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Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest directors of all time. Today he is 70 years old and showing no signs of slowing down and stopping when it comes to making films. To help celebrate this day I thought it was the perfect opportunity to pick my seven favourites of his films. Please bear in mind though that I haven’t seen all of them!
Happy 70th Birthday Steven Spielberg!
Hook turns 25 today so what better to celebrate that than coming up with plenty of things to love about the very different tale of Peter Pan? Even if like myself you do not want to admit that one of your childhood favourites is this old as it also means you are therefore older than the film!
I have always seen this as my Peter Pan film as other than the Disney animated version this was the newest one that came out when I was a kid and plus Robin Williams totally owned the 1990s when it came to kids films. He really was our actor, the best thing I think is that these performances have stood the test of time and are really something special.
I just love what Steven Spielberg was doing with this story though what if he did grow up, how would he actually be in life? Would he remember Neverland or was that all just a silly “dream”. I know this film seems to get a little flack but I certainly love it, always have and always will!
Don’t forget to let me know your thoughts about the film! Was this your Peter Pan story? As we certainly have had plenty more since this was released 25 years ago and I still think it is the best one we have had in that time, even though many have tried to re-invent it I think this remains so unique.
1. Robin Williams is Peter Pan!
I don’t even know where to start with this blog post, I feel so sad even just having to write it. I cannot believe Robin Williams is no longer part of this world. He has always been one of my favourite actors and totally made my childhood with so many films which I still love to this day. I have seen a huge range of his films and will continue to catch up with the ones I have missed. In the past few days I have found myself watching Mrs Doubtfire, Jumanji and Dead Poets Society because they have all been on Sky Movies. Yes I do have those on DVD as well.
Today’s quote comes from another guilty pleasure of mine “Hook”.
“Do you know that place between being asleep and awake, that’s where you still remember your dreams? That’s where I’ll always love, that’s where I’ll always wait for you.”
I have been a fan of Jules aka Julia Roberts, since I can remember. I have just always loved her loads, and still to this day watch her movies over and over, while hoping that she will keep making more movies. Maybe even add more Oscar’s to the one she has as well. That would be fantastic!
To pick this top 10 I based it on how enjoyable the movie is and how much I love Jules character and the acting. So some movies may be missed off because of the enjoyed factor. This is also a difficult list to complete as it quite often changes around.
Films I’ve seen: Pretty Woman, Erin Brockovich, Runaway Bride, Hook, Steel Magnolias, Conspiracy Theory, My Best Friends Wedding, Oceans 11, Oceans 12, America’s Sweethearts, Notting Hill, Charlie Wilson’s War, Closer, Mona Lisa Smile, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, The Mexican, Stepmom, I love Trouble, The Pelican Brief, Dying Young, Something to Talk About
Films yet to see: Mary Reilly, Sleeping with the Enemy, Michael Collins, Everyone Says I Love You, Full Frontal, Duplicity
As I have nothing better to do. I thought I would post some movie quotes which are romantic, about love or just lovely.
“Sometimes I wish I had never met you. Because then I could go to sleep at night not knowing there was someone like you out there.” (Good Will Hunting)
“True love lasts a lifetime.” (Love Actually)
“When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” (When Harry Met Sally)
“I know who you are. I love you. I love everything about you that hurts.” (Closer)
“Where is this love? I can’t see it, I can’t touch it. I can’t feel it. I can hear it, I can hear some words but I can’t do anything with your easy words.” (Closer)
“After all, I’m also just a girl, standing in front of a boy asking him to love her.” (Notting Hill)
“Take love, multiply it by infinity and take it to the depths of forever . . . and you still will only have a glimpse of how I feel for you.” (Meet Joe Black)
“Love is passion. Obsession. Someone you can’t live without. Someone you fall head over heels for. Find someone you can love like crazy, and will love you the same way back. Listen to your heart. No sense in life without falling deeply in love, you haven’t lived a life at all. You have to try, because if you haven’t tried, then you haven’t lived.” (Meet Joe Black)
“Thats why they call them crushes. If they were easy they’d call them something else.” (Sixteen Candles)
“I love you without knowing how, why or even from where.” (Patch Adams)
“There are millions of people in the world, but in the end it all comes down to one.” (Crazy/Beautiful)
“The only wrong thing would be to deny what your heart truly feels.” (The Mask of Zorro)
“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” (Moulin Rouge!)
“Have you ever had a romantic moment make you do something that you knew was stupid?” (As Good As It Gets)
“You complete me.” (Jerry Maguire)
“You had me at hello.” (Jerry Maguire)
“I wish I knew how to quit you.” (Brokeback Mountain)
“Tell you what. The truth is . . . sometimes I miss you so much I can hardly stand it.” (Brokeback Mountain)
“The best love is the kind that weakens the soul, that makes us reach for more, that plants fire in our hears and brings peace to our minds. And thats what you’ve given me. Thats what I hope to give you forever.” (The Notebook)
“Sometimes we love people so much that we have to be numb to it because if we actually felt how much we loved them . . . it would kill us.” (Riding in Cars with Boys)
“Do you know that place between being asleep and awake, thats where you still remember your dreams? Thats where i’ll always love, thats where i’ll always wait for you.” (Hook)
“I didn’t come back to tell you that I can’t live without you . . . I can live without you . . . I just don’t want to.” (Rumor Has It)
“I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it.” (City of Angels)
-“Your not going to let me back in there are you? You’ve got your armour back on tahts that.” -“I have no armour left. You’ve stripped it from me. Whatever is left of me . . . whatever is left of me . . . whatever I am . . . I’m yours.” (Casino Royale)
“Death cannot stop true love it can only delay it for a little while.” (The Princess Bride)
“I’d rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you.” (Pocahontas)
“Love is like the wind . . . you can’t see it, but you can feel it.” (A Walk to Remember)
“You can’t help who you love, you’re not supposed to.” (Save the Last Dance)
“I’d rather spend a lifetime with you, than to live all the ages of this world alone.” (Lord of the Rings)
“Me? I’m scared of everything. I’m scared of what I saw. I’m scared of what I did of who I am and most of all I’m scared of walking out of this room and never feeling the rest of my whole life the way I feel when I’m with you.” (Dirty Dancing)
“You are my life now.” (Twilight)
“You’re going to meet the most extraordinary men, the sexiest, brightest, funniest men and you’re going to fall in love with so many of them and you won’t know until the end of your life who your greatest friends were or your greatest love was.” (Milk)
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