20. What Dreams May Come
19. The Lion King
18. Cloverfield
17. Saving Private Ryan
16. October Sky
15. Children of Men
14. Fail-Safe
13. Airplane!
12. Father Goose
11. Top Gun
10. Crimson Tide
9. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
8. Apollo 13
7. Forrest Gump
6. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
4. Finding Nemo
3. The Hunt for Red October
2. Star Trek: First Contact
1. Contact
Gregory Cremeans' Top Films
20. Space Balls
19. Bedknobs and Broomsticks
18. Date Movie
17. Interview with the Vampire
16. Wizard of Oz
15. Gone with the Wind
14. Casablanca
13. Chicago
12. Evita
11. Shrek
10. Return of the Jedi
9. Empire Strikes Back
8. Star Wars
7. Not without my Daughter
6. Trick
5. The Pest
4. Finding Nemo
3. Titanic
2. Twilight
1. Devil Wears Prada
Hudson Hawk, 6/20/09
So, several of us movie lovers gathered around last night for a bit of viewing fun to watch the 1991, off-the-wall, screwball comedy, Hudson Hawk, starring Bruce Willis (with hair), Andie MacDowell (with excellent perm), Sandra Bernhard (with delightful vulgarity), and Director Michael Lehman, best known for directing the 80s black comedy, Heathers. Hawk was full of moments when one can't help but let out a humble giggle or intense cackle without the ability to verbally justify one's actions- You don't even know why an extreme gag, such a dog biting Willis' balls, or the subtlety of Willis with a cappucino moustache, is the least bit funny. The fact is, it's got variety, a bit of everything: slapstick, noir, cartoon-like characters, suspense, period drama (the movie's premise centers on the conquest of a Leonard DaVinci artifact), and musical theatre (this includes Willis and his sidekick friend, played by Italian Danny Aiello, singing "Swinging on a star" all while robbing a sad excuse for a piece of art (more like a toy horse) from a museum via skateboards). It's all fun and games, and, frankly, if anyone were to watch Hawk with the hope of a seeing a true classic or a Top Ten candidate, they should go for another movie on the queue. Though a bit of a drag towards the culmination of the film.... and hyped up on the amount of puns and jokes, Hudson Hawk was an entertaining, original (for its pre-There's Something About Mary release..... though a combination of The Three Stooges, Clue, and A Fish Called Wanda), and absurd piece of cinema that screams a night of good humor, drinks, and people who can extend a laugh or two for ridiculousness' sake.
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