Greatest Moments in Cinema Part 1

 Greatest Moments in Cinema Part 1 (August 2015)

This is a list celebrating the greatest moments in cinema. Of course, it only covers films I had seen up to that point. Since that time, I have done a second volume and a third may be on the way in the future. Each one of these moments is unforgettable. By the way, spoiler alert. Some endings may be given away, apologies. Also, there is some adult content here including gore and sexual situations. Discretion is advised.

250. Nightmare on Elm Street 3- Puppets

249. La Dolce Vita- Sting ray on the beach

248. Friday the 13th part IV- Crispin Glover dancing

247. Inferno- Underwater scene

246. Braindead- Massacre

245. Platoon- Elias’ death

244. Wayne’s Wold- Bohemian Rhapsody gentlemen

243. Deep Red- Elevator

242. House with the Laughing Windows- the reveal in the church

241. Dr. Zhivago- Trans Siberian rail journey

240. American Werewolf in London- Transformation sequence

239. Blood and Black Lace- Scalding murder

238. Frozen- Anna sacrifices herself for Ilsa

237. Under Siege- It’s a pleasure to meet you Commander Greene

236. Girl who Knew Too Much- first murder on the stairs

235. Black Sunday- Barbara Steele, Iron Maiden.

234. Deep Red- Bathroom murder

233. Nightmare on Elm Street 3- Welcome to Prime Time

232. Black Narcissus- Climax

231. Paths of Glory- Female Singer

230. Psycho- She wouldn’t even hurt a fly

229. Spartacus- I am Spartacus

228. Graduate- Opening scene

227. West Side Story- Finger snaps, opening confrontation

226. Exorcist- The power of Christ compels you.

225. Ace Ventura- Finkel is Einhorn

224. Nightmare on Elm Street- bath tub scene

223. UHF- Badgers, we don’t need no stinking Badgers.

222. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory- the Chocolate Room

221. Shock Treatment- Shock Treatment

220. This is Spinal Tap- Stonehenge

219. Chinatown- She's my sister

218. Empire Strike Back- Battle on Hoth

217. Warriors- Can you dig it?

216. Zombie Flesh Eaters- Rise of the Conquistadors

215. Schindler’s List- Girl in the red coat

214. Annie Hall- In line at the movies

213. Shane- Come back Shane!

212. Deep Red- Puppet murder

211. Halloween- Michael Myers sits up

210. Alien- Chest buster

209. Bay of Blood- first murder

208. Basketcase- He’s deformed. He looks like a squashed octopus.

207. Shock Treatment- Ending, the sun never sets on those who drive into it.

206. Money Pit- the Ride

205. Dark Victory- ending

204. Return of the Jedi- Jabba’s palace

203. Black Christmas- camera stairs shot

202. Brief Encounter- farewell

201. Marathon Man- Is it safe?

200. Suspiria- Ending

199. House by the Cemetery- Mannequin, nanny

198. Bird with the Crystal Plumage- Gallery, trapped behind glass

197. Once Upon a time in America- Opium den

196. Cat People- Swimming Pool

195. Wickeman- Ending

194. From Here to Eternity- Beach kiss

193. Silence of the Lambs- A census taker tried to test me once. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

192. Kill Baby Kill- Chasing yourself

191. Rosemary’s Baby- Realization

190. Deerhunter- Russian Roulette

189. ET- ET resurrected

188. Nightmare on Elm Street- Alley way, arms

187. Rocky Horror Picture Show- Rose Tint my World

186. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure- Mall scene

185. Money Pit- Bathtub, floor, laugh

184. Invasion of the Body Snatchers- They’re here

183. High Noon- Will walking out alone

182. Empire Strikes Back- Han Solo in carbonite

181. Little Big Man- Battle of Little Big Horn

180. Clockwork Orange- Attacks in alley way

179. Lawrence of Arabia- Dessert

178. Midnight Cowboy- bus

177. Ten Commandments- Let my people go.

176. Dr. Strangelove- You can’t fight in here, this is the war room.

175. Ghostbusters 2- Courtroom

174. This is Spinal Tap- He choked on vomit. It wasn’t his own vomit. You can’t really dust for vomit.

173. Clockwork Orange- You know what you can do with that watch?

172. Return of the Jedi- Luke faces Darth Vader and the Emperor

171. Mary Poppins- St. Paul, bank

170. Godfather- Toll booth, Sonny’s death

169. Rocky- Yo Adrian!

168. Mary Poppins- Jolly Holiday

167. Hills Have Eyes- ending

166. Basketcase- Doctor’s office

165. Raging Bull- Opening fight

164. Man Who Fell to Earth- examination

163. Suspiria- Barbed wire

162. 8 ½- ending

161. Black Sabbath- Drop of water

160. Bride of Frankenstein- the monster speaks

159. A League of their own- There’s no crying in Baseball.

158. Terminator 2- Car chase

157. Once Upon a Time in America- Garbage truck

156. Pieces- Ending

155. Straw Dogs- Siege

154. Metropolis- city

153. Third Man- First appearance

152. M- Opening scene

151. A fistful of Dynamite- Stagecoach scene

150. Leopard- ballroom scene

149. Camille- Death scene

148. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind- ending

147. Patton- Flag Speech

146. Graduate- Plastics

145. It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world- race for the treasure

144. Breakfast Club- Bender celebrates

143. Bullit- Car chase

142. Maltese Falcon- The stuff dreams are made of

141. Austin Powers- Sharks with laser beams

140. One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest- Stutter returns

139. Rear Window- The neighbor visits

138. Silent Night Deadly Night 2- Garbage Day

137. Graduate- Mrs. Robinson you’re trying to seduce me.

136. Last Picture Show- He was sweeping

135. Horror of Dracula- First appearance of Dracula

134. Breakfast Club- Do you know what my father got me for Christmas? It was a banner year at the Bender house.

133. Singing in the Rain- Dance

132. Austin Powers- Dr. Evil in Therapy

131. Titanic- I’m flying Jack

130. Raiders of the Lost Ark- Boulder

129. Shock Treatment- Breaking out/ Duel Duet

128. Liar Liar- See ya later, dickhead.

127. Re-Animator- Visual pun

126. Conversation- He’d kill us if he got the chance.

125. This is Spinal Tap- These go to eleven.

124. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid- Who are those guys?

123. Psycho- Second murder, on the stairs

122. Godfather 2- Fishing with Fredo

121. Godfather- Sollozzo murder in restaurant

Greatest Wonder Years Quotes

 Greatest Wonder Years Quotes (August 2015)

The Wonder Years is one of the greatest shows of all time. It is a mixture of comedy and drama. It is a show that just about everyone can relate to although it also captures a moment in time. These are my favorite Wonder Years quotes. Some are touching and heart wrenching, others are extremely funny. Most of these are on the funnier side. I took the time to go through each episode to find the stills for each quote. I hope everyone enjoys the post.

40. You’re a regular Jose Jimenez

39. Use your diaphragm

38. Oh Marissa

37. What’s your three favourite…

36. What did they say? They said goodbye.

35. You remind me of someone I know.

34. You know Mom, your wife, my mother.

33. It’s not so bad, you know, having people who care about you.

32. You’ve got one driving and one just about to, right big guy?

31. I’ll trade you my Don Schwartz

30. Who did that? It was you wasn’t it Arnold?

29. Let’s write, I don’t know, 3,000 words on the meaning of property rights in the US Constitution, just for fun.

28. You didn’t even know who the Walrus was.

27. He says you’re crazy about me.

26. I’m not laughing, laughing, but I’m laughing.

25. Pretty funny

24. You said you loved her, you didn’t say you were sleeping with her.

23. I get up at 5am, I fight traffic, I bust my hump all day, I fight traffic again, and come home... and I pay my taxes.

22. It makes my rear end look lumpy.

21. It felt like I was holding her up with that spotlight, and I would not let her fall. No matter what I would not let her fall.

20. That’s it, you’re on detention pal, the whole week.

19. Let’s eat

18. Nothing could have prepared me for what I saw when I entered that house. I, Kevin Arnold had thrown the mother of all parties.

17. Rock N’ Roll man. Rock and roll.

16. Would you look at this? Talk about luck.

15. Not just regular hot but diafadous.

14. Does Strawberry Alarm Clock make sense? Does Vanilla Fudge make any sense?

13. Dad, don’t ever die, ok?

12. Unless it gets up and walks away.

11. He was like a man possessed. Unfortunately, he was not like a man possessed with very much athletic ability.

10. Arnold, kids like me when I’m Santa.

9. Due to an inner ear injury sustained at the HMS Beachhead, we must refrain from making any noises in the 88th decuple range. That means don’t, do not rip the paper from spiral notebooks, comprende?

8. How do you spell orgie?

7. Bugspray

6. Good job Mr. Collins.

5. Karpazon. That’s Carpazian sir. What did you say? It’s not important.

4. Friends? I give you friends.

3. Nice stain Pfeifer. It’s sloppy joe. Yeah right.

2. After dinner, which included a generous portion of cherries jubilee, the vice president came up to my table, shook my hand, and do you know what he said to me? I can’t believe I ate the whole thing.

1. Meat doesn’t really turn me on. That’s not what I heard pal.

Greatest Roddy Piper moments

Greatest Roddy Piper moments (August 2015)

Rowdy Roddy Piper is one of the greatest in the history of wrestling. He was the top heel when the business was at it's peak. He transferred into a movie career as well. He provided so many memories over the years. He was amazing as both a heel and a face. He was one of the best on the mic in the history of wrestling. It was a shame that he never won the world championship. He won matches against the champion several times, but they were non title matches. I always assumed that he didn't want to be champion. He is a hero and legend. RIP Hot Rod.

20. Frankie Williams: just when they think they know the answers, I change the questions.

19. Piper vs. Ric Flair in WCW

18. Hollywood backlot brawl vs. Goldust

17. Wrestlemania 2- boxing match vs. Mr. T.

16. Piper’s Pit with Morton Downey Jr.

15. They Live- put on the glasses

14. Feud with Rick Rude

13. Piper’s Pit with Hulk Hogan and Vince McMahon- I hate you too man

12. Jason Sensation and Jerry Lawler

11. US Title win in WCW

10. War to Settle the Score

9. Piper debuts in WCW- They wouldn’t have loved you so much, if they hadn’t hated me so much

8. Dog collar match vs. Greg Valentine

7. Wrestlemania VIII- IC championship match vs. Bret Hart

6. Wrestlemania VI- Bad News Brown/ body paint

5. Wrestlemania I

4. Piper’s Pit- Jimmy Snuka

3. Wrestlemania III- Adrian Adonis

2. Defeating Hulk Hogan in WCW

1. Intercontinental championship defeating the Mountie

Greatest Movie Characters

 Greatest Movie Characters (July 2015)

In recent years, I have done two more editions of this list with characters from films I had not seen up to that time. These are 200 of the greatest, most iconic characters in film history. 

200. Camille Javal- Le Mepris

199. Mrs. Pendrake- Little Big Man

198. Chavez Chavez- Young Guns

197. Charlotte Vale- Now Voyager

196. Brian- Breakfast Club

195. Eve Harrington- All About Eve

194. Mrs. DeWinter- Rebecca

193. Marcello Rubini- La Dolce Vita

192. Laura Hunt- Laura

191. Vincent Vega- Pulp Fiction

190. Neytiri- Avatar

189. Cowardly Lion- Wizard of Oz

188.Judith Traherne- Dark Victory

187. Nefertiri- Ten Commandments

186. Bane- Dark Knight Rises

185. Dr. Frankenstein- Frankenstein

184. Dr. Prestorius- Bride of Frankenstein

183. Anton Chigurh- No Country for old men

182. Dr. Jonocz Phoha- Ghostbusters 2

181. Clark Griswold- National Lampoons Vacation

180. Charles Foster Kane- Citizen Kane

179. Martin Riggs- Lethal Weapon

178. Sonny Corleone- Godfather

177. Noodles- Once upon a time in America

176. Egon Spengler- Ghostbusters

175. Maria- Metropolis

174. Patrick Bateman- American Psycho

173. Mrs. Robinson- The Graduate

172. Jake Lamotta- Raging Bull

171. Oskar Schindler- Schindler’s List

170. Daniel Plainview- There will be blood

169. Fagin- Oliver!

168. Tyler Durden- Fight Club

167. Eliza Doolittle- My Fair Lady

166. Kay- Godfather

165. Annie Hall- Annie Hall

164. Laurie Strode- Halloween

163. Stanley Kowalski- Streetcar named Desire

162. Holly Golightly- Breakfast at Tiffany’s

161. Tommy Devito- Goodfellas

160. Judah Ben Hur- Ben Hur

159. Randle McMurphy- One Flew over the Cuckoo’s nest

158. Ellen Ripley- Alien

157. Sam Spade- Maltese Falcon

156. Captain Hook- Peter Pan

155. Cody Jarrett- White Heat

154. Michael Corleone- Godfather

153. Dr. Van Helsing- Horror of Dracula

152. Captain Jack Sparrow- Pirates of the Caribbean

151. Kirsten- Nightmare on Elm Street 3

150. Barf- Spaceballs

149. Walter Fielding- Moneypit

148. Ducky- Pretty in Pink

147. Commander Krill- Under Siege

146. Jesse- Nightmare on Elm Street 2

145. Princess Leia Organa- Star Wars

144. Coffin Joe- At Midnight I will possess your soul

143. Lonestar- Spaceballs

142. Bert Schnick- Shock Treatment

141. Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure

140. Veruca Salt- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

139. Lando Calrissian- Empire Strikes Back

138. Doc Scurlock- Young Guns

137. Yoda- Empire Strikes Back

136. Doctor Emmett Brown- Back to the Future

135. Stephanie- Short Circuit

134. Drop Dead Fred

133. Jason Voorhees- Friday the 13th

132. Ash- Evil Dead

131. Farley Flavors- Shock Treatment

130. Dark Helmet- Spaceballs

129. Tom Hagen- Godfather

128. Stanley Spadowski- UHF

127. Jabba the Hutt- Star Wars

126. John McClane- Die Hard

125. Chewbacca the Wookie- Star Wars

124. Belial Bradley- Basketcase

123. Wayne and Garth- Wayne’s World

122. the Dude- Big Lebowski

121. Junior- Problem Child

120. Nation McKinley- Shock Treatment

119. Rose- Titanic

118. Willy Wonka- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

117. Inigo Montoya- Princess Bride

116. Matthew Hopkins- Witchfinder General

115. Dutch Engstrom- Wild Bunch

114. Manuel- Captains Courageous

113. Ricky- Silent Night Deadly Night 2

112. Raymond Babbit- Rain Man

111. Dora- David Copperfield

110. Leslie Benedict- Giant

109. Carol- Repulsion

108. Brick Pollitt- Cat on a hot tin roof

107. Marguerite- Camille

106. Edward Scissorhands

105. Django

104. Ted Kramer- Kramer vs. Kramer

103. Christina- Knife of Ice

102. Laura Jesson- Brief Encounter

101. Nurse Ansalong- Shock Treatment

100. Alex Forrest- Fatal Attraction

99. Cool Hand Luke

98. Angelica Sedara- the Leopard

97. Jake Gettis- Chinatown

96. Harry Caul- the Conversation

95. Ilsa- Frozen

94. Heathcliff- Wuthering Heights

93. Mildred Pierce

92. Gordon Gekko- Wallstreet

91. Roy Batty- Bladerunner

90. Tin Man- Wizard of Oz

89. Jack Torrance- the Shinning

88. Allison- Breakfast Club

87. Jill McBain- Once Upon a time in the west

86. Sonny- Dog Day Afternoon

85. Guido Anselmi- 8 ½

84. Alma- Persona

83. Blanche Dubois- Streetcar named Desire

82. Sister Clodagh- Black Narcissus

81. Carmen Sternwood- Big Sleep

80. Martha- Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf?

79. Scarecrow- Wizard of Oz

78. Dr. Evil- Austin Powers

77. Nancy- Nightmare on Elm Street

76. Harmonica- Once Upon a time in the west

75. Mary Poppins

74. Ginny Stamper- Splendor in the grass

73. Verbal Kint- Usual Suspects

72. Anna- Frozen

71. Frank Booth- Blue Velvet

70. Obi Wan Kenobi- Star Wars

69. Lt. Kilgore- Apocalypse Now

68. Leatherface- Texas Chainsaw Massacre

67. JJ Hunsecker- Sweet smell of success

66. Rosemary Woodhouse- Rosemary’s Baby

65. Alice- Nightmare on Elm Street 5

64. Tony Montana- Scarface

63. Turner- Performance

62. Magenta- Rocky Horror Picture Show

61. Fredo- Godfather

60. Cosmo McKinley- Shock Treatment

59. Nigel Tufnel- This is Spinal Tap

58. Riff Raff- Rocky Horror Picture Show

57. Hal 9,000- 2,001 Space Odyssey

56. Peter Venkman- Ghostbusters

55. John Bender- Breakfast Club

54. Man with no name- Good, bad and the ugly

53. Bert- Mary Poppins

52. Rocky Balboa- Rocky

51. Colonel Kurtz- Apocalypse Now

50. Ferris Bueller- Ferris Bueller’s Day off

49. Serge- Beverly Hills Cop

48. Princess Anne- Roman Holiday

47. Jack Crab- Little Big Man

46. Ruth Popper- Last Picture Show

45. Davis St. Hubbins- This is Spinal Tap

44. Columbia- Rocky Horror Picture Show

43. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

42. Harry Powell- Night of the Hunter

41. Dr. Herbert West- Re-Animator

40. George McFly- Back to the future

39. Rico Bandello- Little Caesar

38. Z Man- Beyond the valley of the dolls

37. Count Dracula- Dracula

36. Frankenstein’s Monster- Frankenstein

35. Hannibal Lecter- Silence of the Lambs

34. Biff Tannen- Back to the Future

33. Scarlett O’Hara- Gone with the Wind

32. Luke Skywalker- Star Wars

31. Gandalf- Lord of the Rings

30. Joe Buck- Midnight Cowboy

29. Frank- Once Upon a time in the West

28. Indiana Jones- Raiders of the Lost Ark

27. Han Solo- Star Wars

26. Freddy Krueger- Nightmare on Elm Street

25. Phillip Marlowe- the Big Sleep

24. Marty McFly- Back to the future

23. TE Lawrence- Lawrence of Arabia

22. Gelsomina- La Strada

21. Atticus Finch- to Kill a Mockingbird

20. Rhett Butler- Gone with the Wind

19. Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker- Bonnie and Clyde

18. Moses- Ten Commandments

17. Ratso Rizzo- Midnight Cowboy

16. Gandhi- Gandhi

15. Norman Bates- Psycho

14. Popeye Doyle- French Connection

13. Billy the Kid- Young Guns

12. Tom Joad- Grapes of Wrath

12. Rick Blaine- Casablanca

11. Joker- Dark Knight

10. George Bailey- It’s a Wonderful Life

9. Travis Bickle- Taxi Driver

8. Alex DeLarge- Clockwork Orange

7. Terry Malloy- On the Waterfront

6. Darth Vader- Star Wars

5. Pike Bishop- Wild Bunch

4. Margo Channing- All About Eve

3. Dr. Frank N’ Furter- Rocky Horror Picture Show

2. Norma Desmond- Sunset Boulevard

1. Vito Corleone- Godfather

Worst Gimmicks of all time

Worst Gimmicks of all time (July 2015)

This is a list of the worst gimmicks in wrestling history. There are some awful ones and some offensive ones. They are pretty awful, but a lot of fun to look back on as well.

50. Jean Pierre Laffitte

49. Eugene

48. Waylon Mercy

47. Damien Demento

46. Hugh Morris

45. Val Venis

44. Man Mountain Rock

43. Giant Gonzalez

42. Glacier

41. Ice Train

40. That 70’s guy

39. Fatu

38. Terra Ryzing

37. Godfather

36. Kwang

35. Spirit Squad

34. Rockabilly

33. Hole in one Barry Darsow

32. General Rection

31. Renegade

30. Booty Man

29. Mohammed Hassan

28. Friar Ferguson

27. Akeem

26. Gillberg

25. Naked Mideon

24. Techno Team 2000

23. Salvatore Sincere

22. Simon Dean

21. Aldo Montoya

20. Duke the Dumpster Droese

19. Chaz

18. Saba Simba

17. Meat

16. Zodiac

15. GI Bro

14. New Razor Ramon/ Diesel

13. Droz

12. Mantar

11. Beaver Cleavage

10. Thurman Sparky Plugg

9. Shark

8. Yeti

7. Goon

6. Abe Knuckleball Schwartz

5. TL Hooper

4. Shockmaster

3. Bastion Booger

2. Isaac Yankem DDS

1. Red Rooster

This one is 20 gimmicks that could have been on other people's versions of the list, but I actually quite like them.

20. Maestro

19. Dark Patriot

18. El Gigante

17. Disco Inferno

16. Oz

15. Missing Link

14. Outback Jack

13. PN News

12. Max Payne

11. Skinner

10. Norman the Lunatic

9. Adam Bomb

8. Ludvig Borga

7. Hakushi

6. Repo Man

5. Big Josh

4. Doink the clown (as a heel)

3. Warlord

2. Papa Shango

1. Berzerker

Plus ten that I omitted:

10. The Dicks

9. ECW Zombie

8. Paul Birchill

7. Seven

6. Planet Stasiak

5. Mordecai

4. Phantasio

3. Kizarny

2. Kerwin White

1. Oklahoma