Most people probably wouldn't peg me as the sappy, romantic type but my taste in movies may point to the contrary.... deep, deep down, I do have a softer side;) Favourite movies of all time:
1. Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken - Most people have never actually heard of this movie. It's about a girl with no real family who runs away and becomes a diving showgirl. Then she is STRUCK BLIND, faces all sorts of obstacles, and then triumphantly returns to the diving arena once again. It really is an inspirational story.... We found it on a trip to Video Visions circa 1992 and I proceeded to watch it over and over on a snow day until it was confiscated from the VCR. A few years later I found a copy on a clearance rack at Shopper's Drug Mart, much to my family's chagrin.
2. Pretty Woman - I first saw Pretty Woman a bajillion years ago when my cousins brought it over to watch while they were baby-sitting. Back then it had an R rating. Today it would probably be considered PG13. Our cousins made us run up stairs during all the 'dirty' parts. This movie makes me want to be a prostitute.... if only to be whisked off into the sunset by Richard Gere and his millions. Probably not an accurate depiction of the world of prostitution, with the exception of Julia's thigh high boots....
3. Dirty Dancing - I learned all my dance moves from this movie.... hahaha I have seen this movie so many times, I could act out the entire sequence word for word. Nobody puts Baby in a corner.
4. Bridget Jones' Diary - I think this movie most resembles my life (minus Hugh Grant and Colin Firth (or any blokes for that matter) duking it out for my love). Like Bridget, I am fat, clumsy, and have a love life a carrot wouldn't envy. But, I can laugh about it, at least!
5. Chicago - I am a musical junky. I love belting out the soundtrack (much more appreciated in my living room than in a West End theatre). This movie also reignited my love affair with Richard Gere. He just doesn't know it yet.
6. Jerry Maguire - I used to be a big Tom Cruise fan (now I would really enjoy just giving him a good slap) and this was my favourite Tom Cruise movie. I had dreams about Tom for months afterwards. Then he made Vanilla Sky.... and a whole host of other crap movies.
7. Napoleon Dynamite - This movie is insane!!! Some people don't get Napoleon, but I think it's brilliant. Plus, it encompasses my favourite era - big hair and pouffy sleeved dresses. Love it.
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K so I've been a closet reader of your blog because it amuses me greatly. You need to write more.
I thought I was the only one who remembered Wild Hearts can't be broken!! First time I ever watched that was with Deanna P. and that's goin back a loooong time.
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