Listology 2 : Movies I Like.

I have a tenuous grasp of reality. I tend to watch movies and television and take the occurrences on my screen as facts. You're probably inching away from your computer as you read this. I don't blame you. It really gets loopy.

See, a year ago as I was walking through Ortigas, I saw a man all decked-out in black, from his face mask to his shoes. 

And all I could think was, "I didn't know ninjas came out during the day time."

In hindsight, I probably shouldn't have been too concerned with the ninja's temporal displacement (so to speak) . I should have been more concerned that there WAS a ninja in Ortigas in the first place.

 But of course I looked back and realized that he was wearing one of those face masks that guys on motorcycles wore. And the color scheme probably meant he was fierce (like FEEYRS!) or goth. A fierce-or-goth delivery guy. NOT A NINJA.

That little anecdote has nothing to do with the list I'm posting. I just felt like sharing, that's all.

Commencing list posting in 5...4...3...2...1..

Movies I like.

Musical:
Everyone Says I Love You (Woody Allen)
Mary Poppins - Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
Sound of Music - Julie Andrews
Seeing Double - S Club (yay!)
Spiceworld - The Spice Girls
Reefer Madness - Christian Campbell, Kristen Bell, Ana Gasteyer
Grease - John Travolta, Olivia Newton - John, Stockard Channing
Hello Dolly! - Babwa Stweisand
Rent
Bootmen (yeah, it's more of dancing movie but whatevs)






Comedy:
About a Boy - Hugh Grant, Toni Colette, Nicholas Hoult
Purple Rose of Cairo (Woody Allen)
High Fidelity – John Cusack, Iben Hjele(as a rule most Nick Hornby adaptations are ace)
The Royal Tenenbaums – Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow  (Wes Anderson)
Clerks  (Kevin Smith)
Mallrats - Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Claire Forlani, Shannen Doherty, Kevin Smith, Jay (Kevin Smith)
Greedy - Michael J. Fox, Nancy Travis, Kirk Douglas
The Concierge/For Love or Money - Michael J. Fox, Gabrielle Anwar
Ferris Bueller's Day Off -  Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara
Roxanne - Steve Martin, Darryl Hannah
Father of the Bride - Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Kimberley Williams, Martin Short and BD Wong ( !!! )
The Jerk - Steve Martin
The Man with Two Brains - Steve Martin
Hocus Pocus - Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy and Thora Birch
DEBS - Jordana Brewster, Sarah Foster
Clueless - Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Paul Rudd
Oscar - Sylvester Stallone, Marisa Tomei
There's Something About Mary - Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller
Mighty Aphrodite - Woody Allen, Helena Bonham Carter, Mira Sorvino
Best in Show (Christopher Guest and starring the usual gang of rowdies)

A Mighty Wind (Christopher Guest and starring the usual gang of rowdies)
Mystery Men - Ben Stiller, Eddie Izzard, Greg Kinnear
The Associate - Whoopie Goldberg, the lady who plays Joaquin Phoenix' mom on Parenthood
Hollywood or Bust - Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
Rat Race - John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Groundhog Day - Bill Murray, Andie Macdowell, Chris Elliot
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - the Pythons
Monty Python's Life of Brian - the Pythons
Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail - the Pythons
Fierce Creatures - Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis
The Road to Wellville – Anthony Hopkins, Dana Carvey, Matthew Broderick, Bridget Fonda

The Full Monty
To Wong Foo: Thanks for everything, Julie Newmar!- Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Wesley Snipes

Fantasy/Suspense/Sci-fi/Horror:
Army of Darkness - Bruce Campbell
Tremors - Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Reba
Dracula - Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder
Labyrinth (Jim Henson)
The Dark Crystal (Jim Henson)
Dark City (Alex Proyas)
I, Robot (Alex Proyas)
Bicentennial Man (Spielberg)
The Others - Nicole Kidman
The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan)
Shaun of the Dead - Simon Pegg (dude! He's the Editor from Doctor Who! I never realized that till now)
Total Recall -Arnold Schwarzenegger
Independence Day - Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Mae Whitman
Mars Attacks (Tim Burton)
Deep Impact - Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood
Men In Black - Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones
Edward Scissorhands - Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder
The Frighteners - Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado
Beetlejuice - Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin
The Star Wars movies (excluding the last 3)
The Bill and Ted Movies - Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter
The Matrix 1 & 3 - Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Carrie- Anne Moss
Jurassic Park
The Batman Movies (yep, even the ultra- camp ones. Except the one with Batgirl.)
The Spiderman Movies
Silence of the Lambs
Cocoon
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick)
Starship Troopers
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Terry Gilliam)
Blade
The LOTR trilogy (Peter Jackson)
The Princess Bride – Cary Elwes, Robin Wright

Zombieland – Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson
Avatar (on the basis of visuals)


Romance
Great Expectations (Cuaron)
Much Ado About Nothing (Branagh)
Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith)
Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater)
Before Sunset (Richard Linklater)
My Sassy Girl (Korean film)
Windstruck (Korean Film)
One Night Stand - Ming Na, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr.
Three of Hearts - Billy Baldwin, Kelly Lynch, Sherilyn Fenn
St. Elmo's Fire - Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy
Little Manhattan - Josh Hutcherson, Charlie Ray, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon
Lost in Translation (Sophia Coppola)
The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love - Laurel Holloman, Nicole Ari Parker (watch out for the cheeseball ending though.)
A Roman Holiday - Audrey Hepburn
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Audrey Hepburn
One Fine Day - George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer
Only You - Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr.
Untamed Heart - Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei, Rosie Perez
Sleepless in Seattle- Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan
Keeping the Faith - Jenna Elfman, Ben Stiller, Edward Norton
Love Actually (written by the guy who made Vicar of Dibley, I think)
Reality Bites - Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo
Down to You - Freddie Prinze Jr, Julia Stiles
Coyote Ugly - Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia
Amelie
Cinema Paradiso
Kissing Jessica Stein
While You Were Sleeping
A Little Romance
Far and Away
Hearts and Souls
A Love Affair
The Notebook (hee!)
A Walk to Remember (hee again!)
Splash
I Capture the Castle





Drama:
Todo Sobre Mi Madre (Almodovar)
Volver (Almodovar)
Me And You And Everyone We Know
Higher Learning - Laurence Fishburne, Omar Epps, Tyra Banks and the annoying guy from Boston Public.
The Joy Luck Club (adapted from the Amy Tan novel)
Boyz in the Hood - Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne
Tortilla Soup (adapted from Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman)
Garden State (Zach Braff)
Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe)
Jake's Women (Neil Simon) -- Alan Alda, Mira Sorvino
A League of their Own - Geena Davis, Lori Petty, Tom Hanks
In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar Wai)
Crooklyn- Alfre Woodard, Zelda Harris
Little Women - Trini Alvarado, Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst, Samantha Mathis
How to Make an American Quilt- Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands
The Cure - Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro
In America
Trainspotting
The Crying Game
Amadeus
Interview with the Vampire
Mystic Pizza
With Honors
Jerry Maguire
The Truman Show
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
King of the Hill
Mermaids
Billy Elliot
Center Stage
American Beauty
Paradise
Do the Right Thing
Unbreakable

Gone Baby Gone

Eat Drink Man Woman (Ang Lee)




Animation
An American Tail (Bluth)
Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki)
Pom Poko (Hayao Miyazaki)
Waking Life (Richard Linklater)
Ratatouille (Brad Bird)
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Mulan
The Lion King
The Little Mermaid
Triplets of Belleville
Tokyo Godfathers
A Goofy Movie
The Carebears Movie
Carebears : The New Generation
Carebears in Wonderland
Carebears in the Nutcracker
Whisper of the Heart (Miyazaki)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Burton)
My Little Pony the Movie
Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer

Ferngully

The Secret of NIMH

The Fantastic Mr. Fox





Children's:
The Little Princess (Alfonso Cuaron)
Bridge to Terabithia (Gabor Csupo) - Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb
Jumanji - Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst
The Mighty Ducks (all three of them) - Joshua Jackson, Marguerite Moreau, Mike Vitar, Emilio Estevez
Hook - Robin Williams, Dustin Hoffman
Matilda - Mara Wilson, Danny De Vito, Rhea Perlman
Paulie - Hallie Kate Eisenberg , Jay Mohr, Trini Alvarado
Witches - Anjelica Huston
Small Soldiers - Gregory Smith, Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Jay Mohr
Camp Nowhere -Jonathan Jackson, Andrew Keegan, Doc Brown, Melody Kaye
All I Want for Christmas - Ethan Randall, Thora Birch
Babysitters' Club - (without having to look this up... watch! And in order of club importance) Schuyler Fisk, Tricia Joe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Bre Blair, Larisa Oleynik, Zelda Harris, Stacey Linn Ramsower, Austin O' Brien
The Great Muppet Caper
Bugsy Malone
Disney's Annie (1999)
Alice in Wonderland (TV)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
A Series of Unfortunate Events


Teen
Dazed and Confused
Clueless
Trojan War
Can't Hardly Wait
Now and Then
Adventures in Babysitting
The Night Before
Seven Minutes in Heaven
The Breakfast Club
American Pie
Loser
Orange County
Mean Girls



Action/War:
Hudson Hawk
Conspiracy Theory - Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson
Casualties of War - Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn, John C. Reilly
The Patriot - Steven Seagal, Camilla Belle, Whitney Yellow Robe
Sin City
Kill Bill
Dusk Til Dawn
If Looks Could Kill –Richard Grieco
Charlie's Angels
Con Air
Speed
Operation Condor ( I think that's the one...Jackie Chan movie where he went to Australia?)
The Fast and the Furious
Point Break
Reservoir Dogs
The Negotiator
The Long Kiss Goodnight

The Man with One Red Shoe

Speed


Old Favorites kicked off the list due to recent viewing but are listed out of "respect" and sentimentality:
Ernest Scared Stupid -Jim Varney (also count the OTHER Ernest movies I used to like as a kid)
The Last Unicorn - Mia Farrow
Class Act - Kid N' Play
House Party - Kid N' Play
Encino Man - Sean Astin, Pauly Shore*
Son in Law - Pauly Shore*
In The Army Now - Pauly Shore*
Bio Dome- Pauly Shore, Stephen Baldwin, Kylie Minogue *
Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure
Dumb and Dumber - Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Holly, Karen Duffy
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1 and 2)  - Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox
The Mask - Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz
Pippi Longstocking
The Fantastic Adventures of Unico

The Felix the Cat Movie





Movies I remember liking but don't remember details of (some of them I'm not sure whether I would if I watched them again):
The TMNT movies
Revenge of the Nerds - Keith Carradine and the guy I only know as Booger.
Mac and Me
Mr. Destiny - James Belushi
The Lost Boys - the two Coreys
Goonies
Heathers - Christian Slater, Winona Ryder, Shannon Doherty
Stakeout - Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Rosie O' Donnell
3 Ninjas Kick Back (or whatever that one is where they went to Japan) - Max Elliot Slade
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Helen Slater, Luke Perry
Calendar Girl - Jason Priestley, Jerry O' Connell
Hotshots
Ten Things I Hate About You
Major League
Doc Hollywood
The Godfather
Emma