The Good Stuff...

Top tens suck at life, I hate to say it but it is true. The concept of universally picking a top ten is morally corrupt. Based upon bias and fiction; I find top tens to be the lowest form of artistic review.

Instead, I am going to pick five fucking awesome movies off of Netflix Streaming, put them in no particular order, tell you that they are all number one’s in different ways, and fucking dare you to disagree. Because there is nothing to disagree with, it’s like my opinion and shit.

I will do more of these on days like today in the future, but for now and today here are five movies I love on Netflix Streaming,

I am a total Martial Arts dweeb and it stemmed from one movie, Enter the Dragon. What can I say, I was 5 years old when I first saw it and Bruce Lee was a God. He could defy gravity and kick the shit out of the baddest dude you know and look cool doing it. On a more technical note it was a fantastic blend of western and eastern cinema; with plenty of old Shaw Bros. style close-ups and a very Hollywood storyline, Enter the Dragon is as good as it gets and the first of it’s kind.

Baz Luhrmann is a crazy, maniacal, genius. His movies are visually stunning; he has the ability to capture the beauty in the slums during turn of the century Paris in Moulin Rouge. It is a fancy in your panties musical adventure with a nice love story and stunning visuals.

Here is something you may not know; there are multiple Stanly Kubrick films on the Stream. And while I am a fan of all of his work, yes weird Tom Cruise porn movie included, I think Full Metal Jacket is maybe the greatest movie about war ever made. I say maybe because, lets face it, the best anything is subjective to mood and disposition  Still the movie is haunting scene after haunting scene with no relief, as even the few moments of comedy are filled with the bitter darkness that war cloaks all things in.

The Dude is perhaps one of the most subversive character archetypes in cinematic history. His carefree manner and lazy approach to everything shape the dynamic of The Big Lebowski, turning it from a caper movie to a scathing rebuke of high society, or at least that is what some pretentious film snob would say. I love it for the memorable one-liners and fantastic characters that left an indelible impression.

Before there were, Motherfucking Snakes on a Motherfucking Plane, my favorite Sam Jacks line was, “That’s a duck, not a dick” which is just one of many one liners in the underrated and completely re-watchable, The Long Kiss Goodnight. Sure it has Geena Davis in it, but lets be fair this is when she was still hot as hell. And I am very aware of the absurdity of the story line, still it is fun, has a great soundtrack, and characters that you can invest in and cheer for. As a bonus it has Bryan Cox at his Coxiest and David Morse in one of his better performances.

That is five fucking fantastic films fuckers. If you have not see one of them there ya go if you have seen them all then you have too much time on your hands. I used to manage a video store what is your excuse? That's what I thought. Anyway, happy fathers day to all the dads out there, remember the love you give is greater then the love you receive.