Ok i have these books. The List Yourself Series.
Amazing books for those of you who love to journal,
or just enjoy talking about yourself, as a way to self discovery.
They can be quite amusing as well.
So I came across this question:
“List the one movie that truly defines you”
Didn’t realize how damn hard it would be, to choose only one…
I think the better question would be:
List one movie from each of these genre’s that truly define you.
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[li]Horror[/li][li]Comedy[/li][li]Suspense[/li][li]Drama[/li][li]Chick Flick[/li][/list=1]
Mine …
Dance of the Damned 2) Joe Dirt 3) Storm of The Century
The Shining (though I’d forgotten “Storm”!- good runner up)
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (It represents the “I want to run off and leave everything” escapist part of me)
Psycho
Heavenly Creatures (or runner up- Edward Scissorhands)
Grease (though I guess there are guys who like it too)
If I had to pick just one movie off the list that totally defined me, it’d be “Heavenly Creatures.” I just adore that movie, and it really feels ME- with all the drama/genius and the madness and the disturbing factor. I see so many elements of myself in it (I know, that sounds unhealthy!), but I just feel like I’m obsessed.
Horror
Dunno, yet. Comedy O Brother, Where Art Thou Suspense The Usual Suspects Drama Karakter aka Character here in the States. Chick Flick
Is High Fidelity a chick flick? If not, The Color Purple or The Joy Luck Club.
Horror – at a push, Killer Klowns or The Frighteners
Comedy – Withnail and I
Suspense – The Vanishing (the original Dutch version)
Drama – does A Life Less Ordinary count? War films?
Chick flick – don’t like any of 'em, really (although I’m not against the genre in principle)
Well, I dunno if it “defines” me, but the parallels between my life and Now, Voyager are creepy to the point of silliness. Or silly to the point of creepiness . . .
Horror- Parents The creepy nostalgia thing gets to me, I had a thread in GD about how 50s nostalgia gives me the willies.
Comedy- Hedwig and the Angry Inch gender confusion is an issue I can relate to (TMI).
Suspense- A Touch of Evil because I always knew Charlton Heston was a mexican…
Drama- Of Mice and Men “tell me about the rabbits George…”
Chick Flick- The Piano because it’s romantic, yet creepy.
Horror-probably Alien
Comedy-this is tough, because I love comedies. Let’s go with Dogma, Stripes & Local Hero
Suspense-The Man Who Knew Too Much
Drama-Casablanca
Chick Flick-Eat, Drink, Man, Woman
I have to add a couple of genres that don’t quite fit the above:
Adventure-Robin Hood (Erroll Flynn) & Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Musical Comedy-Hard Day’s Night
1-Nightbreed
It’s more dark-fairy-tale-for-grownups than horror. But it’s generally put in the horror section.
“Everything’s true. God’s an astronaut. Oz is over the rainbow. And Midian’s where the monsters live.”
2-UHF
“Welcome to Secrets Of The Universe. Today, I’m going to show you how to make plutonium from coomon household items.”
3-Doctor Caligari
Not to be confused with Cabinet of Caligari or Cabinet of Doctor Caligari.
“I can feel your eyes on me, like filthy prayers.”
4-Man On The Moon
“You’re insane. But, you might also be a genius.”
5- Funny About Love
“She died like she lived, like Wile E Coyote”
Horror: The Thing (1982)
Comedy: Tough one. I’ll go with 1941.
Suspense: Cape Fear
Drama: Empire of the Sun
Chick Flick: The Joy Luck Club
More genres:
Action: Another toughie. Ummmm, Die Hard.
Kid movie: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Animated: Secret of NIMH
Musical: Wizard of Oz
Miscellaneous: Pink Floyd The Wall
I think the better question would be: