Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Top Ten John Landis

 Here we go...

1) Animal House (1978) - I didn't like it when I saw it as a kid but then when I saw it later and understood the jokes it was lots of fun

2) Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) - often forgotten he directed this lots of fun

3) The Blues Brothers (1980) - chaotic, hilarious, musical, gosh there must've been cocaine

4) An American Werewolf in London (1981) - again didn't get this til later, had to appreciate it was a horror film not a comedy

5) Trading Places (1983) - smart, funny, always lovedit

6) Innocent Blood (1992) - flopped but I think it's great, sexy, scary

7) Spies Like Us (1985) - clever, subversive, Chase and Aykroyd are a good team

8) Coming to America (1988) - fun, elaborate comedy

9) Into the Night (1985) - flawed, I can see why it flopped, but full of wonderful things

10) Thriller (1984) -splendid video

The film I wish he'd directed: Dick Tracy.

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