Diaz fully justifies the Tex Averyisms in The Mask.

I don't know how it fares in a list encompassing the entirety of film, but Starship Troopers. It's not getting any love in discussions here, which is a shame because it's also an excellent model for balancing CGI and practical effects. And just like Jurassic Park, it still looks GREAT today, despite being 15 years old.

Did they also have onions tied to their belts?

You and @unicyclistperiscopes:disqus make good points and I generally agree — it's flawed but those flaws make it more interesting. How about "proselytizers?"

Coster-Waldau was a lot of fun. The ending left me very cold (oh ho ho), however.

LOUDLY

Perfect!

Yeah, they seem to be going for being the "I saw them before they were big!" venue, if that makes sense.

Hmm…isn't the most frightening part in Fellowship when they're in the tomb under the mountain, reading the final logs of the dwarfs, ending with "…they're coming?" Unease building the whole time, with the realization that what is lurking is in fact on its way?

As @zachwalters:disqus says above, it's at heart a romantic movie and Williams' beautiful, yearning theme is a huge reason why.

Well said.

I've been looking for a place to put my standard defense of the sequel and this looks like a good place. Yes, kid gymnast versus raptor is dumb. But so is defining Lost World as the movie where a kid gymnast beats a raptor! Which you could've done the minute "directed by Stephen Spielberg" appeared on the screen, it's…

Holy shit, there was a dinosaur Herschel Gordon Lewis?

Damn Spinosaurus in the third movie. Don't try to top T Rex, dammit!

Heh, I originally read that as "I saw that with your wife last weekend" and was confused why you were dissing CN so hard.

Deinonychus was OG, dammit! I remember reading about them during my initial dinosaur binge several years before Jurassic Park and being enthralled. But "velociraptor" is a lot easier to say and in general is a badass-sounding word.

Dr. Wu, man. Dr. Wu. I understand why his end didn't make it into the movie but holy shit was that awesome carnage for an 11-year-old reader.

That arm is nearly as good as the head in Jaws, which is only one of the best jump scares in movies. Considering all the scares and dread in his movies it'd be interesting to see Spielberg try more straight horror.

I know! I want to go but don't think I can. I saw Kvelertak earlier this year at Great Scott, which is even smaller, and they were insane.

This will always be the best performance of Herbert Pocket: http://www.avclub.com/artic…