10 films I can’t put down
Like a book, I have to get to the end. I rewind favorite scenes until it’s worn out. If it’s on, even with 10 minutes left, I won’t change the channel. No matter the time, the place, or the company, I am ALWAYS in the mood to watch. I even watched one in Thai with No subtitles! I have them on VHS, VCD, DVD AND Blue-Ray. If they come out with some other format, you know I’m going to buy it. They are movies I could in, but can’t live without. Thank the heavens each made it to the big screen! A magical elixir--they can’t be done again and hope no one ever tries. They are my private-island, all-time greatest hits of hits--10 films that I just can’t put down. Enjoy!
Films I Just Can't Put Down
10. High Fidelity
John Cusack had me from Better off Dead. In this one, he appeals to my twenty-something-I’d-better-make-a-move-soon-but-I’m-having-too-much-fun side. It reminds me of when love meant everything and money nothing at all. (because I didn’t have any)
9. American Beauty
Hauntingly beautiful, the invitation to look closer is not just to merely R.S.V.P. but a summons for America to look into the proverbial mirror.
9. American Beauty
Hauntingly beautiful, the invitation to look closer is not just to merely R.S.V.P. but a summons for America to look into the proverbial mirror.
8. The Usual Suspects
The most wickedly clever heist film of all time. Kevin Spacey is just cool. This one made Benicio Del Toro.7. Rushmore
Herman Blume: What's the secret, Max? Max Fischer: The secret?
Herman Blume: Yeah, you seem to have it pretty figured out.
Max Fischer: The secret, I don't know... I guess you've just gotta find something you love to do and then... do it for the rest of your life. For me, it's going to Rushmore.
6. When Harry Met Sally
Is it the soundtrack, the quips or the question? Something keeps me coming back and laughing all the way. The comedic stellar lineup delivers as expected. But Carrie Fisher—now that old girl was truly brilliant. That question that can never be answered and keeps me chatting with my friends in the teashop—can men and women really be just friends?
5. There's Something About Mary
What is it about Mary? One word-hysterically followed by another-funny.
4. Out of Sight
Sexy, Sexy. Sexy! JLo and George Clooney. My favorite author Elmore Leonard. For those who love their comedy black—this one is for you.
3. CasablancaLet’s forget how timely the movie was when it was first released. And forget the one-liners that cannot leave the vernacular. Watch it for its comedic timing and pathos and it will be apparent why Hollywood is still obseesed with this movie. Bogie before Bacall. Sam’s Piano. Love, loss, loyalty, friendship keeps it at #2 on AFI’s top 100 movies of all time.
2. Charade
This is the perfect example of a film that should not ever be redone. Mark Walberg and Thande Newton tried their best but just couldn’t pull off the chemistry of the Hepburn/Grant combo. In the 1958 original, it established a new genre of romantic thriller.
1. Romancing the Stone
Robert Zemeckis' first. The rebirth of the action comedy. The match up of Kathleen Turner and Mike Douglas proved to be so Chernobyl, so bankable that Hollywood hooked them up all through the eighties and nineties. Post Golden Age, it's the closest we've had to Bogie/Bacall or Hepburn/Tracy duo.
