Movie Lists From Adam

(Side note: I also put this on my personal site www.adamcollet.com ... which is currently in a very undeveloped and temporary state.)


Awesome movies you probably (?) haven't seen
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12 Angry Men
Millenium Actress
Little Manhattan
Laputa (Castle in the Sky)
Citizen Kane
The Shawshank Redemption
Mr Death : The Rise and fall of Fred A Leuchter
Galipoli
Rear Window
A Beautiful Mind
American Beauty
The Maltese Falcon
Princess Mononoke
V for Vendetta
The King's Speech
Finding Forester
The Fountain


Movies I can't believe I haven't seen (or that I simply should but haven't)
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In America
Primer
Man on Wire
Cinderalla Man
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog
A Clockwork Orange
Ip Man
Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
True Grit
Coraline
Man on Fire
Book of Eli


Very Well reviewed movies I didn't like
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Toy Story 3
2001: A Space Odyssey
Hotel Rwanda
District 9
Ben-Hur
Arsenic and Old Lace
Titanic
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Moon
(Honorable Mention: Transformers 3 - not well reviewed, but widely hyped, and I HATED it)

Dear Me.....

Dear Me at 16,

What can I tell you that you don't know

I think at 16 you thought you knew it all.

You think you are so mature for your age and in some ways you are but oh, there is so much you have to learn.

What is there to learn about at 16 well...I am going to tell you.

You will learn things about

life

relationships

patience

boys

loyalty

family

faith

responsibility 

and so much more

they will all prepare you for what it about to happen in your life.

It's sometimes hard to remember you at this age.

You live your life with your heart on your sleeve and usually everyone knows where they stand in your eyes.

You are a hopeless romantic, scared that you may never find the one. You turn to Internet dating as a way to meet guys and they don't hesitate to break your heart and I wish I could go back in time and change who you let into your life.

Even the guys who were in your life for a very short time were a building block to your future. Your heart will get broken and you will question your intentions and will give up but don't worry, because you will end up marrying that boy.

You are a "typical" teenage girl in so many ways.

You love all the favorite TV shows, Friday night movies, trips to the grocery store for SoBe's with the girls, many girls nights and sleepovers. 

High School is the time of your life

something that I hope you will cherish.

Hopefully you will remember all the amazing people who enriched your life and forget those that tried to bring you down.

Many fond memories will be made during those years.

There is also something that is different about you,

some part of you that doesn't fit with what people see on the outside. They don't understand and will tease and make fun but I am proud of you for making it and holding your head up and trying to not let them get to you.

They don't understand it is out of your control. You will feel like an ugly duckling and try everything to fit in. Most people are understanding but there will be rude, selfish people but you will rise above and make the best out of everything.

You worry about the future too much.

I wish I could tell you that this would change as you get older,

but it doesn't.

So, just try it live life to the fullest.

When you're older, you'll still remember the shock the day you watched the Twin Towers collapse during your Sophomore year.

Your world seemed so small but on that day you realized how small your little world was and your bubble began bursting.

When your older, you'll still remember the 

amazing family vacations you got the chance to

be apart of. All the trips to Disneyland.

When your older, you'll still remember how

hard it was saying goodbye to a cousin heading 

a mission as this was the first time you would be separated

from someone so close to you for such a long time.

When your older, you'll still remember that 

months later on March 14, 2006 you would experience 

the loss of an aunt. It would be hard on your family

and would bring them closer if that's possible.

When your older, you'll remember the late night talks,

the slumber parties,

the school dances,

your high school graduation

a moment that you thought would

never come.

You will come to love the medical field and 

will spend countless hours working with

people of all ages. It will bring great

reward and accomplishment into your life

While working in the medical field

you will meet someone who you never knew existed

someone who would quickly grow to be your

best friend a friend that is hard to come by.

She will make you laugh and cry,

You tell her everything that is on your mind

and trust her like a sister.

I wonder how different things would have been for you,

if you had known then what you know now.

Like if you had known your best friend for life would be someone one that dated your cousin. Even when she was Dear Jane'd by him on his mission that would not impact your friendship much.

I wish I could have told you that

the father you knew really

nothing about would come into your

life and fill a hole you knew 

was there you just didn't know

how deep.

I wish I could have told you that

 on November 29, 2007 you would meet that boy you now call your husband who from the very first date knew was the one. That Christmas he would tell his family that he would be marrying the love of his life even though they barely knew you. You will be

connected at the hip and wonder how you got so lucky.

He will propose to you on 02/13/08 

instead of 02/14/08 like he had planned just

so you would be surprised.

You will choose 5 wedding dates before 

settling on May 31, 2008.

You will look forward and count down

the days with anticipation and excitement.

Your fairy tale will come true and

you will be sealed to your best friend

on that special day.

I wish I could tell you that your appreciation 

 and love for your mother

would grow as you leave the house and see

things in a new light

I wish I could have told you that would

make the best decision in your life and add

a puppy to your family. The beginning will not

be easy but please hold on and don't give up

will be priceless and you will learn 

about unconditional love.

I wish I could have told you that you

should invest in a back brace for all

the moving you would do. Don't worry though,

you will a place to call home and it will

better than you ever dreamed it would be.

Again you will wonder how you got so lucky.

I wish I could have told you that you will love

marriage, it sometimes feels like a roller coaster. You love

being married and you love being a wife and mother

to your puppy.

I wish I could have told you that

on January 1, 2011

almost 3 years after your fairy tale

wedding day your forever

would be severed by a sharp knife.

One that you wouldn't see coming.

You will take it very hard but like

with most challenges you face

you get back up and keep moving

It will test your own faith and 

what you believe. It will not be

easy but you will love him deeply and

even though it would have been easy 

to walk away you choose to remain 

at his side because you know deep down

 he is your soul mate. 

You wonder why something

 like that would happen to you, 

you realize their were red flags 

and warnings but being the person

 you are you choose to overlook them

as nothing. You will regret doing that

 but now it is too late. 

You decide to start new and try 

your best to get back on the horse

 and keep going. It will not be

 easy but slowly you are making progress.

 

I wish I could have told you all 

the silly things you would become

addicted to because I'm sure you would

have not believed me.

Like NASCAR, baby clothes, reality TV,

Facebook, and blogging

I wish I could tell you to do certain

things differently, to change

some parts of who you were.

But that would like re-writing history.

A history that has resulted in a life you have today,

the life that makes you happy.

So I guess the only advise left to give you is:

be YOU,

the best YOU,

try and stay true to YOU,

even in the face of criticism,

not everyone will agree with you,

and that's OK.

Love,

26 year old Ashley