Reprioritizing
February 19, 2010 at 9:37 am 8 comments
I don’t know about you, but I am getting tired of messing around with what I eat and my schedule. It needs to be done, sure. But BORING. I hear you.
So when I looked at the list of things to do next month and realized I had to quit caffeine AND technology, I realized that something fun needs to happen soon or ALL of us are going to lose it!
So I rejiggered my list and moved “Watch 15 Classic Movies” into March. And now I am excited again!
I still have to quit the caffeine and turn off the BB and the computer by 8, but at least there is something FUN on the horizon.
I have been working on my movie list since January with the input of several experts (Mike, my parents, my friends) and I opened up the 43 Resolutions Facebook Page (are you a fan? You TOTALLY should be!) for suggestions yesterday.
The idea here is to fill the gaping hole of movies I SHOULD have seen, but haven’t. I am well versed in 80s-Coming-of-Age Movies, 90s Chick Flicks and 00s Kid Movies. But I missed a bunch of the old things and apparently some recent and significant ones. So this will be like a Adult Degree Completion program in Film…but without the education part.
So here is the list:
15 CLASSIC MOVIES I HAVEN’T SEEN
1.) Some Like it Hot
2.) Gone With the Wind
3.) The Wizard of Oz
4.) Casablanca
5.) The African Queen
6.) The Wall – Pink Floyd
7.) Rebel Without a Cause
8.) The Sting
9.) Star Trek (2009 version)
10.) Citizen Kane
11.) Spinal Tap
12.) Wuthering Heights
13.) Rebecca
14.) The Best Years of Our Lives
15.) North by Northwest
Fun, right?
And now I get to SHOP. YAY!
I have a few of these already, but now my challenge is to find the rest without totally breaking the bank. I am going to check out Swap a DVD to see what they have!
So what do you think? Good list? Missing something significant? Want to bring popcorn and watch with me??
Entry filed under: 15 Classic Movies, Background, Culture, Resolution #12 - 15 Classic Movies. Tags: Classic Movies, March, Resolution #12.
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Kelly, Your Cruise Director | February 19, 2010 at 10:41 am
Oh dear, don’t buy the movies. Netflix has them all. Cost is super low.
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Kristen | February 19, 2010 at 10:44 am
Not planning to buy – but not sure I could get them all back and forth between me and Netflix within a month. Might have to hit Blockbuster. SwapaDVD didn’t have ANY of them…bummer.
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Jess | February 19, 2010 at 11:20 am
I have GWTW and The Best Years of Our Lives.
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Kristen | February 19, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Yay!!
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Lisia | February 19, 2010 at 1:13 pm
What’s your plan of attack? A Classic-a-thon every weekend? Two movies every Tues./Thurs?? I would LOVE to just superglue myself to the couch/bed and do then all in a weekend! Sick – isn’t it!!
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Kristen | February 19, 2010 at 2:20 pm
I don’t have a specific plan…I should work that out! I was going to watch them during the day while the kids are at school, so I don’t just piss the days away on FB and e-mail as I usually do. But some will probably run over to nights and weekends! Unfortunately, I don’t think most of these would interest the children, but maybe Mike will watch some with me! A marathon would be nice – but probably can’t happen
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Barbara | February 19, 2010 at 3:25 pm
The Sting would be my fave on the list. And Some like it Hot. Then I have to admit I haven’t seen 9 that are on the list! wow… I may have to remedy that.
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danielle | February 19, 2010 at 8:49 pm
check out the local library… since these are classics, you will likely get a few hits for free! Luckily, Film Criti at my liberal arts college allowed me to view at least half a dozen of these for college credit.