Wow, this is pretty hard, so I'll make two lists of top 5's.
First list - Movies I take on a more lighter note, but still all-time favorites:
5)Halloween (1978)
4)Forrest Gump
3)Star Wars Ep. IV
2)Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1)300
List number Two - Movies I've taken with me through life:
5) Seven (Se7en) - I don't know. This movie gets you thinking. Not like the thinking as in there's so many clues and pieces put together, but the kind of thinking that makes you feel guilty for sitting on the couch, eating those packages of dorito's (aka sloth & gluttony).
4) Donnie Darko - To this day, I still don't get some points of the movie, but the way it's set up and everything just keeps me intrigued and I think about it from time to time. The theme song (Mad World by Gary Jules) is also amazing.
3) South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut - Well, what can I say? I'm and avid South Park fan, and I think Trey Parker and Matt Stone are incredibly talented. The movie just proves how great the series was before then and is now.
2) American History X - This movie was hugely controversial amongst my age group at the time (anywhere from high school freshmen to seniors), and it did a good job a delivering some awareness of what people believe to be neo-nazism. Seeing as how maybe, just maybe, there's always good in people, this movie showed me that hope is always there.
1) The Kill Bill series - He may be a crazy lune head, but Tarantino is an artistic genius. All of the subtle and obvious connections to all of the movies, the story-line, the immense effects, the acting--everything keeps me captivated. I can watch the movie over and over and catch something I hadn't before.
A recent movie that deserves a mention is
Cloverfield. I'm not a big Lost fan, but the intense hype got me to go see it. It's a must see (if you have an open mind), and it will leave you more inquisitive leaving then going in, but it all depends how you take the movie. Go check it out if you haven't already.
Enough blabber. And for the record, I'm en route to be a film student next year.
