123. The Weather Man
The much forgotten & unloved Gore Verbinski film in between his production of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl & Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was Nicolas Cage's The Weather Man. Whilst this film had some major pacing issues & almost no plot at all, it succeeded entirely on dark humour & wit (much like Cage's Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans). Cage struts around with some horrible plug-ins and delivers a hilarious performance with deadpan humour whilst Michael Caine portrays his stubborn yet simplistic father. This dark comedy is rarely talked about & rarely appreciated...except for when it comes to me.
122. Aladdin
A Disney film that was recently re-released from the 'Disney vault'. Aladdin appeared (for the first twenty minutes, at least), to be a generic story of a boy meets a girl, boy then saves the girl, they live happily ever after. Whilst this was the actual formula of the film, it was completely saved and pulled my Robin Williams' Genie, who adds pop culture references & snazz in places that are much needed. In fact if it weren't for the genie...this probably wouldn't be on my list. He makes the film.
121. Sunshine
Danny Boyle is a hot contender when it comes to my favourite director. Mr. Boyle seems to always succeed in both the box office returns & the quality of the film when it comes to him and his low-budget masterpieces (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later & the very recent Trance...well...and Slumdog Millionaire, I guess.), Sunshine was a change however, Boyle got a substantial budget & used it to great effect, & whilst the film was great (despite borrowing from some other films, such as Event Horizon & Alien), it didn't succeed at the box office & wasn't nearly as popular as some of his previous works. Sunshine is, however, a fantastic film. It delves into drama, thriller, horror and sci-fi in a satisfying way & the much criticised climax isn't as bad as some people boast, I think it's quite entertaining actually.
The much forgotten & unloved Gore Verbinski film in between his production of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Curse Of The Black Pearl & Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest was Nicolas Cage's The Weather Man. Whilst this film had some major pacing issues & almost no plot at all, it succeeded entirely on dark humour & wit (much like Cage's Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans). Cage struts around with some horrible plug-ins and delivers a hilarious performance with deadpan humour whilst Michael Caine portrays his stubborn yet simplistic father. This dark comedy is rarely talked about & rarely appreciated...except for when it comes to me.
122. Aladdin
A Disney film that was recently re-released from the 'Disney vault'. Aladdin appeared (for the first twenty minutes, at least), to be a generic story of a boy meets a girl, boy then saves the girl, they live happily ever after. Whilst this was the actual formula of the film, it was completely saved and pulled my Robin Williams' Genie, who adds pop culture references & snazz in places that are much needed. In fact if it weren't for the genie...this probably wouldn't be on my list. He makes the film.
121. Sunshine
Danny Boyle is a hot contender when it comes to my favourite director. Mr. Boyle seems to always succeed in both the box office returns & the quality of the film when it comes to him and his low-budget masterpieces (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later & the very recent Trance...well...and Slumdog Millionaire, I guess.), Sunshine was a change however, Boyle got a substantial budget & used it to great effect, & whilst the film was great (despite borrowing from some other films, such as Event Horizon & Alien), it didn't succeed at the box office & wasn't nearly as popular as some of his previous works. Sunshine is, however, a fantastic film. It delves into drama, thriller, horror and sci-fi in a satisfying way & the much criticised climax isn't as bad as some people boast, I think it's quite entertaining actually.
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