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Lights, Camera, Box Breaks!
I'm one of those guys who loves watching movies... but doesn't enjoy watching The Oscars. Sure... I'll look to see who won some of the major categories in the morning. But that's only because all of my friends will be discussing it tomorrow at lunch and I don't want to be completely oblivious.
Nope. While millions of people are laughing at Jimmy Kimmel's jokes, playing drinking games, and finding out whether or not Denzel Washington takes home his third Oscar... I'll be sleeping. Yup. Sleeping.
I've been sick the past few days with a head cold... and tomorrow I'm back in the classroom, so I need to get as much rest as I can.
However... before I hit the sack, here's a quick recap of some 2011 Panini Americanablasters I broke over the weekend.
Nope. While millions of people are laughing at Jimmy Kimmel's jokes, playing drinking games, and finding out whether or not Denzel Washington takes home his third Oscar... I'll be sleeping. Yup. Sleeping.
I've been sick the past few days with a head cold... and tomorrow I'm back in the classroom, so I need to get as much rest as I can.
However... before I hit the sack, here's a quick recap of some 2011 Panini Americanablasters I broke over the weekend.
I picked up ten of these blasters off of Dave and Adam's during their Black Fridaysale for $55. Each blaster contained 8packs (5cards per pack) with one guaranteed relic card per box.
With only 100cards on the checklist, I figured I would be able to make at least one... possibly two hand collated sets.
2011 Panini Americana #12
Unfortunately... I came up one card short. Anyone out there have an extraGloria Stuart laying around? I have plenty of doubles, triples, and quadruples to trade.
Don't worry Panini. It's not like I purchased these boxes for the base cards. I was mainly interested in pulling a James Dean or Marilyn Monroerelic. Let's see how I fared...
I kicked things off with a movie I had never heard of before. At least I recognized both of the stars featured on this card and it looks like this movie was nominated for an Academy Award for Outstanding Production (Best Picture) back in 1934.
Relic #2: The Towering Inferno (1974)
I watched this movie years ago, but never realized it won 3 Academy Awards (Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Song) back in 1975. I just remember that there were a lot of famous people in the film.
I've heard of this film, but have never seen it. According to Wikipedia, it won fourAcademy Awards (Best Actress, Best Screenplay Writing, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress), so maybe I should give it a shot.
Vivien Leigh took home an Academy Award for Best Actress for this movie... and for another film you may have heard of... Gone with the Wind.
Relic #4: National Velvet (1944)
Okay. I'm starting to realize that most of these relics involve movies that premiered way before I was born.
Never heard of this movie... but I have heard of Elizabeth Taylor. She's the woman that stole Carrie Fisher'sfather away from her mom. Oh... and she won a pair of Academy Awards for Best Actress too.
Relic #5: Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
I'm a huge fan of movie posters and this one is pretty awesome. Plus... it's my first chance at pulling a James Deanrelic. Let's see if I do...
Aww shucks. Oh well... at least Natalie Wood is a nice consolation prize. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for this movie.
Duplicate. See Relic #3
Relic #7: Mezzogiorno Di Fuoco (High Noon) (1952)
I'm a big fan of westerns. Heck... Wyatt Earp, Young Guns, and Tombstone would all fall within my top 200 movies of all-time. But surprise, surprise... I've never heard of Mezzogiorno Di Fuoco. Grace Kelly? Yes. Who hasn't heard of Princess Grace?Gary Cooper? Hell yeah! Pride of the Yankees is one of my favorite sports films of all-time. But sorry High Noonfans. This film just wasn't on my radar.
However now that I know that it took home 4 Academy Awards in 1953, I'm excited to check it out.
Yeehaw! A sports film! Wait. Haven't heard of this movie either. Was this the prequel to Caddyshack? With Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis starring, it's safe to assume that this is a comedy. And it looks like some of the biggest names in golf made cameos.
Relic #9: Rebel Without A Cause (1955)
Another shot at a Deanrelic... and another miss. Oh well. At least this is a dual this time. This time Wood is paired up with Sal Mineo, who was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for this film.
Laurie was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role (The Hustler) and nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Roletwice (Carrie and Children of a Lesser God). But like most of the movies featured in this post... I hadn't heard of her.
Which means that the Cardboard Gods made sure to load me up with her cardboard. I pulled both of her insert cards:
Wrapping up these blaster boxes were these two numbered parallels:
The Noth will go into my Prime Numbers PC, while the Ventimiglia will go into my ever-growing box of non-sports inserts/parallels.
I didn't pull a Dean or Monroememorabilia card... and you can pick up these blasters for $10 less now... but overall... I'm happy with this box break.
Now it's time to rest and recuperate. In the meantime, maybe you can help me out. Outside of The Towering Inferno, I haven't seen any of these films featured on these relics.
I didn't pull a Dean or Monroememorabilia card... and you can pick up these blasters for $10 less now... but overall... I'm happy with this box break.
Now it's time to rest and recuperate. In the meantime, maybe you can help me out. Outside of The Towering Inferno, I haven't seen any of these films featured on these relics.
Which of these films would you recommend to others?
Enjoy The Oscars! Happy Sunday and sayonara!
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