30 Day Movie Challenge

My friend Jim is doing this 30 Day Movie Challenge on Facebook.  I've been fascinated by his reported movies each day.  In fact, I really look forward to seeing what he's posted (the day cannot end without finding out Jim's movie of the day). 

So I asked him to email me a copy of his list so I could play too.  But as I love to talk about movies, I need more than the 420 characters I'm allowed to use on Facebook.  And it's been a long time since I've blogged everyday, maybe this will get me back into the habit.

Day 1: Your Favorite Movie

This is a tough one.  At first I couldn't even think of my favorites (what kind of movie lover am I???) but then I thought of so many that I had a hard time narrowing it down.

I think my favorite movie changes based on my phase in life.  But one movie that I have absolutely loved since the very first time I saw it (and later read the book and later bought the trivia game that no one could beat me at) was Gone With the Wind. 

To watch Scarlet O'Hara and Rhett Butler stupidly ruin everything for themselves just kills me.  But I can't stop watching.  The epic magnitude of the movie is amazing, especially considering the limited resources Hollywood had in 1939 compared to today.  Of course, the only way this movie could have been so epic if it was made today is if Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) was the director.  However, who he could cast to rival Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable is a mystery to me.  Although, Carol Burnett and Harvey Korman come pretty darn close.

"Went With the Wind" from The Carol Burnett Show (Part of 2) - watch more funny videos