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This is Jeff Bayer, and I don't update this site very often. If you'd like to listen to my current movie podcast you can find it at MovieBS.com.
This is Jeff Bayer, and I don't update this site very often. If you'd like to listen to my current movie podcast you can find it at MovieBS.com.
All in Top 7
Only picking seven films kills me. There are many that will miss this list. But I'm not here to talk about the almosts, the close calls, the could've beens. No. Here, we shall only talk about the top seven films of the aughts.
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10. One minute you're a pimple covered teen railing at the injustice of adults, the next you are an adult! Welcome to the improbable world of body switching comedies. Kirk Cameron and Fred Savage failed to launch film careers from such auspicious beginnings, but that hasn't deterred Zac Efron from taking his shot in 17 Again. He's not totally copying his illustrious predecessors, 17 Again is more of a body getting a second chance than parent-and-child-switching-places type film, but the principle's the same. Who doesn't wish they were an adult as a teen? What adult doesn't consider what he or she would do differently if given the chance to be a teen again? And who doesn't love the
Bro-mance. (n., adj., v.) 1. Love between two heterosexual dudes that soars past regular friendship and does an intimate waltz around the line of platonic-ness 2. An alternative type of romance that, while it may at times be obstructed by women, will be rooted solely in the strong bond between two men 3. More than just friends...but not in that way
This list has been made in honor of the hilarious I Love You, Man, (go see it now!!!) but the truth is that the art of the bromance has actually existed for thousands of years; (maybe starting at Cain and Abel ... or not). This special relationship has been continued by many great figures of cinema (like Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa), and the recognition continues to this very day. In
The Oscars of 2008 have past, and now with a beefy line-up of films we can dive headfirst in 2009. Though the highly anticipated Watchmen film is undeniably the most important one of the next two months, (if not the entire year), there are plenty of other movies bound to keep multiplex audiences busy. A wide variety of titles are scheduled, ranging from Hannah Montana: The Movie to the exceptionally less sissy Crank 2: High Voltage. Whatever gets you going (to the theaters), Hollywood is sure to offer. But it doesn't matter. Viva la Watchmen! Here's a list of the top 7 anticipated films of March and April. What do you think should be added to the list?
7. Fast and Furious - Reboot mania produces another example with a new version
The months of January and February are Notorious for offering crumbs of quality scraped from the dishes used at Oscar's feast. However, some Fanboys might be Taken by surprise with reboots of their favorite horror classics, (My Bloody Valentine, now in 3-D or Friday the 13th). As for PG-13 horror, that particular sub-genre hasn't had a classic in a while. Maybe David S. Goyer's The Unborn can change that. Regardless, there will be a fair share of Youth In Revolt if releases like Hotel for Dogs or even The Pink Panther 2 exist only to educate young viewers on the true horror of the post-Oscar movie calendar.
For the busy marquee topping months of January and February, here is a top 7 list of the most anticipated movies. Other films to
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10. Australia, the other English speaking country. The one that doesn't have Shakespeare, Hollywood or Peter Jackson. It's so easy to forget about, until you remember it's the land of Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts, Geoffrey Rush and Mel Gibson. Not to mention Baz Luhrmann, Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman who want to give you a big fat jolt of memory with the release of Australia. Expect something big, flashy and hella sexy.
Until then, here's a list of my favorite movies from the land down under. I have a few rules, a movie has to be directed, acted in, and financed primarily in and by Australians. That means no Moulin Rouge, though it was shot in Australia
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10. I'm going to stick my neck out and say this list will be something you can really sink your teeth into. It will be your cross to bear if you don't read it. OK, those are all the awful vampire puns I could muster. More importantly, Twilight fandom is upon us, so before we are all blinded by dreamboat Edward Cullen, let's sift through the millions (seems like it) of other vampire films that Hollywood has made.
This list focuses on the last 25 years of blood sucking. So if you are looking to reminisce over the brilliance of Nosferatu from 1922, it probably feels like I stabbed you in the heart (with a wooden stake). And I want to offer Jim
We start the Top '007'. You finish the Top 10. Who would James Bond be without his cool gadgets? Sure, he would still be a great spy with a license to kill but would there be 22 movies about the man? Bond fans remember the old films when Q would introduce some new gadgets with each new installment. Q may be missing in the latest films but Bond still has some slick tools. Even some of Bond's adversaries dabble in gadgetry but this list will be strictly MI6.
With Quantum of Solace opening on Friday, it's a great time to look back at some of past films and the gadgets Bond uses to dispose of henchmen, save himself and ultimately save the world.
7. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Electromagnetic RPM Controller Ring
Recap
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10. World domination is a tough business. The hours are long, the sacrifices are heavy, and the workload is endless. Sometimes, your hard work doesn't even pay off. Even worse than all of this is when some horn dog super agent is killing your henchmen (and most likely) bedding your girlfriend/wife/mistress behind your back.
Amped up for the release of new James Bond film Quantum of Solace, I've compiled a list of Top 7 Bond Villains.
Carly Simon said it best: "Nobody does it better." But who does "it" worst?
7. Curd Jurgens as Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me -- Villainous Stromberg was a lover of the sea, with a scheme that would have forced us all to oblige: with captured submarines