Top Fives (movies edition)
I'm starting a new series here at Safe As Houses ... every Monday, we'll take a look at a list of my Top Fives and then encourage you, loyal reader, to post yours at your blog or in the ensuing comments. They're not ranked in order or anything, unless otherwise noted. It's a nice break from all the politics and sports we talk about here and let's us dive right unto the swimming pool of pop culture. Today we do movies ...
Top Five Movies
1. Mississippi Burning
2. To Kill A Mockingbird
3. Glory
4. Garden State
5. O Brother Where Art Thou?
Top Five Comedies
1. Anchorman
2. The Jerk
3. Office Space
4. American Pie
5. O Brother Where Art Thou?
Top Five Sports Movies
1. Field of Dreams
2. Brian's Song
3. Caddyshack
4. Friday Night Lights
5. When We Were Kings
Top Five Patrick Swayze Movies
1. Red Dawn
2. Roadhouse
3. Dirty Dancing
4. The Outsiders
5. Point Break
Top Five Movie Scenes
1. As the 54th Regiment makes it way to the beach to begin its assault on Fort Johnson, it has to march past the other Union regiments which had ridiculed and insulted them earlier. Making their way past, one solider shouts 'Give 'Em Hell 54!' and the rest of the troops erupt in cheers.
- Glory
2. After Zack Braff has told Natalie Portman about how his mother died and that he is developing feelings for her, she smiles, stands up and says 'I can tap dance, do you wanna see me tap dance?' She proceeds to dance for him. So random. Very sweet.
- Garden State
3. Atticus Finch has just lost the case he knew he would lose, and is alone in the courtroom. His two children are up in the segregated balcony and are crouching down, crying. Finch gathers his things and begins to leave. Those in the balcony, slowly begin to stand to honor him and the pastor nudges his daughter, Scout, and says 'Jean Louise stand up ... you're father's passing.'
- To Kill A Mockingbird
4. Brian showing off Sex Panther by Odeon to Ron Burgandy.
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
5. Ray Kinsella finally gets to play catch with his father.
- Field of Dreams
Top Five Movies
1. Mississippi Burning
2. To Kill A Mockingbird
3. Glory
4. Garden State
5. O Brother Where Art Thou?
Top Five Comedies
1. Anchorman
2. The Jerk
3. Office Space
4. American Pie
5. O Brother Where Art Thou?
Top Five Sports Movies
1. Field of Dreams
2. Brian's Song
3. Caddyshack
4. Friday Night Lights
5. When We Were Kings
Top Five Patrick Swayze Movies
1. Red Dawn
2. Roadhouse
3. Dirty Dancing
4. The Outsiders
5. Point Break
Top Five Movie Scenes
1. As the 54th Regiment makes it way to the beach to begin its assault on Fort Johnson, it has to march past the other Union regiments which had ridiculed and insulted them earlier. Making their way past, one solider shouts 'Give 'Em Hell 54!' and the rest of the troops erupt in cheers.
- Glory
2. After Zack Braff has told Natalie Portman about how his mother died and that he is developing feelings for her, she smiles, stands up and says 'I can tap dance, do you wanna see me tap dance?' She proceeds to dance for him. So random. Very sweet.
- Garden State
3. Atticus Finch has just lost the case he knew he would lose, and is alone in the courtroom. His two children are up in the segregated balcony and are crouching down, crying. Finch gathers his things and begins to leave. Those in the balcony, slowly begin to stand to honor him and the pastor nudges his daughter, Scout, and says 'Jean Louise stand up ... you're father's passing.'
- To Kill A Mockingbird
4. Brian showing off Sex Panther by Odeon to Ron Burgandy.
- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy
5. Ray Kinsella finally gets to play catch with his father.
- Field of Dreams
posted by Jmac at 6:53 AM
2 Comments:
My Top 5 list is available at www.classicground.blogspot.com.
I'm horrible at making lists that conform to the requirements put forth.
With that having been said, here's my list of top 5 movies:
1. The Godfather Trilogy
2. Apocalypse Now
3. Citizen Kane
4. O, Brother, Where Art Thou
5. Goodfellas
5. Crash
5. Seven
5. The Silence of the Lambs
5. Dead Poet's Society
5. Match Point
5. Casablanca
5. Raging Bull
5. Sling Blade
5. Do the Right Thing
5. The Deer Hunter
See, told you I can't follow to the regulations of list making. :-)
As for favorite scenes, here they are in no particular order:
1. After Charlie Foster Kane dies, and we finally see what "Rosebud" means to him. (I'd spell it out, but it'd ruin the movie if you haven't seen it.)
2. The baptism scene in The Godfather, where Michael is simultaneously becoming a godfather himself and killing off his enemies. Movie making at its finest. Coppola is brilliant for this.
This site will walk you through it, if you need a refresher.
3. "We thought you was a toad."
4. When Thandie Newton's character flips out because the racist cop who felt her up the night before is the one who is trying to rescue her. This scene captures the essence of Crash.
5. "I love the smell of nepalm in the morning"
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