down. It has been a long, long time since I've watched this movie. Several years anyway. I purchased it on DVD when it came out. I adored the book. I read it in 9th grade in 3 days. I devoured it. It was amazing. Richard Adams' wrote not only a captivating book about rabbits, but it also is a metaphor for the human race. Oddly, I watched this movie growing up, ages 4 or 5. I remember sitting in front of the Disney channel, just enjoying this movie and not truly understanding it. It wasn't until, as I said, 9th grade that I read the book. But this movie unconsciously shaped me.
And since we're talking about movies that unknowingly shaped me, I'm going to put The Last Unicorn. Another movie I watched by myself on the Disney channel. I have yet to read the book. I was actually unaware for a long time that there even was a book.
As an aside, I have read Howl's Moving Castle. It was worth the read and completely unlike the movie. I have decided that the movie was an ode to it with the same name, but not meant to be a literal translation.
5. Monty Python's Meaning Of Life or The Great Mouse Detective or Fierce Creatures. I'm not really sure which to credit here. These aren't really my #5 movie, but I was drawing a complete blank as to what movie to put here. I even looked at my movie library. Meaning of Life we used to watch on our lunch breaks in High School. I could nearly quote this movie line by line for every scene. Sure, you can quote The Holy Grail, but can you quote The Meaning of Life? I thought it was funnier than the Holy Grail as far as the Monty Python movies go. Though there is something to be said of History Gone A Muck movies. Tastefully done, of course.
Then there's The Great Mouse Detective. Vincent Price plays Rattigan. And it's just a classic Holmes-esque movie. Complete with nods to Holmes. And I take my internet name from this movie. I really loved this movie growing up.
Fierce Creatures. Made me think about making a living as a zookeeper. I didn't mind one bit, the cleaning up after animals part. Who cared? I'd get to be near animals. Plus it was a funny movie with the A Fish Called Wanda cast, including my favorite Python: Michael Palin. I saw it twice in the theatre and own it on vhs. I need to update to DVD with this one so I can watch it again.
Well on to Guilty Pleasures. It's not that I really care one or another if these movies don't stack up on the cool-ometer. I've never really taken my identity from that anyway. More from my odd tastes.
1. Pokemon. Any of the movies. This show will always remind me of my brother, Chris. And I made a lot of friends from the series. Including one of my bestest, though absent lately from the net, Niki. And I took my youngest brother and sister to go see this in the theatre. We got our free Pokemon cards. The saddest part of the movie was when all the Pokemon were crying because all of the children were crying in the theatre. I bought this movie on VCD and Chris used to watch it when I wasn't home. I'd download new episodes or unseen Japanese episodes. He never got to see the other movies. And I've missed the last two or three. But other than those, I own all of them in English and Japanese.
2. You've Got Mail! This is a great romantic comedy. "Don't cry Shop Girl!" And Michael Palin was in a deleted scene.
3. The Mortal Kombat movies. I'm just such a sucker for anyone who plays Rayden. I didn't think James Remar was going to cut it in MK2, but he pulled it off at about the middle of the movie.
4. Disney animated movies of classic time and Mary Poppins. Julie Andrews, duh! And Robin Hood. I just love the songs in that one. 101 Dalmatians, Dumbo, Lady and The Tramp, Bambi, Cinderella. And not so classic, Tarzan, Pocohontas, Lion King 1 & 2.
5. Sidekicks. I just love this silly little movie with Jonathan Brandis, Beau Bridges, Chuck Norris, and Mako! I want this one on DVD too. I have it on VHS, but I have seen it so many times that I can recall most of the movie from memory. I just can't share it in 1 1/2 hours with other people. Like the husband!
Well who to tag? I'd like to tag the whole flist! Including Maile, Niki, Jamie, Ro, Kas/Selphie, and Lea/Coach V. ;)
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Date: 2007-01-11 10:07 pm (UTC)