Getting To Know Me Through Film

You can tell a lot about a person from the types of movies that they like, and I am no exception. Books, music, movies, and television have had a large influence over me for the past 25 years of my life. My very first movie that I saw at the theater was "The Little Mermaid" and ever since then, I have been in love with the movie screen. Here I attempted to painstakingly narrow down my TOP 10 movies of all time (it was close to impossible) and a brief description of why I love them.

10. What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

This movie had two of my favorite actors of all time, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Johnny Depp. I loved this movie because I felt that Leo's performance as a mentally handicapped person was so believable that I almost forgot he was acting. It's a beautiful story about self sacrifice all in the name of family. If you have never seen it then I would highly recommend it. If you are a crier like I am (lol) watch out for the birthday cake scene, it's a tearjerker.

9) Step Brothers (2008)

Anything dealing with Will Ferrell makes me burst into laughter, and having the added bonus of John C. Reilly made me almost pee my pants. This movie has the best quotes, and if you know me, you know that I quote this movie quite frequently. 

8) Clueless (1995)

 
Basically if you were alive in the 90's then you know all about this movie. This movie had such a huge impact on what was the IT things to wear: Calvin Klein, Mary Jane shoes, plaid skirts, cardigans, knee-high socks/stockings, and don't forget the famous saying, "As If!" It's a must see for any girl or guy!

7) Jetsons The Movie (1990)

The Jetsons has always been my favorite cartoon even though there was only 1 season ever made of the show. I've always been into futuristic things so this was right up my ally. I had my first cartoon character crush on Apollo Blue, and I've always loved Rosie's sarcastic attitude.

6) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

I have always been a child who has loved magic and at the age of 25, nothing has changed. Though I love the Potter series as a whole, this particular installment stood out because I love Christmas and the scenes at the Yule Ball is like Christmas times 1 million for me.

5) Girl, Interrupted (1999)

Angelina Jolie, enough said, lol.

4) Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

I have never met a Tim Burton movie that I didn't love, and this one has both Christmas and Halloween in it. It's a dark cartoon, but the story is so incredibly relate-able; trying to be something that you're not. Another MUST movie if you have not seen it.

3) Pretty In Pink (1986)

The quintessential 80's movie. John Huges's movies have a knack for capturing what it's like to be a teenager in any decade. Duckie is one of my favorite characters of all time.


2) Hocus Pocus (1993)

 


The movie where SJP (Sarah Jessica Parker) traded in her Manolo Blahnik's in NYC for enchanting little kids and sucking their souls from their bodies all in a quest for youth. This is a fun little movie about 3 witches from 1693 in Salem, MA who were supposed to be hanged for witchcraft, but instead cursed the town with a promise of vengeance when a virgin lit their black flame candle on the night of a full moon. 300 years later a virgin indeed lights the magical candle, and the sisters are set free to wreak havoc on the towns children. I've had an infatuation with witches for a long time, and in fact, seriously tried to be one at one point. Great family movie for Halloween.

1) Cruel Intentions (1999)

This was the first adult themed movie I saw in a theater (I was 14 at the time). It is an adaptation of the book The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare with a modern twist. Drugs, sex, and money...HELL YES! I know this movie better than I know my own mothers phone number (I don't even know her number by the way). I loved this movie so much so that I even bought the soundtrack. I can remember the entire audience gasping at the end of the movie when... well you'll just have to see it to know why and if you've always seen it then you already know why. Not saying that it is THE BEST movie ever made, but after 11 years, it's the movie that has had the biggest and the longest impression on my life.



XoXo~Shenna