It all started with the conversation about the movies. I have a stack of dvds of the latest releases collecting dust at home and yet I haven't gotten down to watching them. Waiting for my better-half to spare sometime so that we can watch them together( ever heard of spending quality time together?).
Talking about movies would make me nostalgic .James Bond, Indiana Jones, Chuck Norris they are my earliest memories. A clear picture of a scrawny looking 6-7 year old me , watching Evil Dead along with bro and Putta . Hiding behind/under the sofa when the demons attack our hero in the movie..Having sleepless nights, and the bed wetting!!
Am I living in the past? No matter how much you try to shoo away the ghosts of the past, they keep coming back to haunt you. Sometimes I feel am stuck in a time warp.
So here I am , making a list of my favourite movies watched in my early childhood.
1> Evil Dead:
I am so proud of myself that I never wet my pants while watching this one! The demons in the movie are horrendous and bloodcurdling! I am proud that I sat through the movie not once or twice...but for all the 3 parts!! I love the part when he cuts off his possessed hand and the hand keeps coming back to attack him..If I have to watch it today( never at night) , I would still get the chills running down my spine..(I must confess I still wonder how come I am not scarred for life after watchin this when I was 7-.8, hmmm or am I? :) )
2> Gods must be Crazy:
Another 4 part movie, which initially was just a movie to me coz I didnot understand anything. Later when I watched it when I was a little older I just adored it. Hilarious movie.A movie about the tribal men wanting to go to the edge of the earth get rid of a coke(yes you read it right- COKE) bottle which falls off an aeroplane( and the tribal men think out of the sky from the Gods) because just like the Pandoras box the coke bottle has released evil into their community.
3> The Mask, Dumb and Dumber:
Another movie of the comedy genre.Jim Carrey! Love the way he says , "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN!!" The transformation of a shy young man to a wacky cartoon character is just breath-taking . I also adored him in Dumb and dumber, Ace Ventura- Pet Detective..
4>Home Alone :
Ah Kevin, the little boy( not so little anymore) . The pranks , the booby traps! I pity the miserable goons who just got battered by a child! A hilarious and once again a 3 part movie . No more sequels am sure Kevin is a grown man now!
5> American Pie :
My all time favourite. A very humorous movie with not-so-clean jokes . The movie revolves around the four boys who make a pact to lose their virginity before they graduate and what comes next..Some of the scenes are so so funny you will laugh your guts out! And thats no exaggeration.Even though the movie received mixed reviews as not suitable for teens, I would still say : I L.O.V.E IT. Whats life without a bit of guilty pleasures?? The last I knew there were 6 parts , if you ask me now I'd say am an outdated old twit , I dont know!
6> When Harry Met Sally, You've got Mail :
I love Meg Ryan. She's got an ethereal quality about her. Its her voice I guess and the way she carries herself. Very much unlady-like. Thats what makes her look so vulnerable and gives the feel of the girl next door. The boyish walk and the high pitched voice adds to the charm. She looked lovely in When harry met Sally . Hum -Tum in Hindi was inspired by this movie. I simply cant forget the part when Harry argues with Mary about how men and women cannot be friends.Tom Hanks is just so so so so..oh you get it?
7> Pretty Woman :
Richard Gere isjust phenomenal in this flick.. The gentleman yet the romatic side of him swept me off my feet. Silver-haired Richard Gere with the expressionless face yet the soft sultry voice that says it all. Julia Roberts an escort in the movie who is picked up by Gere to spend a night with him. And so the story continues... A romantic love story.. I have always been a sucker for a romantic love story, a hopeless romatic that I am. I love the way Gere treated Julia Roberts in the movie regardless of her profession- a true gentleman.I also liked Julia Roberts in Notting Hill, the climax of the movie - "I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her."
8> The Mask of Zorro :
Just love Anthony hopkins,such charishma. Any person who hasnt watched "The Silence of the Lambs" better hang himself.There was a 'remake'of this movie in Hindi too. And just no words to spare for Antonio Banderas. The smoldering good looks and that accent..! I remembr singing the Theme song as a little girl- I want to spend my lifetime loving you....
You name it we watched it! Comedy, thriller, romantic or horror, even PG 13 movies! You see?? The movie bug bit me hard while I was still a baby!
Talking about movies would make me nostalgic .James Bond, Indiana Jones, Chuck Norris they are my earliest memories. A clear picture of a scrawny looking 6-7 year old me , watching Evil Dead along with bro and Putta . Hiding behind/under the sofa when the demons attack our hero in the movie..Having sleepless nights, and the bed wetting!!
Am I living in the past? No matter how much you try to shoo away the ghosts of the past, they keep coming back to haunt you. Sometimes I feel am stuck in a time warp.
So here I am , making a list of my favourite movies watched in my early childhood.
1> Evil Dead:
2> Gods must be Crazy:
Another 4 part movie, which initially was just a movie to me coz I didnot understand anything. Later when I watched it when I was a little older I just adored it. Hilarious movie.A movie about the tribal men wanting to go to the edge of the earth get rid of a coke(yes you read it right- COKE) bottle which falls off an aeroplane( and the tribal men think out of the sky from the Gods) because just like the Pandoras box the coke bottle has released evil into their community.
3> The Mask, Dumb and Dumber:
Another movie of the comedy genre.Jim Carrey! Love the way he says , "SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSMOKIN!!" The transformation of a shy young man to a wacky cartoon character is just breath-taking . I also adored him in Dumb and dumber, Ace Ventura- Pet Detective..
4>Home Alone :
Ah Kevin, the little boy( not so little anymore) . The pranks , the booby traps! I pity the miserable goons who just got battered by a child! A hilarious and once again a 3 part movie . No more sequels am sure Kevin is a grown man now!
5> American Pie :
My all time favourite. A very humorous movie with not-so-clean jokes . The movie revolves around the four boys who make a pact to lose their virginity before they graduate and what comes next..Some of the scenes are so so funny you will laugh your guts out! And thats no exaggeration.Even though the movie received mixed reviews as not suitable for teens, I would still say : I L.O.V.E IT. Whats life without a bit of guilty pleasures?? The last I knew there were 6 parts , if you ask me now I'd say am an outdated old twit , I dont know!
6> When Harry Met Sally, You've got Mail :I love Meg Ryan. She's got an ethereal quality about her. Its her voice I guess and the way she carries herself. Very much unlady-like. Thats what makes her look so vulnerable and gives the feel of the girl next door. The boyish walk and the high pitched voice adds to the charm. She looked lovely in When harry met Sally . Hum -Tum in Hindi was inspired by this movie. I simply cant forget the part when Harry argues with Mary about how men and women cannot be friends.Tom Hanks is just so so so so..oh you get it?
7> Pretty Woman :Richard Gere isjust phenomenal in this flick.. The gentleman yet the romatic side of him swept me off my feet. Silver-haired Richard Gere with the expressionless face yet the soft sultry voice that says it all. Julia Roberts an escort in the movie who is picked up by Gere to spend a night with him. And so the story continues... A romantic love story.. I have always been a sucker for a romantic love story, a hopeless romatic that I am. I love the way Gere treated Julia Roberts in the movie regardless of her profession- a true gentleman.I also liked Julia Roberts in Notting Hill, the climax of the movie - "I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her."
Just love Anthony hopkins,such charishma. Any person who hasnt watched "The Silence of the Lambs" better hang himself.There was a 'remake'of this movie in Hindi too. And just no words to spare for Antonio Banderas. The smoldering good looks and that accent..! I remembr singing the Theme song as a little girl- I want to spend my lifetime loving you....
You name it we watched it! Comedy, thriller, romantic or horror, even PG 13 movies! You see?? The movie bug bit me hard while I was still a baby!
I didn't know women enjoyed American Pie like we men! haha lol... I've seen all of them n loved them (not all though) And yes, the evil dead which i took as challenge to watch alone in the night n thud i didn't get scared a bit. I was a lil older, may be 12 or 13. I wud've liked to see Baby's day out here.. what do u think?
ReplyDeleteYup. But there just too many in the list! Robocop, Terminator,Men in Black. From the dark psychotic movies to the Sci-fi. From baby movies to monsters...I can never lsit them all...:)
ReplyDeleteI still rember when were wathcing eveil dead i was hiding before pillo :)..... too good movies
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