First of all, thanks to Max L for dinner last night. Max L, Big Hominid and I went out to dinner in Old Towne Alexandria to bid farewell to Big Hominid as he departs for Korea. It was nice to see BH’s family again.

Here’s my take on my personal top ten films of all time in roughly reverse chronological order.

-Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings (counting as one film)
-The Princess Bride
-This is Spinal Tap
-Raiders of the Lost Ark (The best pure action film of all time)
-Empire Strikes Back (The best Star Wars film by far)
-Slap Shot
-The Godfather (I and II, counting it as one work, ignoring III which sucked)
-From Russia With Love
-To Kill a Mockingbird
-The Ten Commandment

Honorable Mention in no particular order
-Mr. Roberts
-The African Queen
-Bull Durham
-Shogun (the original miniseries, not the short film version)
-Lawrence of Arabia
-My Favorite Year (”Ladies are unwell, gentlemen vomit.”)
-Blade Runner (Director’s cut)
-Henry V (Kenneth Brannaugh version)
-Thomas Crown Affair (Pierce Brosnan version… He sucks as Bond, but he’s great here.)
-Trading Places
-The Sound of Music
-The Lion King
-Shrek