I had to nip out to a job interview earlier, so I'll carry on here.
Sweeney Todd - I really wasn't expecting to like this; Mr Maladicta saw the trailers back in January and jumped up and down to go and see it*, and as it features two of my least favourite criteria for a film: gore and singing, I was very reluctant to go. Unfortunately, he never made it to the cinema to see it, and instead bought the DVD the day it came out "you are going to watch this, and you are going to like it." In fact, it's an amazingly stylish film; you do expect a certain level of class from Tim Burton after all, but he really surpassed himself this time, I feel; especially with Johnny Depp in there as well: the man is a miracle-worker. Even the singing didn't get on my nerves.
* although I suspect this had as much to do with Helena Bonham Carter in a corset as anything.

Star Wars Some of you may know that I don't have the best relationship with my dad at the moment because he isn't very keen on the idea of me living away from home, but he raised me on Star Wars and he raised me well. I'm also one of the few people who doesn't violently hate Jar Jar.

Mrs Doubtfire A classic from my childhood with so many great one-liners: "See that, Nattie? That's called liposuction", "It was a run-by fruiting!", "Are you taking one-of-those personal ads: DWF seeks WWM with BMW into light B & D?" and of course the whole scene where he's playing with the dinosaurs. Legendary.

Léon I love everything I've seen that Luc Besson's made: this, Fifth Element, Taxi, The Transporter 1&2... but this one stands out particularly. It's heartwarming and tense and sad and dark all at once: she's so young, but she's already seen so much that no kid should have to deal with. The closing sequence made me tear up.

The Lion King is the pinnacle of Disney films: nothing will ever top it. I still tear up when Mufasa dies. It was one of the films Mr Maladicta and I watched when we first got together, because I'd not seen it for years, and even he sniffed at that bit.

Breakfast at Tiffany's I rarely like old films, really, but I make an exception for this. Admittedly, the book is so much better as the film downplays the darker parts of Holly's life somewhat, but you can't fault how fantastic Audrey Hepburn looks in every scene.

Deathrace 2000 I describe this on my Facebook page as "great in an I'm-definitely-going-to-hell-for-laughing-at-this way". It inspired Carmageddon, arguably a gaming classic (Mr Maladicta still plays it, gleefully splattering everyone in his path), and is the very blackest of black humour (especially the sequence at the hospital: 'euthanasia day'). The remake's only saving grace, I feel, will be that it will contain Jason Statham, who is classy.

The Water Babies Aside from the fact it features James Mason - a must for any Izzard fan to take the piss out of his accent - it also contains a gay seahorse called Terence, and without it b3ta would not have the use of the phrase Hi Cockalorum.

Van Helsing Werewolves, vampires and crossbows, oh my! I know it's shit. I know the critics panned it. But... camp Dracula ("I'd rather die than help you!" "Oh, don't be boring! Everyone who says that dies!") Hugh Jackman all stubbly and in a long leather coat (and for Mr Maladicta, if I can ever persuade him to sit through it, Kate Beckinsale in a corset). What's not to love?

The Notebook I watched this in Switzerland over MSN with ex-Mr Maladicta, and it's the only film that has ever made me bawl like a little girl.

Amélie I'm a former French student, of course I've seen this more times than I can count. However, unlike most films I had to watch for uni, I absolutely adore it. The hopefulness, the way Jeunet shows us fairytale Paris, Audrey Tautou being adorable, Matthieu Kassovitz as the other dreamer (and looking rather cute), and the wistful, mischievous nature make it my ultimate duvet film. I also got a First for an essay I wrote about Jeunet's vision of Paris in Amélie in my second year.

Length? It would be longer on betamax.
( Maladicta, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 19:10, 8 replies)

Kate B & Helena in corsets
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
( SauronWibble I'll hold it, you lick it..., Thu 17 Jul 2008, 19:16, closed)

^ I loves teh corsets.
Mine is at the other half's at the moment, though, and because it was cheap it needs a seam stitching back together. One day when I'm rich I'll have a proper one made.
( Maladicta, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 19:18, closed)

Sweeny Todd
was surprisingly good, although I did have a few quibbles- mainly that neither Depp or Bonham-Carter can really sing, that the buy they selected to play Anthony looked entirely too much like Kate Moss and was utterly non-believable, and that Burton messed with the plotline a little too much- Sweeny arrived in London already homicidal, rather than descending into it as he should have. But they're pretty minor gripes, really- I'm comparing it to the Angela Landsbury/George Hearn stage version that I have on DVD, which is a much different animal entirely.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 17 Jul 2008, 19:21, closed)

Coooooool
I used to design ad's for a lingerie shop who offered a service through a company who custom made them :)
( SauronWibble I'll hold it, you lick it..., Thu 17 Jul 2008, 19:21, closed)

^ It ain't cheap, that's the problem.
When I win the lottery, the first thing I do will be to buy myself a flat, then Bengal kittens, then a corset or six.
( Maladicta, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 22:36, closed)

Jar-Jar
I, too, can't seem to hate him. I've heard so many people rant about him, and yeah, he is a bit annoying, but I can't outright *hate* him.
Maybe it's because he isn't real.
(w4I4q1O1 was hard at work on, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 9:47, closed)

@ Loon
Angela Lansbury terrifies me and I'm not quite sure why.
( Maladicta, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 15:43, closed)

@ w4lg
I found him endearing :) in a dopey sort of way. The me-sa thing didn't bother me either and Boss Nass was played by BRIAN BLESSED! How can anyone hate the Gungans when their leader is teh Blessed?
( Maladicta, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 15:46, closed)