Archive for the TOP FIVES Category

Top Six… Batman Movies so far

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , , , on July 10, 2012 by Ross McG

After what seems like 329 years of waiting, The Dark Knight Rises is finally upon us. But where will Christopher Nolan’s Bat threequel fit in this little list when it is released next week? Will Ross McG think it’s better than Batman Forever? Continue reading

Top Eight.. Saturday morning cartoons which deserve a movie more than Spider-Man

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , , , on July 4, 2012 by Ross McD

Spider-Man! Spider-Man! Gets made into a film whenever he can! Seriously, the paint’s not even dry on the Tobey Maguire poster and we have to sit through another incarnation. There are so many better Saturday morning cartoons that deserve a big screen outing. Ross McD runs through them. Continue reading

Top Ten… Tennis Scenes From Movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , on June 26, 2012 by Ross McG

Anyone for tennis? Why bother with more inevitable British woe at Wimbledon when you can game, set and watch these great tennis movie scenes? Ross McG gets out his racket… Continue reading

Top Eight… Basketball Scenes From Movies Not About Basketball

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on June 19, 2012 by Ross McG

With the NBA finals in the US between Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder in full swing, let’s look at the basketball movie scenes that didn’t bounce off the rim. Continue reading

Top Five… Axe Scenes

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , , on June 6, 2012 by Ross McD

Snow White’s Huntsman has got a shedload and the upcoming Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (yep, that is the name of a film) is a dab hand at wielding one – axes are the new swords, apparently. But these five were swinging hatchets before it became fashionable, as Ross McD illustrates. Continue reading

Top Five… Mythological Greek movies that aren’t really mythological Greek movies

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , , on May 31, 2012 by Ross McD

The much-anticipated Prometheus is finally out, and if you’re hoping for an awesome sci-fi epic set in the world of Ridley Scott’s other sci-fi epic Alien, it looks like you may be in luck. If you are hoping for a tale about the ancient Greek Titan of legend… you should probably read more cinema previews online. Ross McD gives some more warning for easily duped classical studies students. Continue reading

Top Five… Movie Men In Black Clothing

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , on May 21, 2012 by Ross McG

Nothing says cool better than a movie character dressed all in black. So with the release of Men In Black III this week, Ross McG looks at the male heroes and villains to rock the simple yet sophisticated look. Continue reading

Top Five… Leader pisstakes

Posted in TOP FIVES with tags , , on May 20, 2012 by Ross McD

Being a great leader can be hard when stupid film-makers spread their blasphemous propaganda. Surviving the regular kind of assassination is tough enough without having to worry about character assassination. Hopefully Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator will bathe Admiral General Aladeen in the glorious light of his birthright. Sadly, other films have not been so kind to the resplendent rulers club… Continue reading