Blazing Saddles (1974, dir. Mel Brooks)
- If only Mel Brooks continued to make ridiculously awesome movies like this we never would’ve had to be subjected to movies like “Life Stinks”. Elizabeth Young
- I can think of three moments in the history of filmed entertainment with culturally acceptable, gut-busting usages of "rhymes-with-trigger"; Cleavon Little has one here. Brian Saner Lamken
- This movie can't be watched enough times. If the fart scene doesn't get you, then take a good look at the beadwork on the Indian chief's headdress...but beef up on your Hebrew... Kas DeCarvalho
- People forget Richard Pryor was a writer on this movie. Without him behind the script, I don’t think this movie would have been the classic it is. Chris Mancini
- Great for the Burt Bacharach tune. Molly B Denham
- When we first got cable, this was shown every day, all day, for a month. I watched it twenty times and memorized each beat. It is like a comedy bible almost. Mark Drop
- "Howard Johnson is right!" Stefan Blitz
- Cleavon+Gene+Madeline+Slim+Alex+Mel+Harvey+Dom = GENIUS! DJ Crystal Clear
- A black sheriff? Well, it worked in Robin Hood: Men In Tights. John Teehan
- Someone should create a TV channel that loops Blazing Saddles 24/7; yes, it's that funny. Joseph Wade
- Classic and so quote-able (though not in polite company). Mike White
- The campfire scene is a bit overpraised, but, when the rest of the movie is this brilliant, I'll let it slide. Mark Wensel
- So NOT politically correct these days, but the funniest Mel Brooks movie. Harvey Korman as Hedley Lamarr is genius. Michelle McCue
- I never ate beans at a camporee again after seeing this film; do NOT let impressionable tweens watch this movie! John Ginsberg-Stevens
- William Goldman’s classic script, full of wit and some of the most clever dialogue, along with endearing performances by Redford, Newman, and Ross, not to mention the no-nonsense direction of Hill, make this a timeless buddy film that still hasn’t been topped. “Who are those guys? Don Roff
- One movie Steve McQueen must've been kicking himself for not signing up for. Mike Callahan
- The onscreen duo to end all onscreen duos. Sheridan Cleland
- That freeze frame at the end locked it in as the ultimate in cool. Mark Drop
- That “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” scene fucking ruins this movie. Mike White
- The first real buddy action movie...quite possibly the best. Mark Wensel
- As good as the film is, it's the chemistry between Redford and Newman that really sets it apart. Stefan Blitz
- Best Train Explosion scene ever. Seriously. I challenge you to name a better one. Chris Mancini
- One of the best anti-hero movies ever, you know they’re not going to live, but somehow it doesn’t take away from the fun. Ross Dannenberg
- Though John Carpenter’s immortal film didn’t invent the slasher film, films like Bava’s BAY OF BLOOD and Clark’s BLACK CHRISTMAS, were way ahead, Carpenter perfected it with his Panaglide POV shots, riveting score that’s still chilling today, iconic killer in a Shatner mask, the greatest Final Girl ever, and the most magical, making summery Van Nuys, California SEEM like an autumnal midwestern town. Simply genius. “It was the Bogeyman...” As a matter of fact, it was. Don Roff
- Michael Myers is the scariest movie monster ever because he just stands there for God knows how long, until finally he just stabs you in the neck or something. Frankie Thirteen
- Like fine wine, the original gets better with time. Elizabeth Young
- Not only one of the greatest movies ever, but responsible for creating an entire genre. Rob Zombie should rewatch this film and leave the industry in shame. Steve Ahlquist
- One of the best things about this movie is one of the worst things about the remake. Psychopaths are scarier when you DON’T understand why they do what they do. Ross Dannenberg
- A truly scary slasher movie with hardly a drop of blood? Absolutely. Mark Wensel
- Still scares the hell out of me, to this day, and watch it, there's almost no blood in it. They knew how to make movies back then. Heather Kenealy
- The music, the tension, the mask! DJ Crystal Clear
- Gotta always love your first (thirst for blood). John Teehan
- I hope I can watch this again without thinking of the Zombie remake. The shot of Michael out in the drying laundry still scares the shit out of me. Mike White
- The one that started the modern horror movie genre. Bill Shatner has never been more terrifying. Richmond Clements
- Wait, Rob Zombie didn’t write it? Jay Williams
- Nothing's cooler than McQueen on a motorcycle... especially behind enemy lines. Kyle Jackson
- Watch it. Then watch "Chicken Run." Kas DeCarvalho
- The perfect blend of history, Americana, humor and adventure with an ensemble cast that you can really care about. Probably my favorite World War II movie. Jackie Cruz
- A favorite I watched growing up with my dad. The quintessential action/war movie. Ryan Jackson
- Yeah, McQueen is good but it’s all about Bronson for me. Mike White
- Since Vietnam, war movies having become polemic and sentimental; the "Great Escape" manages to be pure fun without trivializing World War II. Seth Levi
- Steve McQueen. Motorbike. You fill the rest in. Richmond Clements
- Great score, great performances, great action, great movie. Mark Wensel
- Finally! I'm able to identify with a millionaire asshole! Mark Wensel
- Only Robert Downey Jr. can make being an asshole so incredibly cool. Elizabeth Young
- Who should play Tony Stark? Someone handsome, charming and self destructive... Check, check and check. Heather Kenealy
- Robert Downey Jr. is essentially playing Robert Downey Jr. again, but he seems so right as Tony Stark. Frankie Thirteen
- One of the best comic book based films. DJ Crystal Clear
- The first superhero movie Marvel's done that is practically flawless. Spider-Man should have been so good. John Teehan
- I loved the mix of scripting and ad-libbing in this. Farveau did a great job. Mike White
- Iron Man is so awesome it can turn anyone into a nerd. Katarina Hill
- It's fun! Remember that? When movies used to be fun? Richmond Clements
- Drunk millionaire playboy plays a drunk millionaire playboy. Good times! David Monsterburg
- Childhood acid trips have never been so much fun. Elizabeth Young
- Was that scene in the tunnel where they cut off the chicken's head really child friendly? I mean I loved it, but I was a special sort of child. Heather Kenealy
- Gene Wilder is SO CREEPY - I can't watch this movie anymore. DJ Crystal Clear
- Gene Wilder is definitive. I hope this never gets remade even if they use the original title ;) Robert Jaz
- Why is some waspy white dude singing Sammy Davis Jr.'s song? Not okay. Kelly Whyte
- Gene Wilder was like the arbiter of my entire childhood; Tim Burton's got nothing on the original. Joseph Wade
- I hear that Dahl hated this film. He was wrong too. Gene Wilder steals the show. Too bad the remake blew chunks. Mike White
- Gene Wilder was so creepy in this movie. Scott Richard
- A film that borders on disturbing so often it makes you wonder how it was ever labeled a children's film. Sheridan Cleland
- Worth repeated viewings just to feed the dream of one day discovering a giant room in which everything is eatable. Nicolette Baffoni
- Gene Wilder IS Willy Wonka and this movie is such a deliciously snarky commentary on parenting, indulgence, and what it means to be good...without ever getting preachy. This movie is so good that the creepy Tim Burton/Johnny Depp retread makes me downright angry. Matt Bergin
- Nobody will ever be Willy Wonka like Gene Wilder. I'm sorry, but as much as I love him, Depp just couldn't live up. Wilder somersaulting out of the factory to greet the crowds is still an iconic moment in cinematic history that most of us could never forget... even if we for some reason wanted to. Deane Ogden
- The hell with Tim Burton's remake. This film still shines bright and imagine, it was supposed to be a glorified candy commercial. Luckily for Gene Wilder, it surpasses my imagination. James McCormick
- Incredibly watchable, Gene Wilder is absolutely mesmerizing, and the movie was funded by Quaker Oats. Huh? Chris Mancini
- I fall in love with it over and over every time I see it. Pure poetry. Michelle McCue
- Something about this movie makes you wish you were a poor kid from England who inherits a chocolate factory. Christian Collins
- Never gets old and why isn't Michael Biehn working more? Kyle Jackson
- Great script! DJ Crystal Clear
- Worst drinking game ever: Down a shot every time Schwarzenegger says a line of dialog. Elizabeth Young
- Funny how O.J. was passed over because he was too nice. Frankie Thirteen
- A film that gave us plenty of action while playing on our fears of technology, apocalypse, and loss of humanity, all personified in Arnold Schwarzenegger. John Ginsberg-Stevens
- A low budget masterpiece with cheapjack stop motion animation is one of the greatest action movies ever. And that guy with the unpronouncable name became a star. Steve Ahlquist
- That's my Governor. Naked on a highway. Last week to raise money for our state. Heather Kenealy
- I think the Terminator was just misunderstood...Skynet, are you paying attention? I'm on _your_ side. John Teehan
- Schwarzenegger as a robot? It was the role he was born to play! Mike White
- Admit it- how many of you on occasion walk around the house naked pretending to be a Terminator? Richmond Clements
- Life is a whole lot better when you're a prince with power over millions. Robert Meyer Burnett
- The Motion Picture was trying to be 2001, but Khan succeeded by being Hornblower in space. Frankie Thirteen
- After we thrilled to the gang getting back together — and precious little else – in the first film, we finally got a new, big-screen episode of Star Trek in the second, capped by one of the most memorable scenes in Trek canon. Brian Saner Lamken
- KHAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!!! Come-on like that’s not the reason people watch this movie. Elizabeth Young
- The first time I’ve ever been mesmerized by a prosthetic chest. I wonder if Ricardo Montalban requested it? Chris Mancini
- Nicholas Meyer hit it out of the park. Going back to the Original Series for a villain and giving it the poetry of Shakespeare, Melville, etc. Pure genius. This one was a masterpiece and pulled Star Trek films out of the shitter. Mike White
- And thus Star Trek proved itself once and for all. Steve Ahlquist
- By far the best of the Star Trek Films, because of the villain. KHAAAAAAAAN! Heather
- Spock dies! He dies! You have to watch until Spock dies! There is no way around it...The only thing better was watching Han get frozen in Carbonite. Joshua Selle
- If not for this movie, the Star Trek franchise might have died with Star Trek: The Motion Picture. John Teehan
- Oh where do I start? The literate script, James Horner's nautical score, and the fantastic battle scenes. Still hurts to watch Spock die. Michelle McCue
- I don't care what information I was carrying, if someone put a bug in my ear to make me talk I would sing like a canary. Kelly Whyte
- Shatner may be a terrible actor and even stranger person, but Captain Kirk is the man. Seth Levi
- Not just the best Star Trek film, but the one that reminds us of the reasons we liked the show in the first place, for its earnestness, its dorky need for making moral points, and for its optimism about humanity. John Ginsberg-Stevens
- Still is considered by most to be the first Star Trek film (only because the first one is so friggin' boring!) And even though they technically don't share much screen time with one another, William Shatner and Ricardo Montalbahn chew the scenery the only way they could. And Spock dying is forever sad. Spoiler alert! James McCormick
- I think you'll find Richardo Montalban's chest is worth the price of admission alone. Richmond Clements
- Christopher Reeve is Superman. There will never be another. “What color underwear am I wearing?” “Pink.” Don Roff
- John Williams has rarely been better than on this movie, and Christopher Reeve give an astonishingly subtle performance that just gets better every time you watch. Richmond Clements
- Not for the buffoonery of the Lex Luthor gang, but for the wisdom of Jonathan Kent, for young Clark in Smallville, for "You've got me? Who's got you?", for that incredible score, and for Christopher Reeve, who takes off his glasses, stands up straight, and becomes Superman in Lois Lane's apartment without a hint of red and blue. Brian Saner Lamken
- The best comic book movie ever made. Yes, you heard that right, Dark Knight fans. Jackie Cruz
- To this very day, I still believe a man can fly. Brook Durham
- Saw this movie on my first date in high school. Made the boyfriend very self conscious. Heather Kenealy
- Christopher Reeve was AND WILL ALWAYS BE THE ONLY Kal-El/Clark Kent. Michelle McCue
- How cool was the Fortress of Solitude? Molly B Denham
- In my version, each and every time, the audio mysteriously mutes during Margot Kidder’s weird reading of the theme song’s lyrics. Todd Sokolove
- From the opening notes of John Williams' score the film to the end shot of Superman smiling at the camera as he flies away, the film is pure joy and magic. Stefan Blitz
- Superman likes pink. John Teehan
- Whenever someone talks about "The Great American Movie," I instantly think of Superman: The Movie. Joseph Wade
- Really masterful. Too bad they could never capture the magic again. Mike White
- We took our daughter to see this at Cinerama. It was spectacular. Michelle Taylor
- Sing it with me, "Joe lies..." Molly B Denham I so wanted to be John Cusack when I was in high school (also including Better Off Dead). Bill Walker
- Oh, High School, you've broken us all. Michelle Taylor Ruined the romantic gesture for guys everywhere. How can you beat a boom box on the shoulders? Jenna Busch
- Whenever I'm on a date I always kick broken glass out of the way and escort my girl around it. Even if there isn't any, I'll pretend there is. Sometimes I even bring some. It works everytime. Thank you, Lloyd. Dutch Southern
- The movie that made “Lloyd Dobbler” an adjective, as in, “I could really use a Lloyd Dobbler moment.” Still waiting for someone to hoist a figurative boom box my way. Sarah Grace McCandless The poster of Cusack holding up the boom box is still on my bedroom wall and I'm a touch shy of 38 years old. Scott Richard
- Any thirty-something single woman can attest to this: In the annals of dating, we are all holding out for our own Lloyd Dobbler. Elizabeth Young
- Uneven and flat. Mike White
- All men should take copious notes and follow Lloyd Dobler's lead on courting. Jackie Cruz
- I actually want to file a class action suit against all these teen romantic comedies, thinking high school was going to be all parties and dates with the prom queen. It wasn’t. Thanks for nothing. Jay Williams
- Lloyd Dobler gave me the words to express what I know I do not want out life: I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. Nicolette Baffoni
- What should have been “just” a teen movie turns into a great love story because it is not about the soap opera, but about two people pushing through to their feelings despite what the world around them says. John Ginsberg-Stevens
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