Like moving pictures in my head, for years and years they've played

I'm not a big movie person.  I never really have been.  I got novelizations of movies while I was growing up, because my parents wanted to stress the importance of reading over watching a series of pictures on a screen.  To this day, I have bookshelves full of movies that I haven't watched, and probably never will.  That being said, I'll just list off a few of my favorites... well, the ones that come immediately to mind, anyway.

Battle Royale by Koshun Takami - I think I may have mentioned this back in the "favorite books" week. ... Yep, I did.  There's a live-action movie along the same lines (and a sequel, too, which isn't as good, sadly).  Again, if you like The Hunger Games, you'll probably like this.  ... It's just a lot more violent and bloodier.

Knight and Day - I'm a decent fan of Tom Cruise.  I've enjoyed most of the movies that I've seen where he's had a significant role.  This is the most recent movie with him in it that I've seen, and I thought it was enjoyable.  Kind of like a romcom mixed with a James Bond movie.  My only real complaint with it is the main character's name.  "Roy".  ... I just don't feel like that a strong name for a badass-but-ultimately-tender good guy.  I dunno.

8 Mile - Again, mentioned in weeks past, I'm an Eminem fan -- but the mere fact that he's the starring role in this movie isn't why I like it.  I like it because it feels like a very real, honest story about someone who has a shitty life and wants desperately to get out of it, but finds himself having trouble taking that leap of faith.  It's a good story and I really enjoy watching it... and, yeah, I like Eminem too.

Tristan & Isolde - almost like Romeo and Juliet, but set in more modern times (though not as modern as the Leo DiCaprio/Claire Danes Romeo and Juliet).  I like the basic story of Romeo and Juliet a lot, and so this appealed to me right away.  I've only been able to watch it once, however, because the end of the movie left my ex a hysterical, sobbing mess and I never wanted to repeat that.  It was a good movie, though.\

War - Jason Statham and Jet Li are another two actors that I like.  This features both of them in a story of two warring factions and the people caught in the middle of it.  Plenty of twists and turns, a couple of decent fight sequences, and a fairly crazy ending.

Minority Report - Another Tom Cruise movie, about the police using psychics to prevent crime by arresting people before the crime is actually committed.  It's a good, smart story with several clever bits put in, and genuinely likeable characters.  Also, it has fantastically awesome computer-glove-things that I hope are made into reality and sold to the public one day.

Rambo: First Blood - an older movie, but still one I enjoy.  One guy comes home from serving his country in a war and finds himself looked down upon by the general population.  He gets treated like dirt and decides to stand up for himself, and it all escalates into a giant conflict.  It doesn't have a happy ending, but it's still a very real picture of what life was (and is) like for some of our veterans.

And, here are all of the other noteworthy mentions that I felt would be more mainstream (and therefore not in need of explanation):

Star Wars (yes, all six of them)
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children
X-Men (but NOT X2 or X3)
Mortal Kombat
Avengers
Iron Man
The Karate Kid (1 and 2, not 3 or "next", jury's still out on recent reboot)
The Lawnmower Man