1. Pan’s Labyrinth
2. Apocalypto
3. Letters From Iwo Jima
4. Departed, The
5. Children Of Men

Missed The Cut: Babel, Borat! Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation Of Kazakhstan, Inside Man, The Prestige, V For Vendetta

Need To See: The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift, The Fountain, Inland Empire, Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead, We Are Marshall

Comedy Hi-Lites: Little Miss Sunshine, Penelope, Stranger Than Fiction, Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby, Thank You For Smoking

Horror Hi-Lites: The Hills Have Eyes, Saw III, Slither, Snakes On A Plane, Turistas

“Excuse me if this off the subject a little bit, but just take a guess at how much I can bench press.”

I loved this movie as a kid. The violence holds up, but the dialogue is horrendous. This film has not aged well. However, the soundtrack is timeless.

1. Cinderella Man
2. Million Dollar Baby
3. Diggstown
4. Rocky
5. Fighter, The

Just Missed The List: Gladiator (1992), The Hurricane, Rocky IV, Rocky Balboa and Triumph Of The Spirit

Need To Watch: The Boxer, Raging Bull, Rocky II, Rocky III and Somebody Up There Likes Me

Comedy Hi-Lites: The Great White Hype and Real Steel

“Come on, boy, let’s take a ride in my Volts Wagon.”

Einstein splits the atom and beer can now be carbonated, kittens are baked in a pie. Hit and miss comedy from Australia. Yahoo Serious’s charisma only carries this movie so far.

1. One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
2. Jaws
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. Dog Day Afternoon
5. Rocky Horror Picture Show, The

Just Missed The Cut: Death Race 2000, Deep Red, Love and Death, The Man Who Would Be King and Tommy

Need To See: Barry Lyndon, A Boy And His Dog, Nashville, The Passenger and Rooster Cogburn

Comedy Hi-Lites: Apple Dumpling Gang and The Return Of The Pink Panther

Horror Hi-Lites: The Giant Spider Invasion, Legend Of The Werewolf and Shivers

“I got a feeling that behind those jeans is something wonderful just waiting to get out.”

Clever, supernatural thriller. Interesting premise, decent jump scares and creative violence.

1. Jerry Maguire
2. Longest Yard, The (1974)
3. Replacements, The
4. Wildcats
5. Best Of Times, The

Just Missed The Cut: The Longest Yard (2005), Lucas, Necessary Roughness and The Waterboy

Need To Watch: The Freshman, Horse Feathers, North Dallas Forty and Varsity Blues