Guilty 10 on DVD

I modification of my Guilty 10 concept.  This time, the list is open to anything on DVD and not just movies that saw cinematic release.  It is also open to movies that were not necessarily released in the last ten years.  There will not be a lot of duplication from this list and the guilty 10 in the last 10 list.

As always, I'm still working on my Best 10 in the Last 10 list

The Guilty 10 on DVD

1) Godzilla Final Wars - Supposedly the last Godzilla movie (just as Godzilla vs Destroyah was supposed to be the last Godzilla movie), Final Wars throws in everything to make one Hell of a roller coaster ride.  Not only do we have the king of monsters, but just about every other monster Toho ever released (even the American Godzilla), but a human storyline draws upon a lot of the stunts that The Matrix movies used.  On second thought, don't really pay attention to the story, just watch Godzilla beat up on a lot of monsters.

2) Destroy All Monsters - Going retro with this Godilla flick.  Like the later Godzilla: Final Wars, Destroy All Monsters features a monster cast of Toho's giant monsters in a Battle Royale against Ghidorah.

3)  Five Deadly Venoms - Cheesy martial arts flick that is truly a master of cheesy martial arts clicks.  The story centers around five martial arts masters (the titular Venoms), one apprentice trying to find who's good and who's bad, and a lost treasure.  Granted, the treasure is almost secondary to watching the five Venoms introduce themselves to each other ("You're Number One, the Centipede") and fight, naturally.

4)  Tarzan - I refer to the Disney version of the movie.  An fun romp that brings the character of Tarzan to a new generation without losing a lot of what makes Tarzan, well, Tarzan.

5)  The Phantom - One of those comic book adventure movies I know I shouldn't like, but always enjoy watching whenever it's on.  Billy Zane is actually entertaining as the Phantom.

6)  Doctor Who: The 5 Doctors - Not a movie, per se, but many of the DVDs out there stitch together this anniversary Doctor Who series into one mini epic.  Even without a prominent presence of Tom Baker, the DVD is a fun adventure that pulls together not only the Doctors, but many of their most popular companions.

7)  Cowboy Bebop - Anime series that is sharp, stylish, hip, and so well produced.  Interesting characters and a hip non-anime style soundtrack help to make this a fan favorite in the U.S.

8)  Final Fantasy: Advent Children - Similar in style to Final Fantasy: Spirits Within (well produced computer generated animation), only with the characters that those of you familiar to the Final Fantasy storylines will recognize.

9)  The 40 Year Old Virgin - I have not laughed so much as when I watched this movie.  Steve Carell is hilarious as the titular character, as are his friends that try and help him with his "situation."

10)  Godzilla - The original.  A recent DVD release has on it the American version with Raymond Burr as Steve Martin (yes, that's right, Steve Martin), as well as the original Japanese release of the film.  Watch the original with subtitles to see the real themes of the movie come through.

Random Thoughts Again

5 Pictorials The Show Playboy's Running Out of Ideas
1) Women of Warcraft
2) Delaware Delights: Women of Dover
3) Pam Anderson: We think this is the last of the old pics
4) Women of the Downtown Busline
5) Women of... Listen, does anyone actually care if there's a theme?

5 Movies That Should Never Have Video Game Adaptations
1) My Dinner With Andre
2) Brokeback Mountain
3) Airplane!
4) Being John Malkovich
5) Swimming in Cambodia

5 Movies That Would Make Cool Video Games
1) Captain Blood (would feature pirate ship fights, sword fighting, daring escape missions)
2) Laura (Classic film noir that would be a cool game in the Myst vein)
3) Transporter (bad movie, but game would feature driving and hand to hand combat)
4) Creature from the Black Lagoon (puzzle solving and monster fighting)
5) 39 Steps (Classic Hitchcock movie would work well as a pule solver)

MST 3K Space Mutiny Name of the Week

Big McLargehuge

NaNoWriMo 2009 in the books - at least for me

Once again, I participated in the National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo). The basic goal is to complete a novel of at least 50,000 in the month of November. This was no third year, and also my third victory with the final word count clocking in around 53,000 words. This year looked a bit harrowing because I actually ditched my first idea on the second for a new one. In spite of that stumbling (and honestly speaking, the other idea was a better movie idea than a novel idea... maybe I'll save it for Script Frenzy), I managed to complete it.

Now if I only knew what to call it.

Quote of the Day

"He's world famous in Poland."
Anna Bronski (played by Anne Bancroft in To Be Or Not To Be)

Quote of the Day

"Now, let it be war upon you both!"
The Phantom (played by Gerard Butler in The Phantom of the Opera)

Quote of the Day

"You will not remember what I show you now, and yet I shall awaken memories of love... and crime... and death..."
Ardath Bey (played by Boris Karloff in The Mummy)

Quote of the Day

"What do you mean there's no government? There's always a government, they're in a bunker or a plane somewhere!"
Jim (played by Cillian Murphy in 28 Days Later)

Quote of the Day

"Help me. Please... , help me."
Seth Brundle (played by Jeff Goldblum in The Fly)

Quote of the Day

"Rest... In... Peace."
The Undertaker (from the WWE)

Quote of the Day

"Yes... I... have... read... the file."
Swamp Thing (In Saga of the Swamp Thing issue 21)

Quote of the Day

"You rang?"
Lurch (played by Ted Cassidy in The Addams Family)

Quote of the Day

"There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone."
Rod Serling from The Twlight Zone

Quote of the Day

"I'm sorry, I, uh... I ate a lot of sugar today."
Hannibal King (played by Ryan Reynolds in Blade: Trinity)

Quote of the Day

"Actually, it's seven men. Parts of them, anyway."
Van Helsing (played by Hugh Jackman in Van Helsing)

Quote of the Day

"I am a Death Dealer, sworn to destroy those known as the Lycans."
Selene (played by Kate Beckinsale in Underworld)

Quote of the Day

"You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Sheriff Brody (played by Roy Scheider in Jaws)

Quote of the Day

"Oh no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast."
Carl Denham (played by Robert Armstrong in King Kong)

Quote of the Day

"Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make."
Count Dracula (played by Bela Lugosi in Dracula)

Quote of the Day

"Bela turned into a wolf and you killed him. A werewolf can only be killed by a silver bullet, or a silver knife... or a stick with a silver handle."
Maleva (played by Maria Ouspenskaya in The Wolf Man)