I went to rent a movie the other day and was asked what my favorite movie was. Standing there amongst the racks of videos, I looked around, and gave it some serious thought. I realized that there was no way I could actually say I had only one favorite. I’ve enjoyed so many (and hated just as many as well) that it'd be hard to choose just one.

Before I met my husband though, I was lucky if I saw one movie a week. I was just never into watching movies (or television for that matter). I’ve always preferred to read. But my husband is...big-time...and by association I now watch more movies than I ever did. His library of movies is so big I once suggested we could make extra money by renting out his movies; because he had as many as the small general store in town (maybe more). He wasn’t as enthusiastic about that as I was.

His favorite movies tend to lean towards action/adventure, sci-fi, war and the occasional horror movie. I’m partial to dramas, comedies and the occasional chick-flick. So, naturally his library is way bigger than mine, in fact mine is so small I can actually list the movies in my collection. Here they are: Almost Famous, The Doors, Mask, Mystic Pizza, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Forest Gump, Big Trouble in Little China, Elizabeth, Pulp Fiction/Get Shorty/Be Cool and too many exercise/yoga/aerobic videos to list (which, unfortunately, have so much dust on them you can barely see the covers).

But, if I did have to pick, I’d have to choose Scent of a Woman, Chocolat and Mask. Why these? Well, Scent of a Woman stars Al Pacino, what other reason is there? He’s been my all-time fav actor since The Godfather. Nobody does tough guy as well as him. Although he played a blind man in Scent of a Woman, he was still tough as nails with a no-fooling around attitude. He also showed his sensitive side when he hit the dance floor and Tango-ed with the neglected young lady at the next table. Chocolat because it’s every woman’s fantasy rolled into one. A gypsy scoundrel played by Johnny Depp, who romances a woman who owns a chocolate shop. Depp + Chocolate + Independent Business Woman = great movie. And Mask, because Cher is absolutely perfect in this part. She plays cool, hot biker chick with an unexpected soft side better than anyone on the planet. She was made for that part. And Sam Elliot as her only one true love is also perfectly cast. The movie is full of heart, love, and unexpected kindness. Although her son has a disability, the fact that he’s the strong one in the family is beautifully played out.

I’m pretty sure none of my favs would land at the top my husband’s fav list, he’d probably wrinkle up his nose at my choices and say, “ugh, chick flicks.” But, he’d be happy to learn that I do have an action/adventure fav. Heat starring Al Pacino (told you he was one of my all-time favs) and the other ultimate tough guy, Robert Deniro. Putting these two actors in a movie was a stroke of pure genius by some great casting director. Watching them play cat and mouse against one another was the best.

Think I’ll go watch a movie.