Quiz Show

When you see enough movies it becomes harder and harder to only chose one answer per question. Below is an account of my attempt to show just how hard it is to be a movie fan!

1. What’s the most depressing movie you’ve ever watched? Hard to say, but Requiem For A Dream was a downer, but great film. 
2. What’s the most disturbing movie you’ve ever watched? Pretty much any gory horror film. I don't generally watch these. 
3. An actor/actress you’ve seen in more than 8 movies? Name the movies. Jake Gyllenhaal: Brokeback Mountain, Nightcrawler, Prisoners, Zodiac, Source Code, Love & Other Drugs, Brothers, End of Watch, Jarhead, Proof, The Good Girl, Prince of Persia, Highway, The Day After Tomorrow, Donnie Darko, October Sky, Enemy, Rendition, Moonlight Mile, Bubble Boy and City Slickers. I think that is way over 8! 
4. A film you could watch on repeat for the rest of your life? Several: 13 Going On 30, LOTR Trilogy, Avengers, Dark Knight, The Departed, Inception, The Prestige, Inglourious Basterds, Father of the Bride duo, The Crow, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and plenty more. Movie lover! 
5. What’s the very first film you remember watching? Terminator 2 
6. A film you wish you hadn’t watched? Epic Movie, it was beyond stupid. 
7. A film you wish had a sequel? Something Borrowed. It is set up for one, but there has been no news on this recently. 
8. Which book would you like to see adapted into a film? Suzanne's Diary To Nicholas, it was a tv movie, but I would love to see it on the big screen. 
9. The most aesthetically pleasing movie you’ve ever watched? The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is beautiful! 
10. What’s your favorite movie director? Scorsese, Spielberg, Jackson, Abrams and Vaughn are awesome. 
11. Your favorite movie genre? I love them all, but SciFi/Fantasy are my favorite type. 
12. A movie that holds a special place in your heart? Titanic, it is the first movie I ever say twice in theaters.  
13. Your favorite comedy film? Several: Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Christmas Vacation, Tommy Boy, The Hangover, Wedding Crashers, Dodgeball, Animal House… 
14. A music video you would love to see developed into a film? Lay Me Down by Sam Smith 
15. A film everyone loves but you hate? Napoleon Dynomite 
16. A film you love but everyone else hates? This Means War, at least was received poorly, but I love it. 
17. Which cinematic universe would you like to live in? Marvel or Lord of the Rings 
18. What’s your favorite biopic? Chaplin 
19. Mainstream movies or indie movies? Mainstream movies 
20. Old movies or contemporary movies? This is tricky, but I love the way the romances were told back in the day, but the technology in contemporary movies is very fascinating. 
21. A film with an amazing soundtrack? The Hunger Games is lovely. 

Share some of your answers to these questions. Do you agree or disagree?

Not Another Teen Movie

Teen movies. The once beloved kings of an adolescent girls life. Where did they go? Breakfast Club was, is and will always be the top of the mountain. John Hughes was the master. He crafted stories for the masses. We will have his masterpieces forever, but is that enough? To never have another Sixteen Candles?

The 90's and early 2000's produced Clueless, 10 Things I Hate About You, She's All That and Mean Girls. These will live on in this late 80's child's mind as classics. They are filled with memorable quotes and stars that were just coming on the scene. Who didn't want to date Paul Rudd, Freddie Prinze Jr.  or Heath Ledger? Who envied Cher's closet? Or hoped that you weren't the Karen of your group?

The Duff was released recently and I had the pleasure of seeing it tonight. I enjoyed it. I sat amongst teens and laughed more than they did. Maybe it's because I could relate to Bianca (Mae Whitman) or maybe because I actually know who Bela Lugosi is. As I watched I began thinking of Ten Things I Hate About You. There were a lot of comparisons. They both include characters named Bianca, a girl who is shunned for being different, a good looking guy as a friend/suitor, a dance and Allison Janney.

Will The Duff go down as a "classic"? Probably not, but that's ok. It gives girls the message of empowerment. You are more than what other people see you as. This can also be found in one of my other favorite teen movies, Easy A. Side note, Emma Stone was, is and will always be awesome. Emma Is Awesome! These movies can speak to young people; and I hope they do.

I hope that movies inspire others as much as they inspire me. Movies have always been in my life. They  are an escape from the real world. They are the windows into a world not unlike our own, but with a bit more polish and fairytale notions. They are perfectly imperfect, just like us.