This will be a little different spin than most of you are used to. I will get to some Hollywood items later. It is a time of change this week.
A new school year has begun and I had to say goodbye and good luck to my little brother this week. The crazy thing is that he is not so little anymore and he is headed off to grad school at Oregon State. It is unfortunately going to be difficult on my mom because he is the youngest and she is not used to him being more than a couple of hours away in Columbus (home of the real OSU). I thank God that he has two great friends in Craig and Ben who will be making the cross country trek with him. A new adventure begins and I wish him well.
In 5 weeks I will be celebrating my first anniversary with my wife Christin. It has been one heck of a first year and I can't wait for the next 50. She is the love of my life and I can't imagine being with anyone else. We have a great weekend away planned and I can't wait for some time away and alone with her.
To all the students out there. I wish you all the best of times in the next school year. Whether you are in grade school, high school, or college, take it all in and take advantage of the time you have. Right now the real world sucks and I wish I was in your shoes. Hard work and effort will lead you to the promised land.
Enough of the serious stuff for now and here is your new top ten:
My Favorite Top Ten School Comedy Movies (High School & College) Of All Time
Honorable Mention - EuroTrip, The Girl Next Door, Clueless, Weird Science, & Juno.
10 - Back To School - One of the last great Rodney Dangerfield movies. Thornton Mellon joins his kid at college. Chaos and parties ensue. A young Robert Downey Jr. plays the best friend and Thornton saves the day at the swim meet by doing the most ridiculous dive in history.
9 - Porky's - The original screwball high school comedy. The only place where a guy named Pee-Wee can get into a strip club. Then again when the owner is named Porky, anything goes.
8 - Old School - Three guys in their 30's decide to start their own frat house and recruit the craziest cast of characters to be brothers. Will Ferrell as Frank the Tank is one of his best roles ever - WE'RE GOING STREAKING.
7 - Road Trip - Four guys at college take the trip of a lifetime to try and save their buddy's hide after one of their roommates mails the "wrong tape" to his buddy's girlfriend. Grandpa on viagra is the funniest sight gag in the movie.
6 - National Lampoon's Van Wilder - Ryan Reynolds as the 7 year "King of Coolidge" in the only movie of this generation to deserve the Lampoon name. This is one of the funniest movies of the last ten years.
5 - Fast Times At Ridgemont High - Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli in this 80's classic is only the tip of the iceberg in this comedy from Amy Heckerling. A great cast shows the perfect comedic angst of the high school years.
4 - Accepted - Maybe the biggest surprise on this list, but this movie is hilarious. What happens when a slick slacker who gets rejected from every school and decides to create his own college - you name it, it happens. A brilliant cast led by Justin Long, Blake Lively, Columbus Short, Jonah Hill, and Lewis Black as the wacked out Dean let us know that it is ok to be yourself and get away with it.
3 - American Pie - The leader of the new generation of school comedies. Four pals make a pact to lose their virginity by the prom. New avenues are tried to get dates and the band geek turns out to be the biggest nympho of all of them. This is truly a new classic and launched the careers of many of the hot faces in Hollywood.
2 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off - I have discussed this one before, but it's greatness could only be eclipsed by one - and that is!!!
1 - Animal House - I need not say anymore - you already know why.
See ya soon,
Ryno
This Blog Is The Opinion Of One Guy And Does Not Reflect On Any Member Of The Entertainment Industry
Friday, August 28, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
It's Almost Fall & It's Time For Football
Sometimes I will make a sports statement when it seems a good time too and this weeks events provided some much needed ammunition, so here we go -
Hey Brett Farve, please make a decision and stick with it. You are one of the all time greats and you are beginning to tarnish (and some say you already have) your legacy. How you are respected by the players and coaches in this league right now is beyond me due to the fact that you don't put in the training camp time flip-flopping in and out of retirement. Yet, here you come in riding a white horse thinking you are God. Brett, for your sake and the Vikings, I hope you win the Super Bowl this year so you can finally leave us alone.
Y.E Yang aka The Tiger Slayer, welcome to the PGA. Congrats on winning the PGA Championship and making Tiger look human. In what could only be called the greatest upset in Golf, we saw Tiger falter on the back nine of a major that he led for the first time in 15 tournaments. If I was the rest of the PGA, I would gear up for a Tiger Grand Slam next year.
Shaq Vs. ? - God I hope he doesn't hurt himself - enough said.
Patrick Kane - Wrong place, wrong time. I hope his career doesn't suffer.
Mike Vick - Everyone deserves a second chance, but this may be the exception. As a dog owner, I was appalled by the actions of Mr. Vick and Bad News Kennelz. How does a guy who had the world at his feet do something so despicable. Al least he did his time (unlike Donte Stallworth, who did less than a month in jail for vehicular homicide), but the fans in Philly will eat him alive. Good luck Mike, you're gonna need it.
And now another star-studded Top Ten - My Top Ten Favorite Sports Movies
10 - The Mighty Ducks - A fun kids flick that almost saved Emilio Estevez's career and launched the career of Joshua Jackson. Hockey has never been more fun.
9 - Mystery, Alaska - A great underdog movie. I am not a big hockey fan, but for some crazy reason the last two movies were great. This had a great ensemble cast and a great story.
8 - For The Love Of The Game - Kevin Costner + baseball = greatness (also see Bull Durham)
7 - Tin Cup - The 2nd funniest golf movie (sorry Happy Gilmore) with a great cast led by Kevin Costner and Renee Russo. Roy "Tin Cup" McElroy has the greatest flame out in US Open history, but the build up to it is priceless.
6 - Rocky Balboa - No one expected this movie to be as good as the best in the series (the original), but Sly delivered a great story and some more inspiration from his best character ever. Kudos.
5 - Remember The Titans - Great Cast, fantastic story, and a true classic in every sense of the word. Denzel Washington and Will Patton deliver in this gem.
4 - Brian's Song - The original still gets me. James Caan and Billy Dee Williams in the best football film ever. Inspirational, touching, and classic.
3 - Major League - Being a lifelong Indians fan, this movie was the best in all facets. It almost seems like art imitating life with the trainwreck of a season that we have had here. Thanks Charlie, Tom, Wesley, and Corbin for giving all Indians fans hope.
2 - The Karate Kid - A personal favorite - deal with it.
1 - Caddyshack - The jewel in the golf trilogy crown (with Happy Gilmore & Tin Cup). If you can't laugh at this movie, you need to check your pulse (my wife excluded). Bill Murray alone makes this a classic and then you add in Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield. Great times.
See you next week,
Ryno
This Blog Is The Opinion Of One Guy And Does Not Reflect On Any Member Of The Entertainment Industry
Hey Brett Farve, please make a decision and stick with it. You are one of the all time greats and you are beginning to tarnish (and some say you already have) your legacy. How you are respected by the players and coaches in this league right now is beyond me due to the fact that you don't put in the training camp time flip-flopping in and out of retirement. Yet, here you come in riding a white horse thinking you are God. Brett, for your sake and the Vikings, I hope you win the Super Bowl this year so you can finally leave us alone.
Y.E Yang aka The Tiger Slayer, welcome to the PGA. Congrats on winning the PGA Championship and making Tiger look human. In what could only be called the greatest upset in Golf, we saw Tiger falter on the back nine of a major that he led for the first time in 15 tournaments. If I was the rest of the PGA, I would gear up for a Tiger Grand Slam next year.
Shaq Vs. ? - God I hope he doesn't hurt himself - enough said.
Patrick Kane - Wrong place, wrong time. I hope his career doesn't suffer.
Mike Vick - Everyone deserves a second chance, but this may be the exception. As a dog owner, I was appalled by the actions of Mr. Vick and Bad News Kennelz. How does a guy who had the world at his feet do something so despicable. Al least he did his time (unlike Donte Stallworth, who did less than a month in jail for vehicular homicide), but the fans in Philly will eat him alive. Good luck Mike, you're gonna need it.
And now another star-studded Top Ten - My Top Ten Favorite Sports Movies
10 - The Mighty Ducks - A fun kids flick that almost saved Emilio Estevez's career and launched the career of Joshua Jackson. Hockey has never been more fun.
9 - Mystery, Alaska - A great underdog movie. I am not a big hockey fan, but for some crazy reason the last two movies were great. This had a great ensemble cast and a great story.
8 - For The Love Of The Game - Kevin Costner + baseball = greatness (also see Bull Durham)
7 - Tin Cup - The 2nd funniest golf movie (sorry Happy Gilmore) with a great cast led by Kevin Costner and Renee Russo. Roy "Tin Cup" McElroy has the greatest flame out in US Open history, but the build up to it is priceless.
6 - Rocky Balboa - No one expected this movie to be as good as the best in the series (the original), but Sly delivered a great story and some more inspiration from his best character ever. Kudos.
5 - Remember The Titans - Great Cast, fantastic story, and a true classic in every sense of the word. Denzel Washington and Will Patton deliver in this gem.
4 - Brian's Song - The original still gets me. James Caan and Billy Dee Williams in the best football film ever. Inspirational, touching, and classic.
3 - Major League - Being a lifelong Indians fan, this movie was the best in all facets. It almost seems like art imitating life with the trainwreck of a season that we have had here. Thanks Charlie, Tom, Wesley, and Corbin for giving all Indians fans hope.
2 - The Karate Kid - A personal favorite - deal with it.
1 - Caddyshack - The jewel in the golf trilogy crown (with Happy Gilmore & Tin Cup). If you can't laugh at this movie, you need to check your pulse (my wife excluded). Bill Murray alone makes this a classic and then you add in Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield. Great times.
See you next week,
Ryno
This Blog Is The Opinion Of One Guy And Does Not Reflect On Any Member Of The Entertainment Industry
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Yo Joe & Goodbye To A Great
All I have to say is WOW!!! "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra" was everything I thought it would be and more
. While some of the story went away from what we know from the comics and cartoons, it was awesome nonetheless. Great story, awesome action, and some pretty mind-blowing special effects. You have to understand that not many movies can take the liberties that Joe & Transformers have and still deliver to the die hard fans. I will not spoil the fun for everyone, but Snake Eyes delivers in every way that the fans would have hoped for and the accelerator suits seen in the previews were actually really cool. I would say that this is a great way to end the summer, but wait there's more.
The summer movie season is now reaching full tilt with the release this Friday of "District 9." This movie is generating so much buzz that it has now become a must see. When all the critics are raving, you know it could be something special. The trailers for this have been appetizing and anything that has Peter Jackson's name on it has to be good. Also, what could be the second comedy sleeper hit of the season opens this weekend with "The Goods - Live Hard, Sell Hard". Jeremy Piven leads an eclectic cast of characters on a ride to save his used car dealership. The trailers have been a trip and it should make some noise in the weeks to come.
For some reason this has been a summer of goodbyes. The latest being the great John Hughes (1950 - 2009). Being a child of the 80's, I have seen most his films at least once. He directed such classics as "The Breakfast Club," "Weird Science," and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Little did I know that he was a screenwriter for "Animal House" and 3 of the 4 "Vacation" Movies. For those who think there is not enough comedy in the world, please check out his filmography as I guarantee you will not stop laughing for days.
And Now For Another Top Ten - This Is Dedicated To John Hughes
My Favorite Top Ten John Hughes Movie Moments (Directing, Producing, or Screenwriting)
10 - The Breakfast Club - As the credits roll and Judd Nelson is walking towards the football field, you hear Anthony Michael Hall tell the story of the Rebel, the Geek, the Jock, the Princess, and the Outcast coming together for that one morning and forever remembering "The Breakfast Club"
9 - Vacation - I'll never forget when the Griswolds arrived at Wallyworld only to find the park closed and Clark (Chevy Chase) taking the security guard (John Candy) hostage for a day of amusement park chicanery.
8 - Uncle Buck - When Buck (John Candy) has the meeting with his nieces school principal (the one with the mole) and after a heated argument he tosses her a quarter and tells her to go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off her face - priceless.
7 - Home Alone - Kevin's (Macauley Caulkin) defense of the house against Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) made the entire movie, especially the little girl scream Marv gives when Kevin puts the tarantula on his face.
6 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - When Steve Martin invites John Candy back to his home at the end of the movie. After all the trouble caused and craziness shared, it was a great way to end it.
5 - Weird Science - Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt's (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) first night on the town with Lisa (Kelly Lebrock) and the conversation about Gary's ex at the bar when she "kicked him in the nuts and called him a faggot" was hilarious. I have seen people that drunk and it was dead on accurate.
4 - The Great Outdoors - The boat ride when Dan Aykroyd ends up on the skis. It was scenes like this that make me miss John Candy.
3 - Christmas Vacation - When Clark (Chevy Chase) realizes that his "bonus" was the jelly of the month club and one of the most hilarious diatribes in movie history ensues. Hallelujah - Holy Shit - Where's the Tylenol? Indeed.
2 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off - The "Save Ferris" campaign that causes all his enemies to lose it. For anyone looking to skip school, this is where you learn to do it properly.
1 - Animal House - Bluto's (John Belushi) speech to the Delta's after Wormer (John Vernon) drops the big one, Bluto being a peeping tom, the horse in the dean's office, oh forget it - just go buy the movie - it is the greatest comedy of all time.
See you next week,
Ryno
This Blog Is The Opinion Of One Guy And Does Not Reflect On Any Member Of The Entertainment Industry
. While some of the story went away from what we know from the comics and cartoons, it was awesome nonetheless. Great story, awesome action, and some pretty mind-blowing special effects. You have to understand that not many movies can take the liberties that Joe & Transformers have and still deliver to the die hard fans. I will not spoil the fun for everyone, but Snake Eyes delivers in every way that the fans would have hoped for and the accelerator suits seen in the previews were actually really cool. I would say that this is a great way to end the summer, but wait there's more.The summer movie season is now reaching full tilt with the release this Friday of "District 9." This movie is generating so much buzz that it has now become a must see. When all the critics are raving, you know it could be something special. The trailers for this have been appetizing and anything that has Peter Jackson's name on it has to be good. Also, what could be the second comedy sleeper hit of the season opens this weekend with "The Goods - Live Hard, Sell Hard". Jeremy Piven leads an eclectic cast of characters on a ride to save his used car dealership. The trailers have been a trip and it should make some noise in the weeks to come.
For some reason this has been a summer of goodbyes. The latest being the great John Hughes (1950 - 2009). Being a child of the 80's, I have seen most his films at least once. He directed such classics as "The Breakfast Club," "Weird Science," and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Little did I know that he was a screenwriter for "Animal House" and 3 of the 4 "Vacation" Movies. For those who think there is not enough comedy in the world, please check out his filmography as I guarantee you will not stop laughing for days.
And Now For Another Top Ten - This Is Dedicated To John Hughes
My Favorite Top Ten John Hughes Movie Moments (Directing, Producing, or Screenwriting)
10 - The Breakfast Club - As the credits roll and Judd Nelson is walking towards the football field, you hear Anthony Michael Hall tell the story of the Rebel, the Geek, the Jock, the Princess, and the Outcast coming together for that one morning and forever remembering "The Breakfast Club"
9 - Vacation - I'll never forget when the Griswolds arrived at Wallyworld only to find the park closed and Clark (Chevy Chase) taking the security guard (John Candy) hostage for a day of amusement park chicanery.
8 - Uncle Buck - When Buck (John Candy) has the meeting with his nieces school principal (the one with the mole) and after a heated argument he tosses her a quarter and tells her to go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off her face - priceless.
7 - Home Alone - Kevin's (Macauley Caulkin) defense of the house against Harry and Marv (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) made the entire movie, especially the little girl scream Marv gives when Kevin puts the tarantula on his face.
6 - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles - When Steve Martin invites John Candy back to his home at the end of the movie. After all the trouble caused and craziness shared, it was a great way to end it.
5 - Weird Science - Gary (Anthony Michael Hall) and Wyatt's (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) first night on the town with Lisa (Kelly Lebrock) and the conversation about Gary's ex at the bar when she "kicked him in the nuts and called him a faggot" was hilarious. I have seen people that drunk and it was dead on accurate.
4 - The Great Outdoors - The boat ride when Dan Aykroyd ends up on the skis. It was scenes like this that make me miss John Candy.
3 - Christmas Vacation - When Clark (Chevy Chase) realizes that his "bonus" was the jelly of the month club and one of the most hilarious diatribes in movie history ensues. Hallelujah - Holy Shit - Where's the Tylenol? Indeed.
2 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off - The "Save Ferris" campaign that causes all his enemies to lose it. For anyone looking to skip school, this is where you learn to do it properly.
1 - Animal House - Bluto's (John Belushi) speech to the Delta's after Wormer (John Vernon) drops the big one, Bluto being a peeping tom, the horse in the dean's office, oh forget it - just go buy the movie - it is the greatest comedy of all time.
See you next week,
Ryno
This Blog Is The Opinion Of One Guy And Does Not Reflect On Any Member Of The Entertainment Industry
Monday, August 3, 2009
What A Week & Congrats Are In Order
Being a diehard sports nut from Cleveland, you sometimes have to take the good with the bad. This last week however was ridiculous. Trading a Cy Young winner and your All Star captain in 48 hours is downright heartbreaking. Then to take two of three from the division leader is typical of the Indians. I somehow digress. Thank god the Cavs are less than two months from starting the season.
I am so looking forward to this weekend and GI Joe. This was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid and I collected the toys as well. I understand some of the fans are ticked that they messed with the uniforms that the Joes wear, but the more previews I see, the more hyped I get. It very well could be the second sleeper hit of the summer after "The Hangover". If it does half as well, we could have a franchise on our hands.
I have to throw a shout out and a congrats to fellow blogger and good friend Adam and his "Throwing Quarters" blog. He has a blog of note on this site and is getting major traffic because of it.
Speaking of "Throwing Quarters," I had a blast last Thursday night being a contributor to the new podcast. Our thanks go out to Dave Ritz for stepping in at the last minute as our musical guest. It was a great time.
Keep the faith and I will be back next week with a couple of reviews and a new top ten list.
Ryno
This Blog Is The Opinion Of One Guy And Does Not Reflect On Any Member Of The Entertainment Industry
I am so looking forward to this weekend and GI Joe. This was one of my favorite cartoons as a kid and I collected the toys as well. I understand some of the fans are ticked that they messed with the uniforms that the Joes wear, but the more previews I see, the more hyped I get. It very well could be the second sleeper hit of the summer after "The Hangover". If it does half as well, we could have a franchise on our hands.
I have to throw a shout out and a congrats to fellow blogger and good friend Adam and his "Throwing Quarters" blog. He has a blog of note on this site and is getting major traffic because of it.
Speaking of "Throwing Quarters," I had a blast last Thursday night being a contributor to the new podcast. Our thanks go out to Dave Ritz for stepping in at the last minute as our musical guest. It was a great time.
Keep the faith and I will be back next week with a couple of reviews and a new top ten list.
Ryno
This Blog Is The Opinion Of One Guy And Does Not Reflect On Any Member Of The Entertainment Industry
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