My Favorite Movies Vol. I

I have a lot of favorite movies. Some are the worst movies ever put on film, yet I love them for their ability to make me forget the outside for a couple hours. There are others I love because they inspire me. Some make me remember. One can make me cry even after watching it for the hundredth time. I also love that not matter where the movie came from, be it book, another movie, or original idea, they always stand by themselves. I love movies. Every so often I will give you a list of movies. These will be required watching as they are movies everyone must watch. This is that first list.

My Favorite Racing Movie: Days of Thunder, This Tony Scott directed film starring Tom Cruise is the epitome of the out of nowhere success we all want. Tom Cruise plays a race car driver that comes from nowhere to succeed unlike any other driver ever has. You get to see a hot Nicole Kidman with full on Aussie accent along with Randy Quaid, who happens to have one of the greatest lines ever halfway through the movie. You will see Cary Elwes ("As you wish") in a rare villain role. Robert Duvall will make you cry with laughter and pain playing the Crew Pit Chief with a past. A young John C. Reilly will give you a glimpse of the comedic actor he will become in movies later with Will Farrell. And if that isnt enough, you will find yourself rooting for all in this riveting film from beginning to end. (Other favorite racing movies include...wait...racing movies suck)

My Favorite Movie That Always Makes Me Cry: Life as a House, A movie starring Kevin Kline and our favorite whiner Hayden Christensen. It revolves around a Dad dying of cancer and his quest to build a house with his son, who just happens to hate him. Interesting characters abound as Kevin Kline gives his best performance since A Fish Called Wanda. A particular scene stealer is the girl next door that isnt your typical girl next door, played by Jena Malone. This movie has heart and these days that is hard to find in movies. (Honorable mention goes to Braveheart, Good Will Hunting, and with A River Runs Through It a very close second.)


My Favorite Movie that Inspires: Ghandi, There is no movie more moving nor more inspiring than the one about the Mahatma. Mohandras Ghandi was a man above all. He believed in a world that could change and should change. His most famous quote is also the most real, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." There is no better attitude. Ghandi is portrayed brillantly by Ben Kingsley. You fall for everything he says just as much as you did the real man. There are not many times you can say that about a performance. Watch it and be inspired. (Honorable mention to Remember the Titans, Miracle, An Inconvenient Truth)

These are just three of the movies that I love and own. If you have not seen these movies you should run to the store and buy, not rent, these movies and watch them over and over and over. They are entertainment at their best.

Next time in My Favorite Movies....My favorite Comedies.