Saturday, February 26, 2011

Top 10 Films Of My Life

In honor of the Oscars. This is a list of my top 10 favorite movies since 1983. Compiled and judged by ME. Enjoy!

10. The Hangover. 2009 Todd Phillips. Best comedy I have seen.

9. Inception. 2010 Christopher Nolan. Blow your mind plot, with arguably DiCaprio's best performance, along with an amazing performance by Marion Cotillard.

8. The Silence of the Lambs. 1991 Johnathan Demme. Foster and Hopkins create a perfect storm in this one, their chemistry is amazing. Gives me chills just thinking about this one.

7. The Lion King. 1994 Roger Allers. Probably the best story of any movie you will see on this list. The only animated movie I have ever fought back tears for. This is a brilliant movie!

6. The Departed. 2006 Martin Scorsese. One of my personal favorites. Fell in love with it the moment I saw it.

5. Saving Private Ryan. 1998 Steven Spielberg. Amazing story, amazing dircetor, amazing performances by the entire cast. Enough said.

4. Primal Fear. 1996 Gregory Hoblit. This movie has the best performance of any on the list. Edward Norton used this role to catapult into superstardom. First movie that left me up all night thinking...

3. The Fighter. 2010 David Russell. Considering my love for boxing, and how extremely relatable this film is to society, it is no surprise I have this film rated this high.

2. V For Vendetta.2006 James McTeigue. I can't even explain why I love this movie so much. The big government message it sends is really amazing. This movie does the best job of conveying it's message of any I have ever seen. Remarkable!

1. Good Will Hunting. 1997 Gus Van Sant. This was never in jeopardy. Far and away the best movie I have ever seen, of any time period. If you know me, then you know this is the way I feel. This movie is perfection. From the Soundtrack to each performance. I have seen this movie well over 100 times start to finish, I can quote any line from it. This is the ultimate do not judge a book by it's cover message. PERFECTION!!!

Honorable Mentions: Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction, L.A. Confidential, Titanic, Fight Club, Back to the Future, Man on Fire, Cindarella Man, Bandits, Oceans 11, A Time to Kill, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Dark Knight, Wedding Crashers

Thursday, February 24, 2011

2011 Oscars

Visual Effects
Predicted Winner Inception

Music (Original Score)
Predicted Winner The Social Network

Foreign Language Film
Predicted Winner Biutiful

Directing
Predicted Winner True Grit

Costume and Design
Predicted Winner The King's Speech

Cinematography
Predicted Winner Black Swan
Personal Opinion Inception

Animated Feature Film
Predicted Winner Toy Story 3

Supporting Actress
Predicted Winner Hailee Steinfeld

If she is not the winner, I will be highly disappointed. She was by far the best actress in any role in any film I saw this year. She carried this film. Amazing Performance!

Lead Actress
Predicted Winner Natalie Portman

Supporting Actor
Predicted Winner Christian Bale

Bale has the best performance in any sex/role this year. If he does not win this award I will NEVER watch the Oscars again. This is my lock of the night.

Lead Actor
Predicted Winner Colin Firth

Best Picture
Predicted Winner The King's Speech

I personally found The Fighter to be the best film of the year.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Grammy Predictions




Record Of The Year:
Eminem feat. Rihanna, Love The Way You Lie

Album Of The Year: Eminem, Recovery

Song Of The Year: Eminem feat. Rihanna, Love The Way You Lie

Best New Artist: Drake

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance: Lady Gaga, Bad Romance

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: Bruno Mars, Just The Way You Are

Best Rock Song: The Black Keys, Tighten Up

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Super Bowl Prediction

I am taking McCarthy, and the pack. I am a firm believer that preparation is a far more valuable tool than motivation. While I am a Mike Tomlin fan, I have never been able to appreciate the Steelers. Green bay is coming in as the "hot" team and in recent years that has made a huge difference i.e. Saints, Giants. I am really just interested in a good injury free game.

Green Bay 27. Pittsburgh 24.