Top Ten Favourite Movies
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While writing is one of the best ways to share a story,
movies also tell a compelling tale, and, as a writer, I've found I can learn a lot from watching films. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday subject is my top ten favourite
movies. This was a very difficult list to make, because I have so many
favourite movies and narrowing my options down to ten took a while. I watch a large
variety of movies, from animated films, to superhero blockbusters and period
drama mini-series. Here are ten of my
favourite movies, excluding whole series and, sadly, mini-series.
1. Beauty
and the Beast
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This is my absolute favourite movie, the only one I can
watch three days in a row without getting bored of. It’s got everything I love
most; a fairy tale plot line, songs that make you want to sing along with, a
hilarious cast, and a loveable beast who often acts more like a child than a
terrifying beast. I love everything about this film.
2. Pirates
of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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The best thing about this movie, apart from the fact that it’s
about pirates has to be Captain Jack Sparrows. He’s crazy, clever, unlucky, and
definitely one of the best main characters I’ve seen in a movie. I like all the
Pirates of the Caribbean movies, but The
Curse of the Black Pearl is one of my favourites out of all of them.
3. The
Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
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The Hobbit: And
Unexpected Journey is one of my favourites of The Lord of the Ring trilogies.
It’s more light-hearted than the other movies, which makes it so much easier to
sit down and watch casually. Bilbo Baggins makes a great main character, and
the supporting cast of dwarves are surprisingly distinct considering the number
of them (I still can’t remember all their names though.)
4. Megamind
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This movie is one big cliché turned on its head. It has
the cliché invincible superhero, the villain gone bad when the world was
against him, a devoted minion and a romantic interest who gets kidnapped all
the time. And all this stuff is completely turned upside down and turned into
an amazing movie just by making the bad guy the hero. It’s also got heaps of
quotable lines, which I love.
5.Tangled
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Disney has always made amazing videos out of fairy tales,
and this is one of my favourites. The characters all have amazing personalities,
the animal characters are just as good as the human ones, the music is, of
course, fantastic, and the actual adaptation from Rapunzel to Tangled is pretty
much perfect. Plus there are frying pans.
6. Les Miserables
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I
wasn’t sure at first whether I was going to like this movie. I tried reading
the book and put down in the space of a few chapters. But, having the story set
to music, and cutting out all the chapters of history really brings this story
to life. I love all the songs, the drama of the historical time period, and
especially the amazing characters.
7. Love
Comes Softly
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This is a slightly older movie and an adaptation of a book. I
read the book a while ago, and really enjoyed that, and I was very pleased to
find that there was also a movie. While it deviates from the novel in several
places, it doesn’t ruin the story at all. I really like the historical setting
and the problems that arise from that. It’s a really sweet story.
8.
The Avengers
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I am a big fan of superhero books and movies, and The Avengers is the ultimate superhero
movie. It has not one, but several big name heroes, a massive global threat, a
truly amazing villain, and answers the question of what would happen if you had
to get several big heroes to work together. The answer is chaos, mayhem, and an
epic battle scene or two.
9.
Hercules
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It
took me a long time to actually get around to seeing this movie, watching it
for the first time this year. And now I regret that I didn’t see it years ago.
There are so many awesome things in it, like the female lead Megara, Hades’
flaming hair, Pegasus, and the muses who turn up every now and again to explain
ancient history or to join Hercules’ fan club.
10.
Thor
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I’ve watched a lot of awesome superhero movies, and Thor is one of my favourites. Thor
himself is so awkward when he first comes to Earth, and watching him make
mistakes is very funny. Loki is one of the best villains I’ve ever seen. And
Asgard and the Rainbow Bridge are all stunningly beautiful. All round, it makes
for an amazing film.
What is your favourite
film? What genre do you prefer to watch? Have you got any good movies to
recommend? Watched any of these movies? What have you learnt writing-wise from watching movies?
13 comments
Tangled is probably my favorite Disney movie! And love pretty much every Marvel movie though I'd have to say Thor and the Avengers are my favorites, also Captain America 2. =)
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I was completely torn between whether I liked Tangled or Frozen better, until I watched Tangled again the other day and I remembered just how much I love that movie. Marvel movies are so cool, aren't they? Disney and Marvel are two of my favourite types of movies, definitely. Thanks for visiting!
DeleteAh I really want to see Les Miserables. I love all those actors!
ReplyDeleteIt's really cool, and way better than I originally expected it to be. I wasn't quite sure whether I would like it, but it was really good. I really hope you enjoy it when you get the chance to watch it.
DeleteA lot of animation here - I love Beauty and the Beast too :) Still haven't seen Tangled, but I've been meaning to watch it for ages!
ReplyDeleteYeah, probably a bit too much animation. I'm such a child at heart really. I swear I watch more grown up things too. Yay for Beauty and the Beast! It is honestly my more favourite movie ever, and I always love to find out other people love it too.
DeleteTangled is one of my go-to cheer up films! I always cry when she sees the lanterns.
ReplyDeleteOh I love that scene! I was so excited when I browsing Pinterest the other day and saw a real life photo of a lantern event just like that, even with a lake and everything. Apparently it's a custom in some country, but I can't for the life of me remember the country and now I feel bad for that. Thanks for stopping by!
Delete*hi fives for The Avengers* I wanted to put Megamind on my list (seriously, I struggled with just 10 this week >_<) but I went with Despicable Me because there's TWO and that means the awesome is doubled. XD But Tangled! Oh Tangled! I went to see that for my birthday when it first came out and I freaked because I didn't realise it was going to be a musical-type-of-thing. I loved it. It converted me to Disney-singing-movies forever and ever.
ReplyDeleteThat is a very good reason for picking Despicable Me over Megamind. Plus the minion count is multiplied by a lot more than just six. Oh Tangled! I wasn't sure about it when I first heard about it. I mean, after The Princess and the Frog (which I didn't enjoy very much but I know other people did) I wasn't really sure whether they were going to be able to make a princess movie that could come close to Beauty and the Beast in awesomeness. And then they just blew me away. Good ol' Disney.
DeleteI noticed that Frozen wasn't on your list, not buying into its rapid popularity then? My list would probably go something like this:
ReplyDelete1. How to Train your Dragon
2. The Lord of the Rings
3. Sherlock BBC (I know it's a TV show but I have to put it on here)
4. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic (Another TV show, and MLP, I know, don't judge me, it's a great show :))
5. Red Cliff (I really enjoy Chinese movies)
6. Star Trek into Darkness
7. Kung Fu Panda 2
8. Frozen and Tangled (They should go together, because I can't pick just one)
9. Marvel Movies (How could I possibly pick just one???)
10. Beauty and the Beast (Are you planning on entering the Rooglewoodpress Five Enchanted Roses contest?)
Frozen would have made it into my top twenty probably, but for this week I chose the movies I watch the most. (Plus there are already way too many animated films on my list already.) Love your list. I'm not really planning on entering the Five Enchanted Roses contest at this point. To busy with my own fairy tale rewrites. Thanks for commenting!
DeleteLove this list! Hercules is probably one of my favorite Disney movies - or at least has the best Disney villain!
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