The Desert Island Five

I was talking with a friend of mine about our "desert island movies", i.e., which five movies we'd like to have with us if we were stranded on a desert island. When playing this game in the past, a lot of people would try to flex their theatrical taste by naming "indie" and Oscar flicks. This meant a lot of dramas and cry-fest movies were thrown around.

I had a different viewpoint though. If I'm stranded on a desert island, I'm facing a totally dire situation. And dire situations don't call for serious movies. It's not like a breakup, where you'll listen to a little Sade or Feist for a week straight and your friends will drag you out of the dumps and take you dancing.

Assuming you're stranded on a desert island by yourself, you'll want a movie that'll lift your spirits, one that'll be your "Wilson", ala the volleyball in Castaway. I don't want a collection of movies that'll remind me of how lonely I am; I want to forget my woes and the fact that I'll be separated from my deodorant for a while.

So, with that said, here's my current Desert Island Movie List (in no order, obviously):
-Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
-The Fifth Element
-American Psycho
-Animal House
-Beerfest

Honorable Mention: Super Troopers

These are the movies I can't help but laugh at when I watch them. When I'm sad or depressed or missing someone, I watch one of those five for a quick picker-upper. So it makes sense to have them magically appear on the desert island with me.