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The Sword In the Stone (Disney)
The Sword In the Stone is a classic Disney film that I saw as a little kid, and one of the only one's that I remember. The story follows King Arthur from his growing up as an apprentice to becoming the King of England. I remember watching it on VHS with my mom at home and I remained obsessed with the movie for much of my early childhood. I recall pretending to pull swords out of rocks (although I used sticks and the ground) in my knightly adventures through the backyard, mimicking Arthur. -
Madagascar
Madagascar was one of the few films that I saw in theators, and completely hated. It was only during a power outage 2 years later that my brother pulled up the movie on his laptop and we watched it together. It all changed completely and now it's one of my favorite silly movies. The sheer fun of the experience made me forget that my house was without electricity (no videogames D:) for the rest of the night and let me and my brother become closer friends as a result. -
Spirited Away
I remember watching this movie on my computer at home in 7th grade (when I was 13) after my brother recommended it to me. A purely cute Miyazaki classic, this movie began my love of animated films and the concept of foreign films. This film simply holds a special place in my heart since it's the first movie I can think of watching and loving from my youth, and it's a movie I continue to adore. -
Seven Samurai
An introduction to foreign films and the Japanese culture, Seven Samurai was a movie that I had recieved through netflix and admired as simply being a piece of art. Even though I watched it alone, I could feel myself being pulled in to the culture and the setting of the small Japanese village being defended by seven samurai. This movie was the first time I had ever felt that way about a movie (especially a b&w!) and to this day it's regarded as one of Japan's greatest classics in cinematography. -
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
My favorite in the comedic genre of movies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail brings a special smile to my face everytime I watch it. The first time I watched it was with my older brother, who looked at me incredulously after I told him I had never heard of the film and then proceeded to force me to watch it then and there. I was shocked to find it to be the timeless classic that it is. In a style of film that I usually strongly dislike, the Holy Grail set it's mark and became a rare exception. -
It's All Gone Pete Tong
It's All Gone Pete Tong was another film that I watched all by myself, but this worked in as an advantage. The film portrays a DJ (Franky Wilde) who began to go deaf, using the audio to enhance the movie to bring the audience in to feel the experience of going deaf. I watched the movie using earbuds, which isolated the sound so that I could hear exactly what it feels like to go deaf in sections where the movie was being told through Franky's ears and eyes. It was such a powerful experience <3 -
Paprika
Paprika, another film watched alone after being recommended to me by my brother, brought me straight into the world of now one of my favorite directers (sadly passed away last year) and his perplexing mind. The film brings about an interesting concept of what would happen if we could alter our dreams and allow other people in to them. This concept had me thinking about the movie for months after I had watched it. Even today the film remains one of my favorites for the great story and execution -
Kari-gurashi no Arrieti
Another adorable Miyazaki film, Arrieti became one of my favorites instantly while watching it. Watching it around 2am alone on my computer, I found myself being pulled in to this mystical world of inch-high people and their adventures to 'borrow' simple items such as a cube of sugar. This movie brought a huge smile to my face and considerably brightened my mood for the rest of the week, leaving the big smile on my face everytime i thought of it. -
Ninja Showdown (Pt. 1)
Possibly one of the best movie experiences of my life. Pooling our money to buy this rare VHS tape (for $33), A couple of my best friends and I looked forward to the day where we could all sit down and watch this film. Our predetermined love for the movie came after we watched the music video from Hexstatic's 'Ninja Tune' track, the track uses samples from the movie and the music video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY9Xqzr5gGQ) uses clips from the film correlating to the samples. -
Ninja Showdown (Pt. 2)
The intriguing thought of purple ninjas (who were stylishly Caucasian, what?!) instantly made the decision to purchase the tape an easy one. When we sat down to watch it, this movie kept delivering bad storyline, poor cinematography, and even a ninja who jumps up in the air, spins, falls back to the ground in a ninja outfit to the sound effect of quack. Half of the movie was bootlegged. We couldn't stop laughing, the movie was so bad but yet it struck itself as a masterpiece in our hearts.
