Why do I love movies? Well, that is a loaded question. How much time do you have? I could go into a long-winded diatribe about the art of film-making or the magic of the movies, but all of that has been said countless times before. Not every movie is a masterpiece, but every film has touched me in one way or another. Every other week, we will look at a handful of reasons why movies are so damn great..
I love movies…because of the letter from the ending of THE BREAKFAST CLUB
Because of the unadulterated violence in HOME ALONE
Because of every memory in ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND
Because of the squid eating scene in OLDBOY
Because of William Wallace’s final battlecry in BRAVEHEART
Because of every movie reference in RANGO
Because of the three Force ghosts at the end of RETURN OF THE JEDI
Because of the O.R. scrubs in RUSHMORE
Because I love WILLOW despite what the critics said
Because of Samara emerging from the television in THE RING
Because of Atreyu calling for Artax in THE NEVERENDING STORY
Because of the batshit crazy ANTICHRIST, MELANCHOLIA, and NYMPHOMANIAC
Because of the family bonding in the Korean movie THE HOST
Because of the family bonding in the Korean movie A TALE OF TWO SISTERS
Because of the coconuts in MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL
Because of Max Schrek’s make-up in NOSFERATU
Because of Willem Dafoe’s make-up in SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE
Because of the Bear Jew in INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Because of the Queen of the Night Aria in AMADEUS
Because of the Pikeys in SNATCH
Stay tuned every other week for more reasons Why I Love Movies! In the meantime, we WANT TO HEAR YOUR OWN REASONS below!!