My Top Movies- Favorite 15 Reviews

I am tempted to write about my favorite movies from each era but that could get boring. My first and most simple characteristic that a movie has to have to make my list is must grab my attention and provide an escape from the daily grind. If I am looking at my watch, or nodding off then it simply is not a good movie (in my world).

In no particular order my picks are:

Beauty and the Beast- the updated version that made it onto Broadway. I think this is a great movie with a great independent, smart, girl role model. The beast is adorable (as the beast-- not so much as the Prince) and the songs...

In choosing 15 movies to recommend that everyone see, I would have list why everyone should see them. I would say that a movie is on my list of all time favorites because overall it is great, but specifically it has to have a good story that is easy to follow. It has to grab my attention and keep it. It needs to have great visual quality, good acting and overall just be fun to watch. I believe that watching a movie should be an awesome experience... it should transport you into the story and make you FEEL like you are a part of it. Movies that you would want to watch over and over and over and...

These are my all time favorites, or must see at least one time.

1 Metropolis 

   The Father of all Sci-fi Movies

2 Star Wars (all 6)

    The origonal saga

3 The Matrix (all 3 )

   A Hackers Nightmare

4 Aeon Flux (animated)

   Love how it is stylized

5 The Ultimate Gift

   Shows there is some descency left in the world

6 Chicago (musical)

  I was part of a college production and will always love it!

7 Harry Potter (all)

   Everyone wishes they could turn their little brother into a frog!!!

8  Dogma

   Best Kevin Smith movie there is. Love religious satire!

9  Bullitt

   The ultmate chase sequence...

My family and I went out to The Hoffbrau Steakhouse last night, and we ended up talking about the best movies we've seen.  I am putting my list up, and had the help of my family to make sure I wasn't missing any..  I am not a huge movie buff, but here are my favorites (in no particular order)  <>

1.  Rollerball-- the 70's movie with James Caan <>

2.  Saving Private Ryan <>

3.  Gross Pointe Blank... sooo funny. <>

4.  The Rookie <>

5.  The Notebook<>

6.  As Good as it Gets<>

7.  Napoleon Dynamite<>

8.  Groundhog Day <>

9.  The Pianist <>

10.  Silence of the lambs<>

11.  Miracle <>

12.  Apollo...

My favorite all-time movie is Gone With The Wind. I have seen it over 200 times, next comes The Green Berets with John Wayne (I am a retired Green Beret.), The rest are not in any particular order, Grease, The Longest Day, Red River John Wayne's best movie.

I like Peter Pan, Snow White, Bambi, and The Lion King by Disney. I loved both versions of The Pink Panther. War Games and Glory are definitely on my list. Any movie with Will Smith makes my list. I can sit and watch old musicals all day, West Side Story, Doris Day's and Debbie Reynolds" movies give me goose bumps.

Movies of today are almost...

Some of the best movies to watch if you want to be moved to laughter or tears:

1. August Rush
2. Wild Hogs
3. Steel Magnolias
4. The Passion of The Christ
5. Braveheart
6. The Notebook
7. P.S. I Love You
8. The Sixth Sense
9. Terms of Endearment
10. The Bucket List
11. 27 Dresses
12. The Devil Wears Prada
13. Phenomenon
14. Cast-Away
15. Dream Girls

I work for the video store so my openion in my eyes is pretty valid.

Top 15

1. Talladega Nights

2. Top Gun

3. Citizen Kane

4. A few good men

5. Dark Night

6. Blow

7. Underdog

8. Iron Man

9. Jaws

10. Star Wars

11. Semi Pro

12. Finding Nemo

13. Braveheart

14. 300

15. Sargent York