Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Rico's Thirteen { II }

All right, now we get into the big dogs. My top 10. I'm going to be honest, it was really hard trying to condense my huge list of favorite movies into an ordered list of all-time greats. I don't think I've ever successfully done it before, so if that's true, this is going be the world premiere of my top 10, even for me! Let's get to it:

HONORABLE MENTION
Ocean's Thirteen
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Bourne Ultimatum
Pulp Fiction


10. Ocean's Eleven
Casinos, Thousand-dollar suits, Jazzy funk music, and Las Vegas. A true gentleman's movie. This movie just resonates with the ideal modern man. I mean who wouldn't want to look as good as George Clooney while heisting $ 150,000,000? This movie contains an all-star cast; Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Andy Garcia to name a few; and is really well written, providing for moments of dry comedy and witty humor. I really liked the style this movie was directed to, with the suave, smooth-talking dialogue to the bright lights of Sin City. Great jazzy soundtrack, and excellent performances by each actor. This movie defines "cool."

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9. Castaway
I know what you're thinking, "Castaway? Really?" Yes, really. I don't know why this movie is so under-appreciated, but this is definitely, in my humble opinion, one of the modern classics of our time. Now it may not be eye-catching (although the island setting is gorgeous) as Avatar, or as explosive as your run off the mill action extravaganza, but it is still a very great movie to that's true to what the movie is about; and THAT my friends is what makes it so good. From an actor's point of view, this was an incredible performance by Hanks (who is one of my favorite actors) because there was no dialogue 3/4 of this movie. His body language, facial expressions, and reaction to his surroundings was acted to perfection and his transformation from a city slicker to a survivor was powerful, causing one of the best, pure acting performances I've ever seen. Not to mention, this is still the only movie that made me feel sympathetic towards a volleyball. WILSOOOOOON!



8. Inglorious Basterds
Ah yes. Inglorious Basterds. Perhaps the first big-name blockbuster to pop up so far in the list. Me, not really being an avid Tarantino fan (although i did enjoy Pulp Fiction) because he's...well...kinda crazy, I went into this movie not having any clue what to expect. Now I don't know about you guys, but this movie was balls-to-the-walls off the hook. I mean, this was the shiznit (oh yeah i did). It's a movie that's so deep, so layered, and so hard to explain that you really have to watch it to be able to really experience this crazy film. The whole plot of the movie is divided into three parts, a Tarantino signature, and is each is very unique and thrilling in its own way. I can't say anything about the core of this movie better than Brad Pitt, or should I say Lt. Aldo Raine did when he said...


"... We're gonna be dropped into France, dressed as civilians. And once we're in enemy territory, as a bushwhackin' guerrilla army, we're gonna be doin' one thing and one thing only... killin' Nazis."  

2 comments:

  1. With "Castaway" at #9, I'm really interested to see what you rate more highly. For me, it's a top five, possibly even a top three--though that would make for a close fought decision between it and "Gladiator." I don't think there is another actor who has ever lived who could convincingly have starred beside a volleyball. I wept for Wilson...a truly disturbing thought, but a moment of near-unrivaled Hollywood genius.

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  2. Ahh Inglorious Basterds... I love it. I could not have said it better than yourself. It is.. the shiznit. I've probably seen this movie about ten times and every time is like the first. And the bat scene... wow. I actually saw it twice in theaters which now thinking about it, seems kinda dorky. I bought the movie because i couldn't believe so many of my friends hadn't seen it, and i never got it back, so i bought it again. Haha.

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