These are my favorite movies. But WHY do I like them? Oh, it's the question that drives us all.

Here is my special report on
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.
Argh. =)

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
     Of the two that I have seen (FotR and TTT), my favorite is The Fellowship of the Ring. It has a better plot for me, and I didn't like the filler-feeling and not-much-emotional-development I received from watching The Two Towers. I still adored TTT, be the way, but not as much as FotR.
    I have the extended DVD of FotR which I bought for myself on January 2, 2003, as a new year's present at Tower Records. I watched all of the movie, and was so giddy. You see, I wasn't a fan of the movie or book at all when I first watched TTT. I saw a TTT special on the WB and I fell in love with how approachable and friendly the people were. (It was Billy Boyd, man. He's SO cool.) I recorded that special, and watched it over and over. Then as I got more interested in what I was watching, I decided that I would give this whole Lord of the Rings thing a try. Then poof, I bought the dvd and became a fan.
    My favorite characters of the movie are the fellowship, especially the hobbits. Pippin is my favorite character of the movie and books (I have finished reading the entire novel, I'm quite pleased to say. I'm off to rereading them now.) I think I'm biased on who my favorite Lord of the Ring character is, because Billy became my favorite cast member of the bat.
    The story of Lord of the Rings is spectacular. The effects, acting, cinematography, scenery, and a lot more are reasons why I love this movie so much. One of my favorites, and I still watch it to this day.

The Matrix
     I think this has got to be my favorite movie of all time. When the commercial previews for it came out, I remember that I thought it was weird. I didn't see it in the theaters. It wasn't until a long time later, when my dad bought the special dvd pack with the movie itself and a behind-the-scenes dvd called Matrix: Revisited. That's when I first saw the movie, and it made me go "WOW." Insert audible gasp here.
    The Matrix is probably the smartest movie I have ever seen. I'm a pretty open-minded person, and when I saw this, I couldn't help but be engulfed by the whole thing. The movie is very intelligent, and exciting to boot. It definitely freed my mind when I saw the special effects, effects I have never seen before. When the new movies come out and have Matrix-like effects (the one beaten to the ground most is the Trinity kung-fu jump kick), they all seem fake to me. I'm like, "Oh WHATEVER." Especially with that Iron Cow, Iron Chicken, Iron Fist, or whatever that movie was called. Nothing could beat the Matrix for me because it is the originator. In my mind-set, nothing can beat the originals since they set the standard. The Matrix set the standard, and I just know the Wachowski Brothers (the directors and creators of The Matrix) have more in store to surprise me with.
    I loveded the action scenes. I am not an action girl at all. I don't like most action movies. I'm more of a comedy girl, even a romantic-comedy one. But the fighting in this movie kicked ass. And that government lobby scene. It is my fave sequence in the movie.
    The characters are great, and I love a movie that I can relate with. Like Neo, I am a computer geek. (Or in Keanu's terms, a "computer nerd.") I admit it, I love going on the computer. I'm also like Thomas "Neo" Anderson because I'm not part of the society mold, as I can best put it. Conformism sucks. The quote, "You laugh at me because I'm different. I laugh because you're all the same," reveals a lot about my personality. And that reflects the movie a lot. You know, trying to see what else life has to offer. The movie made me feel good because you know what? Being different is OKAY!

Monty Python and The Holy Grail
     Classic, man. It has humor that most people won't get or like, but luckily, I get it. And LIKE it. ^_^ This is just one of the funniest things I have ever seen. It's the "Oh my gosh, that's SO stupid/bizarre" kind of funny. A killer bunny? That is funny, my hunny.
    I liked this movie so much that I rented it from Hollywood Video TWICE. Oooh. I should have bought the darn thing, but eh. Whatever. Still, a very much of a favorite of mine. My favorite character is Sir Launcelot. Maybe that's because this is the first Monty Python work I've ever seen, and I only know John Cleese. (liked him in Rat Race, too)(Oh, and the only other MP thing I saw was The Life of Brian. Liked it too, but not as much as this movie.)
    The parts of the movie I don't like are the long cartoon montages, and Galahad's bit with the ornery women. But the rest of the movie? Lub it, dahling. My fave bits are the ones concerning the bunny, Tim, and Sir Launcelot. Whoo-hoo. And it also helps that I basically know the King Arthur mythology. I read an adaptation of it a few years ago. It was a whole unit I learned about for a couple of weeks, so it made a lasting impression. Learning that stuff actually helps because I can see the allusions in The Holy Grail, and make comparisions. Okay, the geek in me will stop now.

A Walk To Remember
     I do not know why I love this flick so much, but it just so happens I do. (I'm not the kind to like cheesy teen flicks.) I NEVER like really sad stories at all. When the movie first came out, I was all "eh." I saw this first on DVD. I was in a movie renting phase during this vacation, and I so happened to rent AWtR. And blimey, I cried. I don't cry, I don't. I think this is one of the first movies that ever made me cry. First was I Am Sam (If you don't cry watching I Am Sam, you are an absolute ROBOT), then A Walk to Remember. After AWtR, I guess my subconcious decided, "Oh, I guess it's all right to turn on the waterworks during movies." Well, I wish they would have told me about that desicion. =P Shoot, I even cried at Lilo and Stich! A DISNEY movie? What the heck? I don't cry, dammit. What next, Austin Powers?
    Whoo, Miss Piddlin got all excited there (obscure early All That reference, folks. If you can tell me what skit, I'll give you peas). Anyhoo, I really like this movie. It just flows. (Plus, Shane West is really cute. And Mandy Moore is adorable.) I think Mandy's acting was good. I don't get how she can be "really awful" in it, as some people say. Oh well, I guess I'm just not an actress. =) I saw Jamie on the screen, not Mandy Moore. So I guess she did a good job playing her character. Unlike the movie "Crossroads", wherein Britney Spears plays a girl named Lucy. When I watched that, I saw Britney the whole time. No Lucy at all. I think to be a good actor/actress, you have to act out a character and differentiate yourself. Mandy Moore did just that. Good job, girl. ^_^
    I think what really got me into the movie was listening to the audio commentary with Adam Shankman (the director), Shane, and Mandy. It sounds weird I know, but they sounded like they were having so much fun together. And I am always attracted to people who look like they are having fun doing what they do and are friends with each other. (Eg: Nsync and Lord of the Rings cast). So yes. I played the audio commentary more than the movie, I think, but they just made me appreciate the movie better. And that's why A Walk to Remember is one of my favorites. I even have a little magazine page ad of the movie on my bedroom wall somewhere, and model-y pictures of Shane and Mandy. Pretty.

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