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When I hear that someone has not seen/heard of these movies I die inside.

shanananon:

This list was inspired by my dear roommate, Lauren. Without her I would not be able to frequently roll around on the floor making sputtering noises after she quietly proclaims she never saw [insert below title here]. 

Gone with the Wind. Ashley! Oh Ashley! What a spineless guy! I’m not Ms. Southerner, but if you have lived in Georgia you should have seen this movie. And no. You cannot skip the overture. 

Sound of Music. The hilllllsssssss are alive! Yes it’s long. But think of it as treatment for your ADD.

My Fair Lady. I promise, just wait for the Derby outfits.

Mommy Dearest. If not for any other reason [ahem, eyebrows, ahem, humongous] then just to be able to say “NO WIRE HANGERS EVARRRR!” when you go the dry cleaners. They really love it. Try it.

Fried Green Tomatoes. This is just a good movie. 

Anne of Green Gables. To really appreciate this movie, you’d also need to be bothered about buying a PBS tote bag. But if that cannot be arranged, just rent it.

Pippi Longstocking. A freckled-faced red-haired girl you ought to know. It’s in the theme song people!

Back to the Future. What is wrong with you? This has got to be on television at least once a month. Why haven’t you seen it?

X-Men, Spiderman, Batman, Ironman, Superman, any superhero movie/any number of their sequels. I don’t care if you hate comic books. This is a movie. 

Indiana Jones [and a special sputter if you haven’t mocked the 4th installment yet] I will make a list of all the reasons you need to see the best-worst movie ever later. But I like the one with Sean Connery best.

Fight Club. This is some sort of feat if you have avoided this movie. I’m pretty sure everyone owns it.

Star Wars [the original trilogy]. No one cares about Jar-whoever. This makes me happy to see how ghetto special effects will always seem 10 years later. 

Casablanca. For the references alone, this is a must see. Also, I had a crush on Humphrey Bogart when I was in kindergarten. I liked his fedora. 

Citizen Kane. No, I don’t care if you hate black and white movies. Get over it. 

The Shining. This is the only scary movie on my list. For good reason. 

Footloose. The most blatant use of a stunt man in a montage ever. Kevin Bacon! Red cowboy boots! Fresh out of Square Pegs SJP!

Mermaids. Cher! Nuns! Hit me sarrrgggeeeennnntttt! 

Apollo 13, my all-time favorite movie. I still can’t figure out why. But it is.

Sleepless in Seattle, Big, You’ve Got Mail, That Thing You Do. Tom Hanks is one of my fake husbands. 

Center Stage. Say it with me…”Just dance what you feel.”  

Swiss Family Robinson. Adopt me! Seriously. Island life in a treehouse with a pet zebra.

Every Disney Animated movie ever made, and you must know the songs. And obscure character names. But no sequels. Disney does not believe in sequels. 

I’m sure there are others, TBA.

 Okay, I admit. I haven’t seen a lot of these. BUT. I see your list of movies people should have seen, and raise you:

1. Captain Ron
2. Cool Runnings
3. Mona Lisa Smile
4. Dirty Dancing
5. Son-In-Law
6. Elvis movies. All of em.