See here for explanation and the first batch of awards.
* Movie that met and exceeded all of my expectations:
Shaun of the Dead
* Movie I watched just because I have this obsession with Lindsay Lohan's boobs, which sucked so much I swear I heard the sound of my brains being sucked down a vortex of suckiness:
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
* Movie I watched which exceeded my non-expectations and which also restored my faith in Lindsay Lohan's boobs:
Mean Girls
* Best remake of a cherished movie that I really liked despite it breaking the unwritten rules regarding zombie movement:
Dawn of the Dead
* Movie that I had no expectations of when I went to see but fell in love with and have quoted extensively since seeing it:
Napoleon Dynamite
* Favorite gaming moment of 2004:
killing Ewoks
That's it for now. I'm trying to get that song list finished before I go crazy with the annotations.
Comments
"The defect in this is bleach."
-"You know I'm training to become a cage fighter."
-- "Are you kidding, you have like
the worst relexes of anyone I
know"
Posted by: Pauly | December 4, 2004 09:48 AM
Posted by: michele | December 4, 2004 09:56 AM
Heh. That was my favorite gaming moment, too. Second was driving an AT-AT..
Posted by: caltechgirl | December 4, 2004 10:53 AM
Michele
Your lists are becoming some of my best happy moments (but I still disagree with your "white lights suck")
;-)
In the spirit of randomness, I'm soliciting good thoughts and wishes that my daughter's, Siobhan, band wins their division today at Southern California championships!! She's Drum Major, and a senior. This is the last field show for me after 12 yrs as a band mom.
Just remember, football only exists as the opening act for the field show!!
Posted by: Darleen | December 4, 2004 01:15 PM
I enjoyed "Freaky Friday "(what is it with Lindsay, I have an obsession thing going too) and "13 going on 30". "Dawn of the Dead" was so fun!
Posted by: carol | December 4, 2004 01:27 PM
Random thought: if one were to create a religion dedicated to Lindsay Lohan's breasts, might that not give a whole new spin to the 'laying on of hands'?...
Posted by: LDH | December 4, 2004 02:22 PM
"your mom goes to college!" - Kip.
most underrated napoleon dynamite line. ever.
Posted by: BlkMktBabyDealer | December 4, 2004 03:28 PM
Sure, the world wide web is great, but you... you make me salvivate.
Posted by: Solonor | December 4, 2004 03:35 PM
Anyone know how soon "Sean" will be out on DVD?I loved that movie.
Posted by: mbruce | December 4, 2004 04:01 PM
"Napoleon Dynamite" is one of the most hilarious movies I've ever seen. It ranks with "Ferris Bueller" as a movie I will probably quote obscurely for the rest of my flippin' life.
Posted by: Kris | December 4, 2004 04:38 PM
I'm afraid Lindsay Lohan's boobs are not worthy of your faith, Michele.
Posted by: MikeR | December 5, 2004 04:56 PM
My favorite gaming moment* was returning my "scratched" copy of Call of Duty (Xbox) to Best Buy, receiving a sealed replacement, and selling that sealed replacement for a $5 profit on ebay.
Stay away from all console versions of Call of Duty. Evidently a different design team than the PC version design team handled it, and they did everything within their power to create the shittiest video game I have ever played. Impossible to aim, unclear objectives, and AI "teammates" who would apparently rather stand around chit-chatting with the Nazis (while obstructing your path/viewpoint) than maybe shooting one once in a while. And an online mode which was clearly programmed and designed by a four year old. Words cannot begin to describe how much I despised this game, and WWII shooters are my favorite types of video games.
The PC version of COD and the expansion pack both have my highest recommendation, though.
*Also, shooting Gungans just to hear them scream. Even when they were on my team.
Posted by: Kevin Parrott | December 6, 2004 12:32 AM
I SO want to see Sean of the Dead (is it out yet on DVD? Gotta run to Netflix.) I saw the Dawn of the Dead last friday, and I thought it was pretty darn good (I didn't remember it getting good reviews - or any reviews, really.) But YIKES, on them doing away with the one cherished myth regarding zombies - what are we to do when we can't outrun them?
Posted by: Carin | December 6, 2004 12:36 PM