Erin Spencer's Top 10 Worst Movies of All Time

Erin Spencer recently did a guest review on the Makin Movie Blog for the movie, Red Riding Hood. Surprisingly enough, this movie ended up in her "Top 10 Worst Movies of All Time", which she texted to me after viewing the movie. This is her list, I don't agree with all of them, but all of them made me laugh.

Let's count them down.

#10: The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers 

I've actually seen the first 7 of these. I loved them all as a kid. I haven't seen this one but it's sad to see it on this list. After some research, I noticed this series ends with a 13th installment.. isn't that unlucky?

#9: Fragile

The thing that surprised me most about this movie is the fact that Erin would watch something that has a cover like this. Then again.. she has committed to go see Scream 4 with me..

#8: Lady in the Water

I love this movie! C'mon Erin, don't hate something just because it is different.

#7: The "Friday" Music Video

She's only 13!! GIVE HER A BREAK!!! IT HAS 119 MILLION VIEWS! (and over 2 million "dislikes"). Ouch. (I'll let it slide that this isn't even a movie)

#6: He's Just Not That Into You

Did I read this right? A PG-13 chick flick that Erin Spencer doesn't like? What's this world coming to!?

#5: The Box

There goes Erin hating creative ideas again.. I actually haven't seen this one either, so I can't hate it too much.

#4: Twilight

What?! A girl that hates  Twilight is like a Laker fan that hates Kobe.

#3: Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie

What kid doesn't love vegetables and scripture reading...?

#2: Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure

This one was also pretty surprising to me. A Disney movie? Erin is the biggest disney fan in the world. Walt would be so upset...

#1: Red Riding Hood

Here it is! It actually made the list at number one - you can read Erin's complete take on it here.

NBA Playoffs: Good Vs. Evil

It's the fourth day of the NBA Playoffs. Probably one of my favorite times of the year. It can be frustrating to my non-basketball friends as about every night of my life can be occupied by basketball for a couple months. To them, I say sorry.

I thought I'd make it easier for people to start watching the playoffs by telling them who they should be cheer for and who they should be cheering against.

I present to you the good guys and the bad guys of the NBA playoffs.

GOOD GUYS:

Chicago Bulls

 Why they're good: Derrick Rose has become the most dominant player in the NBA without picking up the ego. It's fun to watch a team that is still run by the coach and not by the stars.  Tom Thibodeau has created a marvelous defensive system where they work together. Teamwork and a humble star, what more can you ask for?

Denver Nuggets

 Why they're good: Now this is a surprising one, a team I thought I'd never be cheering for. After they traded away Billups and Anthony, Denver has turned into the best actual "team" in the sense of the word.  No superstar, just great teamwork - and they're playing great right now.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Why they're good: Kevin Durant is what you have to love most about this team. As with Derrick Rose, he is a superstar without the ego. I don't care much for some of the other players on the team, but he sure is fun to watch and cheer for.

Why they're good:  I've loved all of Coach D'Antoni's teams, he has such a fluid offense with great ball movement. I haven't really liked Carmello in the past but I enjoy his renewed enthusiasm for this team. Chauncey Billups and Amare Stoudemire are two of my favorite players in the league right now.

New York Knicks                      

Now it's time for some  EVIL. Here are the Bad Guys. (We're sick of seeing you win)

Miami Heat

Why they're evil: Lebron James forsaking his home town to team up with two other all-stars who arrogantly promised 9 championships to their city of Miami.. I hope they get none.

Los Angeles Lakers

Why they're evil: Two words; Kobe Bryant. Kobe has set a new benchmark for arrogance during his stint in the league. I don't think I need to go more in depth than that.

Boston Celtics

Why they're evil: Boston may have been my Laker killer in the past, but I'm really sick of seeing KG be a jerk, Pierce be a flopper, and the entire Celtics squad's sense of entitlement this year.

Why they're evil: Floppers! They're all floppers. Manu, Tony, Tim - I'm sick of your flopping and I hope you lose.

             San Antonio Spurs              .

With that being said, this is a great year for NBA playoffs. 

Plenty of people to love and plenty to love to hate. Should be lots of fun. Enjoy!

The Pet Peeve of Loud People in Theaters

If you know me, very few things get my blood boiling. You may not have even ever seen me upset.. unless you've been to one of my basketball games or watched a Utah Jazz game with me (I'm sincerely sorry if you have).  Bad referees make me really upset, but I have another pet peeve I would like to speak about today that boils my blood nearly as bad.


(If you don't know what a pet peeve is, here's the wikipedia link)

This Pet named Peeve is the one of  Loud People in Theaters. I recently saw the movie Insidious (read my review here) and the audience was super annoying. Of course, I'm not saying theaters should be completely silent - it's ok to laugh and scream and even whisper something to your friend. I do that, everyone does that. But you know what I'm talking about, those people who are intentionally loud because they think people want to listen to them. To those people, I have a few things to say:

1. I did not pay $8.50 to listen to you.
2. Your jokes are not funny.
3. You cannot foresee the plot better than the people who made it, and no one wants to hear your assumptions.
4. Unless there are blind people in the theater, you have no reason to point out things you see on screen.
5. I'm not quite sure why you paid money to sit in a dark room and just talk to your friend.

To explain how much you bother me, here are a few situations.

1. If life was Grand Theft Auto IV, I would cap you, take your money, and steal your car. Then use that money to buy another movie ticket to that same movie, where hopefully, word has gotten around that I don't mess around.
2. If life was Live Free or Die Hard, I would chase you out of the theater where you would jump into your hover aircraft. I would jump onto your hover aircraft, smash through your window, throw you out, fly your hovercraft to the moon, and watch the movie in silence. (I'll find a way to get the movie there)
3. If life were Westside Story, I may sing a song to you about my displeasure and then challenge you to a highly stylized knife fight. In which, I would win.

Are you catching my drift?

Since life is not any of those situations, I will most likely just sit angrily in my seat and grumble "..shut up..." under my breath.

My point still stands. Comment if you agree!

Last Post of Makin UV Better

Dear Friends, Fans, and Loyal Readers,

Due to the demanding needs of The Makin Movie Blog, I will be discontinuing the Makin UV Better blog indefinitely. I'm not really sure if anyone reads this anymore, but for those of you who do read, thanks for all of the support. Over the past 5 months and 33 posts, I have grown to love each of your anonymous faces. I will continue to try and Make UV better with my movie reviews.

Sincerely,
Jordan Makin
Makin UV Better