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Nicole's Top 10 Fun for Fun MoviesOct 25 '07 (Updated Feb 25 '08) Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line You don't watch them for plot, you don't watch them for depth - ok, well you might, but mostly you just watch them because they're fun to watch. With so many movies out there, you might find yourself staring at the walls at the rental place. What do you want to watch tonight? Comedy? Action? Romance? Drama? What about something that's none of those - or several of those at once? Forget about genre for a moment and take a look at some of these movies that, while they may not be the most fantastic cinematic adventure of all time, are bound to make you feel your dollar was well spent. 1. Big Trouble in Little China If you’ve never seen this movie, oh, please do yourself a favor and rent it. If this doesn’t keep you amused for an hour or so then you have no sense of humor. I guess really this is one of those movies that people absolutely love or get really weirded out by. Who knew crazy stuff like this went down in Chinatown? You’ve got everything from Kurt Russell as a brave idiot truck driver and his pal Wang who can kick as much butt as a thunder god. I’m not a big watcher of John Carpenter films, but this one I’ll love forever, if anything just because it cracks me up out of sheer ridiculousness. 2. Army of Darkness I keep hearing that this is a series, but I’ve never seen anything beyond this movie. Still, if this is on TV, I make a point to watch it because it’s tons of fun. Bruce Campbell has a thing for living his life via pay from B-grade movies, but sometimes even those lame movies will strike gold with the right audience. This happens to be one of those movies. I remember a chat friend all the way in Canada years ago demanding I see this movie. I always thought, “Whatever” but ended up seeing it somehow years after that. I should have listened to him in the first place. You can’t beat armies of the undead and lines like “Give me some sugar baby.” Haha, oh man! 3. Conan the Destroyer When I was younger, I liked this movie more than Conan the Barbarian. Why? Tch, duh, because this one had wizards and gods that became monsters! Sure, so Doom turned into a snake, big deal. There’s a lot more fun in this one, even if it is a little hokier. I really could not care less; I love this movie. In fact, why doesn’t someone get me that for Christmas? Arnold swinging a sword, jeweled horns, magic – oh yeah, count me in always. 4. The Replacements I saw this first on television out of curiosity. It’s a simple movie that my roommate and I grew to love. I’m not sure how much airtime it got when it first came out, what with a cast of Gene Hackman, Keanu Reeves, and Orlando Jones, but if you want a feel good movie about completely unorthodox football playing (and I do mean unorthodox) that doesn’t end like an angsty high school football movie (in tears of joy or from OHNOES). Rather, it’s about heart, having a good time, and getting a second chance. If football players ever did go on strike for more money, I hope to God that something like this movies takes place because that would just rule, end of story. 5. Dogma If you haven’t at least heard of this movie by now, you may have been living under a rock. You get a huge cast ranging from Alan Rickman and Matt Damon to those two idiots who play Jay and Silent Bob (I know who they are, shut up, haha). Yes, it’s a Kevin Smith classic that focuses on some of the crazier parts of religion. God plays skeeball (sweet) and Jesus had 13 apostles and one of them was named Rufus. What makes this movie great is that not only is it ridiculously funny, but they get away with making some actually quite good points pertaining to the concept of religion. Yes, who else with me has a good idea? 6. Tremors I know there have been plenty of movies Kevin Bacon has been in, but when I think of the guy, I inevitably think of this little nugget o’joy. Giant prehistoric (well, maybe, no one knows for sure) worms have been starting to snack on people in a small town located out in the desert. Watching Valentine (Bacon) and his buddy Fred (Earl Ward) constantly going at one another throughout the movie, not to mention the trigger happy couple Burt and Heather is enough to make you start smiling. It’s a great mix of horror and comedy and one that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end. And by the way, Kevin’s pretty cute in that cowboy getup... 7. The Lost Boys 1987. A good year. Why? Because my little sister was born and they made this movie. Haha. Come on; the two Coreys, vampires, and Keifer Sutherland? What’s not to like? There are tons of great lines in this movie, as well as a soundtrack that’s pretty good. Carlifornia is a dangerous place, what with all the vampires running around. It gets worse when you find out your mom might be dating one and your bother has already been bitten. So hire yourself a couple of guys who claim to be vampire hunters and just work part time at the comic book shop and you should be good to go. Now tell me that isn’t a recipe for a great time? 8. The Burbs Corey pops up yet again! This time he’s the “Dude!” type of guy that just has you laughing as you watch the movie. He’s not the main character by far. Instead we’re focused on Tom Hanks as he and two buddies try to solve the mystery of a Walter, a missing neighbor and what the deal is with their really weird neighbors. Are they psychos? Did they kill Walter? Why does their lawn have no grass? A colorful ensemble of characters here that should have you watching in mild horror and delight throughout the movie. 9. The Goonies Okay, actually, we probably do watch this one for plot. Why? Because it’s a great plot! How often do you get to watch a group of crazy kids go on an outrageous hunt for pirate treasure to save their homes while being chased by notorious criminals? Not often. You get to see Sean Astin before he grew up and became Sam the Hobbit, as well as one of Corey Feldman’s more enjoyable performances (I think anyway – I loved his character). This is a great rollercoaster of a movie, filled with booby traps, swashbuckling, romance, and an all around good time as well as a great ending. 10. Transformers All right, let’s face it, none of us went to see Transformers for the storyline. What did we go for? Big. F-ing. Robots. If you didn’t go to the movie to see giant robots kicking the crap out of one another and destroying tons of stuff while doing so, then…honestly I have no idea what you were doing in that movie theater (or rental place). Everyone knows the humans of that movie were the weakest part (though I can’t help myself guys, sorry, but Shia LaBeouf is delicious…and actually he is a really good actor so kudos to him). But seriously? The Transformers made that movie and even if there were some utterly moronic scenes in that movie, as well as non-stop cheap advertisements, the Autobots and Decepticons rocked the screen. Stuck on what to watch tonight? Then check out a movie that looks fun, just for the fun of it. Nothing wrong with having a good time with a bucket of popcorn and some friends (and maybe a candy bar while you’re at it). 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