Confessions of a Cheesy Movie Lover

You know what I hate? When people ask what my favorite book is or my favorite movie is. You’re wondering why, of course. It’s because every time someone says, “Dayna, what is your favorite book?” I feel like I have to lie.

Those are the moments when some arbitrary, ridiculous, poorly written novel titles come to mind. I can’t scream out Can You Keep A Secret? or Harry Potter or God help me, (whisper) a Nicholas Sparks novel.

No. I always scream out Pride & Prejudice or The Catcher in the Rye or The Great Gatsby. Let’s be honest, those books are great, but I don’t grab them when I’m looking for some light and fun reading. I never imagine myself as the protagonist. I never think of these novels at the gym. I just think they’re well written.

I am convinced people do the same things with movies. We can never just come out and say, “Listen, I get sucked into Legally Blonde every time it’s on TV.” No. We answer with the movies that people will probably respect.

Don’t lie. I know you’re all sitting here thinking of that ONE movie you keep off your list. That one movie you bought on Amazon.com because you didn’t want to walk out of a store with it. Don’t lie.

And so…I present to you my public and private list of movies.

Public List:

5. Pride & Prejudice

4. Saving Private Ryan

3. Out of Africa

2. The Philadelphia Story

1. Roman Holiday

The Movies That Suck Me In…The Movies I Secretly Love To Watch:

5. You’ve Got Mail

4. Pure Country

3. Cast Away

2. Sweet Home Alabama

1. Titanic

Don’t lie. I know The Money Pitt totally just crossed your mind. Maybe Overboard? The Goonies! I know the Goonies was in your thoughts for a nanosecond.