And Pitcher

Sowell also discusses the greatest pitcher of all-time here.

All-Time Greatest Hitter

Thomas Sowell has narrowed the list to five.

Favorite Films 2000-2009, Rough Draft

My first pass at my favorite movies of the decade:

The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Iron Man
The Lives of Others
300
Casino Royale
Equlibrium
The Transporter
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Ocean's Eleven
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gladiator
Hot Fuzz
The Bourne Identity
Snatch
Hellboy
Luther
The Incredibles
Up
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Prestige
Memento

Note: This is a list of favorites. Some may have artistic worthiness, others I just love to watch, like "The Transporter".

Top 15 Films of the Decade

John Nolte has posted his list of the top fifteen films of the decade at Big Hollywood. I've seen all of the top 5 and 11 of 15 overall and can vouch for them being worthwhile movies (except for "Napoleon Dynamite", I hated that movie, even though it had a llama).

Top 15

IMDb has posted its "The Top Rated Films of the New Millennium", the best rated films since 2000 based on the IMDb user ratings. The top three are The Dark Knight, LOTR: The Return of the King, and City of God.

John Nolte at Big Hollywood has also posted his top 15 in response. His top three are: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The Passion of the Christ, and The Dark Knight.

I've seen most of the films on both lists and I'd say they're both pretty solid selections. Except for Napoleon Dynamite, I hate that movie, even though it has a llama.

Things I'll Do....

The evil overlord list.



4. Shooting is not too good for my enemies.

12. One of my advisors will be an average five-year-old child. Any flaws in my plan that he is able to spot will be corrected before implementation.

196. I will hire an expert marksman to stand by the entrance to my fortress. His job will be to shoot anyone who rides up to challenge me.

201. All giant serpents acting as guardians in underground lakes will be fitted with sports goggles to prevent eye injuries.

222. I reserve the right to execute any henchmen who appear to be a little too intelligent, powerful, or devious. How-ever if I do so, I will not at some subsequent point shout "Why am I surrounded by these incompetent fools?!"

224. I will build machines which simply fail when over-loaded, rather than wiping out all nearby henchmen in an explosion or setting off a chain reaction. I will do this by using devices known as "surge protectors".