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30 Favorite Movies
Reposting my #30DaysofFavorites project here on my blog. Sharing my 30 Favorite Movies.
#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Movie Quotes by Year
A couple of years ago my dad had an idea to list out his favorite movie quotes for every year he’d been alive. I’m stealing this idea for today’s 30 Days of Favorites project entry.
1988 – Die Hard
1989 – Christmas Vacation
1990 – Goodfellas
1991 – Beauty and the Beast
1992 – Army of Darkness
1993 – Jurassic Park
1994 – True Lies
1995 – Braveheart
1996 – Scream
1997 – The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1998 – The Truman Show
1999 – Galaxy Quest
2000 – Gladiator
2001 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002 – Spider-Man
2003 – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
2004 – Kill Bill: Vol. 2
2005 – Batman Begins
2006 – Cars
2007 – Sunshine
2008 – Iron Man
2009 – Zombieland
2010 – How to Train Your Dragon
2011 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
2012 – The Avengers
2013 – Star Trek: Into Darkness
2014 – Nightcrawler
2015 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2016 – Hell or High Water
2017 – Wind River
2018 – Avengers: Infinity War
#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Actors
All throughout June I have been celebrating the fact that I’m turning 30 on the 30th by talking about some of my favorite things. I’ve posted several vlogs on my YouTube channel, and I’ve shared my 30 favorite movie moments, and my 30 favorite albums here on my blog.
Today, I’m sharing a list of my 30 Favorite Actors.
#30 – Emily Blunt
Favorite Role: Rita, Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
#29 – Nicole Kidman
Favorite Role: Gillian Owens, Practical Magic (1998)
#28 – Amy Adams
Favorite Role: Louise Banks, Arrival (2016)
#27 – Paul Rudd
Favorite Role: Danny, Role Models (2008)
#26 – Ryan Gosling
Favorite Role: Holland March, The Nice Guys (2016)
#25 – Uma Thurman
Favorite Role: The Bride, Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
#24 – Chris Pine
Favorite Role: James Tiberius Kirk, Star Trek (2009)
#23 – Timothy Olyphant
Favorite Role: Raylan Givens, Justified (2010-2015)
#22 – Sebastian Stan
Favorite Role: James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes / Winter Soldier, Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
#21 – Joe Anderson
Favorite Role: Russell, The Crazies (2010)
#20 – Sigourney Weaver
Favorite Role: Ellen Ripley, Alien/Aliens (1979/1986)
#19 – Gene Kelly
Favorite Role: Don Lockwood, Singin’ In the Rain (1952)
#18 – Paul Newman
Favorite Role: Luke, Cool Hand Luke (1967)
#17 – Errol Flynn
Favorite Role: Robin Hood, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
#16 – Howard Keel
Favorite Role: Adam, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
#15 – Burt Reynolds
Favorite Role: Paul Crewe, The Longest Yard (1974)
#14 – Richard Harris
Favorite Role: Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone(2001)
#13 – Danny Kaye
Favorite Role: Hubert Hawkins, The Court Jester (1955)
#12 – Alan Rickman
Favorite Role: Hans Gruber, Die Hard (1988)
#11 – Harrison Ford
Favorite Role: Han Solo, Star Wars (1977)
#10 – Joaquin Phoenix
Favorite Role: Johnny Cash, Walk the Line (2005)
#9 – Keira Knightley
Favorite Role: Elizabeth Bennet, Pride & Prejudice (2005)
#8 – Sean Connery
Favorite Role: James Bond, From Russia With Love (1963)
#7 – Roy Scheider
Favorite Role: Chief Brody, Jaws (1975)
#6 – Walton Goggins
Favorite Role: Boyd Crowder, Justified (2010-2015)
#5 – Jake Gyllenhaal
Favorite Role: Louis Bloom, Nightcrawler (2014)
#4 – Sam Rockwell
Favorite Role: Owen, The Way Way Back (2013)
#3 – Kurt Russell
Favorite Role: RJ MacReady, John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)
#2 – Peter O’Toole
Favorite Role: T.E. Lawrence, Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
#1 – Robert Shaw
Favorite Role: Quint, Jaws (1975)
#30DaysofFavorites: Favorite Movie Moments (12-7)
If you missed my explanation of this project, I’m turning 30 at the end of June. I thought it would be fun to celebrate by talking about my favorite things. In this case, my favorite Movie Moments. Today I am continuing to count down my favorite movie moments with number 12 to 7.
#12 – Prologue
Movie: Beauty and the Beast (1991)
This is a beautiful opening sequence with the sweeping score and the stained glass animation. I always tear up at the last line, “For who could ever learn to love a Beast?”
#11 – Basement Scene
Movie: Zodiac (2007)
The entire time Graysmith is following this guy down into the basement you can’t help but scream at him to turn around and run out of there as fast as he can. Such a tense, creepy scene.
#10 – “Skin that smoke wagon.”
Movie: Tombstone (1993)
Wyatt Earp demonstrates just how bad ass he is by taking down the man holding a gun to him by lecturing him, and then slapping him of all things.
#9 – Strudel
Movie: Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Quentin Tarantino is so good at writing dialogue, and building tension within a scene without any outright action needed. All we need to know is Hans Landa is a master sadist as well as an excellent investigator, and sitting across from him is Shosanna, our hero in hiding. Add in some strudel and milk and you get this classic scene that makes me both incredibly uncomfortable and hungry for some pastry.
#8 – Hearing the song for the first time
Movie: That Thing You Do! (1996)
All the hope and excitement of the film is showcased perfectly in this scene. There are so many possibilities that lay ahead of them and they’re just enjoying the ride at this point. They’re kids hearing the fruits of their labor played over local radio, and it makes them feel like kings.
#7 – “They’re just gonna cut him all up.”
Movie: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
So I couldn’t actually find a clip for the part I was thinking of but here’s the moment right after.
Elliot demonstrates that he is wise beyond his years by telling Keys he knows exactly what will happen once the scientists take E.T. away. It breaks my heart every time I watch the movie, and I’m always impressed by Henry Thomas’s acting in this scene.
Make sure to come back tomorrow to see the end of my list.
