Happy Birthday Anna Kendrick!

Anna Kendrick turns 29 today and I thought it might be nice to share with you all my Top 5 Anna Kendrick films. I first saw her in the Twilight series back in 2008 and since then she just seems to have popped up in loads of other films I've seen!

Anna hasn't actually been in an awful lot of films if you take a look through her filmography, but she has an awful lot coming up in the next 2 years so my Top 5 list could well look completely different by then.

 

Yeah, yeah, I know, it's Twilight. But this is the first time I ever saw Anna, and I think she played her character really well, and stayed true to the book version. Plus, her graduation speech Twilight Eclipse was brilliant, and made me cry a little. Not that it takes much to make me cry!

 

 

End of Watch makes my list purely for the scene with her and Jake Gyllenhaal singing in the car. It was just so natural and I think Anna's natural charm really shined during the scene. I don't know how true this is, but I heard that the song just happened to be playing anyway and the scene was completely improvised. Cute if true!

 

 

I wasn't a huge fan of 50/50 to be honest, but Anna's character was just so down to earth that I mainly enjoyed it just for her. Although her character is very similar (I think anyway) to her character in Up in the Air, the completely different topic kept it fresh for me.

As someone who gets to travel a little for work, I really appreciated Up in the Air and I just loved how it didn't follow a predictable plot. Anna played the role of a some what cold, by the book professional really well, a role which I don't think reflects her true personality at all.

 

 

I'm a human of the female variety, it's just in my nature to love Pitch Perfect, sorry! Just everything, from her dress sense, her non-cornforming attitude to her singing just had me smiling throughout the whole film. If there was ever a film on my life (highly doubtful, and a box office flop if so), I would love Anna Kendrick to play me!

 

What's your favourite Anna Kendrick film?

Top 10 Guilty Pleasures (Allie)

Following my Thursday's Thought: Ignorance is Bliss post, Jenna decided that we needed to do a Top 10 Guilty Pleasures list. Can you hear me sighing through these words? We spent a whole 25 minute car journey and nearly an hour in Nandos arguing over this. How do you define guilty pleasure? What should we include? What I really should have done is let Jenna write my list for me...

I think it's fair to say that a guilty pleasure film is a film that you really love, but that you're a little embarrassed to admit to. Therefore Jenna, Love Actually and Jingle All The Way will not be in this list! I thought we officially defined it as 3 stars or less in Total Film review?!  Don't go changing the rules at the last second woman! See? Still arguing!

This is going to be in no order, because I don't want to start a debate as to whether we list them by how much we love them, or how embarrassing they are...

Green Lantern (2011)

Do I really need to explain this? I think by now you should already know my reasons for loving this film, and we've definitely heard enough from Jenna on the subject! Pahaha I knew you would have to include this a)because it's Ryan b)because it IS a guilty pleasure!!!

Bubble Boy (2001)

I'll forgive you if you've never heard of this. I bought it on VHS as part of my Jake Gyllenhaal craze. It has the weirdest plot ever but I absolutely love it, and will happily watch it again and again.  I LOVE this film, I had completely forgotten about it, might have to borrow the VHS off you (not that I have a VHS player anymore!)

Foolproof (2003)



Ah, if you've watched White Collar or anything similar you'll understand how awful this film is. But it has the Ryan Reynolds charm in it, and like a total fool, I didn't see the plot twist coming so that's why I love it.  Not even heard of this so I can't comment.

Blade Trinity (2004)

 

Sorry Ryan but I'm including another of your films here. Although I have seen all of them, so there's bound to be a few bad eggs! I actually really love Blade Trinity though just for his character, Hannibal King. Every line just cracks me up and come on, who doesn't love that topless scene?

Chicken Little (2003)

You know, I haven't seen this film for about 10 years, but every now and again I'll start singing 'It's the End of the World as we Know It' and I'll think about this film and how much I loved it when it came out. I also only just realised that Zach Braff voices Chicken Little!  I'd like to see this, might have to give it a go, see if it is guilty pleasure worthy!

Daredevil (2003)

I found  Daredevil on DVD in CEX for £1, and I'm pretty sure even the staff mocked me for buying it. I love Ben Affleck though and I'm a sucker for hot guys! The soundtrack really was awesome though and I still play it in my car to work every now and again.  This film bored the socks off me, I couldn't get into it, I didn't like Ben Affleck and I liked Jennifer Garner even less!

High School Musical (2006)

What team?! I'd like to redeem myself here by saying I didn't enjoy the sequel much, and I've never seen the third one. I could love High School Musical just for the soundtrack though, and it's what got me into watching Glee, which is probably something I shouldn't admit.  LOVE IT!!

Miss Congeniality (2000)

I almost didn't include this. I mean come on, it's Sandra Bullock! As Raj from Big Bang Theory says, she can do no wrong! This should actually be a guilty pleasure on behalf of my other half, because he loves this film, and even watched the sequel with me.  This is awesome, is it a guilty pleasure?!  I don't know anyone who doesn't like this film, it think my Dad even likes it!

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

Ah, it doesn't get more embarrassing than this, does it? Sorry, but Twilight is a massive guilty pleasure of mine. It's the perfect film series to put on after a bad day, in your pjs and with a massive tub of ice cream. Team Edward, baby! Agreed!  I hate admitting it but I do like the Twilight films - I can't help it!

Just Married (2003)

Just Married might be my most watched film of all time. I used to watch it nearly every week in High School when my friend stayed over. We watched it together a couple of weeks ago, pretty much 10 years later, and I was chuffed that we both still love it now! Amazing film, I still howl with laughter at this film.  I love it when she throws the ashtray at his head and when they pick up their car, cue quote:  'I *am* flooring it! If I pushed any harder, my foot would blow through the floor and we would be Flintstone-ing our asses there!'

So there you go, you know my deepest, darkest, film secrets. Mock away. You can bet Jenna will. It's okay though, she hasn't done her list yet, so I'll get my own back on her. I can't help but notice that 4 of my 10 films are from 2003, was that just a really bad year for films?  I think I restrained myself quite well ;-)

I hope this has got you thinking about your own guilty pleasure films...because we may have an announcement to make very, very soon!