I was just perusing the DVD shelves, looking for something to watch later tonight and got to thinking about the types of movies in our collection. It isn't surprising that SF and Fantasy are in the lead for most in a genre. Still, some of my favorite movies are romantic comedies. Maybe because they never fail to make me smile. Here are my top 15 Romantic Comedies:

1. The Quiet Man (my all time favorite John Wayne movie)
2. American Dreamer
3. How to Steal a Million
4. French Kiss
5. Don't Tell Her It's Me (aka "The Boyfriend School")
6. The Cutting Edge
7. The Princess Bride
8. Sweet Home Alabama
9. It Happened One Night
10. Serendipity
11. While You Were Sleeping
12. Shakespeare in Love
13. Emma
14. The Truth About Cats & Dogs
15. Two Weeks Notice

How about you? What are your favorites?

Everybody's played some version of the "what 5 books would you want on a deserted island" game. This one is a little different.

Picture it--stranded on a desert island with a portable DVD player with an unlimited power supply and only 5 movies to watch for the rest of your life. What movies would you choose?

Here are mine (and yes, they are in order):

1. Casablanca
If I could only choose one movie, this would be my choice. It's been at the top of my movie list for years. It has it all: love, heroism, sacrifice, friendship. What more could I ask for?

2. The Usual Suspects
A twisty plot and great cast. I get something new out of it every time I watch it. Have you been Kaiser Soze'd lately?

3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
The first and best of the Indiana Jones movies. Note that I prefer the original title to the retconned "Indiana Jones and the..." version. This movie spawns myriad quest fantasies every time I watch it.

4. Pirates of the Caribbean (The Curse of the Black Pearl)
The first and best of the Pirates movies. Johnny Depp is amazing. Another movie to fuel the mental story telling (hey, if I'm going to be alone on an island for the rest of my life, I'd better be able to tell myself stories).

5. Big Trouble in Little China
The first 4 movies are probably understandable to most people. This one is a bit of a cult choice, I suppose. I can't help it -- it never fails to make me laugh every time I see it. Silly? Maybe. But don't we all need some silly in our lives?