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2. Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Milton Berle, Sid Ceaser, Phil Silvers, Terry Thomas, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Dick Shawn, Spencer Tracy. This is surely the second best movie ever made. Ensemble cast also features Don Knotts, Paul Ford, The 3 Stooges, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, Jim Backus.

3. The Music Man. Shirley Jones, Robert Preston, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ron Howard, Paul Ford. It's difficult to place this behind Mad Mad World, and sometime I may have to change it.

4. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howe, Benny Hill. Did you notice that fully 20% of the top ten movies ever made feature Buddy Hackett and Paul Ford!? Is that strange, or what? I'm not a huge Buddy Hackett or Paul Ford fan...it's just a coincidence. Why Chitty? Especially since it TANKED at the box office...well, it's a fantastic film. Unbelievably entertaining, plenty of great songs.

5. Mary Poppins Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Wynn. Now I notice that 20% of the top ten movies ever made star Julie Andrews, and another 20% star Dick Van Dyke. So while some might conclude that the ultimate movie would star Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, with Buddy Hackett and Paul Ford in supporting roles, I must sadly report that no such film exists. Notice that 4 of the top 5 are musicals. That's key.

6. Star Wars. All of them. Consider this 4 for the price of 1. Star Wars: A New Hope. The Empire Strikes Back. Return of the Jedi. The Phantom Menace. I could pick any one of them on any given day, so I list them all. Although I guess Empire Strikes Back is my single favorite.

7. Groundhog Day. May be removed someday, for now it's in. Doesn't really fit with the rest of these. For some reason, men love this movie, and women don't. Am I right or am I right or am I right...Hard to explain. Replace GHD with Vacation or The Blues Brothers if you don't like Bill Murray.

8. Raiders of the Lost Ark. or JAWS. I'll let you decide. You could put
Deliverence here I guess.

9. Grand Prix James Garner, Eva Marie Saint. The racing scenes are simply amazing. Now that we've listed James Garner, you might be thinking that we should list the one with Julie Andrews, James Garner, and Robert Preston; well, forget it. Speaking of car movies, Vanishing Point is another great car movie....but you'll never find it. Barry Newman.

10. Duck Soup/Animal Crackers. The Marx Brothers. Doesn't matter which movie; pick the one you want. Would be rated higher except they are so old the film quality is generally poor.

Every John Wayne movie, for one. Also, The Russians Are Coming, starring Carl Reiner and Alan Arkin.

The Man with the Golden Gun. Yep, a Roger Moore Bond. Followed by almost any of the Bond movies.

The Bobo, starring Peter Sellers and Brit Eklund. The introductory scene and song at the cafe in Barcelona is 5 minutes of pure brilliance from Peter Sellers. So great, in fact, that the rest of the movie is not worth watching. For a more extended Sellersfest, see After the Fox. Also with Brit Eklund. Either of these are better than any of the Pink Panther movies, which are great as it is. Coincidence again here; Eklund was also in the Bond movie listed above.

Almost any of Burt Reynolds' inane movies from the 1970s. Especially
Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit.

Charlton Heston movies. Alex Baldwin movies. Barbra Streisand movies. Robin Williams. I don't care which side they're on, if they are wackos, they get bounced. This brings down Planet of the Apes, A Star is Born, Jumanji, and Soylent Green. Alec Baldwin never made anything remotely close to getting on this list, but he's such a wack job I felt compelled to ban him in the event of a miracle.

Also Julia Roberts. She's not political, but her movies are all terrible and she's not as drop-dead beautiful as everybody says. And she does star with Richard Gere a lot, he's certifiable.

Every Elvis movie rates over every Charlton Heston, Alex Baldwin (et al.) movie. Why? When asked about his politics, Elvis replied: "I don't want to get into that...I don't think anybody cares what I think about that....I'm just a singer. People want to hear me sing, they don't want to hear me talk about politics."



	What movie to rent, what movie to see. Following are the BEST 10 MOVIES ever made, in case you were wondering. 1. The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer. Unquestionably the best. 2. Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Milton Berle, Sid Ceaser, Phil Silvers, Terry Thomas, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Dick Shawn, Spencer Tracy. This is surely the second best movie ever made. Ensemble cast also features Don Knotts, Paul Ford, The 3 Stooges, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, Jim Backus. 3. The Music Man. Shirley Jones, Robert Preston, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Ron Howard, Paul Ford. It's difficult to place this behind Mad Mad World, and sometime I may have to change it. 4. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howe, Benny Hill. Did you notice that fully 20% of the top ten movies ever made feature Buddy Hackett and Paul Ford!? Is that strange, or what? I'm not a huge Buddy Hackett or Paul Ford fan...it's just a coincidence. Why Chitty? Especially since it TANKED at the box office...well, it's a fantastic film. Unbelievably entertaining, plenty of great songs. 5. Mary Poppins Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Wynn. Now I notice that 20% of the top ten movies ever made star Julie Andrews, and another 20% star Dick Van Dyke. So while some might conclude that the ultimate movie would star Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, with Buddy Hackett and Paul Ford in supporting roles, I must sadly report that no such film exists. Notice that 4 of the top 5 are musicals. That's key. 6. Star Wars. All of them. Consider this 4 for the price of 1. Star Wars: A New Hope. The Empire Strikes Back. Return of the Jedi. The Phantom Menace. I could pick any one of them on any given day, so I list them all. Although I guess Empire Strikes Back is my single favorite. 7. Groundhog Day. May be removed someday, for now it's in. Doesn't really fit with the rest of these. For some reason, men love this movie, and women don't. Am I right or am I right or am I right...Hard to explain. Replace GHD with Vacation or The Blues Brothers if you don't like Bill Murray. 8. Raiders of the Lost Ark. or JAWS. I'll let you decide. You could put Deliverence here I guess. 9. Grand Prix James Garner, Eva Marie Saint. The racing scenes are simply amazing. Now that we've listed James Garner, you might be thinking that we should list the one with Julie Andrews, James Garner, and Robert Preston; well, forget it. Speaking of car movies, Vanishing Point is another great car movie....but you'll never find it. Barry Newman. 10. Duck Soup/Animal Crackers. The Marx Brothers. Doesn't matter which movie; pick the one you want. Would be rated higher except they are so old the film quality is generally poor. Which ones were tough to leave out? Every John Wayne movie, for one. Also, The Russians Are Coming, starring Carl Reiner and Alan Arkin. Paint Your Wagon with Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin. The Wizard of Oz. Goodbye Mr. Chips. Petula Clark and Peter O'Toole. Julie Andrews would've been better. The Man with the Golden Gun. Yep, a Roger Moore Bond. Followed by almost any of the Bond movies. The Bobo, starring Peter Sellers and Brit Eklund. The introductory scene and song at the cafe in Barcelona is 5 minutes of pure brilliance from Peter Sellers. So great, in fact, that the rest of the movie is not worth watching. For a more extended Sellersfest, see After the Fox. Also with Brit Eklund. Either of these are better than any of the Pink Panther movies, which are great as it is. Coincidence again here; Eklund was also in the Bond movie listed above. The Eiger Sanction Clint Eastwood. Way Cool. Doctor Doolittle The original with Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley. Almost any of Burt Reynolds' inane movies from the 1970s. Especially Cannonball Run and Smokey and the Bandit. Raising Arizona The Dirty Dozen Used Cars Giant Back to the Future Superman The Birds Banned from the List...... Charlton Heston movies. Alex Baldwin movies. Barbra Streisand movies. Robin Williams. I don't care which side they're on, if they are wackos, they get bounced. This brings down Planet of the Apes, A Star is Born, Jumanji, and Soylent Green. Alec Baldwin never made anything remotely close to getting on this list, but he's such a wack job I felt compelled to ban him in the event of a miracle. Also Julia Roberts. She's not political, but her movies are all terrible and she's not as drop-dead beautiful as everybody says. And she does star with Richard Gere a lot, he's certifiable. Weren't we talking about movies? How'd we get from movies to politics? Every Elvis movie rates over every Charlton Heston, Alex Baldwin (et al.) movie. Why? When asked about his politics, Elvis replied: "I don't want to get into that...I don't think anybody cares what I think about that....I'm just a singer. People want to hear me sing, they don't want to hear me talk about politics." Amen.