Movie Picks

My husband Matt loves movies.  Watching them, critiquing them, and discussing them at great length are his hobby.  In fact, his friends are primarily made up of actors.  Every year he makes a list of his top 5-10 movies.  This year he included Jazz in the process, since she goes to see movies regularly with dad.  And so amidst rolls of wrapping paper, scissors, and tape two days before Christmas, we completed our lists.  Hope you enjoy the stark contrasts!

It is important to note that these list are provisional, since we have not seen every 2011 movie that we have been wanting to see yet.

Jazz's top picks out of 15:

• Monte Carlo-Deemed her ultimate favorite this year because Selena Gomez gets to play a rich and famous person (I find this horribly ironic given how famous and rich she is in real life, a fact that is obviously over Jazzy's head)).
• Beastly
• Hugo
• Mr. Popper's Penguins
• Dolphin Tale

Matt's top picks out of 32:

• Source Code- Ultimate favorite because he likes contemplative science fiction and this was a fantastic twist on an old idea.  Like a Groundhog Day with bombs (That's my husband for you, smart and witty, but still a male).
• The Ides of March
• Contagion
• Lincoln Lawyer
• Friends with Benefits

Jamie's top picks out of 34:

• We Bought a Zoo-Ultimate favorite because of the powerful emotions it invokes and the incredible production value of the film (I think my husband and his actor friends are rubbing off on me).
• Midnight in Paris
• Contagion
• X-men first class
• Friends with Benefits

We learned a lot from Jazz when doing this activity.  We found out the capacity of her memory, her ability to rank items, and had some real laughs when trying to describe movie plots to her with hopes of triggering her memory.  Hopefully it will give you some movie ideas for yourself!

Much Love!