Desert Island films–the five films I would want with me if I ever washed up on some distant shore with my solar-powered DVD player:
Kill Bill Vols. 1&2 (counts as one film because they are one film)
Constantine (and don’t tell me how miscast Keanu Reeves was. I never read the graphic novels on which the movie was based. I only know this version of the story, and I like it fine)
A Christmas Carol (the Alastair Sim version)
WALL-E (for that first half-hour, especially)
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (it’s my favorite movie of the bunch for the promise of a family for Harry, and the relatively happy ending)
Top 5 Desert Island books (paper version, because otherwise it’s every book I own on an e-reader and then what’s the point of lists?):
Good Omens
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy/Smiley’s People (cheating, but it’s really one story)
Mapp & Lucia (the omnibus. really cheating here)
Feet of Clay (hard to pick a favorite Discworld novel, but I have to go with this one because it features my favorite bit of Vimes-Vetinari repartee)
Lords & Ladies (2nd favorite Discworld novel, and the first one I ever read. I didn’t know who was the character who spoke ALL IN CAPS. I thought he was just some wizard. And because a Nanny & Granny book is a necessity)
I *liked* Constantine. It is one of the movies that I can rewatch over and over again and one of the few that I wish they would make a sequel for.
Okay, I’ll play:
The Muppet Movie – my most favorite movie of all time
Spaceballs – I watch this more than I ever have Star Wars
The Nightmare Before Christmas – love the visuals, love the songs
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – yep, a total cheat but I’ve gotta have my eye-candy
The Color Purple – I’ve watched this countless time and I *still* cry with joy at the end
Good Omens – I give this one an annual re-read
The Newford Stories – my first introduction to Charles de Lint was in this omnibus that I got from the science fiction book club when I was in high school
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden – also frequently re-read
Dune – when I read this for the first time, I was utterly impressed by the complexity and completeness…still am
The Last Herald-Mage – also an omnibus from sfbc that I read in high school and many times since
I would like to see a Constantine sequel too, especially if they could get Tilda Swinton and Peter Stormare to reprise their parts.
I enjoyed Nightmare. Not quite enough to bump one of my top 5, but it is a sweet flick. I love Zero.