NR. 21:
THE THING (1982)
Directed by: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley and Keith David
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.
WHY IT MADE MY TOP 100
The Thing is all about the paranoia and the sense of isolation. And it provides both in spades. The thing is not so much a science fiction film (though certainly it has heavy elements of it) as it is a horror/thriller of the highest caliber. The only thing more scary then a monster you can not see (for example in Alien) is a monster that can be anyone, or even several people at once (or even animals). John Carpenter really flexes his film making muscles here in what I think is by far his best movie.
NR. 20:
FANTASTIC MR. FOX (2009)
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray
An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation
WHY IT MADE MY TOP 100
Fantastic Mr. Fox is a quirky, hilarious and, at times, just plain weird. It is a Wes Anderson film after all and if you are unfamiliar with his style and tone, then you might not realize just how different Fantastic Mr. Fox is from other animated films and certainly has a lot more heart and soul. The voice acting is superb by everyone involved (from George Clooney to a one-line role by a background character) and the dry whit comedy strikes home every time. A film I can watch over and over again and still come back for more.
NR. 19:
CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND (2002)
Directed by: George Clooney
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore and George Clooney
An adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris, in which he purports to have been a CIA hitman.
WHY IT MADE MY TOP 100
Another Sam Rockwell film on this is should stop being a surprise to anyone. What can I say, the man is in good movies (he even had an uncredited role in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film) and most of them have made this list already. Confessions of a dangerous mind might be my favorite of them though. A quirky (is that today's theme?)and bizarre story that is claimed to be true by the author of the biography the film was based on. It is a roller coaster ride that is as unpredictable as it is strange and allot of fun.
NR. 18:
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006)
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Starring: Steve Carell, Toni Collette and Greg Kinnear
A dysfunctional family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
WHY IT MADE MY TOP 100
That settles it, quirky is today's theme as Little Miss Sunshine is exactly that and then some. The story is about the most dysfunctional family in recent memory; from the overly horny and loud mouthed grandfather to the suicidal uncle who is only coming along because he can't be left alone. It is a touching story about family that, sometimes, touches on the familiar and overused cliches, but the good far outweighs the tropes in this film. When the credits rolled for the first time I was simply amazed by what I had seen and it has been with me ever since. Quality through and through and a must watch for any film enthusiast or cinephile.
4 comments:
"Little miss Sunshine" er en film jeg har unngått bare på grunn av tittelen (Ja, jeg er fordomsfull), men jeg burde kanskje få sett den?
Hmm, 2 filmer jeg ikke har tenkt på og 2 filmer jeg av forskjellige grunner(Wes Anderson og Kinnear++) ikke vil se.
Tja, Benedicte. Little Miss Sunshine handler jo om familie of samhold da...så...ja ^^
Hvorfor Kinnear hat Lars Erik?
Du godtok Anderson hat ja, hehe. Kinnear er en totalt annonym fyr som spiller samme kjedelige fyren i alle hans filmer. Han har ikke den såkallte X-faktoren(om det er lov til å si)
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