Well there is a little more than a day left in 2011 and what a year it has been. This is a very common time to compile lists of our favorite things and count them down. As you know, I am a slave to trends so my blog will be no different. In honor of the great year that was 2011, I will be counting down the top 5 James Van Der Beek films of all time.
5 - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) - I thought this was a great movie. It was hilarious and raunchy. Believe it or not this was a star-studded film including one Mr. James Van Der Beek. Even though this is probably my favorite movie on this list, there wasn't enough Beek for my buck. He probably only has about 3 minutes of total screen time and that is why this is number five on my list.
4 - Varsity Blues (1999) - A lot of people may think this film should be much higher on the list because it is James Van Der Beek's big starring role. Here is the problem and why it is only number four on the list. James is given a big time movie role and he practically gave this film away to Scott Caan. Very few people even remember that Van Der Beek was in this movie because they are captivated by Caan's riveting performance as "Tweeter".
3 - Texas Rangers (2001) - This is a movie about James Van Der Beek on a horse with some other people also on horses. I assume they shoot at stuff and probably some other stuff happens. I never actually saw this movie. It made number three on the list because of how bad ass Van Der Beek looks on the movie poster. I mean c'mon look at him...bad ass.
2- Angus (1995) - In this movie James plays "Rick", the dick quarterback that bullies a fat kid named "Angus". This is his first movie role and the rare phenomenon in Hollywood of using a teenage actor to play a teenage role. It was pretty groundbreaking at the time considering the average age of actors playing teens was 37. If you're in the mood for some Pre-Creek Beek, this is the movie for you.
1 - The Rules of Attraction (2002) - This is the number one James Van Der Beek movie of all time. It doesn't really make number one based on his performance. All he was required to do was take huge swigs of whiskey straight from the bottle and perform some intense brow furrowing. I'm just a really big fan of this movie because it's a dark story with interesting characters. As an added bonus Van Der Beek happens to have the lead. He does have a little help from his friends on this one. Be sure to look for "Rookie of the Year"'s Thomas Ian Nicholas playing a douchey rich college kid and "Little Monsters"'s Fred Savage as "A Junkie Named Marc".
So there you have it, another year on the books and five movies that are sure to be added to the top of your Netflix queue. Be sure to check back next year as I will try really hard to write more. Or I won't and you'll be stuck reading a good blog instead. Have a Van Der Beek New Year!!!!
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