2012 - A Year At The Movies With Sancty [Archive] (2025)

Sancty

January 2nd, 2012, 2:06 AM

We'll see if this lasts a week or I if actually get through the entire year.

Utilizing the greatest time-waster (next to the Rajah forums) I have ever experienced, I am going to try and countdown my top 366 films (of my 1160) on my Flickchart throughout the entire year. Rankings are effective as of Jan 1, 2012, and if those dang Mayans are wrong hopefully we'll get through the list. Here we go

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365) Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Starring: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Cate Blanchett
Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Budget: $185,000,000
Gross: $786,636,033
(Gross is 425% of Budget)

The Premise: Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. (IMDB.com)

Awards:
Razzie - Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel

Memorable Quotations

Indiana Jones: You want to be a good archaeologist...
[Mutt drives them out of the building on his motorcycle]
Indiana Jones: ... you've got to get out of the library!

Mutt Williams: You're a teacher?
Indiana Jones: Part-time.

Indiana Jones: [crashes into a truck windshield after a failed swing from his whip] Damn, I thought that was closer...

Interesting Trivia

Sean Connery was approached for a cameo appearance as Henry Jones Sr., Indiana's father, but he turned it down, finding retirement too enjoyable. George Lucas later stated that in retrospect it was good that Jones Sr. did not appear, as it would disappoint the audience when he would not come along for the adventure. Harrison Ford also joked that he was getting old enough to play his own father, so Sean wasn't needed anymore.

Originally, Indy was to be up against an uprising of ex-Nazis, but Steven Spielberg felt he could not treat the Nazis lightly after directing Schindler's List, and Harrison Ford felt they had "plumb wore the Nazis out." George Lucas also felt that the 1950s decade would have to take into account the Cold War, and when he heard that that Joseph Stalin had been interested in crystal skulls, he made the Soviets the script's villains.

The only Indiana Jones film to not receive any Oscar nominations. The first three movies in the series had won at least one Oscar each.

My Thoughts: I actually would have said that I dislike this movie so I'm stunned it qualified for the top 366 considering that disqualifies more than the bottom two-thirds of my list.

If it had anyone's name on it but Indiana Jones the film would have been a disaster and I imagine it's placement here is a combination of nostalgia and the strength of the Indiana Jones brand.

That being said, Harrison Ford is his usual self, albeit much older, while Cate Blanchett is actually superb as Soviet villain Irina Spalko. The real disasters in this movie are Shia LaBeouf and the script. The ending is just silly and tarnishes what could have been an average action flick and turns it into an obvious waste of 2 hours.

I know what the above trivia says but I feel that this movie really needed to pony up for Sean Connery... he was sorely missed! It felt like the only film in the series where Indy doesn't have a proper foil to play off of.

Spielberg reports that George Lucas is working on Indy V... surely it can't be worse, can it?

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Trailer 1 - YouTube

Sancty

January 2nd, 2012, 9:48 AM

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364) The Bridges of Madison County (1995)

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep
Directed By: Clinte Eastwood

Budget: $35,000,000
Gross: $176,000,000
(Gross is 503% of Budget)

The Premise: Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson, for four days in the 1960s. (IMDB.com)

Awards:
Nyet

Memorable Quotations

Francesa: I was just going to have some iced tea and split the atom, but that can wait.

Francesca: Robert, please. You don't understand, no-one does. When a woman makes the choice to marry, to have children; in one way her life begins but in another way it stops. You build a life of details. You become a mother, a wife and you stop and stay steady so that your children can move. And when they leave they take your life of details with them. And then you're expected move again only you don't remember what moves you because no-one has asked in so long. Not even yourself. You never in your life think that love like this can happen to you.
Robert Kincaid: But now that you have it...
Francesca: I want to keep it forever. I want to love you the way I do now the rest of my life. Don't you understand... we'll lose it if we leave. I can't make an entire life disappear to start a new one. All I can do is try to hold onto to both. Help me. Help me not lose loving you.

Francesca: So, do you want more eggs or should we just fuck on the linoleum one last time?

Interesting Trivia

Meryl Streep allegedly put on 15-20 pounds of weight for her role in this film as a middle-aged housewife.

Bruce Beresford was chosen as the director before Clint Eastwood but wanted to make Francesca Johnson English. When this was not accepted by the studio he left.

The studio was initially only interested in casting younger actresses in the lead but were failing to find anyone suitable. The idea to talk to Meryl Streep largely came from Clint Eastwood's own mother.

My Thoughts: When you think of films either starring or directed by Clint Eastwood, this one bucks the trend. I remember my old man being more than disappointed that this wasn't your typical 'shoot 'em up' Clint Eastwood kind of flick.

It's a very nice story but I remember finding it hard to root for the protagonists in this one, with the whole marriage thing going on. Then again, I was hardly the intended audience at the age of 16-17. I imagine if I had been married 20 or so years that the themes of entrapment by normalcy and routine may have hit home and I would have understood the mental battle suffered by Streep's character a little bit better.

This film also taught me that American's don't naturally have sweetened ice tea.

Streep's accent is horrible.

The Bridges Of Madison County Trailer - YouTube

364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Cewsh

January 2nd, 2012, 12:26 PM

lotjx

January 2nd, 2012, 1:00 PM

Jimmy Zero

January 2nd, 2012, 2:32 PM

Temple of Doom sucks.

Anyone that defends TOD while bashing Crystal Skull is deluding themselves. Both are terrible movies.

Ringo

January 2nd, 2012, 2:37 PM

What Zero said.

Enjoying this thread though. :)

Jacknife

January 3rd, 2012, 5:38 PM

Matthew

January 3rd, 2012, 5:39 PM

Jacknife

January 3rd, 2012, 6:54 PM

Fro

January 3rd, 2012, 7:00 PM

What is Flickchart?

And Temple of Doom kicks ass.

Sancty

January 3rd, 2012, 10:06 PM

Flickchart is a website that randomly pairs two movies against each other and you pick which one you like the best.

Based on these decisions it will come up with a chart of your favourite movies. Favourite to Despised.

If you haven't seen a movie, simply designate that, and it will never show up again (you can manually override this and place a movie back into the rotation)

www.flickchart.com

Sancty

January 3rd, 2012, 10:31 PM

Sancty

January 3rd, 2012, 10:32 PM

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366) Open Water (2003)

Starring: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis and Saul Stein
Directed By: Chris Kentis

Budget: $500,000
Gross: $54,667,954
(Gross is 10934% of Budget)

The Premise: A couple on a holiday in the Caribbean decide to spend the day on a scuba diving trip. But was it the wrong decision? When a mis-count happens on the boat, Susan and Daniel are left behind in the middle of the ocean, the boat long gone. With all their hopes set on the boat coming back to rescue them, they try to keep themselves safe, especially when sharks start to appear. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Nyet

Memorable Quotations

Daniel: The only reason we are out here in the first place is because of your fucking job!
Susan: What?
Daniel: If it were not for your job, we would not have thrown our plans out the window, rushed around at the last minute and settled on this fucking trip! We would be at home, in the middle of our hectic lives, which right now sounds like heaven to me. And in a month's time, seven months ago, we would be where we were supposed to be in the first place, and paying less than we are now to be shark bait!

Susan: I wanted to go skiing!

Susan: Daniel, did you just pee?
Daniel: Yep.
Susan: You're disgusting.
Daniel: Hey, you said you were a little cold.

Interesting Trivia

The filmmakers used Hollywood shark-wrangler Stuart Cove, wild sharks and well-timed bloody bait to create the film's shark footage. No digital or special effects were used in the film.

This movie was financed by director Chris Kentis and his wife, producer Laura Lau, both avid scuba divers. The movie cost $130,000 to make and was later bought by Lion's Gate for $2.5 million after its screening at Sundance.

This film is inspired by a true story about an American couple, Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who in 1998 went with a scuba group (Outer Edge Dive Company) to an area off the coast of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. They were accidentally left behind due to a faulty head count taken by the dive boat crew. There were 26 other divers and 5 crew members who failed to notice that the couple was not on the boat. It was not until two days later on January 27, 1998, that the pair was found to be missing after a bag containing their passports and belongings was found in the dive boat. A massive air and sea search took place over the following three days, but failed to find them. The couple was never found.

My Thoughts: While there are those who qualify this as a horror flick, I just think it's a nice mix of character sketches thrown into a deeply stressful situation.

Although I'm usually a stickler for production values, the sketchy values in this film actually lend to your ability to stop viewing this as a skeptical movie viewer and instead become a witness to the predicament the two protagonists find themselves in.

The fact that such a compelling story is able to be told from two people just treading water for 100 minutes or so is a testament to all involved.

Sometimes the writing does stray into a bit too much telling and now enough showing, again it's well acted by the two indy actors portraying the roles and is quickly forgiven. I've seen films from much bigger studios guilty of far worse examples of said crime.

My goal is that I do not spoil any of these films for those who may not have seen it yet so bearing that I will say that I found the ending to be somewhat unexpected and deeply satisfying.

Open Water Trailer HQ (2003) - YouTube

364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Jacknife

January 4th, 2012, 12:41 PM

Open Water is a quality film. I enjoy movies about people stuck in situations with seemingly no positive outcome. A movie with a similar theme is Frozen, and also another film, the name escapes me, about a group of people stuck out in Arizona desert.

Makes you wonder what you would do in the same situation.

Sancty

January 4th, 2012, 12:59 PM

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363) Summer School (1987)

Starring: Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Courtney Thorne-Smith
Directed By: Carl Reiner

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $35,658,098
(Gross ration is unknown)

The Premise: A high-school gym teacher has big plans for the summer, but is forced to cancel them to teach a "bonehead" English class for misfit goof-off students. Fortunately, his unconventional brand of teaching fun field trips begins to connect with them, and even inspires ardor in some. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Not even a nomination for those joke awards

Memorable Quotations

Chainsaw: You passed and I failed! You asshole! How could you do that to me?
Dave: It was an accident. I'll take it again. I can fail, I know I can.

[Shoop is calling roll]
Shoop: Francis Gremp?
Chainsaw: Don't ever call me that, the name's "Chainsaw".
Shoop: As in "Black and Decker"?
Chainsaw: As in "Texas Massacre".

Pam: You want us to study?
Shoop: The thought did cross my mind.
Denise: Well, what's in it for us? What do we get out of it?
Shoop: Literacy?

Interesting Trivia

On Shoop's left hand, you can see that he has injured one of his fingers and it appears to have been smashed. This occurred when Mark Harmon had to actually put out the fire on the couch during the party scene that grew quickly out of control.

My Thoughts: This is more or less the first film I ever saw which played up the gang of misfits classroom archetype which has been done to death by now (maybe it was by then as well)

What could have been a somewhat movie-by-numbers kind of plot is elevated by the excellent acting performances by all parties involved. Mark Harmon is a far cry from the uber-tight Jehtro Gibbs we know on NCIS, playing a slacker gym teacher forced into Summer School. Conversely, Kirstie Alley's character shows some of the inflexability that would become her calling card as Rebecca Howe on Cheers, a show she would join only months after Summer School's release.

Most of the students, although somewhat one-dimensional, perform their roles to perfection. Special attention should be allocated to the performances of Dean Cameron as Chainsaw, and a Courtney Thorne-Smith as Pam. For Cameron this was somewhat of a high point as he never really elclipsed bit roles to date. Thorne-Smith, on the other hand, would go on to have starring roles in Ally McBeal (in the early days when it was cutting edge), and the abombination that was According To Jim.

Summer School (1987) - YouTube

363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 6th, 2012, 12:43 AM

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362) Secret Window (2004)

Starring: Johnny Depp, Maria Bello and John Turturro
Directed By: David Koepp

Budget: $40,000,000
Gross: $47,781,388
(Gross is 119% of budget)

The Premise: Famed mystery writer, Mort Rainey (Depp) is confronted by a mysterious stranger outside his house. This stranger calls himself John Shooter (Turturro) and claims that Mort has stolen an idea for a story from him. Mort says he can prove he wrote his first, but whilst Mort waits for the evidence to appear, Shooter starts to become more and more violent. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Nah

Memorable Quotations

Mort: You know, the only thing that matters is the ending. It's the most important part of the story, the ending. And this one... is very good. This one's perfect.

Mort: Gee, Ted, I'm sorry you had to miss that. I know how much you like my things.

Amy: You were always gone.
Mort: I worked from home, Amy.

Interesting Trivia

The movie's premiere date was moved up a month to ride the coat-tails of Johnny Depp's success in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl which earned him a SAG award and an Oscar nomination.

Stephen King traded the rights to this film in order to get the rights to Kingdom Hospital.

John Turturro decided to star in the movie because his son, a big fan of Stephen King, convinced him to.

My Thoughts: This is the only post Pirates movie Depp has done that I've really cared for. As Depp's character says "You know, the only thing that matters is the ending. It's the most important part of the story, the ending. And this one... is very good. This one's perfect." - Spoiler Below

The ending (that Depp is his own stalker, as he's gone crazy) although I called it very early in the film, was still enjoyable. I have a soft spot for movies where the villain gets away with it in the end.

Secret Window trailer - YouTube

362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

One Man Gang

January 6th, 2012, 1:34 AM

Crystal Skull - Never want to see that movie again

Bridges of Madison County - Been meaning to see this

Open Water - Strangely enough, I thought the concept in Open Water 2 was even scarier

Summer School - Loved the guy who went to the bathroom for the entire semester and passed the exam

Secret Window - Never seen it

G-Fresh

January 6th, 2012, 3:57 AM

Greed

January 6th, 2012, 10:23 AM

What is Flickchart?

And Temple of Doom kicks ass.

Thank you Fro. Just because it's not as good at Raiders does not make it on par with a steaming turd like Crystal Skull.

I think Open Water is really over-rated and the true story behind it is they made it to shore and Salt Water Crocodiles were there waiting for them. Much more deadly than Sharks. I guess it could still classify as the best movie involving Sharks since Jaws...which says something about that genre or the effort levels in those films.

I really think this thread is amazing, keep it up!

Jacknife

January 6th, 2012, 11:13 AM

Sancty

January 6th, 2012, 12:18 PM

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361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)

Starring: Kyoko Koizumi (Narrator - Japanese Version), Dudley Moore (Narrator - English Version)
Directed By: Masanori Hata

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $13,299,749 (Domestic Only, Global Unknown)
(Gross/Budget ratio indeterminable)

The Premise: The story of two animals and their adventures. Milo, the cat, and Otis, the dog, are two animals who grew up together on the same farm. One day, the two are separated and begin a journey to find each other. The adventurous, and often perilous quest finds the two animals traveling across mountains, plains, and snow-covered lands searching for one another. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Nah

Memorable Quotations

Otis: Maybe you don't realize it, Milo, but this a major day for me, because... well, maybe you don't realize it, but this is the day I've become... a watchdog!

Milo: You're a strange-looking cat.
Otis: Oh, I'm not a cat; I'm a dog.
Milo: All right, a dog, I understand, but... deep down inside, we're all cats, right?

Narrator: To keep up his spirits, he began singing a dog marching song.
Otis: Here comes the dog, strong and brave - woof! Here comes the dog, your life he...
[falls into a hole]
Narrator: He then decided to skip the whole thing.

Interesting Trivia

This film took 4 years to complete

My Thoughts:I may have just ended any cred this thread had been establishing with the inclusion of this one. But it's one of those films Iwatched as a child that I still find endearing as an adult. I won't deny there's a nostalgia factor here but so be it.

Dudley Moore is just brilliant in his role not only narrating but also creating the voices (and largely the personalities) of the two protagonist animals (not to mention all the secondary characters as well)

I prefer this film to other attempts of movies where live action animals are given human voices as Moore does pull duty for each animal and as the narrator. It lends Moore more credibility as the storyteller and appears (in my memory at least) to be a convention of British children's filmmaking in the same vein as Paddington Bear or Thomas the Tank Engine.

There's a certain universality in stories about oddball friends who then become somewhat indepensible to each other which rings true even when you place a kitten and a pup in the roles of the two protagonists.

I'm not going to try and defend the cinematography, the writing, or a myriad of other high-brow movie concepts against some of the other movies on this list. Milo and Otis earn its place on this list by the abundancy of warmth it creates.

The Adventure of Milo and Otis Trailer (1986) - YouTube

361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Jimmy Zero

January 6th, 2012, 12:26 PM

LOL Summer School is so awesome. What a blast from the past.

Also, there is absolutely no problem with Milo & Otis being included. That movie is great.

Cewsh

January 6th, 2012, 2:26 PM

MikeHunt

January 6th, 2012, 2:32 PM

Cewsh

January 6th, 2012, 2:37 PM

One Man Gang

January 6th, 2012, 2:47 PM

Greed

January 6th, 2012, 7:49 PM

Sancty

January 7th, 2012, 12:32 PM

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360) Wonder Boys (2000)

Starring: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr., and Katie Holmes
Directed By: Curtis Hanson

Budget: $35,000,000
Gross: $33,426,588
(Gross is 95.5% of Budget)

The Premise: An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Academy Award - Best Music (Original Song) - Bob Dylan "Things Have Changed"
Golden Globe - Best Original Song (Motion Picture) - Bob Dylan "Things Have Changed"

Memorable Quotations

James Leer: Professor Tripp? Can I ask you a question?
Grady Tripp: Yeah, James.
James Leer: What are we going to do with... it?
Grady Tripp: I don't know. I'm still trying to figure out how to tell the Chancellor I murdered her husband's dog.
James Leer: You?
Grady Tripp: Trust me, James, when the family pet's been assassinated, the owner doesn't want to hear one of her students was the trigger man.
James Leer: Does she want to hear it was one of her professors?
Grady Tripp: ...I've got tenure.

James Leer: Now, that is a big trunk. It holds a tuba, a suitcase, a dead dog, and a garment bag almost perfectly.
Grady Tripp: That's just what they used to say in the ads.

[Crabtree and a student drag James, hopped up on codeine, out of the auditorium]
James Leer: The doors made so much noise!
Grady Tripp: Is he all right?
James Leer: It was so embarrassing! He had to be carried out.
Terry Crabtree: He's fine. He's narrating.
James Leer: They were going to the restroom. But would they make it in time?

Interesting Trivia

Nothing really than noteworthy

My Thoughts:Just an excellent little film. Any time you can put together a cast of Douglas, Downey and McDormand things are going to be ok.

To this end, this is the only performance of Maguire's that I really think is excellent come to think of it. I usually find his performances to be a detracting factor rather than an addition but he nails it in this piece. Meanwhile, Katie Holmes does the schoolgirl thing crush more than adequately... not that I'm going to suggest that in itself takes an inordinate amount of range.

You've got to have a certian macabre sense of humour to enjoy this film I think. It's dark, brooding, cynical, self-depricating, self-loathing and self-glorifying. Not everyone is going to laugh at a plethora of dead dog jokes.

Wonder Boys - Trailer - HQ - YouTube

360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 8th, 2012, 10:43 AM

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360) National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverley D'Angelo
Directed By: Amy Heckerling

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $49,364,621 (Domestic Only)
(Gross/Budget Ratio indeterminable)

The Premise: The Griswalds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues. (imdb.com)

Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

[in Germany, Clark peers down at a village in the hills and tears come to his eyes]
Clark Griswold: There it is, kids, my motherland.
Rusty Griswold: Dad, Grandma's from Chicago.
Clark Griswold: Shut up, Russ.

Interesting Trivia

Clark can be seen wearing a t-shirt from "Walley World", the Griswolds' destination in the first film, Vacation, in the scene set in Chicago where he films Ellen in the shower. Later, while the family is in Paris, Rusty is wearing a "Walley World" sweatshirt in the restaurant scene.

In this film, the family name is Griswald, with an "a". In the other Vacation films, their name is Griswold.

Eric Idle and Chevy Chase became mutual friends after filming wrapped up. Shortly after the release of European Vacation, Idle and Chase began work on a screenplay for a follow-up called "National Lampoon's Australian Vacation." Aside from a few shark-related gags, neither could come up with much and the project was shelved.

Throughout all four Vacation movies, Ellen refers to Clark by the nickname "Sparky". In the DVD commentary for this movie, Chevy Chase mentions that the nickname was actually Beverly D'Angelo's idea, and she even affectionately calls him by that nickname in real life to this very day.

Only Vacation film in which Cousin Eddie doesn't appear.

The first time Clark hits Eric Idle's character with his car, Idle shrugs it off as being "Just a flesh wound." A similar remark is also made by the Black Knight after sustaining a serious injury in Monty Python and the Holy Grail also featuring Idle.

My Thoughts: I have no clue how this entered where it did. I don't think European Vacation is that good a film at all.

I find it the typical 80's film where Americans encounter a differing culture and kind of bumble there way through the non-American idioms they encounter.

That's all I'm really going to say about Euro Vacation. Damn you FlickChart (shakes fist)

National Lampoon's European Vacation trailer - YouTube

359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

One Man Gang

January 8th, 2012, 6:57 PM

Wonder Boys is a great flick. I should see if that's on blu-ray.

Euro Vacation is alright.

Simmo Fortyone

January 9th, 2012, 1:00 AM

Deep Blue Sea was pretty good?
Deep Blue Sea is fucking woeful. The worst movie I ever parted with money for.

I had no idea Dudley Moore was the narrator for Milo and Otis :yes:

European Vacation was rubbish, so I expect to see the others higher up the list.

Sancty

January 9th, 2012, 12:20 PM

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358) Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo (1999)

Starring: Rob Schneider, William Forsythe, Eddie Griffin
Directed By: Mike Mitchell

Budget: $17,000,000
Gross: $92,938,755
(Gross is 547% of budget)

The Premise: Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he runs into a male gigolo who asks him to look after his precious fish while he is away on business. However, he wrecks the house and needs quick money to repair it. The only way he can make it is to become a gigolo himself, taking on an unusual mix of female clients. He encounters a couple of problems, though. He falls in love with one of his unusual clients, and a sleazy police officer is hot on his trail. (imdb.com_

Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

T.J. Hicks: See this ring? Topaz, my mother's birthstone. Know where I got the money for it?
Deuce Bigalow: Where?
T.J. Hicks: Man-whoring! See this keychain? Mini yo-yo. Know where I got the money for it?
Deuce Bigalow: Man-whoring?
T.J. Hicks: Stock market! But I got the money for the stock market from man-whoring.

Kate: I don't see how it could possibly be pleasurable for a woman. I just don't think it's natural. You're not supposed to go up there. To tell you the truth, I don't know how men do it either.
Deuce Bigalow: You're not curious, just to try something new?
Kate: I'm just not into it.
Deuce Bigalow: So space exploration is definitely out for you?
Kate: Definitely. I mean, more power to any woman who wants to be an astronaut. I just wouldn't do it. Frankly, I'd rather take it up the butt.

Antoine Laconte: [message on machine] Hey Deuce, it's Antoine. I just realized I don't know you that well. To be honest, it's freaking me out a little. You just make sure you keep my apartment clean or you will die. Bye bye.

Antoine Laconte: I'm a gigolo.
Deuce Bigalow: Giga-who?
Antoine Laconte: Women pay me to... give them pleasure.
Deuce Bigalow: How did you get that job?
Antoine Laconte: I just sort of fell into it.
Deuce Bigalow: I'm gonna kill my guidance counselor!

Interesting Trivia

Rob Schneider's mother Pilar Schneider appears in the film as the woman he mistakes for his date in the Japanese restaurant.

In the scene where Deuce is walking with the tall women and the phrase "freak" is shouted, the speaker of that line is actually Adam Sandler. Other than being a producer, it's his only "credit" in the film.

When Deuce first meets Antoine and sees his weapon collection, Deuce says "I collect Canadian quarters...I got about six of them". After his first "job" when he goes to the bar, his bill totals to $11.50. He gives the bartender "Ten, and six quarters", presumably his Canadian quarter collection and total take from his first "job".

My Thoughts: Not all films are going to be The English Patient (Thank God!), and this is a guilty pleasure film for me. I don't think I'd rank it in the top third of movies I've seen yet here it is.

There's a spot in our respective lists for a little toilet humour and this is a fine example of a little harmless fun.

I think we forget just how popular Rob Schenider was around this time. His lovable loser schtick hadn't gone stale quite yet and he gathers a group of lovable misfits to help him out in his quest. This may be the only good film where Schneider is the lead.

Eddie Griffin and William Forsythe are great in thier roles here as well. For many people, this was their first glimpse of Amy Pohler as the girl with Tourettes.

Trailer - Deuce Bigalow-Male Gigolo (1999) - YouTube

358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Cewsh

January 9th, 2012, 12:24 PM

I have a total soft spot for this movie. Of all the shitastic movies that Adam Sandler and company churn out, they occasionally make one that (while absolutely shitty in every measurable way) has some kind of charm to it.

Somehow this was one of those. Love it.

Greed

January 9th, 2012, 8:19 PM

I don't like the last two movies on the list, but again love the concept of this. And the thread introduced me to the website linked and I spent some time with it over the weekend so thank you for that.

I had Wonder Boys on VHS for years and never watched it. Always meant to as I love the cast..

Beefy

January 10th, 2012, 6:30 AM

Temple of Doom sucks.

Anyone that defends TOD while bashing Crystal Skull is deluding themselves. Both are terrible movies.

Temple of Doom is a quality 80s action romp. Crystal Skull is insultingly bad.

Beefy

January 10th, 2012, 6:43 AM

Sancty

January 10th, 2012, 3:40 PM

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357) Iron Man (2008)

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Jeff Bridges, Gwynyth Paltrow
Directed By: Jon Favreau

Budget: $140,000,000
Gross: $585,174,222
(Gross is 418% of budget)

The Premise: When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil. (imdb.com)

Awards:
AFI Movie of the Year (2008)

Memorable Quotations

Tony Stark: Give me a scotch. I'm starving.

Tony Stark: Hmmm. Your eyes are red. Tears for your long lost boss?
Virginia 'Pepper' Potts: Tears of joy. I hate job hunting.
Tony Stark: Yeah, well, vacation's over.

Tony Stark: There's been speculation that I was involved in the events that occurred on the freeway and the rooftop...
Christine Everheart: I'm sorry, Mr. Stark, but do you honestly expect us to believe that that was a bodyguard in a suit that conveniently appeared, despite the fact that...
Tony Stark: I know that it's confusing. It is one thing to question the official story, and another thing entirely to make wild accusations, or insinuate that I'm a superhero.
Christine Everheart: I never said you were a superhero.
Tony Stark: Didn't?
Christine Everheart: Mmm-mmm.
Tony Stark: Well, good, because that would be outlandish and, uh, fantastic. I'm just not the hero type. Clearly. With this laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I've made, largely public.
Rhodey: [whispers to Tony] Just stick to the cards, man.
Tony Stark: Yeah, okay.
Tony Stark: [holds up his notes and pauses] The truth is...
Tony Stark: [puts cards down] I am Iron Man.

Interesting Trivia

The script was not completely prepared when filming began, since the filmmakers were more focused on the story and the action, so the dialogue was mostly ad-libbed throughout filming; Jon Favreau acknowledged this made the film feel more natural. Some scenes were shot with two cameras to capture lines improvised on the spot; Robert Downey Jr. would ask for many takes of one scene since he wanted to try something new. Gwyneth Paltrow, on the other hand, had a difficult time trying to match Downey with a suitable line, as she never knew what he would say.

In October 1999, Quentin Tarantino was approached to write and direct the film. Later, Joss Whedon, a big fan of the comic book, was in negotiations to direct the film in June 2001. In December 2004, Nick Cassavetes was hired as a director, with the film to release in 2006, but everything fell through. Finally, Jon Favreau was hired as director in April 2006.

An early draft of the script revealed Tony Stark to be the creator of Dr. Otto Octavius's tentacles from Spider-Man 2.

My Thoughts: Ah, the first comic book movie on the list. As a whole I find their quality to be greatly exagerrated. That being said, I did enjoy Iron Man.

Let me bust on a plot continuity error for a moment though (SPOILERS BELOW)

Tony Stark invents the Iron Man suit and cannot figure out how to make it fly, despite the fact that he is intimately familiar with the suit, without almost killing himself over and over again. Jeff Bridges, however, is able to master the bloody thing instantly

I never really bought Jeff Bridges' character as the villain, I know it's based off of a villain from the comic book but Bridges just felt a little out of place for the role. The whole film also gets a little ridiculous near the end. Yes, I know it's a comic book movie but you can still do one with more believeable actions by the characters involved.

The opposite is true of Downy's potrayal of Tony Stark. I believed every bit of his performance and his chemistry with Paltrow was both tangible and warm.

I haven't seen Iron Man 2 but from what I've gleaned from those who have is that it wouldn't have ended up on this list anyways.

IRON MAN, (Robert Downey, Jr., Terrence Howard), Trailer - YouTube

357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 11th, 2012, 12:56 PM

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356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and William Sadler
Directed By: Peter Hewitt

Budget: $20,000,000
Gross: $38,037,513 (Domestic Only)
(Gross is 190% of budget)

The Premise: The world of our distant future is a veritable utopia, thanks to the lyrics of two simple-minded 20th Century rock and rollers, Bill S. Preston, Esq. and Ted "Theodore" Logan. However, a would-be conquerer threatens to throw history off-track by sending "most non-non-heinous" evil robot Bill and Teds back to kill their good counterparts. Finding themselves dead, the boys must outwit the Grim Reaper and traverse Heaven and Hell to return to the land of the living, rescue their "babes" and have a "most triumphant" concert at the all-important Battle of the Bands. (imdb.com)

Awards:
None... heinous!

Memorable Quotations

Ted: I can't believe Missy divorced your Dad, and married mine.
Bill: Shut up, Ted.

Bill: Ted, we gotta do something!
Ted: Dudes, even though you're doing this, we... we...
Bill: We love you!
Ted: We love you!
Evil Bill, Evil Ted: Fags!

Dead Bill: Ted.
Dead Ted: Yeah?
Dead Bill: If I die, you can have my Megadeth collection.
Dead Ted: But, dude, we're already dead.
Dead Bill: Oh. Well then they're yours, dude.

Colonel Oates: Get down and give me infinity.
[Bill and Ted drop]
Colonel Oates: You stupid, pathetic, craven little cretins.
Colonel Oates: You petty, base, bully-bullocked bugger billies! You're not strong! You're silky-boys...
Dead Bill: Dude, there's no way I can possibly do infinity push-ups.
Dead Ted: Maybe if he lets us do them girly-style.

Interesting Trivia

Bill and Ted playing a game with Death to win back their lives is a reference to the classic Ingmar Bergman film, The Seventh Seal (aka The Seventh Seal), in which a knight plays chess with Death for his life.

The mountain to which Bill and Ted are brought to be killed by the evil robots is the same mountain Captain Kirk climbs in "Arena", the episode of Star Trek that Bill and Ted watched in their apartment.

The original title was "Bill and Ted go to Hell" but was changed because of American objections to the use of the word "hell".

My Thoughts: I'm sure I'll get some heat for this one as it has a much more formulaic plot that its predecessor.

As a kid I loved Bill and Ted and the feeling stays years later. This movie could have been a lot worse if not for the incredible performance of William Sadler as death. An actor could easily have mailed in a role like that in a film like this but he was incredible. George Carlin, as always, was brilliant as well. I

I was always more of a Bill guy than a Ted guy, so I always find it humourous that he went nowhere while Keeanu Reeves became a huge star with two career resurrections.

One funny thing is the final song played by Wyld Staylyns is "God Gave Rock and Roll To You". I had a friend who bought the soundtrack on cassette and we listened to that track over and over again. We were always amazed that it never became a radio hit. We thought it was an original song for the film. It was at least 12-14 years after the fact that I learned it was a Kiss track.

Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Trailer (1991) - YouTube

God Gave Rock and Roll to You - YouTube

356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 12th, 2012, 12:50 PM

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355) Class Act (1992)

Starring: Christopher "Kid" Reid, Christopher "Play" Martin
Directed By: Randall Miller

Budget: $7,500,000
Gross: $13,272,113 (Domestic Only)
(Gross is 177% of budget)

The Premise: Duncan is a genius straight A student, Blade is juvenile delinquent. But because of a mix up with their school records, everyone thinks each is the other one. Now, Duncan kind of likes the attention from being thought of as a real bad dude, if only the school bully would stop trying to rough him up. And Blade definitely likes being thought of as important instead of as trouble, if only the teacher would stop hitting on him for a date. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Not even a nomination from the most disreputable of award givers

Memorable Quotations

Duncan's Mom: Dear what's the matter?
Duncan's Dad: Julie, have you ever wondered about our son's sexual... preference?
Duncan's Mom: Hee... You know, I never really was aware that he had one.
[Both laugh together]

Interesting Trivia

imdb, who have trivia on every film known to man, have nothing for this film. That's an interesting piece of trivia in itself

My Thoughts: Most people who were fans of Kid n' Play liked the House Party films. I preferred Class Act.

I'm just a sucker for the theme where two opposites are forced to trade lives in some sense. Yes, its become quite overdone but when done well it's quite enjoyable.

Class Act Theatrical Trailer - YouTube

355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Jacknife

January 12th, 2012, 3:14 PM

Sancty

January 13th, 2012, 7:36 PM

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354) What About Bob? (1991)

Starring: Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty
Directed By: Frank Oz

Budget: $35,000,000
Gross: $63,707,829 (Domestic Only)
(Gross is 182% of budget)

The Premise: A successful psychiatrist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, a highly manipulative obsessive-compulsive, tracks him down during his family vacation.

Awards:
Nope

Memorable Quotations

Dr. Leo Marvin: You think he's gone? He's not gone. That's the whole point! He's never gone!
[Leo opens the door; there's Bob]
Bob Wiley: Is this some radical new therapy?
Dr. Leo Marvin: YOU SEE?

Bob Wiley: You ever hear of Tourette's syndrome? Involuntarily shouting profanity?
Dr. Leo Marvin: It's exceptionally rare.
Bob Wiley: Shit-eating son-of-a-bitch! Bastard, douche-bag, twat, numb-nuts, dickhead, BITCH!
Dr. Leo Marvin: Why exactly are you doing this?
Bob Wiley: If I fake it, then I don't have it.

Dr. Leo Marvin: Are you married?
Bob Wiley: I'm divorced.
Dr. Leo Marvin: Would you like to talk about that?
Bob Wiley: There are two types of people in this world: Those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don't. My ex-wife loves him.
Dr. Leo Marvin: [pause] I see. So, what you're saying is that even though you are an almost-paralyzed, multiphobic personality who is in a constant state of panic, your wife did not leave you, you left her because she... liked Neil Diamond?

Bob Wiley: [speaking to workers in a mental hospital] It reminds me of my favorite poem, which is, "Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a schizophrenic... and so am I!"

Interesting Trivia

According to Richard Dreyfuss, he and Bill Murray did not get along during filming.

Frank Oz wanted Patrick Stewart to play Leo Marvin. Woody Allen was also suggested for the role of Leo Marvin.

My Thoughts: I really disliked What About Bob? as a kid, and I guess it makes sense. Bill Murray is a dish that seems to get better once the viewer ages. (Well, the good Bill Murray anyway).

While Bill Murray gets to steal the majority of the scenes, Richard Dreyfuss is so good at playing the straight man that I think his performance in this gets overlooked. In fact I think his whole career has been largely overlooked; the man is an all-star. By the end of the movie when they've switched roles and Dreyfuss has gone crazy and Murray is becoming sane, Dreyfuss is really able to show off his acting chops in the comedic, zany way that is Murray's calling card for most of the film.

Placing the plot around a family camping trip was a great decision as it allows the actions from each day to have that cumulative effect.

Furthermore, the film always backs the version of the story told by Dr. Leo Marvin, Bob is crashing his vacation, he does cross professional and personal boundaries, yet Marvin's family falls in love with Bob and allows him the closeness that they won't give Leo. In many ways it is set up like a psychological thriller/horror film. Given that setup, the pairing of a secluded camp area and a stalking psychopath is once again a great choice.

What About Bob Movie Trailer Bill Murray - YouTube

354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 14th, 2012, 1:13 PM

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353) The Fan (1996)

Starring: Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes, Ellen Barkin, John Leguizamo, Benicio Del Toro
Directed By: Tony Scott

Budget: $55,000,000
Gross: $18,626,419 (Domestic Only)
(Gross is 34% of budget)

The Premise: Three-times MVP baseball player Bobby Rayburn joins the San Francisco Giants, and obsessive fan, Gil Renard is excited over that. However, Rayburn plays the worst season of his career and Renard tries to do everything to help him but goes too far. (imdb.com)

Awards:
MTV Movie Award - Best Movie Villain - Robert De Niro (1997)

Memorable Quotations

Gil Renard: Don't you talk back to me! You show me some respect! Without people like me, you're nothing! We're the ones that get you your 40 fuckin' million!
Bobby Rayburn: Look, what do you want?
Gil Renard: What do I want? I want every time they think of you, they're gonna think of me.

Gil Renard: [listening to a Rolling Stones song on the car radio] I remember when Mick recorded this in '78. We had a wild party afterwards.
Richie Renard: Jason Pelligrino's dad says Mick Jagger's gay.
Gil Renard: [angrily] Well, Jason Pelligrino's dad takes it up the ass!

Gil Renard: Don't get greedy, son. Don't get greedy. What we need now is a sacrifice. A winning team has to know how to manufacture runs. Coop taught me that. He used to say the most beautiful play in the game is a sacrifice fly, and you know why?
Richie Renard: 'Cause you give yourself up for the team?
Gil Renard: And it doesn't even count against your average. That's why baseball's better than life - it's fair.

Interesting Trivia

Cal Ripken, Jr. was Wesley Snipes' personal batting instructor during filming. Cal recalled in Sports Illustrated having lunch with Robert De Niro with De Niro asking him about the Red Sox fans. (In the novel of the same name the movie was based on, Bobby Rayburn played for the Red Sox, and the story was set primarily in and around Boston)

Ripken also said it was a little creepy meeting De Niro at first since when he did, the method actor was listening to an audio tape of Robert John Bardo, who stalked and later murdered actress Rebecca Schaefer.

Average Shot Length & Median Shot Length = ~3 seconds.

Wesley Snipes originally wanted to play the part taken by Robert De Niro.

My Thoughts: Another film that I'm expecting the masses to dislike. As was evidenced by the low gross for the film. Regardless, I find The Fan to be De Niro's forgotten gem.

I'll admit to a little romanticism on my part because I am a sports and baseball fan so some of the themes come easily but I thought it was really well done. Look for Jack Black in a very minor role as a TV Broadcast Technician.

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Trailer The Fan - YouTube

353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Jimmy Zero

January 14th, 2012, 1:28 PM

LOL Class Act!

I used to love that movie. You've got excellent taste.

Sancty

January 15th, 2012, 10:17 PM

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352) The Illusionist (2006)

Starring: Ed Norton, Jessica Biel, Paul Giamatti, Rufus Sewell
Directed By: Neil Burger

Budget: $16,000,000
Gross: $84,276,175
(Gross is 527% of budget)

The Premise: Eisenheim is a magician in early 1900's Vienna, who falls in love with a woman well above his social standing. When she becomes engaged to a Crown Prince, Eisenheim uses his powers to free her and undermine the stability of the royal house of Vienna. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Nah

Memorable Quotations

Eisenheim: Everything you have seen here has been an illusion.

Chief Inspector Uhl: Promise me you won't do it again.
Eisenheim: I promise you you'll enjoy this next show.

Josef Fischer: Life and death. Space and time. Fate and chance. These are the forces of the universe. Tonight, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you a man who has unlocked these mysteries. From the furthest corners of the world where the dark arts still hold sway he returns to us to demonstrate how nature's laws may be bent. I give you Eisenheim.

Interesting Trivia

Jessica Biel replaced Liv Tyler, who dropped out of the film just as filming was about to begin.

The character of Eisenheim is closely based on the magician and supposed clairvoyant Erik Jan Hanussen, who was famous in Vienna in the early part of the 20th century and was murdered by Nazi soldiers in 1933.

The love scene was entirely lit by kerosene lamps. By the end of each take, the small room was filled with smoke that it was hard to see.

My Thoughts: I once told a friend on a Friday that he had to watch The Prestige, he came back after the weekend and told me that he thought it was ok. I asked him what did he mean it was ok? It turns out he had watched The Illusionist.

I think that's the best way to describe The Illusionist. You go in with expectations and are left with a good, if underwhelming picture.

So much of this 'good-ness' is covered at first glance by Ed Norton, an amazing actor who never seems to get his due. Jessica Biel is more than adequate and Rufus Sewell is perfect for any slimeball character.

I must admit, however, one of my main issues with the film: Paul Giamatti. I don't care how many times I hear it, I just don't see what's special about the guy.

The Illusionist trailer - YouTube

352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

lotjx

January 15th, 2012, 10:31 PM

Sancty

January 15th, 2012, 10:39 PM

You are the only person I've ever encountered who didn't like The Prestige.

To each their own.

Thanks for contributing to the conversation though. Tell me more about why you liked The Illusionist so much...

lotjx

January 15th, 2012, 10:50 PM

Reveille

January 15th, 2012, 11:57 PM

I like The Prestige so much that I think I'm going to go and watch it right now...

Actually, I already have The Usual Suspects waiting in the DVD player cuz I've been craving to watch it for a while now, but maybe tomorrow night for The Prestige...

thegoat

January 16th, 2012, 1:46 AM

Sancty

January 17th, 2012, 12:19 AM

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351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw and Jonathan Ke Quan
Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Budget: $28,000,000
Gross: $333,107,271
(Gross is 1190% of budget)

The Premise: After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Oscar for Best Effects, Visual Effects (1985)
BAFTA for Best Special Visual Effects (1985)

Memorable Quotations

Indiana Jones: Willie, Willie, Willie. What kind of a name is that? Is it short for something?
Willie: Willie is my professional name, Indiana.
Short Round: Hey, lady! You call him Dr. Jones!
Indiana Jones: *My* professional name.

Indiana Jones: Stop! Look, just - stand against the wall, will ya?
[Short Round stands against the wall, springing a trap]
Short Round: You say to stand against the wall! I listen to what you say! Not my fault! Not my fault!

Eel Eater: Are you not eating?
Willie: I had bugs for lunch.

Interesting Trivia

An early draft of the script for [I]Raiders of the Lost Ark had Indy traveling to Shanghai to recover a piece of the Staff of Ra. During his escape from the museum where it was housed, he sheltered from machine gun fire behind a giant rolling gong. The same script also featured Indy and Marion fleeing destruction in a mine-cart chase. Both of these scenes were cut from that script, but resurface in this movie.

The first film to use THX's Theatre Alignment Program, which ensures that cinemas showing the film meet stringent technical and presentation standards.

The sound effect we hear in the opening sequence on the plane is the same failing-engine sound effect used when Han Solo's Millennium Falcon fails to crank up in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

Steven Spielberg's first sequel, though technically a prequel, as 'Temple of Doom' takes place in 1935, before Raiders of the Lost Ark taking place in 1936, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1938, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in 1957.

Steven Spielberg said that he did not enjoy this film as much as the rest of the Indy films, but said that it was a great experience for him because he met his future wife, Kate Capshaw, during the production of this movie.

Generally credited (along with Gremlins) with the creation of the PG-13 rating, as many felt the scenes of violence in both movies were too much for a PG rating, but not enough for an R rating. It is widely believed that had Steven Spielberg's name not been on both movies, both may have received an R rating. (The Flamingo Kid was the first film to be *given* a PG-13 rating, but sat on the shelves for five months before being released.) Red Dawn was the first motion picture released with the PG-13 rating.

My Thoughts: I'm with Spielberg regarding Temple of Doom. It's good but it's by no means great. I will say that Capshaw and Ke Quan are amazing in their roles while Ford is his usual brilliance. My issue with the movie is the story, not the performances.

I used to volunteer every year at a summer camp for Jr/Sr high kids. The one year I had a kid who looked and sounded just like Short Round. I made him call me Doctor Jones all week long.

The preamble to the love scene between Indy and Willie is great with the competing monologues and quick cuts between the two. It's an inconic scene.

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom Trailer HD - YouTube

351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 18th, 2012, 12:33 AM

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350) Elf (2003)

Starring: Will Ferrell, Edward Asner, James Caan, Mary Steenbergen, Zooey Deschannel and Bob Newhart
Directed By: Jon Favreau

Budget: $33,000,000
Gross: $333,107,271
(Gross is 668% of budget)

The Premise: After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Big Old Lump of Coal

Memorable Quotations

[Buddy sees the mail room for the first time]
Buddy: This place reminds me of Santa's Workshop! Except it smells like mushrooms and everyone looks like they want to hurt me.

Buddy: We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup.

[reacting to sign saying "World's Best Cup of Coffee"]
Buddy: You did it! Congratulations! World's best cup of coffee! Great job, everybody! It's great to be here.

Interesting Trivia

When this screenplay first emerged in 1993, Jim Carrey was attached to star in the lead.

The scene where the fake Santa is chasing Buddy had to be done in one take because it was too hard to rebuild everything.

Will Ferrell caused several minor traffic accidents when walking through the Lincoln Tunnel in his costume because people were so surprised to see him wearing an elf outfit.

This was the first film that _Will Ferrell_ stared in after he left Saturday Night Live.

Will Ferrell suffered from headaches throughout filming, as he had to actually eat all of the sugar infested foodstuffs in the Elf food pyramid on camera.
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My Thoughts: This one's another apparation. I have no idea how it ended up so high. It's an ok flick but I'm never going to go out of my way to see it. In general I find Ferrell to be ridiculously overrated as an actor and as a comedian.

The jokes in the movie get a grin out of me but hardly a laugh.

Elf 2003 Trailer - YouTube

350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Beer-Belly

January 18th, 2012, 3:20 AM

Beefy

January 18th, 2012, 5:46 AM

My Thoughts: I'm sure I'll get some heat for this one as it has a much more formulaic plot that its predecessor.

I'm tempted to give you heat for scoring it so low. Bogus Journey is a cracking little film and is much higher in my list.

The sound effect we hear in the opening sequence on the plane is the same failing-engine sound effect used when Han Solo's Millennium Falcon fails to crank up in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

I kew it!

Sancty

January 18th, 2012, 12:27 PM

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349) French Kiss (1995)

Starring: Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton & Jean Reno
Directed By: Lawrence Kasdan

Budget: $46,000,000
Gross: $101,982,854 (Only
(Gross is 222% of budget)

The Premise: A woman flies to France to confront her straying fiancé, but gets into trouble when the charming crook seated next to her uses her for smuggling. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Nada

Memorable Quotations

Kate: [about Charlie] We were happy. I've never been so happy.
Luc: When people tell me they are happy, my ass begins to twitch

Kate: Do you speak English?
Concierge: Of course, Madam. This is the Georges V, not some backpacker's hovel.

Luc: [in French] I love the sea. So beautiful, so mysterious... so full of fish.

Kate: A healthy person is someone who expresses what they're feeling inside. Express, not repress.
Luc: In that case, you must be one of the healthiest people in the world.

Luc: [about Luc's brother, Antoine] One night, he got me very drunk. You must understand, I owed him a lot of money. But he knew what he was doing.
Kate: What was he doing?
Luc: I lost all of it. One hand of poker.
[starts to laugh]
Kate: You lost your birthright... in one hand of poker.
Luc: I'm an asshole, what can I tell you?
Kate: Uh-huh. So that's why he hates you and you hate him.
Luc: Oui... that and I slept with his wife.

Interesting Trivia

Only 39 Million of the 101 Million of the total gross was from American sales, a shockingly low percentage (38%) for a film on this list.

Kevin Kline's part was originally earmarked for Gérard Depardieu.

Originally titled "Paris Match" until Billy Crystal complained that people would get the film confused with his own movie, Forget Paris.

Kevin Kline is fluent in French.

My Thoughts: I have a serious man-crush on Kevin Kline. Always have, likely always will. I think he's ridiculously underrated as an actor. On the flip side, I've always been kind of take her or leave her with Meg Ryan. This film is a take her. The two of them do take a fairly meh script and make it work with some great chemistry. Jean Reno is brilliant as always. If I ever were to write/produce a film, I would find a spot somewhere for Jean Reno.

I also enjoy a good Romantic Comedy as long as it is good. I don't shy away from the genre, nor do I really get too amped about them I think.

French Kiss is a nice little film. It does what it's supposed to do and then gets out of there. I think it's hilarious that Kline is fluent in French and yet his accent is so appalling!

The track in the background is reminscent of the Everybody Loves Raymond theme. For that I do apologize!

French Kiss - Movie Trailer - YouTube

349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Bluemoon

January 18th, 2012, 4:45 PM

Class Act :yes:

One of my best films when I was a kid.

The Rick

January 18th, 2012, 10:06 PM

Sancty

January 20th, 2012, 12:15 AM

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348) Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj (2006)

Starring: Kal Penn, Lauren Cohan and Daniel Percival
Directed By: Mort Nathan

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $6,086,508
(Gross/Budget Ratio is Unknown)

The Premise: Having graduated in the US as Van Wilder's disciple, now self-confident Taj arrives as 'don' (teaching assistant) of history at England's super-prestigious Camford. He falls victim to the haughty, aristocratic leading fraternity's aristocratic president Pip's usual prank for 'commoners', landing in the derelict 'barn' with other 'social outcasts'. But Taj decides to band the rejects into a new fraternity, Cocks & Bulls, which under his leadership challenges Pip's in the annual all-round excellence championship. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Nada

Memorable Quotations

Pipp Everett, the Earl of Grey: Let's settle this the way our ancestors did.
Taj: You're going to exploit me economically?

Taj: Simon?
Simon: I have... I have a problem.
Taj: [to the other guys] Oh, my God, he's talking. Well, Simon, whatever you problem is, we're your friends, you can tell us.
Simon: Well, you wee, it's to do with the size of my piddler
Taj: Your... Oh. Well, you know, it's an understood fact that a man's piddler is... Appears smaller to himself than it is in real life.
Simon: Well, you see, that's what I'm afraid of. 'Cause according to me it has some 11 inches.
Taj: Come again? Figuratively.

Seamus O'Toole: What did you say your name was again?
Taj Badalandabad: Taj Badalandabad, your new head of house.
Seamus O'Toole: Taj Badalandabad. That's a quite a tongue-twister.
Taj Badalandabad: It's not that hard to say. You got it right.
Seamus O'Toole: Yeah, but I've been drinking all day.

Interesting Trivia

Taj's last name Badalandabad, in Hindi slang, translates to "land where people have big penises"

The name Camford is a cross between the names Cambridge and Oxford, the two most prestigious universities in England. This is a reversal of the name Oxbridge which was created by Virginia Woolf.

My Thoughts: This is another one of those films that if you look at the individual pieces, should be an absolute train wreck of a movie... yet it works!

I've always found Kal Penn to be an actor who instantly draws you into the plot no matter how serious (House) or comical (Van Wilder) to downright nutty (Harold & Kumar). This was the first film that attempted to make him a star. It didn't really succeed as VW2 is the lowest grossing film on the list thus far (and is likely to hold that award at the end of the list as well).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQKcME-Eh0E

348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Cewsh

January 20th, 2012, 12:26 AM

Matthew

January 20th, 2012, 12:33 AM

Sancty

January 20th, 2012, 12:34 AM

Sancty

January 20th, 2012, 10:06 PM

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347) Maid In Manhattan (2002)

Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Frances Conroy, Bob Hoskins and Natasha Richardson
Directed By: Wayne Wang

Budget: $55,000,000
Gross: $154,906,693
(Gross is 282% of Budget)

The Premise: A senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress. (imdb.com)

Awards:
Nada

Memorable Quotations

Lionel: To serve people takes dignity and intelligence. But remember, they are only people with money. And although we serve them, we are not their servants. What we do, Miss Ventura, does not define who we are. What defines us is how well we rise after falling.

Jerry Siegel: What press are you affiliated with?
Ty: I'm 10.
Jerry Siegel: What about your parents, are they Democrat or Republican?
Ty: What's the difference these days?
Christopher: I love this kid.
Jerry Siegel: Well, what's not to love.

Christopher: You're beautiful.
Marisa: So are you.
Christopher: Thank you for being here.
Marisa: I only came to tell you that this, you and me, can't go anywhere beyond this evening. It just can't.
Christopher: Well, then, you should've worn a different dress.

Interesting Trivia

John Hughes was originally set to direct from his own screenplay, titled "The Chambermaid" with Hilary Swank as the lead. In January 2001 the Dallas Morning News reported that Hughes would produce only, with a start date of March 2001. Al Cohn of the Illinois Film Office was hired as location manager for the shoot. By July Variety was reporting that both Hughes and Swank were out and Jennifer Lopez was in negotiations for the lead. Wayne Wang was hired as director in October 2001 with a new screenplay by Kevin Wade, which updated the story from the 1920s. Sandra Bullock had expressed interest in the lead at one point, and Julia Roberts passed on the script early on.

My Thoughts: Jennifer Lopez did a series of movies from about 2000-2004 where she was guaranteed to break 100 million and provide a decent enough story. This is among them.

The supporting cast, as was the case in these films, is brilliantly chosen. Placing actors like Fiennes (who can't do much wrong in my eyes), Hoskins, Tucci (see my comment for Fiennes, but even more so) and Conroy, allows Lopez to do what she's best at... look vulnerable.

The story is over the top but forgiveable, the child is precocious - a trait I usually hate - but he actually pulls it off.

Maid in Manhattan - trailer - YouTube

347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 21st, 2012, 9:29 AM

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346) Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Rosie O'Donnell, David Hyde Pierce, Rita Wilson, Rob Reiner and Ross Malinger
Directed By: Nora Ephron

Budget: $21,000,000
Gross: $227,799,884
(Gross is 1085% of Budget)

The Premise: A recently-widowed man's son calls a radio talk show in an attempt to find his father a partner.

Awards:
Nada

Memorable Quotations

Jessica: I am telling them you're twelve so you can fly unaccompanied and the stewardess won't carry you around and stuff like that.
Jonah Baldwin: Are you crazy! Who'd believe I'm twelve?
Jessica: If it's in the computer, they believe anything.
Jonah Baldwin: Are you sure?
Jessica: Do you want me to say that you are really really short for your age and they shouldn't say anything because it would hurt your feelings.
Jonah Baldwin: Yeah, that's a great idea!

Sam Baldwin: Didn't you see Fatal Attraction?
Jonah Baldwin: You wouldn't let me!
Sam Baldwin: Well I saw it and it scared the shit out of me. It scared the shit out of every man in America.

Sam Baldwin: I'll tell you what I'm doing this weekend, I'm getting laid. It's the 1990's and nobody's getting laid. I'm the only man in America who's getting laid this weekend and I haven't been laid that much. Six girls in college, maybe seven.
[sees Jonah standing in the doorway]
Sam Baldwin: How long have you been standing there?
Jonah Baldwin: Forever.
Sam Baldwin: What did you just hear me say?
Jonah Baldwin: Six girls in college, maybe seven.
Sam Baldwin: Seven... EIGHT! Mary Kelly.
Jonah Baldwin: [holds Annie's letter] This is the one I like!

Interesting Trivia

The scene between Tom Hanks and Victor Garber crying over the movie The Dirty Dozen was completely improvised during the take.

The role of Annie was originally offered to Julia Roberts, who turned it down. Kim Basinger was also offered the role in the early script process, but turned it down because she thought the premise was ridiculous. After Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jodie Foster declined as well, Meg Ryan landed the role.

Dennis Quaid was considered for the male lead.

A pre-Seinfeld reference to the real-life "Soup Nazi": A male journalist is speaking as Meg Ryan enters an office at her newspaper, saying, "...he's the meanest guy in the world, but he makes the best soup you've ever eaten."

The silhouette of the couple on the box of chocolates in a shop window outside Annie's house is, in fact, a silhouette of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

June 2008 Ranked #10 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Romantic Comedy".

The second of three films that Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan have made together. (Joe vs. The Volcano, You've Got Mail)

Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks only share approximately two minutes screen time together.

My Thoughts: I hated this movie for years on account of the annoying little kid who plays Jonah.

I gave it another look not that far back and found a rather enjoyable film. I'd watch Hanks in just about anything, and the premise of the movie is ok. I find Ryan to be much more bleh in this than she was in French Kiss a few days back but the rest of the cast more than makes up for it.

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) Trailer HQ - YouTube

346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 23rd, 2012, 1:22 AM

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345) Hackers (1995)

Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Matthew Lillard, Fisher Stevens and Jesse Bradford
Directed By: Iain Softley

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $7,563,728 (Domestic Only)
(Gross/Budget Ratio indeterminable)

The Premise: A young boy is arrested by the US Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius behind the virus.

Awards:
Nada

Memorable Quotations

Cereal Killer: When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child, but when I became a man, I put away childish things. What? It's Corinthians one, chapter thirteen verse eleven.

English Teacher: [written on a blackboard and spoken out loud] Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most.
Cereal Killer: Ozzy Osbourne
English Teacher: Name?
Cereal Killer: uhh... Emanuel Goldstein, sir.
English Teacher: You, however, are not on my list.
Cereal Killer: Whoa! This isn't woodshop class?

Cereal Killer: FYI man, alright. You could sit at home, and do like absolutely nothing, and your name goes through like 17 computers a day. 1984? Yeah right, man. That's a typo. Orwell is here now. He's livin' large. We have no names, man. No names. We are nameless!

Interesting Trivia

William Gibson "invented" the term "Cyberspace" in 1982 for his book, Neuromancer.

Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie were married shortly after the making of the film, and then were divorced four years later.

The part of Kate "Acid Burn" Libby was originally offered to Katherine Heigl, but due to prior commitments to Under Siege 2: Dark Territory had to turn it down. The director also auditioned Hilary Swank, Heather Graham and Liv Tyler for the role which ultimately went to Angelina Jolie.

My Thoughts: This may be the first movie where I've listed the trailer and am dying to see it again.

It's a little schticky in hindsight but it was a different time when CPU's seemed a little more mysterious. The counterculture works well in the bright tones of the 90s.

My first introduction to many stars of the early 2000s but especially Angelina Jolie.

Hackers Trailer - YouTube

345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 24th, 2012, 1:45 AM

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344) The Proposal (2009)

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Malin Ackerman and Mary Steenburgen
Directed By: Anne Fletcher

Budget: 40,000,000
Gross: $317,375,031
(Gross is 793% of Budget)

The Premise: A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. She must go to Alaska to meet his family and hijinks ensue. (imdb and yours truly)

Awards:
Nada

Memorable Quotations

Three days ago, I loathed you. I used to dream about you getting hit by a cab. Then we had our little adventure up in Alaska and things started to changed. Things changed when we kissed. And when you told me about your tattoo. Even when you checked me out when we were naked. But I didn't realize any of this, until I was standing alone... in a barn... wifeless. Now, you could imagine my disappointment when it suddenly dawned on me that the woman I love is about to be kicked out of the country. So Margaret, marry me, because I'd like to date you.

Andrew Paxton: I'm not rich. My parents are rich.
Margaret Tate: Which is the kind of thing that only a rich person would say.

Interesting Trivia

Sandra Bullock plays a Canadian who wants to marry her assistant (Ryan Reynolds) in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. In real life, Reynolds is from Canada and Bullock is American.

Julia Roberts was the first choice to play Margaret, but reportedly refused to take a pay cut, so Sandra Bullock took over the role.

My Thoughts: I really have no justification for this. Betty White is rather sublime in it but enough to rocket it to 344? I don't know really. No-one puts a step wrong, Bullock/Reynolds are quite good and the supporting cast is solid but is it really that good?

It's your traditional formulaic rom-com.

The Proposal Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Pipkin

January 24th, 2012, 1:49 AM

Sancty

January 24th, 2012, 1:52 AM

Sancty

January 24th, 2012, 10:05 AM

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343) Bruce Almighty (2003)

Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carrell and Morgan Freeman
Directed By: Tom Shadyac

Budget: 81,000,000
Gross: $484,592,874
(Gross is 598% of Budget)

The Premise: A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world.

Awards:
People' Choice Award - Favorite Comedy Motion Picture (2004)

Memorable Quotations

[on Buffalo's biggest cookie]
Bruce: We have a new record. Cue the cheesy inspirational music.

Bruce: [breaking out of a freeze] Hi, Susan!
Grace: Oh, thank you, God.
Bruce: Bruce Nolan here, aboard the Maid of the Mist in fabulous Niagara Falls, New York.
Bruce: First off, let me just add another congratulations to Evan Backstabber - pardon me, Bastard. Baxter, rather. It is good to see what someone with real talent can do when great opportunities are given to them instead of me. Anyway, I'm here with Katherine Hepburn's mom. Tell me, why did you toss the "blue heart of the ocean" jewel over the railing of Titanic? Did you feel bad at all letting Leo DiCaprio drown, while you were safe floating on the big door? Could you have taken turns, or were you just too afraid to freeze your big fat ass off?
Grace: [gasps in disbelief]
Bruce: Hmm. I guess that's how life is, isn't it? Some people are drenched, freezing to death, on a stupid boat, with a stupid hat, while others are in a comfy news studio, suckin' up all the glory. Oh, well. No big deal.
[mashes and discards stupid umbrella hat]
Control Booth Operator: Oh, boy.
Bruce: Oh, look! It's the owner of the Maid of the Mist. Let's have a talk with him, shall we? Come on in here, Bill...
Bill, Ferry Owner: That's all right.
Bruce: No, no, no, no. No, no. Come on, let's have a talk.
Grace: Come on. What are you *doing*?
Bruce: Bill, you've been running the Maid of the Mist for 23 years now. Tell me, why do you think I didn't get the anchor job?
Bill, Ferry Owner: Hey, man, I don't want any problems...
Bruce: [messes his hair] Is it my hair, Bill? Are my teeth not white enough? Or, like the great falls, is the bedrock
[shouts]
Bruce: of my life, eroding beneath me?
[sticking his face into the camera]
Bruce: Eroding, eeeeroding, eeeeerodding.
Jack: Cut the feed. Cut to black.
Control Booth Operator: I'm on it.
Bruce: I'm Bruce Nolan for Eyewitness News. Back to you, fuckers!

Bruce: So tell us mama, why make Buffalo's biggest cookie?
Mama Kowolski: Well, man from health department say he find rat pellet in pastry but I say no, is big chocolate sprinkle, but he shut store down. So we clean up, make big cookie for to bring customers back.
Bruce: Let's try that again, shall we?
Bruce: [New take] So tell us mama, why make Buffalo's biggest cookie?
Mama Kowolski: So all the children in the neighborhood will be happy?
Bruce: And isn't it nice to see all their smiling faces?
Vol Kowolski: I work in back. I see no smiles.

Interesting Trivia

A crane was blown over by strong winds during shooting. It was reported at the time that Jennifer Aniston, who was standing with her back to the crane, didn't see it toppling towards her but Jim Carrey pushed her out of the way in time to avert a serious accident. Jim Carrey subsequently played down the extent of the peril, and said that the stories were exaggerated. Jennifer Aniston has since denied that she was even there.

Instead of having the unused 555 prefix, a phone number used by Morgan Freeman's character was an actual phone number in many US area codes, causing owners of that phone number to be bombarded with calls. For the video release this number was changed to 555-0123. The phone number used by Bruce-God later in the film, was used by a radio station in Colorado and a woman in Florida, both of whom were deluged with calls wanting to talk with God. The producers then bought these two numbers and stopped the problems.

At one point, Jennifer Aniston was shooting this movie, Friends, and Along Came Polly at the same time.

Even though the storyline is set in Buffalo, New York, the town square is shot in the Universal Back-lot. The set used is the same iconic set used in the "Back To The Future" trilogy where the Hill Valley Clock-tower still sits. In the riot scene, a full shot of the clock tower can clearly be seen.

My Thoughts: Another head-scratcher. I do like the movie in a passive kind of way. Morgan Freeman is brilliant as always and Steve Carrell is wonderfully slimy. It's just that Carrey is his usual over-acting self and Aniston is still Rachel in everything at this point.

Bruce Almighty Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 26th, 2012, 1:11 AM

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342) Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Alan Rickman, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Hugh Laurie and James Fleet
Directed By: Ang Lee

Budget: $16,500,000
Gross: $134,582,776
(Gross is 816% of Budget)

The Premise: When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne.

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (1996)
Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Drama
Golden Globe - Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
BAFTA - Best Film
BAFTA - Best Actress In A Leading Role - Emma Thompson
BAFTA - Best Actress In A Supporting Role - Kate Winslet
Screen Actors Guild - Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Kate Winslet

Memorable Quotations

Margaret: Please don't say anything important 'til I come back.

Fanny: People always live forever when there is an annuity to be paid them.

Mrs. Dashwood: If you cannot think of anything appropriate to say you will please restrict your remarks to the weather.

Interesting Trivia

In her book "The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay & Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film", Emma Thompson writes that after a particularly difficult day filming a sequence that involved a flock of sheep, Ang Lee swore that he would never again use the animals on a movie set. Ten years later, however, Ang Lee went on to direct (and win a directing Oscar for) Brokeback Mountain, which is about two men who meet while sheep herding.

Emma Thompson has recounted how during the scene where Colonel Brandon, on horseback, approaches Elinor and Marianne in the out-of-doors, many takes were ruined by the horse surrendering to a bout of flatulence. Eventually, they were forced to shoot the scene with the farting horse as the flatulence would not abate, and the rather loud reports later were edited out of the soundtrack.

During filming, the Jane Austen Society telephoned co-producer James Schamus to complain about the casting of Hugh Grant claiming that he was too good-looking to play Edward Ferrars.

Even though the storyline is set in Buffalo, New York, the town square is shot in the Universal Back-lot. The set used is the same iconic set used in the "Back To The Future" trilogy where the Hill Valley Clock-tower still sits. In the riot scene, a full shot of the clock tower can clearly be seen.

My Thoughts: I'm a sucker for well-done literary adaptations and super-casts. This one does both and does both very very well.

Emma Thompson is a delight in anything, Rickman is the quintessential chameleon, Winslet is adorable, Grant is smarmy and detestable and vulnerable.

It's not my favourite Austen adaptation but it's still very good.

Sense and Sensibility Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 26th, 2012, 12:09 PM

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341) Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Starring: Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, Michael Rapapport, Stellan Skarsgård, LL Cool J and Samuel L. Jackson
Directed By: Renny Harlin

Budget: $78,000,000
Gross: $164,648,142
(Gross is 211% of Budget)

The Premise: Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the bait as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
Nope

Memorable Quotations

You think water moves fast? You should see ice. It moves like it has a mind. Like it knows it killed the world once and got a taste for murder. After the avalanche, it took us a week to climb out. Now, I don't know exactly when we turned on each other, but I know that seven of us survived the slide... and only five made it out. Now we took an oath, that I'm breaking now. We said we'd say it was the snow that killed the other two, but it wasn't. Nature is lethal but it doesn't hold a candle to man.

No, what you've done is taken God's oldest killing machine and given it will and desire. What you've done is knocked us all the way to the bottom of the goddamn food chain. It's not a great leap forward in my book

Preacher: Einstein's theory of relativity. Grab hold of a hot pan, second can seem like an hour. Put your hands on a hot woman, an hour can seem like a second. It's all relative.
Tom Scoggins: I spent four years at CalTech, and that's the best physics explanation I've ever heard.

Preacher: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil. For thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. Because I carry a big stick and I'm the meanest mother fucker in the valley! Two sharks down, Lord! One demon fish to go! Can I get an Amen?

Interesting Trivia

The license plate pulled from the shark's teeth is the same plate found in the tiger shark in Jaws.

Renny Harlin has said that Deep Blue Sea was the hardest film he's ever made.

The three sharks are killed in the same ways as the three sharks in Jaws, Jaws 2, and Jaws 3: blown up, electrocuted, and incinerated respectively.

My Thoughts: Deep Blue Sea is like a slasher film but the sharks are the slashers. Somehow this works.

It's not the best laid out plot but they do get maximum mileage out of Jackson's and LL Cool J's warmth. Everyone else does an ok job but those two really hit it on the head.

I will say that the scene where Jackson dies without any real build-up is still one of the most suprising scenes I've ever seen.

Sense and Sensibility Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 27th, 2012, 2:08 PM

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340) Almost An Angel (1990)

Starring: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski and Elias Koteas
Directed By: John Cornell

Budget: $25,000,000
Gross: $6,939,946 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 28% of Budget)

The Premise: A small time crook becomes convinced he has become an angel after a traumatic incident and resolves to perform the work of one. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
Nope

Memorable Quotations

I'll update this when I get home on a CPU with sound

Interesting Trivia

The film was written by lead actor Paul Hogan

My Thoughts: If people have seen this they generally seem to have a dislike for it but I loved Almost An Angel

Hogan rode the wave of the Crocodile Dundee movies and projected himself as a leading man in a storyline mostly independent of his Australian nationality.

I found the film to be both funny and warm. I'm a sucker for tales of redemption and this had it in spades without being overly formulaic. Unfortunately for Hogan, the type of leading man he projected was ending its shelf life once the 80s were over and minus a disastrous third Croc Dundee film, he really never found relevance in such a role again.

Almost An Angel Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Rip

January 27th, 2012, 2:13 PM

I quite liked Almost an Angel, although you have to be in the right mood for it.

Oh and Deep Blue Sea is bloody brilliant, I may now watch it tonight :D

Sancty

January 28th, 2012, 1:04 PM

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339) Goldeneye (1995)

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen, Alan Cumming, Izabella Scorupco, Robbie Coltrane, Desmond Llewelyn, Samantha Bond and Judi Dench
Directed By: Martin Campbelll

Budget: $58,000,000
Gross: $352,194,034
(Gross is 607% of Budget)

The Premise: James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent believed to be dead. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
Nope

Memorable Quotations

James Bond: Who is the competition?
Jack Wade: Ah, an ex-KGB guy. Tough mother. Got a limp in his right leg. Name's Zukovsky.
James Bond: Valentin Dmitrovitch Zukovsky?
Jack Wade: Yeah, you know him?
James Bond: I gave him the limp.

Alec Trevelyan: I might as well ask you if all those vodka martinis ever silence the screams of all the men you've killed... or if you find forgiveness in the arms of all those willing women for all the dead ones you failed to protect.

Valentin Dmitrovitch Zukovsky: He wants *me* to do him a favor! My knee aches every single day! Twice as bad when it is cold. Do you have any idea how long the winter lasts in this country? Tell him, Dmitri.
Bodyguard: Well, it depends...
Valentin Dmitrovitch Zukovsky: SILENCE!

Boris Grishenko: I am invincible!

Alec Trevelyan: We're both orphans, James. But while your parents had the luxury of dying in a climbing accident, mine survived the British betrayal and Stalin's execution squads. My father couldn't let himself or my mother live with the shame. MI6 figured I was too young to remember. And in one of life's little ironies, the son went to work for the government whose betrayal caused the father to kill himself and his wife.
James Bond: Hence Janus. The two-faced Roman god come to life.
Alec Trevelyan: It wasn't God who gave me this face! It was you, setting the timers for three minutes instead of six.
James Bond: Am I supposed to feel sorry for you?
Alec Trevelyan: No. You were supposed to die for me.
[pause]
Alec Trevelyan: And, by the way, I did think about asking you to join my little scheme but somehow I knew, 007's loyalty was always to the mission, never to his friend.
[louder]
Alec Trevelyan: Closing time, James! Last call.
[Bond raises his gun to kill Alec but is tranquilized by a sniper]
Alec Trevelyan: [walks towards Bond and looks down on him] For England, James.

Alec Trevelyan: [hanging from his foot held by Bond's hands] For England, James?
James Bond: No. For me.
[lets Trevelyan go]

James Bond: Alec?
Alec Trevelyan: Back from the dead. No longer just an anonymous star on the memorial wall at MI6. What's the matter, James? No glib remark? No pithy comeback?

James Bond: Are these pictures live?
M: Unlike the American government, we prefer not to get our bad news from CNN.

Interesting Trivia

This was Pierce Brosnan's first appearance as James Bond. After Roger Moore retired, considering himself to be too old to play Bond any more, Timothy Dalton was offered the role, but was unavailable. Pierce was then offered the role of James Bond in The Living Daylights, but lost out due to his contractual obligations to Remington Steele.

Before Pierce Brosnan was cast as James Bond, Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson, Sam Neill, Hugh Grant and Lambert Wilson were all rumoured to be in the running for the role.

Several changes had to be made to the script during production because the plot was virtually identical to True Lies which was being released at the time.

Because the series was caught up in litigation, the six-and-a-half-year hiatus between the release of Licence to Kill and GoldenEye is the longest gap between Bond films since the series first started in 1962.

First James Bond movie in the official series to be directed by a non-British director. This was Martin Campbell, who was recommended on the strength of his TV series Edge of Darkness. Later, Die Another Day would be directed by fellow New Zealander Lee Tamahori whilst Campbell would return to direct Casino Royale.

First completely original James Bond film, without reference to any Ian Fleming novel or short story.

The film's title song did not chart in the USA but in the UK it went to the No. #7 spot on the UK Charts. The song was written by Bono and The Edge of 'U2' and performed by Tina Turner. All three were neighbors to each other living in the South of France. One day, the U2 members went over to Turner's place whereupon The Edge played the song on Turner's piano. Bono's inspiration for writing the song was his honeymoon stay with his wife at Ian Fleming's Jamaican beach house Goldeneye, which is also the name of the movie's title.

Sean Bean previously auditioned for the role of James Bond in The Living Daylights.

Valentin Dmitrovich Zukovsky's (Robbie Coltrane) mistress, Irina is played by Minnie Driver. She sings "Stand By Your Man" by Tammy Wynette in the nightclub.

006, Alec Trevelyan, was originally named Augustus Trevelyan, and written as a much older character and a former mentor of Bond. The producers were keen to hire Anthony Hopkins for the part, but he turned it down. Alan Rickman also turned down the role, stating that he was tired of playing villains. Finally, Sean Bean was cast after the part was rewritten--but elements of the original idea survive in the finished version, such as the character remembering the 1940s, which would make sense with Hopkins but not with Bean.

My Thoughts: I know on some films I've been a little lukewarm in their placement on this list but that will not be the case with Goldeneye

The film is easily Brosnan's darkest portrayal of Bond and the 90's reboot brought freshness with a new M (Dench) Moneypenny (Samantha Bond) but wisely kept the classic Q (Desmond Llewelyn) for a sense of continuity.

It may also be one of the more believeable plots in the modern Bond era. Later on things got a little too cartoony with the supervillains, the devices for world domination became over-the-top ridiculous, and Bond himself started to become more Superman and less a super man.

Sean Bean as Alec Trevelyan is my favourite Bond villain by a landslide. This film was my introduction to his brilliance and his storyline, while authentic also explained his descent into villainry. This is too often forgotten in action movies as a whole but especially Bond films.

GOLDENEYE TRAILER - YouTube

The List So Far:

339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

lotjx

January 28th, 2012, 1:16 PM

Zarius

January 28th, 2012, 1:23 PM

Sancty

January 28th, 2012, 1:24 PM

I am now kinda curious to see what other Bond movies on your list. To me this is easily one of the top ten Bonds out there and Bronson's best one.

Mild spoiler... Although I haven't really looked over the list you will not find a lot of Bond on my list. I find the films to be in general kind of formulaic and therefore redundant.

Goldeneye is easily one of the exceptions.

Fro

January 28th, 2012, 3:10 PM

Sancty

January 29th, 2012, 8:17 PM

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338) Jaws (1975)

Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss
Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Budget: $8,000,000
Gross: $470,653,000
(Gross is 5833% of Budget)

The Premise: When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Film Editing
OSCAR - Best Music, Original Score
OSCAR - Best Sound
Golden Globe - Best Original Score - Motion Picture
People's Choice Award - Favorite Motion Picture

Memorable Quotations

Brody: You're gonna need a bigger boat.

Brody: It doesn't make any sense when you pay a guy like you to watch sharks.
Hooper: Well, uh, it doesn't make much sense for a guy who hates the water to live on an island either.
Brody: It's only an island if you look at it from the water.
Hooper: That makes a lot of sense

Brody: Smile you son of a BITCH.
[shoots at the air tank]
Brody: [Jaws blows up]
[Brody laughs manaically]

[about to go looking for the shark]
Brody: On the water?
Hooper: Well, if we're looking for a shark we're not gonna find him on the land.

Ellen Brody: What am I going to tell the kids?
Brody: Tell them I'm going fishing.

Interesting Trivia

Steven Spielberg wanted Sterling Hayden for the role of Quint. Hayden, however, was in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service for unpaid tax. All Hayden's income from acting was subject to a levy by the IRS, so there was an attempt to circumvent that: Hayden was also a writer, so one idea was to pay him union scale for his acting, and buy a story from him (his literary income wasn't subject to levy) for a large sum. It was concluded that the IRS would see through this scheme, so Robert Shaw was cast instead.

During pre-production, director Steven Spielberg, accompanied by friends Martin Scorsese, George Lucas and John Milius, visited the effects shop where "Bruce" the shark was being constructed. Lucas stuck his head in the shark's mouth to see how it worked and, as a joke, Milius and Spielberg sneaked to the controls and made the jaw clamp shut on Lucas' head. Unfortunately, and rather prophetically, considering the later technical difficulties the production would suffer, the shark malfunctioned, and Lucas got stuck in the mouth of the shark. When Spielberg and Milius were finally able to free him, the three men ran out of the workshop, afraid they'd done major damage to the creature.

In addition to the well-known nickname of "Bruce", Steven Spielberg also called the shark "the great white turd" when he really got frustrated with the troublesome animatronic fish.

Author Peter Benchley was thrown off the set after objecting to the climax.

Brody's dog in the movie was actually Steven Spielberg's real dog.

The mechanical shark spent most of the movie broken-down, and was unavailable for certain shots. This led Steven Spielberg to use the camera as the "shark", and film from the shark's point of view. Many think this added to the "chilling/haunting" quality in the final release saying that it would have made it too "cheesy" had they shown the shark as much as originally planned.

After the surprise success of the film, Hollywood insiders ascribed the film's effectiveness mostly to veteran editor Verna Fields rather than the little-known, 28-year-old Steven Spielberg. Although he undoubtedly learned much from Fields, Spielberg wished to prove his worth in following films and never worked with Fields again. It should be said that from Jaws until Fields death, Spielberg only made three films: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 1941 and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

This was the first movie to reach the coveted $100 million mark in "theatrical rentals", which is about 45% of the "box office gross". It was the highest-grossing of all-time in the U.S. until Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.

Robert Shaw could not stand Richard Dreyfuss and they argued all the time, which resulted in some good tension between Hooper and Quint. (For those of you keeping track, a similar tension was reported between Dreyfuss and Murray in What About Bob?

According to writer Carl Gottlieb, the line "You're gonna need a bigger boat" was not scripted but improvised by Roy Scheider.

In 2004, Empire magazine voted this as the 10th best film of all time.

Voted #3 in Total Film's 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time list (November 2005).

Voted #5 On Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008)

The shark was ranked the eighteenth greatest villain on the AFI's list of 100 Heroes and Villains.

My Thoughts: I'll admit it's been a long time since I've seen Jaws. I am a little surprised to see it ranked this high. Take away the novelty factor of the shark and it's an above average drama.

That being said, I'm looking at the film in hindsight. One cannot overlook the cultural impact of Jaws. It's lines are often quoted, the two note hook of the theme is world famous. It is easily the oldest movie on the list (so far).

I look forward to people telling me I'm wrong with this low rating. This isn't aimed to be an antagonistic statement. I am legitimately anticipating positive reviews of the film by those who love it.

Jaws Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Pipkin

January 29th, 2012, 9:04 PM

Wait, wait, wait...you're surprised Jaws is this high?

Seriously? Jaws is utterly great.

lotjx

January 29th, 2012, 9:30 PM

Sancty

January 30th, 2012, 12:12 PM

Wait, wait, wait...you're surprised Jaws is this high?

Seriously? Jaws is utterly great.

To be honest, for years I said I didn't actually like Jaws. I watched it again and it registered a little better for me. It's been a long time since, maybe another watch would bump it some more.

Sancty

January 30th, 2012, 12:38 PM

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337) Alaska (1996)

Starring: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict and Charlton Heston
Directed By: Fraser Clarke Heston

Budget: $23,000,000
Gross: $11,829,959 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 51.4% of Budget)

The Premise: Jake Barnes and his two kids, Sean and Jessie, have moved to Alaska after his wife died. He is a former airline pilot now delivering toilet paper across the mountains. During an emergency delivery in a storm his plane goes down somewhere in the mountains. Annoyed that the authorities aren't doing enough, Jessie and Sean set out on an adventure to find their father with the help of a polar bear which they have saved from a ferocious poacher. Conflict ensues. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Sean Barnes: Dad, you used to fly 747s, and now you deliver toilet paper.

Sean Barnes: Maybe you should write him a note. Dear Poachers, this is very bad. I'm telling.

Sean Barnes: Look! It wasn't my fault!
Sergeant Grazer: Son, in Alaska; if it happens to you, it's your fault.

Interesting Trivia

There would appear to be a correlation between Charlton Heston's involvement and the director, his son.

One of only 4 films on thsi list to lose money at the box office

My Thoughts: I know movies like this aren't really supposed to show up on lists like this but warmth counts for a whole lot in my viewing experience and Alaska was a warm adventure tale.

It's a little formulaic in that way that all films aimed at younger audiences tend to me but considering that it is a convention of the genre I'm willing to overlook that.

For those of you who disagreed with my placment/review of Jaws, this has really got to sting I guess...

Alaska - 1996 - Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

January 31st, 2012, 9:30 PM

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336) The Bodyguard (1992)

Starring: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston and Gary Kemp
Directed By: Mick Jackson

Budget: $16,600,000
Gross: $410,945,720
(Gross is 2475% of Budget)

The Premise: A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to a pop singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Rachel: And you're ready to die for me?
Frank: It's the job.
Rachel: And you'd do it? Why?
Frank: I can't sing.

Sy Spector: Bill said you used to be with the Secret Service.
Frank: That's right.
Sy Spector: Ever guard the main man?
Frank: I was two years with Carter, four with Reagan.
Sy Spector: Reagan got shot!
Frank: Not on my shift.

Frank: The people who hire me, they don't have to be convinced to save their own lives.

Interesting Trivia

This film was originally proposed in the mid-'70s, starring Diana Ross and Steve McQueen, but was rejected as "too controversial". The film concept was to be attempted again in the late 1970s, with Ryan O'Neal and Diana Ross cast as the leads. The project fell through after only a few months because of irreconcilable differences between O'Neal and Ross, who had been dating.
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Rachel's mansion is the same mansion as the "horse's head in the bed" mansion in The Godfather.

Rachel and Frank go and see Yojimbo, which was released in the United States as "The Bodyguard".

The proposal for this film was rejected 67 times. (This may be why the fictional Academy Awards ceremony depicted is the 67th, which in real life did not occur until 1995 honoring the films of 1994.)

The camera operator riding the dolly rail during the airplane scene where the camera revolves around actors Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston fell off when the centripetal force surprised him while shooting the scene. The cameraman climbed back onto the rigging during filming to retain operation, finishing the scene, which was kept in the movie.

The film had to undergo some hasty re-cutting when test audiences jeered Whitney Houston's performance.

Kevin Costner said that he based his portrayal of Frank Farmer on actor Steve McQueen. He even went as far as to get McQueen's trademark haircut for the role.

My Thoughts: I'd say The Bodyguard suffers from Titanic Syndrome. Basically a quite decent movie that has a bad legacy as a result of a smash single that was beaten to death.

Houston is terrible but she plays a pop star so it's forgivable. Costner is nearing the end of his period of brilliance. He was sensational during that time frame though and it shows here.

The Bodyguard (1992) - Movie Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Lightstrom

February 1st, 2012, 6:36 AM

Zarius

February 1st, 2012, 8:30 AM

Sancty

February 2nd, 2012, 12:39 PM

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335) There's Something About Mary (1998)

Starring: Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Chris Elliott, Jeffrey Tambor, Markie Post, Sarah Silverman and Matt Dillon
Directed By: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly

Budget: $23,000,000
Gross: $369,884,651
(Gross is 1608% of Budget)

The Premise: A man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from highschool, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
People's Choice Award - Favorite Comedy Motion Picture
MTV Movie Award - Best Movie
MTV Movie Award - Best Female Performance - Cameron Diaz
MTV Movie Award - Best Villain - Matt Dillon (*Tied With Stephen Dorff for Blade)
MTV Movie Award - Best Fight - Ben Stiller (w/ Puffy The Dog)

Memorable Quotations

Ted: [narrating] From that point on, the guys looked at me in a completely different light.
High School Pal Bob: You're a fuckin' liar!

Ted: Do you think maybe you wanna maybe, I don't know, go out to dinner, you know, catch up on old times?
Mary: Didn't we just do that?
Ted: Oh, uh...
Mary: I'm fucking with you, Ted!

Interesting Trivia

Football star Steve Young was originally supposed to play the part of Mary's secret love. However, as a practicing Mormon, he declined, due to the nature of the movie.

When Ted goes out to pee after talking with the hitchhiker, he encounters many homosexuals. Almost all of them are crew members. The scene with the homosexuals is staged in a South Carolina Rest Stop (with South Carolina trooper decals and uniforms). This is based on a real case where Troopers discovered that the stops where being used as meeting places for homosexuals to meet and have anonymous sex. The troopers learned this after arresting a South Carolina state offical "in the act" at one of the stops.

The studio was initially reluctant to allow Ben Stiller - the Farrelly Brothers' first choice - to star, so the brothers decided upon a then unknown Owen Wilson instead. When the studio was even more reluctant to let Wilson star, they agreed to allow the Farrellys to cast Stiller.

Premiere voted this movie as one of "The 50 Greatest Comedies Of All Time" in 2006.

After the financial losses suffered from Kingpin, the Farrely brothers thought their next film would probably be their last. So they decided to go all out and deliver the most hysterically black comedy they could dream up. When There's Something About Mary became a box-office smash hit, the Farrely's careers were safe to continue.

My Thoughts: Another surprise for me here. I"ve always thought that Mary was ok, just never that great.

Maybe I owe it another watch. I guess on some subconscious level I quite like it.

On a sidenote Cameron Diaz actually looks decent in this film. Her time as an attractive star was quite brief. It's the Ellen Pompeo effect.

There's Something About Mary - Trailer - (1998) HQ - YouTube

The List So Far:

335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 2nd, 2012, 12:55 PM

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334) Mission To Mars (2000)

Starring: Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Connie Nielson, Jerry O'Connell and Don Cheadle
Directed By: Brian De Palma

Budget: $90,000,000
Gross: $110,983,407
(Gross is 123.3% of Budget)

The Premise: When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Terri Fisher: The genetic difference between men and apes is only three percent. But that three percent gave us Einstein, Mozart...
Phil Ohlmyer: ...Jack The Ripper.

Woody Blake: Okay, people let's look sharp now. We're gonna run this simulation one more time. If we overshoot, there's no coming back.
Phil Ohlmyer: Yeah, and drifting through eternity will ruin your whole day.

Interesting Trivia

The original director of the film was Gore Verbinski. When the budget was upgraded, Brian De Palma started to show interest. Rewrites in the script were also done.

Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2000 (#04)

My Thoughts: I know there are people who absolutely hate this film but I'll see Gary Sinise in just about anything.

Outside of Sinise the film is actually quite good in and of itself, I don't think people really wanted the symbollic, personal touches at the crux of the movie's climax (similar to complaints about the uber-wasteful "Contact") but I think it works for this film.

mission-to-mars Trailer (HD - Best Quality) - YouTube

The List So Far:

334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 3rd, 2012, 8:44 AM

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333) Big Business (1988)

Starring: Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin and Fred Ward
Directed By: Jim Abrahams

Budget: $20,000,000
Gross: $40,150,487 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 201% of Budget)

The Premise: In the 1940s in the small town of Jupiter Hollow, two sets of identical twins are born in the same hospital on the same night. One set to a poor local family and the other to a rich family just passing through. The dizzy nurse on duty accidentally mixes the twins unbeknown to the parents. Our story flashes forward to the 1980s where the mismatched sets of twins are about to cross paths following a big business deal to closedown the Jupiter Hollow factory. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Sadie Shelton: I don't see how is it that you, my own sister, can stuff your face and nothing happens and I subsist on 60 calories a day or else blow up like a Macy's Day float!

Interesting Trivia

This movie was written for Barbra Streisand (Bette Midler's role) and Goldie Hawn (Lily Tomlin's role)

The structure of the film was based loosely on "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare.

My Thoughts: It's a farce and therefore I do like it. This movie was my intro to both Tomlin and Midler.

Whether it's old guy/young guy switching bodies or the often used prince and the pauper device (which this is reminiscent of) it's a formula that I obviously seem to like.

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The List So Far:

333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water[/QUOTE]

Beefy

February 3rd, 2012, 9:04 AM

Sancty

February 3rd, 2012, 9:08 AM

Jimmy Zero

February 3rd, 2012, 11:19 AM

Sancty

February 4th, 2012, 1:21 PM

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332) Young Guns

Starring: Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemazo, Terence Stamp, Jack Palance, Terry O'Quinn
Directed By: Christopher Cain

Budget: $13,000,000
Gross: $45,661,556 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 351% of Budget)

The Premise: A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

[Charlie decides to ride with his outlaw gang rather than stay with his bride on his wedding night]
Charley Bowdre: It ain't easy having pals.

Charley Bowdre: Hey, Chavez, how come they ain't killing us?
"Dirty Steve" Stephens: Because we're in the spirit world, asshole. They can't see us.

William H. Bonney: You know, Sir, I do admire you, and I sure would like to touch the gun that's gonna kill Billy the Kid.

William H. Bonney: "Dear Governor Axtell. I've heard that you will give 200 dollars for my head. Perhaps we should meet and talk. I am at the Juarez village at the border. Send 3 men, and instruct them not to shoot, as I am unarmed. In short, Sir; I surrender. Your obedient servant William H. Bonney. PS: I changed my mind. Kiss my ass."

"Dirty Steve" Stephens: Damn good riding with you, Chavez.
Chavez: Many nights, my friend... Many nights I've put a blade to your throat while you were sleeping. Glad I never killed you, Steve. You're all right...

William H. Bonney: Hey, Peppin. I see you got Charley Crawford down there with you.
Peppin: Yeah, that's right, Bonney. We got a whole -
[Bonney goes to the window and shoots Charley Crawford]
William H. Bonney: Hey, Peppin. Charley Crawford's not with you anymore.

Interesting Trivia

Tom Cruise was disguised with a mustache and is hiding behind the barricades on the street during the shootout.

In the final battle at the end of the movie, Emilio Estevez (Billy the Kid) shoots Charlie Crawford. Charlie Crawford is the name of his brother Charlie Sheen's character in the TV series Spin City.

It is widely believed that Billy the Kid's real name was William H. Bonney. However, the film is correct in listing that as only one of his aliases, and giving his real name as Henry McCarty.

In the final battle, on a day he wasn't shooting, Emilio Estevez dressed as a bad guy and fought along with them.

In the scene where the men are going through the Indian Village (Spirit World), Kiefer Sutherland's character "Doc" is shown in the front of the group with a cover on his face, but it is not Kiefer Sutherland. He left that morning before the scene was shot, due to the birth of his child.

James Horner wrote the film's original score but it was rejected for being too ethnic in Irish tone that the producers and director Christopher Cain wanted a more traditional Western score. Horner's score for this film has not been heard publicly.

Randy Travis has an uncredited cameo as the Gatling Gun Operator

Emilio Estevez was very depressed throughout the shoot because he had recently broken up with his girlfriend. One night, Lou Diamond Phillips decided to play a prank on him in an effort to cheer him up. Phillips had the wardrobe department put make-up on a sheep, dress it up, and put in Emilio's room.

In the final battle preparations Kiefer Sutherland had to put on a "squib blood pack" vest underneath his clothes. The rig was supposed to be triggered by Sutherland himself by pressing a hidden button. The whole rig took an hour to set up. When it was time to shoot the scene, Sutherland got on his horse and accidentally pressed the trigger, popping all of the blood packs. Setting the rig up again took another hour.

Charlie Sheen was reportedly a terrible horse rider. Throughout the shoot he couldn't keep his balance on the horse and fell off several times. After the shoot out with Henry Hill, his horse took off and he had no clue how to make it stop.

When Terry O'Quinn's character Alex is shot and killed there are no squib marks on him. Apparently the producers felt the film was getting too bloody and they feared the movie would get an X rating.

My Thoughts: Forget The Expendables this is the originator of the supercast action film. Unlike the previously mentioned film, this had all of them in the midst of their intial success.

All members of the six play their roles perfectly but special attention must be given to Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland and especially Estevez in the lead role.

I once had a friend tell me that he didn't like Young Guns. I revoked his dude card.

Young Guns (1988) Original Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

332)
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 5th, 2012, 4:47 PM

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331) National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren, Ed Harris, Bruce Greenwood and Harvey Keitel
Directed By: Jon Turteltaub

Budget: $130,000,000
Gross: $457,364,600
(Domestic Gross is 352% of Budget)

The Premise: Treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates looks to discover the truth behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, by uncovering the mystery within the 18 pages missing from assassin John Wilkes Booth's diary. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Emily Appleton: [as Ben is reaching into a rock] This could be a horrible trap.
[to Patrick]
Emily Appleton: Tell him it could be a horrible trap.
Patrick Gates: It could be a horrible trap.
Ben Gates: [Ben begins screaming in pain, everyone else recoils] Sorry couldn't resist.

Riley Poole: We have thirty seconds to disable the alarm.
Ben Gates: Go.
[Ben and Riley break into a house and Riley disables the alarm]
Ben Gates: You did that in twenty-five seconds.
Riley Poole: That's why I tell people to get a dog.

Abigail Chase: Okay, I've been doing the math here, and...
Ben Gates: I know. One of us is going to have to stay behind.
Riley Poole: I've been doing the math too... just promise you'll come back for me.
[in a high pitched voice]
Riley Poole: Riley! No Riley! We won't leave you behind!
[back to his normal voice]
Riley Poole: No, I'm just kidding. Just go.

Patrick Gates: [after being told the clues] The resolute desk. *The* resolute desk? The President's desk?
Riley Poole: [nervously] The President? Which President? Our President?
Abigail Chase: [sighing] Unfortunately, yes.
Riley Poole: [still nervous] But that means, so we have to... the White House?
Ben Gates: The Oval Office, to be exact.
Patrick Gates: [beat] Why would I overreact to that?

Interesting Trivia

Because of her role in The Queen, Helen Mirren was invited to meet Queen Elizabeth II, but couldn't make the meeting because she was in South Dakota filming this movie.

In the second scene with Agent Sadusky (Harvey Keitel) and his two agents, Agent Sadusky can be seen wearing crossed US and Marine Corps flags on his lapel. Keitel is a former marine.

The script originally called for Mitch Wilkinson to stab Patrick Gates in the scene where they escape from the flooding gold city. This was taken out in post because it made the character "cross a line" that the director felt ought not be crossed. This is why there are almost no shots of Patrick Gates remaining in this scene: he was bleeding, and that's hard to hide. His sweater in the next scene had been ripped from the stabbing, and they were able to "unrip" his shirt with CG.

My Thoughts: I really quite like the National Treasure franchise. The second is quite far removed from the quality of the first film but it is still quite a nice flick.

Cage is believeable as the history nerd gone treasure hunter, Justin Barha is picture-perfect in his role as the quirky sidekick. Casting wise, I think Diane Kruger is the weak point but everything else compensates for it.

Ed Harris is very good in his role as the villain but the shoes of Bean were impossible to fill.

The plot goes a little over the top in its plausibility, however, as a fellow history nerd, I'm willing to buy into the premise that I too could be a treasure hunter.

National Treasure Book of Secrets Trailer (FINAL) - YouTube

The List So Far:

331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 6th, 2012, 7:24 PM

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330) What Women Want (2000)

Starring: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Ashley Johnson, Alan Alda, Mark Feurstein, Lauren Holly, Judy Greer and Marisa Tomei
Directed By: Nancy Meyers

Budget: $70,000,000
Gross: $374,111,707
(Domestic Gross is 534% of Budget)

The Premise: After an accident, a chauvenistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Nick Marshall: What's the difference between a wife and a job? After 10 years a job still sucks.

Lola: [inner thoughts as Lola and Nick start having sex] Okay, lied about the "grande"...

Interesting Trivia

According to Box Office Mojo this is the 2nd highest grossing romantic comedy ever.

The Nike representatives are in fact the real Nike ad representatives and not actresses.

In the scene where Mel Gibson waxes his legs in his bathroom, he actually did wax his legs, and it did not hurt him nearly as much as it hurt him in the movie. He kept taunting all the women on set, saying "come on, this doesn't hurt at at all!"

First movie to mention the online auction website eBay (founded in 1995). In the respective scene, Bette Midler thought of her "lamp on eBay", repeated instantly by Mel Gibson.

My Thoughts: This is a quirky nice, "what if?" kind of rom-com. Hunt was at the peak of her relevance and Gibson was still on top of his game having not gone into drunken anti-semetic rants yet.

Judi Greer is a revelation in her minor role. She is just incredible whether comedic or tragic.

What Women Want - Movie Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water[/QUOTE]

Sancty

February 7th, 2012, 7:23 PM

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329) Catch and Release (2007)

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Sam Jaeger, Juliette Lewis and Kevin Smith
Directed By: Susannah Grant

Budget: $25,000,000
Gross: $16,158,487
(Gross is 64.6% of Budget)

The Premise: A woman struggles to accept the death of her fiancé and the secrets he kept from her as she rebuilds her life. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Fritz: I owe you an apology.
Gray: Just one?
Fritz: For ruining the funeral.
Gray: Yeah, if it hadn't been for you, that would've been one great day.

Gray: I think catch and release fisherman are heartless weenies. I think putting a fish through agony for nothing more than your own entertainment is just plain cruel. I think if you're going to torture a living thing if, you're going to make it look into the eyes of its maker, face its own puny little place in the universe, then, for God's sake, have the decency to eat it!

Gray: How could you leave me alone with this people? You know how I hate crowds.

Gray: I love natural disasters. I want people to die in them. I am genuinely disappointed when the death toll is low.

Interesting Trivia

Only $619,436 or 3.8% of the total gross came from outside of the United States

One of only 5 movies on this list (so far) to lose money

Kevin Smith was cast as Sam after Susannah Grant saw him in his Q&A DVD An Evening with Kevin Smith. The role was originally offered to Jason Lee however.

Jennifer Garner was pregnant while filming this movie.

lthough this is not a Kevin Smith film, almost all of Smith's trademark elements can be found in it. There's the "sh" joke (he says "fancy, shmancy"), the number 37, reference to comics and superheroes and references to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.

My Thoughts: Initially I didn't like this movie but my wife loves it. Upon repeated viewings I find the film quite intriguing. What is its genre? It's too dark to really be considered a comedy, it's not really that romantic and it's got a little too much heart to be a drama. I'd probably call it a coming of age tale... which is odd considering the protagonist is probably supposed to be in her early 30's.

Kevin Smith is gold in this film, he plays dark and brooding very well. The more I see her, the more I realize that Jennifer Garner is a delight. Tim Olyphant always leaves me disappointed so the Garner-Olyphant dynamic fell short for me.

Juliette Lewis is the perfect supporting actress and the kid is adorable. This film appears to be more about character development than plot progression. Usually that's a strike for me but it definitely works here.

Catch and Release trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 9th, 2012, 1:03 AM

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328) The American President (1995)

Starring: Michael Douglas, Annette Benning, Richard Dreyfuss, Martin Sheen, Anna Deavere Smith, Shawna Waldron, Joshua Malina & Michael J. Fox
Directed By: Rob Reiner

Budget: $62,000,000
Gross: $107,879,496
(Gross is 174% of Budget)

The Premise: Comedy-drama about a widowed US president and a lobbyist who fall in love. It's all aboveboard, but "politics is perception" and sparks fly anyway. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

[Looking through Andrew Shepherd's college transcript]
Sydney Ellen Wade: Oh, Andy, a C minus in Women's Studies.
President Andrew Shepherd: Yeah, well, that class wasn't about what I thought it was about.

Lewis Rothschild: Can I just state very clearly I can't be part of anything illegal.
A.J.: Good for you, Lewis.
Lewis Rothschild: You can say what you want. It's always the guy in my job that ends up doing 18 months in Danbury minimum security prison.

A. J. MacInerney: Excuse me, sir, where are you going?
President Andrew Shepherd: I'm going over to her house. I'm going to stand outside her door until she let's me in, and I'm not leaving 'til I get her back.
A. J. MacInerney: How are you going to do that, sir?
President Andrew Shepherd: Well, I haven't worked that out yet, but I'm sure groveling will be involved.

Lewis Rothschild: You have a deeper love of this country than any man I've ever known. And I want to know what it says to you that in the past seven weeks, 59% of Americans have begun to question your patriotism.
President Andrew Shepherd: Look, if the people want to listen to-...
Lewis Rothschild: They don't have a choice! Bob Rumson is the only one doing the talking! People want leadership, Mr. President, and in the absence of genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.
President Andrew Shepherd: Lewis, we've had presidents who were beloved, who couldn't find a coherent sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don't drink the sand because they're thirsty. They drink the sand because they don't know the difference.

[President Shepherd watches his opponent finish up a speech on CNN]
President Andrew Shepherd: Oh, wait a minute here comes my favorite part.
Bob Rumson: My name is Bob Rumson, and I'm running for President!
President Andrew Shepherd: Sure glad he cleared that up, because that crowd was about to buy some Amway products!

[shakes his head as he listens]
Lewis Rothschild: All right George, can I tell you something? We're gonna win this thing. We're gonna get the votes we need and we're gonna win this thing. And you know what I'm gonna do after that, I mean that very night, I'm gonna go to Sam & Harry's, I'm gonna order a big steak, and I'm gonna make a list of everybody who tried to *fuck*
[slams pop can off his desk with a fist]
Lewis Rothschild: us this week!
Robin McCall: Lewis!
Lewis Rothschild: [into phone] Well just Vote your conscience, you chicken-shit, lame-ass...
[slams the phone down]
Lewis Rothschild: [continuing to Robin and Leon] We lost Jarrett.
Leon Kodak: [beat] I hope so. 'Cause, you know, if that was an "undecided," then we need to work on our people skills

Interesting Trivia

The telephone number President Shepherd gives Sydney to call him back (456-1414) is in fact the number to the White House (area code 202).

Richard Dreyfuss takes his leading (so far) third appearance on the list for his role as Senator Bob Rumson

The Oval Office set was originally constructed for Dave and subsequently used for The West Wing. Anna Deavere Smith has appeared in all 3 productions.

Michael J. Fox based his portrayal of Lewis Rothschild on George Stephanopoulos.

In frustration, Lewis Rothschild (Michael J. Fox) smacks a can of Diet Coke across the room. At one time, Michael J. Fox was a spokesperson for Pepsi Co.

One of the few rare PG-13 movies allowed to keep its PG-13 rating despite the use of the word "fuck" three times (all within 15 minutes of each other), but none used in sexual context.

Robert Redford was originally cast in the lead role, but was replaced with Michael Douglas after falling out with director Rob Reiner.

Before the movie starting shooting, 'Michael J. Fox' was still keeping his Parkinson's disease a secret. He felt he would lose the role if Rob Reiner found out. During a basic and routine fitness screening, Fox was terrified that clinicians would detect the periodic shaking in his left hand and eventually connect it to Parkinson's. Fortunately for Fox, he took his medication in time to quell the shaking and the test amounted to nothing more than checking heart rate and blood pressure.

Aaron Sorkin wrote a good deal of material that was later deleted from the final screenplay. However, much of it was used for the pilot episode of The West Wing.

My Thoughts: I'll take a lot of flack for some of the romantic comedies on this list but I will not for The American President. Douglas is believeable in the title role, Martin Sheen must have been eyeing up the job from "the cheap seats" in preparation for his role in The West Wing.

The girl who plays his daughter is adorable, and nobody plays neurotic yet like Michael J. Fox. Fox's performance also allows the character to be the one man in the room who really is able to challenge The President when the chips are down with any sort of believability.

3 appearances now for Dreyfuss who is a slimy delight as Shepherd's nemesis.

The movie as a whole is a classic romantic comedy that just happens to be set against the backdrop of the White House. It adds a sense of novelty to the genre without overpowering the plot line as a whole.

The whole this is just dandy.

The American President - Theatrical Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 10th, 2012, 9:32 PM

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327) Fools Rush In (1997)

Starring: Matthew Perry, Salma Hayak, Carlos Gomez, John Bennett Perry and Jon Tenney
Directed By: Andy Tennant

Budget: $20,000,000
Gross: $29,481,428 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 147% of Budget)

The Premise: After a one night stand with Isabel, Alex realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Alex Whitman: How've you been?
Isabel Fuentes: Pregnant.

Alex Whitman: You are everything I never knew I always wanted.

Isabel Fuentes: No. No quiero oir nada. No quiero que me digas una palabra. Estoy harta de todas tus mentiras. Eso son todo lo que me has dicho. Cobarde.
Alex Whitman: What does that mean?
Isabel Fuentes: It means that you are a liar and a coward. That's what it means.
Alex Whitman: It sounded so much prettier in Spanish.

Isabel Fuentes: Alex, this is Chuy.
Alex Whitman: Chuy, hi. I'm Luke Skywalker.

Alex Whitman: Jeff, you gamble either way. And you are just pissed because I won on the first pull instead of putting quarters into the wrong machine for the last five years.
Jeff: Wait! First of all, those were silver dollars, my friend. And that slot machine now owns my house.

Interesting Trivia

The role of Alex's (Matthew Perry) father is played by John Bennett Perry, who is actually Matthew Perry's father.

Before the movie was filmed, there was no Arizona/Nevada "border" painted on the highway that spans the Hoover Dam. When it was added for the movie, local officials decided to keep it intact after the filming of the movie. As of September 2005 the border painted in the street is no longer there.

The Elvis impersonator in the early wedding scene, Eddie Powers, works in Las Vegas as an Elvis impersonator and does gigs at such chapels as The Silver Bell Wedding Chapel.

Jennifer Lopez was offered the role of Isabel Fuentes but turned it down in favor of Anaconda.

My Thoughts: I seem to be on a string of romantic comedies here. I like Fools Rush In but in a straight up pick-em I'd probably take either American President or What Women Want over it.

I'll never understand why Matthew Perry wasn't a more bankable movie star. He only got a couple of chances... I guess The Whole Nine Yards (and its totally unnecessary sequel) put the nail in the coffin.

Perry's father, John Bennett Perry is a virtual scene-stealer throughout the film.

Fools Rush In - Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Fro

February 10th, 2012, 9:38 PM

Sancty

February 10th, 2012, 10:04 PM

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326) Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Starring: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson and Peter Ostrum
Directed By: Mel Stuart

Budget: $3,000,000
Gross: $4,000,000 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 133% of Budget)

The Premise: A poor boy wins the opportunity to tour the most eccentric and wonderful candy factory of all. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Mr. Turkentine: Of course you don't know. You don't know because only I know. If you knew and I didn't know, then you'd be teaching me instead of me teaching you - and for a student to be teaching his teacher is presumptuous and rude. Do I make myself clear?

Willy Wonka: So much time and so little to do. Wait a minute. Strike that. Reverse it.

Willy Wonka: But Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he he always wanted.
Charlie Bucket: What happened?
Willy Wonka: He lived happily ever after.
[hugs Charlie]

Charlie Bucket: Mr. Wonka, they won't really be burned in the furnace, will they?
Willy Wonka: Well, I think that furnace is only lit every other day, so they have a good sporting chance, haven't they?

willy wonka original psychedelic boat trip - YouTube

Interesting Trivia

Peter Ostrum, who plays Charlie Bucket, made no other films. He later became a veterinarian. In fact, of all the Wonka kids, Julie Dawn Cole is the only one still acting.

Both Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregard) and Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) had a crush on Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket). During filming, the girls would alternate days over which one would spend time with Ostrum. Bob Roe was also an object of attraction for the two. On the day they didn't get to spend with Peter, they would spend it with Bob Roe. Bob Roe was the son of first assistant director Jack Roe.

Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt) hated chocolate.

The reactions of the actors in some scenes are spontaneous. For example, when the children first enter the Chocolate Room and see the candy gardens, their reactions are real, it was really their first view of that particular set.

Joel Grey was first choice for the role of Willy Wonka but was not considered physically imposing enough. The role was then offered to Ron Moody who declined it. Roald Dahl's original choice to play Willy Wonka was Spike Milligan. Jon Pertwee had to turn down the role because he was in the tight schedule of Doctor Who at the time. All six members of Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) had all expressed great interest in playing the role, but they were deemed not big enough names for an international audience. Cleese, Idle and Palin would be seriously considered for the same role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

After reading the script, Gene Wilder said he would make the film under one condition: that he would be allowed to do a somersault in the scene when he first meets the children. When asked why, Gene Wilder replied that having Willy Wonka start out limping and end up somersaulting would set the tone for that character. He wanted to portray him as someone whose actions were completely unpredictable. His request to do the somersault was granted.

The song Wonka sings on the boat ride ("There's no earthly way of knowing... ") are the only song lyrics taken directly from Roald Dahl's book. All other songs were written specifically for the film.

Jean Stapleton was the first choice to play Mrs. TeeVee (Mike's mother) but turned down the part in favor of doing a TV series pilot instead. That series was, of course, All in the Family where she would play Edith Bunker

It is said Roald Dahl was reportedly so angry with the treatment of his book (mainly stemming from the massive rewrite by David Seltzer) that he refused permission for the book's sequel, "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator", to be filmed.

The chocolate river was made of real chocolate, water and cream. It spoiled fairly quickly and left a foul smell.

My Thoughts: A character the size of Willy Wonka can almost swallow an actor (ask Johnny Depp) but Wilder is absolutely epic and gives what I would suggest is the performance of his life.

The children are interchangible and good for what they are, the real treat is the dynamic created between Wilder's Wonka and Albertson's Grandpa Joe.

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 11th, 2012, 11:14 AM

Haven't seen it but man does it look god awful.

I think the trailer is really poorly done. It makes it look uber-schticky when in fact there's a lot of warmth to it.

Obviously whoever put the trailer together thought "People love FRIENDS, let's edit this so Perry comes off like Chandler Bing."

Zarius

February 11th, 2012, 11:42 AM

Sancty

February 11th, 2012, 11:44 AM

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325) Robin Hood (1973)

Starring: Roger Miller, Peter Ustinov, Terry Thomas, Brian Bedford, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Andy Devine, Carole Shelley, Pat Buttram
Directed By: Wolfgang Reitherman

Budget: $15,000,000
Gross: $32,056,467 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 214% of Budget)

The Premise: The story of the legendary outlaw is portrayed with the characters as humanoid animals. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Clucky: Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Marian: Or forgetful.

Little John: [as Sir Reginald] Ah, milord, the esteemed royal sovereign of the realm. The head man himself. You're beautiful.
Prince John: Such savoir faire eclat elan, Hiss.
Little John: You took the words right out of my mouth, P.J.
Prince John: P.J. I like that, do you know I do. Hiss, put it on my luggage.

King Richard: Oh, Friar Tuck. It appears that I now have an outlaw for an in-law.

Little John: You know somethin', Robin. I was just wonderin', are we good guys or bad guys? You know, I mean, uh? Our robbin' the rich to feed the poor.
Robin Hood: Rob? Tsk tsk tsk. That's a naughty word. We never rob. We just sort of borrow a bit from those who can afford it.
Little John: Borrow? Boy, are we in debt.

Interesting Trivia

Originally, Friar Tuck was to be a pig, but was changed to a badger to avoid insulting religious sensibilities.

A possible ending included Robin Hood being wounded, Prince John is about to stab him but is interrupted by King Richard. The filmmakers felt it made Prince John too sinister and was too dark so that particular ending was dropped. It is however included in the "Most Wanted Edition" DVD.

Prince John's infantile behavior whenever someone mentions his mother is a sly reference to the real King John "The Fool" of England. The brother of King Richard "the Lionheart", John, the favorite son of their mother (Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine), was said to be crude and dim-witted, and attempted to usurp the throne from Richard while the latter fought in a crusade. Though Richard eventually returned from battle and foiled John's rebellion, John eventually became king anyway after Richard's untimely death (1199) in battle without an heir. Queen Eleanor supported John against rival claimants until her death in 1204.

The reactions of the actors in some scenes are spontaneous. For example, when the children first enter the Chocolate Room and see the candy gardens, their reactions are real, it was really their first view of that particular set.

The appearances of both Little John and Sir Hiss borrow their likenesses from Disney's The Jungle Book. Little John strongly resembles Baloo the Bear, only with brown skin, and interestingly enough, is voiced by Phil Harris in both movies. Sir Hiss resembles Kaa the Python almost to a tee, even having Kaa's hypnosis abilities incorporated into the Hiss character.

My Thoughts: Well, back to back movies from the seventies... Robin Hood is the first animated movie on our list. This is weird because for years I considered Robin Hood to be my all-time favourite animated flick but there are clearly a few above it now. To me this may be the last great Disney flick of the classic geneartion of films. The whole franchise went into the crapper until The Little Mermaid brought relevance back.

The voice acting is superb in this. I feel in the modern day flicks too often it's just a quest to find big names to fill the roles. This has the feel of voices matching characters, it's quite nice.

Robin Hood 1973 Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

325) Robin Hood (1973)
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water[/QUOTE]

Sancty

February 11th, 2012, 11:45 AM

Perry's career was hampered by his drug problems. His comeback show Studio 60 was a good platform for him, but it got axed.

They kept fucking with the timeslot for that show. Shame, it really was a gem of a program.

Pipkin

February 11th, 2012, 4:08 PM

I really liked Studio 60 when it was on, but I went back and re-watched it last year and found it very underwhelming. I don't know if it was a matter of expectations or just changed tastes, but I remember thinking that I could understand why it got canceled. I've never really cared that much for Perry honestly. I wasn't a big fan of Friends, though. My favorite Perry film might be "Three to Tango," but mostly for nostalgia. I had a big crush on Neve Campbell back then and I've always liked Oliver Platt.

Good call on Robin Hood. It was one of my favorite Disney movies as a kid and I'll probably be watching it again pretty soon. I'm going through a bunch of my old favorites on Netflix. Just watched Bambi the other day, and I think The Rescuers is around 2-3 in my queue.

Sancty

February 11th, 2012, 4:56 PM

Pipkin

February 11th, 2012, 5:36 PM

Sancty

February 12th, 2012, 9:24 PM

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324) The Good Son (1993)

Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood and Wendy Crewson
Directed By: Joseph Ruben

Budget: $17,000,000
Gross: $60,613,008
(Gross is 357% of Budget)

The Premise: A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle, and befriends his cousin who's the same age. But his cousin begins showing increasing signs of psychotic behavior. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Henry: You like my sister, don't you? Such a sweet little girl... it'd be too bad if something were to happen to her... like she got hurt... you'd be sad, wouldn't you, Mark? But hey, accidents can happen... just ask my mom about Richard.

Henry: I feel sorry for you, Mark. You just don't know how to have fun.
Mark: What?
Henry: It's because you're scared all the time. I know. I used to be scared too. But that was before I found out.
Mark: Found out what?
Henry: That once you realize that you can do anything... you're free. You can fly. Nobody can touch you... nobody. Mark... don't be afraid to fly.
Mark: You're sick...
Henry: Hey, I promise you something amazing, something you'll never forget. Where's the gratitude?

Mark: Henry said he hated her.
Susan: What are you saying?
Mark: I told you... I'm telling you... Connie didn't just slip... you don't know what he is... Henry tried to kill Connie and he can do it again.
Susan: [slaps him] Stop it, that's a lie! Henry is my son. He's my little boy and I love him. Don't ever come to me with these lies again.

Mark: Henry is gone... and the rest of us are safe... but sometimes... late at night... I find myself thinking... not about Henry, but about Susan and wondering. If she had it to do over, would she make the same choice? I guess I'll always wonder... but I know I''ll never ask.

Interesting Trivia

The original director Michael Lehmann was replaced due to clashes with Macaulay Culkin's father.

Both Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood were trained by the stunt coordinator, Jack Gill and rehearsed for 6 weeks prior to this scene so that they could be comfortable and act while hanging 180 feet above the water. When Macaulay's character was dropped by his mother (Wendy Crewson) the movie needed a shot of the real Macaulay and not a stunt double falling away from camera on the actual cliff. After discussions with Macaulay's parents' and with Macaulay, he agreed to do a 30 foot fall on a cable on the actual cliff, 180 feet above a freezing Lake Superior, but he wanted one thing in return for this act of bravery; a BB gun. Macaulay performed the cable fall perfectly and was given his BB gun.

My Thoughts: Despite being the target demographic for Home Alone, I hated Macauley Culkin; My Girl did absolutely nothing to change this. Then, I saw The Good Son and was riveted. I usually hate child actors in general but Elijah Wood and Macauley Culkin are young masters of their craft in this film.

The general question of "who will a mother choose between, the truth or her child" is brought to the most literal of interpretations in the film, with even the climax acknowledging that this choice is at best, dependent on context.

If you haven't seen this, give it a look over. Culkin is astonishing in his portrayal of evil.

The Good Son Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 13th, 2012, 8:43 PM

Sancty

February 13th, 2012, 9:09 PM

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323) Wanted (2008)

Starring: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Terrence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann and Morgan Freeman
Directed By: Timur Bekmambetov

Budget: $75,000,000
Gross: $341,433,252
(Gross is 455% of Budget)

The Premise: A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.

Notable Awards:
BMI Film Award - BMI Film Music Award - Danny Elfman

Memorable Quotations

[first lines]
Wesley: [voice-over] It's my anorexic boss' birthday. This means there's a certain amount of inter-office pressure to stand around the conference table, eating crappy food and pretending to worship her. Acting for five minutes like Janice doesn't make all our lives miserable is the hardest work I'll do all day. My job title is account manager. I used to be called an account service representative, but a consultant told us we have to manage our clients, and to not service them. I have a girlfriend who I neither manage or service. That's my best friend Barry fucking her on an Ikea kitchen table I picked up for a really good price. I'm finding it hard to care about anything these days. In fact, the only thing I do care about is the fact that I can't care about anything. Seriously, it worries me. My name is Wesley Gibson. My dad walked out on my mom when I was seven days old. Sometimes I wonder if he ever looked into my baby blue eyes and asked himself "did I just father the most insignificant asshole of the twenty-first century"?

Sloan: It a choice, Wesley, that each of us must face: to remain ordinary, pathetic, beat-down, coasting through a miserable existence, like sheep herded by fate - or you can take control of your own destiny and join us, releasing the caged wolf you have inside. Our purpose is to maintain stability in an unstable world - kill one, save a thousand. Within the fabric of this world, every life hangs by a thread. We are that thread - a fraternity of assassins with the weapons of fate. This is the decision that lies before you now: the sheep, or the wolf. The choice is yours.

Wesley: [yelling to Janice] Shut the fuck up!
[the office grows quiet]
Wesley: [to co-workers] She has one single iota of tenuous power. She thinks she can push everyone around.
[grabs Janice's stapler]
Wesley: You don't need this.
[throws stapler into the wall of his cubicle]
Wesley: I understand. Junior high must've been kind of tough, but it doesn't give you the right to treat your workers like horseshit, Janice. I know we laugh at you, Janice. We all know you keep a stash of jelly donuts in the top drawer of your desk.
[crouches down]
Wesley: But I want you to know, if you weren't such a bitch, we'd feel sorry for you. I do feel sorry for you. But as it stands, the way you behave - I feel I can speak for the entire office when I tell you... go fuck yourself.

[last lines]
Wesley: [to audience] What the fuck have you done lately?

Interesting Trivia

Angelina Jolie says she based her role on Clint Eastwood.

James McAvoy screen-tested for the lead role in early 2006 but was initially rejected, as the studio wanted a more "conventional" leading man. He was later recalled when the producers decided that his character was more "the runt of the litter". The studio ultimately changed its mind and wanted someone geeky. McEvoy got the part.

Director Timur Bekmambetov is planning a sequel, though creator Mark Millar has denied that he will write one. He is instead creating a story along with the producers.

This is the 2nd appearance on the list for Freeman and Jolie respectively

Angelina Jolie asked for Fox to get killed, reasoning that "if she was to find out she had killed people unjustly and was a part of something that wasn't fair, then she should take her own life".

My Thoughts: I am so torn on this film. On one hand, it's just a brilliant performance by James McAvoy. I couldn't be a bigger fan of the guy. On the other hand, the film has a great plotline about 2/3 of the way through the movie, and then the final third just goes way too far and ruins what could have been a movie that easily would have placed itself in the top 150 on this list.

McAvoy is believeable as both the overanxious nerd and the stone cold assassin, you can never go wrong casting Freeman as the authority figure (or in your film anywhere come to think of it). Jolie seems to be playing an amped up version of many of the same characters she has played throughout her career, so nothing really new here on that front.

It's one thing to have a good movie improved with a great final act (see Inception), but it's another to see the opposite take place. Which is why Wanted is a tough watch for me. It's a good film but something goes wrong in the final third.

Official Theatrical 'Wanted' Movie Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 14th, 2012, 3:15 PM

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322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)

Starring: Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante and Sigourney Weaver
Directed By: Ridley Scott

Budget: $40,000,000
Gross: $7,191,399
(Gross is 18% of Budget)

The Premise: Christopher Columbus' discovery of the Americas and the effect this has on the indigenous people.

Notable Awards:
BMI Film Award - BMI Film Music Award - Danny Elfman

Memorable Quotations

Columbus: Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier.

Columbus: We are trying to adapt to the Indian diet. Meat is only a memory for us.

Queen Isabella I.: [referring to Columbus' proposed expedition] The costs would be ruinous.
Sanchez: No more than the costs of two state banquettes.

Sanchez: [Columbus stops Sanchez after he leaves an audience with the Queen. Sanchez looks at him, disgusted] You're a dreamer.
Columbus: [shooting a glance out of a window] Tell me, what do you see?
Sanchez: [pausing to look] I see rooftops, I see palaces, I see towers, I see spires that reach... to the sky! I see civilisation!
Columbus: All of them built by people like me.
[Sanchez doesn't respond - shocked]
Columbus: No matter how long you live, Sanchez, there is something that will never change between us. I did it. You didn't.

Interesting Trivia

Screenwriter Rose Bosch got the idea for the project when she discovered millions of untranslated parchments while researching an article on Columbus. After joining forces with a French film executive, she finally found an interested director in Ridley Scott, who had always wanted to make a movie about Columbus. Scott agreed to direct the film on one condition: Columbus must be played by Gérard Depardieu. Depardieu was contacted, and eager to take the part.

James McAvoy screen-tested for the lead role in early 2006 but was initially rejected, as the studio wanted a more "conventional" leading man. He was later recalled when the producers decided that his character was more "the runt of the litter". The studio ultimately changed its mind and wanted someone geeky. McEvoy got the part.

Sigourney Weaver was always Ridley Scott's first choice to play Queen Isabella. However, when re-shoots for Alien³ were taking longer than expected, Anjelica Huston was considered for the role. Weaver became available only at the last minute.

My Thoughts: This is kind of a weird one for me. I quite like the film but in general it seems to be universally panned.

I think it may have to do with the concept that this is the first time that an anti-Columbus message was presented to the masses and the backlash at the traditional fairy tale being challenged.

This is near the end of Depardieu's credibility which is a shame because the man was a master of the craft at one point.

1492: Conquest of Paradise Trailer [HD] - YouTube

The List So Far:

322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 18th, 2012, 12:36 AM

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321) Definitely Maybe (2008)

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Ilsa Fisher, Kevin Kline and Abigail Breslin
Directed By: Adam Brooks

Budget: $7,000,000
Gross: $55,447,968
(Gross is 792% of Budget)

The Premise: A political consultant tries to explain his impending divorce and past relationships to his 11-year-old daughter.

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Will Hayes: I had two serious girlfriends... and then some other smattering of other women.
[Notices Maya looking strangely at him]
Will Hayes: What?
Maya Hayes: What's the boy word for 'slut'?
Will Hayes: They still haven't come up with one yet. But I'm sure they're working on it.

[Maya and Sarah are walking away, Maya turns around]
Maya Hayes: Dad!
[Will turns around, Maya runs to him, Will kneels]
Maya Hayes: Thanks for telling me the story.
Will Hayes: You're welcome. I didn't tell you the happy ending.
Maya Hayes: [getting tears] What is it?
Will Hayes: You.

Will Hayes: Fine, I'm gonna tell you the story, but I'm not telling you who your mom is.
Maya Hayes: Fine!
Will Hayes: You're just gonna have to figure it out for yourself.
Maya Hayes: Good!
Will Hayes: And I'm changing all of the names, and some of the facts. I just decided that right now. Then we'll see how smart you are.
Maya Hayes: It like it, it's like a love story mystery.

Will Hayes: I haven't had sex since Clinton was re-elected.
April: Why bother? He's having enough sex for the entire country.

Interesting Trivia

This is the second appearance on this list for both Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Kline

My Thoughts: Definitely Maybe is half romantic comedy, half detective story. Child actors are usually precocious by default but Breslin is great, Reynolds is endearing, Banks and Kline are wonderful as always. Ilsa Fisher is an understated delight, the director seems to have reined in her natural impulses to overact.

They do a great job making all three women absolutely captivating and possible of being 'the one'. It lends to the credibility of the whodunnit premise.

Trailer below practically gives the ending away. Be warned!

Definitely, Maybe (2008) - Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 18th, 2012, 2:33 AM

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320) Clueless (1995)

Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Paul Rudd, Donald Faison, Breckin Meyer, Jeremy Sisto, Wallace Shawn, Dan Hedaya and Brittany Murphy
Directed By: Amy Heckerling

Budget: $12,000,000
Gross: $56,631,572 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 472% of Budget)

The Premise: A US West Coast teen lifestyle parody centered around Cher, a popular high school girl who spends her days playing match-maker, helping her friends with fashion choices, and looking for a boyfriend.

Notable Awards:
MTV Movie Award - Best Female Performance - Alicia Silverstone
MTV Movie Award - Most Desired Female - Alicia Silverstone

Memorable Quotations

Cher: He does dress better than I do, what would I bring to the relationship?

Cher: Sometimes you have to show a little skin. This reminds boys of being naked, and then they think of sex.

Heather: It's just like Hamlet said, "To thine own self be true."
Cher: Hamlet didn't say that.
Heather: I think I remember Hamlet accurately.
Cher: Well, I remember Mel Gibson accurately, and he didn't say that. That Polonius guy did.

Cher: Searching for a boy in high school is as useless as searching for meaning in a Pauly Shore movie.

Interesting Trivia

This is director Amy Heckerling's second appearance on this list

The band playing during the party scene is the Boston-based Ska band the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

When Christian first appears at the class, Cher has new hopes for high school boys. But as the shot pans from her gaze to him in the doorway, just over his left shoulder on the wall in the classroom is a cut out headline from the newspaper which reads On the Road to Nowhere. The films that Christian watches on video with Cher - Some Like It Hot and Spartacus provide clues to his sexual orientation. The first movie deals with cross-dressing men. The second includes the famous scene where a Roman master (Laurence Olivier) tries to seduce his male servant (Tony Curtis). The book Christian is reading during class, Junky by William S. Burroughs is another clue and indication of his sexual orientation - as the author, Burroughs had strong homosexual desires.

The film had a 40-day shooting schedule.

Alicia Silverstone did not know how to correctly pronounce "Haitians" in the classroom scene. Amy Heckerling told the crew not to correct her because she liked it so much and wanted it to be in the film.

Plot, Characters, Themes and Values are all based on Jane Austen's novel Emma. Amy Heckerling was asked by Paramount to write a film for teenagers, and she instantly remembered the novel she read as a teenager.

The part of Mr. Hall was based on real Beverly Hills High debate teacher Herb Hall, a friend of director Heckerling. As a favour the real Herb Hall was given the part of the school Principal.

Paul Rudd auditioned for the roles of Murray, Christian and Elton while Alicia Silverstone did not have to audition for her role.

My Thoughts: If you want to see the stars of the 00's for the first time, pop in Clueless, they're everywhere.

I didn't realize it was a re-imagining of Jane Austen's Emma, that may explain my affinity for it. I do like everything Jane Austen. We've already seen Sense and Sensability and there's other novels and re-imaginings of novels to come.

It's just wonderfully cast, everyone performs very well. Special attention should be paid to Jeremy Sisto as Elton and a debuting Brittany Murphy as Kai.

Clueless Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Fro

February 18th, 2012, 2:56 AM

Clueless is a great flick. Paul Rudd, Donald Faison, Brittany Murphy (RIP) and Stacey Dash all basically getting their start. And it's directed by the chick who directed Fast Times.

It's the quintessential ditsy blonde comedy.

Sancty

February 18th, 2012, 2:24 PM

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319) The Devil's Advocate (1997)

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Tamara Tunie, Craig T. Nelson, Jeffrey Jones, Connie Nielsen and Charlize Theron
Directed By: Taylor Hackford

Budget: $57,000,000
Gross: $152,944,660
(Gross is 268% of Budget)

The Premise: A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.

Notable Awards:
Nope

Memorable Quotations

Kevin Lomax: "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven", is that it?
John Milton: Why not? I'm here on the ground with my nose in it since the whole thing began. I've nurtured every sensation man's been inspired to have. I cared about what he wanted and I never judged him. Why? Because I never rejected him. In spite of all his imperfections, I'm a fan of man! I'm a humanist. Maybe the last humanist.

John Milton: That day on the subway, what did I say to you? What were my words to you? Maybe it was your time to lose. You didn't think so.
Kevin Lomax: [raging] Lose? I don't lose! I win! I win! I'm a lawyer! That's my job, that's what I do!
John Milton: I rest my case.

Kevin Lomax: In the Bible you lose. We're destined to lose dad.
John Milton: Well consider the source son.

[last lines]
John Milton: Vanity, definitely my favorite sin.

Interesting Trivia

This is the second appearance on this list for Keeanu Reeves, Craig T. Nelson and Connie Nielsen

Joel Schumacher was originally set to direct the film in 1994 with Brad Pitt to star as Kevin Lomax. Christian Slater, John Cusack and Edward Norton were then considered for the role.

The outdoor patio in John Milton's office actually was on the 50th floor of a New York building. The actual stage was 8ft away from the edge of the building. Thus what one would imagine is a bluescreen shot is actually real.

In order to prepare for her role in the film, Charlize Theron spent an hour a day over the three-month shooting period in NYC with a psychotherapist to "practice schizophrenia."

The character of John Milton is named for John Milton, the author of "Paradise Lost," the classic epic poem about man's fall from God's grace. When Lomax is in Milton's office at the end of the film, he says "Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven," from Book I Line 263 of the same work.

My Thoughts: Every now and then you reduce the career of Keeanu Reeves to little more than a few lucky breaks and then he absolutely hits one out of the park. This is the case with The Devil's Advocate. To be fair, the movie does play largely to Reeves' strengths: he looks confused for large portions of the flick, he often rants when he's not confused but it's what the character needs. Al Pacino drives the bus for the rest of the film, and in essence, everyone else doesn't matter as the movie is really about the dynamic between the two men.

Full Disclosure: The special effects get quite hokey in the final act.

The Devil's Advocate - Official Trailer - (?eytan?n Avukat?) - YouTube

The List So Far:

319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water[/QUOTE]

Sancty

February 18th, 2012, 2:25 PM

Sancty

February 19th, 2012, 1:02 AM

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318) The Muppet Movie (1979)

Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goetz, Charles Dunning, Austin Pendleton, Milton Berle, James Coburn, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Bob Hope, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn, Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, Orson Welles
Directed By: James Frawley

Budget: $28,000,000
Gross: $65,200,000 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 233% of Budget)

The Premise: Kermit and his new found friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog-legs merchant is after Kermit.

Notable Awards:
Nope

Memorable Quotations

Statler: I like the movie fine so far.
Waldorf: It hasn't started yet.
Statler: That's what I like about it.
[they laugh]

Fozzie: Ahh, a bear in his natural habitat - a Studebaker.

Bernie: You, you with the banjo, can you help me? I seem to have lost my sense of direction!
Kermit: Have you tried Hare Krishna?

[when seeing Fozzie perform for the first time]
Kermit: This guy's lost.
Waiter: Maybe he should try Hare Krishna.
Kermit: Good grief, it's a running gag.

Fozzie: Hey, why don't you join us?
Gonzo: Where are you going?
Fozzie: We're following our dream!
Gonzo: Really? I have a dream, too!
Fozzie: Oh?
Gonzo: But you'll think it's stupid.
Fozzie: No we won't, tell us, tell us!
Gonzo: Well, I want to go to Bombay, India and become a movie star.
Fozzie: You don't go to Bombay to become a movie star! You go where we're going: Hollywood.
Gonzo: Sure, if you want to do it the *easy* way.
Fozzie: [to Kermit] We've picked up a weirdo...

Kermit: Where did you learn to drive?
Fozzie: I took a correspondence course.

Interesting Trivia

Jim Henson spent an entire day in a 50-gallon steel drum submerged in a pond for the opening scene of Kermit in the swamp.

The film was an analogy for Jim Henson's rise to fame.

In a 2004 interview, John Landis revealed that he was the puppeteer for Grover during the final sequence, as Frank Oz was busy operating Miss Piggy. Landis also noted that Tim Burton was also among the many puppeteers in the finale.

Kermit playing the banjo while sitting on a log took five days to shoot.

The illusion of Fozzie driving the Studebaker was achieved by having a midget drive the car via remote control from the trunk, using a television monitor to guide his steering. The puppeteers would lay on the seat or floor and couldn't see a thing. The first time they tested it, the television monitor went on the blink, and the driver had to be talked through the scene by an assistant director on a walkie-talkie ("A little to the right, now, to the left...hold it...").

Jim Henson was determined to use the larger budget of a feature film to push the technological limits and capabilities of puppetry. One of the most difficult feats (and one that appears deceptively easy on-screen) was making Kermit ride a bicycle.

It took 3 Kermit the Frogs to do the opening "Rainbow Connection Scene". One of the Kermit's used in "The Rainbow Connection" was a mechanical; you can tell by the way it strums the banjo, and the colors of Kermit's "skin".

My Thoughts: When I saw the 2011 film The Muppets it made me go back and re-watch the 1979 debut of the Muppets on the big screen. It holds up quite nicely. Unlike the modern film, the Muppets themselves are allowed to drive the storyline of the film and it's done very well.

I can only imagine what the cultural effect of the mass cameos would have been in 1979. It's still an impressive lineup 33 years later.

The soundtrack is timeless, I still find myself humming/strumming The Rainbow Connection, Moving Right Along and many of the other songs.

It's easy to look back at this film and say you prefer it to the modern film as "it's nowhere near as slick". However, I will argue that for 1979 The Muppet Movie was just as cutting edge and techonologically advanced as The Muppets was in 2011. I admire it for that fact.

The Muppet Movie Theatrical Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 19th, 2012, 1:03 AM

Beefy

February 20th, 2012, 7:15 AM

I can only imagine what the cultural effect of the mass cameos would have been in 1979. It's still an impressive lineup 43 years later.

I read this and for a second I genuinely thought I was ten years older than I am.

Sancty

February 20th, 2012, 11:14 AM

Beer-Belly

February 20th, 2012, 3:31 PM

Fro

February 20th, 2012, 4:15 PM

Sancty

February 21st, 2012, 2:29 AM

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317) An American Tail (1986)

Starring: Dom DeLuise, Christopher Plummer, Phillip Glasser, Madeline Kahn, Nehemiah Persoff and Erica Yohn
Directed By: Don Bluth

Budget: $9,500,000
Gross: $84,542,002
(Gross is 890% of Budget)

The Premise: While emigrating to the United States, a young Russian mouse gets separated from his family and must relocate them while trying to survive in a new country. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
GRAMMY - Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television - James Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil - "Somewhere Out There"

Memorable Quotations

Mama Mousekewitz: It's the end of the world.
Papa Mousekewitz: No, it's worse.

Papa Mousekewitz: And for you, Fievel, a new hat. And not just any new hat. A new hat that has been in the family for three generations. It belonged to me, my father, and my father's father, and now it belongs to you. Happy Hannukah.
Fievel Mousekewitz: It's too big.
Mama Mousekewitz: You'll grow.

Henri: I know, my little immigrant. You want to find your family. And you will.
Fievel Mousekewitz: But how? They're so far away, and it's so big. I'll never find them.
Henri: Excuse moi, pardon, did you say never? So young, and you've already lost hope! This is America, the place to find hope. If you give up now, you will never find them. So never say never.

Henri: Now, are you going to find your family?
Fievel Mousekewitz: Yes!
Henri: Chantal! Take this little one to Immigration. You will find your family there. Everyone goes through Immigration. I would take you there myself, but then I would never finish my statue.
Fievel Mousekewitz: Henri, you said never.
Henri: Oh, so I did!

Interesting Trivia

Fievel was the name of Steven Spielberg's grandfather.

A shot of a cat lunging towards the camera during the market attack is recycled from Don Bluth's previous film, The Secret of NIMH.

When Fievel is running away from the cats during the cossacks' raid, his hat falls from his head and stands at the entrance of a snow tunnel. Fievel retrieves it at the final moment, right before one of the cats gets there, in a moment reminiscent of producer Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones.

The scene in which Fievel presses up against a window to look into a classroom filled with American "schoolmice" is based on a story Steven Spielberg remembered about his grandfather, who told him that Jews were only able to listen to school lessons through open windows while sitting outside in the snow.

My Thoughts: There was a time when chest pumping Americana came off as legitimate and logical, and that time was the 1980s. Telling the tale of Jewish immigration utilizing a cartoon mouse is a fun metaphor that seems to play off rather effortlessly.

There's something poignant about the quest to find your home and your family, which in this case are two distinctly different things at the same time.

It's been a while so I can't say too much more on the film besides giving it a big thumbs up.

An American Tail trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

February 21st, 2012, 2:29 AM

Pipkin

February 21st, 2012, 3:08 AM

Sancty

February 23rd, 2012, 12:10 AM

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316) Casino (1995)

Starring: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Frank Vincent, Kevin Pollak, Don Rickles and Joe Pesci
Directed By: Martin Scorsese

Budget: $52,000,000
Gross: $116,112,375
(Gross is 223% of Budget)

The Premise: Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama - Sharon Stone

Memorable Quotations

Ace Rothstein: [voice-over] Nicky's methods of betting weren't scientific, but they worked. When he won, he collected. When he lost, he told the bookies to go fuck themselves. I mean, what were they going to do, muscle Nicky? Nicky was the muscle.

Nicky Santoro: [voice-over] A lot of holes in the desert, and a lot of problems are buried in those holes. But you gotta do it right. I mean, you gotta have the hole already dug before you show up with a package in the trunk. Otherwise, you're talking about a half-hour to forty-five minutes worth of digging. And who knows who's gonna come along in that time? Pretty soon, you gotta dig a few more holes. You could be there all fuckin' night.

Ace Rothstein: [Don is dismissed from the casino] Listen, if you didn't know you're bein' scammed, you're too fuckin' dumb to keep this job. If you did know, you were in on it. Either way, you're out. Get out! Go on. Let's go.

[Describing Kansas City family underboss Piscano]
Nicky Santoro: This guy could fuck up a cup of coffee.

Interesting Trivia

The word "fuck" is said 422 times, including in the narration - 2.4 times per minute on average. The film also holds the Guinness world record for the most swearing in a film.

Martin Scorsese stated before the film's release that he created the "head in the vise" scene as a sacrifice, certain the MPAA would insist it be cut. He hoped this would draw fire away from other violent scenes that would seem less so by comparison. When the MPAA made no objection to the vise scene, he left it in, albeit slightly edited.

When Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci) is pushed into the hole in the cornfield, Pesci broke the same rib he broke during Raging Bull.

My Thoughts: This is a marathon of a film at 178 minutes. The first time I watched this as a teenager, it lost me a few times as the flick just wouldn't end. An additional viewing made me appreciate so much more about the film. Joe Pesci is phenomenal in this film (you're not likely to hear that again so take notice).

Casino is gritty. It was also my first taste of Scorsese, someone who will show up again most likely before our list is done. I never did understand the fuss over Sharon Stone's performance, maybe I need to give it another viewing and focus on her more closely.

Casino Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

lotjx

February 23rd, 2012, 9:52 AM

Sancty

February 23rd, 2012, 10:23 AM

Because I apparently prefer 315 movies more, and I have my thoughts on the film specifically above under "my thoughts"

In all seriousness, it's because we all have different tastes. You'll hate some movis I have coming up and will question why Casino didn't beat it (similar to others with Jaws or other critical faves)

But tell me more about why you like Casino so much, it's been a while for me and would love a review from someone who likes it as much as you do.

lotjx

February 23rd, 2012, 11:22 AM

Casino to me is a really good look at how a Casino runs on top of the real life story going on. DeNiro is great in his role as the restrained numbers guy who moves to the top of the ladder then allows his personal feelings for his friends and his wife tear him down. Sharon Stone is really good in this, probably her best role ever. She really brought the goods. Pesci is just Pesci. It is a him playing the guy from Goodfellas again, but they give him more heart like how he makes breakfast for his kid and the little league game. All the characters are well rounded out. Another thing going for this film, is you feel like you are there. Scourse is a master at that in all of his films. The film does a great job in the beginning showing you how clean and glitzy Vegas is primarily through Stone's character who goes from the finest piece of ass on the planet to permed hair crazy wife to finally strung out junkie. I do think Stone's character is the embodiment of Mafia Vegas. At first, its classy and great then it becomes compliance then its a total train wreck til it eventually dies. The montage on how the casino works is just great and unlike Ocean's 11, you feel like the casino is a living breathing complex organism that is a character in the movie.

The thing is about Mafia Vega is that was probably better for customers. They would comp rooms and not worry about the profits too much in the hotel, because they knew you would spend money on the tables. Now, its all about the shows and every part of the hotel has to make money. Billy Crystal, a Jew, said it best. You traded out the rather rough, but still not heartless Italians to the Jew mentality of everything has to make money, so lets increase the prices to everything and barely comp rooms. DeNiro's speech at the end sums it up well. The corporations took over and now instead of it being Sin City its Walt Disney World part III expect the customers are getting more fucked over. Minus Godfather, I think this is the best inside the mob film done.

Sancty

February 23rd, 2012, 12:00 PM

I do think Stone's character is the embodiment of Mafia Vegas. At first, its classy and great then it becomes compliance then its a total train wreck til it eventually dies. The montage on how the casino works is just great and unlike Ocean's 11, you feel like the casino is a living breathing complex organism that is a character in the movie.

I love it when setting crosses over to the point of becoming a character in itself. Nicely said.

Sancty

February 26th, 2012, 11:51 PM

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315) Play It To The Bone (1999)

Starring: Woody Harrelson, Antonio Banderas, Tom Sizemore, Lucy Liu, Robert Wagner, and Lolita Davidovich
Directed By: Ron Shelton

Budget: $24,000,000
Gross: $8,434,146 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 35.1% of Budget)

The Premise: Two best friends and former boxers travel to Las Vegas to fight for the first time. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Vince Boudreau: You don't have to hate a man to completely destroy him.

Vince Boudreau: If a man builds a thousand bridges and sucks one dick, they don't call him a bridge-builder... they call him a cocksucker.

Interesting Trivia

Although we only have access to the domestic gross, this is the 7th film on the list to officially lose money and has the 4th worst gross ratio so far on the list

This also has the 2nd lowest IMDB user rating of any movie on the list (Rise of Taj)

Woody Harrelson reportedly based his character on boxer Angel Manfredy.

My Thoughts: I loved the concept of two friends being chosen as opponents and then travelling across the country together, watching the tension of the looming fight and their hopes and dreams - long since forgotten - being revived breifly and only to come true for one of them.

I generally dislike sports movies. I think they're ridiculously simplistic but in truth this film is a character piece with sports really meaning nothing until the final act.

Play It to the Bone Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 3rd, 2012, 10:56 PM

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314) The Incredibles (2004)

Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Wallace Shawn, and Holly Hunter
Directed By: Brad Bird

Budget: $92,000,000
Gross: $631,442,092
(Domestic Gross is 686% of Budget)

The Premise: A family of [retired] undercover superheroes, while trying to live the quiet suburban life, are forced into action to save the world. (imdb.com and me)

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
OSCAR - Best Achievement in Sound Editing
BMI Film Music Award - Michael Giacchino
Grammy - Best Instrumental Arrangement - Gordon Goodwin

Memorable Quotations

Lucius: [Bob and Lucius are sitting in a parked car, reminiscing] So now I'm in deep trouble. I mean, one more jolt of this death ray and I'm an epitaph. Somehow I manage to find cover and what does Baron von Ruthless do?
Bob: [laughing] He starts monologuing.
Lucius: He starts monologuing! He starts like, this prepared speech about how *feeble* I am compared to him, how *inevitable* my defeat is, how *the world* *will soon* *be his*, yadda yadda yadda.
Bob: Yammering.
Lucius: Yammering! I mean, the guy has me on a platter and he won't shut up!

Mr. Incredible: I was wrong to treat you that way. I'm sorry...
Syndrome: See? Now you respect me, because I'm a threat. That's the way it works. Turns out there are lots of people, whole countries, that want respect, and will pay through the nose to get it. How do you think I got rich? I invented weapons, and now I have a weapon that only I can defeat, and when I unleash it...
[Mr. Incredible throws a log at Syndrome, who dodges it and traps Mr. Incredible with his zero-point energy ray]
Syndrome: Oh, ho ho! You sly dog! You got me monologuing! I can't believe it...

Mr. Incredible: Of course I have a secret identity. I don't know a single superhero who doesn't. Who wants the pressure of being super all the time?

Mr. Incredible: What are you waiting for?
Boy on Tricycle: I don't know. Something amazing, I guess.
Mr. Incredible: [sighs] Me, too, kid.

Jason Lee (Buddy/Syndrome) recorded his vocals in four days, while Craig T. Nelson (Bob Parr/Mr. Incredible) recorded his vocals over the span of two years.

Interesting Trivia

In the original script, Syndrome only appeared in the opening scene. When the Pixar animators responded much more strongly to him than the main villain (originally named Xerek), he was moved to that role.

In order to give Dash a realistic out-of-breath voice, Brad Bird made Spencer Fox run laps around the studio.

Most of the story takes place in a city called Metroville. It's a combination of Metropolis and Smallville, which are, respectively, the cities where Superman lives and where he was raised. In the beginning of the film (supposedly before they were relocated), Bob, Helen and Lucius Best (Frozone) are living in Municiberg, another play on Metropolis, both roughly meaning "hometown".

The movie's line "You sly dog! You got me monologuing!" was voted as the #15 of "The 100 Greatest Movie Lines" by Premiere in 2007. (Sancty's note - I think they'd like to revote that now]

[list[The Incredibles was the first Disney/Pixar film to receive PG rating.

The Incredibles is the first, and thus far, only Pixar movie NOT to feature a distinct appearance of the Pizza Planet truck. Many people claim to have spotted it, but screen caps only show blurry, "Rorschach test" images, and nothing that can be clearly identified as the Pizza Planet truck.

The first Pixar film not to receive an Oscar nomination for its music.

When Buddy, voiced by Jason Lee first enters Mr. Incredible's car, he stutters over the boy's name, first landing on "Brody". "Brody" is a character that Jason Lee played in several Kevin Smith movies.

Although The Incredibles has the 4th highest budget on the list so far, it made the 2nd most money on the list (Indy IV). However, it's gross ratio is actually only 11th on the list.

This is the second appearance on this list for Samuel L. Jackson and Wallace Shawn. Craig T. Nelson ties Richard Dreyfuss for the list lead with his third appearance

My Thoughts: This is among my least favourite Pixar films. It's an excellent film but I always expect brilliance from our friends at Pixar. I'm going to start paying attention to see which Pixar films (that I've seen) fall below this one.

For years I thought it was John Goodman as Mr. Incredible and Greg Kinnear as Sydnrome... so I guess I was wrong there.

The Incredibles (2004) Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water[/QUOTE]

Sancty

March 3rd, 2012, 11:02 PM

Sancty

March 4th, 2012, 2:02 PM

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313) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Starring: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton and Peter Coyote
Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Budget: $10,500,000
Gross: $792,910,554
(Domestic Gross is 686% of Budget)

The Premise: A meek and alienated little boy finds a stranded extraterrestrial. He has to find the courage to defy the authorities to help the alien return to its home planet. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Music (Original Score) - John Williams
OSCAR - Best Sound Effects Editing
OSCAR - Best Effects, Visual Effects
OSCAR - Best Sound
Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe - Best Score - John Williams
People's Choice Awards - Best Motion Picture
BAFTA Film Award - Best Score - John Williams
Grammy - Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special - John Williams
Grammy - Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording - John Williams
Grammy - Best Instrumental Composition - John Williams for "Flying Scene"

Memorable Quotations

Elliot: He's a man from outer space and we're taking him to his spaceship.
Greg: Well, can't he just beam up?
Elliot: This is *reality*, Greg.

E.T.: E.T. phone home.

E.T.: [touching heart, about to leave] Ouuuuch!

Interesting Trivia

At the auditions, Henry Thomas thought about the day his dog died to express sadness. Director Steven Spielberg cried, and hired him on the spot.

ET's face was modeled after poet Carl Sandburg, Albert Einstein and a pug dog.

Steven Spielberg shot most of the film from the eye-level of a child to further connect with Elliot and E.T.

When the film was released on video in the U.S., the cassette was made from green plastic as a measure to confound video pirates. By December 31st 1988, it had sold 15 million. [/I]]

[list]When it was test-screened at the Cannes Film Festival as an unofficial entry, it brought the house down, receiving a standing ovation that had eluded most of the official entries.

The script was largely written whilst on location filming for Raiders of the Lost Ark during filming breaks. Steven Spielberg dictated the story to screenwriter Melissa Mathison who was there with her then-boyfriend and future husband Harrison Ford.

Steven Spielberg is reported to have spent $100,000 digitally removing guns from the 20th Anniversary re-release of the movie in 2002. He regretted using the scene and said he would remove it if he ever re-issued the film.

With the exception of Elliot's mom, no adults' faces are shown until the last half of the film.

This script was being developed at Columbia at the same time as another script about an alien visitation. The studio did not want to make both, so the head of the studio had to choose which film to make; he decided to let ET go and make Starman. ET was then made by Universal Pictures.

The gag where the mother looks in the closet and sees the alien surrounded by toys was dreamed up by Robert Zemeckis.

Steven Spielberg's original concept was for a much darker movie in which a family was terrorized in their house by aliens. When Spielberg decided to go with a more benevolent alien, the family-in-jeopardy concept was recycled as Poltergeist.

Was the highest-grossing movie of all time worldwide until Spielberg's Jurassic Park was released. Adjusted for inflation today, it's still the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time.

Though many have suggested that the film contains elements of Christian allegory, director Steven Spielberg says any parallels are strictly coincidental. Furthermore, Spielberg adds that if he ever made a Christian allegory, his mother, a devout Jew would probably never forgive him.

The young actors (Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, and Robert MacNaughton) found the ET puppet's eyes too far apart to comfortably look ET in the eye when they had to act with it. The actors solved the problem themselves by selecting a single eye to look at for every scene.

The filmmakers had requested that M&M's be used to lure E.T., instead of Reese's Pieces. The Mars company had denied their request and so Reese's Pieces were used instead. As a direct result, Reese's Pieces sales skyrocketed. Because of this, more and more companies began requesting that their products be used in movies. Thus, product placement was born.

At one point during filming, 'Drew Barrymore' was consistently forgetting her lines, annoying Steven Spielberg to the point where he actually yelled at her. He later found out that she had reported to work with a very high fever. Feeling guilty, he hugged her and apologized repeatedly as she cried and cried. He then sent her home - with a note from her director.

Corey Feldman was originally scheduled for a role in E.T., but over the course of a script re-write, his part was eliminated. Steven Spielberg felt bad about the decision and promised Feldman a part in his next planned production which turned out to be Gremlins.

Steven Spielberg shot the film in chronological order to invoke a real response from the actors (mainly the children) when E.T. departed at the end. All emotional responses from that last scene are real.

Steven Spielberg and Melissa Mathison came up with the concept of a sequel called "Nocturnal Fears", where Elliott and his friends are kidnapped by aliens and E.T. would help them out. E.T.'s name would be Zreck, and his species was at war with the other aliens.

As far as this list goes, Spielberg is running away with it early. This is his 4th directorial appearance. He only has one competitor with two placements, and the rest are all tied with a single film each.

[list]Although this film has the 43rd highest budget on the list, it is the highest grossing film (beating Indy IV [another Spielberg joint] by about 6 million. It only comes in 2nd to Open Water in Budget/Gross ratio, and we really must consider Open Water an outlier... so E.T. has the largest major studio Budget/Gross ratio on the list as well.

My Thoughts: It has been forever since I have seen E.T. It's placement on my list is right about where I would have it but I would like to watch it again as an adult. If I had children it might make for a more magical viewing.

The more I hear about Spielberg's thought process, the more I am convinced that the man is an absolute genius in every sense of the word.

I usually dislike child actors but from my recollection I found the cast of E.T. to be quite endearing.

John Williams' score is a masterpiece. I've had the score from the Flying Scene running through my head as I've been typing up this post.

ET The Extra Terrestrial Trailer HD - YouTube

The List So Far:

313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

mth

March 4th, 2012, 2:39 PM

Sancty

March 4th, 2012, 3:38 PM

So are the mice Russian or Jewish or both?

Both. Jewish doesn't pertain to country of origin. Unless you want to go Old Testament about it.

Sancty

March 4th, 2012, 5:37 PM

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312) Hero (1992)

Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Joan Cusack, Chevy Chase, Tom Arnold and Andy Garcia
Directed By: Stephen Frears

Budget: $42,000,000
Gross: $66,507,345
(Domestic Gross is 158% of Budget)

The Premise: Bernie LaPlante is having a rough time. He's divorced, his ex-wife hates him and has custody of their son. The cops are setting a trap for him, then to top it all, he loses a shoe whilst rescuing passengers of a crashed jet. Being a thief who is down on his luck, he takes advantage of the rescue, but then someone else claims credit for it. (Rob Hartill, imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Bubber: So you don't want the credit?
LaPlante: I don't take credit; I'm a cash kind of guy.

John Bubber: We're all heroes if you catch us at the right moment.

Bernie LaPlante: [crawling through the burning plane attempting to find a man] Fletcher! Hey Fletcher! Where are you?
Mr. Smith: Sir, please help me!
Bernie LaPlante: [noticing this man caught in the seats] Are you Fletcher?
Mr. Smith: No, my name is Smith.
Bernie LaPlante: Well fuck you! Where's Fletcher?

Geena Davis: This is not a news story, this is real life

Interesting Trivia

Mariah Carey originally recorded her #1 hit single, "Hero," for this movie but the filmmakers did not think the power ballad was a good fit.

The word "fuck" and its derivatives are said 11 times, highly unusual for a non-R-rated theatrical release, post-1984.

Bernie saved 54 people

Rather surprisingly, Chevy Chase is the only member of this cast not to be making his debut on the list. This is Chase's second appearance (European Vacation).

My Thoughts: This is a rather wonderful premise. Reluctant,anti-hero saves the day and does not want the notoriety, likely due to self-loathing. This only changes when an impostor rises up, takes the credit and inspires a nation. Hoffman struggles with how he is to expose the phony without revealing himself to be the true hero. It's a wonderful concept.

The film is cast perfectly. I've always thought that Chevy Chase and Tom Arnold are wonderful supporting character actors and they do their job brilliantly which allows Garcia and Hoffman to perform their dynamic to perfection with Hoffman being the legitimate deal and Garcia the believeable face of heroism.

If you haven't seen this, I very strongly recommend it.

Geena Davis is in the midst of her 3-5 year run as a megastar here. I never understood what made her so appealing as a starring credit, nor why the industry dropped her like a bad habit around 1997.

Hero (1992) - Movie Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

mth

March 4th, 2012, 5:43 PM

Sancty

March 5th, 2012, 7:51 PM

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311) Hercules (1997)

Starring: Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, Rip Torn, Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt Frewer, Susan Egan, Paul Shaffer, Samantha Eggar and James Woods
Directed By: Ron Clements and John Musker

Budget: $70,000,000
Gross: $252,712,101
(Domestic Gross is 361% of Budget)

The Premise: The son of the Greek Gods Zeus and Hera is stripped of his immortality as an infant and must become a true hero in order to reclaim it.

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Panic: He's not gonna be happy when he gets outta there.
Pain: You mean, *if* he gets outta there.
Panic: If? If is good.

Interesting Trivia

Phil's line "Don't let your guard down because of a pair of big goo-goo eyes" was originally "Don't let your guard down because of a pair of big, blue eyes". Unfortunately, by the time the scene was in color, Meg's eyes were purple.

Hades was scripted as a slow, menacing character until James Woods auditioned for the role and impressed the casting directors with his rapid-fire style. The script was rewritten, but Woods ad-libbed many lines.

When Phil and Hercules first enter Phil's hut, Hercules bangs his head on what Phil tells him is the mast of the Argo. In Greek mythology, Jason, the captain of the Argo, was killed when the mast hit his head.

Phil cleans himself up using a lion's skin. The skin once belonged to Scar from The Lion King.

When Phil and Hercules first enter Phil's hut, Hercules bangs his head on what Phil tells him is the mast of the Argo. In Greek mythology, Jason, the captain of the Argo, was killed when the mast hit his head.

The role of Hades is one of James Woods' all-time favorite characters. So much so, any time Disney needs him to reprise the character for any cartoon show (including "Hercules: The Series") and video game (The "Kingdom Hearts" series), he has agreed to do so.

James Woods makes his second appearance on the list in this film

My Thoughts: I'm rather disappointed that Robin Hood placed 14 spots below this film but que sera sera. Hercules is a good movie but nothing super-special. The only real high point for me is James Woods as the villain.

There are touches of this film, stylistically, that would be used to much greater effect in The Emperor's New Groove. Stay Tuned

Hercules 1997 Theatrical Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 6th, 2012, 10:06 PM

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310) Double Jeopardy (1999)

Starring: Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones and Bruce Greenwood
Directed By: Bruce Beresford

Budget: $70,000,000
Gross: $177,841,558
(Domestic Gross is 254% of Budget)

The Premise: A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Margaret Skolowski: Ever hear of Double Jeopardy? Fifth Amendment to the constitution?
Elizabeth 'Libby' Parsons: No.
Margaret Skolowski: It says no person can be convicted of the same crime twice, the state says you already killed your husband right? So, when you get out of here, you track him down, and you can kill him. You can walk up to him in Times Square put a gun to his head and pull the fucking trigger and there's nothing they can do about it! Kinda makes you feel all warm and tingly inside don't it?

Libby Parsons: You could've given her a second chance.
Travis Lehman: There are no second chances here! This is the Last Chance House!

Libby Parsons: I could shoot you in the middle of Mardi Gras, and they can't touch me.

Handsome Internet Expert: Now maybe when this thing has finished its searching, we could go to this, uh, this neat little bar I know and, uh, have a little drink. What do you say?
Elizabeth 'Libby' Parsons: Yeah.
[beat]
Elizabeth 'Libby' Parsons: I just have to check in with my parole officer first.
Handsome Internet Expert: You've been to jail?
Elizabeth 'Libby' Parsons: Actually prison. Jail is a different thing.
Handsome Internet Expert: [laughs nervously] So what did you do? Not pay your parking tickets?
Elizabeth 'Libby' Parsons: Oh, no. I was convicted of murdering my husband.

Interesting Trivia

Jodie Foster landed the role of Libby after Meg Ryan and Brooke Shields both declined, but was replaced by Ashley Judd when Foster became pregnant.

Greg Kinnear was offered the part of Nicholas Parsons but passed.

Bruce Greenwood fakes his death to frame his wife while out at sea on a yacht. He does exactly the same in the film Bitter Vengeance.

While it's true that the US Constitution does forbid a person being tried for the same crime more than once, had Libby in fact murdered Nick at the end, that would have been a separate crime, for which she could have been tried and punished. Being tried for a crime does not give a person license to then go and commit that crime. Also murder is not the only crime she could have been charged with such as carrying a concealed weapon, stalking, manslaughter.

My Thoughts: I'm not traditionally a big fan of Ashley Judd but she and Tommy do a great job creating a believable foundation of both tension and trust.

Double Jeopardy - Movie Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 8th, 2012, 6:33 PM

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309) Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Starring: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Juliet Stevenson, Frank Parker and Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Directed By: Gurinder Chadha

Budget: $5,537,251.54
Gross: $76,583,333
(Domestic Gross is 1383% of Budget)

The Premise: The daughter of orthodox Sikh rebels against her parents' traditionalism by running off to Germany with a football team (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
ESPY - Best Sports Movie

Memorable Quotations

Joe: Where do you normally play?
Jess: In the park.
Joe: No... I meant what position?

Joe: Look, Jess. I saw it. She fouled you. She tugged your shirt. You just overreacted, that's all.
Jess: That's not all. She called me a Paki. But I guess that's something you wouldn't understand.
Joe: Jess, I'm Irish. Of course I understand what that feels like.

Jess: I'm sorry I missed that penalty, coach.
Joe: It's okay, losing to the Jerries on penalties comes natural to you English. You're part of tradition now!

Interesting Trivia

Many of the wedding guests are relatives of director Gurinder Chadha and added realism by throwing themselves wholeheartedly into the scenes and treating the shoot as if it were a real wedding.

Star Parminder Nagra was worried that the scar on her leg would prevent her from getting the role of Jess. Instead, the scar - and the story behind it - were worked into the script.

Much of the movie's plot centers around the main characters' goal of going to the USA to play professional soccer for the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), and highlight clips are shown of several of the league's superstars. On 18 September 2003 - just seven weeks after the movie's official release in the United States - WUSA suspended operations due to financial problems.

By the end of the movie, Jess and Jules were originally supposed to be a couple but the script was changed because it was too controversial.

The first Western film allowed to be shown in North Korea.

Although football star David Beckham and the term "bend" are well-known in the U.K., they were virtually unknown in the U.S. As such, when the time came for the film's U.S release, 20th Century Fox marketing execs suggested changing the title to "Move it like Mia", alluding to U.S. football star Mia Hamm. Director Gurinder Chadha objected to the name change and the film was released with its original title.

My Thoughts: I love this film. It's a wonderful tale of cross-cultural tension, mixed in with a little love triangle, gender identity confusion and a rags to riches type tale. Nagra and Knightley are both quite good, Rhys Myers is sublime but the performance of the film may go to Juliet Stevenson, who plays Knightley's mother.

Bend it Like Beckham Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 10th, 2012, 11:49 AM

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308) Heartbreakers (2001)

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Lee, Ray Liotta, Sarah Silverman, Zach Galifianakis, Anne Bancroft and Gene Hackman
Directed By: David Mirkin

Budget: $35,000,000
Gross: $57,756,408
(Domestic Gross is 165% of Budget)

The Premise: A mother and daughter con team seduce and scam wealthy men. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Jack's Mother: Uh, what it is you do, Mr. Staggliano?
Vinny Staggliano: College professor.
Jack's Mother: Oh! Uh, what do you teach?
Vinny Staggliano: College stuff. What are you, a fucking cop?

Dean: No more conning! No more! If you're gonna be my wife, you're gonna live a respectable life, chopping cars!

Jack Withrowe: Hi. Can I get you a drink?
Page Conners: Wow! I've never heard that one before. You really blow me away with your creativity.
Jack Withrowe: Well, I...
Page Conners: "Well, I, uh..." Your recovery's even better! Do you even care at all who I am? I mean, I could be the Antichrist or have the intelligence of a thermos, but unfortunately *those* are not the matters the male penis ponders. So please tell me, why did you walk all the way over here to ask to get me a drink?
Jack Withrowe: Well, because... I'm the bartender.

Jack Withrowe: Tell me to my face you don't love me.
Page Conners: I don't love you.
Jack Withrowe: Wow. More believable than I thought it would be.

Ulga: God is everywhere.
William B. Tensy: Yes, he is. Isn't he? Nosy bastard.

Interesting Trivia

Jennifer Love Hewitt broke a finger while filming the 'flopper dive' scene.

The card handling that Jennifer Love Hewitt does in the restaurant (saying it relaxes her) was taught to her by stage magician Ricky Jay. She actually learned more tricks than that, but was unable to do them in the movie because she broke her finger.

The most expensive shot in the movie was when Jennifer Love Hewitt leaned against the car to talk to Ray Liotta near the end of the movie. Because it was cold on set, she had a white sweatshirt around her waist that was in the shot, and it had to be digitally taken out.

The original casting choices were Jennifer Aniston, to play Page, and Cher, to play Max.

The first Western film allowed to be shown in North Korea.

Although football star David Beckham and the term "bend" are well-known in the U.K., they were virtually unknown in the U.S. As such, when the time came for the film's U.S release, 20th Century Fox marketing execs suggested changing the title to "Move it like Mia", alluding to U.S. football star Mia Hamm. Director Gurinder Chadha objected to the name change and the film was released with its original title.

Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Silverman and Jason Lee each make their second appearance on this list

My Thoughts: I don't know why more people don't like this movie. It's a little comedic gem. Weaver and Hewitt play off each other brilliantly. Gene Hackman is very good in his limited role. Jason Lee is just excellent, sarcastic yet vulnerable, and Liotta might me the best of the bunch.

Everyone (I think) loves a good caper film and this is a wonderful little caper.

HeartBreakers - Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 10th, 2012, 12:17 PM

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308) Heart and Souls (1993)

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Tom Sizemore, Kyra Sedgwick, David Paymer, Elisabeth Shue and Alfre Woodard
Directed By: Ron Underwood

Budget: Unknown
Domestic Gross: $16,581,714
(Domestic Gross/Budet Ratio Unknown)

The Premise: A businessman is reunited with the four lost souls who were his guardian angels during childhood, all with a particular purpose to joining the afterlife. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Milo Peck: [to the person that caused his death] I can't get a decent meal, I can't get a smoke, and mostly, I can't get laid. You turned me into a *goddamn* monk!

Harrison Winslow: Who came up with this ridiculous concept anyway? Resolve your entire life in one bold stroke? What if I fail? And I will. I'll fail. I'm telling you. I always fail. Then my whole life will be a complete failure.
Thomas Reilly: No offense, Harrison. But you died a failure because you never tried.

Interesting Trivia

The guest comedian at The Purple Onion is Bob Newhart, played by his real life son, Robert William Newhart. It is his only movie credit to date.

Tom Sizemore and David Paymer both make their second appearances on this list. Downey Jr. joins Richard Dreyfuss and Craig T. Nelson at the top of the mountain with his third appearance on the lsit

My Thoughts: This movie is kind of like Scrooge in reverse. 5 people in total get their redemption thorough the actions of the protagonist.

This film was my introduction to Downey (and Sedgwick too I guess), and he is tremendous in this role. It's highly structured in the progression of its plot but it works to the film's advantage. Downey, Sedgwick, Woodard all demonstrate a lot of heart and the movie carries that message through to the very end.

There's also a great little musical number in the film.

Heart and Souls (1993) - Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Jimmy Zero

March 10th, 2012, 1:05 PM

Sancty

March 10th, 2012, 7:49 PM

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306) So I Married An Axe Murderer (1993)

Starring: Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Charles Grodin, Phil Hartman, Alan Arkin, Amanda Plummer and Anthony LaPaglia
Directed By: Thomas Schlamme

Budget: $20,000,000
Gross: $11,585,483 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 57.9% of Budget))

The Premise: Charlie, a poet, hasn't had much luck with women, but then he meets Harriet, the girl of his dreams.. or is it his nightmares. Charlie begins to suspect that Harriet is Ms X, a woman who marries then kills her husbands (Rob Hartill, imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Charlie Mackenzie: Hey Mom, I find it interesting that you refer to the Weekly World News as, "The paper." The paper contains facts.
May Mackenzie: This paper contains facts. And this paper has the eighth highest circulation in the whole wide world. Right? Plenty of facts. "Pregnant man gives birth." That's a fact.

Charlie Mackenzie: Maybe it is late. You know, I'll be honest with you, I had a really great time tonight and, uh, I'd really love to kiss you but I think that if I kiss you we'll end up kissing on the couch and if we end up kissing on the couch then chances are we'll kiss in the bedroom and if we kiss in the bedroom then, you know, tha-that's the part I always rush into and I just don't think it's a good idea to rush into spending the night together.
Harriet Michaels: I wanna spend the night together.
Charlie Mackenzie: I have no problem with that!

Stuart Mackenzie: Well, it's a well known fact, Sonny Jim, that there's a secret society of the five wealthiest people in the world, known as The Pentavirate, who run everything in the world, including the newspapers, and meet tri-annually at a secret country mansion in Colorado, known as The Meadows.
Tony Giardino: So who's in this Pentavirate?
Stuart Mackenzie: The Queen, The Vatican, The Gettys, The Rothschilds, *and* Colonel Sanders before he went tits up. Oh, I hated the Colonel with is wee *beady* eyes, and that smug look on his face. "Oh, you're gonna buy my chicken! Ohhhhh!"
Charlie Mackenzie: Dad, how can you hate "The Colonel"?
Stuart Mackenzie: Because he puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes ya crave it fortnightly, smartass!

Harriet Michaels: What do you look for in a woman you date?
Charlie Mackenzie: Well, I know everyone always says sense of humor, but I'd really have to go with breast size.

Charlie Mackenzie: You know, Scotland has its own martial arts. Yeah, it's called Fuck You. It's mostly just head butting and then kicking people when they're on the ground.

Interesting Trivia

Mike Myers' performance as Stuart Mackenzie was based on the mannerisms of his own father.

Sharon Stone was initially set to play the role of Mike Myers' wife.

The male lead was originally written for Chevy Chase.

Charles Grodin appears in consecutive films to claim his second mention on this list

My Thoughts: Most people think of either Wayne's Word or Austin Powers when Mike Myers is mentioned. I think Axe Murderer is his forgotten gem. His performance of Stuart Mackenzie appears to be the genesis for many of the mannerisms that Myers would use for Fat Bastard in the Austin Powers films.

Nancy Travis is alright but it's really Myers and his dynamics created with LaPaglia, Grodin, Travis and ironically enough... himself that makes this movie work.

I still use the bran muffin and 3 cups of coffee quip in a game of 'would you rather...'

So I Married An Axe Murderer trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 12th, 2012, 12:18 AM

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305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)

Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Rosamund Pike, Brenda Blethyn, Judi Dench and Donald Sutherland
Directed By: Joe Wright

Budget: $28,000,000
Gross: $121,147,947
(Gross is 433% of Budget))

The Premise: Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice? (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
Empire Awards - Best British Films

Memorable Quotations

Mrs. Bennet: Oh, my goodness. Everybody behave naturally.

Mrs. Bennet: Have you no consideration for my poor nerves?
Mr. Bennet: You mistake me, my dear. I have the utmost respect for your nerves. They've been my constant companion these twenty years.

Mr. Collins: It's been many years since I had such an exemplary vegetable.

Jane Bennet: Oh, Lizzie, if I could but see you happy. If there were such another man for you.
Elizabeth Bennet: Perhaps Mr. Collins has a cousin

Mr. Bennet: Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins... And I will never see you again if you do.

Interesting Trivia

Joe Wright was not initially keen on Keira Knightley playing Elizabeth, believing her to be too attractive. He changed his mind upon meeting her, deciding her tomboyish attitude would be perfect for the part

Emma Thompson did an uncredited and unpaid re-write of the script. She receives a "Special Thanks" credit at the end of the film. One of the two scenes that Emma Thompson wrote was the scene in which Charlotte Lucas tells Elizabeth Bennet that she will marry Mr. Collins. The other one is the scene in which Elizabeth Bennet tries to tell Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner and Darcy about Lydia's elopement with Wickham. Here Keira Knightley's walking in and out of the room was Emma Thompson's idea according to Joe Wright's DVD commentary.

Judi Dench and Keira Knightley appear for the second time on this list

My Thoughts: I love Austen's story. This is by far the inferior version of Pride & Prejudice. I will give it this however. Knightley is good as Elizabeth Bennett, Donald Sutherland is a rock star as always, and unlike the 1995 version you can actually believe that Jane would be considered the 'prettier' Bennett sister.

I think the women in this film are cast very well. However, the men (sans Sutherland) are just atrocious throughout.

I'll end my thoughts here. You'll see the 95 version at some point, and these points are better served there.

Pride & Prejudice - Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 15th, 2012, 10:38 PM

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304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)

Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Michael Nyqvist, Léa Seydoux, Josh Holloway, Tom Wilkinson and Simon Pegg
Directed By: Brad Bird

Budget: $145,000,000
Gross: $688,906,422
(Gross is 433% of Budget))

The Premise: The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Now remember: "Blue is glue!".
Ethan Hunt: And red?
Benji Dunn: Dead.

Brandt: [after getting out of a giant fan] That's it. Next time, I get to seduce the rich guy.

Benji Dunn: Why am I Pluto? It's not even a planet anymore!
Brandt: Well, Uranus is still available.
Benji Dunn: [sarcastically] Ha, it's funny 'cuz you said anus.

Interesting Trivia

This was Brad Bird's live-action directorial debut.

Jeremy Renner's character Brandt, was specifically created as the eventual replacement for Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt for when Cruise decides to step away from the franchise.

Tom Cruise performed the sequence where Ethan Hunt scales the outside of the Burj Khalifa tower himself without the use of a stunt double. The Burj Khalifa tower is the tallest building in the world.

In its 425-theater opening weekend, it grossed $13 million, setting the record of the highest-grossing opening weekend in less than 600 theaters (previously held by Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason).

Only Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames have been featured in all four Mission: Impossible films, while Simon Pegg and Michelle Monaghan are the only actors (besides Cruise and Rhames) to reprise their roles from the prior third installment.

Brad Bird joins a very select group of directors (4) with multiple movies on this list (The Incredibles)

Despite being uncredited, Tom Wilkinson appears for the second time on the list

My Thoughts: Easily the most recent film on this list. MI IV is the second best film in the series and a definite step in the right direction. Upon further reflection though there is very little in the way of plot to the film. I know a clever story isn't really the big requirement of the series however the story in the one MI movie I rank ahead of IV was brilliant!

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The List So Far:

304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

One Man Gang

March 15th, 2012, 11:12 PM

Okay, let me catch up.

First of all, I finally saw the Bridges of Madison County. Great flick. Best scene had to be the truck/rain sequence.

Deuce Bigalow - Bleh

Iron Man - I like Downey Jr, but I've never been that big of an Iron Man fan.

Bogus Journey - Not as good as the first, but there's always room for STATION

Kidn Play - I saw one of their house party movies but never saw this one that I couldn't even be bothered to finish writing the title of...

What about Bob? - Been a long time since I've seen it.

The Fan - Again, too long since I've seen it.

The Illusionist - It's okay...

Temple of Doom - Dark. Very dark. If I can make it past the bug scene, I have a chance of finishing the movie.

Elf - Not the biggest Will Ferell fan

French Kiss - Not bad for a romantic comedy.

Van Wilder Rise of Taj - Not interested

maid in manhattan - Not interested

Sleepless in Seattle - Classic. I like an Affair to Remember also.

Hackers - LOVE THIS FILM. It's one of this flicks I can't not watch whenever its on.

The Proposal - I like both actors so the film was alright.

Bruce Almighty - Probably the last Jim Carrey flick I cared for.

Sense and Sensibility - Nicely done. Alan Rickman ftw

Deep Blue Sea - I don't remember it

Almost an Angel - I don't remember this either

Goldeneye - Naturally I enjoyed this flick and played the video game religiously. Brought new life into Bond

Jaws - Classic. Poor Shaw.

Alaska - Haven't seen it.

The Bodyguard - Been too long since I've seen this and have little interest to chase it down again

There's something about mary - It's okay.

Mission to Mars - Not exactly the best pay-off in the end but I loved the score by Ennio Morricone

Big Business - Hahaha, classic comedy

Young Guns - Been too long since I've seen this

Book of Secrets - Hate it

What Women Want - I actually saw this in the theater for some reason. I have no idea why. It was okay. But nowadays I have trouble watching any Mel Gibson flick knowing what I know now. Sad

Catch and Release - I don't believe I've seen this

The American President - Good flick. Basically the inspiration for the West Wing.

Fools Rush In - Er... meh

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Love it. Timeless classic. All children should be forced to watch this version despite the changes from the book

Walt Disneys Robin Hood - YES! I used to make up lyrics for the opening credits song. Excellent stuff.

The Good Son - It was cool to see Culkin play the villain and face Elijah Wood in the early 90s.

Wanted - Never seen it

1492 - Never seen it

definitely, maybe - Good romantic comedy. I like the conclusion

Clueless - Classic. But damn did her career flounder after Batman and Robin

Devils Advocate - Not bad. Kinda freaky. It annoys me when the Advocates Devil is on television and I accidentally turn to it thinking its the Devils Advocate

The Muppet Movie - Timeless classic. Can't stop singing along.

An American Tail - I wonder what happened to my Fivel doll.

Casino - Classic.

Play it to the Bone - Not much of a Harrelson or Banderas fan

The Incredibles - Not my favorite pixar flick but not bad

E.T. - Classic. The ending makes me cry.

Hero - Meh

Hercules - I was a bit too old for Disney cartoons when this came out, so I didn't see it until years later. By then the magic had left.

Double Jeopardy - Not a bad time waster movie. I like Ashley Judd.

Bend it like Beckham - Good flick.

heartbreakers - Decent cast but it was so so

Heart and Souls - I dont think i've seen this one

So I Married an Axe Murderer - Classic. Back when Myers made movies I cared about

Pride & Prejudice - Haven't seen it but have the soundtrack. strange

Ghost Protocol - haven't seen it but I doubt it can top MI:III

Sancty

March 15th, 2012, 11:53 PM

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303) Shrek 2 (2004)

Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, John Cleese, Rupert Everett, Jenifer Saunders and Antonio Banderas
Directed By: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon

Budget: $150,000,000
Gross: $919,838,758
(Gross is 613% of Budget)

The Premise: Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
People's Choice Award - Favorite Animated Movie
People's Choice Award - Favorite Animated Movie Star - "Donkey" (Eddie Murphy)
People's Choice Award - Favorite Movie Villain - "Fairy Godmother" (Jennifer Saunders)
People's Choice Award - Favorite Sequel
Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Animated/Computer Generated
Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie - Comedy

Memorable Quotations

Donkey: Oh, Shrek. Don't worry. Things just seem bad because it's dark and rainy and Fiona's father hired a sleazy hitman to whack you.

Captain of the Guards: Yep, that's catnip...
Puss-in-Boots: Um... that's... not mine...

Donkey: [to Puss-in-Boots] I'm sorry, the position of annoying talking animal has already been filled.

Interesting Trivia

Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, Oscar nominees for writing the screenplay to the first "Shrek", opted out of returning for the sequel as they felt that the basis for the storyline needed to be a traditional fairytale and disagreed with the producers' choice to follow a different plot line.

The fairy godmother Dama Fortuna was originally created for the first Shrek but was cut out and now featured in this sequel.

This was the first sequel ever nominated for an Oscar as Best Animated Feature.

John Cleese and Julie Andrews recorded most of their scenes together at the same time, an unusual practice for an animated film.

The producers swear that when they decided to put a Sir Justin Timberlake poster above Princess Fiona's bed, they had no idea that Cameron Diaz had just started dating the singer in real life.

This is the second film series starring Mike Myers in which the sequel grossed more in its first two weeks of release than the original did its entire box office run. The first was Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, which grossed more its opening weekend than Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery did altogether.

Young artist Butterfly Boucher recorded a new version of David Bowie's "Changes" specially for the film. Bowie himself was so impressed with this rendition that he provided backing vocals on it.

Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy each make their second appearance on the list, bringing the list of actors making multiple appearances to 35. Craig T. Nelson, Robert Downey Jr. and Richard Dreyfuss currently lead with 3 appearances each.

Shrek 2 is the highest grossing movie on the list so far. It also has the 2nd biggest budget to be fair.

My Thoughts: I really enjoyed Shrek 2. The plot is drastically different from the first film and it lends itself well. I really enjoyed the first film as well but the second film could have easily felt like a rehash of the first film if they stayed true to a more traditional plotline.

The chemistry between Murphy, Diaz and Myers from the original film doesn't miss a beat with the addition of so many additional characters. To a person the newcomers are all brilliant. Banderas finds a great dynamic as a source of tension between Shrek and Donkey. This is quite important as that was largely Diaz's role in the first film but Fiona and Shrek are largely kept apart in this film.

It's a shame that Shrek 3 was such a turd as it somewhat causes the first two to be unfairly underrated as the memory of the franchise is tarnished.

Shrek 2 Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 16th, 2012, 8:52 AM

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302) Phone Booth (2002)

Starring: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Radha Mitchell, Katie Holmes and Forest Whitaker
Directed By: Joel Schumacher

Budget: $13,000,000
Gross: $97,837,138
(Gross is 753% of Budget)

The Premise: Stuart Shepard finds himself trapped in a phone booth, pinned down by an extortionist's sniper rifle. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

The Caller: Do you see the tourists with their video cameras, hoping the cops will shoot you so they can sell the tape to Goriest Police Shoot-outs?

The Caller: You're in this position because you're not telling the truth.
Stu: No, I'm in this fucking position because YOU HAVE A GUN!

The Caller: Nice shoes. Italian. You hung up, Stu. I didn't even have a chance to say goodbye. I feel bad about the pizza guy. But I couldn't miss seeing you and Kelly reunited. You don't have to thank me, nobody ever does. I just hope your newfound honesty lasts. Because if it doesn't, you'll be hearing from me.
Stu: [voice echoing, gasping] Help. Help, help. Help.
The Caller: [voiceover] Isn't it funny? You hear a phone ring and it could be anybody. But ringing phone has to be answered, doesn't it?
[whispers]
The Caller: Doesn't it?

Stu: I have never done anything for anybody who couldn't do something for me. I string along an eager kid with promises I'll pay him money. I only keep him around because he looks up to me. Adam, if you're watching, don't be a publicist. You're too good for it. I lie in person and on the phone. I lie to my friends. I lie to newspapers and magazines who, who sell my lies to more and more people. I am just a part of a big cycle of lies, I should be fuckin' president. I wear all this Italian shit because underneath I still feel like the Bronx. I think I need these clothes and this watch. My Two thousand dollar watch is a fake and so am I. I've neglected the things I should have valued most. I valued this shit. I take off my wedding ring to call Pam. Kelly, that's Pam. Don't blame her. I never told her I was married. And if I did she, she would have told me to go home. Kelly, looking at you now, I'm ashamed of myself. Allright? I mean, work so hard on this image, on Stu Shepherd, the asshole who refers to himself in the third person that I only proved I should be alone. I have just been dressing up as something I'm not for so long, I'm so afraid no one will like what's underneath. But here I am, just flesh and blood and weakness, and uh and I love you so fucking much. And, um, I take off this ring because it only reminds me of how I've failed you, and I don't, don't want to give you up. I want to make things better, but it may not be my choice anymore. You deserve better.

Stu: You shoot a gun here there'll be pandemonium, cops will be swarming all over the block
The Caller: Think so? Let's see. One...
[Stu ducks]
The Caller: Two. That won't help you. Three!
[fires gun and shoots a toy robot next to the phone booth - no one notices]
The Caller: Oh Stu, look at everybody... Look at all the people yelling, Stu, here come the cops, sniper on the roof. Gunfire. Hit the deck.

The Caller: What if I told you I was just above the theatre four floors up? See the pink curtains? There you go Stuart yes... Yoohoo... Yoohoo.
[laughs]
Stu: Why did you do that?
The Caller: Because it's fun

The Caller:The odds are even now Stu. Isn't that what you wanted? You know where I am and you have a gun. If you have it in you, you can take me down.
Stu: Fuck! They'll kill me before I can get a shot at you.
The Caller: Ah you're probably right. I wasn't really there anyway. You would've just spoiled some nice lady's curtains.

Interesting Trivia

Michael Bay considered directing. When he met with the writer and producers, the first thing he asked was "How can we get him out of the phone booth?"

The part of the sniper was originally shot with Ron Eldard; he was replaced with Kiefer Sutherland in re-shoots.

Screenwriter Larry Cohen originally pitched the concept of a film that takes place entirely within a phone booth to Alfred Hitchcock in the 1960s. Hitchcock liked the idea, but he and Cohen were unable to figure out a plot reason for keeping the film confined to a booth. Once the idea of a sniper came to Cohen in the late 1990s, he was able to write the script in under a month.

All scenes were shot in order as they happened.

The scene when Stu confesses everything was shot in the first take. Colin Farrell got applause from those present right after the scene was shot.

The shot of Katie Holmes in the restaurant was filmed between takes when the actress was resting, the director liked the look so he added it in.

Extras hadn't read the script, so most of their reactions are genuine.

The original ending was that Stu would step out of the phone booth and start firing up at the windows. Then after Stu lets off 2 shots, the Rubber bullet from one of the snipers hits him, he goes down. Ramey steps into the phone booth to get the receiver, hearing on the other line, the SWAT team coming in the door, and wounding the "voice." The Script ends when Ramey wants a final statement from the Voice and he says, (directing to Stu) "But you'll never forget me. I gave you the most thrilling day of your life. Say thanks." Then he dies.

This is the second appearance for both Katie Holmes and Kiefer Sutherland on this list

My Thoughts: Phone Booth is a really well acted film. It makes you wonder what more we could have seen from Farrell if he hadn't been such a pharmaceutical mess. Farrell and Kiefer go back and forth to keep the tension always at a palpable high. This is rather ironic considering that Kiefer's lines were added in post-prouduction.

The premise is simple but the exectution is flawless. When the performance of an actor the caliber of Forest Whitaker is largely overlooked, you know you have magic from those who overshadow him.

Phone Booth Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 16th, 2012, 10:34 PM

http://eu.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/1/A70-962

301) Benny & Joon (1993)

Starring: Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt, Dan Hedaya, William H. Macy and Aidan Quinn
Directed By: Jeremiah S. Chechik

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $23,202,734
(Gross/Budget Ratio is Indeterminable)

The Premise: A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Joon: Why do you hate me so much?
Benny: I don't hate you.
Joon: You need me to be sick.

Sam: How sick is she?
Benny: She's plenty sick. Now listen to me, I've been doin' some thinkin'...
Sam: Because, you know, it seems to me that, I mean, except for being a little mentally ill, she's pretty normal.

Joon: You can't throw him out, I won him!

Joon: I lost...
Benny: What's in the pot?
Joon: A cousin.

Benny: Hey. Where's Sam?
Joon: I didn't mean to kick him out. I mean, I didn't kick him out, he just - he just left.
Benny: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. What - What happened? Did something happen?
Joon: He just - he just left. He was - he was in the air and-and-and - with a thing and - that was really loud. It was really loud. And all- I-I just kept seeing... He didn't mean to do it.
Benny: Do it? What? What- Did he- What did he do?
Joon: He cleaned the house.

Sam: [takes "Help Wanted" sign from window of video store and walks to manager] I wanna help...

Interesting Trivia

Mary Stuart Masterson asked that the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" (by the Proclaimers) be used in this film.

Mary Stuart Masterson did a lot of the paintings herself.

Benny's character was originally scripted to be a New York psychiatrist.

Sam tasting the paint was totally improvised by Johnny Depp.

Mary Stuart Masterson told director Jeremiah S. Chechik that she did not remember filming the bus scene.

First choice for the leads were Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, followed by Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon. Eventually MGM had their dream casting in place: Johnny Depp, Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. Harrelson's contract would have given him top billing. When Dern (a recent Oscar nominee) found out that she would be third billed, she quit the picture. Harrelson followed soon after, having landed the young male lead in "Indecent Proposal". MGM promptly slapped him with a $5 million lawsuit for breach of contract (which was ultimately settled out of court).

Johnny Depp and Dan Hedaya both make their second appearances on this list

My Thoughts: Upon watching the trailer again, I think a re-watch of Benny and Joon would rank the film even higher. I'm a huge fan of MSM and Aidan Quinn while Depp is still original and non-cartoonish at this point. It is incredibly well acted and the addition of Proclaimers to the soundtrack doesn't hurt either.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEciMBEUL_s

The List So Far:

301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 16th, 2012, 11:22 PM

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300) Down With Love (2003)

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Renée Zellweger, Sarah Paulson and David Hyde Pierce
Directed By: Peyton Reed

Budget: $35,000,000
Gross: $39,468,111
(Gross is 113% of Budget)

The Premise: Aaaah... it's New York City in 1962, and love is blooming between a journalist and a feminist advice author, who's falling head over heels despite her beau's playboy lifestyle. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Peter MacMannus: I think Vickie was only talking about marriage so I'd wanna have sex with her. And then I did, and now she never talks to me, except to come back for more. And I always give in. I feel so used.

Barbara Novak: [looking through a telescope] I've never seen anything so beautiful.
Catcher Block: [looking at Barbara] Neither have I.
Barbara Novak: But you're not even looking through the telescope.
Catcher Block: I know.

Peter MacMannus: Catch, you are the best friend a guy with twenty diagnosed neuroses ever had.
Catcher Block: Oh, we've been friends a long time... I knew you when you only had twelve.

Barbara Novak: I'm not gonna storm out of here, Catch. And I'm not gonna admit that you got Barbara Novak to fall in love... because I'm not Barbara Novak. There is no Barbara Novak.
Catcher Block: Huh?
Barbara Novak: And I didn't fall in love with Zip Martin. I fell in love with Catcher Block. And that was a year ago, when for three and a half weeks, I worked as your secretary. I don't expect you to remember me. I wasn't a blond then. But you did ask me out. And it broke my heart to say no, but I loved you too much. I couldn't bear to become just another notch in your bedpost. With your dating habits, I knew that even if I was lucky enough to get a regular spot on your rotating schedule... I would never have your undivided attention long enough for you to fall in love with me. I knew I had to do something to set myself apart. I knew I had to quit my job as your secretary... and write an international best-seller controversial enough... to get the attention of a New York publisher as well as "KNOW" magazine... but insignificant enough that as long as I went unseen, "KNOW" magazine's star journalist would refuse to do a cover story about it. I knew that every time we were supposed to meet, you would get distracted by one of your many girlfriends and stand me up... and this would give me a reason to fight with you over the phone... and declare that I wouldn't meet with you for a hundred years. And then all I would have to do was be patient and wait... the two or three weeks it would take for everyone in the world to buy a copy of my best-seller - and then I would begin to get the publicity I would need for you... to, one, see what I look like, and, two, see me denounce you in public as the worst kind of man. I knew that this would make you wanna get even by writing one of your exposés. And in order to do that, you would have to go undercover, assume a false identity and pretend to be the kind of man who would make the kind of girl I was pretending to be fall in love. And I knew that since I was pretending to be a girl who would have sex on the first date you would have pretend to be a man who wouldn't have sex for several dates. And in doing so, we would go out on lots of dates to all the best places and all the hit shows until finally, one night, you would take me back to your place - that you were pretending was someone else's - in order to get the evidence you needed to write your exposé... by seducing me until I said, "I love you." But saying "I love you" was also my plan. I just wanted to tell you the truth so that when you heard me say, "I love you" you would know that I knew who you were, and you would know who I was. Then you, the great Catcher Block, would know that you'd been beaten at your own game... by me, Nancy Brown, your former secretary. And I would have, once and for all, set myself apart from all the other girls you've known, all those other girls that you never really cared about, by making myself someone like the one person you really love and admire above all others: you. Then, when you realized that you had finally met your match... I would have at last gained the respect that would make you wanna marry me first and seduce me later.
[after looking at Catch's face]
Barbara Novak: I just wanted you to hear all this from me before you heard it from your private eye.

Vickie Hiller: The men who resent my success won't give me the time of day, and the men who respect my success won't give me the time of night.
Peter MacMannus: If you give me the chance, I'd respect you and resent you day and night, and night and day!

Interesting Trivia

Cartoon animator/MAD artist Richard Williams made a fake MAD cover involving 'Alfred E. Neuman' as Barbara holding her book. MAD commented on its cameo in the movie as a sure-fire kiss of death for a movie.

The extra scene at the end with Ewan McGregor and Renée Zellweger singing a duet was filmed at the insistence of the actors. They said that with both of them having been in musicals previously (McGregor in Moulin Rouge! and Zellweger in Chicago) that it would be a sin not to.

Barbara's long monologue, which lasts 3:02 in a single, unbroken shot, took six takes to get right.

Everything the characters wore, literally from head to feet, was custom-made for them.

The spilt-screen telephone calls scenes are direct homages to 1950s/'60s screwball comedies.

Vikki (Sarah Paulson) suspects Peter (David Hyde Pierce) is gay. Although he isn't, in just a few short years, both Hyde Pierce and Paulson came out as homosexual.

David Hyde Pierce makes his second appearance on this list

My Thoughts: Although most people haven't seen this film and those who have weren't really impressed by it, I quite enjoyed Down With Love. The film, although very well acted, shows the importance of utilizing setting to strike the appropriate mood. Down With Love is a madcap farce, ridiculously over the top and all the better for it. For some reason I just don't think North American audiences are ever going to accept Ewan as a leading man and that is a shame because I think he is brilliant in just about everything (save A Life Less Ordinary

Down With Love Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 19th, 2012, 10:15 PM

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299) The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Starring: Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, Veronica Cartwright, Richard Jenkins, Carel Struycken and Jack Nicholson
Directed By: George Miller

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $63,766,510 (Domestic Only)
(Budget to Gross Ratio Indeterminable)

The Premise: Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives. . (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
BAFTA Film Award - Best Special Effects
BAFTA Film Music Award - John Williams

Memorable Quotations

Sukie Ridgemont: What scares me isn't how short life is, no, it's the pain, all the pain. I don't understand why there has to be any pain.

Daryl Van Horne: I see men, sixty, seventy years old breaking their balls to stay fit! What for? When I die, I want to be sick, not healthy.

Alexandra Medford: I don't think that men are the answer to everything.
Sukie Ridgemont: No.
Jane Spofford: Then why do we always end up talking about them?

Alexandra Medford: I think... no, I am positive... that you are the most unattractive man I have ever met in my entire life. You know, in the short time we've been together, you have demonstrated EVERY loathsome characteristic of the male personality and even discovered a few new ones. You are physically repulsive, intellectually retarded, you're morally reprehensible, vulgar, insensitive, selfish, stupid, you have no taste, a lousy sense of humor and you smell. You're not even interesting enough to make me sick.

Interesting Trivia

Composer John Williams' own whistling was dubbed in over Jack Nicholson's for the scene in at the ice cream counter.

Bill Murray was originally cast to play Daryl Van Horne. (Eventually played by Jack Nicholson)

Cher was offered the role of Jane but preferred the part of Alexandra, the role that Susan Sarandon had been hired to play. Sarandon did not discover that she would be playing Jane until she showed up on location.

In an interview with the Australian magazine Cinema Papers in the early 1990s, the director, George Miller, revealed that the shoot had been extremely difficult as he was initially unfamiliar with Hollywood-style communication. In a meeting to discuss ways to reduce the budget Miller volunteered to give up his trailer because he was always needed on the set and had no time to use it. This was interpreted by the studio as him being a pushover, so they began to interfere with his production requests. If he asked for 50 extras, the studio would provide a dozen. If he asked for two cameras they would provide one. Miller decided to fight fire with fire and refused to shoot each scene until his production demands were met. The studio responded by looking for a new director but were prevented by Jack Nicholson, who supported Miller and vowed to walk off the production if he was replaced.

While getting into bed with the mountain of snakes, Cher famously quipped, "Which one is (producer) Jon Peters?"

The opening shot zooming in on the town of Eastwick was originally to feature a seagull flying along with the camera. Visual Effects Supervisor Michael Owens had great difficulty finding a suitable bird. The plan was to acquire a taxidermy-type bird and put animatronics in it. First, it turned out to be illegal to own a dead seagull in California. When they were able to borrow one, another law stated it to be returned to its legal owner in the same condition it came in. After turning the bird into a rod-puppet of sorts, the team spent weeks perfecting the motion with up to ten puppeteers working simultaneously. In the end, none of their work ended up on screen, because the opening credits were added to the shot, and the seagull was found to be too distracting.

Industrial Light and Magic was hired to animated the tennis ball, as it violates the laws of physics the tennis match. However, when it turned out the three main actresses were not very proficient tennis players, the effects company saw their workload doubled as they were asked to create the ball for the entire sequence (with the exception of some close-ups).

My Thoughts: It's been a really long time since I've seen this film but I do remember liking it a lot. Jack is playing Jack (what was the last role where he didn't just play himsellf) while the girls do their parts admirably. It's the ultimate revenge tale of women spurned.

The Witches Of Eastwick Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

One Man Gang

March 21st, 2012, 8:33 PM

Shrek 2 - Probably the best of that franchise. Haven't seen it in a while though.

Phone Booth - Do these things even exist anymore? The movie was more like a short.

Benny & Joon - Good fun. Depp is always excellent playing someone off their rocker.

Down With Love - The film kinda irritates me. It's also kinda boring. Too much cheese.

The Witches of Eastwick - Love the score by John Williams. Always enjoy Jack Nicholson.

Sancty

March 21st, 2012, 8:36 PM

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298) The Legend of Zorro (1998)

Starring: Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Stuart Wilson, Matt Letscher and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Directed By: Martin Campbell

Budget: 65,000,000
Gross: $250,288,523
(Gross is 385% of Budget)

The Premise: The elder Zorro trains his replacement to fight the enemy Montero. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
Nada

Memorable Quotations

Don Diego de la Vega: You have passion, Alejandro, and your skill is growing. But to enter Montero's world, I must give you something which is completely beyond your reach.
Alejandro Murrieta: Ah, yes? And what is that?
Don Diego de la Vega: Charm.

Captain Harrison Love: [Fighting with Zorro] You're doing well. Your brother would have shot himself by now.

Alejandro Murrieta: I miss my brother, sir.
Don Diego de la Vega: Your brother is dead. We lose the ones we love; we cannot change it. Put it aside.
Alejandro Murrieta: How? How can I do what is needed, when all I feel is... hate.
Don Diego de la Vega: You hide it
[Holds up black mask]
Don Diego de la Vega: with this.

Alejandro: I've never lost a fight.
Don Diego de la Vega: Except to a crippled old man just now.

Elena: [in a confessional, Alejandro posing as a priest] Forgive me father for I have sinned. It has been three days since my last confession.
Alejandro Murrieta: Three days? How many sins could you have committed in three days? Come back when you have more time, please.

Elena: [in a confessional, Alejandro posing as a priest] I have broken the fourth commandment, padre.
Alejandro Murrieta: You killed somebody?
Elena: No, that is not the fourth commandment.
Alejandro Murrieta: [pause] Of course not. Tell me, in what way did you break the most sacred of commandments.
Elena: I dishonored my father.
Alejandro Murrieta: That is not so bad. Maybe your father deserved it.
Elena: What?
Alejandro Murrieta: I said tell me more, my child.

Alejandro Murrieta: I would have killed him.
Don Diego de la Vega: No, not today. He is trained to kill. You seem trained to drink. Oh, yes, my friend, you would have fought very bravely, and died very quickly. Who then would avenge your brother?

Fray Felipe: This is the house of God!
Captain Harrison Love: We'll be gone before he gets back.

Interesting Trivia

Originally, Anthony Hopkins refused the part of Don Diego de la Vega because he had too much pain in his back. A laser operation made an end on the pain and made it possible for him to accept the part.

In order to accomplish the effect of Elena's dress falling off from being sliced up by Zorro, a wire was attached to the dress to pull the dress off. (See also the goofs section.)

Raul Julia was originally supposed play Diego de la Vega but died before he could take the role.

Sean Connery turned down the part later played by Anthony Hopkins.

Anthony Hopkins impersonates Bernardo, Zorro's butler in the original stories. Zorro was a major inspiration for Batman, and Bernardo became the butler Alfred Pennyworth. Hopkins was also offered this role in Batman Begins.

Shockingly, Antonio Banderas is now tied for most appearances on the list with 3 (Craig T. Nelson, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Downey Jr.) while Martin Campbell joins a very exclusive group of directors with multiple films (Spielberg, Heckerling, Favreau, Bird)

My Thoughts: It's a good swashbuckling bit of fun. Hopkins is a little laughable as the elder Zorro but the charm he brings to the part makes up for the irony. He also has great chemistry with Banderas who may have been at the peak of his fame here. As for Zeta Jones, she looks nice and doesn't come off like Antonio's sister which helps the part.

The Mask of Zorro - Movie Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 24th, 2012, 6:34 PM

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297) Men In Black

Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Tony Shalhoub, Rip Torn, Vincent D'Onofrio and Linda Fiorentino
Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld

Budget: $90,000,000
Gross: $589,390,539
(Gross is 655% of Budget)

The Premise: Two men who keep an eye on aliens in New York City must try to save the world after a group of aliens threaten to blow it up. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Makeup
BMI Film Music Award - Danny Elfman
MTV Movie Award - Best Fight - Will Smith and an alien
MTV Movie Award - Best Movie Song - "Men In Black"

Memorable Quotations

Edgar: I go out, I work my butt off to make a living, all I want is to come home to a nice clean house with a nice fat steak on the table, but instead I get this. It looks like poison. Don't you take that away, I'm eating that, damn it! It IS poison, isn't it? I swear to God I would not be surprised if it was, the way you skulk around here like a dog that's been hit too much or ain't been hit enough, I can't make up my mind. You're useless, Beatrice. The only thing that pulls its weight around here is my goddamn truck!

[Just then, a flying saucer smashes his truck, and Edgar comes out of the house to look at the damage]

Edgar: Figures.

Kay: All right, Beatrice, there was no alien. The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.

Jay: Wait a minute. You just flash that thing, it erases her memory, and you just make up a new one?

Kay: A standard issue neuralyzer.

Jay: And that weak-ass story's the best you can come up with?

Kay: On a more personal note Beatrice, Edgar ran off with an old girlfriend. You're gonna go stay with your mom a couple nights. You're gonna get over it and decide you're better off.

Jay: Well, yeah, you know, 'cause 'cause he never appreciated you anyway. In fact, you know what - you kicked HIM out! And now that he's gone you're gonna go into town, you go to Bloomingdale's and find some nice dresses, get yourself some shoes, you know, find somewhere, maybe you can get a facial. And, uh, oh - hire a decorator to come in here quick, 'cause... DAMN.

Edwards: [chasing perp] Freeze! NYPD! Freeze!
[the perp he is chasing does not slow down]
Edwards: Freeze means stop!

[J has just jumped from a bridge onto a tour bus]
Jay: [to startled passengers] It just be raining black people in New York!

Jay: [Kay is blaring "Promised Land" by Elvis Presley on the car's stereo] You do know Elvis is dead, right?
Kay: No, Elvis is not dead. He just went home.

Interesting Trivia

Chris O'Donnell was first offered the role of J, but he turned it down because he thought it was another "new recruit" role like his performance of Dick Grayson from Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. David Schwimmer was also asked to play the role of J before Will Smith, but turned it down.

Clint Eastwood was offered the role of K but turned it down.

Tommy Lee Jones only accepted the role of K after Steven Spielberg promised the script would improve. He had been disappointed with the first draft, which he felt did not capture the tone of the comic.

Will Smith was cast because Barry Sonnenfeld's wife was a fan of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Sonnenfeld also liked his performance in Six Degrees of Separation.

Quentin Tarantino was originally offered the chance to direct, but turned it down.

Will Smith, after reading the script, did not want to accept the role, but his wife Jada Pinkett Smith convinced him to take the part.

The "known aliens" visible on the screen include Al Roker, Isaac Mizrahi, Danny DeVito, director Barry Sonnenfeld, Chloe Sonnenfeld (the director's daughter), Sylvester Stallone, Dionne Warwick, Newt Gingrich, Anthony Robbins, George Lucas, and executive producer Steven Spielberg.

Linda Fiorentino "won" her role in Men in Black in a poker game with director Barry Sonnenfeld. Afterwards he warned her she would not be in any nude scenes.

In the scene where K takes J through the arrivals and customs area, there is an alien father and son. The father is played by Debbie Lee Carrington, who went on to dress up as a mini-Mimi Bobeck on The Drew Carey Show, while the son was played by Verne Troyer, who went on to play Mini-Me in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

The line Will Smith says after jumping on the double-decker bus, "It just be raining black people in New York", was improvised on the set, but the producers liked it so much that they kept it. (I knew it!!!)

Actor Vincent D'Onofrio researched his role as Edgar by watching a lot of bug documentaries. In order to achieve his character's distinctive walk, he put on knee braces so he couldn't bend his legs, and taped up his ankles.

When K is in the diner for the first time with James Edwards, the scene starts with the punchline of a joke that K is telling; the rest of the joke is likely some variation on the following: A farmer decided to go into town to see a movie along with his pet rooster. Noticing that no animals were allowed inside the cinema, he smuggled the rooster into the theater in his front overall pocket and unzipped it once the lights had dimmed and the movie had started so the rooster could see. The woman sitting next to him eventually noticed, and nudged her husband. "I think this man is a pervert. He's got his cock out." Her husband replies, "So? It's nothing you haven't seen before." to which she says "But honey, this one's eating my popcorn!"

Tommy Lee Jones and Rip Torn both make their second appearance on the list with this entry

1 of only 7 movies on this list to win an Oscar (E.T., Jaws, The Incredibles, Wonder Boys, Indian Jones T.O.D., Sense & Sensibility)

My Thoughts: I went about 6 years between seeing movies in the theatre (King Ralph), and Men In Black was the movie that ended the drought. It was a friend's idea and I was a little concerned at the cartoony premise of the film. Will Smith's 2 comic lines about raining black men in New York and freeze meaning stop hooked me in to the film. Smith is still largely playing the Fresh Prince role (slightly more grown-up) that he also presented in Made In America and Independence Day but it works for his due to his abundance of natural charm.

Smith and Jones are the perfect odd couple pairing and Rip Torn provides an excellent foil for both men. There are things I don't like (the dog for one), but it's a good popcorn film. It's a shame the sequel destroyed the series to the degree that only a decade off could (hopefully) remedy.

Men in Black Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 24th, 2012, 8:03 PM

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296) Top Gun (1986)

Starring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt, James Tolkan, Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins and Val Kilmer
Directed By: Tony Scott

Budget: $15,000,000
Gross: $353,816,701
(Gross is 2359% of Budget)

The Premise: The macho students of an elite US Flying school for advanced fighter pilots compete to be best in the class, and one romances the teacher. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Music, Original Song - Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock - For the song "Take My Breath Away".
Golden Globe - Best Originial Song - Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock - For the song "Take My Breath Away".
People's Choice Award - Favoirte Motion Picture
Brit Award - Best Soundtrack

Memorable Quotations

Iceman: You two really are cowboys.
Maverick: What's your problem, Kazanski?
Iceman: You're everyone's problem. That's because every time you go up in the air, you're unsafe. I don't like you because you're dangerous.
Maverick: That's right! Ice... man. I am dangerous.

Viper: Good morning, gentlemen, the temperature is 110 degrees.
Wolfman: Holy shit, it's Viper!
Goose: Viper's up here, great... oh shit...
Maverick: Great, he's probably saying, "Holy shit, it's Maverick and Goose."
Goose: Yeah, I'm sure he's saying that.

Viper: In case some of you are wondering who the best is, they are up here on this plaque.
[turns to Maverick]
Viper: Do you think your name will be on that plaque?
Maverick: Yes, sir.
Viper: That's pretty arrogant, considering the company you're in.
Maverick: Yes, sir.
Viper: I like that in a pilot.

Stinger: Maverick, you just did an incredibly brave thing. What you should have done was land your plane! You don't own that plane, the tax payers do! Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash. You've been busted, you lost your qualifications as section leader three times, put in hack twice by me, with a history of high speed passes over five air control towers, and one admiral's daughter!
Goose: Penny Benjamin?
[Maverick shrugs]
Stinger: And you asshole, you're lucky to be here!
Goose: Thank you, sir.
Stinger: And let's not bullshit Maverick. Your family name ain't the best in the Navy. You need to be doing it better, and cleaner than the other guy. Now what is it with you?
Maverick: Just want to serve my country, be the best pilot in the Navy, sir.
Stinger: Don't screw around with me Maverick. You're a hell of an instinctive pilot. Maybe too good. I'd like to bust your butt but I can't. I got another problem here. I gotta send somebody from this squadron to Miramar. I gotta do something here, I still can't believe it. I gotta give you your dream shot! I'm gonna send you up against the best. You two characters are going to Top Gun.

Iceman: You can be my wingman any time.
Maverick: Bullshit! You can be mine.

Interesting Trivia

Val Kilmer did not want to be in this film, but was forced to by contractual obligations.

Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Matthew Broderick, Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox and Tom Hanks all turned down the role of Maverick. Charlie Sheen, Jim Carrey, Rob Lowe, Eric Stoltz, John Travolta, Scott Baio and Robert Downey Jr. were considered for the role of Maverick. Sheen would later go on to spoof the role in the 1991 comedy Hot Shots

Bryan Adams was asked to allow his song "Only the Strong Survive" on the soundtrack, but he refused because he felt that the film glorified war. The producers also wanted to use the Bruce Springsteen song "Born in the USA" but attempts to secure the song were unsuccessful. (Rather humourous considering that Springsteen is the American Bryan Adams)

Judas Priest were asked to contribute the song "Reckless" to the soundtrack, but declined because they thought the movie would flop. Two years later, they contributed a cover of Johnny Be Good to the movie of the same name, which turned out to be a flop.

The piano scene and the final bar/jukebox scene were shot in a San Diego restaurant called Kansas City BBQ, at the corner of Kettner Blvd and W. Harbor Drive. The restaurant housed many props and memorabilia from the film, including the jukebox and Maverick's flight helmet sits behind the bar in a locked display case. However, on June 26, 2008 Kansas City BBQ suffered a grease fire that destroyed much of the interior of the establishment. The restaurant has since been repaired to its original state, but all of the original Top Gun memorabilia on display was lost.

During the filming of some sequences from civilian aircraft, longtime Hollywood stunt pilot Art Scholl was killed. A biplane he was flying crashed off the Pacific Coast. The film is dedicated to his memory.

Director Tony Scott wrote a quick check for $25,000 to the commander of the aircraft carrier in order to capture one vital external shot.

The love scene between Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis was filmed after initial test screenings. Moviegoers complained that there was no love scene, so the company obliged. McGillis, however, had already dyed her hair darker for her next film. This is why the scene is tinted blue. Also noticeable as a subsequent shoot due to the longer length of Tom Cruise's hair (particularly in front).

Like the love scene, the elevator scene (where Maverick and Charlie meet after Mav's workout) was filmed post-production. Kelly McGillis's hair had already been colored for another movie role, that is why she is wearing a hat. Tom Cruise's hair is longer in the shot, as well.

Riding on the back of this film's success, the US Navy set up recruiting booths in the major cinemas to try and catch some of the adrenaline charged guys leaving the screenings. They had the highest applications rate for years as a result.

After the "Car chase" when Charlie tells Maverick that she didn't want anyone to find out she was falling for him, Maverick originally had a line to say. Tom Cruise forgot the line and "ad libbed" by kissing Kelly McGillis instead. Tony Scott liked it so much, he left the scene like that.

Director Tony Scott was officially fired three times during production.

In preparation for his role, Tom Cruise was allowed to take 3 rides in the F-14 Tomcat. He vomited during the first trip but was okay during the other two.

Kenny Loggins was not the first choice to record the song 'Danger Zone' for the film. 'Toto' and REO Speedwagon were two of the groups considered prior to Loggins.

When the guys, as students, were first being spoken to by Charlie in the hanger, Maverick explains that he gave "the bird" to a MiG. She asks how he saw the MiG up close, and he says he was flying inverted. Right then, Ice coughs "bullshit" and the guys laughed. The "bullshit" line was ad libbed by Val Kilmer.

Anthony Edwards, Michael Ironside, and Rick Rossovich all went on to roles in the t.v. series ER. Edwards: Dr. Mark Greene, Ironside: Dr. William "Wild Willy" Swift, Rossovich: Dr. John "Tag" Taglieri

The motorcycle ridden by Tom Cruise in the movie is a Kawasaki Ninja 900 / GPz900R, then the fastest production motorcycle in the world.

Anthony Edwards is the only actor who didn't vomit while in the fighter jets.

Tom Cruise actually had to wear lifts in his scenes with Kelly McGillis. Cruise is 5'7" while McGillis is 5'10"

John Travolta was considered for the role of Maverick, but his agent's asking price for him was too high, especially in lieu of his recent box-office flops.

Make it back to back Oscar winning films, bringing our total to 8

Tom Cruise and Tim Robbins both make their second appearance on the list while Meg Ryan is the first female actor to join the esteemed 3 movie club

Tony Scott is the 6th director with multiple appearances on the list

Despite having only the 14th highest gross, Top Gun has the 3rd highest gross/budget ratio of any major studio released film on this list (E.T., Jaws)

My Thoughts: Make no mistake, Top Gun is the epitome of 80's excess and cheese in movie-making but it does it so well. First the plot, although somewhat formulaic, is performed brilliantly by its cast. It's somewhat stunning how many big stars are in this film. Check out Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins in very small roles acting sublimely. Secondly, the bigness of the plot/setting, fighter pilots in the navy make the ridiculous focus on scenary shots and special effects not only forgiveable but a strength. Finally, the score and licensed use of original songs is just brilliant and leads to the incredible atmosphere created in Top Gun.

Top Gun (1986) Original Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 24th, 2012, 8:04 PM

One Man Gang

March 24th, 2012, 8:20 PM

The Mask of Zorro - Never was much of a Zorro fan so the movie is just kinda "meh" for me.

Men In Black - Clever film.

Top Gun - It's actually not that bad. At the very least it's memorable. Commander Geordi Laforge has a small role in it too.

Sancty

March 25th, 2012, 7:48 AM

Sancty

March 25th, 2012, 8:13 AM

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295) The Great Outdoors (1988)

Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Annette Benning and Stephanie Faracy
Directed By: Howard Deutch

Budget: $24,000,000
Gross: $43,455,230
(Gross is 181% of Budget)

The Premise: A Chicago man's hope for a peaceful family vacation in the woods is shattered when the annoying in-laws drop in.

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Chet is being pulled by the boat on water-skies at high speed]
Chet: You bastard! You bastard!
Roman: I think he's saying go faster.

[the family has just returned from a restaurant where Chet finished a 96oz steak. They find that raccoons have overturned the garbage cans]
Roman: Look at the size of the maggots on that meat!

Roman: Why do Chet's kids look at him like he's Zeus and my kids look at me like I'm a rack of lawn tools at Sears?

Roman: I gotta go to the John, I'll be right back. Gonna introduce Mr Thick Dick to Mr Urinal Cake!

Interesting Trivia

The Great Outdoors was Annette Benning's Film Debut

Considering this, it is ironic that Benning is the only actor not making their debut on this list.

My Thoughts: I don't know if John Candy would be a movie star today. The closest thing we have today might be Kevin James or the guy from Mike and Molly, neither of whom really do much for me to be honest. Big guys now are reduced to playing the role of fat guy whereas Candy was funny and that funnyness hardly ever made mention of his weight.

Candy was made for the 80s, I think the 90s proved that his types of roles were running out and the business was moving on. This may be Candy at his peak, playing the secure but lovable schmuck who just wants to get one over on the smug bastard of a brother in law he has to deal with in Aykroyd, who is doing a less prissy, more asshole version of role from Trading Places.

Everyone else performs adequately but this film is all about the dynamic between Candy and Aykroyd. They're put in as many scenes together as possible and the purpose of the wives may be little more than to act as plot aides so the protagonists can reveal their emotions without resorting to soliloquy.

Great Outdoors trailer (1988) - YouTube

The List So Far:

295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

One Man Gang

March 25th, 2012, 10:55 AM

The Great Outdoors - Classic. The funniest part is watching it on TBS where they replace the word "ass" with "kazoo." That and the bald headed bear.

I really miss John Candy. :(

Sancty

March 26th, 2012, 7:48 PM

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294) The Perfect Storm (2000)

Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Mitchell Fichtner, John Hawkes, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Ironside, Karen Allen and Diane Lane
Directed By: Wolfgang Petersen

Budget: $140,000,000
Gross: $328,718,434
(Gross is 235% of Budget)

The Premise: An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Bobby Shatford: Skip, what are we gonna do about those numbers? They suck.
Captain Billy Tyne: The boys are talking? About how I lost it? Billy Tyne's lost it? Things get a little slow they're ready to draw and quarter you. I didn't think you would go along with them.
Bobby Shatford: It's not that, Skip. I'm out here because I need the money.
Captain Billy Tyne: You know, last trip I thought you had something to offer. But you know, you're just a punk.
Bobby Shatford: Hey, you promised me a shitload of fish!
Captain Billy Tyne: You'll get a shitload of fish. I've gone out before and motored back with so much stock little boys like you had to pack it on the pier. I always find the fish, always! And I will this time. So don't fuck with me!

Bobby Shatford: I got a woman who I can't stand to be two feet away from.
Captain Billy Tyne: Congratulations.
Bobby Shatford: Then again, I love to fish.
Captain Billy Tyne: Son, you've got a problem.

Billy's voice: The fog's just lifting. Throw off your bow line; throw off your stern. You head out to South channel, past Rocky Neck, Ten Pound Island. Past Niles Pond where I skated as a kid. Blow your air-horn and throw a wave to the lighthouse keeper's kid on Thatcher Island. Then the birds show up: black backs, herring gulls, big dump ducks. The sun hits ya - head North. Open up to 12 - steamin' now. The guys are busy; you're in charge. Ya know what? You're a goddam swordboat captain! Is there any thing better in the world?

Bobby Shatford: Christina? Christina, can you hear me? I don't know if you can, but I'm talking to ya, baby. Do you know how much I love you? I loved you the moment I saw you. I love you now, and I'll love you forever. No goodbye. There's only love, Christina. Only love.

[Bob Brown enters the tavern to see everyone looking at him with blank faces]
Ethel Shatford: If it was good news, he would've called us.

Dale 'Murph' Murphy: This is gonna be hard on my little boy.

Interesting Trivia

Nicolas Cage was originally named as the lead to play local fisherman Bobby Shatford but was forced to back out because of other commitments.

Mark Wahlberg stayed in Bobby Shatford's room above the Crow's Nest bar and even checked ID's at the door one night.

Three days of exterior shots were filmed on the edge of Hurricane Floyd for the early portions of the storm.

Towards the end of Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio's emotional speech in the church at Gloucester, her microphone picked up her pounding heartbeat. Director Wolfgang Petersen liked the effect, so it remains audible on the soundtrack.

Michael Ironside, who plays Bob Brown, the "Andrea Gail"'s owner, was apparently mistaken for the character he plays by one of the town locals.

In the film's beginning, the Andrea Gail is shown offloading an unimpressive catch and Billy Tyne is depicted as having "lost his touch." In reality Tyne and his crew returned from that trip with an abundant catch. Likewise, the relationship between Tyne and Linda Greenlaw was fictitious. Tyne and Greenlaw were barely acquainted in real life.

My Thoughts: This should have been the movie that proved to me the brilliance of both Wahlberg and Clooney but both of those would have to wait a few years as I was mesmorized by the effects, the story and to be fair, the brilliant job done by John C. Reilly. That man is a gem. Having looked back upon the trailer all I want to do is watch this film again!

The duelling speeches to close the film by Marky Mark and Doug Ross are both brilliant, in the end, I'll take Danny Ocean's for the win.

"The Perfect Storm" Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

The Rick

March 26th, 2012, 10:27 PM

Sancty

March 28th, 2012, 7:03 PM

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/39/MPW-19615

293) Assassins (1995)

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas and Julianne Moore
Directed By: Richard Donner

Budget: $50,000,000
Gross: $83,200,000
(Gross is 166% of Budget)

The Premise: Robert Rath is a seasoned hitman who just wants out of the business with no back talk. But, as things go, it ain't so easy. A younger, peppier assassin named Bain is having a field day trying to kill said older assassin. Rath teams up with a computer hacker named Electra to defeat the obsessed Bain. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
None

Memorable Quotations

Miguel Bain: Killing a woman, it's not the same as killing a man. You have to pull the trigger a different way.

Miguel Bain: I beat you to the buyers, and now I've beat you to the mark. I'm sorry, but I think I picked the wrong guy to be my hero.

Interesting Trivia

The lead role was originally written with Sean Connery in mind but he was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts. Michael Douglas and Arnold Schwarzenegger were also considered for the role of Robert Rath.

Woody Harrelson and Tom Cruise were considered for the role of Miguel Bain. Christian Slater turned down the role of Miguel Bain.

At 132 minutes long, Assasins is the 8th longest film on the list

Julianne Moore makes her 2nd appearance on the list and Antonio Banderas is our new leader with his 4th film

My Thoughts: This is the typical young lion/old lion tale. Told to perfection by Banderas and Stallone. This was my introduction to Banderas and he provided a certain romantic attachment to the process of killing which simply made the character of Miguel.

Assassins Trailer 1995 - {Stallone & banderas} - YouTube

The List So Far:

293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

March 29th, 2012, 6:39 PM

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292) Oliver! (1968)
WINNER - Best Picture - 1969 Academy Awards

Starring: Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Oliver Reed, Jack Wild and Shani Wallis
Directed By: Carol Reed

Budget: $10,000,000
Gross: $40,000,000
(Gross is 400% of budget)

The Premise:Musical adaptation about an orphan who runs away from an orphanage and hooks up with a group of boys trained to be pickpockets by an elderly mentor. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Picture
OSCAR - Best Director - Carol Reed
OSCAR - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
OSCAR - Best Music, Score of a Musical Picture (Original or Adaptation) - Johnny Green
OSCAR - Best Sound
Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture - Musical/Comedy
Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy

Memorable Quotations

[about Oliver]
Mr. Bumble: Mother came to us destitute. Brings a child into the world, takes one look at him and promptly dies - -without leaving so much as a forwarding name and address!

Oliver Twist: Please sir, I want some more.
Mr. Bumble: [thinking he must not have heard right] What?
Oliver Twist: Please sir, I want some...
[pauses hesitatingly]
Oliver Twist: more?
Mr. Bumble: [surprised beyond belief] More?

Mr. Brownlow: In the eyes of the law, you are the more guilty of the two, for the law supposes that your wife acts under your direction.
Mr. Bumble: If that's what the law supposes, sir, then the law is a ass! If that be the eyes of the law, sir, then the law is a bachelor!

Fagin: [sings] I'm reviewing the situation / Can a fellow be a villain all his life? / All the trials and tribulations. / Better settle down and get myself a wife! / And a wife would cook and sew for me, / And come for me, and go for me, / And go for me, and nag at me, / The fingers, she would wag at me. / The money she would take from me. / A misery, she'll make from me... I think I'd better think it out again!

Interesting Trivia

Early rumors regarding casting included Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor as Bill and Nancy, and either Laurence Harvey or Peter Sellers as Fagin; though eventually Ron Moody was asked to reprise his stage role. Jack Wild had played one of Fagin's boys in the London production, but was now old enough to play the Artful Dodger. Shani Wallis finally won the role of Nancy nearly a year after first auditioning when she demonstrated an acceptable Cockney accent - the one she grew up with.

Michael Caine auditioned for the role of Bill Sikes.

Although Ron Moody had played Fagin to great acclaim on the London stage, he was only allowed to repeat his performance in the film after Peter Sellers and Peter O'Toole had reportedly turned down the role. Ron Moody recalled that he did not know for certain until the first day of filming whether he had been cast or not.

The cast included 84 boys between 8 and 15 years of age, and one member of Parliament suggested they were being exploited just as the depicted orphans had been. The filmmakers replied that they needed protection more than the boys did, due to the rowdy nature of the production during the summer.

While filming the scene where Oliver gets a peek at Fagin's treasure, director Carol Reed was not satisfied with the reaction on Mark Lester's face. Later, while re-shooting the scene, he hid a small white rabbit in his pocket and stood behind the camera. As Ron Moody opened the box of treasures, Reed pulled the rabbit out of his pocket. Lester's reaction to the sight of the rabbit was then used in the final film.

Mark Lester did not do his own singing in Oliver! It was dubbed by Kathe Green, daughter of Johnny Green, the music arranger/supervisor on the film. Johnny revealed this for the first time publicly in 1988 during an interview on the 20th anniversary of the film. He says that Mark Lester was "tone deaf and arrhythmic". He originally had two boys set to dub his singing but during post production they realized their voices didn't match Mark's look, so they used Johnny's daughter instead.

This is the last G-rated film to win the Best Picture Academy Award. It was also the last musical to win the Best Picture Oscar until Chicago 34 years later.

The cast rehearsed for 6 months before a single frame was shot.

The first time Mark Lester saw Ron Moody out of his Fagin make-up, he didn't recognize him.

With 5 Oscar Wins and 11 nominations, Oliver! is the leader on this list in both categories

Oliver! is the first film on this list to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Oliver! is also the third longest film on this list at a whopping 153 minutes.

My Thoughts: Although perhaps not as gritty as David Lean's 1949 version, Oliver! is just a wonderful time watching a wonderful film. The casting is spot on, the acting is superb, the set creation magnificent and the musical numbers come off as effortless and stay with you for weeks. Oliver! is a masterpiece and I may have ranked it too low here.

Oliver! - Trailer [1968] [41st Oscar Best Picture] - YouTube

The List So Far:

292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

April 3rd, 2012, 7:21 PM

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/9/A70-4796

291) Needful Things (1993)

Starring: Max von Sydow, Ed Harris and Bonnie Bedelia
Directed By: Fraser Clarke Heston

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $15,185,672 (Domestic Only)
(Budget/Gross ratio is Unknown)

The Premise:A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: None

Memorable Quotations

[Alan is trying to break up an argument between Deputy Norris and Danforth]
Alan: You know, guys, I moved here and I thought, Great! I'm outta the big city and I'm finally in a place where everybody isn't gonna be crawling up everybody's asshole every day! A place where maybe my biggest nightmare is gonna be getting some goddamn cat out of a tree! But forget that! EVERYBODY IS INSANE, EVERYWHERE!

Buster: I just killed my wife. Is that bad?
Leland: Hey, these things happen.

Leland Gaunt: Oh. You know, there are days I really hate this job. This is not my best work, not by a long shot. Oh, sure, a few murders and a couple of rather lovely explosions. I would hardly call it a rousing success, but what the hell? I'll be back. In the meantime, you and Polly, you are two terrific kids, and you'll marry her. Trust me. She's a lovely girl, Alan. You'll have a wonderful family. Oh, by the way, give my regards to your grandson. Bob will be his name, International Trade his game. I'll see him in Jakarta, 2053. August 14th. 10a.m. A nice, sunny day. We'll make headlines.

Leland Gaunt: If it's too hot in here, Mr. Jewett, just say the word. I'm afraid I have a tendency to turn up the heat.

Father Meehan: If there's a devil in this town, it's that damned Reverend Willie Rose!
Alan Pingborn: You believe me now, Father? You still think he's a decent man? The Devil just blew up your damn church!
Father Meehan: That's not the Devil. It's those God-damned Baptists!

Leland Gaunt: The young carpenter from Nazareth? I know him well. Promising young man. He died badly.

Interesting Trivia

This was the feature film debut for director Fraser Clarke Heston, who had played the infant Moses in The Ten Commandments. During the filming, he took Max von Sydow (who played Jesus in The Greatest Story Ever Told) aside to discuss how he would play the upcoming scene. One observer noted, "That's something you don't see every day - Moses telling Jesus how to play the devil."

The setting of Needful Things is a fictional town called Castle Rock, Maine - as in Stephen King's novel. The distribution company Castle Rock was named after it when it released Stand by Me. Castle Rock was also the setting for The Dead Zone, Cujo, and The Dark Half.

This is the second appearance on the list for Ed Harris and director Fraser Clarke Heston

My Thoughts: I always mark out a little for films where the villain gets away with it in the end. This may have been the first film I ever saw which did that. Once again, it's got to be easier to produce a quality film when you've got great source material but Ed Harris and Max von Sydow do a fine job working their way through an absolutely brilliant script (plot wise). At times the dialogue is a little cringeworthy but usually that's the dialogue not performed by Harris or von Sydow.

Needful Things (1993) Trailer Ingles - YouTube

The List So Far:

291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

April 3rd, 2012, 7:46 PM

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290) Peter Pan (1953)

Starring: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Bill Thompson and Hans Conried
Directed By: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske and Jack Kinney

Budget: $4,000,000
Gross: $87,404,651 (Domestic Only)
(Domestic Gross is 2185% of Budget)

The Premise: Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: None

Memorable Quotations

Peter Pan: Second star to the right and straight on till morning.

Captain Hook: [about to lower a bomb into Peter Pan's hideout] And now, Smee, to take care of master Peter Pan.
Mr. Smee: But, Captain, wouldn't it be more humane-like to slit his throat?
Captain Hook: Aye, that it would, Mr Smee. But I have given me word not to lay a finger, or a hook, on Peter Pan. And Captain Hook never breaks a promise.

Captain Hook: A jealous female can be tricked into anything.

Peter Pan: Girls talk too much!

Interesting Trivia

22 year-old Margaret Kerry (who measured 35-25-36) was the real-life model for Tinker Bell.

Although original author J.M. Barrie is credited, this is the only major film version of "Peter Pan" which uses little of his original dialogue. (Even the live-action musical versions, as well as the 1924 silent film version, use much of Barrie's original dialogue.)

In compliance with the tradition of the stage version, the same actor, Hans Conried, performed the roles of both Mr. Darling and Captain Hook.

The melody for "The Second Star to the Right" was originally written for Alice in Wonderland for a song that was to be called "Beyond the Laughing Sky".

Bobby Driscoll (as a voice actor) was the first male to play the title role on film. This was his sixth Disney film.

In the original play, Hook loses his right hand, but the Disney artists felt that would limit his actions too much, and switched the hook to the left hand.

Though the film was extremely successful, Walt Disney himself was dissatisfied with the finished product. He felt that the character of Peter Pan was cold and unlikable.

When Walt Disney was a child, he played Peter Pan in a school function.

This is the first production in which Tinker Bell has a form. In all prior stage productions she was represented by a spot of light.

Active story development began in the early 40s as Walt Disney intended for Peter Pan to be a follow-up to Bambi. Plans were put on hold however with the outbreak of World War II and would stay that way up until after the war ended.

In the originally planned version Nana traveled with the children to Neverland. It also had a much darker ending.

The shortest movie on our list so far at a breezy 77 minutes

My Thoughts: I think I'm tired. I have very little to say about Peter Pan. It's a very enjoyable film. I don't think I realized how much I loved Captain Hook as a character until I got much older.

Disney's Peter Pan Trailer (1953) - YouTube

The List So Far:

290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

One Man Gang

April 3rd, 2012, 10:52 PM

The Perfect Storm - Not a bad flick. Scary to think about a storm like that though.

Assassins - Never seen it

Oliver! - Love it. Probably one of my favorite movie musicals. Owen the soundtrack and everything. Good stuff.

Needful Things - First Steven King book I ever read. The movie was okay. Liked the score by Patrick Doyle.

Disney's Peter Pan - Classic. I sometimes find myself humming a tune or two from the flick. Even "never smile at a crocodile" which is probably the most famous Disney song to be edited from a flick.

lotjx

April 4th, 2012, 7:39 AM

Sancty

April 6th, 2012, 1:52 PM

Sancty

April 6th, 2012, 2:21 PM

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289) The Final Cut (2004)

Starring: Robin Williams, Jim Caviezel and Mira Sorvino
Directed By: Omar Naim

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $551,281 (Domestic Only)
(Gross/Budget ratio is unknown)

The Premise: Set in a world with memory implants, Robin Williams plays a cutter, someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories. His latest assignment is one that puts him in danger. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: None

Memorable Quotations

Jennifer: Perhaps... some things are best forgotten.
Alan: Perhaps.

Fletcher: It's for the greater good, Alan. Your life will mean something. I promise.

Alan Hakman: The dead mean nothing to me, Mrs. Bannister. I took this job because I respect the living.

Alan Hakman: I forgive people long after they can be punished for their sins.

Interesting Trivia

Although I only have access to domestic data, The Final Cut made the least money of any flick on this list to this point. The 2nd least money (also domestic only), Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory made almost 8 times, The Final Cut's $551,281

My Thoughts: I only encountered this film when my father in law brought it home from the video store (remember those?). I sat down to watch it fairly ambivalently; I have always been a big fan of Robin Williams in serious roles but had sat through a large amount of dreck from the man in recent years, and I'm not the biggest fan of Science Fiction type flicks. To my surprise, The Final Cut was a brilliant criticism of privacy and ownership of memory that may have hit the world 6-7 years too soon. The film speaks very much to modern recording processes such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, and it's criticisms could be well heeded.

Williams is a master in this film as he turns back the clock one last time.

THE FINAL CUT Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

April 7th, 2012, 9:40 AM

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288) Michael (1996)

Starring: John Travolta, Andie MacDowell, Bob Hoskins, Jean Stapleton and William Hurt
Directed By: Nora Ephron

Budget: $46,000,000
Gross: $119,718,203
(Gross is 260% of budget)

The Premise: Two tabloid reporters checking out a report of the Archangel Michael living with an old woman find that it's true. But that's not the only surprise. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: None

Memorable Quotations

Michael: And you just gotta remember, Sparky - no matter what they tell you - you can *never* have too much sugar.

Michael: You know, I invented marriage
Pansy Milbank: Oh really?
Michael: Yep. All these people were milling around, trying to get together, everything was in chaos so I told 'em, "Have a ceremony".

Michael: Remember what John and Paul said.
Frank Quinlan: The apostles?
Michael: No, the Beatles. All you need is love.

Michael: You gotta learn to laugh, it's the way to true love.

Dorothy Winters: It's cookies, he smells like cookies, and the smell gets stronger when he's in heat.

Interesting Trivia

This is Bob Hoskins' second appearance on this list making him the 48th actor with this distinction. Director Nora Ephron becomes the 9th director with multiple appearances on this list.

According to the voters on IMDB.com, this is the 7th worst movie on my list (Van Wilder 2, Maid In Mahattan, Almost An Angel, Play It To The Bone, Class Act, Mission To Mars). I find it interesting that 2 of the 7 worst movies have to do with angels.

My Thoughts: Made in the wake of Pulp Fiction, Michael provided Travolta a nice bit of character work to do something with. Certainly the premise is far-fetched, and allows for some easy plot development but Travolta, Hurt and MacDowell play their parts very well. The subplot with the dog occupies a bit too much of the storyline but it does deliver the intended effect so fair play to all.

Michael - trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

April 7th, 2012, 1:49 PM

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287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Stephen Collins, Persis Khambatta and DeForest Kelley
Directed By: Robert Wise

Budget: $35,000,000
Gross: $82,258,456 (Domestic Only)
(Gross is 260% of budget)

The Premise: When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine and hopefully stop it. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: None

Memorable Quotations

Commander Spock: It's life, Captain, but not life as we know it.

[Kirk apologizes for assuming command over Captain Decker]
Captain James T. Kirk: I'm sorry, Will.
Commander Willard Decker: No, Admiral. I don't think you're sorry. Not one damned bit. I remember when you recommended me for this command. You told me how envious you were and how much you hoped you'd find a way to get a starship command again. Well, sir, it looks like you found a way.

Captain James T. Kirk: Well, for a man who swore he'd never return to the Starfleet...
Commander Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, M.D.: Just a moment, Captain, sir. I'll explain what happened. Your revered Admiral Nogura invoked a little-known, seldom-used "reserve activation clause." In simpler language, Captain, they DRAFTED me!
Captain James T. Kirk: [In mock horror] They didn't.
Commander Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, M.D.: This was your idea. This was your idea, wasn't it?
Captain James T. Kirk: Bones, there's a... thing... out there.
Commander Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, M.D.: Why is any object we don't understand always called "a thing"?

[after Spock comments that, mentally, V'ger is a child]
Commander Leonard 'Bones' McCoy, M.D.: Spock, this "child" is about to wipe out every living thing on Earth. Now, what do you suggest we do? Spank it?
Commander Spock: It knows only that it needs, Commander. But, like so many of us... it does not know what.

[Kirk sees Spock crying for V'ger]
Commander Spock: Each of us... at some time in our lives, turns to someone - a father, a brother, a God... and asks..."Why am I here? What was I meant to be?"

Interesting Trivia

Paramount then announced that they would be creating a new TV network, initially operating one night a week showing Paramount TV-movies and a new "Star Trek" series about the Enterprise's second 5-year mission, with most of the original cast and the title "Star Trek Phase II". It soon became clear that they could not make a go of the new network, but Paramount continued work on the new series in the hope of selling it to one of the existing networks.

The decision to abandon the series and make the film was made in August 1977, but in order to keep the team together during the necessary renegotiation of contracts, Paramount kept it secret until March 1978; when Rona Barrett broke the secret in December 1977, they denied it. Meanwhile, they pretended that the TV series was still going to happen, even soliciting scripts for episodes that would never be made. Sets built for the TV series were used in the movie, but modelwork had to be redone after the changeover was made public, due to the need for finer detailing in a movie.

The TV series was to have three new regular characters. Paramount was concerned that William Shatner might ask for too much money to continue playing Kirk if the run of the series was extended beyond the initial order of 13 episodes; the character of Decker was created so that if Kirk had to be written out, Decker could become the series' new lead role. Decker was played in the movie by Stephen Collins.

Leonard Nimoy declined to return as Spock for the series, so a new Vulcan character called Lieutenant Xon was created to be the new science officer. An employee of an agent was dating a young actor, David Gautreaux, who had no agent of his own; she suggested him for the part and he got it, then was told that it was actually for a movie. When Nimoy finally agreed to do the movie, Spock replaced Xon in the script and Gautreaux was given the smaller part of Commander Branch.

The V'ger prop was so large and involved so much work that one end of it was being used in scenes while the other end was still being built.

In the scene where Kirk addresses the crew prior to launching, much of the crew were extras who were noted Star Trek fans, including Bjo Trimble, co-organizer of the letter-writing campaign that kept the original Star Trek alive for a third season.

Gene Roddenberry so loved the main theme from the score that he reused it for Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Marcy Lafferty, who plays DiFalco, was married to William Shatner at the time.

The producers and the cast were very worried about their appearance after being away from Star Trek for ten years. Special lighting and camera tricks were used to hide the cast's aging, and William Shatner went on a near-starvation diet prior to filming. However, in all subsequent Star Trek movies it was decided to make the aging of the crew part of the story.

So far, this film still has the longest running time of any Star Trek movie. In fact, until the release of Star Trek this was the only one to break the two-hour mark.

According to the Guinness Book of Records, at the time of its release, this was the most expensive film ever made at a total production cost of US$46 million. However, following the release of Superman II, total production costs of $109 million were attributed to the first two Superman films which were shot simultaneously as a single production. The producers of the Superman films then retroactively attributed a cost of $55 million for Superman and $54 million for Superman II, therefore claiming that Superman was the most expensive film made at that time.

George Takei said that after all the various rumors and false reports of a Star Trek revival project, his initial reaction to the first official announcement of the film being made was "Yeah, right."

Decker and Ilia served as the basis for Star Trek: The Next Generation characters Riker and Troi.

According to Walter Koenig in an interview for the film's DVD, the movie finally came about when Paramount wanted to develop a science fiction movie franchise akin to Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, and it was pointed out that they had one in Star Trek.

My Thoughts: I'm a bit of a Star Trek fanboy and unlike the cast of The Big Bang Theory, I rather enjoyed the first Star Trek film. It's really hard to speak of the movie without giving out massive spoilers. I'll just say that the revelation of V'Ger's identity blew my mind when I first saw the film in high school in the late 90's

Star Trek - The Motion Picture - Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water[/QUOTE]

Sancty

April 7th, 2012, 1:49 PM

One Man Gang

April 7th, 2012, 1:58 PM

The Final Cut - Never seen it

Michael - Meh

Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Kinda slow but excellent score by Jerry Goldsmith and the big reveal of V'Ger make it somewhat interesting. Thankfully the movies got better.

lotjx

April 7th, 2012, 3:06 PM

Chris

April 7th, 2012, 7:01 PM

Sancty

April 7th, 2012, 8:53 PM

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286) S.W.A.T. (2003)

Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Oliver Martinez, Jeremy Renner and Michelle Rodriguez
Directed By: Clark Johnson

Budget: $70,000,000
Gross: $207,725,639
(Gross is 297% of budget)

The Premise: An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: None

Memorable Quotations

Street: So why'd you pick me?
Hondo: To piss off the captain

[about Hondo's S.W.A.T. selection]
Capt. Thomas Fuller: Sanchez is a woman and Street, well he's on my shit list
Hondo: Hey! I'm on your shit list too and I'm the team captain.

Gus: [discussing his wife's disapproval of the soft drink Dr. Pepper] You know the deal, Jim. When we got married, I converted to Mormonism. We can't consume anything that alters our state of mind. We treat out bodies with respect.
Street: And I treat mine like an amusement park. That's the differences that make this country great!

McCabe: [lying in the disabled learjet] How's Boxer?
Hondo: What do you care?
McCabe: C'mon, Hondo, just give me that.
Hondo: He's going to make it.
McCabe: Good.
Hondo: Just couldn't resist, could ya? So what do you wanna do?
McCabe: Goddamnit, Sarge.
[McCabe shoots himself dead]

Interesting Trivia

The actors all received SWAT tactics, weapons and live fire training for the film. Colin Farrell was also given LAPD Driver Training in the Ford Crown Victoria.

Colin Farrell wanted to perform a stunt as his character, in the scene where the S.W.A.T. team rappels down from a helicopter. His request was refused, as a concern for the star's safety. Farrell's stunt double proceeded to break his ankle on the first take of the stunt.

As Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez) is being handcuffed by Jim Street (Colin Farrell), he is seen face down over Alex Trebek's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Alex Trebek also provides the (uncredited) newscast voice-over during this shot.

This is the second appearance for Colin Farrell, LL Cool J, and Jeremy Renner while Samuel L. Jackson joins a very elite group with 3 or more appearances (Banderas with 4, Craig T. Nelson, Meg Ryan, Dreyfuss and Downey Jr. with 3 each).

My Thoughts: SWAT is a great bit of summer fun at the movies. This is back when Farrell was young and still on every drink and chemical he could find. Samuel L. Jackson, LL Cool J and Michelle Rodriguez guaranteed the sass factor would be through the roof. It's a shame that Knox Overstreet is such a bastard in this!

S.W.A.T. Trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW3ZFE_GGh0)

The List So Far:

286) S.W.A.T.
287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

April 8th, 2012, 11:17 PM

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285) The Sound of Music (1965)
WINNER - Best Picture - 1969 Academy Awards

Starring: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Richard Haydn, Peggy Wood, Daniel Truhitte, Charmian Carr and Eleanor Parker
Directed By: Robert Wise

Budget: $8,200,000
Gross: $158,671,368
(Gross is 1935% of budget)

The Premise: A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Picture
OSCAR - Best Director - Robert Wise
OSCAR - Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment
OSCAR - Best Film Editing
OSCAR - Best Sound
Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy)
Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Actress (Musical/Comedy) - Julie Andrews

Memorable Quotations

Mother Abbess: Maria, these walls were not meant to shut out problems. You have to face them. You have to live the life you were born to live.

Captain von Trapp: Oh, there's nothing wrong with the children. Only the governesses.

Captain von Trapp: Maria, there isn't going to be any Baroness anymore.
Maria: I don't understand.
Captain von Trapp: Well, we called off our engagement, you see, and...
Maria: Oh, I'm sorry.
Captain von Trapp: Yes. You are?
Maria: Mm-hmm. You did?
Captain von Trapp: Yes. Well, you can't marry someone when you're in love with someone else... can you?

Liesl: [singing with the children at the Villa] So long, farewell, au revoir, auf Wiedersehen! I'd like to stay and taste my first champagne. Yes?
Captain von Trapp: No!

Interesting Trivia

The first musical number in the film, The Sound of Music, was the final sequence shot in Europe before the cast and crew returned to Los Angeles. It was filmed in late June and early July of 1964. Despite the warm and sunny appearance, Julie Andrews notes that she was freezing running up that mountain over and over again. Director Robert Wise has said that he had to climb one of the trees nearby to be able to overview the helicopter shoot without getting in the picture.

"Sixteen Going On Seventeen" was shot in the gazebo, one of the last to be done. On the first take, Charmian Carr (Liesl) slipped while leaping across a bench, and fell through a pane of glass. Although she was not badly injured, her ankle was hurt and the scene was later shot with her leg wrapped and makeup covering the bandages.

In the closing shot, when the family is climbing over the hills to safety, it is not really Kym Karath as Gretl on the shoulders of Captain von Trapp. In the DVD version, it is revealed that while in Austria, Kym Karath gained a lot of weight. This was one of the last shots filmed and so she was evidently a bit too heavy to be carried on Christopher Plummer's back. Plummer requested a stunt double and that is who's seen being carried on his back.

Two years before the musical made its Broadway debut, Paramount bought the rights to the Von Trapp Singers story, intending to cast Audrey Hepburn as Maria. When Hepburn declined, Paramount dropped plans for a film.

Among kids who auditioned to play one of the Von Trapp children were Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Veronica Cartwright, and the four eldest Osmond Brothers (Alan Osmond, Jay Osmond, Merrill Osmond, and Wayne Osmond). Dreyfuss couldn't dance.

Maria never uses the Captain's first name, "Georg", in the film. Instead, she calls him Captain, Sir, and Darling.

Julie Andrews nearly turned down the role of Maria Von Trapp, fearing the character was too similar to her role in Mary Poppins.

The actors had to be continually hosed down while filming the scene after they had fallen out of the boat, in order to remain dripping wet.

When the film was released in South Korea, it did so much business that some theaters were showing it four and five times a day. One theater owner in Seoul tried to figure out a way to be able to show it even more often, in order to bring in more customers. So he cut out all the musical numbers.

Charmian Carr sang "16 Going On Seventeen" for the movie when she was nearly 22.

Christopher Plummer intensely disliked working on the film. He's been known to refer to it as "The Sound of Mucus" or "S&M" and likened working with Julie Andrews to "being hit over the head with a big Valentine's Day card, every day." Nontheless, he and Andrews have remained close friends ever since. Christopher Plummer admitted that he ate and drank heavily during filming to drown out his unhappiness with making the picture, and found plenty of opportunities to do both in Austria. His costume eventually had to be refitted for his extra weight.

The song "Edelweiss" was written for the musical and is little known in Austria. The song was the last that Oscar Hammerstein II wrote before his passing in 1960.

According to the British tabloid The Sun, the movie was selected by BBC executives as one to be broadcast after a nuclear strike, to improve the morale of survivors. The BBC did not confirm or deny the story, saying, "This is a security issue so we cannot comment".

One of only 4 productions to win both the Best Musical (or Best Play, as applicable) Tony (1960) and the Best Picture Oscar (1965). The other 3 are My Fair Lady (1957/1964), A Man For All Seasons (1962/1966) and Amadeus (1981/1984).

Julie Andrews sang "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" to the children in the cast to entertain them between shooting. Since Mary Poppins hadn't yet been released, they just thought she'd made up the song for them.

This is the second appearance on this list for both Plummer and Andrews. It is also the 2nd appearance for director Robert Wise. He is the 10th director to have multiple entries on the list thus far.

The Sound of Music is the 2nd longest film on this list so far (Casino) at 174 minutes.

The Sound of Music has the 8th smallest budget thus far but the 7th highest gross/budget ratio. It has the 2nd highest gross/budget ratio of any film with only domestic data. (Peter Pan). The Sound of Music is also the 2nd oldest movie on this list (Peter Pan)

The Sound of Music ties Oliver! for most Oscar wins with 5. It trails Oliver! for the lead in Oscar Noms by 1 with 10.

My Thoughts: While not the most macho of films, The Sound of Music is a classic for a reason. Plummer, although miserable as it turns out, is brilliant. Andrews is truly excellent and the children are wonderful. The script is warm, the dynamics feel legitimate, the score and songs are incredibly organic. My only caveat is that at almost 3 hours, it is a marathon to get through.

The Sound of Music - Trailer [1965] [38th Oscar Best Picture] - YouTube

The List So Far:

285) The Sound of Music
286) S.W.A.T.
287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

One Man Gang

April 8th, 2012, 11:33 PM

S.W.A.T - I think I saw this movie...but I can't say it was memorable in any way.

The Sound of Music - I think because my mother watched this once a year for some reason, I grew up resenting it. Mainly because it was long and the sound of the music would fill the house when all I wanted to do was lead toy armies into battle. Of course now having seen it as an adult, I get it. I think there are better musicals, but the performances are great. Plus everyone loves it when Mother Superior says with her Austrian accent "what is it you cunt (can't) face?

Sancty

April 9th, 2012, 8:53 AM

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284) Amazon Women On The Moon (1987)

Starring: Arsenio Hall, Lou Jacobi, Erica Yohn, Phil Hartman, Corey Burton, Michelle Pfeiffer, David Alan Grier, B.B. King, Rosanna Arquette, Steve Guttenberg, Bryan Cranston, Rip Taylor, Steve Allen, Ed Begley Jr., Kelly Preston, Andrew Dice Clay, Carrie Fisher,
Directed By: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis and Robert K. Weiss

Budget: $5,000,000
Gross: $548696
(Gross is 11.0% of budget)

The Premise: A spoof 1950's sci-fi movie, interspersed with various comedy sketches. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: Nada

Memorable Quotations

B.B. King: Did you know that every 7 minutes, a black person is born in this country with no soul?

Slappy White: But I was asked to say a couple of words about Harvey. How about "ugly" and "cheap"? Harvey wrote his will on his cock, and his lawyer said it would not stand up in court.

Pirate Captain: [looking at the FBI Warning on the video] Ohhh, I'm so scared.

Interesting Trivia

The "release date" for the fictional in-movie movie keeps changing: "We now return to our feature film, the 195? classic, Amazon Women on the Moon...".

During the "Video Pirates" segment, inside the treasure chest, there is a videotape of "Reckless Youth," which is the final segment of the movie.

In French, the movie is called "Cheeseburger Film Sandwich", because it's considered as the sequel of "Kentucky Fried Movie", translated as "Hamburger Film Sandwich".

Michelle Pfeiffer and Peter Horton, who play the couple in the "Hospital" sketch, were married in real life at the time the movie was made.

This is the second appearance by Michelle Pfeiffer, Phil Hartman and Erica Yahn

Carrie Fisher becomes the 400th actor on this list

Amazon Women kicks The Final Cut off the top spot for lowest theatre gross (domestic only)

My Thoughts: This ranking may have been inflated by many enjoyable viewings as a teenager. I do enjoy the irreverant sketch comedy and the ability of characters to cross between worlds. As a teen I thought the opening sketch featured Eddie Murphy so, so much for that.

Amazon Women on the Moon trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

284) Amazon Women On The Moon
285) The Sound of Music
286) S.W.A.T.
287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

April 13th, 2012, 9:33 PM

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283) Steel Magnolias (1989)

Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Olympia Dukakis, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Sam Shepard, Dylan McDermott and Sally Field
Directed By: Herbert Ross

Budget: Unknown
Gross: $95,904,091
(Gross/Budget Ratio Impossible To Calculate)

The Premise: Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together there. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Julia Roberts
People's Choice Award - Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture (Tied with Batman)

Memorable Quotations

Drum: Ouiser, can we call a truce long enough for me to get a piece of cake?
[Ouiser slices him the tail piece of an armadillo cake]
Drum: Aww, thanks Ouiser. Nothin' like a good piece of ass.

Annelle: Miss Truvy, I promise that my personal tragedy will not interfere with my ability to do good hair.

Ouiser Boudreaux: I'm not crazy, I've just been in a very bad mood 40 years!

Annelle: We are in the house of the Lord!
Clairee Belcher: Oh like she cares. Ousier's never done a religious thing in her life.
Ouiser Boudreaux: Now that is not true. When I was in school, a bunch of my friends and I would dress up as nuns and go bar-hoppin'.

M'Lynn: [crying] I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine.
[screaming]
M'Lynn: I'm fine! I can jog all the way to Texas and back, but my daughter can't! She never could! Oh God! I am so mad I don't know what to do! I wanna know why! I wanna know *why* Shelby's life is over! I wanna know how that baby will *ever* know how wonderful his mother was! Will he *ever* know what she went through for him! Oh *God* I wanna know *why*? *Why*? Lord, I wish I could understand!
[in a firm tone]
M'Lynn: No! No! No! It's not supposed to happen this way! I'm supposed to go first. I've always been ready to go first! I-I don't think I can take this! I-I don't think I can take this! I-I just wanna *hit* somebody 'til they feel as bad as I do! I just wanna hit something! I wanna hit it hard!
[continues sobbing]
Clairee: Here!
[grabs Ouiser by the shoulder and positions her in front of M'Lynn]
Clairee: Hit this! Go ahead M'Lynn, slap her!
Ouiser Boudreaux: [taken aback and confused] Are you crazy?
Clairee: Hit her!
Ouiser Boudreaux: Are you *high*, Clairee?
Truvy: [in a frightened tone] Clairee, have you lost your mind?
Clairee: We'll sell t-shirts sayin' "I SLAPPED OUISER BOUDREAUX!" Hit her!
Annelle: [in a scared tone] Ms. Clairee, enough!
Clairee: Ouiser, this is your chance to do something for your fellow man! Knock her lights out, M'Lynn!
Ouiser Boudreaux: [snatches away] Let go o' me!
Clairee: M'Lynn, you just missed the chance of a lifetime! Half o' Chiquapin Parish'd give their eye teeth to take a whack at Ouiser!

Shelby: Was she prayin?
Truvy: Yes.
Shelby: Why.
Truvy: Got me, maybe she was praying for Marshall and Drew and Bell. My she was praying for us cause we was gossipin. Maybe she was praying because the elastic is shot in her pantyhose. Who knows she prays at the drop of a hat these days.

Interesting Trivia

Winona Ryder was originally offered the role of Shelby. Meg Ryan was initially under contract to play Shelby, the Julia Roberts role, but the producers let her out of it to play Sally in When Harry Met Sally...

Daryl Hannah was originally turned down for the role of Annelle as the director thought that she was too attractive to play the part, she asked if she could come in and read for the part anyway. She arrived at the studio the next day dressed as Annelle and was so unrecognisable that security refused to let her in.

Is shot in the small Louisiana town of Natchitoches. Reportedly, the filmmakers placed such a great strain on the locals, particularly those who volunteered to be extras, that several years later, when the film The Man in the Moon was shot in the same town, extras were difficult to find, as so many townspeople had been burned by the Steel Magnolias crew.

There was some initial resistance to casting Sally Field as M'Lynn, because the producers thought no one would believe her as the mother of a 22-year-old until she pointed out that, in real life, she had a 22-year-old son.

Herbert Ross wanted an authentic feel to the hospital scenes, so he hired the doctors and nurses who tended to the writer's sister (on whom the movie and play are based) during her last days in hospital to play themselves during Julia Roberts' scenes on life support.

The cemetery scene was filmed in one take.

Tom Skerritt makes his second appearance on this list

My Thoughts: Ah, Al Bundy's least favourite movie. I greatly enjoyed Steel Magnolias. The complaints from men may be the concept of five/six strong female characters where the only masucline role is the comic foil of the alpha female. Shirley MacLaine is phenomenal as Ouiser and Sally Field plays the typical Sally Field role. Olympia Dukakis plays to her strength and Julia Roberts is homespun innocence turned fatally strong. A very nice film all the way around.

Steel Magnolias (1989) Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

283) Steel Magnolias
284) Amazon Women On The Moon
285) The Sound of Music
286) S.W.A.T.
287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water[/QUOTE]

One Man Gang

April 13th, 2012, 9:41 PM

Amazon Women on the Moon - Been way too long since I've seen this film. Probably around 20 years.

Steel Magnolias - My sister named her daughter Shelby after watching this movie back in the early 90s. I like this movie. I don't care if its a bunch of old women sitting around a beauty parlor half the time, but the performances are great.

Sancty

April 14th, 2012, 10:24 AM

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282) Jurassic Park (1993)

Starring: Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough, Samuel L. Jackson, Ariana Richards, Joseph Mazzello, Wayne Knight, BD Wong and Jeff Goldblum
Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Budget: $63,000,000
Gross: $914,691,118
(Gross is 1451% of budget)

The Premise: During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
OSCAR - Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing
OSCAR - Best Effects, Visual Effects
OSCAR - Best Sound
BAFTA Film Award - Best Special Effects
BMI Film Music Award - John Williams
People's Choice Award - Favorite Motion Picture

Memorable Quotations

Muldoon: [Muldoon and Ellie have arrived at the site of the T-Rex attack] I think this was Gennaro.
Dr. Ellie Sattler: [about 15 feet away] I think this was too.

Dr. Alan Grant: Oh my God. Do you know what this is? This is a dinosaur egg. The dinosaurs are breeding.

Henry Wu: You're implying that a group composed entirely of female animals will... breed?
Dr. Ian Malcolm: No, I'm, I'm simply saying that life, uh... finds a way.

John Hammond: All major theme parks have had delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked!
Dr. Ian Malcolm: But, John. If the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.

Dr. Ian Malcolm: [while being chased by the T-Rex] Must go faster.

Dr. Ian Malcolm: Remind me to thank John for a lovely weekend.

Dr. Ian Malcolm: [being chased by the T-Rex] You think they'll have that on the tour?

Dr. Ian Malcolm: [realizing that the park is out of control] Boy, do I hate being right all the time!

Dr. Ian Malcolm: God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs...
Dr. Ellie Sattler: Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth...

Dr. Alan Grant: Mr. Hammond, after careful consideration, I've decided *not* to endorse your park.
John Hammond: Neither do I.

Dr. Ellie Sattler: [after finding Malcolm with a broken leg] Should we chance moving him?
Dr. Ian Malcolm: [the Tyrannosaur roars nearby] Please, chance it.

Interesting Trivia

William Hurt was offered the role of Dr. Grant, but he turned it down without reading the book or the script. Harrison Ford also turned down the role.

Richard Attenborough's first acting role in 15 years.

Michael Crichton's agents circulated the book to six studios and directors. Warner Brothers wanted it for Tim Burton to direct while Columbia was planning it for Richard Donner. Fox was also interested and was intending the project for Joe Dante, while Universal wanted 'Steven Spielberg' to direct. Crichton was reluctant to submit to a bidding war, He instructed his agents to put a set price on the film rights and he could decide who was more likely to actually get the film made. After interviewing all the prospective directors, he agreed to sell the rights to Universal and Steven Spielberg, who was already his first choice.

The glass of water sitting on the dash of the Ford Explorer was made to ripple using a guitar string that was attached to the underside of the dash beneath the glass.

In Michael Crichton's novel, John Hammond proudly says that the narrator on the prerecorded park tour is Richard Kiley. Later, Kiley was hired to play himself in that role for the movie; possibly the first instance of a celebrity appearing in a book, and then later cast as him or herself in the film version.

Director Steven Spielberg was worried that computer graphics meant Nintendo type cartoon quality. He originally only wanted the herd of gallimimus dinosaurs to be computer-generated, but upon seeing ILM's demo animation of a T-rex chasing a herd of galamides across his ranch, he decided to shoot nearly all the dinosaur scenes using this method. The animation was first plotted on an Amiga Toaster, and rendered for the film by Silicon Graphics' Indigo workstations.

A baby triceratops was built for a scene where one of the kids rides it. Special effects technicians worked on this effect for a year but the scene was cut at the last minute as Steven Spielberg thought it would ruin the pacing of the film.

The first film to use DTS (now Datasat) digital surround sound.

In this film, Steven Spielberg directs the man who beat him to the Best Director Oscar in 1983 (Richard Attenborough, whose film Gandhi also beat Spielberg's E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial as Best Picture).

Steven Spielberg was so confident with this film that he started making his next film (Schindler's List), placing post-production in the hands of George Lucas.

Steven Spielberg wanted the velociraptors to be about 10 feet tall, which was taller than they were known to be. During filming, paleontologists uncovered 10-foot-tall specimens of raptors called Utahraptors.

Ariana Richards was upset by the fact that an action figure of her character was not produced. (Kenner only made dolls of Grant, Sattler, Muldoon, Nedry, Tim, and eventually Malcolm.)

After Joseph Mazzello was turned down for a role in Steven Spielberg's Hook for being too young, Spielberg told Mazzello that he was still impressed with his audition and would try to cast him in a future project. Mazzello was then cast as Tim in this movie. His casting led Spielberg to reverse the ages of the children, as he decided that casting a girl younger than Mazzello would be too young to be placed in danger. Lex was therefore made the older child, and the computer expert as well. In Crichton's original novel, Tim is older, and is both the dinosaur and computer enthusiast.

Briefly held the box office record until it was beaten by Titanic.

In the original script, the T-Rex skeleton in the lobby was hooked up to pulleys like a giant marionette. In the ending, Grant was going to man the controls and act as puppeteer, using the skeleton's head and feet to crush the raptors.

Steven Spielberg was in the very early stages of pre-production for the film "ER" (based on a Michael Crichton novel), when he heard about the "Jurassic Park" book. He subsequently dumped what he was doing to make the film. Afterwards, he returned to "ER" and helped develop it into a hit TV series (ER).

The ending where the T-Rex saves the day was added when Steven Spielberg decided that it was the hero of the film.

Samuel L. Jackson ties Antonio Banderas for the lead with his 4th appearance. Spielberg has now lapped the field and is looking for another go with his 5th appearance (next closest director - a tie among 8 with 2 each).

Jurassic Park has the 2nd highest gross on the list (Shrek 2) and the 9th highest Gross/Budget Ratio)

My Thoughts: A second consecutive film that focuses on old dinosaurs. If I want to see the cultural impact of this film I only have to look the local NBA franchise here in Southern Ontario (The Toronto Raptors). This was a movie that I felt was overblown by those who saw it before me. It created expectations that no film could seriously have lived up to. That being said, I did enjoy the film very much. Sam Neill and Laura Dern are fine in their leading roles, Samuel L. Jackson and Jeff Goldblum are incredible in their supporting roles, Goldblum is exceptionally good, although he's also the one who had the best writing to work with. The children are excellent, not overly precocious, and Richard Attenborough is a gem.

The special effects are the true stars of this film though. Maybe this is still my issue all these years later. For instance, I dislike 3D films because you can often tell that there are shots that are only there to make the audience jump. I find this to be a cheap pop and disrupting the flow of the film. Spielberg walks this line with Jurassic Park. It's great that all these excpetional shots can be made and I can appreciate the commentary from other directors like Kevin Smith who said that he cried at Jurassic Park, realizing now that there were no limits to what you could do on film but at the end of the day, the story is the thing.

I get that Jurassic Park changed the way that movies are made, I just worry if it also showed people how to compensate for shortcomings in their stories with fancy visuals. Jurassic Park doesn't do this although at times it seems to get lost with the pretty visuals for a few moments.

Jurassic Park First Trailer - YouTube

The List So Far:

282) Jurassic Park
283) Steel Magnolias
284) Amazon Women On The Moon
285) The Sound of Music
286) S.W.A.T.
287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

April 17th, 2012, 6:08 PM

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281) Star Trek: Generations (1994)

Starring: Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Martina Sirtis, Gates McFadden, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Alan Ruck, Whoopi Goldberg and Malcolm McDowell
Directed By: David Carson

Budget: $35,000,000
Gross: $118,071,125
(Gross is 337% of budget)

The Premise: Captain Picard, with the help of supposedly dead Captain Kirk, must stop a madman willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: Nada

Memorable Quotations

[Kirk is invited to give a command to the new Enterprise-B]
Kirk: Take us out.
Chekov: Very good, sir.
Scotty: Brought a tear to my eye.
Kirk: Oh, be quiet.

Kirk: I take it the odds are against us in a situation this grim.
Picard: You could say that.
Kirk: You know, if Spock were here, he'd say that I was an irrational, illogical human being by taking on a mission like that. Sounds like fun!

[Data, with his new emotion chip installed, is told to scan for life forms]
Data: I would be happy to, sir. I just *love* scanning for life forms!
[sings]
Data: Life forms! You tiny little life forms! You precious little life forms! Where are you?

[Data finds a drink unpleasant - for the first time ever]
Data: I hate this! It is revolting!
Guinan: More?
Data: Please!

Data: I get it! "The clown can stay, but the Ferengi in the gorilla suit has to leave!" I get it!
Geordi: Data, what do you get?
Data: The Farpoint mission! You told a joke; that was the punchline!
Geordi: The Farpoint mission? Data, that was seven years ago.
Data: I know! I just got it! Very funny!

Dr. Soran: Now, if you'll have to excuse me, Captain. I have an appointment with eternity and I don't want to be late.

Geordi: I've never seen a solar probe with this kind of configuration, have you, Data?
Data: [uses tricorder as a hand puppet]
Data: No, Geordi, I have not. Have you?
Data: [to his tricorder]
Data: No, I have not. It is most unusual, Mister Tricorder!

Kirk: Who am I to argue with the captain of the Enterprise?

Picard: Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. I rather believe that time is a companion who goes with us on the journey and reminds us to cherish every moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived. After all Number One, we're only mortal.
Riker: Speak for yourself sir, I plan to live forever.

[Data has found his cat Spot safe and alive in the Enterprise wreckage]
Data: [happily] Spot!
[Data cradles Spot, and begins crying]
Troi: Data? Are you all right?
Data: [tears streaming] I am happy to see Spot, yet I am crying! Perhaps the chip is malfunctioning.
Troi: [smiling] I think it's working just fine.

Interesting Trivia

William Shatner has stated that his line "Who am I to argue with the Captain of the Enterprise?" was the hardest line he ever had to deliver.

The horse that William Shatner rides is his, as are the home and farm where the sequence takes place.

This is William Shatner's only "Star Trek" appearance without Leonard Nimoy.

Tim Russ, who appears as the Vulcan Tuvok in Star Trek: Voyager, has a small role as a human member of the bridge crew of the Enterprise B.

Malcolm McDowell was so taken with the line "Time is the fire in which we burn" he had it engraved on the pocket watch he uses in the film.

Leonard Nimoy was originally asked to act in and direct this film, but he declined after reading the script and being told there was not time to fix the parts with which he had problems. According to Nimoy, there was a character named Spock in the script, but the lines were so bland they could have been spoken by anyone (those lines were given to James Doohan as Scotty; Nimoy later pointed to this as proof he was right).

Original versions of the script called for Kirk to take command of the battle bridge of the Enterprise and lead it into combat against the Klingons, thus dying onboard the Enterprise.

DeForest Kelley was set to appear in this movie as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, but due to his declining health, he could not get on-set insurance (a union requirement for anyone on a film set). His lines were then given to Walter Koenig as Chekov.

The producers asked George Takei to come back and play Sulu one more time, and take the helm of the Enterprise-B. But Takei refused because if Sulu had taken the helm, it would have meant temporarily reducing Sulu's rank, so that he could serve under Captain Kirk again. He felt that Sulu had worked too hard to earn his command to allow even a temporary reduction. Sulu's daughter Demora was created for the film only after George Takei turned down an appearance in the film. His lines were given to Demora.

Kirk's death scenes were re-shot after preview audiences reacted badly to the original version, wanting a more "heroic" death. Kirk originally died after being shot in the back by Soran.

James T. Kirk's final two words, "Oh, my..." are a spontaneous ad lib made by William Shatner. Shatner later explained it was Kirk's reaction to eternity and truly going where Kirk had never gone before.

Malcolm McDowell received death threats from obsessed Star Trek fans after his character killed Captain Kirk.

Although Data is the owner of Spot, the cat, Brent Spiner who plays Data in fact hates cats and objected to the scene where Data finds Spot in the wreckage of the Enterprise, saying "Does he have to find the cat? Can't he find, like, Geordi or something?"

This is the second appearance for Shatner, Koenig & Doohan on this list

My Thoughts: I was always more of a fanboy of Star Trek: The Next Generation than its predecessor and that will show here. I find Data to be greater than Spock and Picard greatly superior to Kirk. That being said, Star Trek Generations did a good job of trying to screw up everyone's favourite Android Lt. Commander. While initially enjoying it from the fanboy perspective, subsuquent viewings demonstrate just how much Malcolm MacDowell captains the ship so to speak in this film. He may be the greatest villain in the entire Star Trek Film Franchise (Maybe Khan). The plot is a little ludricrous but it is Star Trek so a lot of that is forgiveable.

My only criticism outside of Data's emotion chip is that the cast is so bloated that it feels that the writers were trying to get everyone their screen time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDXgeo_1w8k

The List So Far:

281) Star Trek: Generations
282) Jurassic Park
283) Steel Magnolias
284) Amazon Women On The Moon
285) The Sound of Music
286) S.W.A.T.
287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

Sancty

April 17th, 2012, 6:08 PM

Sancty

April 17th, 2012, 6:58 PM

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280) Four Brothers (2005)

Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, Sofia Vergara, Terrence Howard, Fionnula Flanagan, Barry Shabaka Henley and Garrett Hedlund
Directed By: John Singleton

Budget: $30,000,000
Gross: $92,374,674
(Gross is 308% of budget)

The Premise: Four brothers look to avenge their mother's death. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards: Nada

Memorable Quotations

Bobby: I wanna make a toast to Evelyn Mercer, the greatest mother four degenerate bastards ever had. Pour me and my brothers another round, and some nice warm milk for my little sister.
Jack: Man, I will drink you under the table.
Bobby: We're not talking about sperm, Jack, this is whiskey.

Lt. Green: You keep knocking on the devil's door long enough and sooner or later someone's gonna answer you.

Interesting Trivia

Sofía Vergara's character was originally written for an Asian girl.

The frozen lake scene was shot on Lake Simcoe, north of Toronto.

During the shoot, temperatures never exceeded 24 degrees Fahrenheit.

All of the snow seen in the movie, including the falling snow, is real.

The brothers' house was shot in a gritty neighborhood of Hamilton, Ontario, an industrial city near Toronto. It nearly burnt down shortly after shooting finished.

Three of the brothers are played by musicians turned actors: Mark Wahlberg (Marky Mark), Tyrese Gibson (Tyrese) and André Benjamin (Outkast). Ironically, Garrett Hedlund plays a musician.

Most of the teasing with Jack was improvised by Mark Wahlberg and Garrett Hedlund.

The bathroom scene took 2 days to shoot. For 12 hours a day, Mark Wahlberg rested his bare bottom on a cold toilet, Garrett Hedlund stood in a hot shower, and Tyrese Gibson wore nothing but a robe. Mark Wahlberg had to be helped off the toilet at the end of each day, and Garrett Hedlund's skin peeled and pruned.

Almost all of Mark Wahlberg's lines were improvised. Garrett Hedlund had difficulty improvising his lines, so John Singleton and Mark Wahlberg helped him through it.

This film is Mark Wahlberg's second appearance on this list

My Thoughts: I do like Four Brothers, although trying to describe it is a bit taxing. I suppose I find the premise of four adoptive brothers from racially mixed backgrounds avenging their mother's death quite endearing. Mix that with the visceral, violent tone of the film and it's a delicious irony.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLbEGkjmTxg

The List So Far:

280) Four Brothers
281) Star Trek: Generations
282) Jurassic Park
283) Steel Magnolias
284) Amazon Women On The Moon
285) The Sound of Music
286) S.W.A.T.
287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water

lotjx

April 17th, 2012, 9:04 PM

Sancty

April 17th, 2012, 9:30 PM

Sancty

April 17th, 2012, 10:30 PM

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279) My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Ian Gomez, Joey Fatone, Andrea Martin, Louis Mandylor, Gerry Mendicino and Michael Constantine
Directed By: Joel Zwick

Budget: $5,000,000
Gross: $368,744,044
(Gross is 7374% of budget)

The Premise: A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. (imdb.com)

Notable Awards:
BMI Film Music Award
People's Choice Award - Favorite Comedy Motion Picture

Memorable Quotations

Angelo: Hey Ian, we're gonna kill ya! Opa!

Toula Portokalos: [Pointing to Ian's bruised nose] What happened? Biker fight? nose job? What?
Ian Miller: Uh... yeah.
Toula Portokalos: No, really.
Ian Miller: You don't want to know.
Toula Portokalos: Oh I don't know. If I had survived an old lady ass-kicking I would want to brag about it.

Aunt Voula: What do you mean he don't eat no meat?
[the entire room stops, in shock]
Aunt Voula: Oh, that's okay. I make lamb.

Gus Portokalos: You know, the root of the word Miller is a Greek word. Miller come from the Greek word "milo," which is mean "apple," so there you go. As many of you know, our name, Portokalos, is come from the Greek word "portokali," which mean "orange." So, okay? Here tonight, we have, ah, apple and orange. We all different, but in the end, we all fruit.

Toula Portokalos: When I was growing up, I knew I was different. The other girls were blonde and delicate, and I was a swarthy six-year-old with sideburns.

Toula Portokalos: I had to go to Greek school, where I learned valuable lessons such as, "If Nick has one goat and Maria has nine, how soon will they marry?"

Gus Portokalos: There are two kinds of people - Greeks, and everyone else who wish they was Greek.

Toula Portokalos: I woke up with this huge zit this morning.
Ian Miller: Where?
Toula Portokalos: [points to spot on face] There.
Ian Miller: I had a huge zit this morning!
Toula Portokalos: Really? Where?
Ian Miller: [points to his face] Well, it was there, but it's gone now.
Toula Portokalos: Why?
Ian Miller: I put some Windex on it.

Interesting Trivia

Originally developed by Nia Vardalos as a one-woman stage show. The film had a special sneak preview at the Montreal Just For Laughs's Comedy film festival in July 2001, as she was performing in the same city.

Tom Hanks's wife, Rita Wilson, saw the play and recommended that her husband produce a movie version. In an interview with the German magazine "Cinema", Nia Vardalos mentioned that she hung up when Hanks called, because she didn't believe it was really him.

Nia Vardalos's real-life husband, Ian Gomez, plays Ian's best friend, Mike.

In the fall of 2002 the film surpassed Dances with Wolves as the highest grossing movie never to have hit number one at the weekend box office. By the weekend of October 4-6, it surpassed The Blair Witch Project as the highest-grossing independent film of all time, until March 2004, when it was surpassed by The Passion of the Christ. Theatres continued to run the film after its initial video release.

The scene where Andrea Martin playfully grabs John Corbett's hair was ad-libbed; Martin had forgotten her lines, played with Corbett's hair (to which Corbett stayed in character and played along), remembered her lines and continued. Nia Vardalos said that it worked out so well they decided to print the take and use it.

According to Nia Vardalos, paying for catering during the film proved not to be a problem. Wherever the film was being shot, whenever local Greek restaurants learned about it, they sent over lots of free food.

The song playing at the wedding reception, "All My Only Dreams", first appeared in That Thing You Do! which was written, directed, and produced by Tom Hanks, who also produced this film.

Has the 2nd highest Gross/Budget ratio among major motion picture releases of any film on the list to this point (E.T.)

My Thoughts: I remember the buzz around my workplace about this movie. I saw it a good 2-3 months after its release and it was still in the theatres. Despite knowing every one-liner and gag ahead of time, I still fully enjoyed the film. Vardalos and Corbett are execellent in the main roles (especailly Corbett playing the straight role) but the real genius is in the supporting cast. Constantine is great as Gus, Andrea Martin is classic (no surprise there), Lainie Kazan is terrific as Maria, the matriarch and Joey Fatone may be the personification of the suprise success the film as a whole would achieve.

Just a delightful little film that speaks to everyone who has been embarassed by their family in one capacity or another over the years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfYF3TAST5E

The List So Far:

279) My Big Fat Greek Wedding
280) Four Brothers
281) Star Trek: Generations
282) Jurassic Park
283) Steel Magnolias
284) Amazon Women On The Moon
285) The Sound of Music
286) S.W.A.T.
287) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
288) Michael
289) The Final Cut
290) Peter Pan
291) Needful Things
292) Oliver!
293) Assassins
294) The Perfect Storm
295) The Great Outdoors
296) Top Gun
297) Men In Black
298) The Mask of Zorro
299) The Witches of Eastwick
300) Down With Love
301) Benny & Joon
302) Phone Booth
303) Shrek 2
304) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
305) Pride & Prejudice (2005)
306) So I Married An Axe Murderer
307) Heart and Souls
308) Heartbreakers
309) Bend It Like Beckham
310) Double Jeopardy
311) Hercules
312) Hero
313) E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
314) The Incredibles
315) Play It To The Bone
316) Casino
317) An American Tail
318) The Muppet Movie
319) The Devil's Advocate
320) Clueless
321) Definitely Maybe
322) 1492: Conquest of Paradise
323) Wanted
324) The Good Son
325) Robin Hood
326) Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
327) Fools Rush In
328) The American President
329) Catch and Release
330) What Women Want
331) National Treasure: The Book of Secrets
332) Young Guns
333) Big Business
334) Mission To Mars
335) There's Something About Mary
336) The Bodyguard
337) Alaska
338) Jaws
339) Goldeneye
340) Almost An Angel
341) Deep Blue Sea
342) Sense and Sensibility
343) Bruce Almighty
344) The Proposal
345) Hackers
346) Sleepless in Seattle
347) Maid In Manhattan
348) Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
349) French Kiss
350) Elf
351) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
352) The Illusionist
353) The Fan
354) What About Bob?
355) Class Act
356) Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
357) Iron Man
358) Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
359) National Lampoon's European Vacation
360) Wonder Boys
361) The Adventures of Milo and Otis
362) Secret Window
363) Summer School
364) The Bridges of Madison County
365) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
366) Open Water