MY TOP 100 (61-70)

(continued; see 91-100, 81-90, 71-80)

70. SERPICO

The obvious predecessor (along with THE FRENCH CONNECTION)  to movies like NARC, SERPICO is the second best in what might be my favorite genre.  Also, RUSHMORE was made even more enjoyable after finally catching up to this a couple years ago.

69. MULHOLLAND DRIVE

I’ve never surrendered to a seemingly nonsensical movie quicker than I did with MD.  Although I still haven’t figured out what half of it means, there is just something so damn appealing about it that it puts me in a nearly hypnotized state.

68. INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

This is probably mostly a product of my age, but LAST CRUSADE is the Indy movie I grew up with; and no matter how hard I’ve tried, I cannot consider it inferior to RAIDERS.

67. KISS KISS BANG BANG

This is the movie that reminded everybody how great Downey, Jr. is, but I have a feeling Shane Black could make most people look, and sound, great.

66. STREETS OF FIRE

The sole reason I’m holding on to my HD DVD player.  I think so highly of STREETS OF FIRE I’ve actually convinced myself I like Michael Paré as an actor.  It’s really about the music though, and Willem Defoe, and Diane Lane.

65. SPEED

Kind of a perfect storm.  Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves are expertly cast (as themselves?), and Jan de Bont is asked to do nothing but crash some shit and blow it up.  I probably would have it even higher if it didn’t have the tension-deflating subway scene tacked on.  (And now the score will be stuck in my head all day).

64. GREMLINS 2

The first GREMLINS is great.  GREMLINS 2 is so great as you are watching it you can say to yourself, “wouldn’t it be awesome if they did ‘X’ next?”, and then “X” happens.  I can’t believe this movie even got made.

63. DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS

Steve Martin kills me in this.  People who know me well have said any attempt I’ve ever made at physical comedy was directly ripped off of “Ruprecht.”  OKLAHOMA!

62. IDIOCRACY

This could be the most important film of the 21st Century.  Hardly a day goes by that I don’t think about how the future portrayed here is becoming more of a reality.  As we continue down that path, IDIOCRACY will gradually become more sad than funny, but I’m going to enjoy it while I can.

61. AMERICAN PSYCHO

One of the only “dark” comedies I actually find funny.  I’m not sure it’s anything more than an exploitation flick (I find myself rooting for Bateman more than against the consumerism of the ’80s), but man does it hold up on repeat viewings.

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