Desert Island Films #76 – With A Friend Like Gary

Gary from With A Friend Like Gary has kindly submitted his Desert Island Films. Read on for his choices and reasons, and be sure to check out his site.

Desert Island Films is about choosing 8 films you would take if you were going to be stranded on a desert island and explaining your choices. They don’t necessarily have to be your favourites, just 8 films, no more or no less! You are also permitted to take one book and one novelty item which must be inanimate and of no use in escaping the island or allowing communication from outside.

Desert Island Films #76 – With A Friend Like Gary

Being stranded on a deserted island for the rest of your life would suck; therefore I would take all comedies with me to keep my spirits up…

1. Dumb & Dumber

If I could only pick one movie to bring on a deserted island this would be it. It’s the only movie I’ve ever seen that has something funny in pretty much every single scene throughout the whole thing. It’s well-written and thought-out and doesn’t miss a beat the second half, even when the tone completely shifts.

2. Office Space

Mike Judge hits a little too-close-to-home in this uncomfortable, but hilarious story about what it’s like to work everyday in a mundane office environment. No matter how many times I see this I always crack up at Gary Cole’s performance of “Lumbergh” and Mike Judge’s cameo as an Applebee’s manager is equally hilarious. After seeing this, maybe living on a deserted island isn’t so bad.

3. Shallow Hal

If “Dumb & Dumber” wasn’t so freakin’ hilarious then this could be my favorite comedy of all-time! The Farrelly Brothers deliver another grand-slam that clicks on all cylinders as they take a very delicate subject and make fun of it, while at the same time conveying a thoughtful message. When I watched this at the theater I literally fell out of my seat I was laughing so hard! I had tears in my eyes and my stomach literally was hurting as if someone just punched me; I guess if a comedy can make you appear you’re having a heart attack that’s a positive thing.

4. Swingers

Another uncomfortable comedy, but it cracks me up! This is the film that put Vince Vaughn on the map as he tries to mentor his best friend how to get over his ex-girlfriend, and meet new women; even funnier than Vince Vaughn is watching Jon Favreau as the downtrodden best friend who not only constantly strikes-out, but manages to make it an actual art form. I don’t think I’ve ever seen another guy mess up as bad as he does – and it is painfully hilarious! Another aspect that makes this worthwhile is the friendship between Trent and Mikey and that no matter how pathetic Mikey’s game is, Trent still believes in him, and will not allow his best friend to get down. All male friendships should be this way.

5. Anchorman

I think this movie makes my list for one reason: the Braveheart spoof in the back alley with the rival news crew; one of the funniest sequences I’ve seen! “That escalated quickly.” lol.

6. Napolean Dynamite

I still don’t even know what this movie is about, but watching Kip take a break from chatting with babes on the internet to make nachos – and Uncle Rico talk about throwing footballs over mountains amuses me for some reason.

7. Film Geek

I know this looks cheesy – and that’s b/c it is, and it’s hilarious! I think many of us movie geeks can relate to Scotty, but Scotty takes it to a whole different level and has become so absorbed by movies that he literally cannot have any kind of social interaction without discussing them; regardless of the conversation Scotty will always find a way to relay the topic back to movies somehow, and therein always creates awkward and painfully hilarious situations. And the ending is genius! I admit I did not see that coming at all – and neither will you! 🙂

8. It’s Pat

This is a list of movies I would bring if deserted on an island, and not a list of my favorite movies. If this were a list of my top 8 favorite movies “It’s Pat” wouldn’t be anywhere near it, but since I’m stranded on an island I want to bring movies to lighten the fact I’ll never again interact with a member of civilization. “It’s Pat” is extremely cheesy, but it’s full of memorable quotes, and it’s intentional stupidity cracks me up. Charles Rocket is funny in this, as well, as he plays the neighbor who becomes obsessed with Pat and determined to find out if Pat is a he – or a she.

BOOK:

Easy, “The Bible”. Talk about playback watchability! You could read the Bible every day and never run out of content. It’s the most powerful and influential book ever written and has the ability to empower your mind, spirit, body and emotions and after reading make one feel like they can conquer the world; which would be great…if I wasn’t stranded on a deserted island.

NOVELTY ITEM:

A mattress – Since I’m going to spend all my time watching movies and reading my Bible and sleeping, I’d might as well be comfortable!

Thanks again to Gary for taking the time to join the prestigious castaway list. If you would like to submit your choices and add your name to THIS LIST, please drop me an email to – tysoncarter@hotmail.co.uk

Posted by Tysoncarter182 on September 17, 2013

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