Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Movies. Show all posts

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Greatest Comedy Movies: Honorable mentions

Austin Powers (1997)
Monty Python's The Life of Brian (1979)
Clerks (1994)
Spaceballs (1987)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Vacation (1983)
The Pink Panther (1964)
Animal House (1978)
Old School (2003)
The Producers (1968)

Saturday, October 17, 2015

Top 10 Comedy Movies

My opinion only...

Blazing Saddles (1974)
Duck Soup (1933)
Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)
Dr Strangelove (1964)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Candyshack (1980)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Airplane! (1980)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Anchorman (2004)

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Top 10 Sports movies

1. Hoosiers (1986)
2. Rocky (1976)
3. Field of Dreams (1989)
4. Cinderella Man (2005)
5. The Natural (1984)
6. Slap Shot (1977)
7. Bull Durham (1988)
8. Caddyshack (1980)
9. Eight Men Out (1988)
10. Brian's Song (1971)

Monday, October 12, 2015

Greatest baseball movies

1. Field of Dreams (1989)
2. The Natural (1984)
3. Bull Durham (1988)
4. Pride of the Yankees (1942)
5. The Sandlot (1993)
6. Eight Men Out (1988)
7. A League of Their Own (1992)
8. The Winning Team (1952)
9.  Major League (1989)
10. Bad News Bears (1976)

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Greatest Movie Villains: #1-10

1. Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins)
2. Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen, James Earl Jones, David Prowse)
3. The Joker (Heath Ledger)
4. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)
5. Alex De Large (Malcolm McDowell)
6. Dracula (Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee)
7. Kahn (Ricardo Montalban)
8. Mrs. John Iselin (Angela Lansbury)
9. Hal 2000 (Himself)
10. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Greatest Movie Villains #11-20


11. Nurse Ratchet (Louise Fletcher)
12. The Wicked Witch (Nancy Pelosi)
13. Michael Corleone (Al Pacino)
14. Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman)
15. Rico (Edward G Robinson)
16. Dr. Szell (Laurence Olivier)
17. Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci)
18. Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid)
19. Capt. Bligh (Charles Laughton)
20. Al Capone (Robert De Niro)

Friday, August 17, 2012

Greatest Movie Heroes: #1-10

10. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas)
9. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
8. Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood)
7. Moses (Charlton Heston)
6. George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart)
5. Superman (Christopher Reeves)
4. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
3. James Bond (Sean Connery, Roger Moore, et al)
2. Will Kane (Gary Cooper)
1. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Greatest Movie Heroes: #11-20

20. Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier)
19. Maximus (Russell Crowe)
18. Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson)
17. Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver)
16. Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne and Jeff Bridges)
15.Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor and Alec Guiness)
14. John McClain (Bruce Willis)
13. Batman (Christian Bale)
12. The Man with no name (Clint Eastwood)
11. Phillip Marlowe/Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart)

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Greatest Movie Heroes: Honorable Mentions

This is the first of three posts with my list of greatest movie heroes. These are the honorable mentions!

Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart)

The Omega Man (Charlton Heston)

Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

James T Kirk (William Shatner, Chris Pine)

Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster)

Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)

William Wallace (Mel Gibson)

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Movies of the Decade: The Aughts

Overall, a week decade for movies as Hollywood seems to have run out of ideas. Here is my list of best films for the decade...These are not in any order.

Frost-Nixon

Gran Torino

The Dark Knight

Gladiator

Cinderella Man

Star Trek

The Two Towers

Old School

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2

Letters From Iwo Jima

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Top 10 Movie Scenes of All Time

1. Statue of Liberty- Planet of the Apes (1968): The film is about the world turned upside down. It fits 1968 very well. The last scene is mind blowing. Dr. Zeus was correct. Taylor would not like what he found. The movie is especially disconcerting because movie goers were used to Charlton Heston coming out on top. Here, he’s trapped with no way out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31QUOUxqz2M

2. D-Day Invasion- Saving Private Ryan (1998): I was shell shocked after this half hour. Actual Normandy survivors authenticated its accuracy.

3. La Marseillaise- Casablanca (1942): This was filmed during World War II and after the fall of Paris. The emotions are genuine making this an extremely powerful scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KL76edqCKc

4. Stuff that dreams are made of- Maltese Falcon (1941): The best scene in the best film of the Noir genre.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp7130Bjec4

5. Russian Roulette- The Deer Hunter (1978): Another Vietnam movie. If you want to know the American psyche right after Vietnam, watch this film. This particular scene is the most intense in movie history courtesy Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqakCa-MysE

6. I love the smell of napalm in the morning-Apocalypse Now (1979): This scene served as an analogy for American involvement in Vietnam. Cowboys in helicopters mindlessly blowing stuff up while concentrating on surfing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHjWDCX1Bdw

7. Chariots- Ben Hur (1959): First Century Nascar!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbQvpJsTvxU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKnFLPV2yDY&feature=fvw

8. Stirling Speech- Braveheart (1995): The battle scene was completely wrong due to budgetary constraints, but Mel gives the greatest movie speech of all time. It has since been parodied and copied to the hilt. The best knock off starred Bob Newhart as Braveheart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70csu2Z51sM

9. Horses Head- Godfather(1972): Frank Sinatra gets to star in From Here to Eternity...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkwYuT0hA_8

10. My name is Gladiator- Gladiator (2000): The wronged general travels to Rome as a slave and faces down the emperor in public. Great tension between Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvAbGbFYAuk

The Complete List of Greatest Movie Scenes of all Time

1. Statue of Liberty- Planet of the Apes (1968)

2. D-Day Invasion- Saving Private Ryan (1998)

3. La Marseillaise- Casablanca (1942)

4. Stuff that dreams are made of- Maltese Falcon (1941)

5. Russian Roulette- The Deer Hunter (1978)

6. I love the smell of napalm in the morning-Apocalypse Now (1979)

7. Chariots- Ben Hur (1959)

8. Stirling Speech- Braveheart (1995)

9. Horses Head- Godfather(1972)

10. My name is Gladiator- Gladiator (2000)



11. The Showdown- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966)

12. Jumping -Butch and Sundance (1969)

13. Wanna have a catch?- Field of Dreams (1989)

14. Atlanta burns- Gone with the Wind (1939)

15. Patton and the flag- Patton (1970)

16. The Red Sea Parts-The Ten Commandments (1956)

17. Two Hills of beans/Into the Myst- Casablanca (1942)

18. The Chase- Bullitt (1968)

19. Baptism by Fire-The Godfather (1972)

20. Bank Heist Shootout- Heat (1995)



21. The Chase- The French Connection (1971)

22. The fight- The Quiet Man (1952)

23. I Don’t give a damn!- Gone with the Wind (1939)

24. Let‘s Go Home- The Searchers (1956)

25. Are you looking at me?-Taxi Driver (1976)

26. Kissing Fredo- Godfather II (1974)

27. Boom-The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

28. Superman saves Lois- Superman (1978)

29. Death Star blows-Star Wars (1977)

30. The Desert Chase-Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)



31. Showdown- High Noon (1952)

32. John Wayne Closeup- Stagecoach (1939)

33. Stella!- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

34. We need a bigger boat- Jaws (1975)

35. Mommy Kisses- The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

36. Wayne goes down- The Shootist (1976)

37. Oz goes color- The Wizard of Oz (1939)

38. It’s Alive!- Frankenstein (1931)

39. Rocky runs- Rocky (1976)

40. The Ecstasy of Gold- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1967)



41. Put your lips together and blow-To Have and Have Not (1944)

42. A boulder- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

43. The parachute- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

44. Laser- Gold finger (1964)

45. The Indianapolis- Jaws (1975)

46. The Conversation: Pacino meets De Niro- Heat (1995)

47. The Battle- Gladiator (2000)

48. Win one for the Gipper- Knute Rockne: All American (1940)

49. Fredo goes fishing- Godfather II (1974)

50. Kong vs. airplanes-King Kong (1933)



51. Who’s on First?-The Naughty Nineties (1945)

52. Apes to Man-2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

53. The Funeral Oration- Julius Caesar (1953)

54. The filibuster-Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

55. I’m Melting/Ding Dong the witch is dead-The Wizard of Oz (1939)

56. Girls don’t float-Frankenstein (1931)

57. The Speech-The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

58. What is your major malfunction Private Pyle - Full Metal Jacket (1987):

59. Here’s Johnny!- The Shining (1980)

60. The question- Dirty Harry (1971)



61. Head in a box: Seven (1995)

62. Butch and Sundance vs. an army: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

63. Lector meets Clarice: Silence of the Lambs (1991)

64. I never drink wine: Dracula (1931)

65. They call me Mr. Tibbs- In The Heat of the Night (1967)

66. The Shower- Psycho (1960):

67. Get your stinking paws: Planet of the Apes (1968):

68. Don‘t Stop at the Tollbooth : Godfather (1972):

69. Bonnie and Clyde eat lead: Bonnie and Clyde (1967):

70. Eastwood rides into hell: Unforgiving (1992):



71. The Catina: SW (1977)

72. My Kingdom for a Horse: Richard III (1995)

73. Stewart’s Nightmare: Vertigo (1958) (LSD trip)
74. Hal can read lips: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

75. The Overdose: Pulp Fiction (1994)

76. The Stateroom- A Night at the Opera (1935)

77.Ol Lang‘s Eye- It‘s a Beautiful Life (1946)

78. The Dance- Reservoir Dogs (1992)

79. I’ll be back-The Terminator (1983)

80. Bruce Willis is dead- The Sixth Sense (1999)



81. I’m Your Father- ESB

82. Make my day-Sudden Impact (1983)

83. Truck chases bike- T2

84. Blowing up the roof-Die Hard (1988)

85. Say hello to my little friend-Scarface

86. I’m a Comedian?-Goodfellas (1990)

87. Redford bleeds-The Natural (1984)

88. Band of Brothers- Henry V

89. Ripley in the suit-Aliens (1986)

90. The Twist- Pulp Fiction (1994)



91. Asteroids- ESB (1980)

92. I’m Batman- Batman (1989)

93. Hoth-The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

94. Communication (Close Encounters)

95. It’s a trap!-Return of the Jedi (1983)

96. Sadism- A Clockwork Orange

97. You Came Back-Why- Mag 7

98. The Enterprise-Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

99. Zed’s Dead- Pulp Fiction

100. The Walk-Reservoir Dogs (1992)



101. The Pencil Trick: The Dark Knight (2008)

102. Lector gets loose: Silence of the Lambs (1991)

103. There’s Character: Glory (1989)

104 Phone Home: ET: The Extraterrestrial (1982)

105. Pickett’s Charge: Gettysburg (1993)

106. Khan and his pets-Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

107. Old friend for dinner- Silence of the Lambs

108. Helm’s Deep-LOR: The Two Towers (2002)

109. The dentist- Marathon Man

110. Bogart vs. Robinson- Key Largo (1948)



111. Anchor fight- Ron Burgundy (2004)

112. The nanny hangs-The Omen (1976)

113. What we do in life, echoes in Eternity-Gladiator (2000)

114. Nuclear Rodeo- Dr Strangelove (1964)

115. Hackman grabs Rooker by the balls (Miss. Burning) (1988)



116. Anakin vs. Obi-Wan -Sith (2005)

117. Euthanized (Soylent Green) (1973)

118. Punching out of a coffin- Kill Bill (2004)

119. Missing Breakfast- Falling Down (1993)

120. Beatles on the Run: A Hard Day’s Night (1964)



121. Order 66- Revenge of the Sith (2005)

122. The president goes ape shit: Escape from New York (1981)

123. Train Wreck: The Greatest Show on Earth

124. The quest: Excalibur (1981)

125. Hello Cleveland: This is Spinal Tap (1984)

126. Zipper Scene: There’s Something About Mary (1998)

127. The mine shaft gap: Dr. Strangelove (1964)

128. The Inquisition: History of the World (1981)

129. The bride vs. The Crazy 88s: Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003)

130. Frank vs. Bud and Lou and Wolfman vs. Dracula: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)



131. Space is a disease: Star Trek (2009)

132. The Dark Knight: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

133. Bill Murray vs. Gopher: Caddyshack (1980)

134. Whistle Dixie: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

135. Stay Puft Marshmellow Man: Ghostbusters (1984)

136. Jimmy cleans house: Goodfellas (1990)

137. Motorcycle vs. Joker: Dark Knight (2008)

138. Capone plays baseball: The Untouchables (1987)

139. Stonehedge: Spinal Tap (1984)

140. Dueling banjos: Deliverance (1972)



141. The exploding stomach trick: Alien (1979)

142. Always look on the bright side of life: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)

143. You Look Like: A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

144. The War is Over: Josey Wales (1976)

145. The Vendetta Ride: Tombstone (1993)

146. Attica! Attica!: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
147. Mexicans attack the Alamo: The Alamo (1960)

148. Superman appears: Superman II (1980)

149. Tank goes through wall: Goldeneye (1995)

150. White House Blows Up: Independence Day (1996)

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Greatest Movie Scenes of all Time #11-30

11. The Showdown- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966): A very different type of showdown. It takes forever for the characters to draw which leads to heightening of tension.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYGWXRT7O0

12. Jumping -Butch and Sundance (1969): This scene sums up the buddy flick. Newman and Redford at their best. The fall will probably kill you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck6vqsOt-Pc

13. Wanna have a catch?- Field of Dreams (1989): One of a handful of movie scenes where guys are allowed to cry.

14. Atlanta burns- Gone with the Wind (1939): They deserved it.

15. Patton and the flag- Patton (1970): George C. Scott channels Patton and the American right in this scene and movie.

16. The Red Sea Parts-The Ten Commandments (1956): Don’t mess with Charlton Heston. In real life, the Egyptians were either hit by high tide or a tsunami.

17. Two Hills of beans/Into the Myst- Casablanca (1942): Rick’s true colors come out at the end. Bogart is the classic anti-hero.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3odtrWWc2A

18. The Chase- Bullitt (1968): Probably the first major movie car chase scene. Starts slow and picks up. Metallica copied it in a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-7IEPTAoTg

19. Baptism by Fire-The Godfather (1972): Wacking the heads of the families while attending a baptism. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O789amyaMvw

20. Bank Heist Shootout- Heat (1995): Intense!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9rOCGRlCo4

21. The Chase- The French Connection (1971): Unlike many chase scenes, the main character’s car is smashed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu3GmRQ-U9k

22. The fight- The Quiet Man (1952): Greatest movie fight ever…even had a beer break in it.

23. I Don’t give a damn!- Gone with the Wind (1939): Scarlett was such a bitch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7z6hpO57c

24. Let‘s Go Home- The Searchers (1956): Wayne’s humanity overcomes racism and Natalie Wood goes home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4BAO63mxnc

25. Are you looking at me?-Taxi Driver (1976): Great scene. Too bad it influenced John Hinkley Jr.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9CkhBb18E

26. Kissing Fredo- Godfather II (1974): Fredo, Fredo…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFlp6kl508

27. Boom-The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): Obi Wan realizes his mistake at the end and the bridge is blown. In real life, the bridge still stands today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9A4-jHsYg

28. Superman saves Lois- Superman (1978): Iconic 70s movie moment. Love the pimps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yejwYSZQPsg

29. Death Star blows-Star Wars (1977): Like Luke was going to miss…

30. The Desert Chase-Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): This might be the most exciting scene in movie history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6hIJZS7oI

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Greatest Movie Scenes #41-50

41. Put your lips together and blow-To Have and Have Not (1944):  Lauren Bacall was 19 years old when she made her debut in this film. Wow. Simply wow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY4zkWUTvQM

42. A boulder- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): Ford did the stunt himself. Although not a real boulder, it still could have seriously injured him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgnlu-kpdOs

43. The parachute- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977): This might be the greatest Bond movie stunt. The British flag on the parachute was a nice touch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaEU_A405zA

44. Laser- Gold finger (1964): This might be the most iconic Bond scene. Do you expect me to talk? No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wyp909mQPM

45. The Indianapolis- Jaws (1975): You’d think Robert Shaw (Quint) served aboard the Indianapolis. This scene immortalized the experience of that crew during the Second World War.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nrvMNf-HEg

46. The Conversation: Pacino meets De Niro- Heat (1995): This is the scene fans waited 20 years for and neither actor disappointed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYSzx_zy-98

47. The Battle- Gladiator (2000): How did the Romans conquer the world? Watch the opening scene in Gladiator. Although not completely accurate, the scene demonstrates superior Roman discipline, technology, and tactics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=331clHFsnpY

48. Win one for the Gipper- Knute Rockne: All American (1940): Even if Reagan had not become president, this scene would have been remembered. Reagan’s political career turned it into legend.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIHNUt1gw7A

49. Fredo goes fishing- Godfather II (1974): Michael Corleone proved completely heartless when wacking his brother and then blaming his death on drowning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7oms_hG-Pc

50. Kong vs. airplanes-King Kong (1933): Kong was not the villain in this Depression-era film. Instead, it was the capitalists and those that wanted to conquer nature.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dytJJrpxwDw

Sunday, December 27, 2009

The Greatest Movie Scenes #51-60

51. Who’s on First?-The Naughty Nineties (1945): The classic baseball sketch from Abbott and Costello.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sShMA85pv8M

52. Apes to Man-2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): Thanks to Alien monoliths, mankind evolved from apes to man. In this version, tool use was the key. In real life, chimps, wasps, and octopus all use tools.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML1OZCHixR0

53. The Funeral Oration- Julius Caesar (1953): One of the great speeches in history delivered by Mark Antony. It fired the crowd up against Caesar’s assassins and changed the course of Western History.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNRoeMvzMVo

54. The filibuster-Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939): Jimmy Stewart was a Republican!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWyEc7FAMTg

55. I’m Melting/Ding Dong the witch is dead-The Wizard of Oz (1939): When I worked at Comerikkka, a really obnoxious bitch got fired. People around the office sang this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfV_ENR5IZE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oVfBrD04oo

56. Girls don’t float-Frankenstein (1931): One of the creepiest scenes ever. A little girl throws flower petals into a pond. Frank digs it, so he decides to see if a little girl can float like the petals.

57. The Speech-The Pride of the Yankees (1942): Lou Gehrig probably played a few years with ALS. Amazing considering the high standard he set.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNrCxqxzgo

58. What is your major malfunction Private Pyle - Full Metal Jacket (1987): Back to back Kubrick. R. Lee Ermey basically wrote his own part.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD4q3leE5Uw

59. Here’s Johnny!- The Shining (1980): Jack makes a great psychopath.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TVooUHN7j4

60. The question- Dirty Harry (1971): Once again, Clint Eastwood teaches us how to deal with criminals. While we are at it, perhaps we could deal with the ACLU the same way.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnMLGkj91Og

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Greatest Movie Scenes #61-70

61. Head in a box: Seven (1995): Yeah, Gwenyth Paltrow getting beheaded by Kevin Spacey should probably rate higher...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnV6Lu0dmkI

62. Butch and Sundance vs. an army: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969): Now THAT is a way to go out.

63. Lector meets Clarice: Silence of the Lambs (1991): Welcome to Hell Clarice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGG84nUlgYg

64. I never drink wine: Dracula (1931): Poor Renfro...he is receiving an ominous warning and does not know it.

65. They call me Mr. Tibbs: In The Heat of the Night (1967): Ties into the Civil Rights Movement. Want to understand the South prior to the 70s, watch this one.

66. The Shower: Psycho (1960): ree ree reee reee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VP5jEAP3K4

67. Get your stinking paws: Planet of the Apes (1968): Charlton Heston must have the largest catalogue of great quotes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbpsXAJguYo

68. Don‘t Stop at the Tollbooth : Godfather (1972): Sonny pays the toll.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e55LYplVo8

69. Bonnie and Clyde eat lead: Bonnie and Clyde (1967): This may have been the first super violent film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIZ9URHlrQ

70. Eastwood rides into hell: Unforgiving (1992): Eastwood rewrites the Western again.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Greatest Movie Scenes #71-80

71. The Catina: Star Wars (1977): The Cantina reminds me of some places in Flint..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSRwzP23ifI

72. My Kingdom for a Horse: Richard III (1995): This is just clever. Fascist Richard in World War II-era Britain. His jeep gets stuck in the mud...

73. Jimmy Stewart’s Nightmare: Vertigo (1958): If this came out in 1968, people would have really been tripped out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9UiyfXibP8

74. Hal can read lips: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968): What made this movie terrifying was the astronauts reliance on technology that runs amok and the fact no one could help them.

75. The Overdose: Pulp Fiction (1994): Ouch!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGSIvuDUkpI

76. The Stateroom: A Night at the Opera (1935): This must have been what Harry Reid's office was like as he crafted the Health Care bill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZvugebaT6Q

77. Ol Lang‘s Eye: It‘s a Beautiful Life (1946): Lot of interesting references in this movie that audiences today miss.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErrzjGCi3gY

78. The Dance: Reservoir Dogs (1992): More Sadism; this time to Super Hits of the 70s!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLTqecGbdCc

79. I’ll be back: The Terminator (1983): If only Arnold governed like this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8I4zFSipKs

80. Bruce Willis is dead: The Sixth Sense (1999): I figured this out before the film ended, but it was still cool.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Greatest Movie Scenes #86-95

86. I’m a Comedian?: Goodfellas (1990): Don't mess with Joe Pesci.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4jz00Eelbk

87. Redford bleeds:The Natural (1984): Hollywood is often criticized for not being realistic. The Natural seemed to fit this bill...until Kirk Gibson in 1988.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54-6yimtjtA

88. Band of Brothers: Henry V (1989): Next to Antony's funeral oration, this is Shakespeare's greatest speech. Kenneth Branagh delivers it seamlessly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAvmLDkAgAM

89. Ripley in the suit: Aliens (1986): Women can be bad-asses too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqzHdKqZAmo

90. The Twist: Pulp Fiction (1994): Travolta's second iconic dance scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLZl6R7JGCc

91. Asteroids: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Star Wars set a new standard for special effects. Empire took it up a notch with this scene and the snow battle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gzf0kR5AvE

92. I’m Batman: Batman (1989): Before Christian Bale, there was---Michael Keaton! This is still iconic despite the film series itself being outdated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9G18qHPhcM

93. The Battle in the Snow: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): Stop motion reached its apex in this scene. Nowadays, it would be CG'd. It also showed why the Empire was bad ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWjj8EKTkWE

94. Communication: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977): Another iconic scene from when aliens were not out to destroy the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUcOaGawIW0

95. It’s a trap!: Return of the Jedi (1983): One newspaper called it a seminal moment for Generation X.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY0ClsW1QX4

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Greatest Movie Scenes: 101-105

101. The Pencil Trick: The Dark Knight (2008): Heath Ledger's greatest scene. It almost made me pee my pants laughing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QehZjjwb7-I

102. Lector gets loose: Silence of the Lambs (1991): Classical music provided the background as Hannibal Lector beats a guard to death and skins another.

103. There’s Character: Glory (1989): The 54th Massachussets charges into Fort Wagner. Robert Gould Shaw (Mathew Broderick) eats a minie ball which rallies his troops. The men run into a cannon. The end was poignant as Shaw is buried shoeless with his men in a common grave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2c_BvVBd-Q

104 Phone Home: ET: The Extraterrestrial (1982): An iconic 80s scene.

105. Pickett’s Charge: Gettysburg (1993): More Civil War action. If you want to know why the Civil War cost 600,000 lives, watch this scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GupEJXlNKCE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iT0Hmu5bXY

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Greatest Movie Scenes #111-115

111. Anchor fight: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004): No Commercials and No Mercy!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APGGKrMyZ3o

112. The nanny hangs: The Omen (1976):  This was creepy. Barack's...er I mean Damien, the son of Satan's, nanny commits suicide at a birthday party. She had a big old smile on her face and it allowed the Satanist nurse to come care for the boy. Not even Gregory Peck could defeat the Son of Satan.

113. What we do in life, echoes in Eternity: Gladiator (2000): One of the great movie speeches. It was short and informal showing you don't have to wear blue face to inspire troops.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=331clHFsnpY

114. Nuclear Rodeo: Dr Strangelove (1964): The world is ending, so why not ride a nuclear bomb all the way to the ground?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueuauKKjPZI

115. Hackman grabs Rooker by the balls: Mississippi Burning (1988): Hackman was so intense, people on the set feared for Michael Rooker during this scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vayL_-DBuLs