I Want to Know Your Top 5 Movies of All Time
My 5... In no particular order, as I really have 5 tied for my favorite movie; still, I like to number things:
1. Amélie (2001), Jean-Pierre Jeunet: An odd, quirky, unconventional love story, dealing with a girl who has a hard time relating to others and who has a large imagination, doing good deeds for people throughout the film.
2. Manhattan (1979), Woody Allen: Apart from the usual Woody Allen humor, which I love, this movie stands out from the rest of his. The bitter and biting humor is more tangible and poignant in this than in his others. The last scene when he's describing what he enjoys in this world, and then when he goes to see Tracy... one of my favorite movie moments.
3. The Philadelphia Story (1940), George Cukor: Simply the best romantic comedy made. Kate Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart give all-star performances, but the real gem of the movie is the young girl, Dinah, she steals the show.
4. High Fidelity (2000), Stephen Frears: Another Manhattan-type movie with heavy self-introspection. Great for the music lover in me, too. John Cusack and Jack Black give great performances.
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Michel Gondry: It's hard to explain, but it's funny, sad, and heartwrenching at the same time. It's odd to see Jim Carrey in a serious role, but no one could do it better than him, especially when paired with Kate Winslet. Absolutely fantastic film.
Also worth mentioning, one of my absolute favorite movie moments ever. The last scene in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights, one of the most beautiful bits of film I've ever seen. Even with the ambiguity in the ending whether she returns his love or not, I'm not ashamed to have cried.
1. Amélie (2001), Jean-Pierre Jeunet: An odd, quirky, unconventional love story, dealing with a girl who has a hard time relating to others and who has a large imagination, doing good deeds for people throughout the film.
2. Manhattan (1979), Woody Allen: Apart from the usual Woody Allen humor, which I love, this movie stands out from the rest of his. The bitter and biting humor is more tangible and poignant in this than in his others. The last scene when he's describing what he enjoys in this world, and then when he goes to see Tracy... one of my favorite movie moments.
3. The Philadelphia Story (1940), George Cukor: Simply the best romantic comedy made. Kate Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart give all-star performances, but the real gem of the movie is the young girl, Dinah, she steals the show.
4. High Fidelity (2000), Stephen Frears: Another Manhattan-type movie with heavy self-introspection. Great for the music lover in me, too. John Cusack and Jack Black give great performances.
5. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Michel Gondry: It's hard to explain, but it's funny, sad, and heartwrenching at the same time. It's odd to see Jim Carrey in a serious role, but no one could do it better than him, especially when paired with Kate Winslet. Absolutely fantastic film.
Also worth mentioning, one of my absolute favorite movie moments ever. The last scene in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights, one of the most beautiful bits of film I've ever seen. Even with the ambiguity in the ending whether she returns his love or not, I'm not ashamed to have cried.
31-35, M