My Top 10 Favorite Movies Of All Time

My Top 10 Favorite Movies Of All Time

10. Legend 
          I don't always like Tom Cruise but when I do it's in Legend. This movie is just pure fantasy. Like an RPG come to life. The set designs were absolutely phenomenal and Tim Curry is arguably in one of his best roles here as the villainous Darkness.

9. Sex and the City
         I think I have watched this movie at least 20 times. It just never gets old. I could watch it once a week and never get bored of it. The concept of the Sex and the City series is everything I care about. Finding true love some day. Or as Carrie Bradshaw put it, "Ridiculous, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other-love". The movie is like an episode of SATC on steroids. The acting is just, well...fabulous. The moment Charlotte screams at Big sends chills down my spine every time. I always dream of having such a close knit group of friends as these four girl. Which is why I have been inspired to move to New York City. Bottoms up for a Cosmopolitan!

8. The Vow
        This is one of my favorite romance movie mainly because it features an artist who loses her memory. This a great fear of mine...to forget that I had someone who loved me or to forget what talents I may have.

7. Robocop
        Robocop is one of the most graphic movies I have ever seen. The moment where the droid malfunctions and kills the man even after he complies by getting rid of the gun is so shocking and wild. But the movie doesn't let up there. Murphy gets his hand completely shot off and we watch as the criminals torture him and shoot him over and over again. And for a final shocker, acid is poured onto this man and we see his mutated self try and grab someone pleading "Help me". All in all this is a dystopian masterpiece and you must agree. "You have 20 seconds to comply".

6. Kill Bill Volumes 1 and 2
        A storytelling masterpiece of revenge. Amazing action. Amazing dialogue. And when I first saw this movie it was the most shocking twist of events movie I had seen.

5. Aliens
       My favorite sci-fi movie of all time. Sigourney Weaver became one of my favorite actresses after this. We got to see more than one alien and discovered that a big queen gives birth to them like they are giant bugs. The moment when Burke turns on Ripley and tries to impregnate her and Newt by locking them in a cell and releasing the facehuggers on them is both chilling and suspenseful. And you can't help but wish Burke dead. And then after you think this movie is all over Ripley discovers the Queen followed them on their escape ship and she must fight her using the exosuit. The best quotes from this movie are "They mostly come at night...mostly" and "Get away from her you bitch". All in all this is filmmaking at its absolute finest.

4. Harry Potter 1-7
        I don't care what anybody says. Despite leaving out a lot of fan favorite sub plots I still feel these movies are the best book to movie adaptations of all time. The casting was on point. The music was perfect. Everything was exactly as I had imagined it to be when I read the books. Key moments that make my spine tingle are in the first one where they receive the house cup, the second one where Hermione runs to Harry and Ron in the Great Hall after being petrified. The third one when Hermione punches Malfoy. The fourth one where Harry sees Hermione walk down the stairs at the Yule Ball in a beautiful dress. And finally the 7th one where Harry and Hermione dance in their tent after Ron leaves them. I still have Post-Harry Potter Depression.

3. Titanic
       This is my favorite romance of all time. No matter what I always cry when we see Rose old and likely dead lying warm in her bed just like Jack had wanted. She had accomplished so much in her lifetime and when she is finally reunited with JAck in the afterlife I can't help but cry. What's love without tragedy.

2. True Lies
       Another example of perfect filmmaking. Jamie Lee Curtis exceeds in making one of the most sensual and erotic scenes of all time. Both funny and suspenseful. My favorite part is when Jamie's character drops an uzi and as it falls down the stairs it somehow shoots all the enemies by itself. Hilarious. And nothing can compare to the tango sequence at the end. I love that tango song so much because of this movie.

1. Terminator 2: Judgement Day
       The best action movie of all time and my favorite movie of all time is undoubtedly Terminator 2. With one of the coldest endings as well when John has to say goodbye to the Terminator because he must terminate himself to save the future. The moment you see his hand in the lava slowly sink is personifies my fear of death. And the end where we see the camera just riding along a a black road is chilling. "The luxury of hope was given to me by the Terminator. Because if a machine can learn the value of human life, maybe we can too."

My 101 All Time Favorite Love/Sad Songs

I interpret the first 12 songs and then list the rest. Enjoy.


1. My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
As cliché as it may seem, coming in at number one is this now, timeless song from the Titanic soundtrack. What makes this song a standout track is its assisted visuals of the movie’s ending where the viewer witnesses Rose dying warm in her bed. The camera pans through photographs of her accomplishing everything that Jack wanted her to and the movie ends with her being reunited with Jack in the afterlife: a concept that many couples still hope will come true. The idea of being together forever and until the end of time.

2. Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis
Coming in at number 2 is a song that, as of late, has been finding me everywhere I go. It’s years old yet whenever I think of someone special I could turn on the radio or walk into a store and this song will come on. To me, it’s not a coincidence. And I believe it's telling me that when I am in love with someone I should try and hold onto it and pursue it regardless of what my friends or family or anyone else thinks. Just follow my instincts.

3. We Belong Together – Mariah Carey
To me this song is about settling with someone you don’t really love and then realizing that you have loved someone else this whole time and that you have made a mistake so you go after the one you truly love.

4. Enchanted – Taylor Swift
This is a very beautiful song about catching the eye of someone across the table at a party or large a group outing and having no idea that sooner or later you will have a beautiful love affair with them. And despite it possibly never going anywhere you will still have been enchanted to meet them.

5. Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
This song is about wanting to be loved and accepted for who you are.

6. True Colors – Cyndi Lauper
This song is about showing your true colors because you are beautiful just the way you are and you shouldn't have to change yourself.

7. Every Breath You Take – The Police
With lyrics such as “Every move you make, Every bond you break, Every step you take, I'll be watching you” this song could appear to have a “stalking” vibe to it. But my interpretation of this song is that the singer is a guardian angel watching over the one they loved when they were alive.

8. Fade – Jakwob featuring MaidayA dark song about recovering from a broken heart and wanting to fall into the sky. “Did you mean to blow me up? I just wanted to be loved”

9. The Moment I Knew – Taylor Swift
A song about being stood up by the person that means the most to you on your birthday no less. This song relates to me in that I have had a very similar experience.

10. Don’t Forget About Us – Mariah Carey
This song is about begging your ex-lover to remember the best of times and to never forget what they had.“Baby I must confess, We were bigger than anything, Remember us at our best, And don't forget about us”

11. Last Night I Heard Everything In Slow Motion - Oliver Tank
A song used for a gay marriage campaign in Australia. Every time I listen to this song I just think of the cycle of a relationship. Meeting someone for the very first time, exchanging phone numbers, going on dates, becoming lovers, being there for each other when their family dies, getting married, starting a family and growing old together. It’s the cycle of love.

12. Someone Like You – Adele
Imagine walking alone in the romantic city of Paris hoping that someday you will find someone just like the lover who broke your heart.

13. I Never Told You - Colbie Colbait
14. Over You - Miranda Lambert
15. I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
16. Color Blind - Counting Crows
17. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
18. Ronan - Taylor Swift
19. Stupid In Love - Rihanna
20. You Lost Me - Christina Aguilera
21. Broken - Seether and Amy Lee
22. Love Story - Taylor Swift
23. Don't Speak - No Doubt
24. Faraway - Nickelback
25. You and Me - Lifehouse
26. Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
27. Here Without You - 3 Doors Down
28. With Or Without You - U2
29. Toxicity - System of A Down
30. Dont You Forget About Me - Simple Minds
31. Everywhere - Michelle Branch
32. Take A Bow - Rihanna
33. Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
34. As Long As You Love Me - Backstreet Boys
35. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
36. Little Lion Man - Mumford and Sons
37. Kids - Wynter Gordon
38. When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne
39. If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
40. Turntables – TLC
41. The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga
42. Burning Desire - Lana Del Rey
43. Today Was a Fairytale - Taylor Swift
44. Stay - Rihanna
45. Better In Time - Leona Lewis
46. In Your Arms - Kina Grannis
47. Run To You - Whitney Houston
48. Hurt - Christina Aguilera
49. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
50. If I Die Young - The Band Perry
51. Who I Am Hates Who I've Been - Relient K
52. Devour - Marilyn Manson
53. Mutual Core - Bjork
54. With Me - Sum 41
55. Cool - Gwen Stefani
56. White Horse - Taylor Swift
57. Born To Die - Lana Del Rey
58. We Ride - Rihanna
59. Whiskey Lullaby - Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
60. Valentines Day - Linkin Park
61. Everytime - Britney Spears
62. All I Have To Give - Backstreet Boys
63. Goodbye - Avril Lavigne
64. Never Grow Up - Taylor Swift
65. You and I - Lady Gaga
66. Ride - Lana Del Rey
67. Southside of Heaven - Ryan Bingham
68. Where'd You Go - Fort Minor
69. Angel - Amanda Perez
70. Dancing On My Own - Robyn
71. Incomplete - Backstreet Boys
72. Sad, Beautiful, Tragic - Taylor Swift
73. Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
74. All Is Full of Love - Bjork
75. Unfaithful – Rihanna
76. Somebody I Used To Know - Gotye
77. Young And Beautiful - Lana Del Rey
78. The One I'm Waiting For - Relient K
79. Simple Kind of Life - No Doubt
80. Butterfly Cry - Kerli
81. No One - Alicia Keys
82. I Got You Babe - Cher and Sonny
83. Creep - TLC
84. Breathe - Taylor Swift
85. Russian Roulette - Rihanna
86. Spectrum - Florence + the Machine
87. Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey
88. One More Summer - No Doubt
89. Farewell - Rihanna
90. You Should've Said No - Taylor Swift
91. Better Dig Two - The Band Perry
92. I Almost Do - Taylor Swift
93. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
94. We Belong - Pat Benatar
95. Take Care - Drake and Rihanna
96. Underneath It All - No Doubt
97. I Will Wait - Mumford and Sons
98. Cocoon - Bjork
99. Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy
100. Believe - Cher
101. Begin Again – Taylor Swift

Nick and Gillian's Tips For Dating #10

Tip #10: When there's a fish tank in a bar, make sure you use this pickup line guaranteed to flatter your significant other: "I wish you were a fish like in that tank so i could watch you ALL night."    Never fails.

Nick and Gillian's Tips For Dating #9

Tip #9: "In your life, you are the paint, the painter, and the painting" -Noah BenShea            This is a good dating tip.

Nick and Gillian's Tips For Dating #8

When on a date use only one compliment and repeat it often so that they know you are being sincere. Example: You look as hot as a red hot chili pepper.  (Later....) You really are as hot as a red hot chili pepper. Etc.

Nick and Gillian's Tips For Dating #7

TIP #7:    Flattery can be better than love. If someone flatters you they'll do anything for you. If they love you they'll do what they think is best for you.

Nick and Gillian's Tips For Dating #4 #5 and #6

Tip #4: Make sure you make out with your significant other BEFORE your first date to see if there's any attraction before you waste time and money.

Tip #5: ALWAYS call your date as "Date". Calling them Date is much more intimate than calling them by their first name.

Tip #6: DON'T make eye contact during the entire first date. It shows you are playing hard to get.

SPECIAL EDITION TIP FROM THE PHUKET THAI RESTAURANT NUNS: Stay a virgin forever.