Why I Love Movies – Chapter XV

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Last Updated on August 2, 2021

Why do I love movies? Well, that is a loaded question. How much time do you have? I could go into a long-winded diatribe about the art of film-making or the magic of the movies, but all of that has been said countless times before. Not every movie is a masterpiece, but every film has touched me in one way or another. Every other week, we will look at a handful of reasons why movies are so damn great..

CHAPTER XV

I love movies…

Because of the opening scene from CONSPIRACY THEORY.

Because of Martin Sheen‘s hair in SPAWN.

Because of Billy Zane in THE PHANTOM.

Because of Begbie’s bar fights in TRAINSPOTTING.

Because of the penguin from WALLACE & GROMIT.

Because of Mark Strong in TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY.

Because of Cancer Boy from KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY.

Because of the gut-wrenching death of Littlefoot’s mother in THE LAND BEFORE TIME.

Because of the only line of dialogue in THE ARTIST.

Because of Sparky Polastri in BRING IT ON.

Because of Kenneth Branagh in Kenneth Branagh‘s HENRY V.

Because I am not afraid to admit the movie BEACHES makes me tear up every damn time.

Because of Edward Norton in PRIMAL FEAR.

Because of the cigar store Indian from CREEPSHOW 2.

Because of Jeff Bridges in STARMAN.

Because of Oliver Platt dancing in THE THREE MUSKETEERS.

Because of Melanie Griffith in CHERRY 2000.

Because of midnight movies at the local cineplex.

Because of the living painting that is WHAT DREAMS MAY COME.

Because of Paul Rudd in HALLOWEEN: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS.

Stay tuned every other week for more reasons Why I Love Movies! In the meantime, we WANT TO HEAR YOUR OWN REASONS below!!

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About the Author

TV Critic / Columnist

Favorite Movies: Being There, The Shining, The Royal Tenenbaums, Suspiria, Seven, North By read more Northwest, Citizen Kane, The Monster Squad, Begotten, Fight Club, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Army of Darkness, Children of Men, Blade Runner, The Big Lebowski, Casino, Pi, Dumb and Dumber, The 400 Blows, Small Change, Bonnie & Clyde, Cool Hand Luke, Moulin Rouge, Gangs of New York, Shallow Grave, The Rock, The Incredibles, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Gate, Prince of Darkness, Oldboy, The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings, The Tree of Life, The Exorcist III, Midnight Special

Likes: To piss you off, unpopular opinions, the novels of Stephen King, read more obscure bands that even hipsters dont know, things that go boom, Reeses Pieces, Cate Blanchett, reading paper books, watching people falling down, a good jump scare, listening to a full album in one sitting, rooting for the underdog, red band trailers, rare steaks, cool beer labels, smooth whisky, properly proportioned image files, top ten lists, VHS tapes, and actually scary movies