MY FAVORITE THINGS, Part 2
My last “Favorites” list was restaurants–this one is movies. There are loads of movies I love to watch over and over–I’m a total sucker for any flick starring Hugh Grant and is there anyone on the planet who doesn’t love Colin Firth?? Naming my top two movies didn’t take any effort at all, but choosing one to slip into the number 3 slot was a real challenge as there are so many that I love. Some of my faves that didn’t make the top three are Ever After; Crazy, Stupid Love; 50 First Dates; A Knight’s Tale; Two Weeks Notice; Pride and Prejudice (A&E version–actually a mini-series so I couldn’t really make it number 3); Gone With the Wind; Arsenic and Old Lace; and, oh, so many more. But then there are three that rise above the rest, three that somehow transcend all the others and hold a special place in my heart. And they are:
#3 Love Actually. I love the way the stories in this movie intertwine. I love Liam Neeson and his stepson. I love Hugh Grant as the Prime minister. I love Colin Firth playing a novelist. I love the humor and the bittersweetness. Basically I just love everything about this film. There are so many stars in it your head will spin, and did I mention that both Hugh Grant AND Colin Firth are in it? Oh, yeah-I did 
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Fabulous cast--you'll laugh and cry and fall in love
#2 The In-Laws. I’m talking about the original version starring Peter Falk and Alan Arkin as soo-to-be in-laws. This isn’t a film that would ever win an Oscar, but it sends me into fits of laughter with its over-the-top silliness. We frequently quote from this movie and giggle every time we do. I’ve never seen the re-make with Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas–I have no desire to mess with the perfection that the original represents to me.
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The In-Laws--such silly fun!
And my #1, all-time favorite movie is: Some Like it Hot. Made in 1959 by Billy Wilder and filmed in black and white, this flick stars Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis as two Prohibition-era musicians who dress as women who join an all-girl band to escape gangsters. Marilyn Monroe and Joe E. Brown round out the superb cast. I’ve seen this movie so many times yet it never fails to make me laugh. Lemmon, Curtis and Monroe are perfection. I love the music and as for the dresses Ms. Monroe wears…WOW! She oozes sex appeal like no one else.
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This movie was made more than 50 years ago, yet it remains timeless
What are your top three favorite movies? Have you seen any good flicks lately?
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