Today is the birthday of my all-time favorite Canadian - Captain Von Trapp himself, Christopher Plummer. Amazing as it is, he is 82 today, and still as dashing as ever. So, in celebration of the big occasion, today's edition of Top 5 is dedicated to Christopher Plummer movies. Admittedly this is a difficult task, as he's been in just about everything. But here goes...
1. The Sound of Music - I'm sure he probably hates it, but how could this not be number one on my list? It's the movie that got me in to movies to begin with, and I've been looking for a handsome, charismatic widower ever since.
2. Sta Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country - As General Chang, not only is he a terrific movie villain, but he gets to speak Klingon (which is becoming a lost art), and spout Shakespeare at the same time.
3. The Insider - As Mike Wallace, he uses Whistle-blower Russell Crowe to break the story of what Big Tobacco really knew. And he ends up being a better Wallace than the actual man himself.
4. Somewhere in Time - How can you not loathe him as the interfering Manager who's constantly trying to keep Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve apart?
5. Up - Here he's the voice of the famous Adventurer Charles Muntz, who allows his obsessive ways to eventually turn him into the ultimate bad guy. He not only goes after kids and senior citizens, but dogs and birds, too. One of Disney's classic villains.
