"The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002)

Based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a tale of love, betrayal, persistence, and - above all else - revenge.

The Cornetto Trilogy - "Shaun of the Dead" (2004), "Hot Fuzz" (2007), and "The World's End" (2013)

We have arrived at my favorite part of our entire collection - The Cornetto Trilogy! Sorry guys, only downhill from here.

"Clash of the Titans" (1981)

"Clash of the Titans" is a retelling of the legend of Perseus. After Zeus (Laurence Oliver) deforms her son Calibos, Thetis (Maggie Smith) takes out her frustrations on his mortal son Perseus (Harry Hamlin). Though he cannot directly interfere, he commands others on Olympus to grant him gifts to help him in life. He falls in love with Andromeda, and is forced to win her hand by battling Medusa, Calibos, and the Kraken - all in stop motion!

"Centurion" (2010)

I remember when "Centurion" came out. I was working at Blockbuster part time, and had been waiting for about a year since hearing about it. What's not to be attracted to? Neil Marshall writing and directing a movie about the Roman Ninth Legion doing battle against the Picts. That is a dream come true for me - Neil Marshall is one of my favorite writers/directors, and anyone who knows me knows I love history. Add to this Michael Fassbender as Quintus Dias (still before his super-famous years, but he had done enough at this point that I loved him) and Dominique West as General Titus, and you have a recipe for a great war movie. For those who don't know, both these actors were fairly major characters in "300" (I don't think I need to tell you that we definitely own this). It also has several actors and actresses that have appeared in other medieval combat movies, and other Neil Marshall films.

"Brotherhood of the Wolf"

"Brotherhood of the Wolf" (also known as "Le Pacte des Loups", 2001) is a well-known movie in the circles I run in. Outside of the those circles, this movie was largely ignored. The average American movie watcher does not concern themselves with French cinema. I for one think it would be nice if everyone did concern themselves with an occasional foreign movie. They might learn to appreciate good cinema, and not drool over yet another Michael Bay-splosions production.

The "Back to the Future" Trilogy

I wonder if Zemeckis knew what he was doing when he wrote these movies. They are pure fun - not out to prove anything other than movies are entertaining. That's exactly what this trilogy is: entertaining. For some reason my "Back to the Future Part II" will not work in my Xbox, so we weren't able to watch it. I've seen it a million times, though.

"Avatar"

James Cameron's wildly-praised "Avatar" (2009). I want to keep this review short.

"Almost Heroes"

"Almost Heroes" (1998) is the untold story of Bartholomew Hunt (Chris Farley) and Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry), who lead a team of third-rate explorers racing Lewis and Clark to the Pacific Ocean first. This tale was untold for good reason, as the IQ of the entire crew combined is about the same as your average Kardashian.

"Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" & "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls"

Perhaps one of the stupidest movies ever made, "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" was (and still is) a cult hit that spawned an immediate sequel ("Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls"), a cartoon that ran for three seasons (which mostly everyone forgot about), and a widely ignored third movie. We're just discussing "Pet Detective" and "When Nature Calls"in this post, as I don't own any of the cartoon, and watching just the courtroom scene of the third movie by accident made me hate everything in this world for about five minutes. This is also a rare instance where the sequel is significantly better than the original. 

"Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"

Based off a book of the same name, "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" is the untold story of Abraham Lincoln's night job as a vampire hunter. It sounds ridiculous, but it is a rather fun movie. Most people wrote this off as a goofy and campy retelling of history, but it is not. There is no "goofy and campy", and is a solid action/horror movie. They manage to fit most everything that happens into his actual history, so nothing is as crazy as one might think.