One of the most awaited child births in recent memory has come and gone (finally). The twins were born to Brangelina, that would be Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to most of us, on Saturday night (July 12th). The twins were born via C-section and all are reportedly healthy and happy. Here is a link to a story on the births.

Jolie and Pitt have reportedly agreed to sell the rights to the first pictures of the babies for $11 million! Being the humanitarians they are, that money will be donated to charity.  Here is another link to a story on the French mayor announcing the births.

I figured I would take advantage of this occasion to publish a top 10 list. I don't especially care for any of Jolie's movies, though I do feel she is incredibly beautiful. So my top 10 list will have to be based on Pitt's work which, admit it or not, has some great performances.

Brad Pitt was really first recognized after his small role in the 1991 film Thelma & Louise, though he had done quite a bit of work before that. Another film to note would be Mr. & Mrs. Smith from 2005 because he co-starred with Jolie in that film and that is where their intimate relationship began. Neither of those movies quite make my top 10 though both are solid efforts. Now here is OLD SCHOOL'S TOP 10 BRAD PITT MOVIES:
Honorable Mention: True Romance (1993) as "Floyd" - This is one of the early movies written by Quentin Tarantino and Pitt was excellent in his relatively small role

10. Sleepers (1996) as "Michael Sullivan"

9. The Devil's Own (1997) as "Rory Devaney" - stars opposite of Harrison Ford

8. Spy Game (2001) as "Tom Bishop" - stars opposite of Robert Redford

7. A River Runs Through It (1992) as "Paul Maclean"

6. Fight Club (1999) as "Tyler Durden"

5. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) as "Jesse James" - see this film if you haven't already done so

4. Twelve Monkeys (1995) as "Jeffrey Goines"

3. Snatch (2000) as "Mickey O'Neil"

2. Seven (1995) as "Det. David Mills" - one of my favorite horror thrillers of all time, stars opposite of Morgan Freeman

1. Ocean's Eleven (2001), Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007) as "Rusty Ryan" - simply love these films especially the first one

There's my list. I tend to appreciate his roles where he brings something a little different or special to the character. I feel his performances in Snatch and Twelve Monkeys are both brilliant and he does not get enough credit for either of them. Some of the movies to just miss the top 10 other than Mr. & Mrs. Smith included Cool World (1992) and Legends of the Fall (1994). I have not seen Babel (2006) which was critically acclaimed.

That will wrap up another issue of Kickin' it Old School. Thanks for reading. I had not planned on publishing this list today, but with the news breaking on the birth of the twins, I thought it was appropriate. I will get back to some more 80s topics very soon. If you are looking for any past issues of Kickin' it, please click on the Archives in the upper left hand column which is organized by month. Peace and much love.

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