Anti-V Day List: My Favorites (So far...)
What me and my bestie watch together every year on V-Day if neither of us happens to have a SO on the day. Wining, dining, and an appropriate film.
Not really in order of preference, save that #1 remains the BEST.
Really, really not in any sort of order. Nor coherent in any particular way. And not that we've actually done all of these on Singles Awareness Day. Some we have, some we may.
Not really in order of preference, save that #1 remains the BEST.
Really, really not in any sort of order. Nor coherent in any particular way. And not that we've actually done all of these on Singles Awareness Day. Some we have, some we may.
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- DirectorTom TykwerStarsBen WhishawDustin HoffmanAlan RickmanJean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with a superior olfactory sense, creates the world's finest perfume. His work, however, takes a dark turn as he searches for the ultimate scent.Our first anti-v film; by the end, you're totally cheering for the killer, hoping he 'gets the girl.' :)
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsNicholas HoultTeresa PalmerJohn MalkovichAfter a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.More traditional romantic film, sort of, but not-so just enough to work for our anti-v theme. If the lurve is too much, I'm sure any zombie flick would do. Sean of the Dead, perhaps, would do. One year I think I marathoned all the Resident Evil franchise available at that time.
- DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsMichael DouglasKathleen TurnerDanny DeVitoA married couple tries everything to drive each other out of the house in a vicious divorce battle.Classic. Woof.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.The secret love of a psychiatrist for a young, naive g-girl blossoms while consulting on a case....
(Or really, any film in this series.) - DirectorAndrew DavisStarsMichael DouglasGwyneth PaltrowViggo MortensenWealthy Wall Street speculator Steven Taylor finds that his wife Emily Bradford has a lover, struggling artist David Shaw. Steven investigates Shaw and manipulates him into murdering Emily. It seems like a perfect crime.Modern take on Dial M for Murder.
The original would do as well, surely.
Or really, /any/ Hitchcock, period. - DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsPaul DanoZoe KazanAnnette BeningA novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.Under consideration for this year's viewing.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett JohanssonIn the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.Under consideration for this year's viewing.
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsZooey DeschanelJoseph Gordon-LevittGeoffrey ArendAfter being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.Haven't seen all of it, but from trailers and many clips, thinking it would do the job for this year....
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.Yeah.
- DirectorGlenn FicarraJohn RequaStarsJim CarreyEwan McGregorLeslie MannA cop turns con man once he comes out of the closet. Once imprisoned, he meets the second love of his life, whom he'll stop at nothing to be with.Delightful performances. How often do you see Jim Carrey as the Manic Pixie Dream Girl?
Oh, right, he caught it from Zooey D in Yes Man (2008)(http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1068680/). Not that there's anything wrong with that. - DirectorPeter SegalStarsAdam SandlerDrew BarrymoreRob SchneiderHenry Roth is a man afraid of commitment until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he's finally found the girl of his dreams until discovering she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the next day.More typically romantic, but I like the issues and the acting.
- DirectorAndy TennantStarsWill SmithEva MendesKevin JamesA smooth-talking man falls for a hardened columnist while helping a shy accountant woo a beautiful heiress.Again, more typical, but it pleases me that the awkward dork being himself vs. the smooth operator dichotomy doesn't go the way it always does.
- DirectorSimon WestStarsSylvester StalloneLiam HemsworthRandy CoutureMr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.Something completely different, just awesome guys blowing *beep* up.
Or Expendables 1. Or Expendables 3. Really each or all would do. 2 is just the best I've seen so far. Certainly the funniest. - DirectorAdrian LyneStarsMichael DouglasGlenn CloseAnne ArcherA married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.Another classic choice for the anti-v thing.
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderCarey MulliganJames Badge DaleA sex addict's carefully cultivated private life falls apart after his sister arrives for an indefinite stay.Haven't seen it yet, but looks like it would be a lovely choice.
- CreatorJames Manos Jr.StarsMichael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid ZayasHe's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them.
- DirectorPierre MorelStarsLiam NeesonMaggie GraceFamke JanssenA retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris.It's a story all about love. Killing for it, to be specific. That theme would generally indicate a good pick for anti-v films in any case, I believe.
- DirectorMarc CaroJean-Pierre JeunetStarsMarie-Laure DougnacDominique PinonPascal BenezechPost-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants."Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants."
Really says what needs saying.
Or any well-chosen post-apocalyptic film would do. Or film about cannibalism. This one just makes the list as it's both. - DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMeryl StreepBruce WillisGoldie HawnWhen a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.Classic.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsAlec BaldwinGeena DavisMichael KeatonThe spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.Saaay iiit.... Agaain. Again!
- DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsBruce WillisHelen MirrenMorgan FreemanWhen his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last-ditch effort to survive and uncover the assailants.A love story with explosions, my favorite thing.
- DirectorFrank MillerQuentin TarantinoRobert RodriguezStarsMickey RourkeClive OwenBruce WillisAn exploration of the dark and miserable Basin City and three of its residents, all of whom are caught up in violent corruption."I love hitmen. No matter what you do to them, you don't feel bad."
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsJackie Earle HaleyPatrick WilsonCarla GuginoIn a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history."I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with *ME*!"
- DirectorJames McTeigueStarsHugo WeavingNatalie PortmanRupert GravesIn a future British dystopian society, a shadowy freedom fighter, known only by the alias of "V", plots to overthrow the tyrannical government - with the help of a young woman.Who doesn't love to watch Agent V Elrond do his thing?
- DirectorMichael BayStarsScarlett JohanssonEwan McGregorDjimon HounsouIn 2019, a mercenary pursues a man and woman who escaped a research facility after learning their true fate.