K is for A Knight's Tale

A Knight's Tale is currently #170 on my flickchart list.

The highest letter by far to this point.  I was scrolling and scrolling through flickchart looking for a "K"!  I think my "Q" is much higher!

I remember this being a fun movie.  What a great cast!

Nan and I have talked about this being our next "Family Movie Night Movie"...perhaps this weekend?

"You have been weighed, you've been measured, and you have been found wanting."

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J is for Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire is currently #47 on my flickchart list.

It took a bit of scrolling through my list to find my first J.  I really expected it to be Jurassic Park, doubly so since the kids have recently been introduced to my favorite dinosaur movie and we have watched it a lot.  However, Jerry Maguire is ONE SLOT ahead of Jurassic Park.

I have not seen this movie in a long time.  And I am not really a Cameron Crowe fan.

This movie, however, was released during an incredible time of doubt and self-reflection in my own life.  When I went to see it, alone, it resonated with me.  A man who lost himself...needed to hit the bottom before bouncing back.  And Jerry's mission statement..."The Things We Think and Do Not Say"...it was MY call to arms.  Everything in the movie, especially at the time, showed me how things could be for me.

It was me.  

And I am almost afraid to watch it again.  I worry it won't stand the test of time. I also don't want to re-rank it.

But either way, I got the happy ending I finally realize I deserved.

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I is for It's A Wonderful Life

It's A Wonderful Life is currently #6 on my flickchart list.

Growing up, mine was not a terribly sentimental family.  We loved each other and I felt loved.  However, I battled some minor teen angst (like we all do) and there have been a few moments in my life where I had some real doubts about everything.

I discovered this movie on my own at the perfect time.  I think it does have some unfair labels attached to it.  It REALLY isn't a Christmas movie.  It really isn't as cloying or simple as some might intimate.

I am not sure how I would articulate what the movie means to me.  I keep typing something and deleting it.  Suffice it to say, I think it resonates so strongly for me because I, too, want to make a difference.  I want everything the movie offers in my own life.   

And I think the scene between George and Mary while on the phone with Sam is one of the most passionate,  explosive, romantic scenes I have ever seen.

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H is for The Hunt For Red October

The Hunt For Red October is currently #9 on my flickchart list.

Andrew Leon commented on Saturday's post about Harrison Ford taking over the Jack Ryan role.  I had heard that Ford was offered the role as early as this film but found the part of the Russian captain that Sean Connery got to be far more interesting.

This is another movie that rides high on nostalgia for me.  It is one of only two movies I ever saw in the theater with just my grandfather.  He took my brother and our cousins to lots of movies growing up.  But by the time this came out, I had moved in with my grandparents to save some money in college.  Nana hosted bridge games once a month and Gramps and I had to make ourselves scarce.  One time he asked me to go see this.

The other movie we went to was Back to the Future III.  It ranks #146 on my flickchart list.

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G is for Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters is currently #11 on my flickchart.

The first straight comedy on the list!  I remember seeing this in the theater when it was released with my family.  It remains a favorite to this day!  I also use it as a generational divide with my teaching partner...he was born the year it came out!

I am such a fan of the alternate fan made posters: