Finally! A new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises. Each of the TDKR trailers have raised the bar in terms of action and scope and the latest is packed with awesome moments. If you haven’t watched the trailer 57 times yet I suggest you give it a shot immediately.
Is that the Bat Cave? The fights between Bane and Batman are going to be legendary. Guaranteed.
#4 Bridges Down
Just when you thought blowing up a football field was big. How about multiple bridges in broad day light?
#3 This Isn’t A Car
Finally we get to see The Bat in action and it… Is… Glorious! Are those missiles it’s evading?
#2 Your Punishment Must Be More Severe
Christopher Nolan definitely succeeded making Bane intimidating, ruthless, fierce and violent. Everything we want in a Batman villain. Do you think he just broke Bruce Wayne’s back? And what is he punishing him for? I want answers!
“When Gotham is ashes… You have my permission to die.”
#1 You’ve Given Them Everything
“Not everything… Not yet…”
As we inch closer and closer to July, I can’t help but wonder if Batman will meet his end. They are certainly hinting at it. Or perhaps they are setting us up for one hell of a heroic finale. People have always thought Batman was untouchable in the movies. Will Batman have to die to save Gotham?
GANGSTERS, DAGS, GYPSIES, PIGS, BOXERS AND A REALLY BIG DIAMOND…
Snatch is an absolute classic that I lived without for years because I only owned it on VHS. It’s expensive to upgrade all the movies you adore but finally, I got myself a copy of Snatch on Blu Ray and it’s still amazing.
So much so that I decided to countdown my favorite 10 Snatch movie moments.
10. Periwinkle Blue
Have you ever watched scenes featuring Brad Pitt’s Mickey with the subtitles on? It’s a completely different experience when you aren’t trying to decipher his words on your own. For example, I had no idea he said
“Save your breath for cooling your porridge.”
9. The Opening Credits
One of my favorite opening sequences ever. What a fantastic way to introduce so many fantastic characters.
8. You Take Sugar?
Brick Top. You can’t have a top 10 Snatch list without multiple Brick Top appearances. Alan Ford is so good in this role.
“No thank you Turkish… I’m sweet enough.”
7. All Bets Are Off!
“I’d be doing even better if you’d stop using my name.”
6. Mickey vs Gorgeous George
I love everything about this scene.
5. Two types of balls
Bullet Tooth Tony and his Desert Eagle .50 vs 3 horrible criminals carrying fake guns. Nice.
4. No f*cking wheels?
Mickey is back to claim the number 4 spot on this list.
“Why the f*ck would I want a caravan that’s got no f*cking wheels?”
Arguably the funniest line in a movie that’s overflowing with brilliant dialogue.
3. It was 2 minutes 5 minutes ago?
This is why I love this movie. You could completely eliminate Charlie and the movie would be just fine…
But that’s just it. It would be mediocre without moments and details like:
“Five minutes Turkish.”
2. Funny Angle
Ah. Tyrone. You silly fat bastard. But don’t question him because he’s done a rally driving course… Ain’t you Tyrone?
“Course I have.”
1. As Greedy as a Pig
“Do you know what nemesis means?”
Brick Top claims the number 1 spot with a speech that’s as hilarious as it is intimidating. Who knew you had to be weary of a man who keeps a pig farm.
I’M SURE THERE IS A MOVIE OUT THERE THAT STARTED IT ALL…
I THINK.
Movie moments can inspire and motivate. They can change the way you look at the world. They can show you worlds you’ve never seen. They stick with you. Birth of a Movie Nerd is about the genesis of my movie obsession. But that’s not necessarily limited to the movies that inspired me.
Watching movies is only the beginning of a film nerd’s journey. A film fan’s life is full of wonderful moments that reach far beyond the beautiful darkness in a movie theater. We all have specific memories of these moments. We are all addicted to fueling our imaginations. We live for good stories and memorable characters. We immerse ourselves in the movies we love and we long for the film’s we can’t wait to experience.
But it all has to start somewhere right?
When I began brainstorming how to start this series, I focused on a moment that many film fans fondly remember.
A FILM NERD’S FIRST MOVIE
Unfortunately, I have absolutely no memory of my first movie experience. It makes me sad. I feel like I’ve robbed myself of something. Everyone looks forward to looking back on the memories they cherish. I feel like, if I remembered, the first movie I experienced would be extremely special to me.
Still, if I can’t remember a specific film, I can at least narrow it down based on the childhood I had can’t I?
My parents weren’t really that strict with movies when I was growing up. But I was still sheltered from horror films as a youngster. My guess is my first movie was a cartoon or a goofy comedy. Something my parents would have put on while I laid on a blanket trying to avoid an afternoon nap. We all know kids lose that battle 9 times out of 10 so does that mean I slept through my first movie?
I think I may be over thinking this a bit…
I was born in 1983. Realistically, I wouldn’t remember much until the age of 5 so that’s a good place to start.
1985
According to Box Office Mojo, the top grossing movie in 1985 was Back to the Future. (Nice!) I kind of doubt that was the first movie I ever saw but I wouldn’t be disappointed if it was. I didn’t see The Goonies until a few years ago which is tragic but eliminates another classic. There were a few that jumped out at me but non that really felt right.
What if I didn’t see my first movie in theaters? It could have very well been on television. So my next stop is 1984 since it took a long time for movies to appear on television and video in those days.
Ghostbusters, Temple of Doom, Gremlins, Terminator,The Natural, The Neverending Story… The list goes on and on although I seriously doubt Terminator was my first film at the age of 5.
I tend to think it would have been a Disney animated film.
Disney released 25 animated films by the time I turned 5 years old but not all of them found their way into our families collection. So I narrowed those 25 down to 10 that I cherished the most.
When I finished ranking the top 10 Disney movies released before 1985, a memory popped into my head. I was young and my family was searching for something to watch on a summer night. My parents made popcorn and we curled up with Peter Pan.
I remember gathering an excessive amount of pillows and blankets on the floor in front of the television. I was transported to Neverland. So I’ve decided to make Disney’s Peter Pan my honorary ‘first movie’. There are probably other options out there (Perhaps The Muppet Movie?) but Peter Pan feels right.
At the end of the day, just going down memory lane considering the possibilities has been fun.
In a brand new series on The Athletic Nerd, I go way back and examine the moments that kick started my obsession with movies. Birth of a Movie Nerd is about the movies we love, how we discovered them and why we’ll never get enough.
Movie Nerds everywhere have back stories. This series will examine the little tales that led to my love of movies, screenwriting & independent film.
It’s hard to believe Pulp Fiction is nearly 20 years old. It seems like it was only yesterday when the movie was released and changed the way people thought about movies. It inspired a generation of storytellers and freed many who were bound to traditional narrative structures.
Pulp Fiction didn’t just change the rules, it rewrote the book. For me at least…
Pulp Fiction redefined cool movies for me. Beyond it’s unique storytelling techniques, it’s full of incredible characters, scenes, dialogue and moments.
HERE ARE 10 OF MY FAVORITE PULP FICTION MOMENTS
10. Zed’s Dead
9. Dancing at Jackrabbit Slim’s
8. Captain Koons
7. Foot Massages
6. All right everybody be cool this is a robbery!
5. In the fifth your ass goes down
4. Winston Wolfe’s Solution to the Bonnie Situation
