In honor of his new film, the Expendables, please list your five favorite films. Give reasons if you want.
1. Rocky, the classic film, for all the reasons any critic could give. I love the simplicity of the story. I liked how he won even as he lost the fight, just by going the distance. I liked the respect he earned from Apollo, the announcers, and the crowd. I liked the fact that, in the end, all he cared about was his girlfriend. Of course mickey was just fantastic as a trainer.
2. First Blood. Not just a favorite action film of mine, but a favorite film. It set a precedent that on-stop action can carry a film, and it worked here because it was anchored in a character we could relate to, one that was tough yet sensitive as well, in a world that had no place for him.
3. Oscar It's only because the above-mentioned films are classics that this one doesn't get placed higher, because I love the film. It's a comedy in which the story is what is funny, and the "gags" all fit around the story itself. i love how everyone in this story doesn't really know what everyone else is really up to, and when all of the factors collide - well that's why it is funny. I can't think of a comedy today that can be full of the dumbest gags but have them work because of a funny-as-hell story. I recently found footage of John landis director) who says that he depends on the audience to put together the humor on this one, and he doesn't talk down to them. Give this film a chance, wait till Theresa shows up, and you'll be glad!
4. Demolition Man, cool sci fi mixed with comedy and action. It's a cool movie, and it's not dumbed down.
5. Expendables Bad dialogue, editing, writing has never made a better film. Thank you Stallone, for allowing me to revisit a time where bad guys were "mis-understood."
1. Rocky, the classic film, for all the reasons any critic could give. I love the simplicity of the story. I liked how he won even as he lost the fight, just by going the distance. I liked the respect he earned from Apollo, the announcers, and the crowd. I liked the fact that, in the end, all he cared about was his girlfriend. Of course mickey was just fantastic as a trainer.
2. First Blood. Not just a favorite action film of mine, but a favorite film. It set a precedent that on-stop action can carry a film, and it worked here because it was anchored in a character we could relate to, one that was tough yet sensitive as well, in a world that had no place for him.
3. Oscar It's only because the above-mentioned films are classics that this one doesn't get placed higher, because I love the film. It's a comedy in which the story is what is funny, and the "gags" all fit around the story itself. i love how everyone in this story doesn't really know what everyone else is really up to, and when all of the factors collide - well that's why it is funny. I can't think of a comedy today that can be full of the dumbest gags but have them work because of a funny-as-hell story. I recently found footage of John landis director) who says that he depends on the audience to put together the humor on this one, and he doesn't talk down to them. Give this film a chance, wait till Theresa shows up, and you'll be glad!
4. Demolition Man, cool sci fi mixed with comedy and action. It's a cool movie, and it's not dumbed down.
5. Expendables Bad dialogue, editing, writing has never made a better film. Thank you Stallone, for allowing me to revisit a time where bad guys were "mis-understood."
