Top 100 Movies: No. 80 - The Untouchables (1987)
Posted on November 9, 2007
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We end the week in 1920’s prohibition-era Chicago with The Untouchables. This flick features several stellar performances, but two stand about the rest - Sean Connery, who won an Oscar for his supporting role as one of the Untouchables, Jimmy Malone, and Robert De Niro as infamous crime boss and tax evader Al Capone.
Not to take anything away from Sean Connery (like I could anyway), but Robert De Niro is fantastic in this film. I forget that it is De Niro playing Capone when I watch this flick. Granted, he put on a lot of weight for the role, but it still takes a great actor to so totally consume and live as a character, especially in a biographical film, to make you forget who they are. Hey, Jack Nicholson was great as The Joker in Batman, a role for which he wore a lot of makeup and changed his appearance, but I never forget that it is Jack playing the ghoulish clown sociopath.
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Kevin Costner, who gives a solid performance as Eliot Ness. For all the crap Costner gets now, he sure was in some great flicks in the mid-to-late 80’s and early 90’s.
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Top 5 Basketball Movies
Posted on November 1, 2007
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Believe it or not, NBA basketball is back. I am more of a college fan, but enjoy the pro game as well. So in honor of a new basketball season, I put together a list of my five favorite basketball movies. I wanted to post a top 10 list but, unfortunately, there are few good basketball flicks.
Without further ado, here are my Top 5 Basketball Movies.
5. Blue Chips (1994)
Blue Chips stars Nick Nolte, Shaq, “Penny” Hardaway and a bunch of other basketball players that you probably haven’t heard of (or forgot about). Blue Chips is a good movie in which Nolte stars as a coach so desperate to win he sacrifices his reputation, program and career.
I couldn’t find the trailer for this one, but here is clip from the movie, which has some “language” (for those of you with sensitive ears).
4. He Got Game (1998)
Excellent film by Spike Lee starring Denzel Washington and Ray Allen, who currently plays for the revamped Boston Celtics.
3. Hoop Dreams (1994)
One of the best documentaries of its kind. A great flick that follows two Chicago inner-city basketball players through junior high and high school. This is a must see for sports fans.
2. White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
A “dramedy” about basketball hustlers staring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, who are great together. A funny movie with a message. Here’s a TV spot for this flick. The quality is low, but it’s all I could find.
1. Hoosiers (1986)
A great film about a great sport. If you’re not inspired by this flick, I don’t know what will.
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