It is not always easy to make best of lists for actors in Hollywood today. I love doing it, but some actors just don’t have enough good movies to choose from to do so. Fortunately, Samuel L. Jackson is not one of those people. He has starred in almost 130 movies and as a result, has quite a nice resume built up to choose from.
This article will highlight my top five favorite Samuel L. Jackson movies of all time.
Two words: Jules Winnfield. There are few characters in the past few decades that touch the awesomeness that this Samuel L. Jackson gangster had in Pulp Fiction. Jules Winnfield gave way to many of the great quotes in any Quentin Tarantino film.
It would be crazy to not include Jurassic Park on this list. Many people forget that Samuel L. Jackson was even in this film, but after watching it again recently, his presence is most definitely felt in this movie.
Another movie of his that is certainly worthy of praise is none other than Patriot Games. As far as the Jack Ryan saga goes, this film slightly edges out clear and present danger in my opinion.
While he may not have starred in Coming To America, he certainly left his trademark on this classic comedy starring Eddie Murphy along with Arsenio Hall. This movie still retains its hilarity to this day, which is not the case for many movies of its time.
One other film that needs to be included on this list is Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith. Samuel L. Jackson was awesome in the Star Wars saga and while episodes I and II were lackluster, episode III pulled out all the stops.
Hopefully there are one or more films from the great Samuel L. Jackson on this list that you have yet to see.
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Brady Quinn outplayed Derek Anderson, giving himself an edge in the Cleveland Browns QB battle, and his team outplayed the Tennessee Titans earning a victory in NFL preseason action. Quinn threw a touchdown pass as Cleveland used a 17 point third quarter to beat Tennessee 23-17.
Browns backers who bet on NFL preseason action were pleased with the outcome, as Cleveland easily covered as a -1 home favorite. The Browns are now 2-1 against the spread in the NFL preseason, while the Titans dropped to 1-2-1 against the number. The 40 combined points just managed to make it OVER the posted total of 38.
At least locally in Cleveland, the battle for the starting quarterback job was the big storyline of the game. After the game Browns coach Eric Mangini declined to give any indication of which way he was leaning:
“I’ll look at the tape tomorrow, talk to the coaches and continue to evaluate it. When the decision is made, I’ll let everyone know.”
Both signal caller aspirants have posted similar stats, but Quinn has thrown the only touchdown pass of the preseason for the Browns and this may make the difference. After the game, Anderson expressed some degree of resignation:
“It’s out of my hands. Let the chips fall.”
Quinn, meanwhile, suggested that the impending decision made no difference in the way he approached his job:
“I expect to practice on Monday. Derek and I are mentally tough guys. If our coach wants us to go forever, I’m sure we can go forever.”
Wide receiver Braylon Edwards caught Quinns third quarter touchdown strike, but refused to take sides:
“That’s up to coach. Whatever decision he makes we’ll support. Right now, they both look good.”
Despite the loss, Titans coach Jeff Fisher commended the play of his starting QB Kerry Collins:
“Kerry spread the ball around quite a bit. We got some things accomplished that we didn’t see last week. I was pleased with the drives. We gave up a couple of plays, but I thought we handled the run with the starters”
The Browns will get their regular season underway on Sunday, September 13th as they host the Minnesota Vikings. Tennessee will begin work a few days before that, traveling to Pittsburgh to face the Superbowl champion Steelers on Thursday, September 10th.
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