History Gush / FIlm

** ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland is quite possibly the greatest Scooby movie I have ever seen. The animation is great, the soundtrack is awesome for being heavy metal and rock instead of the standard pop that the shows have, and it is genuinely ''terrifying'' because it was the first time in Scooby Doo where the ''monsters were real''. Yeah, the above examples? ''Inspired from this one.'' It basically resurrected the franchise. Plus, it came out on the exact same day that [[@/MHMhasf1998 I]] was born, so I have a soft spot for it.

* Wes Anderson is my hero, and TheRoyalTenenbaums and {{Rushmore}} changed my life. I love how Wes's film bring out the beauty inside the most flawed of all of us.

** And all those movies were all just ''buildup'' for the ''real'' story: ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}.'' Every character has been introduced, and now they all shine under the direction of the single geekiest man in Hollywood; Creator/JossWhedon. Creator/AlanSilvestri's score is peanut butter to all that chocolate. '''''The result is already being hailed as one of the best movies of all time.''''' While tons of directors are going for the DarkerAndEdgier approach, ''The Avengers'' went and reminded us why we loved the very films said directors are deconstructing. It dared to be BOTH incredibly stylish AND full of substance.

* Anybody else LOVE {{Newsies}} as a kid? One of my favorite movie musicals!

** I (who created the MD page in the first place) could go on for ages about how I love ''MulhollandDrive'' . . . Masterpiece. Genius. A work of art that's simply [[{{Pun}} Naomi Twattselicious]]!

** TimothyDalton seldom gets the respect he deserves for being Bond. People found him too dark, but he was coming in after ''[[LongRunners 12 years]]'' of [[LighterAndSofter Roger Moore]]. ''Film/LicenceToKill'' is probably the most underrated movie in the entire franchise, [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny even more so since it plays out like Craig's Bond movies thus far]].

** Most people have not heard of Magnolia, but most people have heard of Film/BoogieNights, also made by [[MadeOfWin Paul Thomas Anderson]]. Boogie Nights is a great movie, Magnolia is greater.

* Creator/DavidLean's 1947 adaptation of Literature/GreatExpectations is [[PunctuatedForEmphasis the. best. movie. I've. ever. seen.]] And as far as I can remember the ''only'' perfect movie I've ever seen. Which means that by definition it could never be topped, only equaled at best. That is all. And speaking of Creator/DavidLean masterpieces, the desert scenery from ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'' is the closest to a religious experience I've ever come watching a movie. I do ''not'' mean that figuratively.

* MacGruber. It's so hilarious and over-the-top that you can't help but laugh at the sheer insanity. Plus it's directed by one-third of Music/TheLonelyIsland trio, so that's a bonus!

* LoveActually is literally the greatest romantic comedy ever...excellent characters, excellent weaving of the storylines...just really excellent.

* OsmosisJones. I mean, really, we need more people like me to spread the love. I found it interesting how parts of the human body can represent a city, such as the brain for city hall, the kidneys for waste management, etc. Plus, the characters were funny and well-drawn, especially Ozzy.

* It couldn't make me cry because I was smiling too hard,. I couldn't make me laugh because I was fighting back tears. LifeIsBeautiful is. It just made me happy, it made me realize that there are truly beautiful people in this world. If only in the minds that envisioned such a wonderful story.

** It truly boggles me that Film/ThePrestige doesn't get more love. I mean, you've got [[Film/TheDarkKnightSaga Batman,]] [[Film/XMen Wolverine,]] Music/DavidBowie as UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gollum]], [[Film/IronMan Black Widow,]] AND Creator/MichaelCaine all in GorgeousPeriodDress doing magic. [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome And badass lightning effects.]] Add that to a narrative so layered it makes ''Film/{{Inception}}'' look positively flat, gorgeous visuals and truly heartbreaking acting (seriously, any idiots who say that Nolan's films are "cold" needs to sit their ass down and watch the third act) and you've got, fittingly enough, cinematic magic.

* If you remember the fall of the Berlin Wall (or if you're just a history nut), ''Goodbye Lenin'' is utterly hysterical. Hunting down the old generic groceries in a sea of shiny new imports, all the people who "go away on vacation" - can I just say that, after years of hearing that phrase used as an indication that someone's either abandoned their child or been taken to a death camp, it is so ''nice'' to hear it used in a ''pleasant'' context?

* ''In the decade of the 1930's, even the great city of Metropolis wasn't spared the ravages of the world-wide depression. In these times of fear and confusion, the Daily Planet, a great metropolitan newspaper whose reputation for honesty and truth, became a symbol of hope for the city of Metropolis......'' Cue, JohnWilliams RousingMusic and so begins '''the''' definitive, and greatest, SuperHero movie ever made. Up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane. No it's ''Film/{{Superman}}''. Thirty years later, they still can't top it.

* Film/TheThreeStooges are the greatest comic trio in recorded history. Moe Howard, the intellectual's Stooge, could ''act''. Watch "You Natzy Spy!" and ''TheGreatDictator'' back to back if you want to see Moe Howard out act Creator/CharlieChaplin playing [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler the same character]]. Curly Howard, the funniest Stooge, played one of the most unique characters in film history. He was a torrent of tics and running gags that never failed to entertain and never felt forced. And then there's Larry Fine, the film lover's Stooge. Larry rarely did anything but react - because he is the greatest re-actor in history. Just try to make some of the faces Larry had, and you will curse God for depriving you of the Fine face muscles (pun intended). The creativity of the films were awesome. How they kept coming up with such incredible gags for ''years'' astounds me. Sometimes there would be so many gags in a short that the plot would become completely abstracted, yet it was never difficult to follow. It was never difficult because the slapstick came from character. When someone got hit or someone hit someone, there was an underlying "logic" of comedy that informed every movement. I could go on for pages. So I will sum up: it is not possible to be greater than Film/TheThreeStooges, and being declared their equals is the highest of praise.

* Out of all of the films that have come out this decade so far, I doubt any of them will top the beauty that is ''Film/CloudAtlas''. It's not my favorite movie of all time, but '''GODDAMN''', it provides a rush of cinema that makes other big-budget greats like ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' and ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' look downright small in comparison. The multiple [[ActingForTwo usage of actors playing different roles]] and all with help of, [[SpecialEffectsFailure for the most part]], [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome excellent make-up]], [[ArcWords highly quotable dialogue]], [[GunKata suspenseful]] [[ChaseScene action sequences]], [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters memorable characters]], [[SceneryPorn breathtaking scope]], [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome a]] ''[[CrowningMusicOfAwesome hauntingly]]'' [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome whimsical score]] and outright immaculate pacing. It may not have won [[AwardSnub the biggest awards out there]] or [[LoveItOrHateIt achieve the widest audience possible]], but its easily the best thing The Wachowskis ([[DirectorDisplacement and Tom Tykwer too!]]) will ever make and a film that will stand the test of time.

** Not even by ''Doomsday'' and ''CrankHighVoltage''?

* Usually, I despise movie adaptations of books I love. However, two adaptations to the big screen actually make me happy about the outcomes. One is ''Literature/HarryPotter,'' but that's already been mentioned. The other one is none other than ''DiaryOfAWimpyKid.'' Debatably, these movies are better than the books, because they have more heart, and they show the middle-school hero Greg in a different, more flawed light than he portrays himself in his journal. Besides all that, they're ''hysterical''. Special mention should be given to Greg's counterparts, two of the funniest and best-developed characters in the films, in my humble opinion: the GentleGiant best friend Rowley (who ends up [[StatusQuoIsGod getting all the fame and glory]] in the end of the first film) and the BigBrotherBully Rodrick (who turns out to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold in the second film).

* Of all the movies I like, TheBluesBrothers has to be the one that is the most fun. If fun were an element, this movie would be on the Periodic Table.

** As for the first ScaryMovie, I legitimately enjoyed it (probably because I like the Wayans Brothers, [[GuiltyPleasure yes]], even their [[TheWB WB]] SitCom). The second one wasn't very amusing to me.

* ''Film/TheAfricanQueen'' so totally deserves to be on RottenTomatoes best films of all time list. There's something truly unique and captivating about the entire premise.

* ''OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest. It's arguably my favorite movie, ''and'' my favorite book on top of that. Jack Nicholson. Just... Jack Nicholson.

* ''HedwigAndTheAngryInch'' is easily one of the best film musicals ever (the stage show being awesome as well), and hell one of the few dramatic film musicals that really gets it right. Full of FridgeBrilliance that makes it better and better each time I watch it, and the songs are amazing and pure awesome on their own. It's truly deserves to be recognized not just as a cult classic but as a brilliant piece of film making.

** Who says it has to be a GuiltyPleasure? It was a great movie--it was tightly written with probably the most intense dialogue I've ever seen in a film. You forgot the Bear Jew and his awesome [[BatterUp baseball bat]]. I found myself rooting for all sides: Shosanna, the Basterds, ''and'' Landa. It has some excellent parodies of the WorldWarTwo film genre, like Lt. Aldo Raine as mocking the typical John-Wayne-ish leaderly type, and Lt. Archie Hicox with his wonderfully over-the-top StiffUpperLip. Overall this film is just plain ''fun''.

* No love for {{Amelie}}? This movie is my absolute favorite. I call it my "happy place" movie because even thinking about it lightens my mood. It's just a sweet romantic comedy with likeable characters and great humor. The fact that it's [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Fre]][[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench nch]] carries a certain appeal to this Francophile.

* No matter how many times I see it, I still find myself holding my breath during the last ten minutes of ''{{Wargames}}''.

* The 1993 version of ''Film/TheSecretGarden'' is not only an excellent adaptation of the book, but it stands - and beautifully, at that - on its own. The cinematography and sets are Gothic, and stunningly, austerely perfect. The child actors are real and not in the least bit cutesified in their portrayals, and more than anything the entire thing weaves together a combination of heartbreaking loneliness and the healing power of love and friendship. It's a genuinely heartwarming movie, with plenty of emotional and downright ''terrifying'' moments sprinkled through the narrative. While it has a few flaws, it's still an amazing movie and by far the best movie version out there.

* Despite frankly ridiculous levels of fame I feel this film gets ignored a lot, because it's often shown to children of a really young age who forget it when they grow up. Which is a shame, because {{The Wizard Of Oz}} is, to me, the best film ever made. It's got everything; beautiful sets, lovely music, brilliant acting, and ''amazing'' special effects (everyone forgets that this was one of the earliest technicolour films ever made, and stepping through the door to Munchkinland is a magnificent bit of camera work that works just as well today as it did in 1938.)

** But the best part are those iconic characters. My personal favourite is the Scarecrow, because honestly who doesn't love a sweet,[[TheSmartGuy intelligent]] (albeit completely ignorant) guy [[CuteClumsyGirl who can barely stand up]] and yet manages to save Dorothy from the Wicked Witch (who then immediately [[ActionGirl saves him back, killing the Witch in the process]]), but really all the characters are simply fantastic. {{The Wizard of Oz}} deserves to be called wonderful.

** No no no, you're doing it wrong; ''KungPow'' is the film version of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''. ''Film/StarshipTroopers'' is the film version of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''.

** ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'' is the dumbest movie ever made. I've seen every Creator/ColemanFrancis movie without ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'' and ''Film/ManosTheHandsOfFate'' while ''in'' El Paso. I know stupid movies. No, this shouldn't go on DarthWiki. This is praise! The film is ''so'' ''stupid'', so absolutely '''''guileless''''', that - if one can accept it on its own terms - it is utterly impossible not to laugh. And when push comes to shove, the pure honest laughs given by ''KungPow'' are worth it every time.

* ''Superman Returns''. It takes everything that made Richard Donner's ''Superman'' great and then [[SerialEscalation just adds and adds and adds]] onto it.

** SeanConnery. Probably the most suave badass to ever live with a cool factor of 110.

* It's the [[KungPow second]] dumbest comedy movie ever, but in an absolutely fantastic way. Ladies and gentlemen, [[BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure Bill S. Preston, Esquire, and Ted 'Theodore' Logan!]]