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Things Learned During the 2013 Oscars

Sunday, February 24th, 2013 at 8:26 PM | Posted by:
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Below is a short summary of the things I learned while watching this year’s Oscars Awards show.

 

Beards are the “in thing” for male actors.  They were sported by George Clooney,

Missing, the Duck Dynasty boys.

Joaquin Phoenix, Paul Rudd, Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine, Ben Affleck, and more.

Seth MacFarlane does funny bits and sketches, but his stand up comedy needs a little bit of work.  The opening monologue was rough until Captain Kirk came in, but to Seth’s credit, he got better as the night went on.

The Academy implemented the Jaws music to play people off-stage when their acceptance speech is going too long.  This controversial move is considered rude by some pundits.  We recommend maybe going with the Keyboard Cat.

It’s awesome that the Academy supports short films, but has anyone seen any of the nominees.  Where would you even go to view them if you wanted to see them before the awards?

Paul Rudd and Melissa McCarthy acted like they had never been on stage before as presenters.  What happened there?

I’m terrible at predicting Academy Award winners.

There hasn’t been a major entertainment/pop culture event in the past few years where someone hasn’t made a Kardashians joke.  Despite prefacing it with “I thought we cut this joke,” MacFarlane delivers and the crowd loves it.  Kardashians jokes = always funny.

Even some well-traveled and one would think very learned people such as John Travolta still can’t pronounce “Les Miserables” correctly.  The “les” at the end is silent.

Even at awards shows with the most talented actors in the world, “One Day More” brings people to a standing ovation.  It’s a powerful song from one of the great musicals of all time.  If you haven’t seen the live musical, you absolutely should see the film.

The James Bond franchise is one of the most iconic movie franchises in history and the video tribute helped prove it. Moonraker, however, was terrible.  Also, they just don’t make villains like Oddjob anymore.

Oddjob and his killer hat are still awesome.

Even during live performances, Ted is hilarious.

And apparently, yes you can tie for an Academy Award. It has happened five times in history before tonight, the last time being in 1995 for Best Live Action Short.

Daniel Radcliffe will never EVER live down his original role of Harry Potter.  He was introed with the Harry Potter theme when he walked on stage as a presenter with Kristen Stewart.

The awards start out fast, hitting us with a major category out of the gate (Best Supporting Actor) and going through some minor categories in rapid succession for about an hour.  Then they slow way down and do a lot of songs and special tributes to draw out the last half of the show.

Adele is truly an amazing artist. Ok, we all knew that already, but even when performing a song live on TV, she is just riveting through the screen.

If you win a major category or you just happen to be a pretty big deal yourself, they seem to fudge the time limit on acceptance speeches and let you go longer than lesser-category winners.

That being said, in most cases, the best speeches are the short ones.  The shortest one of the night clocked in at 8 seconds.

Surprisingly, Zero Dark Thirty only won one Award, and it was a tie.

Trying to perform a song for the losers as a closer is a bad idea.  The audience is already prepared to be done with the show and making fun of great talent for losing close competitions, not cool.

 

Oscar Night Academy Awards Trivia

Sunday, February 24th, 2013 at 5:37 PM | Posted by:
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The Oscars begin in just a little more than an hour and to prepare for Hollywood’s biggest night, here’s a little bit of interesting Academy Award trivia to tide you over until the show starts.

  • Legend has it that the Oscars got their nickname from Margaret Herrick, an executive director at the Academy in the 1930s.  When she first saw the golden statuette, she stated that it resembled her Uncle Oscar Pierce.
  • The Oscar statue weighs 6.75 pounds and stands at 13.5 inches tall.
  • In the history of the Academy Awards, only one person named Oscar has actually won the award.  Oscar Hammerstein for Best original song in 1941 for Lady Be Good and 1945 for State Fair.
  • 3 films are tied for the record of winning the most Academy Awards. Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King all won eleven awards.
  • Walt Disney is the record holder for most overall Academy Award wins with 22 over the course of his lifetime.
  • John Williams, Best Original Score nominee for Lincoln, is the 2nd most nominated person in the history of the awards with 48 Oscar nominations.  Behind only Walt Disney himself who had 64.
  • Katharine Hepburn has won the most Best Actress awards, winning four golden statuettes (1932, 1967, 1968, 1981) over the course of 49 years.
  • Eight different actors share the honor of winning the most Best Actor Academy Awards: two each for Spencer Tracy, Gary Cooper, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Fredric March, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Penn, and Tom Hanks.
  • Meryl Streep has the most overall Academy Award nominations for acting with 17 total nominations, yet only three wins (two for Best Actress and one for Best Support Actress).
  • John Ford holds the record for the most Academy Awards for Best Director, winning four times for films The Informer (1936), The Grapes of Wrath (1941), How Green Was My Valley (1942), and The Quiet Man (1953).
  • The longest acceptance speech ever given at an Academy Awards show was given by Greer Garson in 1942.  Although the show wasn’t televised back then, when she gave her speech for winning the Best Actress award for her role in Mrs. Miniver, many sources claim the speech went on for 5 ½ – 7 minutes.
  • The youngest person to ever win a standard Academy Award (Shirley Temple won an honorary Academy Award at the age of 5) was Tatum O’Neal who won the Best Supporting Actress award in1974 for Paper Moon.  She was 10 years old at the time.
  • Amour is the 5th foreign language film to ever be nominated for Best Picture.  The other four were Z, Life Is Beautiful, The Emigrants, and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
  • For whatever it’s worth, John Wayne is the tallest person to ever win an Academy Award for acting standing at 6’4” (True Grit, 1969).

1999: The Biggest Year of Academy Awards Upsets

Friday, February 22nd, 2013 at 3:44 PM | Posted by:
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1999 was a weird year at the Academy Awards (the Awards were held in 1999, but the movies were all from 1998).  It’s famous because it holds perhaps the most Oscar upsets of any year, and they all revolve around two films: Saving Private Ryan and Shakespeare In Love.

Which one of these films do you remember anything about?

The biggest movie of 1998 was Steven Spielberg’s incredible World War II epic starring Tom Hanks, Saving Private Ryan.  It won over movie critics, war veterans, and the general public to amass more than $200 million domestically with its incredibly realistic portrayal of combat, camaraderie, and the effects of war on the soldiers that fought during World War II.

Saving Private Ryan picked up 11 Oscar nominations and many believed that it would become the overall Awards champion of the year by predicting victories in 3 major categories: Best Actor in a Lead (Tom Hanks) Role, Best Director, and Best Picture.

However, this was not to be as the romantic comedy Shakespeare In Love remakably surpassed the Spielberg’s war epic in not only Academy Award nominations, but incredulously in Academy Awards wins!  The dark horse of 1998 went on to win seven Oscars beating out Saving Private Ryan (which surprised everyone by only winning five) and every other movie of the year.

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Blockbuster’s 85th Annual Academy Awards Live Blog

Friday, February 22nd, 2013 at 10:11 AM | Posted by:
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10:05 p.m.: Here’s to the losers. Finally, a song I can get behind.

9:54 p.m.: Penny for your thoughts, woman standing behind Michelle Obama on her right, staring at her somewhat… longingly.

9:50 p.m.: Daniel Day-Lewis also wins for best joke.

9:48 p.m.: Ironically, Denzel is one of the only people who’s NOT drunk right now.

9:36 p.m.: Jane Fonda’s dress just burned itself into my LED screen.

9:24 p.m.: The older Dustin Hoffman gets, the more I’m convinced he was born in Jim Henson’s workshop.

9:16 p.m.: How can you not like Adele?

9:12 p.m.: Renee Zellwegger’s been spending too much time with Kristen Stewart.

9:07 p.m.: Arnold Horshack and Juan Epstien just got snubbed during the In Memoriam segment. At least you’re in good company, Ben Affleck.

9:02 p.m.: Surprise Babs appearance singing “Memories” to celebrate Marvin Hamlisch during the In Memoriam segment of the show. I guess this makes more sense than trucking a P.T. boat out for Ernest Borgnine. But just marginally.

8:48 p.m.: Does Kristen Stewart always look completely strung out?

841 p.m.: Random thought — why hasn’t Tom Selleck hosted the Oscars yet? I vote for that.

8:39 p.m.: Adele just killed. First, her manicurist, then the audience.

8:35 p.m.: Jennifer Lawrence just did the most amazing bit where she was a living person with rigor mortis.

8:32 p.m.: Reminder to self: Stop confusing the movies 28 Days and 28 Days Later.

8:24 p.m.: Anne Hathaway’s exit music was the theme to Godfather. I don’t even know what that means.

8:20 p.m.: Pretty sure MacFarlane just wanted to force someone to walk around the Oscars in a Nazi uniform, and that’s all that joke was.

8:18 p.m.: This was the third tie in Oscar history.

8:17 p.m.: What’s with all the blonde guys with long hair?

8:13 p.m.: Les Miserables just got their sound mixing Oscar from a CGI talking stuffed bear. And Marky Mark. #ThatJustHappened.

8:10 p.m.: Sure, you get an Oscar, but we’re gonna do that thing where we don’t actually let you get the award in front of everyone. Bully for you.

8:03 p.m.: Wolverine does show tunes. With Borat and Gladiator. What?

7:58 p.m.: Skinny Jennifer Hudson still kinda creeps me out.

7:53 p.m.: And apparently time travel is the theme of the evening — A musical number from 11 years ago. One of nominees for best actress wasn’t alive when this movie was released.

7:51 p.m.: The dad from Family Ties just won for best foreign film. And he’s also now apparently a Bond villain.

7:50 p.m.: How did Seth MacFarlane just not turn that into a Jewish joke? Shatner get involved again?

7:37 p.m.: Wait, Liam Neeson’s an American?

7:34 p.m.: Best Live Action Short went to Curfew. Everyone he’s thanking is in the balcony. Except Daniel Day-Lewis.

7:29 p.m.: I still think writing “dame” as a title is kinda funny, though.

7:28 p.m.: Dame Shirley Bassey just killed. Standing O.

7:23 p.m. Bond retrospective, and thank God they left Timothy Dalton off… er, nope. He’s there, too. Damn.

7:20 p.m.: Makeup and Hairstyling award goes to Les Miserables. Which is only because Nicholas Cage wasn’t in anything this year.

7:17 p.m. Anna Karenina wins for costume design. Best speech of the night. Clocked in at :08 seconds.

7:12 p.m.: We have our first “play ‘em offstage!” moment of the night… Followed by Keith Urban’s slow, sad headshake. When you’ve been pitied by Keith Urban…

7:08 p.m.: Life of Pi wins for Best Cinematography and the bad guy from Die Hard is doing the acceptance speech. Not Alan Rickman, that other dude.

7:05 p.m.: The Avengers are Assembling. YES.

6:58 p.m.: Paper Man wins animated short, Brave wins animated feature film… and apparently someone used their plantation mansion curtains to make a dress.

6:51 p.m. Christoph Waltz wins Best Supporting Actor. Tarantino looks completely hammered, 20 minutes in.

6:42 p.m.: Racism in sock puppet form. What is happening right now?

6:38 p.m.: The L.A. Gay Men’s Chorus singing about seeing every actress’ boobs. That. Just. Happened.

6:36 p.m. Well, No Ross, but they found Shatner.

6:34 p.m. It’s a roast. Chris Brown joke… and a Mel Gibson shot, too. The only thing missing is Jeffrey Ross.

6:32 p.m.: First shot at the Academy for Affleck’s snub.

6:31 p.m.: MacFarlane takes the stage. Tommy Lee Jones smiles for the first time in history.

6:25 p.m.: That’s it for Red Carpet. Next up: Awards, and my third glass of scotch.

6:17 p.m.: Daniel Day-Lewis is so method, he just refused to go near the balcony.

6:14 p.m.: Anne Hathaway just won Dorothy’s Ruby Slippers, and Chenoweth totally “psyched” her. No slippers for you, Anne.

6:13 p.m.: Chenoweth just copped to sporting a mullet in her youth. This surprises no one.

6:05 p.m.: George Clooney tied with Walt Disney for nominations in different categories. #FascinatingStat

6:02 p.m.: Adele is photobombing Jennifer Aniston’s red carpet interview.

5:53 p.m: ABC finally finds a British accent – Daniel Radcliffe.

5:51 p.m.: Kristin Chenoweth’s playing Let’s Make a Deal with Hugh Jackman and his wife. What’s in the box? WHAT’S IN THE BOOOX?

5:45 p.m.: Flipping between E! and ABC’s red-carpet coverage. ABC needs more British accents on their commentators. Also: purple hair. Also: Tim Burton-designed dresses. Point(s): E!

5:39 p.m.:  Bradley Cooper’s mom is bored with Kristin Chenoweth. Also, Bradley Cooper is a giant, comparatively. Did not mention A-Team 2, which is a bummer. Not really.

5:00 p.m. – Stars have been walking down the red carpet, speaking to interviewers like Ryan Seacrest.  Favorite part so far was hearing about how Daniel Day-Lewis sent letters and text messages to Sally Field and Joseph Gordon Levitt prior to the filming of Lincoln, signing them as Lincoln.

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Watch the 2013 Academy Awards Best Animated Short Film Nominees

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 at 4:29 PM | Posted by:
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Some of the Oscar categories are hard to make a good guess at which film will win because the films aren’t easily available to view.  Well, the Internet has helped change that in the past few years, so let’s take advantage of it to review one of lesser talked about categories:

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

2013's Academy Award Nominees for Best Animated Short Film

2013′s Academy Award Nominees for Best Animated Short Film

Below are the five nominees for 2013’s Best Animated Short Film.  Watch and review them to make your best prediction on which one will take home the Oscar this year.  You can watch all the films in about 35 minutes to help you decide which one you think will take home the Oscar this year, plus you seen some pretty great short films.

Paperman

Of all the nominees, this is the film that you’re most likely to have already seen as it played before Wreck-It Ralph in movie theaters during the past few months.

Fresh Guacamole

This may be considered abstract film, but it’s short and sweet and the idea is fun to watch.

 

Head Over Heels

This claymation short tells a beautiful story of two people overcoming a unique difference between the two so that they can be together.

 

Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare”

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Certainly the animated short with the most name recognition,Matt Groening’s Maggie Simpson must survive a difficult day at her daycare after making a new friend.

UPDATE 2.21.13: The original embedded video has been removed so you will have to click here to watch Maggie Simpson in “The Longest Daycare.”

Adam and Dog

The longest of the animated shorts at about 15 minutes, this short film tells the story of how a dog became “man’s best friend.” Yes, it is that Adam.

 

Now that you’ve seen all the movies up for Best Animated Short Film, be sure to cast your vote for the winner at BlockbusterAwards.com.  Take advantage of your new found knowledge and invite your friends to foolishly compete against you in your own Academy Awards online voting pool and then let it automatically track the results so you can rub it in their faces come Sunday night.

Argo Enters the Ranks of the Best Classic Historical Dramas

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 at 5:13 PM | Posted by:
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By Alex Castle

It’s starting to look like Ben Affleck’s Argo is the front-runner for the Best Picture trophy at this year’s Academy Awards, what with the Golden Globes and the SAG awards it’s already racked up. I’m not sure Argo was literally the best picture of 2012, though I liked it a lot; I thought what worked best about it was the way it evoked the chaotic atmosphere of post-Shah Iran and the palpable sense of dread the hostages must have felt. Likewise, Argo‘s main competition for the big prize, Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty gets the facts of the hunt for Bin Laden but also the way that search changed the people who led it.

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The best historical dramas do this: they show us not just what happened, but what it felt like when it happened. Here are some of our favorite movies dramatizing real events, all available at Blockbuster stores, from Blockbuster By Mail, and instantly at Blockbuster On Demand.

The Right Stuff

The early days of the United States space program are beautifully brought to life from Chuck Yeager’s breaking of the sound barrier to John Glenn’s triumphant orbit of the Earth, with a great young cast of future stars including Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, and Fred Ward. Not a lot of three-hour-plus movies are this compelling, but I could sit through this one twice in a row.

Apollo 13

The only triumph greater than a successful space mission is the rescue of the astronauts from a space mission gone completely pear-shaped. Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Bacon play the astronauts forced to improvise their way back to Earth in a craft not remotely designed for it, with a near unbearable sense of anxiety on the ground as NASA tries to bring them home safely.

Born on the Fourth of July

Oliver Stone has made quite a few historically-based dramas, but probably the least, shall we say fanciful, is the one about Ron Kovic, a gung-ho Marine volunteer who ends up paraplegic, badly shaken by the horror of war, and an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. Tom Cruise earned an Academy Award nomination in the role, proving (to some) that he could actually act.

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Melissa Rivers: Secret Sauce for Academy Awards Picks

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 at 12:29 PM | Posted by:
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PMelissa Rivers is a professional. That much is certain, and when it comes to choosing your Academy Awards League picks, good luck finding someone with a better track record. Wanna know how she does it? Check out this Neil DeGrasse-level scientific approach she uses.

Blockbuster Awards Night Current Stats and Figures

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013 at 11:50 AM | Posted by:
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With thousands of people participating in the new online Academy Awards “Fan”-tasy Leagues at BlockbusterAwards.com, we’ve been seeing some interesting trends develop. Bookmark this page and come by daily, as we’ll keep it updated with how the picks are trending.

Last Updated Feb. 22, 9:08 a.m. Mountain Time

Best Picture
Amour: 1%
Argo: 40%
Beasts of the Southern Wild: 2%
Django Unchained: 5%
Les Misérables: 12%
Life of Pi: 6%
Lincoln: 21%
Silver Linings Playbook: 9%
Zero Dark Thirty: 5%

Best Director:
Ang Lee: 14%
Behn Zeitlin: 5%
David O. Russell: 17%
Michael Haneke: 2%
Steven Spielberg: 61%

Actor In a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper: 9%
Daniel Day-Lewis: 67%
Denzel Washington: 9%
Hugh Jackman: 13%
Joaquin Phoenix: 2%

Actress in a Leading Role
Emmanuelle Riva: 6%
Jennifer Lawrence: 47%
Jessica Chastain: 29%
Naomi Watts: 9%
Quvenzhané Wallis: 8%

Actor in a Supporting Role
Alan Arkin: 11%
Christoph Waltz: 30%
Phillip Seymour Hoffman: 7%
Robert DeNiro: 19%
Tommy Lee Jones: 33%

Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams: 4%
Anne Hathaway: 66%
Helen Hunt: 4%
Jacki Weaver: 5%
Sally Field: 21%

Best Original Song
“Before My Time,” J. Ralph: 1%
“Everybody Needs A Best Friend,” Walter Murphy and Seth McFarlane: 6%
“Pi’s Lullaby,” Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri: 4%
“Skyfall,” Adele Adkins and Paul Epworth: 65%
“Suddenly,” Claude-Michael Schönberg, Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boulil: 24%

Adapted Screenplay
Argo, Chris Terrio: 38%
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Lucy Alibar and Behn Zeitlin: 7%
Life of Pi, David Magee: 8%
Lincoln, Tony Kushner: 23%
Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Russell: 23%

Original Screenplay
Armour, Michael Haneke: 9%
Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino: 36%
Flight, John Gatins: 9%
Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola: 16%
Zero Dark Thirty, Mark Boal: 30%

Foreign Language Film
A Royal Affair – Denmark: 15%
Amour – Austria: 61%
Kon-Tiki – Norway: 8%
No – Chile: 6%
War Witch – Canada: 11%

*Not all votes in a category will add up to 100% due to rounding

 

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5 Chick Flicks for Dudes

Thursday, February 14th, 2013 at 9:51 AM | Posted by:
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Well, fellas, Valentine’s Day is here and if you don’t already have plans for you and your sweetie… then I pity you, you stupid, stupid man.  Regardless, one of the longest standing Valentine’s Day traditions is seeing a romantic film to celebrate the Day of Love.  It’s a tradition that’s been around as long as the movies have been around.  If you’re lucky, you might get off relatively easy with a romantic comedy, nowadays called a “romcom” for short or referred to as chick flicks.

Let’s be honest though, there are a lot of bad romcoms out there.  I know, because I have seen a lot of them.  But every few years, a diamond in the rough emerges as a film that both you and your special lady can appreciate.  I’ve taken the liberty of listing five of my favorites below, so tonight and this weekend could be the perfect chance to rent one of these great films that is sure to be enjoyable for both you and her.

 

5.  So I Married an Axe Murderer

Don’t worry, she’s a butcher… but of what?

 

A lesser-known title from the early 90s draws upon the comedy of former Saturday Night Live funny man Mike Myers as Charlie MacKenzie in this quirky tale of a San Francisco poet who thinks he’s found and married the perfect woman, but she’s hiding a dark secret.

Why she’ll love it: She’ll eat up Charlie’s romantic gestures as he tries to convince Harriet to marry him and then embrace the challenges of being a newlywed couple.

Why he’ll love it: Because Mike Myers delivers a dynamite performance during his prime years (think Wayne’s World) to keep the 90s SNL-style humor strong throughout the entire film while playing multiple roles in this tale of love and … murder.

 

4.  Just Friends

Yes, that is Ryan Reynolds in fat suit.

It’s a tale that so many of us have lived though: Guy and girl are best friends. Guy secretly loves girl.  Girl only thinks of guy as a close friend.  But in this Ryan Reynolds romcom, Chris Brander (Reynolds) gets the chance to revisit his old love interest and best friend on a trip back to his small town home, 10 years after he moved away to become a big shot in Los Angeles.  Will he win her heart?

Why she’ll love it: As mentioned above, it’s a romance story that we’ve all been in or at least know someone who has.  Chicks love a romantic story that they can relate to.

Why he’ll love it: Chris Brander’s transformation from overweight, sensitive nerd, to calloused ladies man, and then back again to sensitive gentleman is filled with hilariously, disastrous effects as he tries to prove to his former best friend that they should be together.

 

3.  The Wedding Singer

Take a trip back to the 1980s in this romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.  Robbie Hart (Sandler) is a hopeless romantic wedding singer, that is until his fiancee ditches him at the altar.  But despite this heartbreak, he finds himself taking a liking to his new friend, Julia (Barrymore); however, she is already engaged.

Why she’ll love it: Can true love overcome crushing heartbreak, miscommunication, bad relationships, and wild 80s hairstyles?  She’ll enjoy finding out when watching this romcom.

Why he’ll love it: It’s Adam Sandler back when Adam Sandler movies were great.  Plus the film covers some awesome 80s rock music!

 

2.  When Harry Met Sally

It’s one of the most classic romantic comedies of all time and for good reason.  When Harry Met Sally chronicles the life and relationship of two people whose paths keep randomly crossing every few years until they become good friends.  But as their lives continue to change, they realize they’re feelings might be a little more complicated.

Why she’ll love it: Like all romance films, this one tells the charming (and many times frustrating) story of how two opposite people come together to find true love.

Why he’ll love it: Relationship struggles and Billy Crystal comedy at its finest.  One of the reasons this has been labeled as a classic since 1989 is because men and women both can enjoy the relationship nuances presented in this film.  This film also contains the famous “I’ll have what she’s having scene.”

 

1.  Hitch

“Don’t need no pizza. Got plenty of food there.”

Will Smith and Kevin James team up in this brilliant 2006 film about a secret “love consultant (Smith)” who helps an awkward accountant woo his rich and beautiful client.

Why she’ll love it: Hitch is chock full of classic romance film fanfare from the impossibly awesome date, sappy one-liners, and the dreaded relationship misunderstanding that leads to a couple’s falling out.  But she needn’t worry too much, it is a chick flick after all.

Why he’ll love it: Smith and James are an incredibly hilarious odd-couple duo whenever they are on screen together.  It’s pretty funny seeing super-suave Will Smith coach awkward Kevin James on how to be “cooler” and impress women.

 

What other movies would you add to this list as great chick flicks for guys?

Greatest Movie Speeches (Non-sports films)

Friday, February 8th, 2013 at 9:46 AM | Posted by:
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Movies are known for delivering powerful moments.  It’s one of the things that makes them so great.  But for all the powerful monologues and scenes that have been portrayed on the silver screen over the years, there are a few that stand out as the best speeches ever delivered by movie characters.  Below are some of these moments from our favorite films.  Share if you agree or comment if you would recommend others.

6.  Armageddon - 14 Brave Souls
When it happens: The rag-tag team of oil drillers has finally done all the training it can fit in. As they make their long walk to board the space shuttles to take them to destroy a meteor hurtling toward Earth, the fictional president of the United States delivers a powerful speech about mankind as the world finally sees its first glimpse of the only people who can save it.  The music does a nice job of building up this Michael Bay moment as well.

5.  Serenity – I Aim to Misbehave
When it happens: For those of you who have never heard of the movie Serenity, it’s the movie ending to the great western-Sci-Fi (yep, you read that right) TV series Firefly.  If you haven’t seen either, you should.  This great Captain Malcolm Reynolds speech to his crew adequately sums up Nathan Fillion’s character and the spirit of the series as a whole. He delivers it after they finally figure out the series-long mystery of what created the zombie-like Reavers.

Sadly, I couldn’t find an clip that I could embed, so click here to see/listen to the speech.

Captain Malcolm Reynolds (2nd from right) and the crew of the Serenity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.  The Dark Knight – Why So Serious
When it happens: Any scene that Heath Ledger’s Joker was in during The Dark Knight was absolutely electrifying.  He owned this film and made it spectacular.  We had seen glimpses of the Joker and his madness before this speech (well, perhaps it’s just a story he tells), but this scene where he starts to take over Gotham’s crime scene was the moment when we finally saw what a ruthless psychopath he really was while he coined a phrase that would become part of the pop culture lexicon.

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