Heath Ledger – Australian Film Institute Award

Heath Ledger was postumously awarded a top Australian Film Institute award last night in Melbourne, Australia. The International award for Best Actor was received by Ledger’s sister and parents on behalf of his beloved daughter, Matilda, for his role as The Joker in The Dark Knight.

Ledger’s mother is quoted as saying this about the late actor:

“We are immensely proud of him, not only for his professional achievements, but in the way he truly cherished his family, friends and his precious Matilda.”

“Heath was never one to accept mediocrity, he put his heart and soul into achieving what he believed was required and followed his passions with great enthusiasm and an insatiable curiosity.”

 View a portion of the clip here on Youtube (beginning at 1:05)

Unforgettable Bad Guys in Movies

We were watching Last King Of Scotland on television 2 nights back and it reminded me of what a great job Forest Whitaker has done in that movie. His portrayal of Idi Amin is so believable and does appear fearful.

It got me thinking about other great performances by actors portraying bad guys and how they actually injected fear into your head during and after the movie. Some of the ones I could think of were:

Anthony Hopkins – Silence of the Lambs,
Jonathan Scott-Taylor as Damien Thorn – Omen 2
David Prowse James Earl Jones (voice) – Star Wars 4,5,6
Arnold Schwarzenegger – Terminator 1
Robert Patrick – Terminator 2
Alan Rickman – Robin Hood and Die Hard
Denzel Washington – Training Day
Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York
Jack Nicholson – A Few Good Men
Joaquin Phoenix – Gladiator
John Travolta – Broken Arrow
John Malkovich – Con Air
Gary Oldman – Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Michael Douglas – Wall Street
Arnold Vosloo – The Mummy / The Mummy Returns
Jack Nicholson – The Shining
Ian McKellan – X-Men
Michael Madsen – Reservoir Dogs
Wesley Snipes – Demolition Man

I am sure I have left out some other great performances, let me know if you think there are other good performances to mention.

The Top Ten Sexually Suggestive Lines from the original Star Wars Trilogy

This was an email forward and was arguably one of the best forwards I have ever received.

And we thought these movies were safe for kids!

From ‘Star Wars: A new Hope’

10. “Get in there you big furry oaf, I don’t care what you smell!”
9. “Luke, at that speed do you think you’ll be able to pull out in time?”
8. “Put that thing away before you get us all killed.”
7. “You’ve got something jammed in here real good.”
6. “Aren’t you a little short for a storm trooper?”
5. “You came in that thing? You’re braver than I thought.”
4. “Sorry about the mess…”
3. “Look at the size of that thing!”
2. “Curse my metal body, I wasn’t fast enough!”
1. “She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid.”

From ‘The Empire Strikes Back’

10. “I thought that hairy beast would be the end of me.”
9. “Size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you?”
8. “There’s an awful lot of moisture in here.”
7. “But now we must eat. Come, good food, come…”
6. “That’s okay, I’d like to keep it on manual control for a while.”
5. “Control, control! You must learn control!”
4. “Hurry up, golden-rod…”
3. “I must’ve hit it pretty close to the mark to get her all riled up like that, huh kid?”
2. “Possible he came in through the south entrance.”
1. “And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!”

From ‘Return of the Jedi’

10. “Hey, point that thing someplace else.”
9. “I look forward to completing your training. In time you will call me master.”
8. “I never knew I had it in me.”
7. “There is good in him, I’ve felt it.”
6. “Grab me, Chewie. I’m slipping — hold on. Grab it, almost… you almost got it. Gently now, all right, easy, easy, hold me Chewie.”
5. “Hey, Luke, thanks for coming after me — now I owe you one.”
4. “Back door, huh? Good idea!”
3. “She’s gonna blow!”
2. “I think you’ll fit in nicely.”
1. “Rise, my friend.”

and the best – “Wedge! Pull out! You’re not doing any good back there!”

Which one is your favorite?

Not so original movie names

I came across this list in a book and I thought I should share it with you. These are the names of some porn movies based on actual movie names. Funny.

• The Sperminator
• Intercourse with a vampire
• Sperms of Endearment
• Romancing the Bone
• Clockwork Orgy
• Sex Trek: The next penetration
• Doctor Yes
• A league of their moan
• Single tight female
• Wet dreams on elm street
• Bonfire of the panties
• White men can’t hump
• Whore of the roses
• Inspect her gadget
• Edward PenisHands
• Passenger 69
• Goodwill Humping
• Shaving Ryan’s privates
• Glad he ate her
• In Diana Jones
• Pulp Friction
• Kinky Kong – Thanks to Center Seat

and my favorite

• E.T – The extra testicle

Which one do you think is the funniest??