I Have No Idea What You are Quoting

I think it's time that we got a little something out of the way. If you are ever about to ask me, "Have you seen (Insert movie title here)?" just don't. I can tell you the answer without hearing the movie title. The answer is NO.

I don't watch movies. Never really have.

You see, I have the attention span of a gnat. Actually, I have about half as much of an attention span as a gnat does. I could totally get beaten by a gnat in a stare-down because all the gnat would have to do is ask, "Have you seen (Insert movie title here)?" I would end up all distracted and confused and getting my ass kicked by a gnat. So, while I may sit down on the couch with the intent to watch a movie, it won't happen. I'll end up picking up a book or the laptop or a piece of lint off my shirt, and ten minutes later, it's all over. I no longer have any idea what is going on with the movie. Since I know I won't pay attention through an entire movie, I just don't try. It kinda makes Mr. Husband nuts because his entire vocabulary is made up of movie quotes. I never get the joke when he speaks movie-ese.

Anyhoooo, I started out making a list of movies I've never seen, but then I couldn't think of more than like ten movie titles. So, I asked twitter to name the greatest movie of all time. Here's what twitter said:

American Beauty
Breathless
Casablanca
The Princess Bride
The King and I
Saving Private Ryan
Joy Ride 2
The Godfather
Goodfellas
Life is Beautiful
Dances with Wolves
Forrest Gump
Gone with the Wind
West Side Story
Bolt
The Green Mile
Dogma
Ghostbusters
A Hard Days Night
Young Frankenstein
Sound of Music
The Mambo Kings
Casino
The Burbs
Bull Durham
Saved
Rat Race
Rain Man
Good Will Hunting
Big Lebowski
Big Trouble in Little China
Fargo
Caddyshack
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Blade Runner
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Matrix
Scarface
Million Dollar Baby
Crash
The Hollywood Knights

Out of that entire list, I have seen:
Bolt
Forrest Gump
Ghostbusters
The Matrix

That's it. THAT'S IT.

And while you're sitting there with your jaw on the floor wondering how I've never seen a movie that tons of people love, like The Princess Bride, let me add that I've never watched a single Star Wars.

You OK there? You didn't pass out, did you? Alrighty then.

Tell me what movie I absolutely must see. Maybe I'll try to stay awake through one or two of your suggestions.

Comments

[No Princesses Here]

The Princess Bride and Steel Magnolias are must-see's. Have a box of tissues handy for Steel Magnolias because you'll cry your eyes out, but it's totally worth it. (And I don't usually go for that type of thing.) It's as funny as it is sad. I also highly recommend The Great Outdoors and Office Space.

[Jennifer]

oh my gosh! You have to see those movies on that list! GET NETFLIX, PRONTO.

A few must-sees: Dirty Dancing, Dumb & Dumber (honestly, SO HILARIOUS, we quote that movie way too much), Steel Magnolias, The Notebook, Titanic (everyone makes fun of it, but it is a seriously epic movie), Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Meet The Parents... I could go on and on! :)

[Catwoman]

My all-time favorite movie? Crash.

Best story-telling and intermingling of storylines ever.

However, it is one of those that you need to pay close attention to, which is not likely to happen for you.

So then my next choice is Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.

Seriously. Funniest movie ever made.