How many of these are in your Netflix queue?
Even Jasons mask doesnt originate until the third installment.
Are they all good jokes?
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But the highest good to bad radio has to be the second film.
Also,Ed Harrisplays an old grumpy helicopter in it, which counts forsomething.
Most importantly: it gaveChris Hemsworththe opportunity to be funnyandhave depth.
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Aliens vs. Because you know how much pre-teens love movies based on comics from before their birth, right?
The R-rated sequelRequiemwasnt perfect… but at least it immediately killed a child.
Also, there was gore – lots and lots of gore.
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Trying to make him sympathetic requires well…several seasonsof a TV show.
Take, just as one example, the villain of Jigsaw – played byDominic Westdoing an almost cartoonish performance.
How much recycling does one mobster need to do?
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Anyone can parody the already sillyTop Gun.
Its fantastic!).
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And of course, theres a baseline level of quality when you haveThe Rockin your cast.
File this under surprisingly fun trash!
Everyone is great in this, includingDolph Lundgren.
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If youre a fan of bizarre action movies, this one is a Holy Grail.
Specifically… it included a sequence co-shot byApostleandThe RaiddirectorGareth Evans.
If you cant remember which one that is… perhaps the word papa will jog you.
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Tron: Legacy
This movie is low-key one of the best CGI masterpieces of the 21st century.
We dont regard it as such because of the overreach that went into de-agingJeff Bridgesinto a Gumby abomination.
However every other visuals are downright breathtaking – making it a worthy successor to the effects-driven original.
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Every day that a third film isnt being greenlit is a crime against humanity.
If youre in the mood for a dark spy thriller you might crave theBrian De Palmaoriginal.
If youre looking for a more hilarious product of its time you might even enjoy the secondJohn Wooone.
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Its hard to name a victor in this battle of equals.
Like, its not even close.
For starters – the originals are retrospectively harder to watch thanks to a certain leading man.
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In fact, do yourself a favor and watch this movie to a timer.
Youll see just how efficient directorGeorge Milleruses the 120 minutes of unfathomable automobile carnage.
This is a symphony of awesome.
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That director would then go on to makeKing Kongand a WWI documentary.
Its not controversial to call it the best of the series.
What an amazing improvement from the first film.
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Why there isnt 10 more of these is a mystery.
This movie has a lot going on, you guys.
Like seriously, not even the 90s film was bold enough to showcase these glorious animal thugs.
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And ultimately, theInfinity War/Endgamefilms absolutely blow it out of the water.
It might possibly even be better than the first film, but thats up for debate.
Yes, its better than the first film.
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Its 200x more movie than any movie before it.
Theres an entire sequence where someone uses corpses as projectiles.
There are two third acts and everyone is fine with that.
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A remote control car explodes a crowd of henchmen into pinwheeling chaos.
This movie is bliss.
10 Cloverfield Lane
The biggest problem with thisCloverfieldsequel is that its too good to be aCloverfieldsequel.
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Its so good that its ruined by the movies around it.
And by some grace of the universe, we were given a Dr. Otto Octavius played byAlfred Molina.
Where was his tired body storing all of that gross thread?
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The Dark Knight
Some might find the firstChristopherNolan-directedBatman Beginsa little too clogged up with origin story bits.
It is, without a doubt, the best of the three – if only forHeath Ledger.
This is done mainly through fantastic performances by all three.
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And if that wasnt challenging enough, Zombie ends by somehow making Free Bird a cool song.
It has a 6% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Clearly the studio understood what had gone wrong, and co-producerJason Blumflat outgave complete controlto directorMike Flanaganfor the sequel.
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