Top 120 Films Of all Time

Lets set some groundwork here. One this is and always shall be my opinion. This list will probably change depending on what mood I am in when I decide to revise it. There are probably some movies I forgot feel free to berate me in the comments. If you disagree do so in a manner that does not make me want to kill you. This is a mixture of all types of films and I am sure some of the movies will surprise you. Enjoy.

The Godfather
Back To The Future
Return Of The Jedi
The Seventh Seal
Cinema Paradiso
Annie Hall
Silence Of The Lambs
Unforgiven
Jaws
10. Jurassic Park
11. Casablanca
12. Throne Of blood
13. Raiders Of the Lost Ark
14. Ghostbusters
15. Gojira
16. The Third Man
17. Empire Strikes Back
18. Forrest Gump
19. Das Boot
20. Seven Samurai
21. Gremlins
22. The Untouchables
23. Chinatown
24. Fantasia
25. Seven
26. Metropolis
27. The Music Man
28. Wrath Of Khan
29. Before Sunrise
30. Nosferatu
31. The Royal Tenenbaums
32. Halloween
33. Die Hard
34. Unbreakable
35. The Great Mouse Detective
36. Platoon
37. Network
38. The Terminator
39. Star Wars Episode Four A new hope
40. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
41. Carrie
42. All The Presidents Men
43. Groundhog Day
44. Breathless
45. The Princess Bride
46. Ingluorious Basterds
47. Alien
48. The Graduate
49. Blue Velvet
50. Citizen Kane
51. Memento
52. The Dark Knight
53. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
54. The Nightmare Before Christmas
55. Spider-man 2
56. Battleship Potemkin
57. Kill Bill Vol. 2
58. The Dark Crystal
59. Requiem For A Dream
60. Wild Strawberries
61. Paris Je T’aime
62. Grosse Point Blank
63. Shaun Of The Dead
64. The Shining
65. Yojimbo
66. Hercules
67. Charade
68. Fright Night
69. Gran Turino
70. Temple Of Doom
71. Night Of The Living Dead
72. The Thing
73. Passion Of Joan Of Arc
74. The Maltese Falcon
75. Brick
76. Apocalypse Now
77. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
78. The Lion King
79. Heat
80. Wall-E
81. Superman
82. 28 Days Later
83. In The Heat Of The Night
84. The Departed
85. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
86. One Wonderful Sunday
87. Scream
88. Play It Again Sam
89. Once
90. Braveheart
91. Dawn Of The Dead
92. Spider-man
93. Back To The Future Part 3
94. Star Trek 4
95. Return Of The King
96. Short Circuit
97. How To Train Your Dragon
98. Let The Right One In
99. About A Boy
100.Revenge Of The Sith
101.Tremors
102.Scream 2
103.Two Towers
104.Moon
105.There Will Be Blood
106.The Kings Speech
107.Hang Em’ High
108.Inception
109.Star Trek 6
110.The Sting
111.The Social Network
112.Tootsie
113.Say Anything
114.Near Dark
115.No Country For Old Men
116.Double Indemnity
117.An American Werewolf In London
118.Ran
119.Field Of Dreams
120.Lost Boys

Top Ten Movie List Of 2010

Well its that time of year again where I make my seemingly annual BEST OF the year list prepare to have your minds blown!!!

Best Movies: (10-1: #1 is the best film of the year)
10. Kick-Ass:(4/5) A wonderful amalgamation of stylized violence, and High-school comedy. Some extremely well choreographed fight scenes, and some great performances (Nicholas Cage, Chloe Moretz, Mark Strong etc.) makes this #10.

9. Shutter Island: (4/5) A brilliant thriller that is well acted, and will have you guessing till the end. This film had me doubting reality for a week. Leonardo Decaprio had a good year for complex mind bending films (a little foreshadowing for you).

8. The Town:(4/5) Ben Affleck's next foray in the field of directing was a fantastic success. An interesting love story intertwined with a suspenseful cop drama. A great cast, and brilliant cinematography go out and buy this film.

7. Winters Bone: (4/5) This years breakout actress is without a doubt is Jennifer Lawrence. She does an amazing job with this movie, and much of the movies success requires upon her acting ability. The cinematography in this film is mind blowing, seeing the characters travel throughout the snowy wasteland is awe inspiring. Its a film about the importance of family, and never giving up hope. If you have yet to see it you should.

6.True Grit: (4/5) The Coen brothers have a way of shooting, a specific style that is unparalleled. While this may not have been their deepest film to date, it does not fail to entertain. Jeff Bridges, and Haliee Steinfeld have fantastic chemistry as the two characters bicker you feel the connection between them. Again this movie just came out so I will not spoil anything but lets just say it is a western by the truest sense of the genre.

5. The Social Network: (4.5/5) I was as sceptical as most when I first heard of this film. "A movie about facebook, borrrring". Well boy was I wrong. This is a wonderful film that focuses more upon the behind the scenes drama, and really focuses upon character. The fast script, and unique cinematography helped create a gripping drama that in reality entirely took place within the realm of conversation. Truly a powerful film.

4. Toy Story 3: (5/5) I grew up with "Andy", and as he has grown so have I. He is headed off to college, and when I watched this movie so was I. It was an important realization for me when I saw this powerful film. I realized the immense changes that were about to engulf my life. It made me ponder about my old toys, and wonder what would become of my past entertainers. For this epiphany alone it deserves this #4 slot, and yet it was much more than this realization. It was comedic, action oriented, well paced, beautifully animated, and incredibly emotional. This truly is a film of great importance.

3. How To Train Your Dragon: (5/5) This film means so much to me, it gave me a feeling that was unlike anything I had ever felt before. I marvelled at the skies, laughed with the characters, and flew with dragons. If superman made you believe a man could fly, How To Train makes you believe a Dragon can. Also I could listen to that theme every single day of my life.

2. Inception: (5/5) This movie is not "mind blowing" it is not hard to follow, but it is an amazing world. Christopher Nolan hits it out of the park yet again with this unique look inside one of mankind's greatest mysteries...the DREAM. Leonardo Decaprio proves once again he is a master actor, and should be considered right up there with the other big leagues. The characters are deep, and have multiple layers, and the ideas presented in this film will stick with you long after the film is done. Again I must point out the amazing music.

1. Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: (10/5) Come on now, you knew this was going to be #1. This movie sparked a chain reaction in my life that led to me reuniting with two hobbies I had long since abandoned, reading, and gaming. This film represents a side of my culture that never gets recognized. As a child all I was told about Canada was that we liked hockey, beer, etc. No one talked about my Canada, until Scott Pilgrim. My Canada is one where nerds reign supreme. It let me know I was not alone in my obsession with all things societies big leagues so often shun. I see the characters represented in this film mirror people I know in real life. It made me believe in the power of love, and created some of the most genuine laughs I have received all year. Edgar Wright knows his shit, he doesn't pretend to be a nerd by ham handedly inserting a reference, no he puts it in the background, and makes you proud to discover it. Overall this film has affected my life in more ways than you can imagine and that is why it is my number one movie of 2010!


Best Movie Character: Mr. Cobb: Leonardo Decaprio plays this deep multilayered character to a T. He is such an interesting character and an intricate protagonist you really feel like he is a real person.

Best Fight Scene: Todd Ingram vs. Scott Pilgrim: Bass Battle anyone? Great music.

Underrated Movies:
1. Edge Of Darkness
2. Robin Hood
3. Sorcerers Apprentice
4. Harry Potter Deathly Hallows Part 1:
5. Book Of Eli

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges - True Grit

Best Supporting Actor: Dobby - Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1:

Best Actress: Jennifer Lawrence - Winters Bone

Best Supporting Actress: Ellen Wong -Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Best Cameo: Christopher Lloyd - Piranha 3D

Best Director: Edgar Wright

Best Cinematography: Inception

Best Score: How To Train Your Dragon

Best Soundtrack: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Best Hero: Scott Pilgrim

Best Villain: Maxim Horvath (Sorcerer's Apprentice)

Worst Movies of The Year:
1. Tron Legacy
2. Clash Of The Titans
3. Alice In Wonderland
4. Percy Jackson And The Olympians

Overall Biggest Fail: 3D it adds nothing to the viewing experience, and seriously hinders my enjoyment of a film. The horrendous cost, and unsatisfying technology leaves this to be the biggest movie fail of 2010.

Are Canadians Going To The Theatres?

Every week, Canadian news sites such as “Canada.com” or “thespec.com” give us huge box office numbers related to the weekend’s movie releases. What they don’t tell you is that these“numbers” do not refer to Canadian box office, rather North American box office. In fact Canadian box office revenue accounts for less the 6% of the North American total. At least this is the case according to tribute.ca, and variety.com box office results for October 29^th’s #1 box office hit Saw 3D. So the question remains why aren’t Canadian news organizations telling us this information? And furthermore why are these numbers so drastically different?

Many would say population would be a significant factor as the United States has 310,232,863 and Canada only has 33,759,742 according to www.internetworldstats.com. Another explanation could be the Halloween weekend, not as many people go to the movies. Yet with more digging we discover that this is not an “isolated event” according to CBC the national box office from the entirety of 2009 was 1.01 billion which set a new record, yet on the opposite side of the border according to TIME magazine the United States box office exceeded 10 billion dollars. This staggering 9 billion dollar difference proves that Americans go to the movies a lot more than Canadians do. I feel that these news sites prefer to go with these “North American” box office numbers because they are merely larger numbers. In the news bigger is better, I just feel that it should be clearly stated that these are “North American” numbers, and not Canadian numbers. As for whether or not Canadians or Americans go to the theatre more you can clearly see that more Americans go to see movies than Canadians. Yet if you look at in terms of population it would seem that close to the same population “percentage” go to see movies. Which means that say 30% of Americans see a movie, 30% of Canadians may also go out and see the same movie, but because 30% of Americans are a lot bigger population than 30% Canadians the American box office will earn more money.

If Canadian news companies went through more of an effort to display Canadian box office results the new Canadian filmmakers would have more of an idea about how much their movie may earn. This information would also been extremely useful for Canadian, and American film bloggers so that they may interpret how popular a film is in a particular country. Just because a large American audience enjoys a film, does not mean a large Canadian audience will, and vice versa. All it takes is a little bit more effort, and this effort could change Canadian movie Entrepreneurship for the better.

http://www.tribute.ca/movies/boxoffice/

http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=b_o_layout&dept=Film

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2010/01/13/canadian-box-office.html

http://www.canada.com/entertainment/index.html

http://www.internetworldstats.com/america.htm

http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1951371,00.html

http://www.thespec.com/whatson/artsentertainment

Inception (spoilers within)

The biggest movie of the summer is here, and it has everyone talking. People all over the internet are spewing there love for this movie. Along with there love they are amassing an amazing outpour of ideas, and thoughts regarding the ending of the film. (Caution if you have not seen inception read no further as I am about to give my interpretation of the ending). My interpretation is probably nothing new but here goes anyways. I think it was not a dream during the end of the movie. This is due to the fact that the ending would in my opinion be ruined if it were all supposedly a dream. The entire journey you just embarked on, the characters, the relationships would all mean nothing if the entire thing were a dream. Think about how complicated of a dream it would have had to been in order for the events to all play out as they did. The top clearly wobbles at the end of the movie. Yet the entire theory that the only way to tell if it is reality is the "top" is in a way an inception placed upon the viewer. Christopher nolan makes us think that the only way to tell reality from fiction is the spin of a top. The top may have no effect upon the telling of reality at all. Could his subconscious not have dreamt the top falling down prematurely. The top was not even Leo's to begin with. He had inherited the top from his dead wife. Which may have been the reason she continuously haunted him. Part of her subconscious was connected to the top. As long as he held on to the top, she would haunt his dreams. Also you should recall that Leo himself contaminated his wife's totem while in limbo. He broke into her mind and spun the top. Doing this he would have discovered the weight of the totem. This may have affected the usefulness of the totem. So who knows the true mystery behind the totem. Another important fact about the ending. Is that Leo does not care whether or not its a dream. He does not wait for the top to fall. This is because he himself knows that it is reality. It is not as if that particular moment was the first time (after awaking) that he would have attempted to spin the top. He is just in the force of habit of constantly spinning his top. He knew it was reality,either because he had tried the top earlier (right after waking up on the plane, or in the airport), or because he instinctually knew the truth. This time he truly saw the faces of his children, while in his dreams the memory was never fully complete. They are little things like this that swing me into believing that the ending is reality, not a dream. In a lot of ways this film reminded me of Shutter Islands ending. It is also left up to interpretation as there is evidence that points to both claims. There is evidence to support either way of thinking. This is just my opinion on it. I do not think it is a dream. It gives the film a deeper meaning overall, and feels like the journey taken in the film was worthwhile. (end of spoilers) This is just my take upon the film's ending. If you agree or disagree with my takes be sure to mention it/debate it in the comments. I have not done a blog post in a while, and I will try to update this blog more frequently. Until then...sleep well, or live well. The choice is up to you.

Top Ten Movie Dances

Well my Grade 12 Prom is coming up, and I thought what better time could I have to role out this new list I have been working on for a while. So here goes the top ten movie dances, there may be some entries you find surprising in here, so sit back, put some music on, and get ready to party.

10. Short Circuit: In about the middle of this film there is a simply heartwarming dance sequence between the robot Johnny-5, and his girl Stephanie. It is a short but extremely satisfying dance sequence. The combination of practical, and stop motion effects meld together perfectly to create an exciting, and believable dance number. If you like robots, and if you like dancing this is the perfect movie for you to check out.

9. Return Of the Jedi: The Star Wars saga is filled to the brim with a plethora of musical numbers. One of the most memorable numbers includes an interesting dance. I am of course talking about Jabbas Palace scene, in which Jabba has his slave girls do a little dance for him. It ends with Jabba dropping his dancer into the pit, and delivers us out first glimpse of the mighty Rancor. Along with the dance sequence the music sung by a unique band. I quite enjoy the song they play during this scene and think it is one of the better additions George Lucas made into the special editions (I am aware the number was there previously).

8. Beauty and The Beast: Not much to say about this one, most of you should know about it already. It involves Belle dancing with the Mighty Beast, and is one of the high points of film. It is romantic, touchy, and feels like its important. Combined with a beautiful background, this sequence accomplishes everything it set out to. It is everything you are looking for in a Dance, and it is one of the first thoughts that come into mind when you mention the film.

7. Blues Brothers: This is where are first musical appears (surprisingly there is only one more). Yes I am talking about the classic Saturday night live musical comedy "Blues Brothers". The entire movie is filled with choreographed excellently, but one scene shines about all others as the best. It is the scene that occurs in the church. Accompanied by the superb music of James Brown the two brothers Jake and Elroy partake in a massive churchwide dance. This scene is what gives the characters there motivation, and is extremely entertaining to boot. The best of the dance is when Jim Belushi's character finally sees the "light" and moves in ways you never thought a fat man could. Excellent dance from an excellent film.

6. The Music Man: The final musical on my list is the 1960s film "The Music Man". This is my favorite musical of all time, and the dance sequence is one of my favorites as well. The scene in question is the moment of the film in which Buddy Hacketts character breaks out into song, and does an entertaining and hilarious dance routine. The song is Shipoopi (most of you may know it from its parody on Family guy). This dance always manages to put a smile on my face, and it flows perfectly. If you have not seen this film I recommend you give it a chance due to this musical number alone. Noticing a trend in my last two picks? I enjoy fat men breaking it down, just a personal preference I can relate to it.

5. Fright Night: Ever see a devil dance in pale moonlight? While this may be the closest you ever get to this experience. Seeing the Charming vampire Jerry Dandridge seduce the stunning Amy Peterson is amazing. Dancing to 80s disco music, and moving to the beats create a chilling, and memorable scene. Amy tries to resist but she cannot, Dandridge is to powerful. The best part of this dance is when she looks at the mirror and you can only see her reflection Dandridge is invisible to the mirror. If you've ever wondered how vampire manage to get their prey before they became sparkly wussies look no further then Fright Night.

4. The Terminator: This dance scene is notable due to its creepiness factor. In a lot of ways this sequence is similar to Fright Nights both take place in Night Clubs during the climax of a chase sequence. What gives Terminator the edge however is the way its shot. The Tech Noir comes to life in this short scene. The sight of a mysterious figure wading through the crowd about to pull a shotgun upon an unsuspecting Sarah Connor gives me chills every time I see it. This scene feels so 80s, the outfits, the dancing, the music everything reminds us of this time. It harks back to a time period in which people actually participated in dancing instead of this pointless grinding we had nowadays. It is the first time we see the Terminator in action, and it is a scene that will stick in my mind till the end of my days.

3. Grosse Pointe Blank: You left your old hometown 10 years ago, since then you have joint the military and becoming a famous assassin. You receive a ticket to your High-school reunion, and you decide to go. If This premise sound interesting to you then you will like Grosse Pointe Blank. This hilarious 1997 dark comedy has a brilliant dance sequence. While you don't see much actual dancing going on its still hilarious and memorable. Seeing Martin Blank akwardly making conversation with people he hasn't seen in 10 years is brilliant. Its odd how the guy who kills people for a living is the sanest of his entire class. I don't want to spoil this brilliant sequence for you all I will say is that its entertaining, and very exciting.

2. Carrie: Scariest Dance ever. This was the reason I was avoiding prom originally. This scene is both tragic and terrifying. Carrie White is the victim of a cruel prank that causes her to loose control and murder all of her classmates. It is brilliantly shot, and wonderfully edited. Brian De Palma gave Stephen Kings masterpiece justice with this scene. This scene will stay in your mind long after the film is done, and is the scene that epitomizes the tragedy the film represents. Not since Shakespeare hath a tragedy been so hard breaking. If you don't attend prom tomorrow and are looking for an excuse make sure to reference Carrie in your arguments. Useful for anyone having an Anti-Prom party.

1. Back To The Future: Anyone who knows me knew that this would be number one. Can you really argue though? The Enchantment under the sea dance is pure brilliance. The dialogue, the plot, the characters, the dancing, the music, I could go on for hours and hours about this scene and all of the things it succeeds at. It inspired me to write this list. The 50s and the 80s two of my fave decades culminating in one movie. Back To The Future is not only one of the best Dance movies of all time, it is also one of the best Movies of all time. So until next time "Hey You, Get Your Damn Hands Off Of Her".

Recent movie views:

Well it has been quite sometime since I have made a blog update, No I have not forgot about it I just did not have much time to update it. So for this Blog Post I will tell you all of the films that I have been watching within the last week. (That I Recall)

1. Oscars: Not a movie but a significant viewing. I really enjoyed these oscars although I was upset by some awards. For one the movie Up In The Air deserved best adapted screenplay, and lost it. Reitmans amazing film went home without any awards at all which was very disappointing. Ingluorious Basterds I also felt was robbed two awards I thought it had a chance at. "Best Original Screenplay", and "Best Editing" should have gone to Basterds. The screenplay went to The Hurt Locker from which I heard does not have an amazing script. Also Editing was simply Fantastic in Basterds, and what really made it shine over its competitors. Other then that they were pretty entertaining. Although NEW MOON should NOT have made an appearance within the Horror film montage, it was HORRIBLE.....not Horror get it right :p. Other then that if you really care about my take on the oscars go to my twitter feed where I live tweeted the hell out of them!

2. Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade: This is an amazing film. Some consider it the best of the trilogy, and I can see why. Sean Connery and Harrison Ford have amazing chemistry as father and son. The dialogue is awesome, with many great quotes "This is how we say goodbye in Germany". Set pieces are great, The Tank Battle, The Boat Chase, and much much more. The effects still hold up well, I still love the leap of Faith effect used late in the film. It shows Indy's origin, and is very fun. I could probably make a big review of this film, but chances are you have already seen it, and if you haven't drop everything you have and RUN OUT, BUY IT. Truly a fantastic film.

3. Back to the Future: The classic 80s movie, that has a special spot in my heart. This time instead of an average viewing, I decided to listen to the film with a special fan commentary made by the movie podcast "Flicks". They did have a very entertaining commentary, and let me notice two important things that I had honestly never knew about the film. Like the fact that "Pepsi Free" was actually a drink in the 80s, or that the actor who played Jennifer changed for the last two films. The commentary also pointed out a bunch of cameos that I was previously unaware of, and they had the type of nerdy conversations that really make you wonder. I highly recommend you check out their podcast, and Back To The Future is a true classic that everyone should go out and see!

4. Clash Of The Titans: I had not seen this film for a long long time, and seeing how the remake is coming out in the next month or so, I wanted to see if the original still stands up. Which to be honest the effects look a little cheesy, but to me they still in a way hold up. I am really interested to see how the remake turns out , since it has high expectations to live up to. Well not that high, the original is good, but its not fantastic. Highlights of Titans are the giant scorpion fight, and the two headed dog fight. The claymation effects are really entertaining, but the dialogue is pretty cheesy. No actor delivers there lines extremely well but that is not why you watch films like these, you want to see heroes fighting monsters, and it delivers in that respect. The mythology is incorporated well, and assists the stories understanding. Also I would like to add that contrary to most peoples opinions I REALLY liked the mechanical owl side kick, I found him entertaining, and very cool looking. If you have any interest in the remake I suggest you view the original.

5. Speed: I literally just finished watching this film as I write this blog. I love this film, yes it is cheesy as hell, and this movie creates its own physics. We all know that bus would have never made that jump. We all know that Keanu Reeves is not a spectacular actor (although I think this is one of his best performances), and we know Sandra Bullock is not an amazing actress, yet for some reason all of these ridiculous things come together to bring you one hell of a movie. This is an amazingly fun movie. Denis Hooper is completely crazy, and always managed to make me laugh with his crazy ramblings. I enjoy some of the completely bizarre quotes "I'm taller", or "Shoot the hostage", and the action was very well shot. The bomb on a bus premise, makes this the most exciting movie ever made that takes place on a bus. Elevators, Buses, and trains oh my. You've got to love the sheer insanity of Speed, and the amazing amount of entertainment you will receive from this film. If you are in the mood for a fun movie, then I recommend you set out and rent or buy yourself Speed. Also one final note I found it interesting that the main character was always drinking bottles of coke (the labels were off but the shape of the bottle is a give away) is it saying coca-cola drive you insane.

Overall I did not do anything overly exciting this week, and I promise to start updating my blog post more often, I sincerely apologize for the lack of updates guys. Anyways tell me what you think of any of the 5 film related things I viewed this week, and I am open to any suggestions on topics for future blog posts. Your test for today is to name the movie this quote comes from "Death by stereo!" I will most likely make a blog post regarding this movie in question soon since something news worthy has come up recently regarding it.
Sincerly, Andrew Roebuck

Back To The Future 3

Yeah, I have had this blog for a while now. As of yet however you have not seen me "cranky"...so here goes. I am tired of people hating on Back To The Future 3, in actuality it is a very, very good film. Don't believe me? Well here is a top ten list just for you.

THE Top Ten Reasons Back To The Future 3 is a good movie

10. The setting: The setting in Back to The Future three is so vibrant, and colorful. All of the little touches here, and there make it a convincing world. It also offers many new challenges, and potential gags. Who doesn't love the old west? BTTF 3 used its setting to its advantage and it really helped improve the story, which is why it is number 10.

9. The Acting: It is undeniable that the chemistry between Marty, and the Doc is still very prevalent within the film. They expertly play off each other, and deliver some very entertaining, and fantastic performances. The supporting cast is also very good. Thomas Wilson shows some enjoyable range with the antagonist Mad Dog Tannen, while also displaying just enough traits of the "Biff" we all know and love. Mary Steenburgen also plays an over the top quirky love interest to Emmet, quite well. Overall there are some strong performances in the film, and no particular member of the cast does a terrible job.

8. Biff is taken to his logical extreme: As the BTTF films went on we saw the darker sides of Biff. Showing how given the right situations he can be driven to cheat, and murder. Mad Dog is just the extreme, the evilest Biff could get. He is essentially a ruthless killer in this film,and has little to no remorse for the things he has done. It only makes sense that BTTF 3 would take him in a darker more menacing villain to fit the time period. It makes him an effective villain, and he is in my opinion well acted to boot.

7. It is an effective conclusion: It is really quite simple, it concludes the series (minus the cartoon series, but I like to pretend like that is non existent). All ends are tied up, and ends on an upbeat, inspirational note. A happy ending for everybody. At the end of the day, that has to be worth something, a happy ending leaves you happy. It is also effective because it shows how the experiences and events the characters have been through has changed their outlooks on life. For example *spoilerish warning* Marty does not race needles at the end of the flick *end spoiler* this shows that he has finally over come his fear of being thought inferior....or "chicken".

6. Dialogue: There are some damn good lines in this film. Many of them are playing on the old running gags throughout the series....being called "yella bellied" instead of chicken, or Mad Dog messing up another simple saying. Besides those their are many other quotes that are actually meaningful, and somewhat inspiring. For example "It means your future hasn't been written yet. No one's has. Your Future is whatever you make it. So make it a good one, both of you" really has a deep meaning, and implies the true symbolism the entire series was trying to tell us. Again fitting with the it is a good conclusion thing, it wrap up the symbolism, and themes of the series.

5. Doc finds love: Emmet Brown finally finds a woman suitable for his unique personality. Its a wonderful display of love conquers all. They are separated by 100 years, and one has devoted his life to science. It is a beautiful twist on that age old love story. Marty has Jennifer, it was about time they gave Doc a happy ending as well.

4. Gags: Some may say this in a way fits with the dialogue but there are a variety of amusing, and hilarious physical gags. For example when Doc has a shot of whiskey, or when Biff falls into yet another tub of manure. Their are some quality gags, that always manage to put a smile on my face every time I watch them. They even do the Clint Eastwood protective armor gag. Which if you were paying attention in Back To The Future 2 was being watched by Biff in the hot tub scene. Some may fall flat, but the majority of them are hilarious, and highly enjoyable.

3. Clint Eastwood: I for one absolutely loved the Clint Eastwood name that Marty Assumes. It fits in perfectly for the time period, being Marty's frame of reference for western times. At one point in the film we even see him delivering Clint Eastwood lines to a mirror, which is pretty funny on its own merits. He also uses the armor trick as previously mentioned in the Gag section. Also if you pay close attention to the end of movie when Marty is crossing the bridge in 1985 you will see that the ravine was renamed "Eastwood" ravine. Yes this is basically an extended version of a Gag but I found it entertaining enough to garner its own bullet point.

2. Music: My God is the music brilliant in this film. Alan Silvestri delivers a great old west type remix to the original BTTF theme, also adding some entirely new sections of music. It starts up at the perfect times giving you a sense of wonder, and a feel of epicness when its played. The way it is used, and the way it sounds makes it an obvious #2 one this list. I mean seriously who doesn't love a good instrumental theme, and Silvestri delivers a great one on all accounts.

1. FLYING TIME TRAVELING TRAIN: There is a fucking train that travels through time. WHICH is awesome in its on rights...but then it does the unthinkable. IT FLYS....making it a flying time traveling train. If you need to see the movie for any reason it is this. I mean how many times in your life can you say you will see a movie with that type of time machine. It warrants the creation of the entire film, and makes the ending that much more satisfying.

So this is my top ten list of Why Back To The Future 3 deserves critics, and the public respect. If you agree or disagree with my opinions leave a comment in the section below!
Sincerely, Gigans

Ps My apologies for the Lack of blog posts, I shall try to do them on a more continuous and frequently in the future.