merely talk

I see a lot of movies. It’s just something I do. As I’ve gotten older and theater prices have sky rocketed my movie going addiction has been somewhat curtailed. But not by much.

So I thought I’d give a little run down on my five favourite movies of 2004, but keep in mind I have yet to see Phantom of the Opera or The Aviator or Ray yet. So this whole darn list is subject to change on a whim.

These are in no particular order by the by.

1) Garden State: beautifully shot, beautifully written. It really captures that feeling of coming home and realizing your parents house is no longer your home, and how lost and surreal the whole experience is.

2) The Notebook. Cheesy, Maybe. But Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling acted the shit out of this movie, thus giving it so much more intensity and drama than the book. It’s a very rare thing indeed when the movie is better than the book, and by God they did it in this one. I cared about these people. I left wanting to love and be loved like these two. The book left me cold, and wondering why’d I’d wasted my time with it.

Also Ryan Gosling brings the sexy.

3) Speaking of Sexy, lets talk about Jude Law, shall we. Mr. Law appeared in something like 6 movies this year. I saw four of them Alfie, Closer, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, and I Heart Huckabees. I adored I Heart Huckabees. I thought it funny and insightful and just perfectly wacky and wonderful. And while Jude did a great job playing a charismatic, smug bastard, it was Marky Mark who stole the show. It’s like he decided to stop “acting” and just have fun. And he was SO much fun. Whether he’s ranting about his petroleum or riding his bike to fires, he was so likable and crazy and I left with a little bit of a crush.

4) I saw The Life Aquatic at a sneak preview Anna’s boss had given her tickets for. The theater people made us stand in line for bloody ever, and I was pretty unhappy when they finally let us in the theater (after searching our purses of course). But I forgot about all the inconvenience as soon as the movie started. It’s official. I am Wes Anderson’s bitch. I love how there is he provides so much detail in every shot that each film needs multiple viewings to catch it all. The writing is spot on, in that offbeat way I love. The plot completely insane (a highlight is the saving of the Bond Company Stooge from the Pirates). The cast greatly talented, and the music awesome. C’mon anyone who has the majority of the film filled with Bowie covers in Portuguese has got to be cool.

5) And finally I’m putting Saved! on this list. I just loved everything about this movie. I bought it as a whim at Future Shop one day. I’d been wanting to see it for awhile but it just hadn’t quite made it to a theater in Edmonton. And I loved it. I think I watched about 5 times in two days after I got it. Something about all these born again Christians just hit a note I guess. And it’s super funny.

So yeah. If you haven’t seen these. Do. If you have and you disagree with me about there awesomeness, you have no taste.