Brace yourself. Here comes the final list of movies watched in June.

100. (637.) Shoot First, Die Later (1974)
This Italian revenge film was not exactly what was advertised but still entertaining enough. (The third act "revenge" was limited to the last 10 minutes.) It's mostly about how Crime Doesn't Pay.

101. (638.) Hit Man (1972)
This is an American version of Crime Doesn't Pay in which Crime Pays So Long As You Stay Away From Children. For the record, I had no idea that action star Pam Grier was so willing to flash her dirty pillows to the camera. Not that I'm complaining.

102. (639.) The New Guy (2002)
I think DJ Qualls must fill some necessary niche in contemporary Hollywood in the same way Peter Lorrie did in the Golden Era. I mean, I like the guy, but he's always playing the role defined in the script as "geek/loser."

103. (640.) Shock Treatment (1964)
Speaking of typecast, here Roddy McDowell plays a crazy. But then, so does Lauren Bacall. This whole film could have been an extended Night Gallery episode. I liked it.

104. (641.) Hardbodies (1984)
I was raised in the 80s, so it should be no surprise that I have an affinity for the decade's sex comedies. This film falls somewhere between Meatballs and Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise. I'm not going to lie; I could watch this again.

105. (642.) Spring Break (1983)
This, however, shouldn't have been watched once. Boring cliche beach movie with less skin than Summer School and less comedy than One Crazy Summer. It's one redeeming feature is the blatant product placement for Coca-Cola.

106. (643.) Life with Father (1947)
I think this movie meant to portray familyhood as a heartwarming, positive thing, but all I could see were reasons to never ever get married or have children.

107. (644.) The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
I'd seen bits and pieces of this Beatles-parody mockumentary before, but never the whole thing. I was glad to see George Harrison was in on the joke.

108. (645.) Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
There's nothing worse than a comedy that isn't funny, but an action film with bad choreography isn't much better. These films don't need actors with range (see: Bronson, Charles or Segal, Steven), but we do expect them to have some gravitas and the necessary ability to convince us that they have the will and physical skills to do the things we see them do on screen. Kristen Kreuck was simply not up to this role. Avoid it if you can.

Whew! That's 30 movies in 30 days. Back soon with more.

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Are you ready for some football? After watching this, you will be.

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Finishing off November movies:

209. (516.) Mean Streets (1973)
Watching Martin Scorsese's most famous early work was like reading Walt Whitman. It feels cliche, but only because it has been referenced so much. Every gang picture owes this film a real debt.

210. (517.) The Last Picture Show (1971)
Fantastic coming-of-age tale. The only other film by director Peter Bogdonavich that I have seen and liked was Noises Off, which has NOTHING in common with this film. Go figure.

211. (518.) Silkwood (1983)
Meryl Streep really is fantastic at creating characters on screen that make you forget she's Meryl Streep. Cher is also really good here. I do wonder, after the fact, how much of this biography is factual. It seems almost to farcical to be based in reality.

212. (519.) The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
I wanted to hate this film. It was directed by Steven Speilberg, and it showed. All his little visceral tricks are in there. But it does such a great job of evoking the feel of the Tintin comics that it's impossible not to love.

214. (521.) Hugo (2011)
Dad described Hugo as weird and confusing. I thought it was magical and endearing. (Then again, I've seen some of Melies' films.) I suspect that it might be the best 3D movie ever made (on a 2D screen, the 3D elements feel far more organic than, say, Avatar), and I'm tempted to find a way to watch it in 3D to find out.

If you're counting along at home, you know I skipped one. That's because I'm saving the best for last.

213. (520.) Disco Godfather (1979)
This film is bad, so bad that it comes back out the other side. Of all the films I watched this month, this is the one I keep recommending. The following scenes are just a small portion of what makes this movie great:

Here's hoping I can do half as good with my movie choices in December.

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While doing some research on Superman for my last post, I came across the following video on bullyscomics.blogspot.com (which happens to be one of my favorite websites for obvious reasons).

I remember seeing Superman on Sesame Street, but I hadn't realized that his real ambition was to be one of the Letter People.

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Seven years before Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Mark Hamill played a man-child roaming the America countryside (well, mostly Las Vegas) looking for his lost customized transport in Corvette Summer. Just like Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Corvette Summer is pure awesome.

52. (359.) Corvette Summer (1978)

Annie Potts makes her feature film debut as this comedy's Manic Pixie Dream Girl determined to make it big in Vegas — as a hooker! She's crazy and adorable, and is alone worth the price of admission. But it's really Mark Hamill's movie.

Work it, Luke!

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"Deer will never win their war against humanity," you say. "Humans have big brains. We can out-think them." If that argument is keeping you in denial about the danger posed by our deadly woodland "friends," you better think again. People just keep ignoring the warning signs.

Kathleen O'Brien Wilhelm is trying to spread a similar message in Avon, Ohio. As she writes on avon-oh.patch.com:

Signs that read "Deer Crossing" and the like are going to continue to pop up throughout our country... but who are these signs for? Deer cannot read, do not obey the law and probably will cross where they wish.

Fear the anarchist deer! To be fair to Ms. Wilhelm, her ultimate argument as outlined in a series of op-ed posts is that all the deer — which she calls "death nuisance animals" — in Ohio should be eliminated. See, I'm not the only one who recognizes the problem!

The deer-pocalypse. It's closer than you think.

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This is for Trey, who hasn't spoken to me since December 2.

Don't argue with Captain Marvel, Trey. He has the wisdom of Solomon.

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You may have noticed that I skipped two numbers on Monday's list. That's because I wanted to highlight those two films:

218. Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)
219. Thunderbird 6 (1968)

I think I met most of the Thunderbirds television episodes when they aired on Tech TV about a decade ago. I'd seen the live-action film adaptation in 2004, but I had no idea that there were two SuperMarionation movies that were just as oddly paced and bizarre as the tv-show. These films contain all the eclectic elements that that Team America: World Police (also 2004) was parodying, including pointless international terrorism, awkward romance between puppets, and unabashed melodrama.

Thunderbirds are GO!... to bed?

As I said, the pacing is bad, but that's what DVR's are for, right? I caught them on consecutive Saturday mornings on TCM, and I would recommend them to the young at heart in a heartbeat.

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Another season of home games is in the books, and it ended pretty much the way it began: with Mike Bobo doing his best to keep Georgia out of the end zone. Fortunately for UGA, Kentucky wasn't even in the same weight class as they allowed the Bulldogs to win 19-10. Now isn't the time to revert to form, Bobo. If my brother and I can predict your every play from 3 stories up in the stands, Georgia Tech and LSU aren't going to have any problem shutting you down.

Despite the terrible offensive play (8 total turnovers?), Trey and I had a lot of fun. There was plenty to complain about both on the field (horrible officiating) and in the stands (McDonald's advertisements), and that kept us plenty entertained throughout. I am already looking forward to home games next year, where I hope to see many more post-game celebrations.

As I mentioned above, only Georgia Tech is left between UGA and LSU in the SEC Championship game. I don't think there were really a lot of people out there in week 3 who thought UGA would end the season playing for the SEC title. As Trey pointed out leaving the game, Steve Spurrier is probably furious, having fate steal the SEC East from his star-crossed South Carolina Gamecocks [after losing his star quarterback and running back mid-season]. If Steve Spurrier can't get it done, how do you think you'll fare next year in the meat grinder of the SEC, Missouri?

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I suppose if you know that your product isn't exactly cutting edge, you might as well embrace your squareness. Cue Snuggie:

Attention: Snuggie manufacturer, the Macarena was a one-hit wonder in 1995. You might as well be advertising your product with disco. No, wait. Don't do that. Dammit. Don't listen to me.

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