I Love You Anniversary

It was five years ago today that Randy put my face in his hands and told me "I Love You" for the first time.  Then he proceeded to say we were unofficially engaged.  He wanted to wait till he had a ring to become officially engaged.

When looking for an image to put with this post I came upon a couple of images from different movies.  The one below is from Jerry Maguire. He says to her "You had me at hello."  Hubby has mentioned he really likes that line.

British Class System

Theme of the day for Saturday, August 11th: British Class System

Comedies:

... Tom Jones (1963)

... Princess Caraboo (1994)

... Gosford Park (2001)

Dramas:

... Howards End (1992)

... The Remains of the Day (1993)

... Vanity Fair (2004)

This is the last of the London Olympics Movie Marathon lists.
I did not always watch all the movies, just giving options.
Sometimes I did not watch them on the day I posted.
But I did watch a lot of the movies during the time.

British Comedies

Theme of the day for Friday, August 10th: British Comedies

These were other movies I wanted to include and realized their common theme was comedy.  I really enjoy comedy especially romantic comedy.  In particular from this list I like A Fish Called Wanda, Calendar Girls and Bridget Jones's Diary.  

John Cleese Comedies:

... A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

... Fierce Creatures (1997)

... Splitting Heirs (1993)

Risque movies not for everyone:

... Calendar Girls (2003)

... The Full Monty (1997)

Romantic Comedies:

... Wimbledon (2003)

... Cold Comfort Farm (1995)

... Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

... Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Swag Sports

Swagbucks has been doing an Olympic themed event.  For search wins they are currently giving out what they call "Collector Bills" with a sports theme.  If you manage to get all of them you will get an extra reward.  I decided to post this because I think the bills are pretty interesting especially the color blocking which is similar to flags of different countries.

British Boarding Schools

Theme of the day for Thursday, August 9th: British Boarding Schools

St. Trinian's (2007) - a very fun movie with upbeat music

Wild Child (2008) - not as good as St. Trinian's but okay

3 Men and a Little Lady (1990) - sequel to 3 Men and a Baby

The Little Princess (1939) - a favorite of mine from childhood

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) - remade as Mona Lisa Smile

Mona Lisa Smile (2003) - A remake of 1969 movie but set in America.

Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939) - Robert Donat and Greer Garson

Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969) - Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark

Dead Poets Society (1989) - I thought this similar enough to include.

British Novelists

Theme of the day for Wednesday, August 8th: British Novelists

Jane Austen (1775-1817)
... Emma (1996)
... Persuasion (1995)
... Pride & Prejudice (1995)
... Sense & Sensibility (1995)

Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) ... Jane Eyre (1997)
Emily Bronte (1818-1848) ... Wuthering Heights (1939)

HG Wells (1866-1946)
... The Invisible Man (1933)
... First Men in the Moon (1964)
... Time Machine (1960) and Time Machine (2002)

PD James (born 1920) ... Children of Men (2006)

Barbara Taylor Bradford (born 1935)
... A Woman of Substance (1984)
... Hold the Dream (1986)
... To Be the Best (1992)

British Musical Films

Theme of the day for Tuesday, August 7th: British Musical Films.

Across the Universe and Mamma Mia! are the best two movies that seamlessly integrate a groups music into a story line. Husband and I both greatly recommend these two musicals to others. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang stars Dick Van Dyke who starred in other musicals: Mary Poppins and Bye Bye Birdie. Oliver! reminds me of the musical Newsies. My Fair Lady and Doctor Dolittle both star Rex Harrison; in both he plays a person who has great knowledge of languages.

Across the Universe (2007) - music of Beatles
Mamma Mia! (2008) - ABBA songs

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) - based on novel by Ian Fleming
Oliver! (1968) - based on novel by Charles Dickens

My Fair Lady (1964) - based on novel by George Bernard Shaw
Doctor Dolittle (1967) - based on novel by Hugh Lofting