Film Nut

I, currently having become a student of film, have found my new "movie to obsess about atm". Yes, Punch Drunk Love may be a few years old, but considering i'm still trying to buy all the Radiohead and Pulp cds in existence, dont bother trying to tell me to get with the times, cos the times dont apply to me.
Anyway, me loving my lists, i have decided to list my fave movies of all time... for now... it changes.

1. Bean: the Disaster Movie
Unlike most of my crowd, i will NEVER grow out of laughing at the stupidity of this rather socially impaired individual. If the classic eps were laughable, then the movie takes the cake. The two scenes that made my insides ache were when he "wet" his pants and seemed like he was getting it on with any device that blew air, and his amusing pantomime infront of the mirror which unknown to him was also a display for the LAPD.

2. School of Rock
Maybe its just me, but i soooo wanted to be one of the kids in that class... not exactly the skinny, whiny kid that played guitar, but maybe a mix between that girl with the ka-blamo voice and that defiant blond-haired drummer. I'm not a huge fan of Jack Black, I always felt he couldn't adapt to different roles well, but this was a role that suited him so well, I wanted him to TEACH me ROCK!

3. Lord of the Rings - Two Towers
yeah, self-explanatory, havent really watched it since year 11, must have been a phase, but this was the more interesting, action-packed out of the trilogy for me.

4. The Party
I think it was from the 60s, NEwhooz, my dad made me watch it when I was about 10 and i doubled over in pain laughing. Apparently it was banned in India cos they were really offended by it, and I can understand why (i mean, they paint Peter Sellers BROWN to play an accident-prone Indian actor), but this film was too much of a comedic masterpiece to care about the matters of racism or stereotyping. Unforgettable phrases like "birdy num num" and "howdy partener" are in our 'at home' vocabularies.

5. Billy Madison
I will NEVER EVER get sick of the absolute sheeeer stupidity displayed in this movie. Yeah, the thought is absurd, who would let an incompetent 30-y-o go back to grade 1, just to win his father's multi-billion dollar company? But seeing Adam Sandler eating paste and feeling up one of his teachers, i mean, come on! Have a bloody sense of humour, people, where else would u see that, that isn't ripping it off from this movie?

6. Dead Poet's Society
Do not kill me for loving a movie we were made to watch in school! No idea why, maybe it was the poetry, or all the 'yawping' or the incredibly attractive and defiant class clown Dalton (who I kept wanting to give the paddle to myself) that got me actually writing good english essays for the first time in my bad-grammarish life. I cannot help but yell out "Dr. Wilson was NEIL!" every single bloody time we watch house... maybe it's just my romantic self? Oh captain!

7. Chocolat
Johnny + chocolate? Who could ask for more? Some things annoyed me a bit, like the narrative structure being a bit dragging when it could have been more tight knit, and some of the appaling 'french' accents of some of the villagers, but moi, je suis une sucker for romance... and johnny... and chocolate.... c'est la vie

8. Cool Runnings
Typical athletic fairytale, my obsession with Jamaica at one time, too bloody funny for words. To think that they can make a real life event into an inspirational, yet sooo tirelessly funny movie, which hardly ever happens (prove me wrong!). That's why I always look for a black, yellow and green striped bob-sled whenever I see snow... considering I dont see it much

9. Notting Hill
I told you I was a hopeless romantic. I'm not a fan of either Julia Roberts or Hugh Grant, but the supporting cast was absolutely unmatchable, especially Spike and his stories that apparently turn your balls into the size of raisins... errr...anyway. My fave scene in the movie was in fact not the first kiss or anything romantic, rather how the rest of the 'gang' shrieked in disbelief after the famous Anna Scott had left their flat.

10. Silence of the Lambs
Personally, I loved this film, i dare not classify it as horror, as horror to me is mindless lunatics with axes lurching in houses and killing with no motive. Anthony Hopkins gave the freakiest performance I have ever seen, i literally shivered whenever I saw his face. I'm also a fan of Jodie Foster, she's not the everday girlie-girl actress you get, and she's such a little person who can fight the biggest threat.

That is my top then, here are some other random movies I have also watched numerous times and wouldn't hesitate to watch again:
Bridget Jones' Diary
Billy Elliot
Punch Drunk Love
The Wedding Singer
Amelie
Lost in Translation
The Sixth Sense
Bad Boys II
Toy Story

So, how can a student of film who is supposed to be appreciating film as an art form not just mere entertainment, have a top list of such "shallow" movies as some may refer to? Well basically, yes, i appreciate art, especially now that i am starting to understand bits of it, but at the end of the day, i just want a good old movie that i can lay on the couch with a strong cuppa and toss back my head and laugh at.

Considering i have not set foot in an actual theatre or video store for a while and do not believe in the art of torrenting, here is a list of movies i am currently wanting to see:
Mr Bean's Holiday (hopefully next Fri, only if SOMEone, *cough* Ameeeiliaaa, msgs me back!)
Little Miss Sunshine
Reign Over Me
Music and Lyrics
American Dreamz
Hot Fuzz

Back to da system

Your mightiness hath embarked upon her studies for the 2nd yr. Why? if she does not get her degree, her parents will throttle her and she will be in no condition to reign her beautiful planet.
YES TO ME, URANUS IS STILL A PLANET! I DONT CARE WAT THOSE SCIENTIFIC BASTARDS SAY!
and stop picking on pluto. pick on someone your own size. like jupiter, u fat morons!
i must embark on my study of film.
night all