Well our district has confirmed that a new Disney Channel movie starring Debby Ryan and Joe Jonas will be filmed at none other than Mission Viejo High School! The school will not be closing down due to filming, but many students will appear on screen as extra high school students and potentially be able to make a cameo on screen.
In the early 2000’s, the most popular genre of movies for tweens and teens are probably those cringy Disney Channel movies that show the average life of a teenage student in their big highschool. Sometimes you wonder when it will ever happen to me?
Producers have stated that they chose Mission Viejo High School due to its large open areas outdoors and especially because of its large size. The executive director agreed that out of all El Toro, Trabuco Hills, and Mission Viejo, our school was the best choice.
The actors and actresses that will appear in the film will be Debby Ryan as Kacey the female lead, Joe Jonas as Brad the male lead, Demi Lovato as Zoe the quirky best friend, Kristen Stewart the Sam the weird emo girl, Hilary Duff as Emily the dumb blonde, and Tobey Mcguire as Mr. Fardin the English teacher. All actors and actresses agree, “I’m so excited to be able to relive my past and star in one of these again”.
The classrooms used for filming will be filmed in the unoccupied buildings in the 800’s section where Tobey Mcguire will be featured as the wise English teacher that Debbie will go towards for advice. Although the classroom is not as close to where most of the students are at Mission Viejo High School, the directors agreed that most shots will be in the quad and near the theater.
The producers and fans are concerned about the major problem of how they are going to make the stars look exactly like high schoolers again. They initially were going to only have them use the slang of 2020, and have them dress in VSCO girl clothing. Additionally they would have the guys wear beach shorts with a Ron Jon Surf Shop shirt and hat, but it wasn’t really working.
Instead they decided to use the power of editing to make the actors and actresses look more youthful and exactly like they did when they first started acting on the Disney Channel. Not only will they remove their wrinkles, but they will “fix” Joe Jonas’ hair to recreate the iconic side swept saggy yet dead hairstyle that covers at least half of his right eye. For the females, they will be styled with short and choppy layered hair,low rise jeans with T-shirts that either quote how they feel or with rhinestone floral patterns.
So far, that is all that is known about the new movie being recreated on our campus, but shooting will take place during the last week of school and end on October 27, 2022. With cameras being set up around campus and mics probably above your heads soon, make sure to try and make an unforgettable appearance so that you can be the next main character on Disney Channel.
Get a sneak peak at what’s going to be played at this year’s prom.
Mission’s ASB Prom Committee has already been working feverishly at makingthis year’s prom the best yet- considering that winter formal was on campus and the class of ‘22 missed their junior prom. This includes crafting the perfect playlist for the DJs to mix, and it looks like they’ve already got some ideas cooking.
One of our dedicated Dispatch reporters interviewed an ASB member at the lunch tables by the ASB room last week. When said ASB member got up to leave, they dropped a draft of the playlist, and, well, you’ll see.
Listed was an array of upcoming soundcloud rappers, some of which are students at MVHS, who are hoping to make it big one day.
When confronted about this, a student from ASB stated, “We’ve gotten so many complaints about underground artists not being played at the dances. We thought, you know, there’s a lot of guys out there nowadays mixing their own music, so we talked to some people and we’re charging $200 a song for anyone who wants their music played. Don’t tell anyone that though. We’re trying to keep it lowkey so we don’t overflow with requests.”
Oops! Sorry about that, ASB, gotta keep it real with our readers, you know?
Anyways, the playlist draft also read “no explicit music” in bold font, and upon further investigation, it was discovered that this means that the song can’t have any curse words at all, and that censoring them won’t cut it this time.
“We made this decision because even if the DJs censor vulgar language, it’s almost worse because it leaves this silence where the kids just scream it anyways.”, an administrator, who would like to remain anonymous, stated.
Because this restriction eliminates so many popular songs, they have chosen to instead feature songs from the Kidz Bop Ultimate Playlist (2022). This album includes censored versions of everyone’s favorite songs like “Dance Monkey”, “Timber”, “Cake By the Ocean”, “Girls Like You”, “Rather Be”, and so many more.
Likewise, many other clean songs will be played along with some covers. Hopefully the DJ will come up with some good ways to mix these jams to create the best energy in the crowd.
Besides for the DJ, there will be a special appearance from Pitbull during the last 30-45 minutes of the dance, as a sort of “grand finale” to prom.
Read “Prom is going to be the ‘Time of Our Lives’” on the Entertainment page for more info on this once in a lifetime experience.
Obviously, with Mission’s prom still over a month away, a lot of the plans, including the music, are still in the works at the moment.
We won’t know exactly what this year’s prom will look like until the big night comes, but it sure seems like it’s going to be a lot different than any other dance before on the music end of things.
People who wear their masks might not only be wearing them to stay safe and healthy.
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Some people may be trying to hide their braces with their masks. They want to avoid nicknames such as brace face, train tracks, metal mouth, and more. With a mask on, you don’t have to worry about people seeing your teeth.
Now this one goes for a lot of people that I know. If you don’t want to talk to someone on the phone, then don’t! All you have to say is that you’re out and have a mask on. It’s that easy to ignore that phone call from that one person.
This one is for my makeup wearers. The amount of money that I have personally saved on makeup is amazing. I wasn’t worried about buying new products every month because of wearing makeup every day. Your makeup products will last for a very long time, trust me.
This is for people with facial hair. You don’t have to worry about shaving every two days. Save your money and don’t waste it on buying razors and shaving cream when you can just throw a mask on. Just don’t take it off though.
If you get a nasty pimple or zit on your face, leave it alone. Don’t worry about trying to pop it and worrying about people seeing the scar that you left on your face. Put a mask on and no one will know that it was ever there. You’re the only person who is ever going to see it. Unless it’s on your forehead, then you’re on your own.
This one is a stretch but if you see someone in public and want nothing to do with them, pretend you don’t know them. Walk right past them and don’t even look at them. If you make eye contact, it’s over.
You don’t have to see people that you aren’t very fond of either. Some people are just not nice to look at but if they have a mask on, you don’t have to see their face. They’re protecting themselves in more than just one way. Then again, this means that you have to be careful around people that consistently wear their mask because they could very well be maskfishing you.
You can make any facial expression under your mask. If you’re confused, disgusted, annoyed, sad, happy, shocked, or anything else, your emotions will be hidden by your mask. Just be careful with what you do with your eyes though because there’s no hiding them
This one is an actual lifesaver and I am not even exaggerating. If you have food in your teeth, don’t worry about that embarrassing moment when someone looks at you and says “ew you have food in your teeth.” Then you panic and keep asking where it is and you can’t get it out. Don’t worry about this situation ever again. Just eat and throw the mask on right after.
Now yes these are very good reasons why you should wear your mask but they really do protect you. It’s a win-win in most situations. Keep yourself healthy and avoid any and all embarrassment that may come your way.
Like it or not, the truth is that children are setting everyone else back in society and making us miserable.
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In order for us all to have long, happy, successful lives, children just need to grow up and stop being so immature. We will never get where we want to be as a planet if these troll looking creatures continue to bog us down and annoy us to the point of clinical insanity.
The Daily National Post (DNP) reported that, based on extensive studies, the world’s collective GPI (genuine progress indicator) would increase by over 40% in five years if children went extinct. The same report also stated that we would be ten times closer to reaching the seventeen sustainable development goals (SDGs) put in place by the United Nations.
A separate report from the Discovery Times noted that psychiatric hospitals didn’t start opening until people started having kids.
Let’s be honest, kids are selfish leeches. They pull everyone else down by whining all of the time and constantly begging for things.
Have you ever heard a little kid cry and scream as their parent drags them out of a store because they wouldn’t buy them a toy?
This is a prime example of how small children, especially babies, expect everything to be handed to them immediately, or else it feels as if their world is crumbling.
On top of this, their often short stature and generally tiny bodies make them difficult to spot and avoid bumping into. It is arguably lazy of them to take years to grow to a normal height at which the rest of us can see them without having to watch our every step to make sure that 1 foot tall people aren’t cutting us off.
Don’t even get me started on kids making everyone else feed them. It is disheartening how much we have devolved as a society and coddled our children to the point where they can’t do anything for themselves anymore.
Hundreds and thousands of years ago, and even today in some traditional civilizations (tribes), children were hunters and gatherers. By the age of one, every kid was spearing wild buffalos with swords and bringing home baskets of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Now, in 2022, one year olds sit in their highchairs crying to be fed tiny bites of processed food while being closely supervised.
If babies continue to be born every day, mankind will most likely go extinct and the world will end by 2075, as reported by The Real Science Dispatch.
Many are under the false impression that they continue our life here on earth as a species and the more babies the merrier, but the unfortunate fact is that they are toxic, manipulative, and deserve to be canceled. It’s time for kids to grow up, stop treating everyone the way they do, and stop behaving like they were born last week.
Some problems are truly tragic and universally experienced, so listen to a stranger for advice.
Be it a dip in the relationship with a “significant” other; tea going cold after being forgotten (similar to someone who might be reading this), or a leaf not being crunchy enough and leaving no sound when pressure urges it to, everyone deals with hardships. Of course some people’s problems are worse than others and need to be prioritized for the sake of mental health and well-being, and advice is greatly needed for those who are mentally unstable. With another person’s insight and a word of encouragement, it could go a long way. Now allow the writer to grace its readers with some spectacular advice for problems everyone in the world experiences.
A tear, a mar, an imperfection into something that was once so beautiful but you took it for granted despite the fact it brought joy until it left… the breaking up of internet connection. Truly a terrible thing to the average person and it can leave a gut-wrenching sensation when the internet decides to leave the chat for a second while in the middle of a very important video game or texting session. The progress is lost, nothing is saved, and you’re left there with a frozen screen.
At the chance that your device temporarily decides that you shouldn’t be connected with the rest of the world that resides within the electronic, go touch grass. Science has conducted a study that up to 15 channels in the brain turn on and serotonin levels skyrocket by a 69% increase. As a student of the Yellow State of Redlands in the proud city of Texas once said, “People should touch grass for their well being. It brings a similar calmness and reaction in the neural pathways as it would for a dog owner to pet their dog.” Do what they say and touch grass you filthy ass-ociate of Mission Viejo High School. A comrade under the proud colors of red and gold! Goooo Diablos! Hahahaha… please don’t cancel me.
Another tragic and important problem that must be addressed– going through a loss of something important to you… the leftovers you were saving so you could eat them later only to find it gone and eaten by the other leeches of the house. A tale of star-crossed lovers, the leftovers and the hungry child, only to become a tragedy in the end when a sibling, parent, friend, or raccoon ends up stealing the leftovers (or the child in the case of the raccoon).
The solutions to prevent this from happening are simple and easy, though. Take an incredible amount of willpower to follow through with.
For one option you could do as the squirrels do and collect the food and store it into a safe compartment of your own or hide it behind other things.
Another path you could go down is what I’d like to call the “hungry, hungry, hippo” method where you stuff yourself as much as possible in one sitting. No looking back. Just consume. Don’t think, eat. Ignore the horrified looks as you unhinge your jaw to its full potential. Stuff yourself so much to the point you don’t even want leftovers so you rid yourself of the problem.
The last is the hardest and trickiest… all the other options are the least risk with totally 0 possible problems but this one… Even so, it is still an option… you eat three proper meals. Every day. Occasional snacks in between but don’t gorge yourself and drink enough water. Exercising may also help with reducing cravings, so you could try that if you want… But that’s highly unlikely you’d ever follow that piece of advice from a random freshman in journalism so feel free to continue the plan of “hungry, hungry, hippo”.
Recent controversy over the block schedule has sparked a protest from high school students. Two of Mission’s very own, Wendy Ritz, a junior, and William Cracker, another junior, are leading the protests.
The controversy first began mid-way through February, which started a group, and is still going today, gaining new followers every single day.
The group calls themselves, “The Ritz-Cracker Faction” or the RCF for short, due to their leaders’ last names.
The group’s slogan is “We must be gone, from earlier on!” referring to being let out of school at an earlier time.
On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, we were able to get group leader Wendy Ritz in for an interview. She explained her stance on the controversial opinion, “We get out of school too late. I get home at 3:30 and have no free time for myself. I have homework, sports, and need at least some sleep.”
We were also able to interview a couple more students in Wendy and William’s group. Some things they had to say include, “We all agree with Wendy and William,” and “I wanna spend more time in my life doing things I love instead of being at school for most of the day, and then going home just to do more work.”
Even though it doesn’t seem like the group has made much impact, they have made more progress than you would think. Their protests reached the Saddlecrack Valley Unified District School Board, and a decision was made.
Starting after spring break, a new schedule will be announced for all students at any high school in (SVUSD).
The new schedule will be implemented at Mission Viejo High School (MVHS) first, and will then fan out to other schools in the district, including El Toro High School, Trabuco Hills High School, and Laguna Hills High School.
The current schedule will be replaced with the following schedule:
For both even and odd period block days, there will be no more 0 period. 1st and 2nd period will start at 5:50 AM and will end at 7:25 AM. There will be a 12 minute break from 7:25 to 7:37. There will be a 35 minute tutorial period from 7:37 to 8:12. 3rd and 4th period will begin at 8:20 and will go till 9:55. Lunch will continue to be a 40 minute period from 10 to 10:40. And 5th and 6th period will end the day from 10:45 to 12:20.
Why Trio Friendships Are the Best Types of Friendships
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In a latest study published by the American Association of Friendships (AAF) last Friday, it was found that those in trio friendships were 73% happier than people in duo friendships, 62% happier than people in quartet friendships, and 82% happier than people in solo friendships. The study also revealed that those in these types of friendships were more likely to be more productive, improve their sleep cycle, and are generally more pleasant to be around.
While some may argue that three people friendships will not last, they are wrong. Below, the following list, backed up by the AFF, outlines the positives of being in a trio friendship and why contrary to popular belief, they do work and are profoundly better than any other types of friendships.
The “other friend”
One of the best parts of having two friends is that in an academic setting, you know not only one, but two people you can work with on projects. However, there’s nothing better than being assigned a partner project and being excluded because you know deep down that your two other friends are closer than you’ll ever be.
2. The more the merrier
Everyone knows that more people = more fun. This, of course, applies to friendships because one more person in your friend group will bring in more laughs and more memories that can be made. There’s no doubt that adding another person in a duo friendship will add in another person to laugh at your jokes and to have someone witness the memories you and your other friend make.
3. Can act as a bodyguard
Don’t know where to walk? Well, in trio friendships this is never the issue. Whether you’re walking on a sidewalk or a narrow path, one person will always be trailing behind them like a little puppy, trying to listen in on the conversation. This is perfect because now you don’t have to endure the awkwardness when wondering which side of the road you should walk on like how duo friendships are.
4. Get more alone time to reflect on life
Being known as the “other friend” and a bodyguard is all good, but what really makes trio friendships the best is that you get more free time to yourself. For instance, walking alone on the sidewalk, being left alone in projects, or riding a roller coaster alone allows you more time to reflect on your life and studies show that when one has more time alone, they can lead better lives.
4. Can be the glue that holds the friendship together
One of the best things about being in a trio group is that when both of your friends are in an argument, you can act as the middlemen and keep the arguments and fighting alive by being the one to communicate between the two. It’s always fun having the feeling of being important because without you, both of your friends would have to communicate with each other and work things out as opposed to relying on you to relay their message.
Based on the study’s findings and these reasons, there is no doubt that trio friendships are one of the best things to experience in life. If you ever find yourself in one, remember to cherish that moment and the amazing memories you’ll make.
As spring rolls around it’s almost that time of year… lockdown time! According to various sources a new COVID-19 lockdown is in effect. Starting May 1, a new lockdown will begin. Think of it like a few extra weeks of summer break.
Now this lockdown will not be like the last. This one should only be a few extended weeks of spring break. This will be a full sanctioned quarantine meaning, no more homework or classwork.
Of course school work will be provided if you were to want to complete the assignments, but it’s not necessary. Zoom is working with schools to make sure this lockdown is the most virtual one yet! Tons of Zoom classes will be offered thanks to their help.
The smart thing to do right now is to drop everything and start stocking up on groceries. This new lockdown will mean that there will be a shortage of food in the markets so you better go take everything, and make sure to leave nothing for anybody else.
Thinking about it now, the better option might just be to stock up on toilet paper rather than food. Who needs food if you have no toilet paper for afterwards; it’s pointless!
This COVID lockdown will be completely different than the last because it actually will be only 2 weeks! Or maybe a month, or two, or they might just cancel the rest of the year and next school year… but regardless it’ll be different.
Sports will definitely be affected as all of the seasons will be cut short… If you’re on a sports team you are out of luck. This also unfortunately means that if you’re a junior or a senior hoping to get a scholarship for your sport of choice, there will be no scouting opportunities, as no games will be played at Mission Viejo High School.
Another extra-curricular that will be affected is drama. Since school will have no one on campus there will be no plays that can be put on at school. I mean they could put on a play virtually, but…
Graduation for seniors is gonna be very disappointing too. The chairs will probably be so spread out on the field if they even decide to continue it. Maybe graduation will be canceled as well. The seniors will just have to do one more year of school to get to that graduation.
One senior student from MVHS says “There is no way I am going to repeat another year of school”. Another says “Repeating senior year is not something that anyone would want to do… so….”. Many people are not pleased with this second lockdown being put into place.
However, there are also multiple families and students who are for this lockdown. Other than the fact it will be safer for everyone to be online, many people also like the idea of passing the classes that are just too hard.
Grades will not count for anything! This is such a great way to pass those classes you have been struggling with. Automatic A’s for everyone, but this is just until we get back in two weeks…
A MVHS mom, who is pro lockdown, says “Going into lockdown is the best way for my daughter to pass the school year”. Well… it just might be. Clearly the lockdown has many positives for many parents, and their kids.
Well, there are many positives and negatives to this new lockdown. But just disregard everything because it is still happening so enjoy in person school while it is here…
Mission Viejo High Schools pool is well known to the swimmers and water polo players of Mission. However, after many tests, this well renowned pool has been reported as a health hazard. Athletes have been carelessly joking about the water carrying diseases, germs, and viruses without thinking it would actually be a reality.
On March 25th, there was a report of a student on the swim team who was feeling nauseous during practice and developed a rash. Multiple incidents have been reported since, which has left an unsatisfactory aftertaste in the mouths of parents and athletes.
Student-athlete, Arthur Hoarsear, had been trying to contact the admin for weeks but to no avail, “I don’t know why they aren’t responding. This is a very serious situation,” said Hoarsear in an interview with The Diablo Dispatch.
According to Hoarsear, Admin has not been responding to his concerns although he and his team collectively believe this is a big deal.
Hoarsear has been concerned enough to express these feelings to the head coaches of the swim and water polo teams. “They should know that there is a possibility of their athletes getting seriously sick by whatever is lurking in the pool. ”
He had informed the head coaches about what was going on and they were frustrated as to why admin wasn’t checking in on the situation. “Yeah, it was kinda scary, they got like really, really mad,” said Hoarsear.
The coaches planned on confronting admin about what they were going to do. Instead of finding a solution they turned them away saying that they would send in someone to check the pool, according to the girls’ swim assistant coach, Miss Jen Attelli.
In a recent interview, she did her best to inform The Dispatch what was going on.“They told us that they would send someone to check the pool but it’s been a week since they told us that and still, nobody has come in,” Attelli recalled, “I’ve even sent emails and tried calling them but they never respond.” More information that Attelli provided proved that the other coaches have had similar troubles as well. They got reports on April 1st of five players having the same symptoms that week and their parents were not at all happy about the unfortunate turn of events.
“I can’t believe the school isn’t doing anything,” says Mr. Chris Peadyk, Father of Pepper Peadyk who was hospitalized from exposure of an unidentified sickness, ”Now my daughter has gotten sick because of their lack of responsibility. I know it’s not the coaches fault but I do plan on having a word with their superiors for sitting on their hands on the matter.” Other guardians have also voiced their thoughts about the school not giving enough attention or concern to do anything for the water sports.
The concerned parents and guardians of students participating in water sports went as far as making a Facebook group called “PAM”, short for Parents against Mission, to spread awareness about the pool crisis. “It’s about time that Admin does something to prevent more students from getting sick and making the situation even worse,” Peadyk stated.
“PAM” Facebook group, will hold a campaign on the 30th of April at 11:00 A.M at the corner of La Paz Road and Christiana Drive to “finally hold Admin accountable for their lack of attention.”
Hey guys it’s me, your one and only source for good movie opinions and today I am going to be counting down the top 10 greatest movies of all time, so without further ado, let’s get started.
#10 – Dune (1984)
Starting off the list we have Dune from 1984 (no not the terrible one from 2021), although it may not have the greatest story, based around a terrible book, it does have best-in-class visual effects, I mean Return of the Jedi came only a year before this masterpiece and the visual effects in that movie looked like they were made by a child in comparison to this movie. It only makes sense that the director, David Lynch, chose to direct this over Return of The Jedi.
The good thing about this movie is that it decides to put together the entire ~600 page book into one movie, which is the proper way for it to be done. I do not know why Dune (2021) decided to split the movie in two, it was not like that was necessary and this was easily seen by the 1984 movie.
To be frank, I am not even sure why they made Dune (2021) when the CGI in the 1984 version looked substantially better and it was condensed to a 2 hour 17 minute movie with perfect pacing instead of two 2 hour 35 minute movies that had, from my viewing of the first, all over the place pacing. Stupid move Legendary Pictures. Stupid move.
#9 Space Buddies
Talking dogs in space. Need I say more?
But in all seriousness Space Buddies has to be the best movie released in 2009. For one thing, how did they get those dogs to talk? That must have taken years of training for them to do that. I really like how even after the eight movies they keep making the series creative, like dogs in space, how do they come up with this stuff?
The movie is also the funniest I’ve seen, featuring a wide range of fart jokes, mostly done by comedic genius Josh Flitter as Butterball. The comedic timing is perfect, the jokes are well executed, the entire time I was laughing out loud.
#8 Camp Cool Kids
More of an indie film, Camp Cool Kids was directed by Lisa Arnold and covers a child conquering his fears at a summer Bible camp. This movie features everything: action, adventure, horror, fantasy, romance, along with many many more twists and turns. And somehow, this movie manages to pull it off.
With a shoe-string budget the movie is still able to encapsulate all the fear that is in the protagonist, Spencer’s, mind at the climactic moments through world class CGI and cinematography.
#7 The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
The Incredible Melting Man is the keystone of 1970s horror and gives viewers that nostalgic ‘70s feel to it that fans have come to love about the film. The special effects in the future are not world class but really good for the $250,000 ($1.5 million with inflation) budget it was given.
The film is a display of how a director can work with a shoestring budget to make something that rivals the greats, and is considered one of the greats. #6 Troll 2 (1990)
With a bigger budget and a more ambitious story, Troll 2 succeeds in the points where The Incredible Melting Man was a little lacking. Even though the director, Claudio Fragrasso, could not speak English, his inventive methods made up for it. He would give the scripts to the actors day of to let the actors improvise and truly take up their roles. He and another Italian also wrote the script in their native tongue and had it translated afterwards by a producer.
George Hardy, who plays the dad in the movie, was the star in this film but for some reason other productions did not see his talent, so sadly he had to go back to the dentist industry. And that is how the rest of the amazing talents ended up, seeing as the film was initially snubbed at the Oscars and then only until later found out by critics around the world.
#5 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
To take a break from the sci-fi masterpieces we have Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2. The second installment of the six movie epic provides thrilling action, a gut-wrenching plot, and perfect comedic timing. Like many of the other masterpieces mentioned, this was a box office bomb.
But years later it had been found by true movie lovers; a critic named Austin Gianino called this movie, “ [The] greatest movie of 2004. The ending left me in tears, it’s such a beautiful work of art. The underlying metaphors and similes were deeper than the Mariana Trench!”. And he is right, this is the most literary complex of the bunch, with a single page of the book rivaling the literary complexity of H. G. Wells’ entire oeuvre (for the plebians who do not know the definition of this word, it means the entire collection of an artist).
The great thing about this movie is that they built the story so that you did not have to see the first one in order to understand the second, similar to that of Back to The Future, but better executed.
#4 Who Killed Captain Alex?
Now we’re getting into the big leagues: Who Killed Captain Alex? was the first Ugandan blockbuster created, and it came out swinging. To sum up the movie, Captain Alex, the #1 Ugandan soldier, is called upon by the President to go on a mission to kill the Tiger Mafia; he dies and his brother investigates his death. The movie was directed, shot, edited, and written by one person, the now legendary Nabwana Isaac Godfrey Geoffrey. Combine this with VJ Emmie’s witty narration and you have the formula for a film that ranks up there with the greatest, especially considering its $200 budget.
#3 Plan 9 From Outer Space
The writer-producer-director Ed Wood faced many many hardships throughout the making of this film but ended up pulling through in the end, creating the third best movie ever made. The film is about the US trying to stop aliens, who plan to conquer the world through resurrecting the dead, and had to deal with resurrecting the dead on set as well. Bela Lugosi, who played a vital character, died before the film finished filming and thus they had to have a stand-in for every scene other then the silent intro.
As for the actual movie, the sets are world class, the visual effects too, and it makes for an all around cohesive and insane yet grounded story.
#2 The Birdemic
Taking large amounts of inspiration from Hitchcock’s The Birds, The Birdemic successfully puts a creative twist on it and turns Hitchcock’s great movie into a perfect one.
The Birdemic took an aggressive approach with casting, plucking people that had never acted before/had barely done any work, and it worked out, you could feel the true fear and love of the two main characters, Rod (Alan Bagh) and Nathalie (Whitney Moore).
What makes this movie perfect is director James Nguyen’s shot on video feel that he gives the movie. It does not seem like it would enhance the movie but during my watchtime I felt it made the movie different, and better than The Birds.
Honorable Mention: 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey has some great key parts, but it comes short of the top 10 due to its subpar visual effects, especially for the time, mediocre cinematography, and the amount of things happening at one (way too many). What saves this movie from obscurity though is the masterful pacing, plot and fighting choreography of the movie. When in the climax of the movie you are on the edge of your seat as the spaceship gets ready to crash into planet Kepler 22b and the protagonist and antagonist fight it out to the death. Sadly, even with this stellar climax the film does not make the cut, the cinematography is just too shoddy and the visual effects are barely passable.
#1 The Room
What can I say that has not already been said? It is THE perfect movie.
The commitment Tommy Wiseau has as a director, writer, producer, and actor is beyond any other person on Earth and that is seen through his magnum opus, honestly this should be called the new magnum opus. Instead of saying someone’s magnum opus you should say someone’s The Room.
People have often compared Ed Wood, creator of Plan 9 From Outer Space, to Tommy Wiseau and I can see why, Wiseau and Wood share that same creative spark needed to be a cinematic genius of their caliber.
The Room is in a class of its own as it improves on the ideas of Wood’s prolific film career and successfully makes a perfect romance movie.
