Sunday, February 7, 2010

Week 6: Favorite Movie of 2009/ and all time

My favorite movie of 2009 is Invictus, with Morgan Freeman playing Nelson Mandela, and Matt Damon as the Team Captain of the 1995 South Africa Rugby team. I liked this movie because it was about South Africa after Apartheid and Nelson Mandela trying to reunite his country through a common interest, rugby. I am interested in the stories that came from South Africa during and after Apartheid so this caught my attention, I thought it was acted wonderfully and the story had a deep and serious message delivered through a fun activity and world championship. I watched this movie on the internet. Here is a trailer for Invictus:


My favorite movie of ALL TIME would have to be Cry-Baby (1990) with Johnny Depp (and no not just because he is hot!) I saw this movie for the first time when I was 11 I think, and I probably watched it 10 times in a row, on Laser Disk (like a record for movies) It is a comical musical about the 50's where a "Greaser" (bad boy) falls for a "Square" (good girl) and how all of their friends don't approve. And of course his ability to shed... just one tear. This movie I thought was just hilarious and it has stuck with me all these years as my all time favorite! Here is a trailer for Cry-Baby:

3 comments:

  1. Cry-Baby is such a good movie! When I hear the title, I always think of the scene where Allison drinks half a jar-worth of her own tears. How salty! haha.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Johnny Depp is extra hot because he's such a good actor. Oh yeah, the laser disc - a good example of a loser in the format wars.

    ReplyDelete