Sunday, February 23, 2014

5. The Breakfast Club


Alright, so for those of you who have seen Pitch Perfect remember the many references to this movie. Like in the end when the Barden Bella's are singing their final song and Jesse raises his arm up to "Don't You" by Simpleminds just like Bender did at the end of the movie. I mean who didn't love that part? I was just like AHHH!


Anyways, this movie is 5 high school students who are from different social groups that ended up in detention on the same Saturday. Well,  throughout the day the seem to almost bond. They soon learn that despite their differences, they all have a lot in common. Many teenagers can actually relate to this movie. There's the brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and criminal. Just like every high school has and almost every teenager fits into one of these categories. Also, just like in high school we all think we know the other person just based off of appearances and who that person hangs out with but in the end, we don't know them at all. This movie is not only an amazing one but also will teach everyone a lesson they have heard time and time again, "Don't judge a book by its cover." 

4. Princess Bride


If your parents are like mine then they shared with you movies from their childhood. The Princess Bride is my moms absolute favorite movie. She can quote it on the spot. Just the other day my sister said "Mom, quote the movie from the very beginning." Well, my mom did just that. This classic reovirus contains swords play, an evil prince, a giant who loves to rhyme, a Spanish man trying to avenge his fathers death, a farm boy, a princess, and true love. Princess Buttercup falls inlove with the poor farm boy Wesley. After he leaves to find fortune so he can marry Buttercup, she receives word that he has been killed by the dread pirate Roberts. Years later Peince Humperdink asks for her hand in marriage and she agrees. Then while out one day she's kidnapped by the Brute Squad and then saved by "the man in black" who just so happens to be Wesley. I better stop there or I will tell you the whole movie. So, let me just leave it off with saying my favorite line of the whole movie, "As you wish." I mean who wouldn't love it?!

Friday, February 21, 2014

3. Labyrinth


Alright, if you haven't saw this movie there is really something wrong. This movie starring David Bowie and Jennifer Connelly is an absolute classic. A girl (Sarah) whose life revolves around fiction and books, an innocent little brother (Toby), goblins, and of course the Goblin King (Jareth). Sarah secretly wishes her brother to be taken away, not thinking it would actually happen. She goes to check back on him to find he has disappeared and a goblin has taken his place. King Jareth tries to convience her throughout the movie that it is impossible to get her brother back, who just so happens to be in the king's castle in the middle of a fantastical labyrinth. this labyrinth, however, is not normal in anyway; things are NEVER what they seem to be. Young Sarah learns this very soon. She meets many new friends throughout her journey; Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Didymus. 

Obviously, I'm not the only one who thinks this movie is very impressive and entertaining.  http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/labyrinth-1986

2. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

This movie is literally a classic. A boy (Ferris) that wants to spend the day doing what he wants instead of going to school, so he fakes an illness and calls upon his best friend(Cameron) to spend the day together. He not only drags his best friend into it but has Cameron call the school pretending to be his girlfriend's(Sloane) dad and makes up a lie to get her out of school as well. Now coincidentally this movie also contains Jennifer Gray who plays Ferris' sister , who is trying to do whatever she can to prove that Ferris is faking an illness. 

Okay, who could forget the parade scene? It is literally, my FAVORITE part in the whole movie. 

Who wouldn't love this movie? It's not only entertaining but just down right a great comedy.  This movie also happens to contain one of my FAVORITE movie quotes, "Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." This just stirs up the question, how have other people my age not seen this movie?!? Its absolutely wonderful, a little bit of romance, humor, and (what every teenager loves) rebellion. 

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

1. Dirty Dancing


So let's take Dirty Dancing for example. Who can resist the moment at the end when Patrick Swayze walks into the room, reaches his hand out and says, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner." Ahhh!! At that moment I'm sure we all wished to be in Jennifer Grey's shoes.
Oh, oh. Or the part when "Baby" has just discovered "Penney's" dilemma and offers her suggestion, to which "Penney" replies, okay everyone together now, "Go back to your playpen, (dramatic pause) Baby." I know, I know there is a whole other line before that but it has a non-adult appropriate word in it ;)