Top Tens (Contd)

So picking up,
at #5
MISS CONGENIALITY:

This one has to be on every chick flick list. I watched it as a 14 yr old when it came on HBO, and I remember literally Rolling On the Floor laughing(ROFL ryte!)  and I still do it,all these years later.
Its got everything a chick flick could have, the rebellious protagonist, the absolutely insane situations she is put in, and yes, the amazing make over sequence( I love that in movies!)

To quote Chandler M Bing  " she's an FBI agent, posing as a beauty contestant"

What is there NOT to love, right! Sandra Bullock is one of the regulars in this genre, hence she breezes through the movie, being a badass and snorting at appropriate intervals. I love the scene where she comes home from a  disastrous crime scene  and vents all her anger on a punching bag.(Inspired me to get one!)

That and the ridiculous costume she wears during the talent show among many many things make this a favourite watch.

#4

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

This one too has a fabulous makeover and a rebellious protagonist who succumbs to all that fashion anyway. 

Anne Hathaway would seem out of place in anything but a chick flick i suppose(but for those of you, who wish to see her in something different, you should check out this movie called havoc, which is really weird and has Anne playing anything but the nice gal) But coming back to the movie. Meryl Streep is brilliant as the deadly Miranda Priestly who breathes fire and could murder someone with a glance(not literally, come now!) and it also has the delightful Emily Blunt which that British accent of hers( I've mentioned i swoon at those, right?). This one too has some lovely music, and taught me there were more brands than adidas and puma (i cannot spell or pronounce any of them, yet though). 

                                                 

#3

LOVE ACTUALLY

This one Im certain, is in everybody's list. It just has to be. It the staple in any chick flick diet. The fact that it brings in the Christmas mood like no other movie does, with a dozen love stories running criss-cross without overpowering each other. It was my first portmanteau movie and boy did i fall in love with it. With even performances from all of the cast, the movie undoubtedly uses every cliche in the book, but it makes for such lovely viewing that you can just forgive that and cozy up to it with loved ones. I particularly loved Colin Firth's story, because, oh lets face it,he is our favourite British Gent. It has the most insane BGM which sounds like a school band played it but I loved it though. Also nuts is the ageing Rock star's relation with his manager. I guess it just shows theres all kinds of love.

                        

#2

JUNO

Pregnant teen with an obnoxious wit. Nuff said! I was obsessed with Juno when I caught the movie initially. Like everything I said had a twinge of Junoness. Its just brilliant the way the movie handles such a sensitive issue without seeming to bother itself with it at all. Im a 100% sure that all credit goes to Ellen Page, who in my opinion did a marvellous job of the teen suddenly coming to terms with her pregnancy and still discovering her love for the guy who fathered it. Im just so baffled by the way the makers undid something that sounds twisted as hell and made a sensitive beautiful and funny flick. Oh and judge all you want, I love all them songs that play in the back ground, specially the opening and closing credit songs. The opening credits were a new by the way. Catch the movie and you'll know what Im talking about. Or better still watch that lovely song here:

Aaaaand at #1

Easy A:

Two words: Emma Stone. Boy is she sexy or is she sexy! With that gorgeous husky drawl, i was hooked from the first word. Being a somewhat off-hand adaptation of the Scarlet Letter, which is referenced frequently in the movie, I knew I'd love it even before the first 10 minuted were up. This was my first Emma Stone movie, and i been religiously following her flicks since. If nothing else to hear that gravelly voice.(I wish I sounded like that and not the squeaky mess that I am)

The movie is the perfect example of how one small teeny tiny lie can land you in a world of trouble. Oh and I discovered "pocketful of sunshine" from this movie and  now dance to it ridiculously when no ones around. This one has all the essentials i need: Sexy voiced lead, check. Fab makeover, check. Wisecracks and outrageous quips, check.  

The first person narrative is the staple in chick flicks, but I gotta say Olive Penderghast is the winner.( Oh and Olive is an anagram for I, love)

                           

So, that brings us to the end of the chick flick marathon. Do catch them, you'd be surprised at how much you could enjoy them movies.

Top Tens

Getting stuck in a 16x14 for 3 months(and counting) can do strange things to your brain (including creating a blog, which is not so strange, come to think of it).

Anyway I've decided after much much contemplation, that I shall make a list of all things I love. And because i love so many things, I'm just gonna have to start some where. So,

MY TOP 10 CHICK FLICKS OF ALL TIME:

(spoiler alert* I have not watched any of the classics, simply because torrents are not a-plenty)

Now, with that off my chest, here's my list of all things goey, cupcake crusty, puppydoggy and sunshiney.

# 10

AISHA:

Its the only non-English movie that's made the list, and for good reason.

I watched Aisha with a semi packed afternoon crowd in Kochi, with a friend who hated chick flicks and who enthusiastically booed with 10 others at the woefully long climax(Okay I admit. I was one of the 10 others, but come on, that climax on the balcony was just asking for it!)

But i saw it on DVD later on and caught myself enjoying it! So, okay, it had a completely boring Sonam Kapoor playing the title character with no conviction, which is surprising,  as the character is right up her alley-a clueless, rich, daddy's little gal.  Ah well at least she rocked them lovely costumes.
But here's why I love the movie despite its many, many shortcomings. It has one of the most spectacular support cast i have seen in recent times.From Ira Dubey playing the spunky Pinky Bose( literally wearing the most colouful clothes i have ever seen) to Cyrus Sahukar as  the sweet loser,  Randhir Gambhir ,down to the   homey college boyfriend  Saurab (isn't he cute ), everyone fits into their roles with such ease.

That and the lovely music of Amit Trivedi(whom i loved in Dev D) with all the pretty clothes everyone flaunts, puts Aisha on the list.
Oh and it has this splendid gem of a song called "sham hai" which is such a doable guitar song(even for amateurs like me). 

#9
I LOVE YOU, MAN:

I LOVE YOU, MAN isn't exactly a chick flick, its a "bromance" apparently. Do not ask me what that means, I think the term is kinda self-explanatory.
I loved it for two reasons, Paul Rudd and Jason Segel. I mean come on, they are the cutest and funniest chick flick heroes available, and i  think the director had a stroke of genius putting the two together.
It has plenty of the superb awkward, deadpan situations that Paul Rudd is famous for, and I lapped it all up.
Its not the first of its kind, you know, where two random men meet and become best of friends, but the fact that the movie doesn't take itself too seriously, and does not end up getting all preachy about friendship makes it immensely watchable.
 I loved the scene where "Doug" one of the "man dates" Paul goes on, comes up and confronts him saying, "It was the taste of betrayal you fucking whore." The look on his face is priceless.
Also hilarious are the ridiculous rejoinders that Paul comes up with, "totes mcgotes" and "I'll see you in a jiff"!
So yeah, if you love Paul Rudd like I do, and enjoy deadpan comedy, this one would fit the bill.

#8
BRIDE WARS:

Its the perfect Sunday afternoon movie, to watch with your gal pals over some delicious cookies.(Which is exactly how i watched it, hence the pointer)
Both Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway are queens of this genre in their own right, and with both of them declaring a "war" on each other, the movie is a winner all the way. The guys don't have much to do here, which is a relief. Nope, this one is rife with wedding gowns, three tier cakes, tan sabotages and even has a sequence where one of the ladies turning up to a meeting with blue hair. The deliciously wicked plan that the girls cook up to  ruin each other's wedding is an eye-opener and honestly I wouldn't  mind trying some of them on certain people i know, even if they weren't getting married on the same day as me.
All in all,I guess we can all agree that, good acting, atrocious pranks and lots of cake and gowns make a superb flick.
What was that? You don't agree? You don't want me tanning you orange before your big day, so just nod and smile!


#7
P.S. I LOVE YOU:

 So I'm a sucker for Irish hunks who strum the guitar and sing like a rockstar, you go ahead and judge all you want, I'm just gna sit back and drool some more at Gerard Butler.
I haven't read the novel the movie is based on, so I'm gonna go ahead and declare that the movie is better anyway. It may be a mushy love story all the way, but it has some solid performances by Swank and Butler not to mention the deranged gang of friends that support Swank during her mourning. I love Liza Kudrow (I'm a F.R.I.E.N.D.S maniac) and to see her in a movie after a long time, had me loving this one even more. The scene where all three of them are stuck on a row boat in the midlle of nowhereOh and yes, watching this movie WILL make you want to rush of to Ireland and lose your way in one of them National Parks. The movie also has a nice sprinkling of songs which I loved. And the scene where Swank calls Butler's phone just to hear his sound on voice mail , is just soo soo sad (I got  teary, I did). I would have put it in the top 5 a couple of years ago, but guess I ain't a teary sucker of a  teenager no more. RATS.

#6
THE HOLIDAY:

Who wouldn't want to a break from their dreadful lives (oh you don't have a dreadful life? Bite me!) and go on a vacation to a far and mysterious land and live some random person's house! Its the dream right? Well with such a dreamy premise for a movie, its only fair that THE HOLIDAY make the list. I adore Kate Winslet and that lovely British accent.(sigh) and yes, like Cameron Diaz I would love to live in the English Countryside and meet the most gorgeous of men traipsing around in that lovely little cottage.
Besides the obvious feel good factors in the movie, it also has some marvelous dialogues, said with such amazing feeling, that I couldn't help but nod vigorously in agreement tearing up, obviously.

Kate Winslet steals the show in this one, no doubts there,but Diaz does have her moments in the movie, the one where she throws her cheating boyfriend out of the house and trying to drive on the left side in Britain are supremely funny. Jude Law as the dreamy British dude, has nothing much to do, but Jack Black as the insecure but brilliant musician is adequate.
So, yeah, if you are a drama queen like yours truly, then, getting drunk and watching this movie and crying at all the appropriate places, is a worthwhile experience. Believe me!


The post has gotten long enough, ya think? So I'm gonna break it off here and continue the top 5 in the next post.
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