want to watch a movie?
Day 24 of the 30 day challenge is to tell you my favorite movie and what it is about. My favorite movie…wow…that is hard. There is no way I am going to be able to pick one. So why don’t we do my top 5. Does that work for you? (she asks expecting an answer) 🙂
1. Under The Tuscan Sun: while on vacation, a just-divorced writer buys a villa in Tuscany on a whim, hoping it will be the start of a change for the better in her life. I loved this movie because it became a motivator for me to start my life over when things were rough. I loved how this woman was strong and independent and was able to pick her life up when everything seemed hopeless.
2. Where The Heart Is: a pregnant 17-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma. Love this movie! I also read the book and both are excellent. Just a movie about a girl with seemingly no future who refuses to give up and through it all finally realizes she deserves good things to happen to her.
3. Secret Window: A writer is accused for plagiarism by a strange man, who then starts haunting him for “justice.” This movie is really good with an awesome twist. It is a thriller and Johnny Depp is awesome! This is about scary as I get. ha!
4. The Family Stone: An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family’s annual Christmas celebration and finds that she’s a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life. This movie is just such a good movie about family, love and what is really important in life.
5. Titanic: A boy and girl from differing social backgrounds meet during the ill-fated maiden voyage of RMS Titanic. I know I said I couldn’t pick a favorite but if push came to shove this would probably be the one I would choose. This, to me, is the best love story of all time while still telling the story of a tragic accident that shook the world.
Tell me some of your favorite movies!
What Kelly Said 
I love Secret Window and The Family Stone! (Titanic is good too) Thanks for reminding me to put Secret Window in my Netflix queue — haven’t seen that one in a long time!
My favorite movie is Amelie — the story is so sweet!
I have never heard of Amelie…I am going to have to check that out!
I honestly can’t narrow it down to a favorite! Can I say Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the new one with Johnny Depp)? Haha! I do, however, find myself sucked into Titanic every time I catch it on TV! My mom swears by Secret Window…she is obsessed with it but I have never seen it! I think now I have to! 🙂
Oh Secret Window is so good and I am sure Lee would like it too!! Yall should rent it!
Where the Heart Is is SUCH a good movie. I love that one.
Wedding Singer is up there on my list too. Cant get enough of it.
I haven’t seen any of these! Yes, I know, I haven’t seen the titanic yet – I’m lame. I’m not even sure if I’ve heard of any of the others. I’ve got my favorite movies here – http://www.alisacooks.com/alisas-favorites/ – but I have to add The Fighter and Kings Speech to that. I think those two movies were very well done this past year.
I BALLED during family stone! Seriously, I was a mess mostly because it hit so close to home.
Oh my goodness, I can’t tell you how much I love Titanic. Favorite movie of all time. Love, love, love this list and would love even more to get together and watch ’em with you, Kell!
I know! I can totally watch the entire 3 hour movie and it feels like 1/2 that amount of time.
I really don’t have many favorite movies. I guess I would have to say the Notebook and Silence of the Lambs?
Haha…I would have never picked you as a Silence of the Lambs lover! Oh and The Notebook…how could I forget that one??!
Dude, you are a total cheeseball, I love it! I’ve never seen Titanic, but The Family Stone? I watched it expecting a comedy. Needless to say, it wasn’t what I was expecting.
Have you read Under the Tuscan Sun? Fabulous book.
I haven’t! The books are ALWAYS better so I am going to look for that at the Library!
My all time fav is Something´s gotta give.
Omg… I LOVED The Family Stone. So many people don’t get it… but I love just how amusing it is. 🙂
Ahhh! LOVE the family stone!!
I haven’t seen under the tuscan sun yet, but now I have to 🙂
My favorite is Something’s Gotta Give & I CANNOT believe it’s someone else’s too- I see Paula wrote it above- so funny I have NEVER heard of someone else saying that!!!! So cool 🙂
Craig actually laughs at me about watching it so much- usually I watch it about once a week- haha 😀 It’s my feel good movie!
Oh my gosh – I love movies (and TV) 😉 – I haven’t seen “The Secret Window” in years – that was good (I could actually watch it by myself). The Family Stone is a tear-jerker.
Um…Tangled was so cute ;). Love “The Money Pit” (Tom Hanks – classic!), National Lampoon’s Xmas Vacation (yes that counts!), Speed (Keanu Reeves in a uniform – yes please!)…and maybe even Eat Pray Love (sorry, anyone eating pizza in Italy gets my vote!).
Love the new look!
oh what a great idea! I loved Under the Tuscan Sun as well it was like the precursor to Eat, Pray, Love which I also enjoyed.
My favorite movie is “Man On Fire” Starring Denzel Washington as a down and out body guard for a little girl (Dakota Fanning) in Mexico City. I can’t quite explain but I simply love the movie especially Denzel and the cinematography. I may have seen it 10 times!