tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post7133579107142656514..comments2024-03-18T15:46:07.295-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Heath Holland On...My Top 10 of 2014Patrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-28233525136414856522015-01-02T13:28:07.652-06:002015-01-02T13:28:07.652-06:00@Heath - Yeah, that scene where the dwarves crash ...@Heath - Yeah, that scene where the dwarves crash Bilbo's will always get under my skin. It's just a weird thing of mine. I hate disorder when it comes to someone's home. Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-68312174156000373762015-01-02T10:55:46.491-06:002015-01-02T10:55:46.491-06:00Interesting picks Heath! Glad to see you're st...Interesting picks Heath! Glad to see you're sticking to your TASM2 guns - I was not a big fan after watching it in the theatre but I am going to give it a second try in your honour!Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03114869401584310369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-31482351449519565442015-01-02T10:04:11.356-06:002015-01-02T10:04:11.356-06:00I know exactly what you mean. I know exactly what you mean. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-58458924717358494322015-01-02T02:08:46.434-06:002015-01-02T02:08:46.434-06:00I looked up some Alice Cooper interviews after you...I looked up some Alice Cooper interviews after you posted this. I know it sounds odd, but I think I enjoy hearing Alice Cooper talk about his religious views more than most regular Christian friends I have. He's so honest and unapologetic.Andy Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324674060230571696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-10694002939063350342015-01-01T22:52:01.773-06:002015-01-01T22:52:01.773-06:00I knew going into the movie that Gandalf, Elrond, ...I knew going into the movie that Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel and Saruman would all appear. I had no idea, however, that they would all share a scene! Seeing them assembled around the same table gave me as great a thrill as seeing Tony Stark meet Cap in <i>The Avengers</i>. If a great movie can indeed be defined as "two great scenes and no bad ones", I'd argue for that meeting and Bilbo's confrontation with Gollum as satisfying the first requirement. The <i>second</i> requirement, well... :PGaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-85719698352600539672015-01-01T22:34:25.077-06:002015-01-01T22:34:25.077-06:00I went on a bender of action-ish movies for the la...I went on a bender of action-ish movies for the last few weeks at the theaters and VOD, which included <i>The Equalizer</i>, <i>A Walk Among the Tombstones</i>, <i>Fury</i>, and <i>John Wick</i>. I enjoyed watching all of them, but I would say <i>John Wick</i> was definitely my favorite and probably the best of all of them. It might not be your favorite, but it's a good time. Lean, no-nonsense, feels re-watchable.<br /><br />Maybe John Wick can come to your neighborhood and help out with that scary theater situation. Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60613421322172001722015-01-01T22:02:14.564-06:002015-01-01T22:02:14.564-06:00Didn't that really upset you? Man, that first ...Didn't that really upset you? Man, that first movie was so charming. I'd rather watch etiquette films about how dwarves should properly behave as dinner guests. Someone should make an instructional video. <br />Rule #1: don't criticize your host's selection of cheese. <br />Rule #2: BYOB.<br />Rule #3: After dinner and a smoke, politely dismiss yourself and leave your host in peace. DO NOT stay up until almost dawn singing gloomy dwarvish folk songs by the fire. It's considered the be impolite. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-57849974526787491172015-01-01T19:31:45.141-06:002015-01-01T19:31:45.141-06:00Sweet! I thought the last Hobbit was the best of t...Sweet! I thought the last Hobbit was the best of the three but still just OK. My most last memory of the trilogy is the dwarves going into Bilbo's house and eating his food. Probably not what PJ was going for...Adam Riskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165600746796326821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-49817783137487934392015-01-01T18:18:38.377-06:002015-01-01T18:18:38.377-06:00That's a really good point.That's a really good point. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-33978621192305851652015-01-01T18:16:53.182-06:002015-01-01T18:16:53.182-06:00I haven't seen John Wick yet. It's at the ...I haven't seen <i>John Wick</i> yet. It's at the scary theater where all the arrests happen, so I'm going to have to wait for that one to hit DVD in February. I'm cautiously hopeful about that one, Mark. I think it sounds like my kind of movie, but I also don't want to expect too much from it. So you're saying it's better than <i>47 Ronin</i>? Because you were sure right about that one.Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-17222883758831734172015-01-01T16:02:41.078-06:002015-01-01T16:02:41.078-06:00I really want to check out Enemies Closer. Definit...I really want to check out <i>Enemies Closer</i>. Definitely right up my alley. Did you end up seeing <i>John Wick</i>?<br /><br />Interested to see your last Hobbit movie column. I've got some (sad) final thoughts on this trilogy as well. <br /><br />Happy New Year!Mark Ahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695975412662760562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-6489556812397555372015-01-01T15:11:35.397-06:002015-01-01T15:11:35.397-06:00Heath marching to the beat of his own drummer, and...Heath marching to the beat of his own drummer, and sticking with "Amazing Spider-Man 2" through thick and thin. Good for you, dude. Seen four of the movies you watched (it'll be five after I watch "Stage Fright" as soon as I log off this site), and three of them are in heavy contention for my Top 10 list which I still haven't figured out (Saturday morning's gonna be brutal). Thanks for the suggestions though, "Filth" and "Super Duper Alice Cooper" sound interesting.J.M. Vargashttps://plus.google.com/u/0/114656828393049850554/postsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-46800016143220451242015-01-01T13:38:35.940-06:002015-01-01T13:38:35.940-06:00Small quibble: Singer was fairly involved in the s...Small quibble: Singer was fairly involved in the story drafting of <i>X-Men: First Class</i>, and would have directed it if he didn't still owe the WB another film. So he wasn't "away" for those <i>whole</i> 11 years... ;)Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-80171682817367650492015-01-01T13:23:45.778-06:002015-01-01T13:23:45.778-06:00I really enjoyed the variation on your list, Heath...I really enjoyed the variation on your list, Heath. It's unlike most other top 10 lists that I have seen, but I would agree with you that most of these movies are fun, well made films (I would have some arguments against Spider Man, but you like what you like and way to stick to your guns). Filth was a really interesting movie for me, and although I agree with you that it doesn't really work throughout, James Macavoy has turned into one of my favorite actors currently working next to Gyllenhal. Tim Smedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824805812900026614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-88963947193323737502015-01-01T13:00:59.525-06:002015-01-01T13:00:59.525-06:00I haven't seen all the movies on your list but...I haven't seen all the movies on your list but what I have seen, I agree with. I was never a fan of the original Spiderman movies or the 1st Amazing Spiderman. I never understood Toby McGuire in anything let alone as Spiderman and the 1st Amazing was boring. Like you, the movie shouldn't work for me but does. Captain America was better than I expected. To me, Guardians of the Galaxy was the best movie of the year. The first time I saw it, I like it a lot but the second time...I loved it! I think it's one of my favorite movies in the last couple of years. I don't think you can appreciate it until you see it a second time. There are cheesy moments that shouldn't work for a guy in his mid-thirties but they do. I feel like James Gunn could easily become one of my favorite directors.Brent Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17741998097323944343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-3890674352247149032015-01-01T12:49:12.110-06:002015-01-01T12:49:12.110-06:00I just can't reconcile the excess of these Hob...I just can't reconcile the excess of these Hobbit movies, especially now that I've seen the whole scope of what Jackson was going for. I'm not saying I'm against it, but I can't wrap my head around it. I think I've got ONE thing left to say about Hobbits at the movies, and that will be coming soon.Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-52853333121320845862015-01-01T12:46:36.208-06:002015-01-01T12:46:36.208-06:00Alice Cooper fascinates me. He's a legend who ...Alice Cooper fascinates me. He's a legend who was on a first name basis with Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, has songs that could be made into entire horror movies (my favorite is the story told in the trilogy of songs that closes <i>Raise Your Fist and Yell</i>: Chop, Chop, Chop, Gail, and Roses on White Lace), and yet he's a husband, a father, a member of his church (his dad was a pastor), and an avid golfer. The contradictions are incredible, but he's not pretending. He's just being himself, and I love that.Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-3150446375522629532015-01-01T11:45:12.153-06:002015-01-01T11:45:12.153-06:00I too love the first Hobbit, didn't like DoS a...I too love the first <i>Hobbit</i>, didn't like <i>DoS</i> at all, and haven't yet seen <i>TBotFA</i>. What I came to realize in the past year, though, is that I just don't particularly care about the dwarves and their quest. I like Bilbo, and I'm interested to see what first drew him out of the Shire, introduced him to Elrond, and caused him to acquire the Ring - all of which happens in <i>AUJ</i>. Just because Tolkien wrote the whole book of <i>The Hobbit</i> doesn't necessarily mean the whole book deserves to be adapted. I'm not exactly desperate to go back in time and demand Jackson shoot a separate, twenty-minute "One-Shot" short film of the Tom Bombadil stuff, after all...Gaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07025861553487915665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-57405963059161693832015-01-01T11:22:41.085-06:002015-01-01T11:22:41.085-06:00By the way, "jist" is Appalachian Americ...By the way, "jist" is Appalachian American for just.Andy Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324674060230571696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-5004940527993975812015-01-01T11:18:26.865-06:002015-01-01T11:18:26.865-06:00Reading a Heath Holland top ten reminds me of when...Reading a Heath Holland top ten reminds me of when Tarantino will randomly put out his top tens. At first you're a little baffled, but then you remember who wrote it and it makes sense. Also, if there are a few choices you haven't seen, you want to see them now because they must be a fun time haha.<br /><br />I'm really stoked about this Alice Cooper doc now. I've always liked him because he's jist this chill guy. Like your dad but wearing eyeliner.Andy Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17324674060230571696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-3008722279810779842015-01-01T10:15:20.020-06:002015-01-01T10:15:20.020-06:00"An Academy Awards" is what the kids are..."An Academy Awards" is what the kids are calling it this year. Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-69522847821150549742015-01-01T10:13:47.218-06:002015-01-01T10:13:47.218-06:00Thanks, John. Yeah, I'm a genre guy at heart. ...Thanks, John. Yeah, I'm a genre guy at heart. I see almost everything, but it's genre stuff that fires my imagination and resonates with me more than anything else. I'm not knocking those deep, artistic movies by not including them, I'm just being honest about what really clicked for me. Last year G.I. Joe: Retaliation ended up on my "best of" list and all of the movies that ended up getting nominated for an Academy Awards did not. In the words of Andre Benjamin of Outkast, "I'm just being honest." Hey-Ya!Heath Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802874033845631338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-84907006635877156282015-01-01T07:49:10.014-06:002015-01-01T07:49:10.014-06:00I totally admire this list lolI totally admire this list lolTravisLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-77975484388635344712015-01-01T07:29:02.295-06:002015-01-01T07:29:02.295-06:00ALL the comic book/superhero movie love, haha. Thi...ALL the comic book/superhero movie love, haha. This was a particularly strong year for that genre (and TASM2 came out! Haha, just kidding.) The thing I love about top 10 lists is seeing everyone's unique tastes and that they are willing and unafraid to stick up for the movies they love. Your list is no different, and that's great. Good job, Heath!John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-60256868913803508802015-01-01T07:27:58.803-06:002015-01-01T07:27:58.803-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.John Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810774557887719483noreply@blogger.com