We have been talking to the kids about the parable Jesus tells about the speck of sawdust in their friend's eye and the plank in their own. I have a hard time with this one, not when it comes to eternal salvation, but rather to what kind of movies someone likes. I'm sorry, but when someone tells me that they liked Tranformers or G.I. Joe or The Rock or any Nicholas Cage movie other than Raising Arizona, something internally whelms up inside of me and I begin to think that maybe they have difficulties understanding basic concepts of a story line or of cinema in general. Maybe it was a first date with a real special girl and they have fond memories of the event that is displaced onto the actual film. Or maybe, there is another movie with the same title that is really good and I just missed it.
I actually take it one step further and begin to ask these people which movies they recommend and then don't go see or rent them.
So, in the spirit of full disclosure, here is a list I put together of my favorite movies. It is in alphabetical order, so don't read too much into it. Some probably aren't "Oscar worthy," I just enjoyed them. Some would be mediocre but the ending almost makes me cry (Hoosiers), others I grew up with so are possibly inflated (Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future, Karate Kid). Some are rated R and are pretty vulgar (The Big Lebowski, Goodfellas), but that doesn't make them bad films. While others I watch with my kids (Kung Fu Panda, The Incredibles, Gladiator - just kidding). I have probably forgotten a few, I will add them if I think of them. Feel free to make comments and judge me, unless it is about my salvation, then I think you need to read Matthew 7:1-5.
I actually take it one step further and begin to ask these people which movies they recommend and then don't go see or rent them.
So, in the spirit of full disclosure, here is a list I put together of my favorite movies. It is in alphabetical order, so don't read too much into it. Some probably aren't "Oscar worthy," I just enjoyed them. Some would be mediocre but the ending almost makes me cry (Hoosiers), others I grew up with so are possibly inflated (Empire Strikes Back, Back to the Future, Karate Kid). Some are rated R and are pretty vulgar (The Big Lebowski, Goodfellas), but that doesn't make them bad films. While others I watch with my kids (Kung Fu Panda, The Incredibles, Gladiator - just kidding). I have probably forgotten a few, I will add them if I think of them. Feel free to make comments and judge me, unless it is about my salvation, then I think you need to read Matthew 7:1-5.
- Back to the Future
- The Big Lebowski
- The Bourne Identity
- Braveheart
- Cinderella Man
- Dances with Wolves
- Empire Strikes Back
- Forrest Gump
- Gandhi
- Gladiator
- Goodfellas
- Good Will Hunting
- Gran Torino
- Hoosiers
- Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark
- The Incredibles
- Karate Kid
- Kung Fu Panda
- Lord of the Rings
- The Matrix
- Momento
- Open Range
- The Pianist
- The Princess Bride
- Saving Private Ryan
- Shawshank Redemption
- Stand by Me
3 comments:
Well, I am amazed. We seem to have similar tastes in film. I just have not seen raising Arizona,, but it did not appear on your fave list. Ha!
Raising Arizona is a Coen Brother's film, and is very good, but not on my top 27 list. Check it out, it is very funny.
Raising Arizona is really funny--Joel and I watched it a bunch of times when we were in college with various friends. I generally agree with you about Nicholas Cage movies, but there is one other one that's pretty good: "The Family Man." I wouldn't say it's on my top 20 list or something, but it's a pretty good movie, dealing with family stuff, priorities, ambition, etc.
Other than that, your list looks pretty good! =)
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