Wednesday, May 16, 2007

5 star system (5 being the best) | Popcorns represent enjoyment of a movie | Film Reels represent
how well the movie was made | • = film released prior to 2008 | v = dvd | t = television

Monday, May 14, 2007

Top 10 Best Movie Sequels

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Ghostbusters 2	Prosecutor: Dr. Venkman, would you please tell the court why you and your co-defendants took it upon yourselves to dig a very big hole in the middle of 1st Avenue? Peter Venkman: Well, there are so many holes in 1st Avenue, we really didn't think anyone would notice. Sidelined for five years since their spectacular save (and near destruction) of New York City, the superstars of the supernatural spring back into action when the infant son of single-mother Dana Barrett becomes the target of a powerful demonic force. Reunited with the no-nonsense Zeddemore, nerdy near-sighted Louis and their ever-industrious secretary Janine, the heroes of the hereafter must put a stop to an enormous underground river of slime ready to rot the roots of the entire Big Apple. :: Ivan Reitman :: Bill Murray :: Dan Aykroyd
[Columbia, 1989]	whit: ****' | imdb 5.8/10
9
Spiderman 2	Peter Parker: Would you think about it? Mary Jane Watson: Think about what? Peter Parker: Picking up where we left off. Mary Jane Watson: Where was that? We never got on. You can't get off if you don't get on Peter. Peter Parker appears to be your average ordinary college student - struggling to make ends meet, living hand-to-mouth, and attempting to capture the heart of the girl of his dreams. All is not as it seems, as Peter also possess amazing super-powers which he uses to serve to protect his fellow man as the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man. Peter is now faced with the titanic choice of living his life out as he wants, or shoulding the burden of his unwanted responsibility. :: Sam Raimi :: Tobey Maguire :: Kirsten Dunst
[Sony, 2004]	whit: ****' | imdb 7.8/10
8
Dawn of the Dead	Francine Parker: What the hell are they? Peter: They're us, that's all, when there's no more room in hell. Stephen: What? Peter: Something my granddad used to tell us. You know Macumba? Voodoo. My granddad was a priest in Trinidad. He used to tell us, "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth. This sequel to "Night of the Living Dead" is filled with splattered blood and brains in living color. The dead have come back to life to eat the living. This is the story of the escape of four people from an urban nightmare to a suburban nightmare. They barricade themselves in a shopping mall and try to start new lives. :: George A. Romero :: David Emge :: Ken Foree
[UFDC, 1978]	whit: ****' | imdb 7.9/10
7
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Ron: I'm warning you Hermione! Keep that bloody beast of yours away from Scabbers or I'll turn it into a tea cozy! Hermione: It's a cat, Ronald! What do you expect? It's in his nature. Ron: A cat? Is that what they told you? It looks more like a pig with hair if you ask me. Hermione: That's rich! Coming from the owner of that smelly old shoe brush. Too right, Crookshanks, just ignore the mean little bo. It's Harry's 3rd Year at Hogwarts, not only does he have a new "Defense against the Dark-Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards Prison, is coming after Harry :: Alfonso Cuaron :: Daniel Radcliffe :: Emma Watson
[Warner Bros., 2004]	whit: ****' | imdb 7.7/10
6
Christmas Vacation	Bethany: Is your house on fire, Clark? Clark: No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights. All Clark wanted to do is make Christmas nice with his family at their big home in Chicago. Instead of having an "Old Fashioned Family Christmas," Clark and the rest of the Griswold's got an evening of hell!. :: Chevy Chase :: Beverly D'Angelo :: Randy Quaid
[warner bros., 1989]	whit: ***** | imdb 7.1/10
5
Godfather part 2	Don Francesco Ciccio: I see you took the name of the town. What was your father's name? Vito Corleone: Antonio Andolini. Don Francesco Ciccio: You'll have to speak up. I can't hear you Vito Corleone: My father's name was Antonio Andolini... and this is for you. [stabs him] The continuing saga of the Corleone crime family tells the story of a young Vito Corleone growing up in Sicily and in 1910s New York; and follows Michael Corleone in the 1950s as he attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba. :: Francis Ford Coppola :: Al Pacino :: Robert De Niro
[Paramount, 1974]	whit: ***** | imdb 9.0/10
4
Before Sunset	Jesse: What do you think were the chances of us ever meeting again? Celine: After that December, I'd say almost zero. But we're not real anyway, right? We're just characters in that old lady's dream. She's on her deathbed, fantasizing about her youth. So of course we had to meet. Jesse, a writer from the US, and Celine, a Frenchwoman working for an environment protection organization, acquainted nine years ago on the train from Budapest to Vienna, meet again when Jesse arrives in Paris for a reading of his new book. As they have only a few hours until his plane leaves, they stroll through Paris, talking about their experiences, views and whether they still love each other. :: Richard Linklater :: Ethan Hawke :: Julie Delpy
[warner indie., 2004]	whit: ***** | imdb 8.1/10
3
Return of the Jedi	Han Solo: I think my eyes are getting better. Now instead of a big dark blur, I see a big bright blur. Luke: There's nothing to see. I used to live here, you know. Han Solo: You're gonna die here, you know. Darth Vader and the Empire are building a new, indestructible Death Star. Meanwhile, Han Solo has been imprisoned, and Luke Skywalker has sent R2D2 and C3PO to try and free him. Princess Leia - disguised as a bounty hunter - and Chewbacca go along as well. The final battle takes place on the moon of Endor, with its natural inhabitants, the Ewoks, lending a hand to the rebels. Will Darth Vader and the dark side overcome the rebels and take over the universe? :: Mark Hamill :: Harrison Ford :: Carrie Fisher
[Fox, 1983]	whit: ***** | imdb 8.2/10
2
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	Indiana Jones: I came here to save you. Professor Henry Jones: Oh, yeah? And who's gonna come to save you, Junior? Indiana Jones: I told you... [grabs a gun and shoots all the soldiers] Indiana Jones: ...Don't call me Junior. This time, Indy is on a perilous hunt for the Holy Grail. He's not alone, either. Joining Junior--uh, Indy--is none other than his cantankerous dad. Father and son have rarely seen eye to eye. But if the adventure they share can't bridge the generation gap, nothing can. It can. It does. Also a brief glimpse into the life of Indy as an adolescent which reveals how the fedora, the bull whip, and the ophidiophobia (fear of snakes) became part of Indy lore. :: Steven Spielberg :: Harrison Ford :: Sean Connery
[Paramount, 1989]	whit: ***** | imdb 8.2/10
1
Terminator 2	John Connor: We're not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean. The Terminator: It's in your nature to destroy yourselves. John Connor: Yeah. Major drag, huh? Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah. :: James Cameron :: Arnold Schwarzenegger :: Linda Hamilton
[Tri-Star, 1991]	whit: ***** | imdb 8.3/10

Friday, February 23, 2007