Welcome to my first blog. This was supposed to be simple and painless, however it quickly became a challenge. I had to pick and choose DVDs to bring to Harrisburg when I moved here last month and I got to thinking about that age-old question - - - what if I were to be stranded on a deserted island ??? What 50 DVDs would I want to have with me forever ???
Hmmm, I would be stuck with these movies on a deserted warm ocean island, so I quickly eliminated 'Jaws', 'Open Water' and 'Castaway'. Who would want to be on a deserted island watching a movie about a guy on a deserted island. ( He DOES get rescued, so maybe #51 ?? )
Anyway, I quickly jotted down my favorites and got a quick 20. Apologies to the 'Academy' or film purists but these are MY favorites and not many Oscar winners or classics made on this initial list. I also have not seen many recent films so I came up with a separate list of "need to see" such as American Gangster, 300, Sin City, Blood Diamond, Heartbreak Kid, Knocked-up, etc. . . so obviously those one did not make the list either.
Buckle Up. . . Here we go
1. MADE ( Vince Vaughn fans delight -- go see it if you haven't )
2. Goodfellas ( really just ONE Oscar for Pesci, De Niro, Liotta, Bracco, Sorvino and Scorscese ?? )
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Wedding Crashers
5. Big Lebowski ( the Dude abides . . . )
6. Old School
7. 3000 Miles to Graceland ( No Joke -- GREAT )
8. HEAT
9. Napolean Dynamite ( lucky. . )
10. Jackie Brown ( Tarantino's second best movie )
11. 40 Year Old Virgin
12. Crash
13. Doors ( I need some music right ??? )
14. Snatch ( Guy Richie - Mr. Madonna film )
15. Forrest Gump ( This one could entertain for me for MONTHS, plus think of all the shrimp recipes !!! )
16. Scarface
17. Blue Streak ( Martin Lawarence, Luke Wilson, Dave Chapelle )
18. Sideways ( anyone for merlot ??? )
19. Drugstore Cowboy ( one of Heather Graham's early roles )
20. Dumb and Dumber(er)
Next, some classic favorites that I could not live without...
21. Star Wars ( mainly the 80s ones -- Empire, Jedi )
22. Caddyshack
23. Shawshank Redemption ( get busy livin' or get busy dyin' )
24. Dances with Wolves ( scenery of course )
25. A River Runs Through It ( fishing, fishing, fishing !!! )
26. Into the Wild ( except the ending !!! )
27. Very Bad Things
28. Dodgeball
29. Batman ( any of various Batmans )
30. Singles
31. Happy Gilmore or Big Daddy ( gotta have one Adam Sandler flick )
32. The Departed
33. the Brady Bunch Movies
34. The Wall
35. Bad Boyz ( again, Martin Lawerence = funny )
36. Something about Mary
37. National Lampoon's Vacations'
38. Braveheart
39. Family Guy Movie
Alright, time to wrap this up and have some fun !!! I am sure that I am going to miss a favorite or two, but let's see. . .
40. Starsky and Hutch ( Amy Smart, Carmen Electra )
41. SuperBad
42. Lethal Weapon ( please just the first one. . .)
43. Lock Stock and two smoking barrels ( Another Guy Richie movie )
45. Reindeer Games ( even though it has Ben Afleck )
46. American Beauty
47. Perfect Storm
48. Lord of the Rings Trilogy
49. Gladiator
50a. Michelle and Romy's High School Reunion ( hey no story needed with Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow )
50b. Wild Things ( same can be said for Neve Campbell and Denise Richards )
50c. Anchorman ( basically a documentary of the news business !!! )
50d. Groundhog Day -- since this one would remind me of my time as a Pennsylvania weathercaster BEFORE I got stranded on this darn island !!!
Thanks for reading and please reply with any suggestions or your own list !!!
RC
