Adelaide is cool. Great, mostly cheap food, kickass people, attractive and approachable women (though one wonders if the vibe of the city makes one more approaching), no traffic, some nice old architecture (not fussed on the new stuff), a good live music scene, good bars.. what's not to like? Except I'm going home early... bugger.

Anyway. I've been, rather flatteringly, tagged by Nick of Digital Poetics to respond to the Movie Meme.

So here I go:

01. Total number of films I own on DVD and video:

I'm away atm, but if you're talking about films, then its around 60 or 70, if you include TV shows then its closer to 150 (I own 7 seasons of Buffy, 4 seasons of Angel, 1 season of Firefly, 1 season of Arrested Development).

There also the movies and shows I haven't paid for... but we'll ignore them :)

02. Last film I bought:

Last DVD I remember buying was Arrested Development. Honestly, don't recall the last movie I bought. However, I plan to purchase In the Mood for Love upon my return to Sydney. That film is an utter masterpiece.

03. Last film I watched:

I watched A Series of Unfortunate Events on DVD on Saturday night after coming home from seeing 2046 in the cinemas.

04. Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me (in no alphabetical order):

Transformers the Movie - I probably watched this film twice a month from the ages of 5 till 8. I still know every word.

Bladerunner - An influential film in me beginning to appreciate film as art. Its one of the earliest movies I recall seeing. I was around 6 or 7? It was a Friday night and my parents suggested I watch it (pscyhos!) And it scared the bejesus out of me.

Aliens - This defined a lot of my early teen years. It was a bit of cult favorite in my group of friends. Having recently watched it again for the first time in a few years, it strikes me how well made an action movie it is. The script, acting, coverage, and pacing are tight. That it is a metaphor for the vietnam war - and the notion that victory is in surviving rather than winning - just seals the deal as it being a great directors-as-smugglers film.

Fight Club - This film is defining my early to mid 20s. It nails young adult male feels of futility. That is a beautifully crafted film just seals the deal :)

I'm not sure what the fifth would be. There a lot of contenders: Starship Troopers for being both stupid and submersive; Lost in Translation for its ennui; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for making me want to fall in love; Dead Man for being a metaphysical western; Before Sunrise/Before Sunset for just being so goddamn emotionally true; the Three Colours trilogy - need I say more?; Princess Mononoke... and there are so many more.

05. If you could be any character portrayed in a movie, who would it be?

I'm passing on this one for fear it may incriminate me.