Favorites...

[tarotgal]

Gacked from Hermione/Shirehobbit2002... I'm assuming this is supposed to be a list of favorites... it wasn't specified but that's what I'm guessing from Hermione's answers :-)

Books: Ishmael, A Separate Peace, Harry Potter series, Sphere, Catcher in the Rhye, Phantom Tollbooth, Chronicles of Narnia series, Outlander series, 1984, Lady of the Glen, OZ series

Records: any and all from- Steve McDonald, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Dar Williams, Billy Joel, Queen; Velvet Goldmine soundtrack; RENT soundtrack; Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack

Poems: I love narritive poetry to death :-) The Raven, The Lady of Shalott, The Highwayman, Annabelle Lee, Song of Myself, Richard Cory, Jabberwocky, Walrus and the Carpenter, Thanatopsis(sp?), anything by Yeats, anything much by Lord Byron(especially Prometheus), much of Robert Frost's

Movies: The Princess Bride, 10 Characters in Search of an Author, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Chronicles of Narnia(BBC), The Tenth Kingdom, Moulin Rouge, Star Wars, Harry Potter series, Lord of the Rings series, The Breakfast Club, Dead Poet's Society, Velvet Goldmine, Memento, Face Off, A Knight's Tale, Philadelphia, A League of their Own, Romeo & Juliet, Highlander, Interview with a Vampire, Ever After, The Dark Crystal, The Never-Ending Story, Rob Roy, Apollo 13, Brigadoon, Wizard of OZ, Sound of Music, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Camelot, Back to the Future, The Lion King, 101 Dalmations, Anastasia, Sleeping Beauty, Clue, Trading Places, Funny Farm, Renaissance Man, Anne of Green Gables, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Adventures in Babysitting, The Goonies... there's more... but I'll stop there- that's the list on my first level of "favorite movies" the second level down is much longer LOL!

Comments

[tarotgal]

I love A Knight's Tale...took my sister to see it in theaters when it came out... and sister just got it on DVD for her birthday :-) Looking forward to watching all the deleted scenes and extras with her next time I go home.

Heath Ledger has been a favorite of mine ever since 1997 when he starred in Roar. On one of those internet adoption sites I adopted Heath's "Worried look" which, back then, was the only expression he had. heehee! Sad, happy, didn't matter. He always *looked* worried. That adorable furrowed brow and those soft yet strong eyes *G* Delicious. Of course I've come to love him in many of his other movies... but I loved him back before he hit the movie circuit and I'll always love him for his worried look *G*
But yes, a Knight's Tale was lovely. One of my favorite time periods... and any time you can randomly throw a Queen song into a movie and have it go well gets my vote! Plus I love Geoffrey Chaucer thanks again to high school English class for making us read his tales. So that was thrilling. I love when historical fiction brings in real characters like that to play with. :-)

I'm absolutely DYING to see The Order. Think I might try and get boyfriend to go with me. It's not really his thing... but I SO want to see that movie! Not to mention Ned Kelly. Oh, I'd kill to see that movie right about now! I think it's slated to come out May 2004 in the US... the wait is terrible!!!

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Speaking of movies - PotC came out here today!!!!! *fangirl shriek* OMG!!!! *lol* I LOVED it!!! I'm going to go back and see it a second and maybe a third time *bounces* A friend and I went to see the second session at 12pm (9am was too early!), and we even travelled 45 mins to go to a really nice cinema, and we had a ball! *g* Yay. Today was a fantastic day, I can't stop gushing about it! And you know what's really really cool?! I can read your PotC fics now!! *happiness* But I'm so tired from this week that I might not get back to you with a review immediately, but one will come, I promise!

girlwithtulips

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Ooohhhhh YAY! I think it'd be hard NOT to love that movie!!! Though seeing it in a really nice cinema must have been great. People behind us talked during my first viewing of the movie... Grrrr! So where you see it certainly makes a difference. Did you stay for the little extra bit at the end of the credits with the monkey? I made my boyfriend sit through all the credits to see it the second time I went :-)

Anyway... ohhh I LOVE that movie! I'm so impressed at how well the ride translated into a movie. And the characters were so delicious. And the special effects... oohhh I STILL get shivers thinking about that scene where ELizabeth sees they're pirates for the first time! I love listening to that song in the soundtrack... oohhh... so haunting and strong *shiver* But there's such a great balance of suspense and drama and love and humor and obligatory cute boy shots. *G* Lovely movie *G*

No worries, I can certainly wait for feedback. They're not going anywhere. No rush :-) Though I'd love to hear what you think of them :-)

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Do you speak of the 1968 version of Romeo and Juliet?

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Actually... I speak of Baz's :-) The Claire/Leo one. I've always been impressed by the modernization techniques... and Baz's vision and directing thrills me to no ends. The man can do no wrong in my eyes. And it's so lush, like you can reach out and feel the movie. And I love the music. Not to mention the wet Leo scenes which make me want to snuggle him even though I'm not a huge fan of his! But it's that little look of realization they exchange at the end... they don't just die but they see each other one last time and realize what is going on... that look...always makes me shiver.

Of course I like the 1968 version. Tis the first one I ever saw, so it'll always have a place in my heart. The music is beautiful, the costumes rich, the adaptation VERY true to the play... and the nudity certainly doesn't hurt anything at all *G*