By the way, writing this post made me feel SUPER nostalgic...watching these kinds of movies brings me right back to spending a few Fridays a month at the movie theater with friends or watching movies in someone's basement on the weekend...ahh, the good old days. :)
1) Definitely Maybe (2008) - I love Ryan Reynolds and this was a unique and cute story. The ending credits also include this song that I LOVE.
2) Crazy Stupid Love (2011) - I love Emma Stone and I thought this movie was HILARIOUS at times. I like the marriage components...I like the unexpected "twist"...it is cute and funny. Plus, Ryan Gosling...
3) Love Actually (2003) - the best Christmas movie ever :) I watch this almost every year. There are definitely a few story lines that I didn't love and if you are ever curious about all the types of love shown in the movie, I found this site a few years ago that explains it well but I can't find it again. The Wikipedia site is a wealth of knowledge though and apparently BBC One broadcast a short film about what everyone was up to 14 years later, so now I need to get my hands on that. Lol. (I know I need to get a life).
4) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) - RIP Heath Ledger. This movie is so great. I loved The Secret World of Alex Mack as a pre-teen so I really liked seeing Larisa Oleynik in this. I want to rewatch Alex Mack now...sigh. Also, this movie helped me understand The Taming of the Shrew a bit in my Shakespeare class in University, so there's that! haha. Off topic: I loved Julia Stiles in a bunch of movies, including Save the Last Dance!
5) My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) - Watched this one probably 10 times as a teenager.
6) Notting Hill (1999) - does it get any better than Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant?
7) He's Just Not that Into You (2009) - this is another funny movie that I rewatched recently and discovered that I still really like. I love the Jennifer Aniston/Ben Affleck storyline. The Scarlett Johannson one - not so much.
8) Wedding Crashers (2005) - Rachel McAdams is awesome in this movie. It's not THE best, but it made me laugh and I haven't seen it in years. Of course, the Notebook would be the preferred Rachel McAdams choice and I like that one too.
9) The Holiday (2006) I loved this when I first saw it, and then didn't watch it again for YEARS but I watched it over Christmas this past year and yes, it is still so good. :)
10) A Walk to Remember (2002) - brings me back to my teenage years. Heartbreaking but cute.
11) PS I Love You (2007) - I saw this in theatres with a friend and my make up was a mess by the end of it. I still loved it though - especially the Irish setting.
12) Knocked Up (2007) We re-watched this both times I was pregnant and it was fun :)
13) The Big Sick (2017) I laughed SO hard when we saw this movie in theatres. It is absolutely hilarious and so well done. This photo is from my favourite scene (I laughed so hard I cried):
14) Pride & Prejudice (2005) - I would argue that this isn't a chick flick but it definitely falls a bit into that category and I LOVE this version of it. I also love the BBC mini-series and watched it all in one sitting once but the Kiera Knightly version is easier to watch time-wise and so beautiful.
Are any of your favourites on this list? Also...a PSA: Don't ever, ever watch the movie ABOUT TIME when you're pregnant. I'm not kidding when I say I cried for about 5 hours straight. lol.
A couple of honourable mentions: She's all That, She's the Man (lo
l), Hitch...I could go on forever and ever here.
Hope you all have a great weekend! We have a busy-ish day tomorrow including a huge used book sale (YAY!) and a birthday party for an adorable one year old. May the 4th be with you all!!
