Another Top 5

For those who aren't "in the know" top 5 lists seem to be the pinnacle of my church peer group conversations. You cannot talk to this group, or a certain few members of it, without being thrown into one of these lists, followed by a "that changed my life". I sometimes wonder if they are designed to stimulate conversation, or tools to show others how cool and original your thoughts are in comparison to the Philistine who actually likes Aerosmith. Oh well, I digress...This time around, I will tackle my top 5 underrated movies. George (a purveyor of the top 5) started this topic just the other day with top 5 underrated bands, but I thought movies would be fun for this post...bands to come later.

There is probably some argument as to who or what started the idea of the top 5 list, but the movie at number 5 is certainly a contender for the originator of the list:

5) High Fidelity - John Cusack and Jack Black. This is a very good flick, and Jack Black is hilarious. Many top 5 lists here, including "top 5 songs I want played at my funeral", "top 5 cool jobs", "top 5 Side 1, Track 1's"

4) About Schmidt - Jack Nicholson retires, his wife dies, his daughter is about to marry an idiot and Kathy Baker does a *gulp* hot tub scene. However, I love this movie, especially the end.

3) 3 O'Clock High - One of the overlooked 80's teen films, this one is about a school newspaper reporter, pretty much a geek, student manager of the student store, who touches the new mysterious bully by accident and is then challenged to fight at 3 o'clock. Lots of cool camera action, really a good movie.

1) The Game - This is an all time fave...you never know til the end.

1) A River Runs Through It - Probably most of my co-bloggers would not like this one, but to me, it is one of the best movies ever made. Just a fantastic story about a family with two brothers that grow up and into different directions. I could watch it any time it comes on.

I have some honorable mentions: Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels/Snatch, Silverado (great western), Searching for Bobby Fischer, Big Trouble in Little China, American Flyers (bike racing).

Well, there you have it. Let me know what you think.