Trouble with Titles: September 2008

As a movie fan and dedicated father-to-be, I've been discussing/describing movie plots with my unborn child, in utero. But as we all know, movies are made for watching, not for describing. So I present to you a list of movies, I feel, any child of a movie fan should immediately watch and gain an appreciation for (Is that even a proper sentence?).

5) Genre: Action

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The first movie my father took me and my brother to see in a real, honest-to-goodness movie theatre was to see Raiders of the Lost Ark. Obviously he didn't screen it first because the face melting scene at the end really messed us all up. But see, the best thing about Raiders is that it has an almost pitch perfect mix of action, comedy, romance and horror. That combination is why so many of us remember it with such fondness.

4) Genre: Animation

My Neighbour Totoro

There's only one name for animation allowed in my house: "Miyazaki"!

Ummm... wait, only two names for animation allowed in my house: "Miyazaki" and "Pixar"!

Ummm... hold up a second, only three names: "Miyazaki", "Pixar" and "Chuck Jones"!

Wait... "Miyazaki", "Pixar" "Chuck Jones", "Tex Avery", "Hanna-Barbera", "Kricfalusi", "Rankin-Bass"...

Okay, okay, there's a lot of names of animation allowed in my house... yeesh!