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I got tagged … actually I been tagged twice now. Once by PerigrineMan and once by JJ. So today I’ll answer Perigrine’s questions and tomorrow I’ll hit JJ’s. Today is movie day … I need to tell you my top ten favorite movies and why … here are the rules of the meme …

Movie NightThe rules of the “game” are simple:


1. list your top ten favorite films (in no particular order).
2. if you’re tagged, you’ve got to post and tag 3-5 other people.
3. give a tag back (some link love) to the one who tagged you in your post
4. give a hat tip (HT) to Dan

Here, in no particular order, are my ten favorite movies of all time …

Braveheart – yes, PeregrineMan, you were correct. It is on my list. I can watch this movie over and over again and still find good nuggets in it … even if it is historically incorrect.

Monty Python’s Holy Grail – one of the funniest movies ever made. ever. It never ceases to crack me up. The parts I think are funny have changed over the years, but I still love it. Brilliant comedy at it’s finest.

The Long Riders – the Keach brothers, the Carradine brothers and the Quaid brothers made a movie about the James/Younger gang. There is a chase scene on horseback at the end that is not to be missed.

Lord of the Rings Trilogy – what a beautiful set of movies. They grabbed me and held me captive. I watch them time and again.

Uncle Buck – John Candy … what more can I say?

Planes, Trains & Automobiles – John Candy AND Steve Martin … even better.

Overboard – the penultimate chick flick and date movie.

Philadelphia – Tom Hanks’ finest role.  Absolutely stunning film.

Ghandi – Ben Kingsley is absolutely fabulous in this role.  I read Ghandi’s autobiography as a result of watching this movie.

Pretty Woman – completely unrealistic, but I love the redemptive story line.

So … I’ll tag … hmmm …

VikingFru … so she can think about fun dates with her hubs and fam ;)

Jeremy … because now that his first year of seminary is finished, he can think about movies again

Shawn … because I’m watching the Pens (win) right now and in honor of his new AppleTV

Mak … cause anyone who smokes cloves must like iiinterehstin’ movies

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  1. I’m gonna do this I promise, I’m just crazy right now.
    Thanks for the shout out!

    2. Lori on May 19th, 2008 at 5:02 pm

  2. …four thou shalt not count. Five is right out!

    hehehe…love the Holy Grail! Way. Too. Funny.

    I haven’t even worked this stuff out for my Facebook profile. Some day I will!

    We quote from Buckaroo Bonzai whenever we hear of someone named “John” … and from Young Frankenstein, well … too many ways to count (remembering, of course, that five is right out 8)…. ), but starting with “Abi someone” don’t you know!

    I think that I have to have genre of movies, like I have with books — because I have favorites in each and they can’t necessarily be boiled down to ONE list. I was once asked for my top five books…and I gave them my top five genre and my top three books in each ;) …

    4. Peggy on May 15th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

  3. I KNEW it! I just knew IT!!! LOL … :D I kept thinking there was something awfully familiar about bits and pieces of the dialogue … and I’d giggle, because when you know Python, you recognize it and want to answer back.

    6. Sonja on May 14th, 2008 at 9:39 am

  4. “We are an anarcho-syndachalist commune … ”

    Now I know the hidden reason why you like my book! I couldn’t resist including that one.

    Having the two volumes of complete scripts of Flying Circus has also meant my conversation often is peppered with random Pythonity from all kinds of directions.

    7. patrickoden on May 14th, 2008 at 9:34 am

  5. @Jen … hehe I can practically recite whole parts of the Grail and so can my kids!! It comes up in conversation regularly … my favorite? “We are an anarcho-syndachalist commune … ”

    @Doug … I forgot Unforgiven … one of Clint’s best. Pale Rider is also really good and has a similar sense about it … more redemptive though. Yeah, we could watch movies together, but not Silence … I can’t take horror.

    8. Sonja on May 14th, 2008 at 7:13 am

  6. Hey – nice list! I knew braveheart and grail would be on there… sometimes I amaze even myself. Got to love Candy – Uncle Buck is so redemptive – love that! Planes, trains – those aren’t pillows! Never seen The Long Riders – gotta check that out – Unforgiven is on my short list of great films (I bring it up cause it’s a western, you know!). Good list – I guess we could watch movies together!

    9. Doug Jones on May 14th, 2008 at 5:53 am

  7. I didn’t know there were other people out there who loved Holy Grail. I thought it was just my roommate and I. I have probably watched that movie 100 times and I still don’t tire of it. Love the Holy Hand grenade

    10. Jen on May 13th, 2008 at 8:06 pm

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