I had completely forgotten about the Grandfather. He is easily the funniest part of A Hard Day’s Night. In my memory, I mainly just remembered the scenes of screaming fans and music video like scenes featuring The Beatles’ music. For some reason I completely forgot just how funny and solid of a comedy this movie is….
Category: Cinematic Memoir
Fried Green Tomatoes
The 1991 comedy-drama Fried Green Tomatoes is one of those films that always stays with you, bringing back strong emotions years down the road. I must have watched it so many times throughout my young adult life that I have basically memorized every scene, anticipating each character’s next move. I’m not sure when I first…
Rocky, The Underdog Story
Growing up, I can still remember seeing Rocky for the first time, and being so young at the time I couldn’t help but feel inspired by this underdog story. It was originally released on December 3, 1976, and ultimately tells the story of a local Italian-American boxer from Philadelphia that defies all odds when he…
The Neverending Story
The most imaginative and unique movie of all time, “The Neverending Story,” is an incredible 1984 movie to grasp onto. Originally, this movie was based on a German novel created by Michael Ende and published in 1979, eventually to be created into a phenomenal movie five years later. Such a movie touches on the journey…
Bloodsport: Jean Claude Van Damme’s breakout film
Sometimes, movies are about the connection and memories that it brings to people. There comes a time when a movie comes out, and everyone knows that this movie is mainly for the “boys”. Bloodsport is one of those movies. The plot is very simple and easy to understand, but the fighting scenes and montages will…
My Adventurous Journey with Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The film that was my favorite is “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” released in 1975 with “Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Eric Idle, and Graham Chapman.” This film was introduced to me by my father 8 years ago by the fun times I had with him and got to even enjoy…
Shrek 2001
Original memories of this cinematic masterpiece are partial, however the imagination of the DreamWorks production team allowed key moments of the film to entice my 4 year-old self into the land of Far Far Away. The fascination grew around a Scottish Ogre and a talking Donkey, along with the upbeat tunes that resonate with the…
1965′ The Sound of Music
I first watched the Sound of Music directed by Robert Wise as a young girl in South Africa at one of my girlfriends birthday parties. We were 13 years old and it was a sleep over girls pyjama party. We were quickly spell bound by the light hearted music and lyrics as well as the…
Jurassic Park: More Than Just Dinosaurs
In terms of captivating children, few things work as well as dinosaurs. These 65-million-year-old movie stars were cemented in the minds of countless children with the 1993 film Jurassic Park. I was one of many whose dinosaur craze began here, when new-age special effects collided with the brilliant mind of director Steven Spielberg in what…
Apocalypse Then, and Now
My first memory of Apocalypse now came from a young age, on a night where my father was left in charge of me and decided that a pre-teen should watch this film. I would be lying if the nudity and ultra-violence didn’t stand out as I was young and had not experienced that kind…
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