{"id":13,"date":"2007-08-22T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-22T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/?p=13"},"modified":"2009-02-18T23:18:14","modified_gmt":"2009-02-19T05:18:14","slug":"my-30th-to-32nd-favorite-motion-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/2007\/08\/my-30th-to-32nd-favorite-motion-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"My 30th to 32nd Favorite Motion Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

32. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)<\/strong>
Okay, if it seems kind of blasphemous to rank this movie higher than Citizen Kane that\u2019s because 1) it is blasphemous and, 2) this is a list base on how much I enjoyed viewing a particular movie. If this list was based on how much respect I have for a movie, or how influential it is, then the rankings would be decidedly different. But, nope, this list is just based on how much I enjoyed spending my time in front of a screen watching a piece of celluloid And to that, I say, Napoleon is flippin\u2019 sweet.
A small movie such as this is fun for its details; I loved watching each character go about their own little bizarre \u2013 and yet, somehow familiar \u2013 worlds. The quirky humor started right off after the clever opening credits. I instantly liked this movie and often had to wipe the tears off my face from laughing so hard.
Why not rank it higher? \u2018Cause, I\u2019ll rank it however I want. God.<\/p>\n

31. The Godfather, parts I and II (1972 \u2013 1974)<\/strong>
This pair of movies \u2013 essentially one movie cut up into two parts \u2013 has everything going for it. Every actor is of the highest quality, and yet they all look so different from one another that I did not spend the bulk of the film trying to keep track of who was who. The movies have so many great, iconic scenes, it\u2019s tough to narrow the list down. These are absolutely flawless, refined pieces of entertainment. And, in a very rare move, part two not only enhances and enriches the story begun in part one, but it actually surpasses the first part.
Why not rank it higher? All its brilliance aside, I\u2019m just not into gangster movies. Like westerns, I don\u2019t eschew them simply on account of their genre, but it takes a lot more for me to \u201cget into\u201d them. Also, they\u2019re a little on the long side; I think both movies could be made better by chopping out about twenty minutes.<\/p>\n

30. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) <\/strong>
This is one wild head trip. The story is surreal and non-linear. I\u2019m such a sucker for non-linear story-telling. The plot is unique; I have never seen anything similar to it either before or since. ‘Eternal Sunshine’ manages to dazzle you with it’s originality and it’s poignancy. The fact that this movie was able to wrap such profound loss, emotional tenderness, and hope in such a self-consciously stylized package of science fiction is absolutely amazing. The use of vibrant coloring and quick camera movement give the film a very involving first hand feeling. On a personal note, by the time I saw this movie I was sick of Jim Carey and his Ace Ventura routine. This, coupled with The Truman Show <\/em>showed that he can put that crap behind him and make some good flicks.
Why not rank it higher? Way too much hand-held camera! I think I was nauseous when I saw this on the big screen. And too many people in their underwear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

32. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)Okay, if it seems kind of blasphemous to rank this movie higher than Citizen Kane that\u2019s because 1) it is blasphemous and, 2) this is a list base on how much I enjoyed viewing a particular movie. If this list was based on how much respect I have for a movie, or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books-film-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}