Top SNL Skits

Okay, so this is a change from my usual movie top 5, but after watching SNL on Saturday, with John Hamm (swoon) and laughing hysterically at the Ronnie and Clyde digital Short with Andy Sanberg and Rihanna I started thinking about some of my favorite SNL skits. This is such a debatable topic because so many people have views of when SNL was the best. If you ask my Parents it was best with the original cast, others my age might say it was when Chris Farley, Phil Hartman and Adam Sandler were on. I must admit, that I am totally in love with the current cast. Regardless of what your favorite cast was, I know you can all think of at least 2 or 3 of your all time favorite skits. So comment away. I couldn't narrow it down to just 5, so here are my top 20. Yup, I said 20. I chose skits based on the lasting effect they've had on me, either I continue to laugh hysterically when I think of it, or I continually quote it.

20: "Strategery" Who doesn't love Will Ferrell as George W. Bush. He made it so funny and never cracked up.
19: MacGruber: These skits that were 30 seconds right before a commercial got me every time.
18: Spartan Cheerleaders: Taco, Burrito, what's coming out of your speedo. Hilarious
17: Gap Girls: Chris Farley eating all those french fries and when David Spade and Adam Sandler as girls make fun of her/him, he yells "I'm hungry so back off" in a deep voice, gets me every time.
16: Deep Thoughts, by Jack Handy: I loved these affirmations. I really miss them, I wish they were still on. "I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar, because then, yahoo! I'd have all my money back." I dare you to not smile right now
15: Celebrity Jeopardy: Will Ferrell as Alex Tribeck classic.
14: Matt Foley Motivational Speaker: Chris Farley yelling that you don't want to "LIVE IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER" always followed up by him breaking a table by falling on it just cracks me up.
13: Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley auditioning to be Chippendale Dancers is classic. So funny. Those 2 are missed.
12: Weekend update: I love their take on the News, I'll be honest that's the only news I watch. I love the segments on them as well.
11: Speaking of Weekend update..... Justin Timberlake on Weekend update where he was explaining what he would have
done if he would have hosted SNL when he had to cancel was hilarious. He sang a song about it, and I gained a crush.
10: Tina Fey as Sarah Palin: She was so funny and of course looks exactly like her. When Amy Poeler did Hillary Clinton
and she did Sarah Palin, still ranks as one of the most watched clips. Also, when Sarah Palin actually came on, it made it that much better.
9: Low Cost Halloween Costume man: Really any of Adam Sandlers bits that he did on Weekend update are hilarious:
Cajun Man, Opera Man, The Hanukkah Song, were great, but I loved his Halloween Costume Ideas. "Put a clothes pin on your nose, Look
at me I'm Mr. Clothes Pin nose man, and I'm CRAZY, give me some candy" So funny. My friend Anais would do the best impression of it, I
would be in tears.
8: The Chris Farley Show: Lovable Chris Farley, nervously interviewing celebrities. "Hey Paul McCartney remember when if you played your record backwards it would say Paul is dead.......that was awesome......but you didn't really die right?.......Of course not...I'm
so stupid" So great
7: Buckwheat sings the hits: Eddie Murphey as Buckwheat singing songs, and them putting the closed captioning at the bottom of the screen so we could see really what he was saying, with the last song just a bunch of ????????? I love it. I will always sing
the song "Unce, tice, fee times a Mady"
6: Phillip, the Hyper-hypo: "One time, my mom's car ran out of gas. She gave me a snickers bar and a can of coke, I towed the car the whole way home....7 miles, when I got home, I was really tired" When I worked at Hardee's someone brought in a tape of that SNL recorded, and Jess and I would watch that skit repeatedly on breaks.
5: Lazy Sunday/Digital Shorts: I'm a lover of all of the digital shorts, but the first one I really remember, was Lazy Sunday, Where Andy Sanberg and Chris Parnell rapped Beastie Boys style about going to see The Chronicles of Narnia. (Mr. Pibb and Red Vines are Crazy Delicious)
4: Shy Ronnie/Ronnie and Clyde: This gets it's own listing because I had to immediately watch the Ronnie and Clyde digital short with Rihanna and Andy Sanberg about 5 times in a row. Yesterday, when I had a bad day, I even watched both of the shorts
online. "No one in the back can hear you....Shy Ronnie.... Use your words" I loved it.
TOP 3:

3: Clam Chowder: The year was 1992, Rob Morrow was the host, and the very last skit, was him having dinner in a restaurant with 2 friends. As they were speaking he was always at least one conversation behind. They were speaking about clam chowder
at one point and then moved on, all of a sudden Rob Morrow yells "Clam Chowdaaaaa.....that's how they say it in New England, they say Clam Chowdaaaaa." Of course he looked like an idiot. My family quickly adopted the phrase "clam chowder" whenever we talk about something that is completely off subject. Still almost 19 years later we will still say, "Okay, this is a total clam chowder, but....." and we don't even miss a beat. Best inside joke ever!!!!
2: Chopping Broccoli: "My lady, she went down town, she bought some broccoli, she brought it ho-ome, she's chopping broccoli, chopping broccoli....." I'm sure you all know it and can sing along. Dana Carvey will forever be remembered for that. One of my clients said she went to see his stand up, and he sang the song. I was so jealous of her.
1: Cowbell: Christopher Walken telling the Blue Oyster Cult he has the Fever for more cowbell when they're recording "Don't Fear the Reaper" was classic. Even Funnier was Will Ferrell banging away on that cowbell, and the other people in the skit trying so hard not to laugh. I was in stitches.

Those are mine, What are yours

Mel's #1 Guilty Pleasure Movie

Mel didn't give me 5 movies immediately but she came to me after and told me her #1 guilty pleasure movie. I think she should totally feel guilty liking this movie for sure, so I'm putting this as her #1 and move the other movies down one notch.

Mel's #1:

1: Pee-Wee's Big Adventure

I've certainly never been a big fan. Some may agree with her, but YIKES!!!!

Top 5 Guilty Pleasure Movies

You all know that you have one; or a few, movies that are cheesy, sappy, or just plain silly. This one was hard at first, but I have to admit, there are some movies that I'm totally shocked I liked, and feel a little embarrassed admitting that I like them, so I'm swallowing a bit of pride by actually mentioning them. I asked Mel what hers were. She says most movies she watches she doesn't feel embarrassed about them but she did come up with a few. Please weigh in and let me know what your favorites are.


Melody:

5: I'm going to put any of the family channel movies. She says she totally loves them and only gave me 4 so that is her 5th.
4: "The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All" (I personally have never even heard of this one)
3: "Sarah, Plain and Tall" (I've never seen it)
2: "Pollyanna" (I must admit I love this one)
1: "Red Sonya" (Never seen it, but anyone that likes a Bridget Nelson movie has issues.....JK Mel)

Jeannine:

5: "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Actually, I love this movie. It never gets old. The guilt comes because of one scene. It's a little sac-religious. But seriously; Josh introduced me to this movie and we laughed until I almost wet my pants)
4: "10 Things I Hate About You" (Again the embarrassment comes because I feel like I'm somewhat of a critic, and the dialog is really juvenile, but who couldn't love a young Heath Ledger)
3: "The Emperor's New Groove" (Really, it's just because it's a cartoon, and I usually just tolerate animated movies. I'm not a big fan of them, but this movie is SO-O-O-O-O funny, I loved it. An Honorable mention goes to "Hoodwinked" because I love how they tell the story from different points of view, like a Tarentino movie)
2: "Hudson Hawk" (This movie is horrible, but it has Bruce Willis, and how clever is it that they commit robbery while singing a song so they know how long it takes)
1: "17 Again" (Why oh why is Zac Efron so stinking adorable in this movie. Also, Tom Lennon, you sir steal this show. I loved it so much, and I feel like such a tween by admitting this)

Christmas Movies

Okay, here we go. Christmas is just around the corner, time to watch some Christmas movies to get in the holiday spirit. I know it's 3 months away, but these are classic movies. So without further adieu, here are my top 5 Christmas Movies.

Melody:

5: A Charlie Brown Christmas
4: Bad Santa
3: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2003)
2: Elf
1: A Christmas Story

Jeannine:

5: The Holiday
4: A Year Without Santa Claus (Hello-- Mr. Heat miser--Best song ever)
3: The Miracle on 34Th Street (1994)
2: A Christmas Story
1: It's A Wonderful Life

I love these movies, what are your favorite holiday movies?

Top 5 80's Movies

Here we go, who doesn't love the 80's? I love it, you love it, VH1 loves it. So here are our favorite 80's movies, and the years, so you know we are for real.

Melody:

5: The Breakfast Club- 1985
4: The Goonies- 1985
3: The Princess Bride- 1987
2: Dirty Dancing- 1987
1: Urban Cowboy- 1980

Jeannine:

5: Stand By Me- 1986
4: Ferris Bueller's Day Off- 1986
3: The Breakfast Club- 1985
2: The Princess Bride- 1987
1: Die Hard- 1988- Of course that's going to be #1 on my list

The rules for my list are movies that hold up. That even now I could watch over and over, and not necessarily just ones that I loved when I first watched them. So because of that, here are a few honorable mentions.

Honorable Mentions:

Real Genius- 1985
Mr. Mom- 1983
All of Me- 1984
Say Anything-1989
Better off Dead- 1985
E.T.- 1982

What are your favorites? Let me know.

It's been awhile--- Top 5 saddest movies

I know I know, it's been awhile. Thanks so much for the comments and your input. Dad, The Godfather is classic, honestly that might have been on my list, but really, I totally forgot about it. Josh, Kill Bill has some great death scenes, but I did put in some pulp fiction. Jen, way to keep it on the nose with The Crow. Poor Brandon Lee, he did die in real life, but honestly, I hated that movie, so that's why I didn't put it on my list. Keep your responses coming. I'm going to be posting quite a few top 5's right now. Hope you enjoy:

Top 5 Saddest Movies:

Now we did this list awhile ago, and I'll be honest, I lost Mel's list, so this will just be mine. Some of these post's will just be my list. Mel and I have slacked off our countdowns so here it goes.

5: Legends of the Fall--Poor Brad Pitt, man he had a tough break during that movie. So sad.
4: Untamed Heart--Jess, Mandi Lunt, and I were watching this movie, crying our eyes out and Dad came running out of the room to see what happened. Yeah it was just a movie. Sorry.
3: Marley & Me--If you didn't cry at this movie, you have no heart. The saddest movie I've seen in awhile.
2: Armageddon--First, Bruce Willis dies, sad enough, but his good-bye to his daughter is heartbreaking.
1: Life is Beautiful--Such a great movie. I tear up just thinking about it. Such a tragic and wonderful movie.

That's my list, What are your saddest movies? Also, give me some idea's for topics.

Death Scenes

We've been shooting off these lists quicker than I've had time to post them, but here we go. Top 5 Death Scenes. I'll also be posting our favorite 80's movies, saddest movies, and Christmas Movies. So here we go:

Melody-
5: The Deliverance Scene in "Zombieland"
4: The Lawnmower Scene in "The Happening"
3: The Ending of "Inglorious Basterds"
2:The Beginning of "Ghost Ship"
1: The Car Crash in "Death Proof"

Mel's list is pretty Grody. I went really for more comical

Jeannine-
5: The Pop-tart death in "Pulp Fiction"
4: The jet-pack scene in "Kick Ass"
3: You shot Marvin in "Pulp Fiction"
2: Always wear your seat belt in "Zombieland"
1: Brad Pitt getting hit by a car in "Meet Joe Black"

Chime in below for your favorites!

Top 5 Heroes. Top 5 Villains

Alright, here it goes our first topic. First of all let me introduce Melody to you. Here she is all cute and stuff. Mel is one of my favorite friends, and I love working with her. We differ in opinions on a lot of things. She loves her cowboys and country music, and well.....I don't. Give me my indie music, and non-cowboys any day. So it was fun for this first time to see what she would put in her list. Her lists were hilarious, and surprising. So without further adieu I give you our top 5 villains and heroes.

VILLAINS:

MELODY:

5: AIDS--"PHILADELPHIA" How hilarious! Thinking outside the box. Creative
4: HMONG GANG--"GRAN TORINO"
3: ANNIE WILKES--"MISERY"
2: BILLIE 'THE BLUE BEAR'--"MILLION DOLLAR BABY" That dirty boxer
1: LORD VOLDEMORT--"HARRY POTTER"

JEANNINE:

5: MAX CADY--"CAPE FEAR"
4: VERBAL KINT--"THE USUAL SUSPECTS"
3: HANS GRUBER--"DIE HARD" I have to put Alan Rickman in there
2: STANSFIELD--"THE PROFESSIONAL" Gary Oldman was super creepy
1: THE JOKER--"THE DARK KNIGHT" Heath Ledger was amazing

HEROES:

MELODY:

5: IDGIE THREDGOOD--"FRIED GREEN TOMATOES" Good choice.
4: LASSIE--"LASSIE"
3: ERIN BROKOVICH--"ERIN BROKOVICH"
2: ATTICUS FINCH--"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"
1: WALT KOWALSKI--"GRAN TORINO" Yes she has a big crush on him

JEANNINE:

5: WILLIAM WALLACE--"BRAVEHEART"
4: MAXIMUS--"GLADIATOR"
3: SIRIUS BLACK--"HARRY POTTER" Gary Oldman is my hero & villain
2: ATTICUS FINCH--"TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD" same hero, same order
1: JOHN McCLANE--"DIE HARD" Of course he will be top of my list.

So crazy that we both picked Atticus Finch, and it was the same order. Who knew. Honestly I had a hard time with my heroes. I could probably replace the last two if I thought a little more about it, but for right now my list is solid.

Comment below if you would like to add your picks to the list, and just to give you a heads up, our next picks are top 5 death scenes, so think about them and when we post our picks add yours in the comments. Enjoy

A Change Of "Scenery"

Okay everybody here's the deal; I haven't been blogging for a long time, because quite frankly my life is pretty boring, and I don't feel I have anything exciting to share. But an idea came to me, something I've been thinking about for awhile so I decided to finally do something about it, so here it goes. Anybody that knows me, knows that I LOVE movies. I love watching them, and I love criticizing them. I love talking about them, and I love listening to people talk to them. Because of this reason I have fallen in love with a few podcasts that I habitually listen to. The first is Doug loves Movies. It's Doug Benson, the hilarious comedians podcast. He has guests on that discuss movies and such, but more importantly he plays movie related games, namely, The Leonard Maltin game, and build a title. I won't go into detail, because if you're a movie lover you should definitely check this out. Subscribe to it on itunes, it's free so no worries, and enjoy. The second is a new favorite of mine called The Film Vault. Bryan Bishop, who was on the Adam Carolla radio show, co-hosts with Anderson Cowan, who I believe is a radio engineer on Loveline. This podcast is awesome because each podcast they pick a topic (such as best villain's, war movies, worst endings--you get the picture) and they pick their top 5 movies. So they'll count down in their opinion their top 5 movies with horrible endings.
I love listening to this, because I always think what my choices would be. I was telling my good friend and co-worker Melody about it, and we decided we're going to forge an awesome club, (membership 2) and we are going to pick topics and count down our top 5 in these topics. If when reading this you have an idea for a topic, or want to add your picks to our topics, please leave comments in the comment box. I'm super excited about this, and can't wait to get started. Also please do yourself a favor, and check out the podcasts "Doug Loves Movies", and "The Film Vault".

cough, cough, sniff, sniff

I'm alive....Barely. I got in big trouble today by my family because they haven't heard from me and were worried. Why you ask, well I rang in 2010 with pneumonia. Yeah, kind of sucks. I started getting this hacking cough on Saturday and Tuesday I went to the doctors and after 2 breathing treatments and a chest x-ray left with $50 worth of prescriptions and a diagnosed case of pneumonia. Not good. I spent the rest of the week in bed and still a week later I'm miserable. I've never experienced anything like this. I'm not as congested anymore, but I've never been weaker in my life. I've taken more time off of work from this then with the past 3 surgeries on my hands combined. I hope I feel on the mend soon, but I must say it makes me grateful for my health when I have it. Please everybody take care of yourself, don't get this nasty bug, I'd hate anyone to have to suffer through this like I did.