Top 5 Montages
This post was actually and idea by big Shane-O Mac. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a blog to write it on, so he told me to do so. Montages are used quite often in the film industry. For those uneducated people, or those who haven't see Team America: World Police, a montage is a series of clips with a song in the backround. The montage is used to make a lot of time pass by in the movie with very little time used in real life. Days at a time can be passed in minutes. It also helps everybody remind what's going on with other sub-plots. In my opinion the most important factor of the montage is not the clips, but what song is playing, and how good said song is.
5) Rocky IV (No Easy Way Out)
This montage was with the great 80's classic, No Easy Way Out. In this montage you can see Rocky Balboa driving off in his fancy car. He takes a trip down two roads. One down an actual road, and the other, a metaphorical road, memory lane. This montage is made up of a bunch of clips from past series and even Rocky IV. This montage occurs right after homeboy Apollo dies. Needless to say, Rocky had some soul searching to do. He knew he wanted to fight Drago, not for money, but for pride. I mean Drago did kill his best friend. Pretty much and Rocky movie (exlcuding the fifth) could have a montage worty of the top 5, but this one was significat as it hosted images from other movies, had a great song, and Stallone downshifts over thirty-five times. I know, I thought it was impossible too.
4) Rocky IV (Hearts on Fire)
Surprise surprise, another great Rocky montage. Rocky invented the Montage, so naturally the series will boast a few phenomenal ones. In this particular montage, Rocky is chopping wood, climbing mountains, picking up sleds, and all kidns of unorthodox training techniques. This of course is the polar opposite to what Ivan Drago is using in his state of the art training facilities. This was a superb montage because one, Hearts on Fire is a rockin' tune, two Stallone boasts one hell of a beard, and three homeboy reaches the summit of a relatively large mountain in no time. Amazing that the two best Rocky montages come from the same movie, but it's true. Not surprisingly, Rocky IV is the best in the series. Feel free to debate, but you're wrong.
3) Blow (Black Betty)
I already know that Shane is going to be pissed about this ranking. He will maintain that is deserves to be number one, but that is because he is stupid. And has to much of a life to not sit on the computer and rank montages. Too bad for him. Luckily, it still cracked the top five. First off, Blow is an outstanding movie, and should be watched by absolutely everyone. Black Betty is a sweet tune that I enjoy, and I'm sure many others enjoy. Shane is even making a push for it to appear on the lacrosse warm-up CD. This is surely a great montage. Lots of action, lots of Johhny Depp, lots of money, lots of blow, but it is too short. Most montages are in the three-four minutes range while this one is a mere one minute, thirty-eight second montage. It's awesome, and has plenty of great clips, but not enough happens to make it in the top two.
2) Zoolander (Beat It)
Some will argue that the Walk-Off isn't a montage, but those of you who say that aren't intelligent. It has a song, a series of clips, and it shortens the length of a scene that would be either much longer, or much worse without the art of the montage. Great song, and perfect for the scene. Speaking of which, if you have some free time, go watch the Beat It video. It'll surely give you a laugh or two. Especially in the begining when people just climb out of sewers and windows, and a bunch of other things. But the Walk-Off is phenomenal, exciting, funny, and unique. Great job by the directors, but it falls short of our number one spot.
And lastly, the number one montage is....
1) Wedding Crashers (Shout)
Let the debating begin, but let's face it. This montage is the grand-daddy of montages. It hosts everything you could possibly want from a montage. First off, great song. If you listen to "Shout" by Otis Day and the Knights, and don't find yourself singin' along at one point throughout it then I just question your manhood (I say this assuming that no girls read this). Secondly, this montage hosts a number of hot girls. An added bonus, lots of boobs. I don't care how old I get, but seeing a nice pair of breastsessess will always be awesome. There is also a lot of funny parts in this montage. And, drinking, dancing, cake, eating, toasting, cutting, magic, story-tellin', staring, etc. When you break it down, it just doesn't get any better than this one right here. At least not yet. As far as I'm concerned, the world might be around for another twelve-fifteen years.
This post was actually and idea by big Shane-O Mac. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a blog to write it on, so he told me to do so. Montages are used quite often in the film industry. For those uneducated people, or those who haven't see Team America: World Police, a montage is a series of clips with a song in the backround. The montage is used to make a lot of time pass by in the movie with very little time used in real life. Days at a time can be passed in minutes. It also helps everybody remind what's going on with other sub-plots. In my opinion the most important factor of the montage is not the clips, but what song is playing, and how good said song is.
5) Rocky IV (No Easy Way Out)
This montage was with the great 80's classic, No Easy Way Out. In this montage you can see Rocky Balboa driving off in his fancy car. He takes a trip down two roads. One down an actual road, and the other, a metaphorical road, memory lane. This montage is made up of a bunch of clips from past series and even Rocky IV. This montage occurs right after homeboy Apollo dies. Needless to say, Rocky had some soul searching to do. He knew he wanted to fight Drago, not for money, but for pride. I mean Drago did kill his best friend. Pretty much and Rocky movie (exlcuding the fifth) could have a montage worty of the top 5, but this one was significat as it hosted images from other movies, had a great song, and Stallone downshifts over thirty-five times. I know, I thought it was impossible too.
4) Rocky IV (Hearts on Fire)
Surprise surprise, another great Rocky montage. Rocky invented the Montage, so naturally the series will boast a few phenomenal ones. In this particular montage, Rocky is chopping wood, climbing mountains, picking up sleds, and all kidns of unorthodox training techniques. This of course is the polar opposite to what Ivan Drago is using in his state of the art training facilities. This was a superb montage because one, Hearts on Fire is a rockin' tune, two Stallone boasts one hell of a beard, and three homeboy reaches the summit of a relatively large mountain in no time. Amazing that the two best Rocky montages come from the same movie, but it's true. Not surprisingly, Rocky IV is the best in the series. Feel free to debate, but you're wrong.
3) Blow (Black Betty)
I already know that Shane is going to be pissed about this ranking. He will maintain that is deserves to be number one, but that is because he is stupid. And has to much of a life to not sit on the computer and rank montages. Too bad for him. Luckily, it still cracked the top five. First off, Blow is an outstanding movie, and should be watched by absolutely everyone. Black Betty is a sweet tune that I enjoy, and I'm sure many others enjoy. Shane is even making a push for it to appear on the lacrosse warm-up CD. This is surely a great montage. Lots of action, lots of Johhny Depp, lots of money, lots of blow, but it is too short. Most montages are in the three-four minutes range while this one is a mere one minute, thirty-eight second montage. It's awesome, and has plenty of great clips, but not enough happens to make it in the top two.
2) Zoolander (Beat It)
Some will argue that the Walk-Off isn't a montage, but those of you who say that aren't intelligent. It has a song, a series of clips, and it shortens the length of a scene that would be either much longer, or much worse without the art of the montage. Great song, and perfect for the scene. Speaking of which, if you have some free time, go watch the Beat It video. It'll surely give you a laugh or two. Especially in the begining when people just climb out of sewers and windows, and a bunch of other things. But the Walk-Off is phenomenal, exciting, funny, and unique. Great job by the directors, but it falls short of our number one spot.
And lastly, the number one montage is....
1) Wedding Crashers (Shout)
Let the debating begin, but let's face it. This montage is the grand-daddy of montages. It hosts everything you could possibly want from a montage. First off, great song. If you listen to "Shout" by Otis Day and the Knights, and don't find yourself singin' along at one point throughout it then I just question your manhood (I say this assuming that no girls read this). Secondly, this montage hosts a number of hot girls. An added bonus, lots of boobs. I don't care how old I get, but seeing a nice pair of breastsessess will always be awesome. There is also a lot of funny parts in this montage. And, drinking, dancing, cake, eating, toasting, cutting, magic, story-tellin', staring, etc. When you break it down, it just doesn't get any better than this one right here. At least not yet. As far as I'm concerned, the world might be around for another twelve-fifteen years.
4 comments:
Have you ever watched Rocky 1?
No, but my great-grandfather told me about its release in the roaring 20's.
You neglected to acknowledge Michael Jackson for ending what would be a bloody gang fight with his stylish dance moves, in said Beat It video.
I just reread the top 5 young athletes post and I realized a fictional athlete that could dominate every one of them in every sport.....The Under Armour kid.
"If you don't feel hyped when you put on da armah....You ain't got a pulse man."
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