Top 100 Scariest Movie Moments

I first ran across this list of the Top 100 Scariest Movie Moments several months ago. At the time however, they only had 100-41 counted down. Without the top 40, I lost interest, forgot to bookmark the page, and moved on.

Luckily, I found the list again, and it has been completed. I can't claim to have seen all of these movies, but as I read through the list, I didn't find myself wondering, "Hey, how come they didn't include _____"?

Can you think of scenes that would have been good to include? Drop a comment down below.

Originally, you could scroll down each page -- there were 20 entries per page -- and navigate the site a little easier. Now, you'll have to click each individual thumbnail on the main page to find out what movie and "moment" is being discussed.

Still, if you have a few minutes, this is a pretty good list. Just looking at some of the images alone gave me a few chills. I've included two pictures here that gave me some definite goosebumps.

As scary as the shower scene is in Psycho, the moment that gets me every time is at the end of the movie, after Norman's mom is revealed. The lady screams, then they show Norman entering the room wearing mom's dress, knife in hand, and flashing one of the scariest grins I've ever seen. The hair on my neck stands up just thinking about it. Imagine seeing this in the theatre in the rather innocent times of 1960.

There are also video clips that go along with some of these entries as well, although, you'll just have to find them for yourself. There is a video clip that goes along with the second pic I included, which is from Exorcist III. Now, this is a movie I haven't seen, and judging by how scary this particular scene is, maybe that's a good thing.

I haven't clicked on every image to be able to point you in the right direction for which moments include video clips. Hey, I can't be expected to do ALL the work for you.

Plus, I didn't really want to click on ALL of these images.

I forgot to pack an extra pear of underwear today.

R.I.P. Charles Nelson Reilly

Match Game has to be considered a top 5 game show of all-time. It is for me, at least. The perfect host, Gene Rayburn, terrific music (BWAMP boom, ba boo boo boo buh boom BWAMP), a goofy six-person celebrity panel -- that regularly filmed episodes sloshed -- and silly questions laced with entendre and sexual innuendo. What's not to like?

One of the anchors of that celebrity panel has passed away, Charles Nelson Reilly. When you think of Match Game, what names come to mind? Rayburn, Richard Dawson, Brett Somers, and Nelson Reilly.

Here's more about him from the New York Times.

Below are a few classic clips from Match Game...

Charles Takes Over As Host

Charles And Brett Go On Tour


Charles The Newscaster?

Charles As Santa

Charles Gets Mad

Idol Thoughts

So, Jordin Sparks is the winner of American Idol. The long, drawn out ordeal is finally over. Well, the show is over. There's still the tour featuring the finalists that will kickoff in July. I'll pass.

And while the next season of Idol doesn't begin until January, auditions will actually start toward the end of summer.

Have they ever come to Chicago?

A few thoughts on the finale:

• I've lost whatever respect I still had for Joe Perry, after he joined Sanjaya onstage for a truly awful performance of "You Really Got Me". Perry couldn't even save himself with some hot guitar work, because the sound engineer had him barely audible.
• Pretty low of Clive Davis to barely mention Kelly Clarkson in his rundown of Idol's success stories. All over a creative tug-of-war surrounding Clarkson's new CD. Hey Clive, do you remember this girl selling 10 million Breakaway albums for your RCA label?
• Worst performance of the night? Easily Bette Midler's "Wind Beneath My Wings". And she's taking over Celine Dion's Las Vegas gig? Good luck with that, Caesars Palace.
• So, a show that really only needed to be two minutes long, instead of two hours, is so bloated with filler that they couldn't even fit the announcement of the winner into the original two hours?? You mean that gawd-awful Sgt. Pepper's tribute just had to make it to air? The show came back from what we thought was the last commercial break with about seven minutes left before 9pm (central), and the producer decides, "Ok, we could get to the announcement now, and wrap this up in perfect time...but, ah, screw it, let's get the Idol finalists up on stage with the past winners so we can hear them clod their way through a Beatles medley!" Yeah, because I was dying to hear Haley Scarnato sing "With A Little Help From My Friends".
• People that actually sounded pretty good that night: Green Day, Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, and Kelly Clarkson (the only bright spot during the Beatles thing. Sweet outfit, too).
• Best promo of the night: Hell's Kitchen, returning in early June.
• Jordin winning makes the most sense. She's a much more mainstream artist than Blake. She's perfect for the role of American Idol: young, cute, big voice, broad appeal. Blake actually seemed relieved that he lost. Or at least, he's handling it very well. He's free to set up his own deal after the Idol's tour is done, and I'm actually looking forward to hearing what he comes up with for his first album. There aren't many Idol performers that have motivated me to buy their music. None, in fact. But Lewis, Elliot Yamin, and Clarkson at least have me intrigued. Does being a fan of Kathrine McPhee's (videos) count?

The Simpsons' 400th Episode

At this point, it's easy to take The Simpsons for granted, and, I have. I'll admit it, as a big fan of the show, I haven't watched many of the newer episodes. Sure, the quality of the recent seasons may not quite be up to the high standards of previous Simpsons' years, but each episode is still good for at least four or five laugh-out-loud-moments -- or LOLM's as we'll call them -- and that's good enough for me.

It takes a lot for me to actually laugh out loud at a TV comedy. It's not that I don't have a sense of humor, in fact I think I have a very good one, it's just that my reactions to comedy on TV, or movies, usually elicits a smile, or one of the classic "I'm laughing on the inside" feelings.

However, The Simpsons has consistently given me LOLM's for many, many years. Sometimes I'll get into a giggle fit over something that Homer has done, and I'll be in tears laughing about whatever dumb thing he's done for several minutes after the fact.

I own seasons 3 - 7 on DVD, am looking forward to the movie coming out this summer, and watch the reruns around dinner time when I can -- in other words, when my wife doesn't want the local news on at 6:00.

So, I tip my Duff cap to Homer and the gang for hitting the 400th episode mark this Sunday. It may not be as funny as it once was, but it still is one of the five best comedies on TV now. And it still gives me LOLM's.

Mmmmmmmmm...LOLM's.

The following clips, along with countless others that I'm too lazy to find for you, are good for a few LOLM's:

Fat Bart - Bart goes on an eating binge, changing how the show's open would look




Homer The Inventor - Stick with this to see Homer's inventions, including the one that gave me one of my biggest LOLM's - the "Everything Is OK Alarm"




Homer's 101 Jobs - killer soundtrack with this one




Homer's Moments Of Tipsy-ism - To alcohol, the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems




The Movie Trailer - One of them at least.

The Sopranos On PAX: A Mad TV Classic

As The Sopranos gets set to sleep with the fishes in a few weeks, I thought I'd show you one of my favorite Mad TV sketches that parodied the show several years ago. This is how The Sopranos would look if it aired on a regular network. Well, if it aired on PAX-TV.

This is probably similar to how the show looks in reruns on A & E.

Will Sasso, as Tony Soprano, is brilliant in this sketch.

An Omazing Singer

With American Idol rapidly approaching the finish line, I'm already looking forward to the auditions for next season. I think I may have found a new star. Just click the pic below, and enjoy a breathtaking performance of everyone's favorite, "Omazing Grace". Yes, "Omazing".

The ratings for the early audition rounds on Idol -- the rounds with all of the horrible singers -- are always good. I'd like to see a 30-minute show centered around this guy. Each week give him four or five songs to sing, and just let him go. You wouldn't watch that?

And, since there is a real possibility that there is something wrong with this dude -- beyond the horrible singing -- I'm going to pretend that one of the following things is true, so I can enjoy the clip guilt-free:

A) He's drunk
B) He's stoned
C) He's drunk and stoned
D) It's really Eddie Murphy impersonating a bad singer. Or a cow in heat.

There, I feel better already.

Happy Mother's Day II

Don't forget to call, or visit your mom on Sunday. Although, if your mom is anything like these moms, I can understand if you'd rather take a pass and go golfing instead.

So, from yours truly -- one heckuva mutha myself -- to all of the real mothers out there, Happy Mother's Day.