Working the Weekend with Luke-Warrior, Trilogy Countdown #7

Welcome to another edition of Working the Weekend with Luke. I plan on keeping this short and sweet as between this and the NFL previews I’m doing at Binge Media Sports, this is my fourth piece in two days. So with that being said, we’ll get to #7 on the trilogy countdown in a minute, but first, I’m excited to announce that my top five all-time movie list has changed.

WARRIOR

After I put my daughters to bed last night, I immediately threw in Warrior. I had seen Tom Hardy in a movie earlier in the day as I was writing, and I hadn’t watched it in a while anyway. To be honest with you, I’ve got it playing in the background as I type right now. Each time I’ve seen it, I’ve picked up a few more things here and there, and I’ve decided that it really is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. I’m not going to get into all the details here, as I think the full Binge Media revisit treatment is in order soon, but as it’s been doing each time I’ve watched it, it made the leap into my top five. If you haven’t seen it, I won’t spoil anything here, but do yourself a favor and get on it. The first time was the story that got me, just the overall great writing. The next time it was the fight choreography and how authentic it looks. Last night, it was the music and how it fits perfectly in every single scene. And if you know me, then you know I’m a Nick Nolte guy as well. I’m just going to stop before I do the revisit right now. But seriously, Warrior is flat out amazing.

TRILOGY COUNTDOWN

#10-THE INFERNAL AFFAIRS TRILOGY-IF YOU MISSED IT, CLICK HERE

#9-THE NAKED GUN TRILOGY-IF YOU MISSED IT, CLICK HERE

#8-THE LECTER TRILOGY-IF YOU MISSED IT, CLICK HERE

#7-THE MAN WITH NO NAME TRILOGY

 A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY

If you’re a fan of Spaghetti Westerns, then you can thank Sergio Leone, who basically created the genre with these movies. Also called “The Dollars Trilogy”, these three films made Clint Eastwood a star, which is good enough for me to enter the countdown at #7. This is another one that could be higher on the list, but the fact that it’s not the traditional trilogy hurts it a little bit. Don’t get me wrong, all three are great as they follow the adventures of Clint Eastwood as “Joe” or “Manco” or “Blondie”, or really “The Man with No Name”.

It’s actually very hard to pick a favorite of the three. I’ve seen The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly more than I’ve seen the rest as my old man used to watch it all the time when I was a kid. Much like The Lecter Trilogy, the last movie is set before the first two, and it’s done very well as they even switch up the firearms. A Fistful of Dollars is probably the strongest of the three, which is usually the case with trilogies, but if you haven’t seen them, make sure to watch them in the release order. I still think this is the best way to get the most out of them. If you have seen them, here’s a reminder of the awesomeness that is Clint Eastwood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgCz9qNaVJY

That’s it for me today. Any thoughts? You know what to do. Leave them below or follow me and tweet @THElukenorris. But don’t worry, I won’t go without giving you your Beverly Hills, 90210 clip of the week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDblHm1lQ2I