Movies I Would Sit In

Recently, it came to my attention that a friend, of similar age with me, had never seen Star Wars. It made me realized we each have different childhood experiences. In a way, I was fortunate that my parents brought us to the cinema on regular basis. I grew up with a large dose of Sinbad (because my elderly grandma loves Sinbad), James Bond and Indiana Jones. I presume, from this, you could easily guess my age.

Thanks to Steven Spielberg's JAWS, I am disinclined to swim in open sea. I can't see what's swimming under me! For me, a swimming pool is the best-est.

Star Wars was the coolest of its genre in the year it was released and it quickly became something like a cult. Recently, I saw a few scenes from that movie and I thought, 'Gosh. Those creatures looked so...ooo un-real'. Of course, by this time, I had been spoilt by Avatar. And, I guess, in the near future, I'll probably say the same of Avatar. Technology changes at a fast pace. Am positive we will soon see all movies in 3D and even holograms.

All this makes me wonder at movies that I would not mind viewing again and again even in years to come. This is my list in no particular order. However, to be fair, I will not say this is absolute. No doubt it will change from time to time - there will be additions and deletions.


My Fair Lady (1964, Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison)
Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Harrison Ford)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Harrison Ford, Sean Connery)
Men in Black (1997, Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith)
The Fugitive (1993, Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones)
U.S. Marshall (1998, Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman)
The Lord of the Rings - Return of the King (2003, Elijah Wood)
Terminator 2 (1991, Arnold Swarzenegger)
Terminator Salvation (2009, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington)
The Mummy (1999, Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz)
Jurassic Park (1993, Sam Neil)
Jurassic Park II: The Lost World (1997, Jeff Goldlum)
Jurassic Park III (2001, Sam Neil)
Apollo 13 (1995, Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise)
Tangled (2010, Mandy Moore)
Monster, Inc. (2001, Billy Crystal)
Finding Nemo (2003, Ellen Degeneres)
The Incredibles (2004)

You'll notice my preference for action & adventure, and animation. Never was a fan of horror movies or drama movies.