motion picture monday

one. the lion king.

released: 1994.

starring: jeremy irons, matthew broderick, james earl jones.

what makes it awesome: the songs. hakuna matata, yall.

two. die hard with a vengeance.

released: 1995.

starring: jeremy irons, samuel l. jackson, bruce willis.

what makes it awesome: jeremy. holy toledo, somebody had fun.

three. x-men two.

released: 2000.

starring: ian mckellen, hugh jackman, patrick stewart.

what makes it awesome: the special effects are pretty badass and the cast is pretty spectacular.

four. the lord of the rings: the return of the king.

released: 2003.

starring: ian mckellen, billy boyd, orlando bloom.

what makes it awesome: the story and all the efforts made by cast and crew to tell it.

five. the da vinci code.

released: 2006.

starring: ian mckellen, tom hanks, paul bettany.

what makes it awesome: its complexity and quickness.

six. the words.

released: 2012.

starring: jeremy irons, zoe saldana, bradley cooper.

what makes it awesome: the premise, its backstory and jeremy.

seven. the hobbit: desolation of smaug.

released: 2013.

starring: ian mckellen, orlando bloom, luke evans.

what makes it awesome: luke.