Christmas Movie list

 

It's that time of the year again! This season, the holiday season me and my sister write down a christmas movie list, movies that we love and enjoy watching. And today I'll be recommending to you some of the best that I know you'll love and enjoy.

Just Friends (2005):

While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.

Hands down to my ultimate favourite new Christmas movie, Ryan Reynolds as Chris Brander the bad main character learns such a valuable lesson in a really bad way. This film teaches us the value of friendship and family. Ryan never fails to make us laugh in every scene in the movie. I just can't describe my new obsession with this film and it's a must watch during the holidays.

Christmas with the Kranks (2004):

With their daughter, Blair, away, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.

This movie is so underrated, and I don't know why. It's so full of comedy and the story of a couple that wants to skip Christmas is just too good, and the way they dealt with their surroundings judging them all holiday season is just top nutch. This movie is very cozy and warm and I highly recommend it. 

Edward the scissorhands (1990):

An artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.

I know that this movie is not a Christmas movie, but whenever I watch it all I wanna do is cuddle up with my blanket, prepare a hot coco and enjoy every bit of it.

Little Women (1994):

Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.

I'm guilty to admit that this version of Little Women will always remain my favourite, it's the sisters playing in the snow or Joe reading to them in front of the chimney. This movie gives me major holiday cozy vibes, it's the family warmth brough by the Marsh Family, the values of caring and sharing during Christmas and many other things. I highly recommend this movie, and hold your tears.

Surviving Christmas (2004):

Drew Latham is an executive leading an empty, shallow life with only wealth on his side. Facing another lonely Christmas ahead, he revisit his old childhood home in the hope of reliving some old holiday memories – but he finds that the house in which he was raised is no longer the home in which he grew up.

I really don't know how I found this movie, I guess it was luck. I never imagined Ben Affleck nailing such comedic role, he was hilarious and I really felt sorry that he had no family but he really tried to relive his old holidays memories as much as he can.

I recommend this movie, because it's really good it's funny and very emotional and worth your time. 

The Family Man (2000):

A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.

This movie was a big surpise for me, because I have never heard of it. The storyline is very creative; how a single man witnesess his life change overnight and he has to deal with it. This movie teaches us about the value of being surrounded by your loved ones, family and friends esepcially during Christmas time.

That's it for today's blog, I hope you enjoy reading it and don't forget to give some love. Happy Holidays!

Her

 You know what I tell her?

I tell her she's worthy and deserves the world

Behind the smiles in her pictures a heartache

After all she's been through, she made it out alive

Stronger and grown more than ever

She is a stranger to them now that she made it 

Success seemed easy to them but not to her 

It was tough for her to hold her tears but wiped them 

She learnt that being alone is a bless

Rather than being near a sinner

Lies, lies and lies she heard but she only believed herself 

Hard the way she found out yet she lived with it 

Now every time she looks back she laughs at them

Cause she won herself, her dignity and her freedom

Luck she calls it, but it was fate.

If they wanted to stay they would, but she'll never force them

Time goes by and here they are

Begging but she walked away with a smile 

She won

Heart-warming movies:

 While you were sleeping (1995):

A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit Authority token collector is mistaken for the fiancée of a coma patient.

I didn't have any high expectations for this movie, I didn't even watch the trailer. It's such a cozy heart-warming film, it's romantic and funny it has a bit of drama alongside some holiday vibes. If you're ever feeling alone sad or blue I highly recommend this movie.

Raising Helen (2004):

After her sister and brother-in-law die in a car accident, a young woman becomes the guardian of their three children.

Again I only saw the movie poster, and I decided to add it to my watch-list. Me and my mom both enjoyed every moment of it, we laughed and we cried and let me tell you, don't look at the rating on rotten tomatoes because they didn't do justice to this film. I loved it and I highly recommend it, grab your herbal tea or your bowl f ice-cream and thank me later. 

Notting Hill (1999):

William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

I know I'm the last one to watch this movie but again I always stay away from overrated movies but this one is just different. You have no idea how warm this movie is, I loved William's character and I related to him a lot. The song "She" sang by Charles Aznavour will be definetly added to your playlist, it made me feel a lot of sentiments. This movie is worth your time, light up a scented candle and enjoy it.

When Harry met Sally (1989):

Harry and Sally meet when she gives him a ride to New York after they both graduate from the University of Chicago. The film jumps through their lives as they both search for love, but fail, bumping into each other time and time again. Finally a close friendship blooms between them, and they both like having a friend of the opposite sex. But then they are confronted with the problem: "Can a man and a woman be friends, without sex getting in the way?"

This movie speaks for itself as the perfect fall movie, grab a cup of hot coco and a cozy blanket and get ready to hear the famous "I'll have what she's having"line.

 My sister's keeper (2009):

Anna Fitzgerald was conceived via in vitro so that her parents could have a genetic match and donor for their older daughter, Kate who has leukemia. But after years being tested and prodded, Anna decides to take her parents to court herself so that she could be emancipated from them when it comes to anything medical. But her mother refuses to it so the whole thing goes to court. And it nearly tears the family apart.

Such a heart-warming storyline the entire family are there for each other no matter what and I really enjoyed Cameron Diaz's performance in this movie. 

Grap a box of tissues and some herbal tea and start watching.

That's it for the blog today, have a great day!

Lonely...

I wanna thank life for always letting me down

I wanna thank people for always not being there for me

I wanna thank luck for always being my side
And mostly, myself for always being negative as hell.

I have no explanation of why my life is going down hill. No explanation of why it ends bad all the time, horrible days from beguinning to end. 

Opportnities that they're nowhere to be found, or maybe the people you need the most who are always complaining that they have problems too.

It's so ironic, because back in the day, you listened to their problems, tried to help them. You never expected anything back, but at least a hand reaching out to help you.

It's so unfair to give and not to take back , whether it was from luck, people, or even destiny.

My favourite Female Leads in Movies

 Whenever I watch movies I always get influenced by the female leads in those films, I love me some strong female characters that inspire my inner self and push me to do better things in life. In this blog, I'll be listing some of my favourite female leads from movies and why I chose them:

Elle woods:

What I love about Legally Blonde is how Elle Woods proves that women are more than just their looks. Sure, she’s beautiful, girly, loves the color pink, and is into fashion, but she’s also intelligent, hard-working, clever, resourceful, and genuinely kind. She’s strong and she proves herself to everyone who doubts her — from her lame ex-boyfriend to her college professors. Women can be successful and smart as well as feminine and cheerful; they’re not mutually exclusive!

Elizabeth Bennet:

Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet—played to perfection by Keira Knightley in the 2005 version of the film—remains compelling no matter how many hundreds of years ago she was written into existence. Unlike her sisters, she doesn't let the introduction of wealthy men like Mr. Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) automatically wow her. No, she makes them prove their worth. Thanks to her fierce sense of self, loyalty to her family, and wicked-smart retorts, this well-read lady defied what it meant to be a woman in the early 19th century. In a 1813 letter to her sister, Austen even said of her creation, "I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." And we wholeheartedly agree.

Little Women:

Five strong women dominate the narrative: the fiery and independent Jo (Saoirse Ronan), the nurturing Meg (Emma Watson), the determined Amy (Florence Pugh), the selfless Beth (Eliza Scanlen) and their guiding force, Marmee (Laura Dern). Written by a woman, adapted to the screen and directed by a woman, “Little Women” is forever a treasure of strength within and among women.

Beatrix; The Bride:

Uma Thurman's tough-as-nails character Beatrix "The Bride" Kiddo has one goal: exacting revenge on the man who shot her in the head. Over the course of the two Kill Bill films, she exhibits unrivaled tenacity and grit (and combat skills) that are nothing short of inspirational. Any situation The Bride finds herself in—including, at one point, being buried alive—she overcomes.

Clarise Starling:

Young FBI trainee Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster, in an Oscar-winning performance) seeks the advice of the brilliant imprisoned serial killer Dr Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins, in an Oscar-winning performance) to help track down a new serial killer. Starling is both strong and vulnerable, using her savvy to manage her interactions with Lecter, determined to solve the puzzle to save another kidnapped girl before it’s too late.

That's it for the blog, have a nice day!