1. Say Anything — because it has so many good lines (“I don’t want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don’t want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don’t want to do that.”), and because Lloyd Dobler makes me believe in love.
2. The Notebook — because I have a serious crush on Ryan Gosling as well as one on Rachel McAdams, so it doesn’t get much better than a movie starring the two of them together. It’s like the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups of movies.
3. 12 Monkeys — because I’ve watched it probably five or six times and I still don’t get it, but I’m still not tired of trying to figure it out.
4. Zombieland — because an awesome movie about Outwitting, Outplaying, and Outlasting slobbery, blood-thirsty undead people (including Bill Murray as a fake undead person) is really just a metaphor for the reality game show that is Survivor. Or else Survivor is a metaphor for Zombieland. I can’t be sure, I think zombies ate my brain. Or else Jeff Probst did.
5. The Hangover — because I have never laughed so hard in my life as I did when I saw it in the theater, and if I’m all alone on an island, I won’t have to worry about peeing in my pants while laughing this time and I’m not saying that I actually peed in my pants the first time, but I did worry about the possibility of peeing. In my pants. Whatever.
* Yes, I realize the Survivors aren’t actually allowed to take movies to Exile Island.
Where ya gonna plug in the DVD player? Oh… What was that? Suspension of disbelief? Gotcha!
My DVD player is solar powered. Duh.
It's been years since I've watched 12 Monkeys…need to do that again.
Let me know if you figure it out!
I'm with you 100% on The Hangover and Zombieland. My other three would be: Brazil (The Criterion 3-disc version
, The Shawshank Redemption, and The Incredibles.
Have you watched La Jetée? If you love 12 Monkeys that much, then you should definitely watch it. Prepare to have your head explode.
I never get sick of 'An Officer and a Gentleman'.
My husband is rather sick of it though, and would probably love to ship me off to exile island
Ahh, Shawshank. Great pick.
I almost picked an animated flick, and The Incredibles would def. be on my short list, but I tire of animated pretty quickly. Like around view #54. Ask me how I know this about myself.
La Jetée, huh? I'll see if Netflix has it and put it in queue. Thanks for the reco! Will let you know about head exploding. Unless it actually does. Naturally.
Like my husband is sick of The Notebook, I'm sure.
I like An Officer and a Gentleman too, it's been a while since I've seen it though. And YEARS since I've seen it without a million commercials packed throughout.
Oh man, that's a tough one. Definitely Airplane! and Real Genius. Possibly Noises Off. Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne and Katherine Hepburn – best on-screen chemistry in the history of film).
I'm not sure what #5 would be. I'll have to mull it over. Good post!
Oh! Maybe The Triplets of Belleville. Have you seen that movie? It's GORGEOUS.
Airplane! and Real Genius — great choices. Real Genius has been on cable a LOT lately. I never get tired of it.
Nope, I haven't seen it, but I just added it to my Netflix queue. Thanks for the reco!
My God… I can't believe I've only seen 2 out of these 5 movies. Horrible. Who in this world hasn't seen The Notebook? Maybe I already live in a deserted island.