We all have those movies. They could be our favorites, or secret loves that we aren't even aware of. Flip through the guide and find that even with 1000 channels, there is nothing on. But wait, what was that on History? Is that? Yes. Yes it is.

Tombstone. Old reliable. The movie I can watch over and over again and never be bored. It may not be something I put into the DVD player and watch, but if it is on TV, it's going on that station. Everytime I watch it I get caught up in the lives of the Earp brothers, the romance between Wyatt and Josie. The sadness that is...Mrs. Earp and her slow decent into drug addiction. And it's pretty much the only movie I love Val Kilmer in.

Another favorite standby is Goodfellas. Again, I watch this every time it happens to pop up on my TV Guide. It is especially funny if it is on network TV as the interesting substitutions they use for cuss words can be hilarious. The bleeping is not nearly as fun.
Then there are the DVD movies. The ones I put on when there is nothing else to watch. Dracula, of course. The Corpse Bride and Nightmare Before Christmas are also fantastic stand bys. I could watch Gone with the Wind every day.
Now, I have to explain something here. The Mr. and I own lots of DVDs. I think we figured it around 300 or so. Maybe more, I can't remember. It's a bunch. And while we can get down on Robot Chicken and Step Brothers almost any night of the week, when it's just me, I tend to dig a little deeper.

Tonight, it's Meet Joe Black. I fucking love this movie. It is a beautiful story of love and family and forgiveness. It is touching, it is sad, it is hilarious. It has everything. Including Brad Pitt pre-beardedness. No goat face to be seen in Meet Joe Black, no sir.

I was debating between this and The Secretary. Another cult fave of mine. That one is pure sexy. Electric. Hot.
But it's all a question of mood, isn't it. Do I want something funny, something sad (yes, I sometimes crave sad movies, I'm a masochist), something romantic, something dark. Tonight I wanted it all, so Meet Joe Black it was.
If you have never seen this movie I highly suggest you get it. Watch it when you have a few hours to devote to it. You must pay attention to the subtlties of it. It is beautiful. Even the freakin' cinematography was amazing. And I never notice that stuff.
Basically I signed on to tell you that I love this movie. I am supposed to be working on Clandestine, that's really why I locked myself in my room with the movie in the first place. But I want to get lost, I want to be swept away by this wonderful story. So perhaps I will work, or perhaps I will watch Anthony Hopkins learn the truth about his life one minute at a time.
XoXoXo
Dakota Rebel