Daily Mish Mash

I wasn’t really planning on doing another post so soon, but I saw this fun little meme over at Supernanny Where Are You and since I was looking for something to do to avoid going to the grocery store I just had to participate. 

It’s about movies (Top 5 Favorites) and since I love lists and I love movies, I just couldn’t resist. 

Plus, I thought this would be a great post to promote my Movie Madness Carnival.  I finally picked a date for next month.  It is going to be on Tuesday, August 5th.  Click on the little banner on my sidebar for more information. 

Anyway, back to my list.  My husband says I have about twenty movies in my top five, but I disagree.  There are twenty in my top ten, but only five in my top five.  So there!

These are the absolute favorites, the movies I could watch over and over again and never get sick of.  These are the ones I choose to watch when I’m feeling sick for comfort (especially #2) and the ones that will make me laugh and cry no matter how many times I see them. 

I thought I’d list them in the form of youtube videos just to be annoying for fun. 

1.  The Notebook-It’s hard to pick just one scene.  The kiss scene is of course my favorite, but I really love this one too:

 

2.  The Burbs–A classic dark comedy. Yes, it is extremely cheesy, but I love it!  Plus, it is nice to watch a Tom Hanks movie where he doesn’t have a fake accent.

3.  Titanic–Again, the kiss scene trumps all but this is another good one:

4.  Meet the Parents–I laughed from beginning to end with this movie.  It is hard to pick a scene that stands alone as being the funniest because they build off of each other, but here is one that sort of stands alone:

5.  Pride and Prejudice–I have to post this scene of Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth unexpectedly running into each other at Pemberley. It is law. No other scene will do. Great, great movie!!

Looking at this list, I just can’t believe there isn’t even one traditional romantic comedy on there.   I love romantic comedies, so my honorable mentions include Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail, Only You, and many more.

Next to a guy in a fleece pullover or a guy cleaning my house, there is only one other thing I find irresistable–guys who are wet. 

They could have just taken a swim at Pemberley and are surprised to see you there:

                                                                                Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy)

 They could be surfing the day away:

                                                            Matthew McConaughey

Or perhaps just forgot to pack a bathing suit, but still wanted to take a dip in the ocean:

                                                                                      Brad Pitt (who by the way is not usually one of my faves, but this picture could have swayed me)

Playing Guitar (or at least holding a guitar):

Justin Timberlake (for my friend Tonya)–Why is his shirt wet and nothing else?  Not that I mind or anything, just wondering.

Building sandcastles:

                                                                                      Josh Holloway (Again!!)

Playing soccer (or just holding the ball):

                                                                David Beckham (For Carol)–He needs to get a little wetter in this pic!

Right after a quick swim (who needs a towel??!):

                                                                                                      Gerard Butler

And how could I let a ‘wet men’ post go by without posting a pic of this glorious man about to profess his undying love:

                                                                                                       Ryan Gosling

One more of him because I can and it sort of fits the theme:

And the one man who can never seem to stay out of the rain–John Cusack:

Ok, I find that I keep using the same guys for Friday Eye Candy.  These are my faves but they may not be yours.  So I was thinking for next week, I would love to feature someone else’s “list” on my blog.  Please email your list at dailymishmash (at) gmail (dot) com.  I will find the pics and post everything on my blog and then link back to you.  If you don’t have a blog, you are still welcome to email me too.  I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Edited to add:  For those of you coming over from POW, this is a weekly feature on my blog.  Make sure to bookmark and come back every Friday!

With the summer blockbuster season quickly approaching, I thought it would be fun to make a list of the 13 movies that I’m most excited about that will be coming soon to theaters.   Unless I win the lottery, I probably wil only see one or two of them, but that is ok.  

My Most Anticipated Movies of 2008:

1.  Wanted–I’m really not much of an action movie lover, but then I saw the trailer (see pic below of James McAvoy) and guess what??!!  I’m there.  This may be worth the $10 a ticket and $20 snacks.   The only thing that may ruin it is watching him kissing all over Angelina.  But I’ll have to just put up with it.

2. Hancock–As many times as I’ve seen this trailer, I still crack up every time I see Will Smith throw that whale back in the ocean.  Having Jason Bateman in it doesn’t hurt either.  This should be FUNNY!

3. Sex and the City–I hope this one lives up to the hype.  It will be hard to match the greatness of the show, but I think it will be good.  They just better give Big and Carrie a happy ending. 

4.  The Accidental Husband–I’m a sucker for a good romantic comedy.  With the leading men being Denny Duquette and Mr. Darcy, what’s not to love??

5.  The Happening–I’ve loved just about everything that M. Night Shyamalan has done (with the exception of the terrible Lady in the Water–that was unwatchable).  Summer isn’t the same without a disaster movie, so I’m really looking forward to this one!

6  Chronicles of Narnia-Prince Caspian–The first one was surprisingly good.  I say surprisingly because I don’t typically like the fantasy genre.  I hope the second one is just as great.   I will miss seeing Mr. Tumnus/James McAvoy  (I’d break my hobbit rule for him) though.                                Still Cute:

7.  Kung Fu Panda–My kids are really excited about this one and it does look kind of funny. 

8.  Revolutionary Road–Unless this one gets horrible reviews I’m there.  This is the closest I’m going to get to a sequel to Titanic.  I think Leo and Kate are very talented on their own, but I love them together!

9.  Eagle Eye–I’m putting this Shia film on my list instead of the Indiana Jones movie and I’m sure that sounds pretty insane.  I’m just not a huge fan of the other Indy movies or Harrison Ford, so I’m excited for this one more.  Shia is back working again with “Disturbia” director D.J. Caruso playing a young slacker whose twin brother has died mysteriously. Rachel (Monaghan) finds that her child is missing, and soon the two strangers realize that they have been framed as terrorists. Forced to become members of a cell that has plans to carry out a political assassination, they must work together to extricate themselves while being led by a mysterious voice.

10.  The Time Traveler’s Wife–This is the only movie on this list that I can say for sure that I will be seeing in the theater.  I really liked the book and am so curious how they are going to make it into a movie.  Plus, I’ll pretty much see anything Rachel McAdams makes.  Love her!!

11.  Zak and Miri Make a Porno–I hesitated putting this one on the list, but I’m guessing with Seth Rogan and Kevin Smith behind it that it should be amusing.  Plus, I’m curious to see how funny Jason Mewes (Jay of the Jay and Silent Bob movies) is now that he has supposedly cleaned up his act. 

12.  Curious Case Of Benjamin Buttons–This one is directed by David Fincher who did Zodiac (which I loved).  It stars Brad Pitt as a the title character.  He begins the story as an old man, then begins physically aging in reverse.  It’s based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.  Sounds intriguing.

13.   Mamma Mia–I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t seen the musical on stage yet.  But I hadn’t seen Chicago and I loved the movie.  Sometime I think it is better to see the movie first because I’m sure that seeing it on stage is always better, so it is probably a disappointment to see the movie afterward.  Kinda like reading the book and then seeing the movie.  This one looks really good.  (Two new Colin Firth movies–yay!!)  Here’s the trailer in case you haven’t seen it yet:

 So which movie (on my list or otherwise) are you most excited about?  Leave your answer in my comments section.

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