Favorite Movies

Jen and I enjoy watching movies. While we don't often go to the theater these days (I think we've been to three movies in the past 12 months, and all of those have been for the kids), we receive movies from Netflix relatively frequently. I keep a running list of 'Nate's Top Ten Movies', which may or may not actually be ten movies at any given time. I recommend them highly:

La Vita e Bella (or 'Life is Beautiful'): An Italian film that makes you laugh hard and cry harder with it's humor, love, war, tragedy, and sacrifice.

The Sixth Sense: I never saw the ending coming. I like the rest of it too, and can watch it more than once and still enjoy it (unlike my wife...)

Apollo 13: A riveting movie that makes you proud to be a part of the country that went to the moon.

The Sting: When I first watched this movie, I realized that old films can be good. Plus, who else can act like Paul Newman and Robert Redford?

Marnie: An Alfred Hitchcock classic, in which I found out that really old films can be really good.

Speed Racer: A new movie, the newest addition to my list, that I really enjoyed. Its got great action and a good plot, with a really wierd beginning.

Its a Wonderful Life: I never tire of watching this one, and the boys like to watch it too!

The Incredibles: The best kids movie ever! ...and a really entertaining film for anyone to watch.

The Matrix: This movie was fascinating to watch, and had all kinds of references. Then, the last two movies in the trilogy ruined it. But the original still deserves a spot on my list.

Saving Private Ryan:Imagine watching the first 20 minutes of this movie (storming the beaches of Normandy) from the front row of the theater. I also like the ending, and it makes me ask the same questions about my own life.

While You Were Sleeping:This is when I became a big Sandra Bullock fan, and then I became not so big of a fan when I watched ‘Miss Congeniality”.

The Hunt for Red October: Sean Connery at his best, and Alec Baldwin at his best as well. Ok, and Tom Clancy at his best too.

I'm also a big fan of some triolgies:

Indiana Jones: Ok, this isn't a trilogy anymore, but they sure are fun. The best one, of course, is still The Last Crusade.

Spiderman: Really cool, really good plot. Will this also have a fourth movie?

Back to the Future: Nostalgic about the eighties, anyone?

The Lord of the Rings: The movies, for once, do justice to the books.