10: The Nightmare Before Christmas //
first and foremost, i love basically any film Tim Burton produces. i didn't thing Big Fish was so hot, but i understand the reasoning in it, being his father had just died. but anyways... TNBC was such a magical movie. very few people i think can incorporate christmas and halloween in the same movie, and pull it off so well. the music and songs, and the way they portrayed how each holiday existed was amazing. it really gets you in the mood for both holidays. halloween town isn't a kiddy, cartoony town... it would appear to be a great place to live, and is quite hallowed and gothic like, and christmas town is everything you'd expect from it.. the town, people, elves, it's greatness.

9: Great Expectations //
this movie was made after the book. the book was better, but it's not one of those OMG THE BOOK WAS SOO MUCH BETTER type deals. the movie portrayed his life moving up through the ranks of nobility, and i loved how he never knew what was going to happen next in his life. it was a complete mystery since he achieved his rise from lucky donations also the story doesn't have one antagonist, there are many people who effect Pip/Finn differently contributing to many side stories of the main plot.

8: The Mothman Prophecies //
i had to watch this movie twice to understand it heh. it mainly caught my eye because its based on true events. if you go to the mothman web site, you can see where some events have taken place. the movie itself is bone chilling... the thought of some entitity... and not knowning whether it be from heaven or hell.... warned you about the future, when bad things were going to happen is just crazy. the movie is fun to watch in the dark to. good acting.. very well made. it could have turned out cheesey, but the acting, atmosphere and setting of the movie, music, etc made it amazing

7: The Recruit //
i think i may have been going through my cia/espionage time period when i watched this movie. i was alone one day and decided to go see a movie by myself and picked this one at random. come to my surprise it was about a young man's accidental recruitment into the cia, and the conspiracy that unfolded during, and after training. i love the twist ending, and i love how a lot of research was put into making this movie, as most of the venues, and verbiage used hold true to CIA and NOC operatives.

6: Scarface //
some may argue with me, but i think this is the king of all gangster movies. tony comes from a man with not a penny to his name, and turns it into an empire. his actions upset me a lot, especially the murder of his friend, but tony was a guy that definately did what he had to do, no matter what, he had balls. it's rare to find someone now days that will come through on what they say. i enjoyed it overall, mainly because he molded into the part so well. you've never think he was a Coach on Any Given Sunday lol.

5: Lord of the Rings: Trilogy //
the whole series was amazing. it would take days to explain why, but basically the story was beyond words. the costumes, landscape, photography.. everything. i never knew what lord of the rings was about before the movies came out, but have always owend the books lol. overall... probably should go down as one of the best movies ever made.

4: Man On Fire //
double the points because the movie is based on a true story about an ex-Italian soldier who sacrifices his life for the daughter of the family he swore to protect. and dakota fanning is also an amazing actress for her age and im sure will only get better. the movie itself has a different style of filming and color. and im sure everyone notices right off the bat the subtitle style Brian Helgeland uses. he wanted a unique style to his movie and he obtained it. the story was great, and had a happening ending for the most part. it kind of made you want to jump right in and kick some ass.

3: Night of the Demons I, II, III //
overall this movie is your classic horror movie about a girl named angela who dies tragically. after her parents cant take her death they move out of their house. on halloween night, some kids from angela's school decide to sneak away and have a halloween party there, only some of the kids are going to try to awake angela. turns out, angela became friends with the devil and terrorizes the kids all night in a very disturbing manner. most horror movies would get my vote, but this one does because it holds true till this day, the *ONLY* horror movie to actually scare me. the makeup is SICK, and there is some nudity which makes it interesting. of course the sequels, overtime become obsessed with more nudity, and less story... so all thought they are entertaining to watch... the first one is by far scarier. i recommend watching on halloween night.... in the dark... alone... or with 1-2 other people.

2: Top Gun //
this movie was just great overall, a true classic. acting, story, music, romance, death. even i got a lil sappy when goose died =(

1: Joe Dirt //
this would be my favorite movie ever, if i wasn't more into the symbolic, meanigful movies that have a purpose lol. but this movie had me laughing non-stop. i could probably quote the whole damn thing now that ive seen it so much. i dont know much to comment on about this, other than... if you feel like laughing, this movie is for you =)