Top 10 Movies
1)Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgandy
I already know everyone who's reading this is thinking, "What the f*ck? That jackass thinks that's the best movie?!?" Well to answer that, I am a jackass, and yes I think Anchorman is my favorite movie. I have seen a lot of movies in my day, most good ones I've seen several times. Anchorman is a movie, the only movie, that I have been able to watch at any point of any day for almost a year and a half. I've never watched it and not laughed all the way through it. Obviosuly it's not very dramatic, but who needs that bullshit when you can laugh three-four times every scene everytime you watch it. As much as everyone will disagree I have to think this is my all time favorite movie, so far. Talledega Nights: The Tale of Ricky Bobby comes out in a few weeks, so I'll keep you updated.
2)Napoleon Dynamite
Again, this is my top ten. If you would like to disagree go ahead and type up your own top ten on your own blog. Anyone who has seen Napoleon knows that a movie doesn't neccesarily need to have a plot to have a few great laughs. From Napoleon tossing an action figure outside of his bus window, to Uncle Rico flinging a piece of steak at his nephew on a bicycle, this movie has it all, kinda. Much like Anchorman this movie hasn't aged a bit even though everybody quotes both of these movies pretty frequently. That is why this is right up there with Anchorman, but I give Anchorman the nodd because there are so many one liners that I use seven-eight times a day.
3)Rounders
Alot of people will argue that the 2003 WSOP started the "poker boom" in America lately, and those people would probably be right. But the poker movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, must've aided somehow to this poker revolution that America is experiencing. Every poker player in the world could probably quote Rounders in one form or another. This movie pretty much made me like poker, and I cant still watch it and love it every time.
4)Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven and Rounders could have been flipped three and four either way because in my opnion they are both phenomenal. I actually liked Ocean's Eleven more then Rounders, but there was no sequel to Rounders, unfortunately the greedy producers and what not felt like they were successful enough to make another movie with no plot. It was a heist movie, and the heist was thirty-nine seconds on a train. Then they tried to steal a fake egg for no reason, and if there was a reason then they failed to explain it. Ocean's Twelve made Godfather III look great. It was as if there was no script and the makers of the film just said "Hey, look at that list of great actors, who needs a script?" I know this was more like a negative writing about Oceans Twelve then postitive about Ocean's Eleven, but I'm still pissed off about it. Without the sequel, this movie easily would've cracked the top three no doubt, but the sequel was arguably one of the most dissapointing things in my life.
5)Boondock Saints
I know a lot of people are yet to see this movie, which is terrible because it's great. This movie is about Irish twin brothers who live in the ghetto of Boston. They end up deciding they should clean the city of mob bosses and other criminals. Basically they go on a mass killing spree against Russians and Italians alike. There is a lot of action and shooting in this movie as these religious brothers roll through groups of people at a time proving once again that the Irish are in fact the dominant race on earth.
6)Troy
Everyone who truly knows me, knows that I have a man-crush on two people, Brad Pitt, and Michael Owen. Obviously I am going to enjoy Brad Pitt as Achilles prancing across the battlefield slaying everybody in his way in a bloody mess. His dominance over the human race is simply unheard of. If you actually like real movies, like romance, story lines, family troubles, slaves, war, dominant figures, ancient civilazations, then I guess you'll like this movie a lot. But I like it because Brad Pitt puts the laughter in Manslaughter during this film.
7)Dodgeball
This movie is nothing but a simple comedy with a moderate plot. But this movie also has Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, two of my favorite actors. Ben Still only does two roles in his acting career, weird akward quiet guy (Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Starsky and Hutch, and Along Came Polly) and the agrressive well-fit guy (Heavyweights, Zoolaner, Dodgeball, Happy Gilmore, and Mystery Men). His mustache and height, along with some quotes that don't apply to anything, make White Goodman my favorite Ben Stiller character. Vince Vaugn is the same guy in most of his movies, but with some variables. He's usually the smooth, funny, tall guy. Dodgeball has some great side characters as well like, Michelle, Patches, Steve the Pirate and many others. Some the quotes have gotten old, but if Dodgeball is on HBO or Encore, you can bet your sweet bottom Matt Driffill will not be changing the channel.
8)40 Year Old Virgin
When I heard the guys who made Anchorman were making another movie with Brick and Fantanna starring in it I was pretty excited. It lived up to the expectations as well. I found myself laughing throughout most of the movie. And I'm sure nobody other that Steve Carrell couldv'e played that role better. He even got his chest waxed for the movie. The main reason as to why this movie fell to number eight is because the lame ass scenes with the grandma. I hated that actress who played her, and I hated her character. He shouldnt've been looking for love, he should've been more concerned with knocking out hoodrats, but whatever it was still very funny.
9)Friday Night Lights
Come on. You know I couldn't have a top ten movie list without mentioning a sports movie. Come on, I mean come on. There are plenty of movies that I think are better that Friday Night Lights, but it is my favortie sports movie so I think that warrants a top ten entry. But it is definately not any higher than a nine, and maybe should've been ten. The point is that it's here in the top ten, and I watch that movie before every high school sport game whether it is football or lacrosse. That movie just sets the mood.
10)Bourne Indentity and Supremacy
I kind of cheated on this one by picking both the original and the sequel, but I'm sure there is some kind of collector's DVD with both of them or somesing. If I had to choose I would say Supremacy was better, but it wouldn't be much without the first one. Both movies have lots of action, and are about a CIA assassin. Very exciting stuff, and I loved both of them. I reccomend you go out and see them.
2)Napoleon Dynamite
Again, this is my top ten. If you would like to disagree go ahead and type up your own top ten on your own blog. Anyone who has seen Napoleon knows that a movie doesn't neccesarily need to have a plot to have a few great laughs. From Napoleon tossing an action figure outside of his bus window, to Uncle Rico flinging a piece of steak at his nephew on a bicycle, this movie has it all, kinda. Much like Anchorman this movie hasn't aged a bit even though everybody quotes both of these movies pretty frequently. That is why this is right up there with Anchorman, but I give Anchorman the nodd because there are so many one liners that I use seven-eight times a day.
3)Rounders
Alot of people will argue that the 2003 WSOP started the "poker boom" in America lately, and those people would probably be right. But the poker movie Rounders, starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton, must've aided somehow to this poker revolution that America is experiencing. Every poker player in the world could probably quote Rounders in one form or another. This movie pretty much made me like poker, and I cant still watch it and love it every time.
4)Ocean's Eleven
Ocean's Eleven and Rounders could have been flipped three and four either way because in my opnion they are both phenomenal. I actually liked Ocean's Eleven more then Rounders, but there was no sequel to Rounders, unfortunately the greedy producers and what not felt like they were successful enough to make another movie with no plot. It was a heist movie, and the heist was thirty-nine seconds on a train. Then they tried to steal a fake egg for no reason, and if there was a reason then they failed to explain it. Ocean's Twelve made Godfather III look great. It was as if there was no script and the makers of the film just said "Hey, look at that list of great actors, who needs a script?" I know this was more like a negative writing about Oceans Twelve then postitive about Ocean's Eleven, but I'm still pissed off about it. Without the sequel, this movie easily would've cracked the top three no doubt, but the sequel was arguably one of the most dissapointing things in my life.
5)Boondock Saints
I know a lot of people are yet to see this movie, which is terrible because it's great. This movie is about Irish twin brothers who live in the ghetto of Boston. They end up deciding they should clean the city of mob bosses and other criminals. Basically they go on a mass killing spree against Russians and Italians alike. There is a lot of action and shooting in this movie as these religious brothers roll through groups of people at a time proving once again that the Irish are in fact the dominant race on earth.
6)Troy
Everyone who truly knows me, knows that I have a man-crush on two people, Brad Pitt, and Michael Owen. Obviously I am going to enjoy Brad Pitt as Achilles prancing across the battlefield slaying everybody in his way in a bloody mess. His dominance over the human race is simply unheard of. If you actually like real movies, like romance, story lines, family troubles, slaves, war, dominant figures, ancient civilazations, then I guess you'll like this movie a lot. But I like it because Brad Pitt puts the laughter in Manslaughter during this film.
7)Dodgeball
This movie is nothing but a simple comedy with a moderate plot. But this movie also has Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, two of my favorite actors. Ben Still only does two roles in his acting career, weird akward quiet guy (Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, Starsky and Hutch, and Along Came Polly) and the agrressive well-fit guy (Heavyweights, Zoolaner, Dodgeball, Happy Gilmore, and Mystery Men). His mustache and height, along with some quotes that don't apply to anything, make White Goodman my favorite Ben Stiller character. Vince Vaugn is the same guy in most of his movies, but with some variables. He's usually the smooth, funny, tall guy. Dodgeball has some great side characters as well like, Michelle, Patches, Steve the Pirate and many others. Some the quotes have gotten old, but if Dodgeball is on HBO or Encore, you can bet your sweet bottom Matt Driffill will not be changing the channel.
8)40 Year Old Virgin
When I heard the guys who made Anchorman were making another movie with Brick and Fantanna starring in it I was pretty excited. It lived up to the expectations as well. I found myself laughing throughout most of the movie. And I'm sure nobody other that Steve Carrell couldv'e played that role better. He even got his chest waxed for the movie. The main reason as to why this movie fell to number eight is because the lame ass scenes with the grandma. I hated that actress who played her, and I hated her character. He shouldnt've been looking for love, he should've been more concerned with knocking out hoodrats, but whatever it was still very funny.
9)Friday Night Lights
Come on. You know I couldn't have a top ten movie list without mentioning a sports movie. Come on, I mean come on. There are plenty of movies that I think are better that Friday Night Lights, but it is my favortie sports movie so I think that warrants a top ten entry. But it is definately not any higher than a nine, and maybe should've been ten. The point is that it's here in the top ten, and I watch that movie before every high school sport game whether it is football or lacrosse. That movie just sets the mood.
10)Bourne Indentity and Supremacy
I kind of cheated on this one by picking both the original and the sequel, but I'm sure there is some kind of collector's DVD with both of them or somesing. If I had to choose I would say Supremacy was better, but it wouldn't be much without the first one. Both movies have lots of action, and are about a CIA assassin. Very exciting stuff, and I loved both of them. I reccomend you go out and see them.
11 comments:
I'm not upset about any of your choices. I personally think that Dodgeball and The 40 year old virgin beat out Anchorman but im not trying to step on any toes. I recommend watching American History X, it is a good one and Edward Norton is "Man-tastic". Adam Sandler has made many great movies but his more recent films may have hurt his legacy, i still think that one of the oldies(Happy Gilmore, Airheads, Billy Madison, Big Daddy)should diserve consideration or maybe an HM spot. Overall you had a very respectable list Chu, nice work.
Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore were two I wanted to fit in, but I haven't watched any of them recently. Not because of availability, just because I didn't want to. If I don't want to watch it then I just don't think it's good enough. And deffinately I want to see American History X, and deffinately Adam Sandler's career is circiling down the shitter
well i agree with nathan that big daddy should be tied into the top ten movies..but matt i am offended that you seemed to have called me a loser because i enjoy the notebook and the sisterhood of the traveling pants..i dont think you should judge these movies. but i also agree that they should not be in the top 10.(along with 40 year old virgin which i didnt happen to like)but who am i to judge either
lol loved the list i think 40 year old vergin could have been a bit higher but over all it was good and i agree with the beging about any one liking the notebook or sister hood of the gay pants and pearl harber loved that part
Big Daddy wasn't as good as either Happy Gilmore or Billy Madison, and the 40 Year Old Virgin deffinately deserves to be in the top 10, probably should be higher, but I really hate that grandma. I should've made an honorably mention list consisting of movies like Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Wedding Crashers, Pirates of the Carribean, and other assorted good movies that don't get enough street cred.
Anchorman, Boondock, and the Bournes are the only movies here eligible to be a top 10 selection. Wait...that is just because I'm a smug college know-it-all hippie. Disregard this response as pure intellectual garb.
two words
...THE NOTEBOOK!
come on now.
Dan Driffill is a college know-it-all hippie. That said he cares more about movies like Munich, and Raging Bull. Frankly I think I would enjoy watching my top ten movies over anything else because theyre fun and most of which are funny. The Notebook is right up there with Ocean's Twelve, Pearl Harbor, TSOTTP, any other shitty movie you can think of.
josh is gay. and does not know what he is talking about. i just happen to know that he has watched the notebook and the sisterhood of the traveling pants. on a higher note i agree that wedding crashers should be on the honorable mention or even number 10
To me it look like a leprachaun to me!
All yah got' do look up in da tree...WHO ELSE SEE DA LEPRACHAUN SAY YEAAAAAAAAAAAH
i like this, yay matt
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