THE STATIC AGE

Whoaaa dude! Happy birthday Weekly Planet. 52 issues, a whole year's worth. Can you believe we made it? I know we're just a baby but I feel like we've gone through a lot this past year. Plenty of quality reading for you kids... Remember Jeff's favorite robots? Or how about Juan's list of annoying questions he gets on a daily basis?

In the tradition of some of my favorite articles that have graced these pages I'm going to leave you with a list of 52 must-see movies (In no particular order). Now you have a recommendation a week for the rest of the year from an bonafied home viewing expert. Theres no reason for you to ever spend countless hours in your local video store wondering what to rent or buy again. So without further ado...

1. Evil Dead 2 (1982) Sam Raimi
2. This is Spinal Tap (1984) Rob Reiner
3. The Warriors (1979) Walter Hill
4. Repo Man (1984) Alex Cox
5. The Toxic Avenger (1984) Llyod Kaufman

6. The Thing (1982) John Carpenter
7. Suspiria (1977) Dario Argento
8. Night Of The Creeps (1986) Fred Dekker
9. Dawn Of The Dead (2004) Zack Snyder
10. Frankenhooker (1990) Frank Henenlotter
11. Street Trash (1987) J. Michael Muro
12. City Of Lost Children (1995) Jean-Pierre Jeunet
13. Wild At Heart (1990) David Lynch
14. The Exorcist (1973) William Friedkin
15. They Live (1988) John Carpenter
16. Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) James Whale
17. Critters (1986) Stephen Herek
18. Return Of The Living Dead Part 2 (1988) Ken Wiederhorn
19. Battle Royale (2000) Kinji Fukasaku
20. Feast (2005) John Gulager
21. Oldboy (2003) Chan-wook Park
22. Blood Diner (1987) Jackie Kong
23. Basket Case (1982) Frank Henenlotter
24. Big Trouble In Little China (1986) John Carpenter
25. Space Balls (1987) Mel Brooks
26. The Devil's Rejects (2005) Rob Zombie
27. The Host (2006) Joon-ho Bong
28. Where The Buffalo Roam (1980) Art Linson
29. Super Troopers (2001) Jay Chandrasekhar
30. Bill And Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) Peter Hewitt
31. Slither (2006) James Gunn
32. Cabin Fever (2002) Eli Roth
33. Versus (2000) Ryuhei Kitamura
34. Re-Animator (1985) Stuart Gordon
35. Bad Taste (1987) Peter Jackson
36. River's Edge (1986) Tim Hunter
37. The Gate (1987) Tibor Takács
38. Troll 2 (1990) Claudio Fragasso
39. Hot Fuzz (2007) Edgar Wright
40. Groundhog Day (1993) Harold Ramis
41. Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) Tim Burton

42. UHF (1989) Jay Levey
43. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) Chuck Russell
44. High Tension (2003) Alexandre Aja
45. The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987) Rodney Amateau
46. Blood Sucking Freaks (1976) Joel M.Reed
47. Escape From New York (1981) John Carpenter
48. The Beast Within (1982) Philippe Mora

49. Ghost Dog (1999) Jim Jarmusch
50. Nick Of Time (1995) John Badham
51. Chinese Super Ninjas (1982) Cheh Chang
52. Trick Or Treat (1986) Charles Martin Smith

So There you have it, 52 suggestions to keep you busy for the next year. Don't be shy guys, let me know what you think of them. You can always drop me a line at "Mattdfpnyc@covad.net".

- Matt D.