Top 100 Movies: A Kickboxer, A Power Outage, and Ear Muffs
Posted on May 8, 2008
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We’ve reached the top 40 movies in this list. Can you believe it? Only a year to go 
No. 40 - Say Anything (1989)
A great movie from Cameron Crowe, one of my favorite filmmakers, and John Cusack, one of my favorite actors.
No. 39 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man loses his powers, gets them back and continues to chase Kirsten Dunst for some reason. Seriously though, Spider-Man 2 is a great comic book movie, an improvement on the original, and the best in series.
No. 38 - Old School (2003)
Will Farrell, Luke Wilson, and Vince Vaughn return to college (sort of). Classic.
Check out movies 100 through 41 in the list here!
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Top 100 Movies: No. 94 - Bottle Rocket (1996)
Posted on October 5, 2007
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Nose tape, yellow jumpsuits, wanna-be outlaws who are incredibly inept, and bird calls - sounds like a Wes Anderson movie to me.
Bottle Rocket was our introduction to Wes and the Wilson brothers - Owen and Luke. Andrew Wilson, Owen and Luke’s older brother, also appears in the movie as Future Man. Talk about a family affair.
Oh, did I forget to mention James Caan? Yes he is in the movie, no it wasn’t his first movie (duh), and yes, he plays a tough guy - “crime boss,” Mr. Henry. How did Wes and Owen (who co-wrote Bottle Rocket), get Mr. Caan to take part? Quite a coup if you ask me.
You really don’t know much about these guys except that they are in their mid-twenties, have nothing going for them, and really want something big to happen - preferably an adventure involving a heist, laughing gas, pole vaulting, explosions, etc., etc.
The beginning and end of this flick are are great. Owen really runs with his quirky character Dignan when they are preparing for and executing the heists. However, the movie drags a little bit in the middle when the guys are hiding out after robbing a bookstore (a bookstore!!), during which time Anthony pursues a housekeeper who speaks very little English. Overall though, Bottle Rocket is solid and a precursor for future greatness from Wes Anderson.
Check back next week for more of my Top 100 Movies and original movie lists. Have a great weekend!
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