It is April, which means it is time for another Blockbuster List!
You'll notice a slight theme with this month. And it wasn't on purpose... at least on my end. You'll see what I mean...
First, let's tackle the top 5 domestic grossing mini-list.
1. Avengers: Endgame(2019)
2. Avengers: Infinity War(2018)
3. The Jungle Book(2016)
4. Furious 7(2015)
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014)
So what about my list? Let's get into it!!!
Top 10 Movies Released In April
Honorable Mention 1: Frequency (4/28/2000): Jim Caviezel and Dennis Quaid star in this movie about a police officer who connects to his dead father in the past through a HAM radio, trying to help prevent his father's murder. Topped off with a wonderful Garth Brook's track. This is a very underrated movie.
Honorable Mention 2: Anger Management (4/11/2003): Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler. That is all you need to see this movie. Really.
Honorable Mention 3: Chasing Amy (4/18/1997): Kevin Smith directed, Ben Affleck starring movie about a comic book artist that has fallen in love with another artist that just happens to be a lesbian. A decent movie, but Silent Bob's Chasing Amy monologue is one of the best.
(Bonus!)11. The Saint (4/4/1997): This one deserved more than an Honorable Mention, and I had a full 10 on the list. So... it is the 11th on the list. A movie based on the 60s series starring Roger Moore(yes... THAT Roger Moore). A thief for hire, master of disguise. And why is it the bonus entry? Val... Kilmer. Underrated movie here. Underrated role. And... Kilmer.(on this list in honor of Val Kilmer, if you couldn't tell)
10. A Nightmare on Elm Street (4/30/2010): Yes, the remake. And I loved it. When this movie was announced and Robert Englund said he wasn't in it, I was deflated. When Jackie Earle Haley got cast as Freddy... I was 110% in. Some corny jokes still made the movie, but it was designed with more malice that the originals. And... I will make this note: Wes Craven wanted human Freddy to be a child molester instead of a child killer. He changed it because of cases in the public eye at the time. So this is partially his original vision. Which is cool. But I loved this less campy Freddy Krueger. Sad we never got a sequel.
9. A Quiet Place (4/6/2018): Jon Krasinski coming through with such a great, unique horror film. And he had the cast learn sign language due to a young cast member actually being deaf. Krasinski ended up being a great director.
8. Hellboy (4/2/2004): The OG Hellboy with Ron Perlman. Yeah... sure, the remake was released in April, but honestly it doesn't compare.
7. American Psycho (4/14/2000): Neo-Modern Horror film starring Christian Bale as a corporate yuppie that moonlights as a secret killer. Some wonderful scenes this movie has given us... including the notion that maybe it was all in Patrick's head.
6. The Punisher (4/16/2004): Thomas Jane and John Travolta. The best Punisher film to date(and second best live action Punisher overall). And bonus John Pinette! And Ben Foster! And Kevin Nash!!
5. Avengers: Infinity War (4/27/2018) & Avengers: Endgame (4/26/2019): THE Avengers movies. Part 1 & 2 of the same story. I don't have to tell you what these movies are. They are global phenomena.
4. Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (4/29/2005): Loosely adapted movie from books that were loosely adapted from a radio program. Martin Freeman, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel. Yeah... cult classic. And... needed a bigger cult so we got sequels.
3. Ex Machina (4/24/2015): A Low Budget film about just how human an AI can be. Small cast focused on Alicia Vikander as the AI, Oscar Issac as the man who created her, and Domhnall Gleeson as the one who is administers the tests for the AI. It is a great, largely underrated sci-fi flick.
2. Sin City (4/1/2005): Black/White with a splash of color noir movie based on the Frank Miller books of the same name. Directed by Miller and Robert Rodriguez. And almost adapted frame by frame, cell by cell. A stellar cast, including making Mickey Rourke relevant again. And one of my favorite Bruce Willis roles.
And the Number One movie released in April
1. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (4/4/2014): My favorite MCU movie. Period. Less Superhero movie, and more spy thriller. I knew the Winter Soldier twist, but it was still pulled off in stellar fashion. And of course, Robert Redford making things that much better. This is the best MCU movie overall, and you don't have to like the superhero movies to appreciate this one.
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Excellent list!
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