Crackle’s Top 10 Movies Before the End: #6 In The Line Of Fire

November 6th, 2009 by CrackleMovieTeam        Posted in Movies | No Comments »

Clint gets caught In The Line Of Fire.

LineofFire-OneSheetA complex take on a classic Clint Eastwood tough guy role, replete with one of his greatest nemeses, portrayed by John Malkovich. Plus you have Clint getting lucky (punk?) with none other than Rene Russo. Take a crotchety hero who’s “this close” to retirement, throw in a creepy bad guy genius who dabbles in assassination and you have a great film to distract you as the earth implodes.

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Movies Team

Crackle’s Top 10 TV Before the End: #6 The Three Stooges: “Men in Black”

November 6th, 2009 by CrackleTelevisionTeam        Posted in Television | No Comments »

Minisode above, and also make sure to check out the full Three Stooges: “Men In Black”.

“Calling Doctor Howard, Doctor Fine, Doctor Howard.” This 1934 Academy Award nominated short laid the groundwork for some of the Stooges greatest gags. This is the first time they smashed through a plate glass door repeatedly, and you might recognize the gag of the Stooges calling out for their props three times. This episode also shows prime use of hammerspace, in this case vehicles its cars in a closet. These gags have been mimicked accross all media for decades. This spoof of Clark Gable’s Men in White is often heralded as the greatest short the slapstick trio ever produced.

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Television Team

Crackle’s Top 10 Originals Before the End: #6 Roadents: “Beef Barn”

November 6th, 2009 by CrackleOriginalsTeam        Posted in Originals | No Comments »

Forget the fish, it’s all about the “Beef Barn”.

Pee Pee tries to order a fish taco at the beefy fast food chain that “serves cow.” Watching an animated ball of fur threaten headbutting makes us guffaw, keeping our minds off the end of the world. Peeing your trousers with laughter will do what terrified screams and a 2012 style fancy limo escape-from-death-driving won’t.

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Originals Team

Crackle’s Top 10 Originals Before the End: #7 American Dreamers: “Bishop’s Castle”

November 5th, 2009 by CrackleOriginalsTeam        Posted in Originals | No Comments »
Is this in any way structurally sound?: American Dreamers: “Bishop’s Castle”

The castle is made from over 1,500 tons of rock and cement, with towers 160 feet tall, and was built entirely by hand by one man. It is Bishop’s homage to God. If the end of the world is near, what will you offer up to ensure your one-way ticket to heaven?

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Originals Team

Crackle’s Top 10 Movies Before the End: #7 Cliffhanger

November 5th, 2009 by CrackleMovieTeam        Posted in Movies | No Comments »

The
Cliffhanger trailer.

Cliffhanger-OneSheetCliffhanger is easily one of the most pulse-pounding action films of the ‘90s, and it’s spiked with some of the greatest aerial stunts ever filmed. Directed by Renny Harlin, and starring Sylvester Stallone, John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner, this movie illustrates some creatively awful ways to die… maybe the end of the world won’t be so bad.

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Movies Team

Crackle’s Top 10 TV Before the End: #7 Charlie’s Angels: “Angels in Chains”

November 5th, 2009 by CrackleTelevisionTeam        Posted in Television | No Comments »

Above, the Minisode of “Angels In Chains”. Check out the full length version here.

If the title doesn’t say it, let me lay it out for you, this episode has it all: sexy women and a prison shower. Charlie’s Angels may be the sexiest trio of costars to ever share the small screen and Farrah was their queen. The setup: it’s a corrupt town where they falsely imprison hot women who commit dubious crimes such as hitchhiking, trespassing and jaywalking. Once on the “inside” they enjoy a hot shower (yes, the Angels undress) and then they get deloused by a female prison guard named “Max” before they’re shuffled off to a sexy seventies “pot and pill” party. What propells this episode into the stratosphere is a guest appearance from a very young, and very sexy, Kim Basinger. It turns out the warden is a Madam, forcing the girls into sex slavery. Ahhh, they just don’t make TV like this anymore.

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Television Team

Crackle’s Top 10 TV Before the End: #8 Damages: “Pilot”

November 4th, 2009 by CrackleTelevisionTeam        Posted in Television | No Comments »

We bet you can’t watch the Damages: “Pilot” without committing to the entire series. From the first scene viewers are sucked in while watching a young lady stumble down the streets of New York covered in blood — and the show never slows down. This nonlinear, twisting, episode weaves multiple stories and characters together with a grace and style more often reserved for feature film. So combine the storytelling of Sopranos alumnus Allen Coulter, and mix it with the talent of Glenn Close, Ted Danson, Rose Byrne and more, you have one helluva’ recipe for killer drama. After you finish the series you might ask yourself why they don’t give an Academy Award to TV roles. Glenn Close would surely win.

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Television Team

Crackle’s Top 10 Originals Before the End: #8 Hardline: “The Compound”

November 4th, 2009 by CrackleOriginalsTeam        Posted in Originals | No Comments »

In 1997, police raided a secluded compound deep in the Idaho mountains to find a pool full of dead people. This group believed their devotion to a crazy cult leader and his strict sexual code of conduct would get them through the gates at the heaven of Ghuzz. Their end happened in a pool. Where will yours take place?

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Originals Team

Crackle’s Top 10 Movies Before the End: #8 Godzilla (1998)

November 4th, 2009 by CrackleMovieTeam        Posted in Movies | No Comments »
Watch the Godzilla (1998) trailer, and prepare for the end.

Godzilla-OneSheetJust yesterday Godzilla celebrated his 55th birthday, so today we strongly suggest watching Godzilla (1998) that features this granddaddy of Earth destroyers. This film, directed by Roland Emmerich (2012), brought Godzilla back into the limelight, right where he belongs.

2012 is around the corner… are you ready for the end of the world? Crackle presents the Movies, Originals and TV shows that we feel you should fit into your schedule before the end times. So come back each day as we count off our favorite Top Ten Before the End.

- The Crackle Movie Team

Ralph Macchio Turns 48: Less Karate Kid, More Hai Karate

November 4th, 2009 by Crackle Jack        Posted in Movies | 2 Comments »

An eternal teenager, Ralph Macchio has managed to almost make it through a half century. With all that wisdom under his belt, what can the real life “Daniel LaRusso” teach us in a celebratory Birthday Haiku?

1. Wax on, wax off.
2. The Crane kick is bullsh*t.
3. Just sweep the leg.

You can catch highlight clips of his triumph in The Karate Kid here on Crackle, or watch him go the distance with The Karate Kid Part II, The Karate Kid Part III and watch him trade in the Cobra Kai for Satan in Crossroads.

CJ – Crackle Blog Editor