Universal Region

Today we'll look at the Universal Region.

1. Tower of Terror- Hollywood Studios
16. Rhino Rally- Busch Gardens Africa
8. Terminator 2: 3D- Universal Studios
9. Dinosaur- Animal Kingdom
5. Aladdin Stage Show- California Adventure
12. Phoenix- Busch Gardens Africa
4. Apollo's Chariot- Busch Gardens Europe
13. Big Bad Wolf- Busch Gardens Europe
3. Festival of the Lion King- Animal Kingdom
14. Corkscrew Hill- Busch Gardens Europe
6. Kumba- Busch Gardens Africa
11. Lights, Motors, Action- Hollywood Studios
7. Thunder Mountain- Magic Kingdom
10. Spaceship Earth- Epcot
2. Griffon- Busch Gardens Europe
15. Star Tours- Hollywood Studios

Surprisingly, there were hardly any upsets in this bracket. My favorite matchup was in the regional semi-final where the fantastic Lion King stage show inched by the 90 drop roller coaster, Griffon. The Tower of Terror breezed through the region where its toughest competition might have been in the second round against the fast motion moving Dinosaur ride.

Full bracket is here...

Theme Park Tourney- Disney Region

Inspired by the recent knowledge that had a 64 team tournament of amusement and theme park rides I decided to create my own. They had their readers voting on which ride should win in each round but for my I will decide which one I like better. I will use their rankings so there will be surprise in which attraction wins because I have many different opinion than these fools. In today's post I will go over the rides in the Disney Region and how things played out.

1. Indiana Jones Adventure- Disneyland
16. Tomorrowland Transit Authority- Magic Kingdom
8. Test Track- Epcot
9. Mission: Space- Epcot
5. Matterhorn Bobsleds- Disneyland
12. Jaws- Universal Studios
4. Deuling Dragons- Islands of Adventure
13. Beauty and the Beast- Hollywood Studios
3. Kilamanjaro Safari- Animal Kingdom
14. Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor- Magic Kingdom
6. Montu- Busch Gardens Africa
11. Alice in Wonderland- Disneyland
7. Pirates of the Caribbean- Disneyland/Magic Kingdom
10. KaTonga- Busch Gardens Africa
2. Splash Mountain- Magic Kingdom/Disneyland
15. Tom Sawyer's Island- Magic Kingdom/Disneyland

Only one upset in the first round as the new Monsters Inc. interactive comedy show upset Kilamanjaro that can tend to get boring if the animals aren't out and about. All of the top seeds held serve the rest of the way until Splash Mountain, which is still the most amazing at getting something great out of not much, got the better of the top seeded Indiana Jones Adventure.

The full bracket is here....

Top Ten Owen Wilson

Top Ten Owen Wilson Movie Characters

10. Kevin Rawley- Meet the Parents/Meet the Fockers (above)

9. Alex Scott- I Spy

8. Robin's Date- Cable Guy

7. Francis Whitman- The Darjeeling Limited

6. Ken Hutchinson- Starsky and Hutch (below)

5. John Beckwith- Wedding Crashers

4. Hansel- Zoolander

3. Randy Dupree- You, Me and Dupree

2. Dignan- Bottle Rocket

1. Roy O'Bannon- Shanghai Noon/Shanghai Knights (below)

Top Ten Will Ferrell

Top Ten Will Ferrell Movie Characters

10. Big Earl- Starsky and Hutch

9. Jacobe Mugatu- Zoolander (below)

8. Steve Butabi- A Night at the Roxbury

7. Phil Weston- Kicking and Screaming

6. Chazz Reinhold- Wedding Crashers

5. Ron Burgandy- Anchorman

4. Chazz Michael Michaels- Blades of Glory (below)

3. Jackie Moon- Semi-Pro

2. Ricky Bobby- Talladega Nights

1. Buddy the Elf- Elf (below)

4/15 Power Rankings

These latest power rankings are without perennial high ranking Las Vegas which finished its final season this winter. Danny McCoy, Mike Cannon and Ed Deline might very well go down in history as some of my favorite television characters of all time.

1. Lost
2. Heroes
3. The Office
4. 30 Rock
5. 24
6. Friday Night Lights
7. Chuck
8. Curb Your Enthusiasm
9. American Idol
10. Grey's Anatomy
11. My Name Is Earl
12. Family Guy
13. House
14. Big Brother
15. Greek
16. Entourage
17. Rules of Engagement
18. Cane
19. Dirty, Sexy, Money
20. Back To You

American Idol

With this long drought of normal prime-time television, I have survived on multiple episode weeks of the most popular reality show of all time.

With American Idol I dragged through the audition episodes, and per the usual, they were sub-par. I realize there are many people out there that find joy in watching terrible people attempt to sing while Simon tells them what they already know. I, on the other hand, merely sit through this to get to the fun of Hollywood week, semi-finals and finals. Once we've gotten to the actual performances, this season has gotten back on an upward swing. I feel Idol has gone down hill ever since its peak in Season 2. The talent in this year's season has the depth to be compared to season 2, but has nowhere near the big guns (Ruben, Clay, Kimberly Locke, Trenyce). I feel like America is doing a great job with eliminations. With the exception of letting Amanda Overmeyer stay way too long, I haven't had any problems with who has gone home.

Of the remaining nine contestants, here is my order of who I would vote to win this year's competition (this is not only on talent, but who I like).

9. Carly Smithson- Her ginormous tattoo on her arm is hideous and I can't stand how she thinks she's so good.

8. Kristy Lee Cook (right)- The only thing she has sang that has been good was the three times she sang Amazing Grace. She definitely is on of the cutest contestants ever on Idol, but she shouldn't make it much further.

7. Ramielle Maluby- Although she has great behind the scenes interviews, comedy will only get my vote for so long. She doesn't choose the right songs to showcase her booming voice.

6. Jason Castro- Now even though he is my favorite contestant on the show, I have to leave him here because of his lack of effort on the show so far. I love this attitude in general but when you get this far, you have to spend a lot more time picking perfect songs and recently he has not done this.

5. Syesha Marcado- Her singing voice is very good and this has been shown over the past two weeks. I realize she actually won't make it this far because she has been in the bottom three repeatedly and will probably go home soon.

4. Brooke White- I think her style of singing is very original for Idol and it will get her far in the industry. She is not as powerful as others but playing the piano really helps her.

3. David Archuletta- Although he has been known as the front runner for quite some time now, I think his act is gonna run old in a little while. He can get a bit showtuney at times, and the novelty of him being young will run out soon.

2. Michael Johns- The judges haven't loved him, but I sure have. His two Beatles performances flew under the radar but were fantastic. He has a great voice and could be a fantastic front man and shows it on that stage week after week.

1. David Cook- Creativity helps you in this show. He has been the most creative and has a great rock voice. I'm not saying he's incredibly original like the judges do, because most of his song choices are versions someone else has already done (Chris Cornell's 'Billy Jean'). He is the best performer and should win this year's American Idol until someone else proves to me otherwise.

Vegas Strip

I recently returned from spring break in las vegas and visited many of the resort-casinos while I was there. This is my list of top ten resorts on the strip. Since I didn't stay at all of them, my basis is on building/grounds design and theming (outside and inside).

10. Paris

9. Treasure Island

8. MGM Grand

7. Bellagio

6. Luxor

5. Mandalay Bay

4. Mirage

3. Venetian

2. New York New York

1. Caeser's Palace

Funniest Movies

Most lists of the best comedies have many movies that aren't very funny at all, but because they have some humor in them they fall into the comedy genre. This has always bothered me. T-time, JJ, and I compiled our own top 50 funniest movies lists and then combined them for the Top 50 Forcella Funniest Movies. We didn't take into account the movie itself, just the humor aspect of it.


50. So I Married an Axe Murderer- Mike Myers
49. Very Brady Sequel- Gary Cole, Christine Taylor, Tim Matheson
48. Shanghai Knights- Owen Wilson, Jackie Chan
46. (tie)
Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey- Keanu Reeves, George Carlin
Spy Hard- Leslie Nielsen
45. The Darjeeling Limited- Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Adrian Brody
43. (tie)
Billy Madison- Adam Sandler
Tommy Boy- Chris Farley, David Spade
39. (tie)
Young Frankenstein- Gene Wilder
Vegas Vacation- Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid

Liar Liar- Jim Carrey, Cary Ewles
Jingle All the Way- Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Sinbad, Phil Hartman
38. Wayne's World- Mike Myers, Dana Carvey
37. Dr. Strangelove- Peter Sellers
35. (tie)
Duck Soup- Marx Brothers
Dodgeball- Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn
34. Dumb and Dumber- Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels
33. Mr. Deeds- Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder
31. (tie)
Night at the Roxbury- Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan

Home Alone 2- Macauley Culkin, Daniel Stern, Joe Pesci
29. (tie)
Kicking and Screaming- Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall
Talladega Nights- Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly
28. Rushmore- Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
27. Ladybugs- Rodney Dangerfield
26. Starsky and Hutch- Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn
25. Happy Gilmore- Adam Sandler
24. BASEketball- Trey Parker, Matt Stone
23. Beverly Hills Ninja- Chris Farley, Chris Rock
21. (tie)
You, Me, and Dupree- Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Seth Rogan
Cable Guy- Jim Carrey, Matthew Broderick
20. Zoolander- Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell

19. Meet the Parents- Ben Stiller, Robert DeNiro
17. (tie)
Hot Rod- Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, Danny McBride
Houseguest- Sinbad, Phil Hartman
15. (tie)
Anchorman- Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell, David Koechner
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure- Keanu Reeves, George Carlin
14. Wedding Crashers- Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn
13. Bottle Rocket- Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson
12. Wayne's World 2- Mike Myers, Dana Carvey
11. Groundhog Day- Bill Murray, Chris Elliott
10. Man Who Knew Too Little- Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher

9. Principal Takes a Holiday- Kevin Nealon, Zachery Ty Bryan
7. (tie)
Elf- Will Ferrell, James Caan
Shanghai Noon- Owen Wilson, Jackie Chan
6. Celtic Pride- Daniel Stern, Dan Akroyd, Damon Wayans
5. Black Sheep- Chris Farley, David Spade
3. (tie)
Surf Ninjas- Ernie Reyes Jr, Rob Schneider, Leslie Nielsen
Wrongfully Accused- Leslie Nielsen
2. What About Bob?- Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss
1. Almost Heroes- Chris Farley, Matthew Perry