#julia roberts and bruce willis movies

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'Ocean's Trilogy' Review and 4K Review

The following review was written by Ultimate Rabbit correspondent, Tony Farinella. When you think of the “Ocean’s Trilogy,” you think of big movie stars, high stakes, and witty banter. These are individuals known for being con-artists and having a certain set of skills, but they bring an element of fun to the proceedings. They are interesting, layered, and unique.  These are not your bargain…

[mylifeincinema]

My Week in Reviews: March 19, 2023

Almost skipped this week because they’re only two this, and they’re barely worth mentioning.

Ticket to Paradise (Ol Parker, 2022)

Inoffensive in its overwhelming mediocrity because of how likable its stars are, but it’s still mostly a waste of time because of how it totally wastes the wonderful Billie Lourd. - 3.5/10

Midnight in the Switchgrass (Randall Emmett, 2021)

Oof... this was awful. It became obvious pretty immediately, but holy shit this is just a complete mess of truly garbage performances, the most awkwardly written dialogue I’ve suffered through in a while, and baffling, laughable directorial choices galore. - .5/10

Enjoy!

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

[adamwatchesmovies]

Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Making Ocean’s Twelve must’ve been a blast. You can tell the actors were certainly having a good time. Too bad the fun can't extend to the audience as well. This film thinks it’s so clever, so funny. All I want to do is punch it in its smart little face.

Set three years after Ocean’s Eleven, Terry Benedict (Andy García) has located the Ocean's crew and demands they return his money - with interest. Fearful for their lives, the group schemes to pull a few quick jobs to pay him back but their efforts are hindered by the master thief “The Night Fox”. He agrees to help Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his friends out of their jam if they can best his legendary skills.

Immediately, the film is in trouble. Either Danny and his friends will succeed in their mission and pay back Benedict - which will make us unhappy because we don't like him - or they will fail and the villain will have them all killed - which will make us unhappy because we like them. The only possible way to avoid audience disappointment would be for the scoundrels to somehow steal from the man - again - and beat him so decisively that he gives up trying to get his revenge. Unfortunately, that’s what the first movie was about so you know it’s not going to happen.

Ocean's Twelve can’t even figure out what to do with its characters. The problem is that although we sort of got a vibe that they got along, we never really believed the people rounded up by Danny were friends. It was pretty clear that at the end of the first movie, they were going their separate ways. Maybe some of them would keep in contact but no one was ringing up “The Amazing” Yen (Shaobo Qin) to see how he was doing. Like many others, he was hired to fulfill a role in a con and nothing more… but he was in the first movie so he has to come back again. How does the screenplay by George Nolfi use him? It shoves Yen into a bag and then accidentally ships him off to the wrong country so he can be “in the movie” but off-screen as much as possible.

Forget Twelve. This movie only has a few important characters. There’s Danny and Rusty (Brad Pitt), Danny’s wife Tess (Julia Roberts) and Rusty’s old flame, Isabel Lahiri (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Then, you have the villains with Vincent Cassel as The Night Fox and Andy García. Everyone else could’ve been condensed into one or two people. Similarly, the plot could’ve been thinned a lot. As is, there are so many twists and turns it’ll make your head spin. In another heist film, that would've been good but so many revelations are then revealed to be completely useless by the final scene it makes you feel like you wasted your time. In this instance, the main plan is so dumb you know director Steven Soderbergh is trying to pull a fast one on you and you don’t buy it for a second.

The most infuriating scene is also the unfunniest. The crew's target is the Fabergé Imperial Coronation Egg (quite the step down from a vault full of money if you ask me) so they recruit Tess (who is the twelfth member of the team) to help. Their plan? Capitalize on the running joke that she “sorta” looks like Julia Roberts by distracting the people in the museum while the others steal the egg. Not terribly clever, this gag also breaks one of the unspoken rules of filmmaking. The audience promises to ignore the fact that we know these are actors on-stage as long as the movie doesn’t draw attention to it and pretends the story is set in a world other than ours, “Last Action Hero”-style. As Oceans Twelve does this whole “I don’t look that much like her”, “Oh no! There’s Bruce Willis! Now I have to pretend like I know what he’s talking about” thing, you make a mental promise to hate the film no matter what it does later.

The worst part of Ocean’s Eleven” was the hint at a sequel right at the very end because deep down, you knew the magic couldn’t be replicated, that only the most convoluted of scenarios could bring these people together again. Ocean’s Twelve proves that so thoroughly it’ll make you wish the actors would all retire. (April 28, 2022)

[sleepymarmot]

Ocean's Eleven (2001) & Ocean's Twelve (2004)

Ocean's Eleven

This is basically the gold standard of modern masculine coolness, right?

I definitely saw this at some point, but that was so long ago that I remembered nothing of the specifics. I do remember Ocean’s Eight well enough to compare, though, and what I found out today is that Debbie wasn’t the only Ocean sibling to have a surprising amount of gay chemistry with their blond(e) right hand (wo)man. Good for all of them!

Danny/Tess made a valiant effort to keep up, but unfortunately, Tess’s entire character is the weakest part of the film. The story is male-centric to the extreme, and the only woman is a trophy for the protagonist to steal from the antagonist.

None of these people measure up in hotness to Cate Blanchett in Ocean’s Eight, but they did look nice. A special shout out to the bad guy, who suddenly acquired a dark brooding gothic demeanor when he realized his defeat.

Every review describes Ocean’s Eleven with adjectives such as “smooth”, “fun”, and “charming”, which is true, but in addition to that, an essential factor that makes it work as a “feel-good movie” for me is how non-violent it is, despite the hypermasculinity. The target of robbery is utterly unsympathetic, there’s little to no collateral damage, guns only enter the picture as a two second long fakeout. The viewers don’t have the reason to feel bad for anyone and can just bask in the good vibes. (Though personally, I still managed to get nervous a few times during the heist, even though I knew perfectly well that the job would end in success. I’m really not built for any kind of suspense, huh.) It’s extremely shallow, but instead of the common and annoying “pretends to be deep but fails” way, it’s shallow in the “our only goal is to make this as fun as possible” way, and that gets no objections from me.

Ocean's Twelve

I genuinely can’t tell if I’ve watched Ocean’s Twelve before in full or not. I remember the laser dancing sequence, and the Bruce Willis-Julia Roberts stuff feels familiar, but everything else feels totally new to my present self.

They Garak’d Brad Pitt so hard! Literally the first scene of the movie grabs the viewer by the shoulders and shouts “Oh you thought he seemed kinda gay? Here, look, he’s definitely attracted to women!” Also, God, Hollywood kissing close-ups are so obnoxious.

The thief/cop romance is not bad in theory, but felt forced in practice; now that Danny and Tess are back together, we need another obligatory white heterosexual will they/won’t they (that doubles as a no homo, see above). The “reveal” that the legendary thief who might or might not be dead, and the thief father who allegedly died around the same time, are in fact the same person, can be seen from miles away; the real surprise is that Isabel herself didn’t figure it out somehow.

Linus was only slightly annoying in the first one, but here he’s given prolonged scenes that are painfully awkward to watch. What was the point of making him the “immature SJW” if that didn’t even go anywhere?

Vincent Cassel is not as good of an antagonist as Andy García. Watching Terry Benedict threaten the crew at the beginning of the film was actually pretty fun, and the Night Fox just doesn’t have anything to be a worthy successor to that classic villain charisma.

Overall I have to say I was pretty bored. Perhaps it’s my fault for watching the second movie the day after the first, motivated more by curiosity than “I’m really missing the heist movie vibe right now”. Several times I thought “this can’t possibly be the real heist, it’s not good enough”. The final twist was decent if a bit predictable, but it wasn’t enough to justify the whole thing.

I considered completing the marathon with Ocean’s Thirteen (which I have no memory of, either), but perhaps it would be wise to leave it for later. I suspect movies like these work better as palate cleansers or light entertainment, and trying to be completionist with them like with typical series would be counterproductive. For now, it might be better to take a break from action movies starring white American men — I feel testosterone-poisoned already!

[alsjeblieft-zeg]

097 of 2023

Are You More Typically Feminine or Masculine?

[FEMININE] You wear make up everyday Your favorite color is pink, purple, turquoise or aquamarine You have long hair You spend at least 30 mins a day getting ready You own several pairs of sunglasses You own more than three different types of shoes Your favorite actress is Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence or Anna Kendrick You love Titanic You have a favorite flower Your name ends in an A or I You love Valentine’s Day You own more than one skirt and you actually wear them often You have clothes with lace, sparkles, or a satin trim You shave everyday You own a hair straightener or curler You tweeze/wax/thread your eyebrows You own more than one kind of perfume/cologne You love to dress up You’re great at decorating People often come to you for relationship advice You prefer sweet alcoholic drinks You enjoy picnics You like to shop You have gotten a manicure You prefer chicken over steak You’re great at gift giving You own a piece of jewelry that you wear everyday You have a jewelry box Your favorite singer sings mostly love songs You want to go/have been to Paris You can bake You like cleaning You have a tattoo that is a butterfly, flower or heart You own stuffed animals still You like to hold hands in public You have long nails Your ears are pierced and not gaged You love Starbucks You own a robe You own more than one scarf You like small cars You prefer wine to beer You know what bobby pins are You like to dance You know how to iron You love kids You know what your birthstone is You like to read Cosmo, Vogue or Elle You have read a Jane Austen novel Your favorite Disney movie has a princess in it How many: 12.

[MASCULINE] You enjoy watching sports You know how to grill You prefer beer over wine You’re great with directions You love playing video games You have been in a real, physical fight You like to eat meat Your favorite actor is Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Clint Eastwood or Harrison Ford You love to drink milk You know how to mow your lawn Your favorite musician plays an instrument You never/hardly ever shave Your dancing consists of head bobbing or moshing only You like to work with your hands You love camping You wear a lot of hats The only magazines you like have naked people in them Your favorite TV show is Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy or True Detectives You have facial hair You have a tattoo that is a tribal tattoo, something bloody or someone half-naked You rarely take selfies You like dogs better than cats You love Thanksgiving You know how to shoot a gun Your favorite movie is about aliens, robots or a post-apocalyptic world You sweat a lot You’re not afraid of getting dirty You like to sit with your legs spread apart You slouch You have owned more than three gaming consoles You watch porn You keep your nails short You have a favorite superhero You read comic books You prefer trucks or SUVs You love strip clubs You have hit on someone in a bar You like to fix things You want to go/have been to Las Vegas The only make up you come close to wearing is chapstick You know the difference between a Philips screwdriver and a flathead screwdriver You like history Your favorite animal is a carnivore You’re naturally strong You own a recliner You like to learn how things work You use words like “bro” “dude” and “sup” Your texts are usually one syllable You’re not a fan of cuddling You are always wearing pants or shorts How many: 19.5

You are more… Masculine.

[nightguide]

AS A FAN OF BLUEY, I NOTICED THAT

THE FIRST EPISODE RELIEVES YOU OF AGORAPHOBIA (HEARTBREAK OVER A CERTAIN WELCOMENESS IN BEHAVIOURS FOUND IN HEAVILY PREGNANT WOMEN (INSIDE THE BOX FEELING: ALSO NARROWS DOWN TO YOUNG HEART BROKEN DAUGHTERS (NAZAR DEATH) 'WAITING FOR THEIR PARTNER'S' AROUND 2020 - 2082, MAKING IT A SHORTCUT FOR HORROR NARRATIVES TO RELIEVE ABOUT AN INTUITIVE ARC FOR CLAIRVOYANT MUSLIMS DEMAND (DAYCORE)

BANDIT CUTESIES (INTUITIVE UNIVERSE OF HIS OWN ACCORD AS HEAD HEART) OVER 20TH CENTURY FOX (WHILE YOU KNEW YOU WERE BLUEY BEING PLAYED OVER YOUR FOUND DAD SCENARIO (MAKES A HEAVY STATEMENT FOR DESI WOMEN RIGHT NOW (WHY THEY'RE SO ANGERED THAN MANY MORE WHO DID NOT KNOW (HEARTBREAK IN MARRIAGE FINDS THEM AT THEIR WEAKEST (ND IN THE FAMILY GOT THE HIT FOR IT (ORPHAN CONTROL)

THIS IS SO DEPRESSING FOR DEAD DADS RIGHT NOW LMAO

THE LAST DEAD F*CK TO GIVE IS THE SHEIKH (NO MILK)

JESUS INTUITION.

NO FATHER MADE YOU LOOK THAT GOOD TO GO (U RN)

ONLY HIS KIDS CAN OBSESS THAT MUCH INNUENDO'S THAT HE DOES NOT EVEN EXIST (VIEWER IS EXPERIMENTED TO BE BLUEY'S BEST FRIEND IN THE FUTURE (HOW BLUEY KNOWS HOW TO TYPE)

YOU WILL NEVER REPLY A TWEET EVER AGAIN BY NOTICE IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR FANS (ONLYFANS FANDOM SEES THAT)

WHAT I SAY TO NCUTI GATWA ALL THE TIME (NO HOMO), 'SOMEONE SCREENSHOTTED YOU IN YOUR OWN EPISODE IN A FLIPBOOK NARRATIVE, SEE HOW HIGH YOU GET' AND THIS IS BLUEY MAKING YOU THINK

THIS IS QUALITY LIFESTYLE (HEARTBREAK INNUENDO)

HATING THE ADHAAN IS CASUAL UNLESS YOU'RE NOT THERE (BANDIT IS PHYSICALLY DEAD IN THERAPIST TERMS)

THERAPIST TERMS: CASUAL EXPRESSION OF AN 'ANGY DOG CHARACTER MAN PERSON' WILL KILL (SEE TOE FOR PHYSICAL EXPRESSION)

DUMBEST THING YOU CAN NEVER FIND IS SELENA'S DISCOGRAPHY LYING UNDERNEATH WHERE BINGO AND BLUEY SHOVED IT (SEE SANDRA BULLOCK REFERENCE EVERYWHERE FOR JULIA ROBERTS TO FINALLY ENTER THE BUILDING)

ANIMATION TARGETS YOU RIGHT BACK (LAUGHTER'S CRACK IS THE DOG MAN ADDICTION TO HUMAN TRAUMA (YOU'RE WELCOME)

SPACE EVASIONS (SLAW) IS WHAT THEY HATE NOW THAT BINGO EVADES GAMEPLAY LAWS OF MAGIC XYLOPHONE (LOOPER: MOVIE IS ACTUALLY THAT CASE OF INFINITY EVERYTHING OF ONE OF WHAT BANDIT CAN NEVER HAVE (BRUCE WILLIS'S DREAM)

BLUEY'S HANDS BEING ANNOTATED *ANIMATOR'S CRACK*

BLUEY IS 7yo

HER HANDS HAVE MORE REASONS TO VALUE LIFE (NEVER THE ADULT SELF IF BANDIT FOUGHT WITH THE 24TH DOCTOR (DEAN LEWIS) AGAINST MACHINES (TERMINATOR: SALVATION ARC) THAT MADE BLUEY YOUNGER THAN TIME (DEAD IN DOG YEARS ON ANIMATION IN 2024)

HER PALM HAS MORE YOUTHFUL CONNECTION TO THE ONE KNOWING PALMISTRY IN MUSIC (ATTENTION TO OF THE ENDING: DEAN LEWIS'S DREAM LIVED ON)

HER FINGERS HAVE A LIGHT ABOUT THE REASON WHY SHE CAN FLAT WALK SCREENS FOR IMAGERY PROCESSION (HER HEROINE IS LIGHTMARE (LINNA'S DEUS-EX) (CAKEWALK: DREAMLABS)

THIS SCENE RIPS ME OUT (SEE THE ONE WHERE BINGO IS UNDER THE TREE (CANT EVEN SAY THE WORD), BINGO TERRIFIES THE VIEWER FOR ONCE

YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF ENDINGS ANYMORE (EVEN BANDIT PLUSHIES IN ON YOU WHEN WATCHING THE WORST YET TO COME: GRACIE FILMS)

[ulkaralakbarova]

A teen winds up in over his head while dealing drugs with a rebellious partner in Cape Cod, Mass. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Daniel Middleton: Timothée Chalamet McKayla Strawberry: Maika Monroe Hunter Strawberry: Alex Roe Amy Calhoun: Maia Mitchell Sergeant Calhoun: Thomas Jane Dex: Emory Cohen Shep: William Fichtner Ponytail: Jack Kesy Taylor: Thomas Blake Jr. Vice Principle Finney: Kimberly Battista Football Player: Christian James Wife at Beach House: Catherine Dyer Beach House Girl: Caroline Arapoglou Aunt Barb: Rebecca Koon Daniel’s Mom: Jeanine Serralles Summerbird Dad: Fred Galle Summerbird Brother: Flynn McHugh McKayla’s Father: Brian Kurlander Boss Man’s Lady: Kate Forbes Amy’s Friend #3: Rebecca Ray Amy’s Friend #2: Rebecca Weil Amy’s Friend #1: Hannah Kraar Blair: Alexander Biglane Okie: Reece Ennis Kendall: Holly Wingler Rollerskating Waitress: Kristina Arjona Teenage Girl #1: Sara Antonio Summerbird Sister: Lia McHugh Police Officer: Chris Hlozek Teenage Boy #1: Myles Moore Summerbird Wife: Sandra Elise Williams Preppy Summerbird: James Robinson Jr. Summerbird Girl: Anniston Howell Drunk College Guy: Josh Weikel Chester: Ezra Bynum Dishwashing Boy #1: Zack Shires Weather Reporter: Rick Chambers Stoner Guy: Cody Pressley Beach House Guy: Michael Steedley Annoying College Guy: Tyler Carden Young Boy: Rawann Gracie Dishwashing Boy #2: Logan McHugh Daniel’s Father: John Herkenrath BBQ Neighbor: Chris J. Beatrice Narrator: Shane Epstein Petrullo Trashy Girl: Lisa Marie Kart Ice Cream Parlor Girl: Raegan-Alexis Santucci Partier: David London Stoner Girl: Julaine Tackett Drive-In Attendant: Tyler Bilyeu Lobster Shack Patron: Augie Buttinelli Blair Buddy: Adrian Papa Sketchy Guy: Jonathan Robert Martin Daisy: Jessie Andrews Film Crew: Writer: Elijah Bynum Cinematography: Javier Julia Production Design: Kay Lee Hair Department Head: Carol Cutshall Original Music Composer: Will Bates Producer: Bradley Thomas Producer: Ryan Friedkin Producer: Dan Friedkin Casting: Courtney Bright Casting: Nicole Daniels Executive Producer: Jasmine Daghighian Unit Production Manager: Nathan Kelly Executive Producer: Casey Wilder Mott Art Direction: Evan Maddalena Set Decoration: Kim Leoleis Makeup Department Head: Sheila Trujillo-Gomez Production Supervisor: Erin Charles Executive Producer: Peter Farrelly Executive Producer: Allyn Stewart Executive Producer: Kipp Nelson Editor: Jeff Castelluccio Editor: Dan Zimmerman Co-Producer: Tom Costantino Music Supervisor: Liz Gallacher Visual Effects Supervisor: Chris Wells First Assistant Director: Rip Murray Second Assistant Director: Stephen W. Moore Stunt Coordinator: Jennifer Badger Stunt Coordinator: Johnny Cooper Stunt Coordinator: David Brian Martin Stunt Double: Niko Dalman Stunt Double: Jeremy Conner Stunt Double: Noah Bain Garret Stunt Double: T. Ryan Mooney Leadman: Nelson Hagood Construction Coordinator: Jay Womer “A” Camera Operator: Matías Mesa First Assistant “A” Camera: Jackson McDonald Second Assistant “A” Camera: Aaron Willis “B” Camera Operator: Danny Eckler First Assistant “B” Camera: Ryan Weisen First Assistant “B” Camera: Dan Turek Still Photographer: Curtis Bonds Baker Still Photographer: Guy D’Alema Boom Operator: Thomas Doolittle Costume Supervisor: Caryn Frankenfield Makeup Artist: Micah Laine Makeup Artist: Donna Martin Makeup Artist: Ashley Pleger Makeup Artist: Tracy Ewell Hairstylist: Jennifer Santiago Gaffer: Mike Pearce Production Coordinator: Shanti Delsarte Post Production Supervisor: Todd Gilbert Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Craig Mann Supervising Sound Editor: Bruce Barris Sound Effects Editor: Bruce Tanis Sound Effects Editor: Bill R. Dean Dialogue Editor: Chase Keehn Foley Mixer: Randy Wilson Foley Mixer: Ron Mellegers Foley Artist: John Sievert Foley Artist: Stefan Fraticelli Foley Artist: Jason Charbonneau Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Laura Wiest Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Adam Sawelson Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Kurt Kassulke Movie Reviews: Jacob: (79/100) There should be more films made that take place in ...

[dreamcatcherie]

All the great films have opera scenes

Tenet (2020)

The Fifth Element (1997)

Pretty Woman (1990)

Am I lying?

[realcheesepeople]

People Who I Didn’t Know Were In Ocean’s Twelve and I Was Surprised to See

- Julia Roberts

- Eric from That 70′s Show

- Matt Damon

- One guy attending a funeral who really looked like Bill Clinton but probably wasn’t

- Matt Damon, but he’s reciting poetry now

- Jack Geller??????

- Ben Affleck’s younger brother who voiced the gay jock in Paranorman

- Don Cheadle

- Catherine Fucking Zeta Fucking Jones

- Bruce Willis

[andreakedavra]

i watch movies dubbed in spanish (i watch them mostly in their original language but sometimes i'm just too lazy to turn on the subtitles or simply the dub is excellent, superior to the og version like shrek) and you know. it's common to get used to the way actors and actresses sound in the movie but i can't help but feel shocked when i hear them speak in an interview or fan video, i'm like "is that how he/she sounds in english?..." sounds dumb i know because of course that's not their real voice but shhh let me be.

but welp. thinking about voice actors and such made me realize many of those hollywood actors and actress owe their success in certain regions to voice actors. i mean, yeah hollywood ppl of course become popular due to the movies they stare in and the characters they perform but if you're an unknown actor that happens to be dubbed in latin america by a popular VA, it's guaranteed you'll gain recognition and popularity, since people will start associating your face to the VA anytime they hear that voice and so that will make them check your other projects and so on.

think of willem dafoe. yeah everyone loves him as the green goblin and he's been in a lot of popular movies but if he wasn't dubbed by jesse conde in spanish, i bet he wouldn't be as popular as he is in latin america. jesse conde sounds exactly like willem dafoe would if he spoke spanish imo.

same happens with robert de niro, julia robert, anne hattaway, bruce willis, will smith, cameron diaz, etc.

[lokigodofaces]

movie recommendations

because I randomly feel like it.

The Hunt for Red October (1990): Adaptation of Tom Clancy's book of the same name. Stars Sean Connery (Marko Ramias), Alec Baldwin (Jack Ryan), Scott Glenn (Bart Mancuso), James Earl Jones (James Greer), Sam Neill (Vasili Borodin), and also has several other actors I like. Since this is a Marvel blog, I will add that Stellan Skarsgard, the actor for Erik Selvig, is Tupolev. During the late Cold War, the Soviet Union built the Red October, a massive submarine built with new technology so that SONAR could not detect it. Ramias, captain of the Red October means to defect to the United States. Ryan, a CIA analyst, deduces this and has to prove his theory to the US Navy before it's too late.

Ocean's Eleven (2001): Remake of a 1960 film, Ocean's 11. Stars George Clooney (Danny Ocean), Brad Pitt (Rusty Ryan), Matt Damon (Linus Caldwell), Julia Roberts (Tess Ocean), and Andy Garcia (Terry Benedict). Again, Marvel blog, I'll let y'all know Don Cheadle is in it as Basher Tarr. Danny and Rusty plan a $160 million heist of a Vegas casino owned by Benedict, the lover of Danny's ex-wife Tess. They assemble a team to steal the casino's money

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016): Adaptation of the book Wild Pork and Watercress by Barry Crump. Stars Sam Neill (Hector or Hec), Julian Dennison (Ricky Baker), Rima Te Wiata (Bella), and Rachel House (Paula). Again, Marvel blog, so I'll tell you it's directed by Taika Waititi. So he has a cameo in it that is hilarious. Hec and his foster son, Ricky, don't get along all that well. After a crazy turn of events leaving Ricky and Hec stranded in the New Zealand bush for a couple weeks before social services were supposed to pick up Ricky, the authorities assume Hec kidnapped Ricky. The two live on the run in the bush and grow close. It's a Waititi movie, meaning that it is a comedy used to discuss a more serious topic, in this case chosen families. It is hilarious and had me laughing so much when I watched it.

Invictus (2009): Based on John Carlin's book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and The Game That Made a Nation, which is in turn based on real life events in South Africa. Stars Morgan Freeman (Nelson Mandela) and Matt Damon (Francois Pienaar). It is shortly after apartheid and Mandela's election as president. There are lots of racial tensions in South Africa and Mandela wants to find a way to unite the country. Mandela decides to help the national rugby team win the 1995 Rugby World Cup in order to create something both whites and blacks can agree on and hope for together.

The Sixth Sense (1999): Stars Bruce Willis (Malcom Crowe) and Haley Joe Osment (Cole Sear). Malcom Crowe is a child psychologist trying to help Cole. Malcom eventually learns something supernatural is happening. Can't say too much, I don't want to spoil it since it blew me away.

Hatari! (1962): Swahili for "danger." Stars John Wayne (Sean Mercer) and Elsa Martinelli (Dallas). Sean and several others are professional game catchers in Africa. Dallas, a photographer, shows up unannounced. A series of funny events happens afterwards.

Swiss Family Robinson (1960): Based on Johann David Wyss's book The Swiss Family Robinson. Starring Johann Mills (Father Robinson), Dorothy McGuire (Mother Robinson), James MacArthur (Fritz Robinson), Tommy Kirk (Ernst Robinson), Kevin Corcoran (Francis Robinson), and Janet Munro (Roberta). A Swiss family is on a boat to New Guinea when pirates attack and the ship flees into a storm. They shipwreck not far off from an island. They have to build a life for themselves on the island and learn to love the island. But they have to be careful - the pirates are still out there.

Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959): Based on Herminie Templeton Kavanagh's Darby O'Gill stories. Stars Albert Sharpe (Darby O'Gill), Janet Munro (Katie O'Gill), Sean Connery (Michal McBride), and Jimmy O'Dea (King Brian). Darby captures King Brian, king of the Little People, who grants Darby three wishes. At the same time, Darby's landlord sent Michael to live in the townhouse and expected Darby to move elsewhere that required less maintenance now that Darby is old. Katie and Michael start to fall in love.

[onscreenkisses]

90'S MOVIE KISSES (11/?)

THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) / Bruce Willis & Milla Jovovich NOTTING HILL (1999) / Hugh Grant & Julia Roberts THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB (1995) / Bre Blair & Christian Oliver CLUELESS (1996) / Donald Faison & Stacey Dash BATMAN FOREVER (1995) / Nicole Kidman & Val Kilmer THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (1998) / Daniel Day Lewis & Michelle Pfeiffer HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1998) / Angela Bassett & Taye Diggs PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998) / Sandra Bullock & Aidan Quinn SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998) / Gwyneth Paltrow & Joseph Fiennes FIGHT CLUB (1999) / Edward Norton & Helena Bonham-Carter

[tabloidtoc]

Entertainment Weekly, December

Cover: Wandavision -- Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff and Paul Bettany as Vision 

Page 1: Contents, Melissa Gilbert on the Little House on the Prairie Set in 1977 

Page 3: Sound Bites -- special holiday edition 

Page 4: Editor’s Note 

Page 6: The Must List -- Between the World and Me 

Page 8: The Orchard by David Hopen, Freaky 

Page 9: Chris Stapleton -- Starting Over 

Page 11: A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir, Let Them All Talk 

Page 12: Batman/Catwoman 

Page 13: Nomadland 

Page 14: Soul, December Games -- Marvel’s Spider-man: Miles Morales, Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge, Immortals Fenyx Rising 

Page 16: My Must List -- Kenan Thompson 

Page 19: First Take -- Bob Odenkirk in Nobody -- the Better Call Saul star plays an unlikely action here complete with a bloody good makeover in this thriller about a family man who decides to seek revenge after a break-in 

Page 21: Pedro Pascal and Christian Slater -- We Can Be Heroes 

Page 22: Cover Story -- Wandavision a wonderfully weird send-up of sitcoms of the past is Marvel’s key to the future 

Page 30: Untold Stories: Holiday Movies Edition -- an oral history of The Family Stone -- Thomas Bezucha, Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Dermot Mulroney, Tyrone Giordano, Brian White, Craig T. Nelson, Claire Danes

Page 36: Making the Scene -- The Muppet Christmas Carol -- fans of the Muppets’ 1992 take on Scrooge know a key scene is missing from the DVD version and it’s now the most beloved number ever left on the cutting-room floor, Closet Confidential -- Bridget Jones’ Diary -- Colin Firth and director Sharon Maguire reveal the secrets behind Darcy’s ugly sweater 

Page 37: The Merriest Movies Years Ever -- Jeremy Arnold the author of the TCM book Christmas in the Movies: 30 Classics to Celebrate the Season reveals why 1947 and 2003 were prime years for yuletide films 

Page 38: Role Call -- Mary Steenburgen -- the Oscar winner is a holiday movie MVP and here we look back at the roles that put the Mary in Christmas 

Page 39: Behind the Music -- The Preacher’s Wife -- Whitney Houston’s rousing 1996 film boasts one of the all-time great Christmas movie soundtracks and producer Mervyn Warren tells how it came together 

Page 40: Investigation: Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? It’s the debate that won’t die: does Bruce Willis’ 1988 action classic also qualify as a Christmas classic? With the help of some Die Hard alums we’re ready to settle this once and for all -- Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Dermot Mulroney, Zooey Deschanel, Mean Girls -- Christmas got a bit risque in the teen film’s memorial Jingle Bell Rock talent-show performance 

Page 41: 4 Things You Didn’t Know About Love Actually -- we actually unearthed some new tidbits from writer-director Richard Curtis about the much-discussed much-beloved Christmas rom-com 

Page 43: 3 secrets from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -- it’s aired every year since 1964 but there are still some things you don’t know about the stop-motion Christmas special, 5-minute oral history -- Elf -- you’d better scurry for the story behind the film’s Baby It’s Cold Outside shower scene by Zooey Deschanel 

Page 44: Shondaland makes its Netflix debut December 25 with the swoony Bridgerton a Regency-era drama inspired by a series of romance novels 

Page 48: The Kane maker -- David Fincher and an all-star cast inhabit Old Hollywood for Netflix’s Manx the riveting behind-the-scenes story of Citizen Kane 

Page 52: In an era of rampant reboots it’s been awfully quiet on the Prairie so EW investigates why it’s taken so long for Hollywood to return to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved town on Walnut Grove in Little House on the Prairie 

Page 57: 2020 Gift Guide 

Page 66: News + Reviews  -- It has spurred sales and served as a balm for concert-starved fans but the best by-product of Verzuz is its celebration of Black excellence 

Page 70: Movies -- from modernized classics to fresh newcomers the Hollywood musical is back in style with a new inclusive look 

Page 73: Indie’s New Queen -- with another major and wild big-screen performance in Black Bear Aubrey Plaza is emerging as an art-house icon 

Page 74: Meet Your Maker -- Alan Ball -- the Oscar and Emmy winner behind American Beauty and Six Feet Under and True Blood brings his most personal project to the screen: the road movie Uncle Frank and here Ball shares his iconic cinematic and literary inspirations 

Page 76: Comedy of My Life: Melissa McCarthy -- the Oscar nominee and Emmy winner flaunts some Superintelligence in her fourth movie directed by husband Ben Falcone 

Page 78: The Shot -- Silver Linings Playbook -- inside the creation of a classic scene 

Page 80: TV -- after years as the grounding force on The Big Bang Theory Kaley Cuoco is now flying high as The Flight Attendant at the center of a juicy murder mystery 

Page 82: Class is back in session on Peacock where Saved By the Bell revival debuts 

Page 83: The Crown 

Page 84: Small Axe 

Page 85: Q+A with Bryan Cranston -- in the limited series Your Honor the Emmy winner is breaking bad again starring as a judge whose son is involved in a hit-and-run 

Page 86: Unwrapping Christmas TV movies -- wisdom gleaned from a flurry of winters in Tinseltown 

Page 87: Role Call -- William H. Macy -- as he heads into the 11th and final season of Shameless he looks back on his most iconic projects, epic sci-fi series The Expanse is back with more cosmic chaos in season 5 

Page 89: What to Watch 

Page 96: Music -- Angus Young and Brian Johnson explain how AC/DC are back on track with a new album that honors late bandmate and brother Malcolm Young 

Page 98: Sam Smith 

Page 99: Q+A with legendary P-Funk bassist Bootsy Collins sheds light on his new album and his enormous collection of top hats 

Page 101: The Playback -- Joni Mitchell Archives: Vol. 1: The Early Years -- before she became an icon Mitchell was performing at local radio stations and recording homemade demos 

Page 102: A Band You Need to Know -- Sault -- the mysterious U.K. group has dropped two timely album-of-the-year contenders, Stupid Questions with Josh Groban -- the multiplatinum-selling golden-voiced baritone returns with Harmony but can he sing his way out of this comedic jam

Page 103: Epitaph -- Eddie Van Halen 

Page 104: Books -- Ernest Cline returns with Ready Player Two the sequel to his 2011 blockbuster and 2020′s most secretive novel 

Page 106: Comedians Rachel Bloom and Michelle Buteau have new memoirs but first they chat about bullying and Dick Jones and how Julia Roberts likes her eggs 

Page 107: High Anxiety with Cazzie David -- the writer and daughter of OG angster Larry David broadcasts her own neuroses in the essay collection No One Asked for This and here shares her deepest fears 

Page 108: The weirdest year in publishing history wraps up with an all-virtual literary awards season and here we break down the titles with their eyes on the prize 

Page 110: Screenwriter and director ad novelist John Ridley offers an alternative perspective in The Other History of the DC Universe 

Page 112: The Bullseye

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43 of 2025

01166 - Are You More Typically Feminine or Masculine?

[FEMININE] [ ] You wear make up everyday [ ] Your favorite color is pink, purple, turquoise or aquamarine [ ] You have long hair [ ] You spend at least 30 mins a day getting ready [ ] You own several pairs of sunglasses [ ] You own more than three different types of shoes [ ] Your favorite actress is Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lawrence or Anna Kendrick [ ] You love Titanic [ ] You have a favorite flower [ ] Your name ends in an A or I [ ] You love Valentine’s Day [ ] You own more than one skirt and you actually wear them often [ ] You have clothes with lace, sparkles, or a satin trim [ ] You shave everyday [ ] You own a hair straightener or curler [ ] You tweeze/wax/thread your eyebrows [ ] You own more than one kind of perfume/cologne [ ] You love to dress up [ ] You’re great at decorating [ ] People often come to you for relationship advice [ ] You prefer sweet alcoholic drinks [ ] You enjoy picnics [ ] You like to shop [ ] You have gotten a manicure [ ] You prefer chicken over steak [ ] You’re great at gift giving [ ] You own a piece of jewelry that you wear everyday [ ] You have a jewelry box [ ] Your favorite singer sings mostly love songs [ ] You want to go/have been to Paris [ ] You can bake [ ] You like cleaning [ ] You have a tattoo that is a butterfly, flower or heart [ ] You own stuffed animals still [ ] You like to hold hands in public [ ] You have long nails [ ] Your ears are pierced and not gaged [ ] You love Starbucks [ ] You own a robe [ ] You own more than one scarf [ ] You like small cars [ ] You prefer wine to beer [ ] You know what bobby pins are [ ] You like to dance [ ] You know how to iron [ ] You love kids [ ] You know what your birthstone is [ ] You like to read Cosmo, Vogue or Elle [ ] You have read a Jane Austen novel [ ] Your favorite Disney movie has a princess in it How many: 11

[MASCULINE] [ ] You enjoy watching sports [ ] You know how to grill [ ] You prefer beer over wine [ ] You’re great with directions [ ] You love playing video games [ ] You have been in a real, physical fight [ ] You like to eat meat [ ] Your favorite actor is Bruce Willis, Bill Murray, Clint Eastwood or Harrison Ford [ ] You love to drink milk [ ] You know how to mow your lawn [ ] Your favorite musician plays an instrument [ ] You never/hardly ever shave [ ] Your dancing consists of head bobbing or moshing only [ ] You like to work with your hands [ ] You love camping [ ] You wear a lot of hats [ ] The only magazines you like have naked people in them [ ] Your favorite TV show is Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy or True Detectives [ ] You have facial hair [ ] You have a tattoo that is a tribal tattoo, something bloody or someone half-naked [ ] You rarely take selfies [ ] You like dogs better than cats [ ] You love Thanksgiving [ ] You know how to shoot a gun [ ] Your favorite movie is about aliens, robots or a post-apocalyptic world [ ] You sweat a lot [ ] You’re not afraid of getting dirty [ ] You like to sit with your legs spread apart [ ] You slouch [ ] You have owned more than three gaming consoles [ ] You watch porn [ ] You keep your nails short [ ] You have a favorite superhero [ ] You read comic books [ ] You prefer trucks or SUVs [ ] You love strip clubs [ ] You have hit on someone in a bar [ ] You like to fix things [ ] You want to go/have been to Las Vegas [ ] The only make up you come close to wearing is chapstick [ ] You know the difference between a Philips screwdriver and a flathead screwdriver [ ] You like history [ ] Your favorite animal is a carnivore [ ] You’re naturally strong [ ] You own a recliner [ ] You like to learn how things work [ ] You use words like “bro” “dude” and “sup” [ ] Your texts are usually one syllable [ ] You’re not a fan of cuddling [ ] You are always wearing pants or shorts How many: 18

You are more: masculine. Nothing new :P

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5 underrated Richard Donner movies you need to see

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Richard Donner will forever be remembered as the filmmaker who created the blueprint for the modern superhero blockbuster with 1978’s Superman starring Christopher Reeve.

Yet that doesn’t tell even half the story of the Bronx-born filmmaker’s brilliant filmography.

Donner was in his late 40s by the time Superman came along, having made a name for himself in Hollywood two years earlier, with 1976’s suitably terrifying The Omen.

Prior to that, he was a budding director making the transition from the small screen to the world of cinema. Donner worked on everything from Gilligan’s Island to The Twilight Zone. Even then, it was clear he was destined for bigger things though, as anyone who saw  “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”, the iconic episode of The Twilight Zone he directed, starring William Shatner, can attest.

While a disagreement with producers ultimately saw him walk away from Superman II, the 1980s saw Donner establish himself as an incredibly versatile big budget director capable of handling everything from the epic family adventure fun of The Goonies to the balancing act of action and comedy found within the buddy cop antics of Lethal Weapon.

It was a skillset that drew admiration from the very best in the movie industry, including Steven Spielberg who was among the first to pay tribute to Donner after learning he had passed away, aged 91.

“Dick had such a powerful command of his movies, and was so gifted across so many genres,” Spielberg, who worked with Donner on The Goonies, said.

“Being in his circle was akin to hanging out with your favourite coach, smartest professor, fiercest motivator, most endearing friend, staunchest ally, and – of course – the greatest Goonie of all.”

Donner may not have had the same impact in the 1990s and early 2000s but he still enjoyed major success with the Lethal Weapon franchise and as a producer with movies like Free Willy and X-Men.

More importantly, the other films he made during that period and in the years between some of his biggest hits remain well worth revisiting or seeking out for the first time – starting with these five.

Ladyhawke

Coming hot on the heels of The Goonies and two years prior to Lethal Weapon, Ladyhawke represented another major departure for Donner. A dark medieval fantasy, it centred on Rutger Hauer’s mysterious Captain Etienne Navarre and his female companion Lady Isabeau (Michelle Pfeiffer), a pair of star-crossed lovers on the run from a vengeful bishop who has placed a demonic curse on their heads. While Navarre transforms into a wolf by night, Isabeau exists as a Hawk by day. Teaming up with petty thief Philippe Gaston (Matthew Broderick) they embark on a quest to overthrow the evil bishop and break the spell.

Something of a passion project, Donner had attempted to get Ladyhawke off the ground several times before finally getting the green light from Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox in the mid ’80s. The film then suffered another setback when Kurt Russell, originally cast as Navarre, dropped out during rehearsals. 

That ultimately proved a blessing in disguise with Hauer going on to deliver arguably his best performance since Blade Runner. Not everything about Ladyhawke works – Broderick’s character feels a little too close to Ferris Bueller while the runtime could be trimmed down – but it remains a beautifully realised fantasy epic, full of memorable action set pieces, stunning cinematography and a spellbinding turn from Pfeiffer.

A box office bomb upon release, Ladyhawke has stood the test of time too, garnering a cult following as an authentic and fresh take on the sword and sorcery formula. 

Maverick

Maverick is the film Will Smith must have hoped Wild Wild West would be; a funny, clever action comedy based on a classic TV show. Coming in an era when most westerns were deadly serious, Donner’s film also felt like a breath of fresh air and benefited hugely from a masterful William Goldman script that was both witty and unpredictable.

The latest in a series of films featuring Donner’s muse-of-sorts, Mel Gibson, this time out Mel plays Bret Maverick, a brilliant card player and equally impressive con artist trying to collect enough money to earn a seat at a high-stakes poker game. Along the way he is forced to contend with a fellow scammer in the form of Jodie Foster’s Annabelle Bransford as well as lawman Marshal Zane Cooper, played by James Garner, who starred in the original TV series.

While the glut of cameos from country music stars and the likes of Danny Glover can be a little distracting, there’s something wonderfully charming about Maverick with Gibson, Foster and Garner all on top form and boasting an undeniable chemistry that helps keep things entertaining. 

The climactic poker game which sees Maverick face off against Alfred Molina’s psychopathic Angel is also expertly handled by Donner, who cranks up the tension as Maverick reveals his final, decisive, hand with a slow-motion toss of the final card towards the camera. A critical and financial success, Maverick has been largely lost in the shuffle since its release but should be sought out.

Conspiracy Theory

There’s something strangely prescient about Conspiracy Theory given the current predilection for such thinking on the internet at large. One of Donner’s most inventive and intelligent outings alongside Gibson, this time out Mel plays Jerry Fletcher, a New York City cab driver with a penchant for paranoid conspiracy theories.

Jerry’s life takes a turn for the strange when he finds himself being targeted by a set of shady government goons led by Patrick Stewart’s Dr Jonas. He quickly realises one of the conspiracies he has been promoting in his weekly newsletter (this was the ‘90s) is based more in reality than he thought. The question is: which one?

An engrossing thriller featuring Donner’s trademark dashes of witty humour, Conspiracy Theory is bolstered significantly by the presence of the ever-reliable Julia Roberts as a government lawyer with a soft spot for Jerry. Despite a lengthy run time, Donner also keeps the action moving along at an engaging pace while Gibson’s performance is just the right side of manic to keep you rooting for him.

A first foray into the kind of deep state conspiracy thrillers that were commonplace in Hollywood at the time, the film also boasts some genuinely striking moments, not least the sequence where Jerry undergoes “psychotic testing” at the hands of Dr Jonas, which wouldn’t have looked out of place in A Clockwork Orange.

Though it was a hit with audiences, Conspiracy Theory earned mixed reviews but appears increasingly worthy of reappraisal.

Timeline

Some movies are big, dumb but lots of fun. Timeline sits firmly in that category despite what many naysayers would have you believe. It’s a brash, simplistic sci-fi flick to rival the likes of The Core and Geostorm and thoroughly entertaining to boot.

The fact that it features Gerard Butler, as well as the late, great, Paul Walker only adds to that sentiment.

Walker plays Chris Johnston who, along with Butler’s Andre Marek and a team of fellow archaeologists travel back in time through a wormhole to 14th century France to rescue their professor, Dr Edward Johnston (Billy Connolly), who just happens to be Walker’s character’s dad too.

Based on a book by Michael Crichton, Donner had been in the running to direct Jurassic Park a decade earlier and jumped at the chance to adapt Timeline for the big screen. While filming went off without a hitch, Donner repeatedly clashed with Paramount Pictures in post-production and was forced to re-cut the film three times in a development that saw the release date pushed by nearly a year. The resulting edit did not sit well with Crichton either, who disliked it so intensely he stopped licensing his work for a few years after.

Whether Donner’s original cut would have earned better reviews or Crichton’s approval remains to be seen but what remains of Timeline is still a well shot, enjoyable sci-fi yarn with some neat medieval action flourishes. 

16 Blocks

Donner’s final film also ranks among his most unappreciated. On the surface, 16 Blocks sounds like the perfect fodder for a game of buddy cop movie bingo.

It stars Bruce Willis as Jack Mosley, a worn-out NYPD Detective with a drinking problem tasked with transporting Mos Def’s trial witness Eddie Bunker to court. Problems arise when some of Jack’s fellow officers arrive to kill Eddie and prevent him from testifying. Eager for redemption, Jack decides to take the would-be assassins on and get Eddie to court on time.

A formulaic enough premise, 16 Blocks is emboldened by the fact it plays out in real-time with Eddie required at the courthouse by no later than 10am. In this sense, Donner found himself in new territory with an action thriller that thrives on a unique sense of urgency. 

While the filmmaker is no stranger to the action formula, this setup sees him imbue events with a renewed sense of chaos, as Jack and Eddie fight their way through armed adversaries, busy crowds and bustling traffic, all against a cacophony of shouts, car horns and gun blasts.

Ostensibly a chase movie on foot rather than four wheels, the action traverses 16 blocks in 118 minutes and rarely lets up for a second with Donner proving a dab hand at balancing the action with the engaging back-and-forth between Willis and Def who are both understated yet effective throughout.

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Throw in the ever-watchable David Morse as the leader of the shady cops baying for Eddie’s blood and you have arguably one of the most underrated action thrillers of the early 2000s 

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Movie Monday - Sept 7th, 2020

"Best Movie of the 90's"

Last August I discussed the "Best Movie of the 80's", Back to the Future (1985) and to me that choice was a no-brainer - in my mind no other movie even came close to encapsulating the 80's like Back to the Future.

But when it comes to the 90's, well, The 90's are in a class all its own. Just look at the Film Year 1994 - it is stacked: The Shawshank Redemption; The Lion King; Forrest Gump... Then 90's closed out strong in 1999: Fight Club; American Beauty; The Sixth Sense...

So in my journey today to declare the "Best Movie of the 90's" I am going to take a deep dive into the Class of the 1990's.

The Class Clown

Dumb & Dumber (1994):

Man, Oh, Man there were some breakthrough comedies in the 90's.

Former SNL castmates brought us major laughs - Farley and Spade hitting us with Tommy Boy, Meyers and Carvey giving Wayne's World, and Adam Sandler went solo in Billy Madison & Happy Gilmore...

BUT it was a In Living Color alum from Canada that was the main attraction - I'm talking about Jim Carrey's career year of 1994 which made him the highest paid and sought out actor. He gave us Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Mask (the 4th highest grossing film of 1994 behind The Lion King, Forrest Gump, and True Lies), and Dumb & Dumber.

The Mask and Ace Ventura are great, but nothing hits the funny bone better than the duo of Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.

The Burnout / Foreign Exchange Student

Trainspotting (1996):

We came a long way from the Cheech and Chong series of films in the 70's and Richard Linklater's 1993 Dazed and Confused actually took us back to the 70's - But it is Danny Boyle's Trainspotting which stands out as it not only shows us the highs of, well, getting high but also the bottomless lows.

Danny Boyle brought us humor, depression, great music from the punk bands of the UK, and of course, Ewan McGregor.

The Loner

The Blair Witch Project (1999):

In the 90's we were introduced to some groundbreaking storytellers like Tarantino and M. Night Shyamalan, but in 1999 we got a new breed of movie... The Found Footage Film.

In hindsight it's not that greatest story of all time, but it definitely gave middle schoolers of the era some serious heebie-jeebies and opened a whole new genre of horror films.

The "It" Couple

You've Got Mail (1998):

Freddie Prince Jr + Rachel Leigh Cook, Heath Ledger + Julia Stiles, Sandra Bullock + Bill Pullman, Julia Roberts + Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts + Richard Gere... All quaint couples but none can comapre to the onscreen magnetism of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Sure we first saw them in 1993 in Sleepless In Seattle but they solidified their onscreen relationship in Nora Ephron's, 1998's, You've Got Mail. Winning us over with quippy banter while taking us through the dawn of online dating.

The Glee Club

The Beauty and the Beast (1991) + Aladdin (1992) + The Lion King (1994):

The 90's was short-handed in Live Action Musicals but swung heavy with the Disney Renaissance which helped quench audiences' thirst for show tunes.

Now choosing between B&B, Aladdin, and The Lion King is like choosing between the which Boy Band had the best frosted tips. They are all great in their own right.

The AV Club

Jurassic Park (1993) + Toy Story (1995) + The Matrix (1999):

Whether you were a geek or a nerd - The 90's broke ground on making "dorkiness" cool with its Techinical Achievements:

Finally we were able to move away from stuttering stop animation and received a seamless moving imagery of dinosaurs on screen in Jurassic Park.

Toy Story pioneered the 3D Animation movement and revitalized the family friendly genre thus creating the Pixar powerhouse.

Then we have the Wachowski's who infused Cyberpunk with Martial Arts with a state of the art technology and a forward thinking style which all combined to create The Matrix, a film so unique that it hit an unknown gold standard. The Matrix also help shine light back on Keanu Reeves but sadly there still more is to be deisred in the black leather trench coat.

The Prom Queen

Clueless (1995):

The way people felt about 2011's Bridesmaids is the way I felt back in 1995 when I saw Clueless.

Clueless didn't win Prom Queen solely on its looks but mainly on its personality. It's Not funny for a chick-flick - It's funny, period! With a majority of leading cast being females, Clueless goes toe-to-toe with the best comedies. I cannot even count the number of repeat viewings.

The Goth Kid

Silence of the Lambs (1991):

What's the difference between The Goth Kid and The Loner...

The Goth Kid truly stands out.

This Oscar Award Winning Horror film (Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay) truly gives you the willies but is hard to take your eyes off of Hannibal Lecter - I give all the credit to Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Ted Levine (Buffalo Bill) for making this a standout film.

And Now...

The Big Man on Campus

The Class President

The Valedictorian

The Best Movie of the 90's

Pulp Fiction (1994):

If you are like me the idea of attending the 10 year reunion is nonexistent, but in the back of your mind there is probably one individual you wouldn't mind catching up with one more time...

Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.

When it was first on the scene you probably heard rumblings and rumors about Pulp Fictions antics in halls or in the workplace and when you finally got your first viewing it totally lived up to expectations.

It was fresh and nostalgic all at the same time with its nonlinear story and its pop culture bantar and boomer music.

Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Tim Roth, Harvey Keitel, and Christopher Walken deliver 8-finger-death-punch of loveable characters and quotable lines.

Pulp Fiction was Tarantino's second outing but arguably his mostly highly regarded film. His writing on True Romance put his foot in the door, Reservoir Dogs gave him credibility, but Pulp Fiction made him a household name - no matter how rated "R" his films were.

I declare Pulp Fiction to be the Best Movie of the 90's: