Wow Zabka, I would've figured youd've added "V" also.
"Remember, remember, the fifth of November, gunpowder treason and plot. I see no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent to blow up the King and the Parliament. Three score barrels of powder below, Poor old England to overthrow: By God's providence he was catch'd With a dark lantern and burning match. Holloa boys, holloa boys, make the bells ring. Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King! Hip hip hoorah! A penny loaf to feed the Pope. A farthing o' cheese to choke him. A pint of beer to rinse it down. A faggot of sticks to burn him. Burn him in a tub of tar. Burn him like a blazing star. Burn his body from his head. Then we'll say ol' Pope is dead. Hip hip hoorah! Hip hip hoorah!" It is still recited in full at the famous Lewes bonfire night celebrations in East Sussex.
Another thing that suprises me, is that no one has added the "Rocky Horror Picture Show". lol.
I just saw V for Vendetta and thought it was okay. Natalie Portman's accent kept changing a bit too much early in the movie and I found it distracting. Beyond that, after he tortures her for so long, I am not quite buying into her love for him.
But regardless, I tried to include movies that others had left off.
You're the best! Around! Nothings gonna ever keep you down!
That's where Zabka came from?!? You are the devil to immortalize that guy with your name, dude. He was the king jerk of the universe in every film he was ever in. Seriously, change your name to Bin Laden or Hitler or something but not that guy. WOW! Learned something very new (and disturbing today).
As for me, the ultimate evil I am convinced is Scott Farkiss (sp?) from
"A Christmas Story". Another good flick and nobody mentioned it.
i am a big movie buff so this list could get long, lol
Highlander ("There can be only one!")
Braveheart
LOTR
Boondock Saints ("I'll have a coke.")
Six String Samurai
The Hills Have Eyes (the original not the stupid remake)
Sin City (Marv rules!)
Spiderman 1 & 2
X-Men 1 & 2
Big Trouble in Little China ("Its all in the reflexs")
Suicide Kings
O Brother Where Art Thou
Napolean Dynamite
Battle Royale (japanese cult classic, if you haven't seen it then find it and watch it)
Sholian Soccer
Kung Fu Hustle
Honor of the Beast (in america this is called The Protector, just came out in theaters but I have the DVD from Thialand, Tony Jaa is the fucking man!)
Saw
Serinity
Bubba Ho-Tep
Shaun of the Dead
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead (not the remake but the original)
Day of the Dead
Snatch
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Labyrinth
Team America ("Matt Damon")
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Death to Smoochy
The 13th Warrior ("Only an Arab would bring a dog to war")
Reservoir Dogs ("Why do I have to be Mr. Pink?")
Way of the Gun
Hellboy
They Live
Devils Backbone
Cronos
This is Spinal Tap
Conan
Kill Bill 1 and 2
Immortal Combat
Pirates of the Caribbean
Mirrormask
Zatoichi (all of them)
House of 1000 Corpses
Devils Rejects
Anchorman ("News team assamble!")
Clerks
Dogma
Harry Potter (all of them)
Young Guns (first one only)
Evil Dead 1 & 2
Army of Darkness ("Shop smart, shop S-Mart")
Seven
Drizzle--Flash Gordon. I saw it once as a kid and then again when I was older. It was like Babarella without the nudity. Also--the theme song starts out with that drum beat which is disturbingly like the beginning to Dolly Parton's 9to5.
Mace--William Zabka was the ultimate 80's anti-hero. Sort of like a less pretty Ted McGinley who still managed to get good guy roles on Happy Days and Love Boat despite him being perfect in Revenge of the Nerds.
5Star--I loved some of your inclusions. I also like how you added the movie that includes your tag line. Rowdy Roddy Piper's finest acting moment. Loved that you included Way of the Gun--the way Ryan Phillipe and Bernicio Del Toro play their roles was just awesome. I am surprised you left The Crow off--seems like that would be something your speed. (Fire it UP! Fire it up!)
SithWarrior---The Warriors. Great inclusion despite how completely dated it is...gangs wearing makeup? Only one guy in all the gangs with a gun? Still, it was a cool flickdirected by Walter Hill who later went on to breakout Eddie Murphy in 48 Hours. If you watch 48 hours, some of the same guys from the gangs have bit parts in the movie. I hear the video game is fun.
Oh jeez--I left off a couple of classics. We are forgetting John Woo before he went Hollywood. The Killer. A Better Tomorrow. Along those same lines---a Korean movie called Shiri was pretty tight as well.
You're the best! Around! Nothings gonna ever keep you down!
I can't believe I left the Crow of the list. But then again I probably left alot of good movies off my list. Like I said I am a huge movie buff and could have gone on and on with my list.
And of course I had to have They Live on the list, its been my slogan forever.
But here are a couple more that I thought of that should have been on my list:
The Crow
Hellraiser
Nightbreed
Silent Hill
The Thing
Escape from New York
I have a lot of guilty pleasures. These are pretty much the movies that I could watch more than a few times. Many of these have been listed, but these are honestly what I would have put anyway. I feel that THIS list in particular can be as long as you want.
Hellraiser (I'm a big Clive Barker fan)
Evil Dead 2 (I'm a big Bruce Campbel fan. I loved him in spider man. lol)
Army of Darkness
Dead Alive ("I kick ass for the lord"... come on! One of the funniest movies evar.)
Star Wars (5, 4, and 6; especially Empire)
Interview with a Vampire (borderline GOOD movie; see below)
Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs (these are borderline on my GOOD movie list, but I don't think quite make it. However, I've probably watched RD more than any other movie ever)
Shaun of the Dead (I totally blew this movie off... thought the previews looked lame. Very funny movie and smart as wel.)
Movies that I really like, BUT also movies that are well done, respected and high quality. In other words these are not just fun movies to watch, but legitamately GOOD movies. I feel that this list should be relatively short... like your top 5 movies of all time.
Magnolia
Goodfellas
Godfather
Full Metal Jacket
The Shining (both fantastic kubrick movies!)
Questionably add Se7en to the list. Just bought it, but have not watched it for years. I may not like it as much after watching it so long ago.
Honorable mention: These are here because of the directorial significance. Both done on extreme budget with unique styles. Not really the best movies, but I like them a lot more after knowing these facts. Both horror movies and both low budget. If I were going to be in film, I'd be a director. I never saw much chance for success, so I stayed out of that area. If something catches me that the director did, I sometimes like the movie more than I probably should.
Saw (filmed in 48 freakin hours. That's unbelievable. I thought the acting was pretty bad when watching it, but realized during the special features they didn't have time or money to do any retakes.)
28 days later (directors had little money. Didn't get permission to film in certain areas. Ran in gurellia style in the early morning, blocked off roads and filmed illegally. Adds an interesting feel to the movie knowing this fact.)
Wow, there's lots of horror on this list. I've been watching a lot lately getting pumped up for halloween. I'm totally going to scare the crap out of little kids this year. muahahaha.
"F--k Ron Paul!" -Gino in the heat of a losing battle; COD4; Crash.
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