My Top 10 Favorite Movies

This is not REMOTELY objective.  These are my PERSONAL favorite films of all time. 

My Top 10 (+)

10. Little Miss Sunshine
9. Silver Linings Playbook
8. I Heart Huckabees
7. Fight Club
6. The Dark Knight
5. Garden State
4. Jerry McGuire
3.5 The Royal Tennenbaums (This is an edit...I left this one out originally...forgot about it)
3. The Departed
2. Love Actually
1. Sleepy Hollow

 

I will talk about "Sleepy Hollow."  I've loved this movie since I was 13.  I love a good mystery, and this is a wonderful "whodunit." Johnny Depp was at his peak of comedic and dramatic brilliance.  The setting is beautiful, albeit in a dark and dreary 1799 New England town.  Tim Burton does not hesitate to throw as much blood at Johnny Depp at possible, so it is a bit gorey.  This is a liberal adaptation of the famous "Sleepy Hollow," story, but it is great.

Oscar Predictions 2013

Oscar Night is like the Superbowl to me.  This night is definitely one of my favorites of the year.  I love the evening gowns, the accolades, and most importantly:  the movies!  Here are my predictions for the Oscars of 2013 in the top categories:

Best Picture:  This is a very tough prediction for this year.  If it were up to me, I would say Silver Linings Playbook  but based on the reception at other award shows, I'd say  Argo 

Best Actor:  Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln

Best Actress:  Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook 

Best Supporting Actor:  Tommy Lee Jones for Lincoln 

Best Supporting Actress:  Anne Hathaway for Les Miserables 

Best Director:  Stephen Spielburg for Lincoln 

Have a great night at the Oscars everyone!

Silver Linings Playbook

Movie:  Silver Linings Playbook
Major Actors: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker
Rating: R
Best Audience: Adults

Review:

I see movies all the time, but I rarely add a new favorite to my list.  This movie is absolutely a new favorite.  Not only did I love "Silver Linings Playbook," but I think it's one of the best films I've seen.  It has everything.  It is very relatable.  The characters are like people you know in real life.  The acting is amazing.  There is dancing, romance, comedy, sports, melodrama.  This movie has an actor nominated for an Oscar in each actor category and they all deserve it.  I can't say enough good things about the superb acting that Jennifer Lawrence does.  However, a few surprises for me were the preformances of Bradley Cooper and Chris Tucker.  Cooper did an excellent job as an emotionally strung out, desperate man.  Chris Tucker deviated from his normal type of role by being in this movie, but he still brought the comic relief to it that you would expect from Chris Tucker.  I highly recommend this film!