The Statue of Liberty

1. X-Men: The Statue As A Weapon

Not content to stop at turning all of NYC's inhabitants into mutant goo, Magneto had to go and bust up the Statue with his unruly gang and a giant gyroscope. Of course, that means that Wolverine and his ginsu knives had to come along, and before you know it the torch is toast, Liberty's crown is busted up, and Cyclops is blasting holes like a little kid with a magnifying glass and a playground of ants. For shame.

2. Cloverfield: The Statue As A Field Goal

You've got to give it up for underwater giant monsters: they know their national symbols, and they aren't afraid to slap 'em around to make an impression on normally impassive New Yorkers. What's most impressive is that the critter was able to punt Liberty's head a good three or four miles to downtown. Instead of fleeing it, why aren't the Giants trying to sign this guy up?

3. Ghostbusters II: The Statue As Public Transportation

When New York City is feeling down and hateful ecto-slime is rising from the sewers, the boys in blue can think of only one logical solution: to slather Miss Liberty with magical goo, turn on the tunes, and walk her across the bay and into downtown. Strangely enough, the gawkers find inspiration and feel-goodery from the sight, which might not be the reaction I'd expect from a marauding 150-foot previously-immobile statue. Also, what happened after the movie was over? Did they move the statue back or is it still collecting parking tickets?

4. National Treasure 2: The Statue's Illegitimate Family

Although the film in question prompted hundreds of history teachers to commit suicide after they realized that their students would believe all of the historical "facts" contained in this slapdash mockery, we did learn something pretty interesting about the Statue of Liberty: she isn't alone. In fact, she has a whole family over in France, where several scale models of Liberty were built (one was melted by the Nazi's in WWII. Nic Cage visits the "Laboulaye Lady" near the Eiffel Tower, finds out some important clue that had gone previously unnoticed for a hundred or so years, and skirts off to discover that George Washington was actually a cyborg sent from the future to protect the offspring of Ben Franklin.

5. Remo Williams: The Statue As A Battleground

The Statue of Liberty received a facelift in the mid-80's, and Remo Williams was there to cash in on the unique setting through a combination of running through wet cement and jumping like a monkey through the scaffolding. We don't really have much else to say about this. Perhaps you'd like to write a note to a loved one before the end of this paragraph to properly utilize your time.

6. Planet of the Apes: The Statue As A "Fooled You!"