Way back in July, Skylar suggested that I make a list of my personal favorite movies. So here they are, my ten favorite movies in no particular order as of December 2015.
Stiff Upper Lips
Samuel West as Edward
Stiff Upper Lips is a parody of British Edwardian movies in particular Merchant of Ivory movies and that time period all together. I first saw this on Masterpiece theater and thought it was super silly. It’s super well acted, the sets and costumes are great and the humor is awesome. I quote this movie all the time, in fact my AMV editing name came out this movie.
Veer-Zaara
Shah Rukh Khan as Veer and Preity Zinta as Zaara in Veer-Zaara
Veer-Zaara is a Bollywood movie and it was the second one I ever watched, the first was Devdas. It’s such a lovely movie in its look, plot and characters. I know it flawed but I really love it.
Parineeta
Vidya Balan as Lalita in Parineeta
Another Bollywood movie. I watched this movie late one night when I was very anxious and it calmed me right down so this movie has a calming influence on me. Again it just a lovely pretty movie.
Lust/Caution
Tang Wei as Wong Chia-chi and Tony Leung Chiu-Wai as Mr. Yee in Lust/Caution
If you want a Depressing movie about China in WWII here ya go. This is not like a nice movie in its plot BUT it’s so pretty. It was based on a novella and the movie gives the plot/characters so much depth without like spelling it out for you. It’s a really well done movie.
Castle in the Sky
Pazu and Sheeta seeing Laputa
I have talked a out this one before, I love it.
Land before Time (Original, the sequels do not exist)
The Land Before time
This movie, this movie, sigh, it was my childhood favorite. I loved dinosaur when I was a little kid. This movie is traumatic for little ones but I love the characters and the animation is still great.
L’Amant (The Lover)
Jane March and Tony Leung Ka-fai in The Lover (L’Amant)
I think this movie is like a guilty pleasure for me. It doesn’t have a plot but it has a meaning and point. Again it’s a well done movie.
Flushed Away
Flushed Away
The first time I saw this one I thought I was going to hate it but I loved it. I love its humor characters and style (in parts). I love the slugs, the frogs, and Robby’s alias Millicent Bystander. I also love the mime on the cell phone.
Frida
Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo
Agian it such a beautiful movie. I love the way the film incorporated Frida’s artwork into the style of the movie.
Hero
Maggie Cheung as Flying Snow in Hero
GAH This Movie is way too pretty, I love it.
So yeah those are some of my favorite movies. I actually watch a lot more TV shows (and anime) than movies like as go to things or just in general. I need to watch more movies.
Here some Honorable Mentions,
Gone with the Wind (I love Scarlett, I think is a great character, terrible person but great character and the costumes.)
Gloomy Sunday (Another depressing yet lovely movie, I love the ending though.)
Rebecca (I love the mood and style of this one)
Ranma 1/2 second movie Nihao My Concubine (Ranma is one my favorite anime and this was the first thing I saw of it and I was confused but I still love it)
Asoka (I love the music in this one and the style)
La belle et La Bete (I have talked about this one before)
Muppets Caper and Most Wanted (I love the muppets and I can’t pick between these two^^)
Lady and the Tramp/Dumbo (I dunno why love these movies as much as I do. I might do my top disney movie )
Gorgeous (I need to rewatch it because I loved when I first saw it but I can’t recall it well right now except for the Just Smile fight which was awesome)
– I’m surprised I liked this movie but it did have solid narrative and interesting take on growing up, plus the music.
– I wanted to put this higher on the list but considering the history and Rasputin as a villain the 8th spot is perfect.
– This was an ambitious story to tell. It has its flaws but it is a good identity piece.
– Nausicaa is a solid entertaining movie. It has issues as it tries to do too much for one movie but it’s still highly enjoyable.
and 
– Yeah it’s a tie. But Shrek is a keystone fairy-tale parodying movie(s) with great characters and heart, plus the 3D added to the movie and at no point was I like “Oh, this thing should have been hand-drawn. What the Fuck Hollywood.”
– This is a beautiful environmenal movie. It loses points for a rushed ending but it’s forgivable.
– Castle in the Sky is great adventure movie with great pacing, great characters and a satisfying ending. There is just such a great balance to this movie that seems rare in cinema.
– Again, I debated whether or not to put this at number one because I really loved this movie and it has a unique style, fluid animation and a compelling story. However this movie does have a pacing problem in the middle. That being said it is a masterwork.
– My biggest criticism of this movie is that it was rushed in parts which meant I wanted more of it whereas Kaguya ultimately I wanted less and that is how it nudged the top spot.
has it as well as my favorite video game, 
, which also features a mysterious crystal that people are after, not lying Castle in Sky reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy IX which is one of the reasons I love it as much as I do.
, which also has this type of romance. But even if you are not a fan of that type of romance, the movie just has a lot of great characters.
