Citizen's Movie Thread

[Citizen]

My top US + UK films – top 250 + 150 honorable mentioned list, top 100 funniest comedies (50 honorable mentions), top 10 lists (1980-2008), top 25 by decade and my must see list. All American/British films. FILMS LIKE THE THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, 8 1/2, THE SEVENTH SIGN, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, ETC. (Fellini, Renoir, Kurosawa, Eisenstein, Buñuel, etc. films)
are for the most part excluded.

I cheated sometimes by combining trilogies & original/sequels/remakes etc. for one position. Each list, besides the yearly top 10 lists, are films that were produced out of The U.S. or Great Britain. Not too much has changed, basically I kept about 80% of my original top 250 and added a list of 150 honorable mentioned films, and a lot of films in my top 100 remained but the positions changed for the most part.

A+ = Legendary film. Approx 20 films.
A = Excellent film. Approx 100 films.
A- = Great film. Approx 150 films.
B+ = Very good film. Approx 200+ films.


A+ Grade
1.Lawrence of Arabia 1962
2.Citizen Kane 1941
3.Godfather /Godfather, The Part II 1972/1974
4.Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope 1977
5.Sunset Boulevard 1950
6.Wizard of Oz, The 1939
7.Casablanca 1942
8.Graduate, The 1967
9.Vertigo 1958
10.Searchers, The 1956
11.Bridge on the River Kwai, The 1957
12.Gone with the Wind 1939
13.Psycho 1960
14.E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982
15.Shawshank Redemption, The 1994
16.It's a Wonderful Life 1946
17.Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
18.Raging Bull 1980
19.Singin' in the Rain 1952
20.Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Two Towers/Return of the King 2001/2002/2003
21.Annie Hall 1977

A Grade
22.Pulp Fiction 1994
23.High Noon 1952
24.Goodfellas 1990
25.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
26.2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
27.Grapes of Wrath, The 1940
28.Apocalypse Now 1979
29.Taxi Driver 1976
30.Rear Window 1954
31.City Lights 1931
32.Jaws 1975
33.African Queen, The 1951
34.Third Man, The 1949
35.Schindler's List 1993
36.Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964
37.Chinatown 1974
38.Saving Private Ryan 1998
39.Double Indemnity 1944
40.French Connection, The 1971
41.Some Like It Hot 1959
42.Apartment, The 1960
43.Gold Rush, The 1925
44.North by Northwest 1959
45.Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The 1948
46.Clockwork Orange, A 1971
47.On the Waterfront 1954
50.To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
51.Silence of the Lambs, The 1991
52.King Kong 1933
53.Platoon 1986
54.West Side Story 1961
55.Fargo 1996
56.Rocky 1976
57. Ben-Hur 1959
56.General, The 1927
57. Midnight Cowboy 1969
58.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
59. Deer Hunter, The 1978
60.Birth of a Nation 1915
61.Forrest Gump 1994
62.Maltese Falcon, The 1941
63.Bonnie and Clyde 1967
64.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
65.Streetcar Named Desire, A 1951
66.American Graffiti 1973
67.Gladiator 2000
68. M*A*S*H 1970
69.Duck Soup 1933
70.Manchurian Candidate, The 1962
71.Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
72.Network 1976
73.Fight Club 1999
74.No Country for Old Men 2007
75.Amadeus 1984
76.Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
77.All About Eve 1950
78.Sixth Sense, The 1999
79.Modern Times 1936
80.Sound of Music, The 1965
81.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927
82.Giant 1956
83.Braveheart 1995
84.Patton 1970
85.Bringing up Baby 1938
86.Titanic 1997
87.From Here to Eternity 1953
88.Sullivan's Travels 1941
89.In the Heat of the Night 1967
90.Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966
91.It Happened One Night 1934
92.Toy Story 1995
93.Blade Runner 1982
94.Beautiful Mind, A 2001
95.Shane 1953
96.Cabaret 1972
97.American Beauty 1999
98.Best Years of Our Lives, The 1946
99.Last Picture Show, The 1971
100.Usual Suspects, The 1995
Doctor Zhivago 1965
Ninotchka 1939
Yankee Doodle Dandee 1942
There Will be Blood 2007
Once Upon a Time in America 1984
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
Pianist, The 2002
Wild Bunch, The 1969
Place in the Sun, A 1951
Night at the Opera, A 1935
Dances with Wolves 1990
All the President's Men 1976
Intolerance 1916
Inglorious Basterds 2009
Stagecoach 1939

A- Grade
Paths of Glory 1957
L.A. Confidential 1997
Ox-Bow Incident, The 1943
Rebel Without a Cause 1955
Frankenstein 1931
Aviator, The 2004
Rain Man 1988
Cool Hand Luke 1967
Mystic River 2003
Trainspotting 1996
Shining, The 1980
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961
Million Dollar Baby 2004
Philadelphia Story, The 1940
Kramer vs Kramer 1979
Matrix, The 1999
Exorcist, The 1973
Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 1980
Marty 1955
Chicago 2002
Apollo 13 1995
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 1967
Safety Last! 1923
Truman Show, The 1998
Spartacus 1960
Laura 1944
Alien/Aliens 1986/1979
Social Network, The 2010
Back to the Future 1985
Terminator 2: Judgement Day/Terminator, The 1984/1991
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004
Lost Weekend, The 1945
Quiet Man, The 1952
Public Enemy, The 1931
Fugitive, The 1993
Thin Red Line, The 1998
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003
Full Metal Jacket 1987
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937
Inherit the Wind 1960
Sophie's Choice 1982
Night of the Hunter 1955
Letters From Iwo Gima 2006
Notorious 1946
Blazing Saddles 1974
Groundhog Day 1993
Being John Malkovich 1999
Slumdog Millionaire 2008
Christmas Story, A 1983
Good Will Hunting 1997
Inception 2010
Empire of the Sun 1987
Out of the Past 1947
I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
Big Lebowski, The 1998
Easy Rider 1969
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1988
Killing, The 1956
Insider, The 1999
Se7en 1995
Memento 2000
Departed, The 2006
Conversation, The 1974
Swing Time 1936
Big Sleep, The 1946
Children of Men 2006
Defiant Ones, The 1958
Stand By Me 1986
Catch Me if You Can 2002
Rebecca 1940
Odd Couple, The 1968
As Good as It Gets 1997
It's a Gift 1934
Gandhi 1982
Boogie Nights 1997
True Grit 2010
Edward Scissorhands 1990
Adventures of Robin Hood, The 1938
Touch of Evil 1958
Requiem for a Dream 2000
White Heat 1949
Finding Nemo 2003
Leaving Las Vegas 1995
American in Paris, An 1951
Brazil 1985
Gangs of New York 2002
Being There 1979
Sling Blade 1996
Dead Man Walking 1995
Strangers on a Train 1951
What Ever Happpened to Baby Jane? 1962
Reservior Dogs 1992
House of Sand and Fog, The 2003
Die Hard 1988
Sherlock Jr. 1924
My Man Godfrey 1936
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The 1943
Shrek 2001
Crash 2005
Few Good Men, A 1992
Ghostbusters 1984
What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
Nashville 1975
Hotel Rwanda 2004
Unforgiven 1992
All the King’s Men 1949
Planet of the Apes 1968
Airplane! 1980
Kill Bill: Volume 1 2003
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
Day the Earth Stood Still, The 1951
Deliverance 1972
Twelve Monkeys 1995
Mulholland Dr. 2001
Birds, The 1963
Navigator, The 1924
Wall-e 2008
Lost Horizon 1937
East of Eden 1955
Young Frankenstein 1974
Born on the Fourth of July 1989
Up in the Air 2009
Scent of a Woman 1992
Lady Eve, The 1941
Gosford Park 2001
Wuthering Heights 1939
Sin City 2005
Fortune Cookie, The 1966

B+ Grade
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956
Magnolia 1999
Up 2009
Badlands 1973
American History X 1998
Little Miss Sunshine 2006
Green Mile, The 1999
Dark Knight, The 2008
Peeping Tom 1960
Scarface 1932/1983
Hurt Locker, The 2009
Ray 2004
His Girl Friday 1940
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
King’s Speech, The 2010
When Harry Met Sally 1989
Ten Commandments, The 1956
Short Cuts 1993
Hunt for Red October, The 1990
On Golden Pond 1981
Atonement 2007
Hustler, The 1961
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
Almost Famous 2000
True Romance 1993
Freaks 1932
Fantasia 1940
Avatar 2009
Pleasantville 1998
My Fair Lady 1964
How Green Was My Valley 1941
Vera Drake 2004
Dial M for Murder 1954
Woman Under the Influence, A 1974
Breakfast Club, The 1985
Gattaca 1997
Adaptation 2002
Witness for the Prosecution 1957
Manhattan 1979
Night of the Living Dead 1968
Fury 1936
Lion King, The 1994
Juno 2007
Great Expectations 1946
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962
Game, The 1997
Tootsie 1982
Good Night and Good Luck 2005
Frost/Nixon 2008
Longest Day, The 1962
Ace in the Hole 1951
Ed Wood 1994
Ratatouille 2007
Midnight Express, The 1978
Born Yesterday 1950
Thin Man, The 1934
Great Dictator, The 1940
Babel 2006
Elephant Man, The 1980
Stalag 17 1952
Elizabeth 1998
Munich 2005
Black Hawk Down 2001
Face in the Crowd, A 1957
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
Goodbye Mr. Chips 1939
Dead Poet's Society 1989
To Be or Not to Be 1942
Casino 1995
Dog Day Afternoon 1975
Brokeback Mountain 2005
Toy Story 2 1999
Last Emperor, The 1987
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The 2008
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
Time Machine, The 1960
Jazz Singer, The 1927
Amercian Psycho 2000
Bullets Over Broadway 1994
Awful Truth, The 1937
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
Roman Holiday 1953
Miracle on 34th Street 1947
Babe 1995
Royal Tenenbaums, The 2001
Splendor in the Grass 1961
Ordinary People 1980
Field of Dreams 1989
Wrestler, The 2008
Broken Blossoms 1919
Ball of Fire 1941
Paper Moon 1973
Jurassic Park 1993
Lethal Weapon 1987
Cape Fear 1962
Prestige, The 2006
Asphalt Jungle, The 1950
Quiz Show 1994
Dodsworth 1936
Big Heat, The 1953
Spider-Man 2 2004
Driving Miss Daisy 1989
Serpico 1973
Killing Fields, The 1984
Incredibles, The 2004
Piano, The 1993
Doubt 2008
Mildred Pierce 1945
Traffic 2000
Sweet Smell of Success, The 1957
Mary Poppins 1964
Breaking Away 1979
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire 2009
Verdict, The 1982
Pinocchio 1940
Grand Hotel 1932
JFK 1991
Anatomy of a Murder 1959
Reader, The 2008
Sting, The 1973
Star Wars - Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 1983
United 93 2006
Remains of the Day 1993
In Cold Blood 1967
Kid, The 1921
Sleuth 1972
Christmas Carol, A 1951
Song of Bernadette, The 1943
Becket 1964
Seabiscuit 2003
Trouble in Paradise 1932
Sideways 2004
Escape from Alcatraz 1979
Untouchables, The 1987
Blackboard Jungle, The 1955
Heiress, The 1949
Man for All Seasons, A 1966
Toy Story 3 2010
Donnie Brasco 1997
Black Narcissus 1947
Days of Heaven 1978
Jerry Maguire 1996
Cold Mountain 2003
Little Foxes, The 1941
Queen, The 2006
Sand Pebbles, The 1966
Barry Lyndon 1975
Blood Diamond 2006
People vs Larry Flynt, the 1996
Cast Away 2000
Bad Seed, The 1956
Wall Street 1987
Day at the Races, A 1937
Rosemary's Baby 1968
Black Swan 2010
Primal Fear 1996
Training Day 2001
Rope 1948
Gran Torino 2008
Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Ware-Rabbit 2005
Superman 1978
Naked Gun, The: From the Files of Police Squad 1988
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakstan 2006
O Brother Where Art Thou? 2000
Getaway, The 1972
Gun Crazy 1950
American Splendor 2003
Goldfinger 1964
42nd Street 1933
Lady from Shanghai, The 1947
Fighter, The 2010
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
Nightmare on Elm Street, A 1984
Minority Report 2002
Beauty and the Beast 1991
Little Children 2006
American Werewolf in London, An 1981
Palm Beach Story, The 1942
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007
Five Easy Pieces 1970
Capote 2005
Billy Elliot 2000
Hell's Angels 1930
Lenny 1974
Great Escape, The 1963
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom/Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1984/1989
Three Kings 1999
Lifeboat 1944
3:10 to Yuma 2007
In the Line of Fire 1993
Shaun of the Dead 2004
Harvey 1950
Misery 1990
Raising Arizona 1987
Notes on a Scandal 2006
Little Caesar 1931
All That Jazz 1979
Philadelphia 1993
Miracle at Morgan's Creek, The 1944
Simple Plan, A 1998
Bullitt 1968
Messenger, The 2009
Halloween 1978
Dirty Dozen, The 1967
Babes in Toyland 1934
Now, Voyager 1942
Erin Brockovich 2000
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944
Lost in Translation 2003
Player, The 1992
Witness 1985
Michael Clayton 2007
In the Name of the Father 1993
Mister Roberts 1955
Hud 1963
American Gangster 2007
Miller's Crossing 1990
Dirty Harry 1971
Abyss, The 1989
Top Hat 1935
Magnificent Seven, The 1960
Adam's Rib 1949
Wag the Dog 1997
Kill Bill: Volume 2 2004
Bad and the Beautiful, The 1952
Last of the Mohicans, The 1992
Chocolat 2000
This is Spinal Tap 1984
Harold and Maude 1971
Total Recall 1990
Good Morning Vietnam 1987
True Grit 1969
Dazed and Confused 1993
Serious Man, A 2009
Bull Durham 1988
Woman of the Year 1942
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
King Kong 2005
Spider-Man 2002
Mean Streets 1973
Father of the Bride 1950
Topper 1937
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
Shot in the Dark, A 1964
Frailty 2001
Big Chill, The 1983
Lorenzo's Oil 1992
Hoosiers 1986

[Binky]

Holy Gemonetti! I'm pooped from reading the first two catagories and then scrollin' down to the bottom.....WoW! That's a lot of time spent into making that list......Whew!!!!!!!! :lmao2: :lmao2:

[Captain Obvious]

I'm not that into movies, but I like goofy shit.

Kung Pow is a fantastic movie, pure brilliance. Monty Python's Holy Grail - marvelous.

I did see LOTR in your A+ list. I never go to the movie theater, but I did when each of these movies came out. I'm a Tolkien buff, have been for a long time so as you can expect, I was geekily annoyed by them. Great movies if you haven't read the book but there was WAY too much carved out regardless of what - 10 hours of movie time. Too much missing from the story and more added to it that is inaccurate.

[Captain Obvious]

Since I like comedies, I'll rank your top list:

1.Annie Hall DIDN'T SEE IT
2.Duck Soup DIDN'T SEE IT
3.Airplane! CLASSIC B5UT BETTER WAY BACK WHEN
4.Raising Arizona DECENT
5.Caddyshack CLASSIC, BUT BETTER WAY BACK WHEN
6.Blazing Saddles TOP 5 ALL-TIME
7.The Graduate MEDIOCRE
8.The General DIDN'T SEE IT
9.National Lampoon's Animal House CLASSIC, STILL GOOD
10.The Naked Gun FANTASTIC, CLASSIC
11.M*A*S*H DECENT
12.The Gold Rush DIDN'T SEE IT
13.Coming to America PIECE OF SHIT
14.The Big Lebowski TURNED IT OFF HALFWAY THROUGH
15.National Lampoon's Vacation CLASSIC, STILL DECENT
16.It’s a Gift NEVER HEARD OF IT
17.Clerks GREAT MOVIE, NOT FOR EVERYONE
18.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas UNWATCHABLE
19.Groundhog Day VERY GOOD MOVIE
20.Planes, Trains, and Automobiles FANTASTIC
21.Monty Python and the Holy Grail TOP 2 ALL TIME
22.Bringing Up Baby NEVER HEARD OF IT
23.Dr. Strangelove DIDN'T SEE IT
24.A Night at the Opera DIDN'T SEE IT
25.Sullivan’s Travels DIDN'T SEE IT
26.The Odd Couple DECENT
27.Ninotchka NEVER HEARD OF IT
28.City Slickers MEDIOCRE
29.Back to School GREAT MOVIE
30.Spaceballs VERY GOOD MOVIE
31.Some Like it Hot DIDN'T SEE IT
32.The Jerk CLASSIC, GREAT MOVIE
33.Ghost Busters CLASSIC, BETTER WAY BACK WHEN
34.My Man Godfrey NEVER HEARD OF IT
35.Young Frankenstein CLASSIC, FANTASTIC
36.A Day at the Races NEVER HEARD OF IT
37.City Lights DIDN'T SEE IT
38.There's Something About Mary LAUGH OUT LOUD MOVIE
39.Trading Places VERY, VERY GOOD MOVIE
40.Sleeper NEVER HEARD OF IT
41.This is Spinal Tap PIECE OF SHIT (AND I'M A MUSICIAN)
42.It Happened One Night NEVER HEARD OF IT
43.A Christmas Story CLASSIC, OK
44.The Apartment DIDN'T SEE IT
45.The Navigator NEVER HEARD OF IT
46.O Brother, Where Art Thou? VERY GOOD MOVIE
47.A Shot in the Dark NEVER HEARD OF IT
48.Better Off Dead NEVER HEARD OF IT
49.Blues Brothers CLASSIC, GOOD MOVIE
50.Juno DIDN'T SEE IT
51.Mrs.Doubtfire PIECE OF SHIT
52.Who Framed Roger Rabbit? MEDIOCRE
53.The Birdcage DIDN'T SEE IT, HEARD IT WAS GOOD
54.Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex… DIDN'T SEE IT
55.Analyze This MEDIOCRE
56.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation DECENT
57.Throw Momma From the Train A WELL DONE MOVIE
58.Being There NEVER HEARD OF IT
59.Modern Times NEVER HEARD OF IT
60.Borat… PRETTY FUCKING FUNNY MOVIE, NOT FOR EVERYONE
61.Dumb and Dumber MEDIOCRE, SLOW - COUPLE FUNNY PARTS
62.Pee Wee’s Big Adventure GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE
63.When Harry Met Sally DIDN'T SEE IT
64.Superbad NEVER HEARD OF IT
65.Sherlock Jr. NEVER HEARD OF IT
66.Beverly Hills Cop CLASSIC, FUNNIER WAY BACK WHEN
67.The 40 Year Old Virgin DIDN'T SEE IT
68.Dazed and Confused DIDN'T SEE IT
69.Knocked Up DIDN'T SEE IT
70.The Lady Eve NEVER HEARD OF IT
71.My Cousin Vinny VERY, VERY GOOD MOVIE
72.Topper NEVER HEARD OF IT
73.Ace Ventura: Pet Detective PIECE OF SHIT
74.Sideways NEVER HEARD OF IT
75.To Be or Not to Be (’42) NEVER HEARD OF IT
76.The Producers DIDN'T SEE IT
77.Being John Malkovich DIDN'T SEE IT
78.The Royal Tenenbaums GARBAGE - OVER RATED
79.Up in Smoke DECENT, CLASSIC
80.Austin Powers: (1+2) FIRST ONE IS A TOP-10, #2 - MEDIOCRE, #3 - SHIT
81.Crocodile Dundee CLASSIC, BETTER WAY BACK WHEN
82.Kingpin DIDN'T SEE IT
83.Arthur CLASSIC, GREAT MOVIE
84.Little Miss Sunshine DIDN'T SEE IT
85.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (’36) NEVER HEARD OF IT
86.Happy Gilmore GREAT MOVIE
87.His Girl Friday NEVER HEARD OF IT
88.Take the Money and Run DECENT
89.Old School DIDN'T SEE IT
90.Billy Madison DECENT
91.Tommy Boy DIDN'T SEE IT
92.High Fidelity COUPLE OF GOOD PARTS, VERY SLOW, MEDIOCRE
93.Grumpy Old Men (1+2) FIRST ONE WAS GREAT, SECOND MEDIOCRE
94.The Freshman (’25) DECENT
95.Scary Movie FIRST ONE WAS DECENT, THE OTHER 22 OF THEM SHIT
96.Bad Santa DIDN'T SEE IT
97.Friday NEVER HEARD OF IT
98.Major League DECENT
99.School of Rock DECENT
100.Scrooged DECENT

[Captain Obvious]

And, how does Monty Python's Meaning of Life not make that list?

Or Mel Brooks History of the World?

[Bill Cosby]

I'm not that into movies, but I like goofy shit.

Kung Pow is a fantastic movie, pure brilliance. Monty Python's Holy Grail - marvelous.

I did see LOTR in your A+ list. I never go to the movie theater, but I did when each of these movies came out. I'm a Tolkien buff, have been for a long time so as you can expect, I was geekily annoyed by them. Great movies if you haven't read the book but there was WAY too much carved out regardless of what - 10 hours of movie time. Too much missing from the story and more added to it that is inaccurate.

My fav comedy (& perhaps movie) is blazing saddles......... I like that Kung Pow as well having watched countless karate fliX hour after hour back in the mid 80's........... There is a sequel coming out pretty soon I hear..

I went through/over the first two categories........... :thumbsup: & I agree/like/seen many of them…

[Bill Cosby]

[QUOTE=Citizen]Made this list about over a year ago on other message boards. Going to update again probably sometime next year. (2008 films not included, only top 10 list) I'll also eventually post my worst 100 movies thread perhaps later on.

My top US + UK films – top 250 + 150 honorable mentioned list, top 100 funniest comedies (50 honorable mentions), top 10 lists (1980-2008), top 25 by decade and my must see list. All American/British films. FILMS LIKE THE [B][I]THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY, 8 1/2, THE SEVENTH SIGN, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON[/I], ETC. (Fellini, Renoir, Kurosawa, Eisenstein, Buñuel, etc. films)[/B]
are for the most part excluded.

I cheated sometimes by combining trilogies & original/sequels/remakes etc. for one position. Each list, besides the yearly top 10 lists, are films that were produced out of The U.S. or Great Britain. Not too much has changed, basically I kept about 80% of my original top 250 and added a list of 150 honorable mentioned films, and a lot of films in my top 100 remained but the positions changed for the most part.

A+ = Legendary film. Approx 20 films.
A = Excellent film. Approx 100 films.
A- = Great film. Approx 150 films.
B+ = Very good film. Approx 200+ films.
B = Good film. Approx 200 films.
B- = Average/Above average. Approx 50+ films.

[b][SIZE="5"]Top 250 [i](United States & Great Britain)[/SIZE][/i][/b]

[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"]A+ films[/SIZE][/COLOR]
1.[b]Lawrence of Arabia[/b] (1962) – A cinematic treasure.
2.[b]Citizen Kane[/b] (1941) - Ideas and groundbreaking achievements were so revolutionary that much of its majesty wasn't fully realized for over a generation. Absolutely insane genius, may seem dated, but its really not.
3.[b]Graduate, The[/b] (1967) – The film that made me to seriously decide to study film. Great soundtrack and revolutionary directing.
4.[b]Godfather, The (Part 1+2)[/b](1972/1974) – Profound American saga. The lines of dialogue have been forever embedded into the American culture and film discourse.
5.[b]Star Wars – A New Hope[/b] (1977) – Probably the most exciting film ever made. Ground shattering special effects. Shook the foundation of the sci-fi genre with a 9.0 on the Richter scale.
6.[b]Sunset Blvd.[/b] (1950) – Easily the greatest Hollywood film about Hollywood ever made.
7.[b]Wizard of Oz[/b] (1939) – As a musical or fantasy, it can’t get much better than this.
8.[b]Bridge on the River Kwai, The[/b] (1957) – IMO, best ending ever. David Lean is an amazing director.
9.[b]Casablanca[/b] (1942) – Like a fine bottle of perfectly aged wine, its complexities are seemingly endless
10.[b]Lord of the Rings, The[/b] (2001-2003) – Best trilogy ever, IMO. True imagining of the book.
11.[b]E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial[/b] (1982) - I’ll admit it, this is the only film that made me cry. My favorite Spielberg movie.
12.[b]Psycho[/b] (1960) – The greatest twist of all time. What no other director would dare to put on screen, Hitchcock does with surprising bluntness.
13.[b]Shawshank Redemption[/b] (1994) – Script was pure poetry. Tugs at your emotions with a surprising twist.
14.[b]Gone With the Wind[/b] (1939) - This is the epitome of the Hollywood epic. The most memorable female lead ever.
15.[b]Singin' in the Rain[/b] (1952) – Hollywood musical that deserves its due credit. Most famous dance sequence ever.
16.[b]Annie Hall[/b] (1977) – My favorite comedy of all time. Intelligent and hilariously quirky script.
17.[b]Raiders of the Lost Ark[/b] (1981) – Probably was my favorite movie as a kid.
18.[b]It's a Wonderful Life[/b] (1946) – A holiday season tradition. A provocative poignant theme.

[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"]A films[/SIZE][/COLOR]
19.[b]Pulp Fiction[/b] (1994) – Absolutely insane situations, witty dialogue and the gimp. Defined the 90s film at the peak of the indie movement.
20.[b]Raging Bull[/b] (1980) – Fascinating sports/bio pic that’s a great study for aesthetic violence. One of the greatest and devoted performances of all time.
21.[b]High Noon[/b] (1952) – Real time film that builds up tension like no other film. My favorite western.
22.[b]Goodfellas[/b] (1990) – Arguably Scorsese’s best. Hysterical, highly entertaining and extremely quotable.
23.[b]2001: A Space Odyssey[/b] (1968) – A ballet of visual poetry. Amazing imagination and a great hidden villain.
24.[b]Grapes of Wrath[/b] (1940) – No remake can possibly improve upon this adaptation of Steinbeck’s classic novel.
25.[b]Apocalypse Now[/b] (1979) – Most exciting war scene ever! Shows the insanity of war.
26.[b]Jaws[/b] (1975) – You’ll never swim the same again… even in the tub.
27.[b]Taxi Driver[/b] (1976) – My favorite line of all time. DeNiro establishes himself as one of the great American Actors.
28.[b]Rear Window[/b] (1954) – Hitchcock does so much with so little space.
29.[b]One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest[/b] (1975) – An American classic that works perfectly as a comedy and a dramatic story.
30.[b]African Queen, The[/b] (1951) – Bogey and Katherine Hepburn. EOM.
31.[b]Schindler's List[/b] (1993) – Emotional, powerful and shocking scenes throughout.
32.[b]M*A*S*H [/b](1970) – Funniest war movie ever.
33.[b]Chinatown[/b] (1974) - Neo-noir done with great skill and craft. Fascinating character piece done with depth and intrigue.
34.[b]Saving Private Ryan[/b] (1998) – Best war scene ever.
35.[b]Fargo[/b] (1996) – Coen Brothers made probably the most splendid modern small budget film ever constructed.
36.[b]Double Indemnity[/b] (1944) – Great lines are spitted out at rapid pace just enough for you to soak in the amazing dialogue. The definition of film noir.
37.[b]French Connection, The[/b] (1971) – IMO, best chase scene ever.
38.[b]West Side Story[/b] (1961) – The Romeo and Juliet of musicals.
39.[b]North By Northwest[/b] (1959) – Grant and Hitchcock make a classic combination.
40.[b]Silence of the Lambs[/b] (1991) – Probably the most memorable villain of all time with such a small screen time.
41.[b]Midnight Cowboy[/b] (1969) – One of the great New York films of all time. Dustin Hoffman was walkin’ there.
42.[b]Apartment, The[/b] (1960) – Among my favorite romantic films ever made.
43.[b]Gold Rush, The[/b] (1925) – Chaplin is gold.
44.[b]Dr. Strangelove…[/b] (1964) – The greatest satire.
45.[b]The Searchers[/b] (1956) – John Wayne is not just a western icon or a Hollywood icon he’s an American icon. Also has has one of the most memorable group of supporting characters for any film. The best Ford/Wayne film.
46.[b]King Kong[/b] (1933) –The MONSTER of all monster movies.
47.[b]Vertigo[/b] (1958) - Just another example of Hitchcock’s genius as a master craftsman. A very haunting movie experience.
48.[b]Platoon[/b] (1986) – A powerful and sad commentary about the Vietnam war.
49.[b]City Lights[/b] (1931) - Charlie Chaplin's signature film. Has more heart than any other comedy ever made and easily the funniest boxing scene of all time.
50.[b]Treasure of the Sierra Madre [/b](1948) – Almost every scene brings about a new twist or turn.
51.[b]Deer Hunter, The[/b] (1978) – Half great war film, half great ‘coming home’ film.
52.[b]Rocky[/b] (1976) – Some of the sequels were memorable, but this is clearly the best one.
53.[b]American Graffiti[/b] (1973) – Great soundtrack, heartfully nostalgic and classic cars = winner.
54.[b]Some Like it Hot[/b] (1959) – Marilyn Monroe is an amazing screen presence. Funny subtle sexual innuendos cleverly done. Great opening scene.
55.[b]Ben-Hur[/b] (1959) – Best race scene and one of my favorite music scores.
56.[b]Dances With Wolves[/b] (1990) – Epic Civil War film that dispelled the antagonization of Native Americans in film.
57.[b]Clockwork Orange, A[/b] (1971) – Great adaptation and my favorite rendition of Singin’ in the Rain.
58.[b]Amedeus[/b] (1984) – Beautiful costume (somewhat-historical) drama that is also funny, thoughtful and tragic.
59.[b]Titanic[/b] (1997) – Greatest editing in a film, IMO. Breathtaking action. Extremely technical and historically meticulous. But only the love story is remembered.
60.[b]Birth of a Nation[/b] (1915) – Birth of film grammar. Cinema’s biggest skeleton in the closet.
61.[b]The General[/b] (1927) – Every scene has a different comedic twist that keeps you guessing what will happen. Many believe Buster Keaton, the stone faced actor, exceeds Chaplin in humor.
62.[b]Forrest Gump [/b](1994) – Soundtrack, Leading role, scope, and humor all top notch.
63.[b]To Kill a Mockingbird[/b] (1962) – An unforgettable social commentary about the injustices during the time before the civil rights movement.
64.[b]Duck Soup[/b] (1933) – There are 2 types of comedy lovers, those who have seen the Marx Brothers and those who haven’t or refuse.
65.[b]Manchurian Candidate[/b] (1962) – Political thriller defined.
66.[b]Mutiny on the Bounty[/b] (1935) – Even I wanted to kill Captain Bligh in this gripping, adventurous tale.
67.[b]Bonnie and Clyde[/b] (1967) – America’s fascination with rebellion given its cinematic freedom.
68.[b]Fight Club[/b] (1999) – My favorite title sequence ever. Hilariously cynical. ‘Sandbagging’ end.
69.[b]Maltese Falcon[/b] (1941) – Established film noir as a genre. Gotta love the crispness and murkiness of the genre. Tough dames, slick talking detectives and fast paced dialogue.
70.[b]Third Man, The[/b] (1949) – The zither F T W! Harry Lime classic character. Borgias quote is one of my favorites. Classic noir.
71.[b]Deliverance[/b] (1972) – You know the quote. What Jaws did for swimming, this did for redneck country.
72.[b]Gladiator[/b] (2000) – A great testament to ancient battle history. Awesome music score. Mono e mono!
73.[b]Close Encounters of the Third Kind[/b] (1977) – Aliens coming to Earth as friendly visitors? An exciting welcomed change.
74.[b]Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid[/b] (1969) – Funny and sharply written buddy western. The best of its kind.
75.[b]Patton[/b] (1970) – George C. Scott IS George S. Patton. Opening monologue is an American staple.
76.[b]Network[/b] (1976) – Peter Finch’s rant shook the entire foundation of the 1970s.
77.[b]Easy Rider[/b] (1969) – The movie that defined the ‘hippie’ generation. Loved the soundtrack.
78.[b]Sixth Sense, The[/b] (1999) – If you haven’t heard yet, one of the greatest shock endings of all time.
79.[b]On the Waterfront[/b] (1954) - One of the most influential performances by any actor, Brando emerges as one of the greatest method actors ever.
80.[b]All About Eve[/b] (1950) - One of the greatest scripts ever and the best film with a female majority cast.
81.[b]Modern Times[/b] (1936) – Chaplin’s final appearance as ‘The Tramp’ fittingly ends. The first ‘nose candy’ joke.
82.[b]Sound of Music, The[/b] (1965) – You would be surprised with a lot of themes/familiar songs in this film.
83.[b]Braveheart[/b] (1995) – Aesthetic violence done with precision. Brilliant battle strategies. WILLIAM WALLACE!!!
84.[b]Bringing Up Baby[/b] (1938) – My favorite screwball comedy. Interestingly long takes. Shocking animal stunts.
85.[b]The Jazz Singer[/b] (1927) – “You ain’t heard nothing yet.” Sound scenes were cleverly selected.
86.[b]Shane[/b] (1953) – the greatest bar fight scene ever. My favorite western villain. Beautiful early color cinematography.
87.[b]Aviator, The[/b] (2004) – DiCaprio’s best performance ever. Fascinating biographic historical film.
88.[b]Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans[/b] (1927) – The death of the silent film and birth of the sound film merge.
89.[b]Doctor Zhivago[/b] (1965) – Epic love story. Lawrence of Arabia of Siberia. Poetic filmmaking.
90.[b]Beautiful Mind, A[/b] (2001) – Another shocking twist, only this time way before the end of the film yet still holds up really well through the end.
91.[b]Toy Story[/b] (1995) – Groundbreaking animated film. Great/fun buddy film.
92.[b]From Here to Eternity[/b] (1953) – Very appropriate ‘D-day’ film. Lancaster beach make-out scene, is a Hollywood trademark.
93.[b]Sullivan’s Travels[/b] (1941) – Funniest chase scene I’ve ever seen. Preston Sturges is a genius.
94.[b]Witness[/b] (1985) – Revealed the world of the Amish culture. Ford at his top performance.
95.[b]Giant[/b] (1956) – My favorite James Dean film. Oil tycoon families’ epic story told through generations.
96.[b]In the Heat of the Night[/b] (1967) – Crime drama set in a time of racial injustices. What did they call him?
97.[b]Streetcar Named Desire, A[/b] (1951) – “Method” acting, where would modern film be without it?
98.[b]L.A. Confidential[/b] (1997) – The Chinatown of the 90’s. Deep plot and great dialogue.
99.[b]Cool Hand Luke[/b] (1967) – One of the best prison movies ever. There was a failure of communication.
100.[b]Marty[/b] (1955) – The most lovable character ever. Visceral script.
101.[b]Usual Suspects, The[/b] (1995) – Career defining supporting performance. Jaw-dropping twist.
102.[b]Once Upon a Time in America[/b](1984) – the most unknown great gangster film ever made.
103.[b]Babe[/b] (1995) – Family film that strongly appeals to children just as much (if not even more) to adults.
104.[b]Intolerance[/b] (1916) – Breakthrough multiple story lines for a single film. The most influential set decoration ever.
105.[b]Night at the Opera, A [/b](1935) – Funniest comedy film climax of all time. Genius skits.
106.[b]Yankee Doodle Dandee[/b] (1942) – Patriotic and entertaining musical with Cagney at his best. See, he can play a heroic character.
107.[b]Cabaret[/b] (1972) – Won a lot of Oscars over ‘The Godfather’. Very sexual, foreboding, musical. Talent wise for Minnelli the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
108.[b]Stagecoach[/b] (1939) – Ford and Wayne (officially discovered here) team up for the first time. One of the most exciting chase scenes.
109.[b]Frankenstein[/b] (1931) – Boris Karloff gave a groundbreaking performance. Historic horror film.
110.[b]Trainspotting[/b] (1996) – The British ‘Pulp Fiction’. One of the quintessential 90s films.
111.[b]Blade Runner[/b] (1982) – Visual style paved the way for countless future sci-fi films.
112.[b]American Beauty[/b] (1999) – The script and acting reminds me of movies from the B&W era of Hollywood when that’s all that mattered.
113.[b]Rebel Without a Cause[/b] (1955) – The iconic James Dean film.
114.[b]Paths of Glory[/b] (1957) – The best film about the trench warfare in World War I. Tries to expose the hypocrisy of war.
115.[b]Rain Man[/b] (1988) – Hoffman transforms himself in a memorable performance.
116.[b]The Shining[/b] (1980) – One of the most eerie films ever made.
117.[b]Blazing Saddles[/b] (1974) – In 1974 Mel Brooks and the comedy spoof became synonymous.
118.[b]Airplane![/b] (1980) – Countless rapid fire hysterical gags and jokes.
119.[b]Mr. Smith Goes to Washington[/b] (1939) - An absolute must for political students. Stewart's final speech at the end of the film is probably the most politically and cinematically influential that it transcended the medium.
120.[b]It’s a Gift[/b] (1934) – Without a doubt W.C. Fields’ funniest film.
121.[b]Twelve Angry Men[/b] (1957) – Simple, yet extremely thought provoking. A great character play.
122.[b]Ninotchka[/b] (1939) – Who knew Garbo would be so funny?
123.[b]Place in the Sun, A[/b] (1951) – Beautifully tragic tale of love and avarice.

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124.[b]Kill Bill (Vol. 1+2)[/b] (2003/2004) – The best American martial arts film done by one of the modern masters of violence and dialogue. Great anime sequence.
125.[b]National Lampoon’s Animal House[/b] (1978) – There probably won’t be a funnier college comedy.
126.[b]Last Picture Show, The[/b] (1971) – One of the great monologue scenes by Ben Johnson. Many young stars got their start here.
127.[b]Raising Arizona[/b] (1987) – Rip roaring comedy. Stupid characters have never been so hysterical.
128.[b]Born on the Fourth of July[/b] (1989) – An anti-Vietnam war film that stirs the emotions.
129.[b]Breakfast at Tiffany’s[/b] (1961) – Perhaps the best classic ‘date’ IMO. Audrey Hepburn is so stunningly beautiful it almost breaks your heart.
130.[b]It Happened One Night[/b] (1934) – Cleverly written screwball comedy that inspired many subsequent movies of its kind.
131.[b]Reservior Dogs[/b] (1992) – One of the best directing debut’s ever. A great blood soaked indie film.
132.[b]Alien (1+2)[/b] (1979/1986) – Sigourney Weaver is one kick ass bitch. Fascinating Aliens. Great sci-fi action.
133.[b]Gandhi [/b](1982) – A curious choice of Kingsley pays off greatly. Very interesting epic tale.
134.[b]Gangs of New York[/b] (2002) – Daniel Day-Lewis steals the show. 1863 New York is brought to life.
135.[b]Terminator (1+2)[/b] (1984/ 1991) – Schwartzenegger becomes a movie icon. Wall to wall action. Better sequel which was a technical triumph.
136.[b]Exorcist, The[/b] (1973) – Perhaps the scariest movie of all time.
137.[b]Matrix, The[/b] (1999) – Mind warping and breathtakingly beautiful choreographed action. The pinnacle of sound, special effects and visuals.
138.[b]Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?[/b] (1967) – Spencer Tracy’s finest and final performance. Racial issues are deeply confronted.
139.[b]Thin Red Line, The[/b] (1998) – Somewhat dream-like film with very visceral war scenes. Euphorically written.
140.[b]All the President’s Men[/b] (1976) – A must see for anyone really interested in journalism.
141.[b]Apollo 13[/b] (1995) – Inspiring historical space voyage story meticulously retold.
142.[b]Who Framed Roger Rabbit?[/b] (1988) – Marvelously conceived merging of live action and animation.
143.[b]Natural Born Killers[/b] (1994) – Action film that pushes the envelope to the extreme.
144.[b]Casino[/b] (1995) – Worthy follow up to ‘Goodfellas’. Scorsese & company does it again.
145.[b]Superman[/b] (1978) – My favorite super-hero film. Among my favorite music scores.
146.[b]Stand By Me[/b] (1986) – One of the best nostalgic films ever. Unforgettable train scene.
147.[b]Empire of the Sun, The[/b] (1987) – Yet another powerful film by Spielberg. Possibly Bale’s best performance.
148.[b]As Good As it Gets[/b] (1997) – Quirky humor is seemingly improved. Great performances all around even by the dog.
149.[b]Million Dollar Baby[/b] (2004) – One of the most tragic stories ever. The heart wrenching almost goes over the edge.
150.[b]Groundhog Day[/b] (1993) – Ingenious idea that somehow doesn’t get repetitive. Who’s better at wry humor than Murray?
151.[b]Truman Show, The[/b] (1998) – Fascinatingly suggestive and evocative premise. Jim Carrey can play a semi-dramatic role.
152.[b]Caddyshack[/b] (1980) – A laugh riot. Murray plays one of the funniest supporting characters ever.
153.[b]Back to the Future[/b] (1985) – Another one of my favs as a kid. Movies can’t get much more fun than this.
154.[b]Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back[/b] (1980) – Arguably the best SW movie. One of great shock revelations ever. Yoda becomes a household name.
155.[b]Odd Couple, The[/b] (1968) – Lemmon and Matthau are one of the best comedy duos.
156.[b]Die Hard[/b] (1988) – Blockbuster that made Willis a huge action star. Action movie that delivers, big time.
157.[b]Se7en[/b] (1995) – Artistically dark and looming crime thriller with a good twist and one of the most insanely evil villains ever.
158.[b]Coming to America[/b] (1988) – Eddie Murphy’s funniest movie. Unrecognizable in his multiple parts.
159.[b]Wild Bunch, The[/b] (1969) – The standard for action westerns.
160.[b]Full Metal Jacket[/b] (1987) – You can’t think of a drill sergeant without thinking of Lee Emery’s performance.
161.[b]Christmas Story, A[/b] (1983) – Has become a Christmas tradition.
162.[b]Fugitive, The[/b] (1993) – Tommy Lee Jones gives the performance of his career. Great cat and mouse chase.
163.[b]Insider, The[/b] (1999) – Very well constructed drama with strong moral values.
164.[b]Ghostbusters[/b] (1984) – My favorite sci-fi comedy. Good production value.
165.[b]Night of the Hunter[/b] (1955) – Robert Mitchum plays one of the best villains ever.
166.[b]Big Lebowski[/b] (1998) – Unconventional hysterical comedy. The scene with the chair against the door gave me the biggest laugh of the 90’s.
167.[b]Sophie’s Choice[/b] (1982) – Undoubtedly one of the great female performances ever by Streep.
168.[b]Quiet Man, The[/b] (1952) – The number one Irish heritage film. Colorful and funny characters.
169.[b]Good Will Hunting[/b] (1997) – Inspiring film. Best performance ever by Robin Williams.
170.[b]No Country for Old Men[/b] (2007) – Good chance to be significantly higher on my next list update.
171.[b]Trading Places[/b] (1983) – Eddie Murphy proves his status as a comedy film star. Intelligent and goofy at the same time.
172.[b]Lethal Weapon[/b] (1987) – Action, laughs, and a great duo. I thought Glover was too old for this crap.
173.[b]Chicago[/b] (2002) – Briskly edited and entertaining songs that get stuck in your head.
174.[b]Master and Commander…[/b] (2003) – Meticulous historical snap shot of the Napoleonic Wars on the seas.
175.[b]Brazil[/b] (1985) – Monty Python’s ‘1984’. One of my favorite unknown modern films.
176.[b]Sling Blade[/b] (1996) – Billy Bob Thorton performance alone makes this a great film.
177.[b]Finding Nemo[/b] (2003) – The most vibrant and beautiful colors for an animated film I have ever seen.
178.[b]Naked Gun, The[/b] (1988) – Frank Drebin is one of the most hilarious characters ever.
179.[b]Pianist, The[/b] (2002) – Emotionally powerful film.
180.[b]Spider-man (1+2)[/b] (2002/2004) – Great special effects. EL train scene one of the best action scenes ever. Maguire was the correct casting choice.
181.[b]Dead Man Walking[/b] (1995) – Sarandon & Penn give the performance of their careers.
182.[b]Leaving Las Vegas[/b] (1995) – …also for Cage in this as well. One of the saddest films ever.
183.[b]Catch Me if You Can[/b] (2002) – Highly enjoyable and fun. IMO, Spielberg’s best film of the decade.
184.[b]Best Years of Our Lives, The[/b] (1946) – The most honorable acting part ever would probably go to Harold Russell.
185.[b]Boogie Nights[/b] (1997) – Finally, a Hollywood film about the porn industry.
186.[b]Being John Malkovich[/b] (1999) – What a weird bizarre trip and I loved it.
187.[b]Navigator, The[/b] (1924) – Buster Keaton goes on a hilarious voyage.
188.[b]There’s Something About Mary[/b] (1998) – Hair gel scene is one of the most outrageously funny scenes ever.
189.[b]Swing Time[/b] (1936) – Gene Kelly may be the best Dancer, but Fred Astaire is close behind. Really funny as well.
190.[b]Letters from Iwo Gima[/b] (2006) – Interesting exploration of the other side of the battle.
191.[b]Edward Scissorhands[/b] (1990) – Trademark Tim Burton film. Johnny Depp’s most memorable role.
192.[b]Unforgiven[/b] (1992) – Revived the western genre.
193.[b]Lion King, The[/b] (1994) – The scenery was gorgeous and the soundtrack was great.
194.[b]Field of Dreams[/b] (1989) – A really cool baseball fantasy.
195.[b]Indiana Jones (2+3)[/b] (1984/1989) – Continuing adventure saga that never slows down for a second. Tons of fun.
196.[b]Bugsy[/b] (1991) – Very slick gangster bio pic.
197.[b]Sherlock Jr.[/b] (1924) – Ingenious comedic ideas throughout.
198.[b]American History X[/b] (1998) – Controversial racial issues are faced head on. Powerful performance from Norton.
199.[b]Clerks[/b] (1994) – One of my most quotable comedies.
200.[b]Scent of a Woman[/b] (1992) – One of Pacino’s greatest performances.
201.[b]All Quiet on the Western Front[/b] (1930) – A sad anti-war film years ahead of its time.
202.[b]Planes, Trains and Automobiles[/b] (1987) – Funniest road trip ever. Gotta love John Candy and Steve Martin as the straight character.
203.[b]American in Paris, An[/b] (1951) – Wonderful final dance sequence number that’s probably the longest in film history.
204.[b]Spartacus[/b] (1960) – Spectacular battle scene and ‘I am Spartacus’ may be the most inspirational scene ever.
205.[b]East of Eden[/b] (1955) – Another great adaptation. Very relevant family issues.
206.[b]Being There[/b] (1979) - Satirical political comedy that scores big. Peter Sellers is great once again.
207.[b]Jurassic Park[/b] (1993) – Great special effects and sound are the stars of this blockbuster.
208.[b]When Harry Met Sally[/b] (1989) – Very thoughtful romantic comedy.
209.[b]Young Frankenstein[/b] (1974) – What the original Frankenstein did for horror Young Frankenstein did for comedy.
210.[b]National Lampoon’s Vacation[/b] (1983) – You have to have reminisced about this film during family road trips.
211.[b]Shrek[/b] (2001) – Great character and no fairy tale was left un-parodied.
212.[b]Philadelphia Story, The[/b] (1940) – Great talents of the Hollywood golden age make a richly filled dialogue comedy.
213.[b]Driving Miss Daisy[/b] (1989) – Great acting throughout.
214.[b]What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?[/b] (1993) – Really sad ending. Convincing DiCaprio performance.
215.[b]Thelma and Louise[/b] (1991) – Exciting road friendship film. Pitt’s breakthrough part.
216.[b]Scarface[/b] (1932/1983) – Remake and original are just as memorable.
217.[b]Misery[/b] (1990) – How can someone like Kathy Bates be scary?… Oh, that’s how.
218.[b]Monty Python and the Holy Grail[/b] (1975) – Ferocious rabbit. Extremely quotable.
219.[b]City Slickers[/b] (1991) – You should watch this for Jack Palance’s performance alone. Lots of fun.
220.[b]Departed, The[/b] (2006) – Rousing entertainment.
221.[b]My Fair Lady[/b] (1964) – Elegant musical.
222.[b]Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?[/b] (1966) – Intriguing character study.
223.[b]Game, The[/b] (1997) – A little far-fetched, but extremely enjoyable Hitchcock inspired thriller.
224.[b]Memento[/b] (2000) – Chronologically jumbled films were nothing new, but this really kept you guessing.
225.[b]Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs[/b] (1937) - A breakthrough event in movie history.
226.[b]Cape Fear[/b] (1962) – Great thriller. Nail biting scenes.
227.[b]My Man Godfrey[/b] (1936) – Really funny comedy. Some rich people are really, really shallow, LOL.
228.[b]Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind[/b] (2004) – Another Charlie Kaufman brilliant script.
229.[b]Fantasia[/b] (1940) – Animated film as an artistic concerto.
230.[b]Mr. Deeds Goes to Town[/b] (1936) – Another Capra tale with strong moral and poignant values.
231.[b]Nashville[/b] (1975) – Another great Robert Altman multiple character film. Sweeping country soundtrack.
232.[b]Children of Men[/b] (2006) – Great premise, totally seamless editing and very suspenseful scenes.
233.[b]The Lady Eve[/b] (1941) – Stanwyck plays the predator in disguise to a tee. Hysterical veranda scene with Eugene Pallette.
234.[b]Touch of Evil[/b] (1958) – One of the greatest opening scenes ever made. A classic film noir.
235.[b]Planet of the Apes[/b] (1968) – Memorable ending. Great makeup.
236.[b]Goodbye, Mr. Chips[/b] (1939) – A film every teacher/professor should see.
237.[b]Do the Right Thing[/b] (1989) – Racial tensions boil up in New York. The most notable Spike Lee film.
238.[b]Few Good Men, A[/b] (1992) – Gripping court room drama.
239.[b]Twelve Monkeys[/b] (1995) – Mind bending sci-fi film. Pitt’s craziest performance.
240.[b]Lean on Me[/b] (1989) – Morgan Freeman is the man.
241.[b]Birds, The[/b] (1963) – Effectively scary Hitchock film.
242.[b]True Romance[/b] (1993) – Early Tarantino script that work entertainingly well.
243.[b]Nightmare on Elm Street, A[/b] (1984) – Freddy is a classic horror character.
244.[b]Thin Man, The[/b] (1934) – Old time comedy mystery that works well both ways.
245.[b]His Girl Friday[/b] (1940) – Typical Howard Hawks dialogue rich film.
246.[b]Wuthering Heights[/b] (1939) – William Wyler’s sweeping ageless romancic love story.
247.[b]Tootsie[/b] (1982) – Shows the desperation of the acting industry. Hoffman has transformed himself once again.
248.[b]Out of the Past[/b] (1947) – Gotta love the smooth dialogue of film noir.
249.[b]Jerk, The[/b] (1979) – Really funny Steve Martin comedy.
250.[b]Breakfast Club, The[/b] (1985) – The best film from the ‘brat pack’.

[b]Honorable Mention:[/b]
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Adventures of Robin Hood, The
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Crash
Day the Earth Stood Still, The
Firm, The
Gosford Park
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Laura
Mystic River
On Golden Pond
Requiem for a Dream
Sin City
Toy Story 2

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[b]Honorable Mention:[/b]
Adaptation (2002)
Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
Almost Famous (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
American Werewolf in London, An (1981)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Arthur (1981)
Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Atonement (2007)
Awful Truth, The (1937)
Babel (2006)
Babes in Toyland (1934)
Back to School (1986)
Bad Santa (2003)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Batman (1989)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Better off Dead (1985)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Big (1988)
Big Chill, The (1983)
Big Sleep, The (1946)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Blues Brothers, The (1980)
Borat… (2006)
Born Yesterday (1950)
Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Breaking Away (1979)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Broken Blossoms (1919)
Bull Durham (1988)
Bullit (1968)
Carrie (1976)
Cast Away (2000)
Chocolat (2000)
Cocoon (1985)
Crash (2005)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
Day at the Races, A (1937)
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dead Poet’s Society (1989)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Ed Wood (1994)
Elephant Man, The (1980)
Elizabeth (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Firm, The (1993)
Five Easy Pieces (1970)
Freaks (1932)
Freshman, The (1925)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Getaway, The (1972)
Ghost (1990)
Goldfinger (1964)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Gosford Park (2001)
Great Dictator, The (1940)
Grease (1978)
Gun Crazy (1950)
Halloween (1978)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Heiress, The (1949)
Hoosiers (1986)
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
House of Sand and Fog, The (2003)
How Green was My Valley (1941)
Hunt for Red October, The (1990)
In Cold Blood (1967)
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
JFK (1991)
Juno (2007)
Karate Kid, The (1984)
King Kong (2005)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Last Emperor, The (1987)
Laura (1944)
Longest Day, The (1962)
Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
Magnolia (1999)
Manhattan (1979)
Mean Streets (1973)
Men in Black (1997)
Midnight Express, The (1978)
Midnight Run, A (1988)
Miller’s Crossing (1990)
Minority Report (2002)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Munich (2005)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Mystic River (2003)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Notorious (1946)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Officer and a Gentlemen, An (1982)
On Golden Pond (1981)
Ordinary People (1980)
People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996)
Philadelphia (1993)
Piano, The (1993)
Poltergeist (1982)
Pleasantville (1998)
Predator (1987)
Producers, The (1968)
Quiz Show (1994)
Ratatouille (2007)
Ray (2004)
Rebecca (1940)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Road to Morocco (1942)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Serpico (1973)
Shallow Grave (1994)
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Shot in the Dark, A (1964)
Sin City (2005)
Sleeper (1973)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Snatch (2000)
Sons of the Desert (1933)
South Park: Bigger…(1999)
Spaceballs (1987)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Star Wars:I, II, & III(99,02,05)
Star Wars – Episode VI (1983)
Sting, The (1973)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Take the Money and Run (1969)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1974)
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
THX 1138 (1971)
To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Topper (1937)
Top Hat (1935)
Total Recall (1990)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Training Day (2001)
United 93 (2006)
World According to Garp, The (1982)

[SIZE="5"][B]Best of the rest (including recently viewed classic films & films on my yearly top 10 lists)[/B]...[/SIZE]

[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"]A- films[/SIZE][/COLOR]
Brief Encounter (1945)
Conversation, The (1974)
I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)
Public Enemy, The (1931)
Safety Last!* (1923)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Wall-e (2008)
What Ever Happpened to Baby Jane? (1962)

[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"]B+ films[/SIZE][/COLOR]
42nd Street (1933)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Adam's Rib (1949)
All That Jazz (1979)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Bad and the Beautiful, The (1952)
Badlands (1973)
Billy Elliot (2000)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Color Purple, The (1985)
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The (2008)
Dark Knight, The (2008)
Dirty Dozen, The (1967)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Dodsworth (1936)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Doubt (2008)
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
Father of the Bride (1950)
Frailty (2001)
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Full Monty, The (1997)
Gattaca (1997)
Good Night and Good Luck (2005)
Gran Torino (2008)
Green Mile, The (1999)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Harvey (1950)
Hell's Angels (1930)
Hustler, The (1961)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Incredibles, The (2004)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Kid, The (1921)
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)
Letter to Three Wives, A (1944)
Lifeboat (1944)
Little Children (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Lost Weekend, The (1945)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Magnificent Seven, The (1960)
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Miracle at Morgan's Creek, The (1944)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Nightmare Alley (1947)
Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993)
Now, Voyager (1942)
Palm Beach Story, The (1942)
Pinocchio (1940)
Primal Fear (1996)
Reader, The (2008)
Remains of the Day (1993)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Sideways (2004)
Signs (2002)
Simple Plan, A (1998)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Ten Commandments, The (1956)
There Will be Blood (2007)
Three Kings (1999)
Time Machine, The (1960)
Traffic (2000)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Untouchables, The (1987)
Verdict, The (1982)
Wall Street (1987)
Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Ware-Rabbit (2005)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Woman Under the Influence, A (1974)
Wrestler, The (2008)

[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"]B films[/SIZE][/COLOR](random films by letter)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
21 Grams (2003)
25th Hour, The (2002)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
40-Year-Old Virgin, The (2005)
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
About Schmidt (2002)
Abyss, The (1989)
Aladdin (1992)
American Gangster (2007)
American Pie (1999)
Analyze This (1999)
Apocalypto (2006)
Artificial Intelligence: A.I. (2001)
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007)
Auntie Mame (1958)
Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Away From Her (2007)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Bad News Bears, The (1976)
Bananas (1971)
Bank Dick, The (1940)
Barton Fink (1991)
Batman Begins (2005)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Best in Show (2000)
Big Fish (2003)
Birdcage, The (1996)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Bound (1996)
Bourne Identity, The (2002)
Bourne Supremacy, The (2004)
Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Bug’s Life, A (1998)
Cape Fear (1991)
Capote (2005)
Cars (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Cat Ballou (1965)
Changeling (2008)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Collateral (2005)
Constant Gardner, The (2005)
Corpse Bride (2005)
Court Jester, The (1955)
Crow, The (1994)
The Crying Game (1993)
Dancer in the Dark (2000)
Dark City (1998)
Death Proof (2007)
Descent, The (2005)
Devil Wears Prada, The (2006)
Diner (1982)
Dinner at Eight (1933)
Dr. No (1962)
Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dumbo (1941)
Elf (2003)
English Patient, The (1996)
Evil Dead 2 (1987)
Evil Dead, The (1981)
Far From Heaven (2002)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Finding Neverland (2004)
First Blood (1982)
Fish Called Wanda, A (1988)
Fly, The (1986)
Fly, The (1958)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Frozen River (2008)
Ghost World (2001)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Goonies, The (1985)
Great Santini, The (1979)
Happy Feet (2006)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Hard Boiled (1992)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
Heat (1995)
High Fidelity (2000)
History of the World: Part 1 (1981)
History of Violence, A (2005)
Horse Feathers (1932)
Hours, The (2002)
Hustle and Flow (2005)
In Bruges (2008)
In the Bedroom (2001)
Inside Man (2006)
Into the Wild (2007)
Iron Man (2008)
Italian Job, The (1969)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jungle Book, The (1967)
King of Comedy, The (1982)
Kingpin (1996)
Knocked Up (2007)
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
Labyrinth (1986)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Last King of Scotland, The (2006)
Last Samurai, The (2003)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Lone Star (1996)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Man on the Moon (1999)
Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956)
Man Who Wasn't There, The (2001)
Mask of Zorro, The (1998)
Match Point (2005)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Milk (2008)
Mission Impossible (1996)
Mommie Dearest (1981)
Monkey Business (1931)
Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Natural, The (1984)
North Country (2005)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Ocean's 11 (2001)
Office Space (1999)
Omen, The (1976)
One Hundred and One Dalmations (1961)
Others, The (2001)
Out of Africa (1985)
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Peter Pan (1953)
Pink Panther, The (1963)
Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
Planet Terror (2007)
Player, The (1992)
Polar Express, The (2004)
Porgy and Bess (1959)
Poseidon Adventure, The (1972)
Prestige, The (2006)
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Princess Bride, The (1987)
Professional, The (1994)
Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
Queen, The (2006)
Reds (1981)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Risky Business (1983)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Robocop (1987)
Rock, The (1996)
Ronin (1998)
Savages, The (2007)
Say Anything (1989)
Scream (1996)
Seven Year Itch, The (1955)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Silver Streak (1976)
Simpsons Movie, The (2007)
Sleepers (1996)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Speed (1994)
Squid and the Whale, The (2005)
Stripes (1981)
Superbad (2007)
Swingers (1996)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Terminal, The (2004)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Tombstone (1993)
Transamerica (2005)
Transformers (2007)
Tremors (1990)
True Lies (1994)
U Turn (1998)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Walk the Line (2005)
War of the Worlds* (1953)
Wargames (1983)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
What About Bob? (1991)
What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)
X-Men (2000)
X-Men 2: X-Men United (2003)
Zodiac (2007)

[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="4"]B- films[/SIZE][/COLOR] (random films by year)
Body of Lies
Burn After Reading
Cloverfield
Incredible Hulk, The
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Seven Pounds
Synecdoche, New York
Valkyrie
Visitor, The
W.
Wanted
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Beowulf
Charlie Wilson's War
Golden Compass, The
I'm Not There
In the Valley of Elah
Spider-Man 3
Dreamgirls
Monster House
Slither
Talladega Nights
Chronicles of Narnia, The: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Closer
Devil's Rejects, The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The
Hostel
Memoirs of a Geisha
Syriana
Hellboy
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Old School
School of Rock
Ring, The
Donnie Darko
Moulin Rouge!
X-Files, The: Fight the Future
Happy Gilmore
Twister
Billy Madison
From Dusk Till Dawn
Goldeneye
Tommy Boy
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Grumpy Old Men
Backdraft
Home Alone
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Great Outdoors, The
Fletch
Gremlins
Stranger Than Paradise
Thing, The
Friday the 13th
Spy Who Loved Me, The
Shampoo
Cocoanuts
Spite Marriage

[SIZE="5"][b]Top 100 funniest comedies: (United States & Great Britain)[/b][/SIZE]

1.Annie Hall
2.Duck Soup
3.Airplane!
4.Raising Arizona
5.Caddyshack
6.Blazing Saddles
7.The Graduate
8.The General
9.National Lampoon's Animal House
10.The Naked Gun
11.M*A*S*H
12.The Gold Rush
13.Coming to America
14.The Big Lebowski
15.National Lampoon's Vacation
16.It’s a Gift
17.Clerks
18.Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
19.Groundhog Day
20.Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
21.Monty Python and the Holy Grail
22.Bringing Up Baby
23.Dr. Strangelove
24.A Night at the Opera
25.Sullivan’s Travels
26.The Odd Couple
27.Ninotchka
28.City Slickers
29.Back to School
30.Spaceballs
31.Some Like it Hot
32.The Jerk
33.Ghost Busters
34.My Man Godfrey
35.Young Frankenstein
36.A Day at the Races
37.City Lights
38.There's Something About Mary
39.Trading Places
40.Sleeper
41.This is Spinal Tap
42.It Happened One Night
43.A Christmas Story
44.The Apartment
45.The Navigator
46.O Brother, Where Art Thou?
47.A Shot in the Dark
48.Better Off Dead
49.Blues Brothers
50.Juno
51.Mrs.Doubtfire
52.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
53.The Birdcage
54.Everything You Wanted to Know about Sex…
55.Analyze This
56.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
57.Throw Momma From the Train
58.Being There
59.Modern Times
60.Borat…
61.Dumb and Dumber
62.Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
63.When Harry Met Sally
64.Superbad
65.Sherlock Jr.
66.Beverly Hills Cop
67.The 40 Year Old Virgin
68.Dazed and Confused
69.Knocked Up
70.The Lady Eve
71.My Cousin Vinny
72.Topper
73.Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
74.Sideways
75.To Be or Not to Be (’42)
76.The Producers
77.Being John Malkovich
78.The Royal Tenenbaums
79.Up in Smoke
80.Austin Powers: (1+2)
81.Crocodile Dundee
82.Kingpin
83.Arthur
84.Little Miss Sunshine
85.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (’36)
86.Happy Gilmore
87.His Girl Friday
88.Take the Money and Run
89.Old School
90.Billy Madison
91.Tommy Boy
92.High Fidelity
93.Grumpy Old Men (1+2)
94.The Freshman (’25)
95.Scary Movie
96.Bad Santa
97.Friday
98.Major League
99.School of Rock
100.Scrooged

[SIZE="4"][b]Funniest Comedies Honorable Mention:[/b] [/SIZE]
American Graffiti
American Pie (1+2)
Animal Crackers
Arsenic and Old Lace
As Good As It Gets
The Bad News Bears (’76)
Bananas
Beetle Juice
Big
Bowfinger
Bull Durham
Bullets over Broadway
Clerks II
Defending Your Life
Don’t Be a Menace….
Elf
Fletch
The Great Dictator
Half Baked
History of the World: Part I
Home Alone
Hot Shots
Jackass (1+2)
Kentucky Fried Movie
Lost in Translation
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Man on the Moon
Moonstruck
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream Home
The Nutty Professor
Overboard
Patch Adams
Porky’s
The Princess Bride
Private Parts
Quick Change
Revenge of the Nerds
Shaun of the Dead
Silver Streak
Smokey and the Bandit
Stripes
Talladega Nights
Thank You for Smoking
The Thin Man
Top Secret!
Tootsie
Wag the Dog
The Waterboy
Wayne's World
What About Bob?


[SIZE="5"][b]Top 10 lists: (Some foreign films included)[/b][/SIZE]

[i]2008[/i]
1.Slumdog Millionaire
2.Wall-e
3.Curious Case of Benjamin Button
4.Frost/Nixon
5.Dark Knight, The
6.Gran Torino
7.Wrestler, The
8.Doubt
9.Reader, The
10.Tropic Thunder

[i]2007[/i]
1.No Country for Old Men
2.Atonement
3.Juno
4.Ratatouille
5.American Gangster
6.There Will be Blood
7.3:10 to Yuma
8.Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
9.Knocked Up
10.Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

[i]2006[/i]
1.Letters From Iwo Jima
2.Departed, The
3.Children of Men
4.Babel
5.Pan’s Labrynth
6.United 93
7.Borat…
8.Little Miss Sunshine
9.Little Children
10.Notes on a Scandal

[i]2005[/i]
1.Crash
2.Sin City
3.Munich
4.King Kong
5.Brokeback Mountain
6.Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
7.Good Night and Good Luck
8.40 Year old Virgin, The
9.Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Ware-Rabbit.
10.Capote

[i]2004[/i]
1.The Aviator
2.Million Dollar Baby
3.Spider-Man 2
4.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
5.Kill Bill: Vol. 2
6.Hotel Rwanda
7.Ray
8.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
9.Sideways
10.The Incredibles

[i]2003[/i]
1.Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2.Kill Bill: Vol.1
3.Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
4.Finding Nemo
5.Mystic River
6.House of Sand and Fog
7.Bad Santa
8.Seabiscuit
9.American Splendor
10.21 Grams

[i]2002[/i]
1.Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2.Gangs of New York
3.Chicago
4.The Pianist
5.Catch Me If You Can
6.Spider-Man
7.Adaptation
8.Minority Report
9.Signs
10.About Schmidt

[i]2001[/i]
1.Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2.A Beautiful Mind
3.Shrek
4.Black Hawk Down
5.Mulholland Drive
6.Training Day
7.The Royal Tenenbaums
8.Gosford Park
9.The Man Who Wasn’t There
10.Frailty

[i]2000[/i]
1.Gladiator
2.Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3.Memento
4.Requiem for a Dream
5.Cast Away
6.American Psycho
7.O’ Brother Where Art Thou
8.Almost Famous
9.Chocolat
10.High Fidelity

[i]1999[/i]
1.Fight Club
2.The Sixth Sense
3.American Beauty
4.The Matrix
5.The Insider
6.Being John Malkovich
7.Toy Story 2
8.Magnolia
9.Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace
10.South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut

[i]1998[/i]
1.Saving Private Ryan
2.Life is Beautiful
3.The Thin Red Line
4.The Truman Show
5.The Big Lebowski
6.There’s Something About Mary
7.American History X
8.Pleasantville
9.A Bug’s Life
10.Elizabeth

[i]1997[/i]
1.Titanic
2.L.A. Confidential
3.As Good as It Gets
4.Good Will Hunting
5.Boogie Nights
6.The Game
7.Men in Black
8.Gattaca
9.U Turn
10.Jackie Brown

[i]1996[/i]
1.Fargo
2.Trainspotting
3.Sling Blade
4.Jerry Maguire
5.People vs. Larry Flynt
6.Primal Fear
7.Bound
8.The English Patient
9.Kingpin
10.The Birdcage

[i]1995[/i]
1.Braveheart
2.Toy Story
3.The Usual Suspects
4.Babe
5.Apollo 13
6.Casino
7.Se7en
8.Dead Man Walking
9.Leaving Las Vegas
10.Twelve Monkeys

[i]1994[/i]
1.Shawshank Redemption
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Forrest Gump
4.Natural Born Killers
5.The Lion King
6.Clerks
7.Ed Wood
8.Quiz Show
9.Shallow Grave
10.Bullets Over Broadway

[i]1993[/i]
1.Schindler’s List
2.Groundhog Day
3.The Fugitive
4.Jurrasic Park
5.What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
6.True Romance
7.The Firm
8.In the Line of Fire
9.The Piano
10.Mrs.Doubtfire

[i]1992[/i]
1.Reservior Dogs
2.Unforgiven
3.Scent of a Woman
4.A Few Good Men
5.Lorenzo’s Oil
6.My Cousin Vinny
7.The Last of the Mohicans
8.The Crying Game
9.A League of Their Own
10.The Player

[i]1991[/i]
1.Silence of the Lambs
2.Terminator 2: Judgment Day
3.Bugsy
4.Thelma and Louise
5.City Slickers
6.JFK
7.Boyz n the Hood
8.Fried Green Tomatoes
9.Beauty and the Beast
10.Barton Fink

[i]1990[/i]
1.Goodfellas
2.Dances with Wolves
3.Edward Scissorhands
4.Misery
5.The Hunt for Red October
6.Miller’s Crossing
7.Ghost
8.Total Recall
9.Awakenings
10.Europa Europa

[i]1989[/i]
1.Born on the Fourth of July
2.Field of Dreams
3.Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
4.When Harry Met Sally
5.Driving Miss Daisy
6.Do the Right Thing
7.Lean on Me
8.Dead Poets Society
9.Batman
10.The Abyss

[i]1988[/i]
1.Rain Man
2.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
3.Die Hard
4.Coming to America
5.Naked Gun
6.Big
7.Bull Durham
8.A Midnight Run
9.Working Girl
10.Beetle Juice

[i]1987[/i]
1.Raising Arizona
2.Empire of the Sun
3.Full Metal Jacket
4.Leathal Weapon
5.Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
6.Good Morning, Vietnam
7.The Last Emperor
8.Predator
9.Spaceballs
10.Fatal Attraction

[i]1986[/i]
1.Platoon
2.Aliens
3.Stand By Me
4.Hoosiers
5.Back to School
6.Crocodile Dundee
7.Blue Velvet
8.The Fly
9.Labrynth
10.The Color of Money

[i]1985[/i]
1.Witness
2.Back to the Future
3.Brazil
4.The Breakfast Club
5.Cocoon
6.Better off Dead
7.Mask
8.Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
9.The Color Purple
10.The Goonies

[i]1984[/i]
1.Amadeus
2.Once Upon a Time in America
3.Ghost Busters
4.Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
5.The Terminator
6.A Nightmare on Elm Street
7.Romancing the Stone
8.This is Spinal Tap
9.The Karate Kid
10.Beverly Hills Cop

[i]1983[/i]
1.A Christmas Story
2.Trading Places
3.Scarface
4.National Lampoon’s Vacation
5.Star Wars: Episode IV – The Return of the Jedi
6.The Big Chill
7.Risky Business
8.Wargames
9.Terms of Endearment
10.El Norte

[i]1982[/i]
1.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2.Blade Runner
3.Ghandi
4.Sophie’s Choice
5.Tootsie
6.An Officer and a Gentleman
7.The World According to Garp
8.Poltergeist
9.The Verdict
10.Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

[i]1981[/i]
1.Raiders of the Lost Ark
2.Das Boot
3.The Road Warrior
4.On Golden Pond
5.Arthur
6.An American Werewolf in London
7.Chariots of Fire
8.Mommie Dearest
9.Stripes
10.History of the World: Part I

[i]1980[/i]
1.Raging Bull
2.The Shining
3.Airplane!
4.Caddyshack
5.Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
6.The Elephant Man
7.Ordinary People
8.The Blues Brothers
9.Coal Miner’s Daughter
10.Friday the 13th

[b]Best of the decades: (United States & Great Britain)[/b]

[b]The 00’s[/b]

1.The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
2.Gladiator
3.The Aviator
4.A Beautiful Mind
5.Kill Bill (Vol. 1+2)
6.Gangs of New York
7.Million Dollar Baby
8.No Country for Old Men
9.Chicago
10.Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
11.Finding Nemo
12.The Pianist
13.Spider-Man (1+2)
14.Catch Me if You Can
15.Letters From Iwo Gima
16.Shrek
17.The Departed
18.Memento
19.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
20.Children of Men
21.Crash
22.Atonement
23.Hotel Rwanda
24.Adaptation
25.Minority Report

[b]The 90’s[/b]

1.The Shawshank Redemption
2.Pulp Fiction
3.Goodfellas
4.Schindler’s List
5.Saving Private Ryan
6.Fargo
7.Silence of the Lambs
8.Dances with Wolves
9.Titanic
10.Forrest Gump
11.Fight Club
12.The Sixth Sense
13.Braveheart
14.Toy Story
15.L.A. Confidential
16.The Usual Suspects
17.Babe
18.Trainspotting
19.American Beauty
20.Reservior Dogs
21.Terminator 2
22.The Matrix
23.The Thin Red Line
24.Apollo 13
25.Natural Born Killers

[b]The 80’s[/b]

1.E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
2.Raiders of the Lost Ark
3.Raging Bull
4.Platoon
5.Amedeus
6.Witness
7.Once Upon a Time in America
8.Blade Runner
9.Rainman
10.The Shining
11.Airplane!
12.Raising Arizona
13.Born on the Fourth of July
14.Aliens
15.Ghandi
16.Terminator
17.Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
18.Stand By Me
19.The Empire of the Sun
20.Caddyshack
21.Back to the Future
22.Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back
23.Die Hard
24.Coming to America
25.A Christmas Story

[b]The 70’s[/b]

1.The Godfather (1+2)
2.Star Wars
3.Annie Hall
4.Apocalypse Now
5.Jaws
6.Taxi Driver
7.One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
8.M*A*S*H
9.Chinatown
10.The French Connection
11.The Deer Hunter
12.Rocky
13.American Graffiti
14.A Clockwork Orange
15.Deliverance
16.Close Encounters of the Third Kind
17.Patton
18.Network
19.Cabaret
20.Blazing Saddles
21.National Lampoon’s Animal House
22.The Last Picture Show
23.The Exorcist
24.All The President’s Men
25.Superman

[b]The 60’s[/b]

1.Lawrence of Arabia
2.The Graduate
3.Psycho
4.2001: A Space Odyssey
5.West Side Story
6.Midnight Cowboy
7.The Apartment
8.Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
9.To Kill a Mockingbird
10.Manchurian Candidate
11.Bonnie and Clyde
12.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
13.Easy Rider
14.The Sound of Music
15.Doctor Zhivago
16.In the Heat of the Night
17.Cool Hand Luke
18.Breakfast at Tiffany’s
19.Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?
20.The Odd Couple
21.The Wild Bunch
22.Spartacus
23.My Fair Lady
24.Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf?
25.Cape Fear

[b]The 50’s[/b]

1.Sunset Blvd.
2.The Bridge on the River Kwai
3.Singin’ in the Rain
4.High Noon
5.Rear Window
6.The African Queen
7.North by Northwest
8.The Searchers
9.Vertigo
10.Some Like it Hot
11.Ben-Hur
12.On the Waterfront
13.All About Eve
14.Shane
15.From Here to Eternity
16.Giant
17.A Streetcar Named Desire
18.Marty
19.Rebel Without a Cause
20.Paths of Glory
21.Twelve Angry Men
22.A Place in the Sun
23.Night of the Hunter
24.The Quiet Man
25.An American in Paris

[b]The 40’s[/b]

1.Citizen Kane
2.Casablanca
3.It’s a Wonderful Life
4.Grapes of Wrath
5.Double Indemnity
6.Treasure of the Sierra Madre
7.The Maltese Falcon
8.The Third Man
9.Sullivan’s Travels
10.Yankee Doodle Dandee
11.The Best Years of Our Lives
12.The Philadelphia Story
13.Fantasia
14.The Lady Eve
15.His Girl Friday
16.Out of the Past
17.Ball of Fire
18.How Green was My Valley
19.The Heiress
20.The Big Sleep
21.The Great Dictator
22.Laura
23.Notorious
24.Rebecca
25.To be or Not to Be

[b]The 00’s – 30’s[/b]

1.Wizard of Oz
2.Gone with the Wind
3.The Gold Rush
4.King Kong
5.City Lights
6.Birth of a Nation
7.The General
8.Duck Soup
9.Mutiny on the Bounty
10.Modern Times
11.Bringing Up Baby
12.The Jazz Singer
13.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
14.Intolerance
15.A Night at the Opera
16.Stagecoach
17.Frankenstein
18.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
19.It’s a Gift
20.Ninotchka
21.It Happened One Night
22.The Navigator
23.Swing Time
24.Sherlock Jr.
25.All Quiet on the Western Front


[SIZE="4"]And finally here's my current 'must see' film que list (Including some foreign films.) Some of these I have only seen mostly or partly on television and/or a very long time ago, and I don't consider it a full viewing...[/SIZE]

Bolt 2008
Last Chance Harvey 2008
Rachel Getting Married 2008
Vicky Christina Barcelona 2008
Let the Right One In 2008
Waltz with Bashir 2008
X-Files, The: I Want to Believe 2008
Miracle of St. Anna, The 2008
Defiance 2008
Hot Fuzz 2007
Kite Runner, The 2007
Orphanage, The 2007
Persepolis 2007
Fall, The 2006
Before Sunset 2004
Miracle 2004
Notebook, The 2004
Downfall 2004
Oldboy 2003
Iris 2001
Amélie 2001
Shaolin Soccer 2001
Princess Mononoke 1997
Secrets and Lies 1996
Before Sunrise 1995
Sense and Sensibility 1995
Postman, The/Il Postino 1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993
Short Cuts 1993
Gettysburg 1993
Howard's End 1992
Fisher King, The 1991
Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989
Henry V 1989
Sex, Lies, and Videotape 1989
Gods Must Be Crazy II, The 1989
Glory 1989
Dangerous Liaisons 1988
Akira 1988
Cinema Paradiso 1988
Grave of the Fireflies 1988
Moonstruck 1987
Summer School 1987
Lost Boys, The 1987
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986
Jean de Florette 1986
Manon of the Spring 1986
After Hours 1985
Kiss of the Spider Woman 1985
Prizzi's Honor 1985
Come and See 1985
Passage to India, A 1984
Killing Fields, The 1984
Right Stuff, The 1983
Outsiders, The 1983
Victor Victoria 1982
Atlantic City 1981
Return of the Secaucus 7 1980
Gods Must Be Crazy, The 1980
Life of Brian 1979
Warriors, The 1979
Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
Rose, The 1979
Amityville Horror, The 1979
Coming Home 1978
Days of Heaven 1978
Drunken Master 1978
Dawn of the Dead 1978
Slap Shot 1977
Julia 1977
That Obscure Object of Desire 1977
Eraserhead 1977
Marathon Man 1976
Outlaw Josey Wales, The 1976
Shootist, The 1976
Man Who Would be King, The 1975
Sunshine Boys, The 1975
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The 1975
Barry Lyndon 1975
Towering Inferno, The 1974
Longest Yard, The 1974
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
Great Gatsby, The 1974
Lenny 1974
Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The 1974
Papillon 1973
Robin Hood 1973
Paper Moon 1973
Amarcord 1973
Frenzy 1972
Sleuth 1972
Sounder 1972
Aguirre: The Wrath of God 1972
Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The 1972
Last Tango in Paris, The 1972
Solyaris 1972
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971
Straw Dogs 1971
Johnny Got His Gun 1971
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
Airport 1970
Little Big Man 1970
Kelly's Heroes 1970
Love Story 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
Anne of a Thousand Days 1969
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969
Z 1969
True Grit 1969
Funny Girl 1968
Romeo and Juliet 1968
Once Upon a Time in the West 1968
Oliver! 1968
Wait Until Dark 1967
Alfie 1966
Fortune Cookie, The 1966
Andrei Rublev 1966
Battle of Algiers, The 1966
Blow-Up 1966
Closely Watched Trains 1966
Persona 1966
Fahrenheit 451 1966
Sand Pebbles, The 1966
Cincinnati Kid, The 1965
Darling 1965
Patch of Blue 1965
Alphaville 1965
Few Dollars More, A 1965
Juliet of the Spirits 1965
Shop on Main Street, The 1965
Zorba the Greek 1964
Hard Day's Night, A 1964
Killers, The 1964
Becket 1964
Fail-Safe 1964
Night of the Iguana 1964
Fistful of Dollars, A 1964
Woman in the Dunes 1964
Cleopatra 1963
Lord of the Flies 1963
Tom Jones 1963
Charade 1963
Leopard, The 1963
Great Escape, The 1963
Hud 1963
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962
Days of Wine and Roses, The 1962
Miracle Worker, The 1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The 1962
El Cid 1961
Judgement at Nuremburg 1961
Raisin in the Sun, A 1961
Last Year at Marienbad 1961
Yojimbo 1961
Innocents, The 1961
Music Man, The 1961
Guns of Navarone, The 1961
Inherit the Wind 1960
Breathless 1960
L'avventura 1960
Peeping Tom 1960
Pillow Talk 1959
Diary of Anne Frank, The 1959
Shadows 1959
400 Blows, The 1959
World of Apu, The 1959
Rio Bravo 1959
Defiant Ones, The 1958
Night to Remember, A 1958
Gigi 1958
South Pacific 1958
Desk Set 1957
Face in the Crowd, A 1957
Peyton Place 1957
Three Faces of Eve, The 1957
Sweet Smell of Success, The 1957
Throne of Blood 1957
Wild Strawberries 1957
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
Baby Doll 1956
Killing, The 1956
Aparajito 1956
Bad Seed, The 1956
King and I, The 1956
Forbidden Planet 1956
War and Peace 1956
Lady and the Tramp 1955
Trouble with Harry, The 1955
Blackboard Jungle, The 1955
Big Combo, The 1955
Diabolique 1955
Pather Panchali 1955
Rififi 1955
Guys and Dolls 1955
Oklahoma! 1955
Dial M for Murder 1954
Caine Mutiny, The 1954
Sabrina 1954
Sansho the Bailiff 1954
Brigadoon 1954
Carmen Jones 1954
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 1954
Star is Born, A 1954
Them! 1954
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953
Big Heat, The 1953
Pickup on South Street 1953
Tokyo Story 1953
Wages of Fear 1953
House of Wax 1953
Band Wagon, The 1953
Limelight 1952
Greatest Show on Earth, The 1952
Kansas City Confidential 1952
Sudden Fear 1952
Ikiru 1952
Alice in Wonderland 1951
Show Boat 1951
Thing from Another World, The 1951
When Worlds Collide 1951
D.O.A. 1950
In a Lonely Place 1950
Night and the City 1950
Rashomon 1950
Winchester '73 1950
All the King's Men 1949
Criss Cross 1949
Killer Bait 1949
Set-Up, The 1949
White Heat 1949
On the Town 1949
Battleground 1949
Twelve O'clock High 1949
Three Musketeers, The 1948
Oliver Twist 1948
Rope 1948
Hamlet 1948
Red Shoes, The 1948
Force of Evil 1948
Key Largo 1948
Bicycle Thieves 1948
Fort Apache 1948
Red River 1948
Brute Force 1947
Black Narcissus 1947
Gentlemen's Agreement 1947
Body and Soul 1947
Crossfire 1947
Kiss of Death 1947
Lady from Shanghai, The 1947
Gilda 1946
Great Expectations 1946
Postman Always Rings Twice, The 1946
Matter of Life and Death, A 1946
Killers, The 1946
Stranger, The 1946
Beauty and the Beast 1946
Bells of St. Mary's, The 1945
Detour 1945
Leave Her to Heaven 1945
Scarlet Street 1945
Children of Paradise 1945
Open City 1945
To Have and Have Not 1944
Going My Way 1944
Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
Curse of the Cat People, the 1944
Gaslight 1944
National Velvet 1944
Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1943
Song of Bernadette, The 1943
Ossessione 1943
Wolf Man Meets Frankenstein, The 1943
Cabin in the Sky 1943
Stormy Weather 1943
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The 1943
Bambi 1942
Saboteur 1942
Cat People 1942
Mrs. Miniver 1942
Pride of the Yankees, The 1942
Talk of the Town, The 1942
This Gun for Hire 1942
Holiday Inn 1942
Topper Returns 1941
Flame of New Orleans, The 1941
Little Foxes, The 1941
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1941
Wolf Man, The 1941
Sergeant York 1941
Christmas in July 1940
Great McGinty, The 1940
Shop Around the Corner, The 1940
Thief of Bagdad, The 1940
Beau Geste 1939
Gunga Din 1939
Tarzan Finds a Son! 1939
Hound of the Baskervilles, The 1939
Roaring Twenties, The 1939
Dark Victory 1939
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 1939
Love Affair 1939
Of Mice and Men 1939
Only Angels Have Wings 1939
Women, The 1939
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939
Rules of the Game, The 1939
Destry Rides Again 1939
Holiday 1938
You Can't Take It with You 1938
Angels with Dirty Faces 1938
Lady Vanishes, The 1938
Boys Town 1938
Jezebel 1938
Pygmalion 1938
Alexander Nevsky 1938
Captains Courageous 1937
Lost Horizon 1937
Life of Emile Zola, The 1937
Star is Born, A 1937
Grand Illusion, The 1937
Tarzan Escapes 1936
Libeled Lady 1936
Fury 1936
General Died at Dawn, The 1936
Camille 1936
Great Ziegfeld, The 1936
Lives of the Bengal Lancer, The 1935
39 Steps, The 1935
Devil is a Woman, The 1935
Peter Ibbetson 1935
Tale of Two Cities, A 1935
Bride of Frankenstein, The 1935
Tarzan and His Mate 1934
Twentieth Century 1934
Charlie Chan in London 1934
Scarlett Empress, The 1934
L'atalante 1934
Gay Divorcee, The 1934
Design for Living 1933
Baby Face 1933
Little Women 1933
Queen Christina 1933
Invisible Man, The 1933
Gold Diggers of 1933, The 1933
Tarzan the Ape Man 1932
Trouble in Paradise 1932
American Madness 1932
Blonde Venus 1932
Grand Hotel 1932
Red-Headed Woman 1932
Little Caesar 1931
Maltese Falcon, The 1931
Waterloo Bridge 1931
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931
Dracula 1931
Cimarron 1931
Anna Christie 1930
Morocco 1930
Blue Angel, The 1930
Golden Age, The 1930
Big Trail, The 1930
Un Chien Andalou (short film) 1929
Broadway Melody, The 1929
Passion of Joan of Arc, The 1928
Cameraman, The 1928
Circus, The 1928
Mysterious Lady, The 1928
Metropolis 1927
It 1927
Kid Brother, The 1927
Faust 1926
Flesh and the Devil 1926
Son of the Sheik, The 1926
Sparrows 1926
Temptress, The 1926
Volga Boatman, The 1926
Phantom of the Opera 1925
Road to Yesterday, The 1925
Chechahcos, The 1924
Girl Shy 1924
Thief of Bagdad, The 1924
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 1923
Our Hospitality 1923
Nosferatu 1922
Foolish Wives 1922
Manslaughter 1922
Toll of the Sea 1922
Affairs of Anatol, The 1921
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, The 1921
Miss Lulu Bett 1921
Orphans of the Storm 1921
Sheik, The 1921
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The 1920
Mark of Zorro, The 1920
Way Down East 1920
Why Change Your Wife? 1920
Don't Change Your Husband 1919
Heart o' the Hills 1919
Male and Female 1919
M'Liss 1918
Old Wives for New 1918
Whispering Chorus, The 1918
Joan the Woman 1917
Little American, The 1917
Romance of the Redwoods, The 1917
Gretchen the Greenhorn 1916
Hell's Hinges 1916
Snow White 1916
Carmen 1915
Cheat, The 1915
Squaw Man, The 1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance 1914
Virginian, The 1914
:)[/QUOTE]


:noway: :noway:


Wow.............. :thumbsup:

Very, very impressive....

I have seen several of those fliX & would agree w/ many of those choices.... Just trying to compare-weigh them all is monumental...

Over the next couple days I am going to have to go over that list a few times to digest & begin to squeeze that into this small mind...

[Captain Obvious]

How the hell is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest not in that comedy list?

[Bill Cosby]

It is a very, very extensive list.....

Out of all the hundreds you agree w/ why point out just a few like that...???

The man is obviously a master here......... I am sure I or even he could go back over a list that big & say this or that....

ShhhHHiissshhh give the brotha' a break....

Why not say where you would think that/those should be/could be on the list...

To say I am impressed by that list is a serious understatement....

[Binky]

:noway: :noway:


Wow.............. :thumbsup:

Very, very impressive....

I have seen several of those fliX & would agree w/ many of those choices.... Just trying to compare-weigh them all is monumental...

Over the next couple days I am going to have to go over that list a few times to digest & begin to squeeze that into this small mind...


What a putz you are Cos, repeating that page again and making us scroll to the bottom, one more time.......:banghead:

[Bill Cosby]

Hopefully you read it on the way down.....

So will you be posting your list soon???

[Citizen]

How the hell is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest not in that comedy list?

Typo'd that one, its #29 overall on my top 250 so... #7 for funniest comedies (sounds good) tied with The Graduate. Added Meaning of Life to must see list, but further down not too eager to see.

Get into the classics. You are doing yourself a great disservice by missing out on them.

[Citizen]

Since I like comedies, I'll rank your top list:

16.It’s a Gift (1934) NEVER HEARD OF IT
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22.Bringing Up Baby (1938) NEVER HEARD OF IT
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Now you have. :)

[Binky]

Hopefully you read it on the way down.....

So will you be posting your list soon???


Uh..........no! And neither did you. You simply said you agree with most of his. What a putz!!!!!!!:lmao2: :lmao2:

[Seraphim]

What a putz you are Cos, repeating that page again and making us scroll to the bottom, one more time.......:banghead:

I like ya BC, but I have to agree on that one. :disbelief: :)

I went cross eyed mid read. Was Fargo in there somewhere? Snatch? The Big White?

[Binky]

I like ya BC, but I have to agree on that one. :disbelief: :)

I went cross eyed mid read. Was Fargo in there somewhere? Snatch? The Big White?


Heck if I know. I was gaspin' for air into the second catagory.......:lmao2: :lmao2: That was friggin' anal on Citizens part to post that l.....o....n....g ass thing to begin with......

[Captain Obvious]

Typo'd that one, its #29 overall on my top 250 so... #7 for funniest comedies (sounds good) tied with The Graduate. Added Meaning of Life to must see list, but further down not too eager to see.

Get into the classics. You are doing yourself a great disservice by missing out on them.

I could get into classics, but it's one of those things with timing - I have to be in the mood for them.

The Meaning of Life is absolutely brilliant.

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[Bill Cosby]

I like ya BC, but I have to agree on that one. :disbelief: :)

I went cross eyed mid read. Was Fargo in there somewhere? Snatch? The Big White?

Well fortunately for you & bink there are plenty of other threads for you to go post in............:thumbsup:

[Bill Cosby]

Typo'd that one, its #29 overall on my top 250 so... #7 for funniest comedies (sounds good) tied with The Graduate. Added Meaning of Life to must see list, but further down not too eager to see.

Get into the classics. You are doing yourself a great disservice by missing out on them.

I think the list is very good & I don't think I could come close to matching it w/ one of my own...

Why leave out some of the other stuff like the spag westerns?

Not a big fan of Clint?

I have watched many of the classics back in the day but I don't really watch much now days.

[Binky]

Well fortunately for you & bink there are plenty of other threads for you to go post in............:thumbsup:


:lmao2: :lmao2: Now don't you go gettin' grouchie just because we like to be able to get thru a post without having to come up for air in "midstream."

[Citizen]

I think the list is very good & I don't think I could come close to matching it w/ one of my own...

Why leave out some of the other stuff like the spag westerns?

Not a big fan of Clint?

I have watched many of the classics back in the day but I don't really watch much now days.

Its a clear standard I've set for myself. Many foreign films are a different breed of cinema. I haven't seen enough of them to compare along side the US/UK speaking greats. So I guess you could say I have too much respect for foreign greats to just arbitrarily throw them into the mix. If anything I would make a foreign film greats list. I really enjoyed the spag westerns but I've only seen Good, Bad and Ugly fairly recently. Haven't seen Fistful or a Few Dollars More or Once Upon Mexico... longer than I can remember. I have a few that are among my favorites (such as Fellini's 8 1/2, which would probably be #3 on my top 250) so I really had to bite my tongue on exclude some.

As for others I avoided these foreign classics because I've seen so many I gotta have something to look forward to. :)

[Citizen]

I could get into classics, but it's one of those things with timing - I have to be in the mood for them.

The Meaning of Life is absolutely brilliant.

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I know I've seen this in bits and pieces. But before I see Meaning of Life in its entirety I intend on seeing Life of Brian. Which do you consider is better? What should I see first? I've actually seen Holy Grail like 3 or 4 times. So awesome.

[Hog Trash]

I agree with many of your favorites.

A couple I didn't see were Red Dawn and one of my all time favs, Jerimiah Johnson.

"I Hatchet Jack, being of sound mind and broke legs, here-by leavith my rifle to whoever finds it...God prey it be a white man...It is a good rifle and kilt the bear that kilt me.""Skin thatin and I'll fetch ya anothern pilgram!"

[Citizen]

I like ya BC, but I have to agree on that one. :disbelief: :)

I went cross eyed mid read. Was Fargo in there somewhere? Snatch? The Big White?

Just a tip, on your browser you can click edit and scroll down to find. Or hit CTRL + F and a little taskbar should appear at the bottom. Type in any film and it should highlight it on my list.

On my top 250 Fargo was 35th and Snatch made my honorable mention.

[Citizen]

I agree with many of your favorites.

A couple I didn't see were Red Dawn and one of my all time favs, Jerimiah Johnson.

Red Dawn is more of a guilty pleasure but it freaked me out when I was younger. I'd give it a B-. Jerimiah Johnson could be good, I could mark that down as films to see as well.

[Bill Cosby]

Its a clear standard I've set for myself. Many foreign films are a different breed of cinema. I haven't seen enough of them to compare along side the US/UK speaking greats. So I guess you could say I have too much respect for foreign greats to just arbitrarily throw them into the mix. If anything I would make a foreign film greats list. I really enjoyed the spag westerns but I've only seen Good, Bad and Ugly fairly recently. Haven't seen Fistful or a Few Dollars More or Once Upon Mexico... longer than I can remember. I have a few that are among my favorites (such as Fellini's 8 1/2, which would probably be #3 on my top 250) so I really had to bite my tongue on exclude some.

As for others I avoided these foreign classics because I've seen so many I gotta have something to look forward to. :)

:)

That is what I was thinking the reason was...:thumbsup:

I have seen many of them......... Prob since I saw many of them as a kid they influenced my taste... I have seen most of the spagett westerns @ least once.... I watched Once Upon A Time In The West
& "A Fistful of Dynamite" ("Duck You Sucker") again last month...

I like the music in them as well....... I have been on a kinda spag western/surf kick for a while........

[Captain Obvious]

I know I've seen this in bits and pieces. But before I see Meaning of Life in its entirety I intend on seeing Life of Brian. Which do you consider is better? What should I see first? I've actually seen Holy Grail like 3 or 4 times. So awesome.

Either or.

Life of Brian is pretty good, a little slow at times. If your tolerance for religious satire is high, you'll probably enjoy it. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is my cellphone ringtone, btw.

Do a double header - watch them both, just make Meaning of Life the second film, it's better.

[Bill Cosby]

??? Taras Bulba ???? I always like Yul Brynner in most of his movies & he was awesome in this one.......... To bad tony curtis was in it (one thing I didn't care for in it)... IMO he looked totally lame ............
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[Mr, gone]

Citizen, Excellent compilation...:thumbsup:

I thought that Bridget Fonda did an excellent job in this La Femme Nakita re-make. IMO this is Bruce Willis's only notable performance (are these even on your list).

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[Citizen]

Either or.

Life of Brian is pretty good, a little slow at times. If your tolerance for religious satire is high, you'll probably enjoy it. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life is my cellphone ringtone, btw.

Do a double header - watch them both, just make Meaning of Life the second film, it's better.

I hate to get off on a tangent but I really liked Art Garfunkel's version of that song (in As Good as it Gets).
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Back to movies and the theme of Monty Python I will post the rabbit scene.
One of the greatest comedy scenes of all time...
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Not sure if you've ever seen Terry Gilliam's Brazil but also another work of brilliance. Seldom discussed classic Sci-Fi film.

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[Smurf-Herder]

Was "Eating Raoul" in there? It was too long to read it all. Somebody made this into a musical.

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[Citizen]

Citizen, Excellent compilation...:thumbsup:

I thought that Bridget Fonda did an excellent job in this La Femme Nakita re-make. IMO this is Bruce Willis's only notable performance (are these even on your list).

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I'd give the 5th Element a B. Obviously plenty of eye popping visual candies in there too much influence from Blade Runner and Star Wars so originality points get taken off. Also the comedy in the film seemed waaaay too forced. It was good.

La Femme Nakita's remake was sort of a standard action flick with a few entertaining scenes. I'd give that a B- but Luc Besson's universally hailed action film The Professional I would probably only give a B to. Gary Oldman in probably the most overacted performance in film history. "EVERYONE!!!!!!" lol I would say that probably action films are probably my least favorite genre.

[Citizen]

Was "Eating Raoul" in there? It was too long to read it all. Somebody made this into a musical.

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I've heard of this, its very difficult to make a good black comedy. Seems like it would be a decent cult comedy film but seems a little too sloppy and campy. If you like those types of films then John Waters would probably be up your ally.

[Smurf-Herder]

I've heard of this, its very difficult to make a good black comedy. Seems like it would be a decent cult comedy film but seems a little too sloppy and campy. If you like those types of films then John Waters would probably be up your ally.


I love the John Waters films I've seen.

Hairspray (the original with Divine) was awesome, Cry-Baby was weird, as was Cecil B. Demented; and Pecker was hilarious. He's a genius.

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[Citizen]

Not a big fan of Clint?


Oh and I do have great respect for Clint. IMHO, one of the best directors of this century so far. Who would have guessed/predicted that would even be close to possible 10 years ago? Even after Space Cowboys!! (2000) lol

Blood Work (2002) B-
Mystic River (2003) A-
Million Dollar Baby (2004) A-
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) B
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) A-
Gran Torino (2008) B+
Changeling (2008) B

His directed film Invictus is due out in December. He's 80 freakin years old!!!

[Citizen]

I love the John Waters films I've seen.

Hairspray (the original with Divine) was awesome, Cry-Baby was weird, as was Cecil B. Demented; and Pecker was hilarious. He's a genius.

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[Captain Obvious]

I hate to get off on a tangent but I really liked Art Garfunkel's version of that song (in As Good as it Gets).
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Back to movies and the theme of Monty Python I will post the rabbit scene.
One of the greatest comedy scenes of all time...
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Not sure if you've ever seen Terry Gilliam's Brazil but also another work of brilliance. Seldom discussed classic Sci-Fi film.

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Don't take this the wrong way, but that Garfunkel version was pathetic.

[Citizen]

Don't take this the wrong way, but that Garfunkel version was pathetic.

It was for a totally different effect but anyway that's music.

Perhaps because after I saw Holy Grail I then saw Jabberwocky (grade= C) and was probably turned off on seeing any further Monty Python comedy films.

[Smurf-Herder]

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I love creative weirdness :D

Eat and Run
The Pink Chiquitas
RepoMan
Bad Taste
Uforia
Blood Diner
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
The Troma Team movies

[Captain Obvious]

It was for a totally different effect but anyway that's music.

Perhaps because after I saw Holy Grail I then saw Jabberwocky (grade= C) and was probably turned off on seeing any further Monty Python comedy films.

Don't let that hold you back from LOB or MOL. They're great movies, and if you liked Holy Grail, I would be surprised if you didn't like these.

[Citizen]

I love creative weirdness :D

Eat and Run
The Pink Chiquitas
RepoMan
Bad Taste
Uforia
Blood Diner
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
The Troma Team movies

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[Citizen]

I love creative weirdness :D


My favorite foreign film of all time, 8 1/2. Absolute masterpiece. btw watching youtube clips does film little justice on the small screen. I would say this is my #1 recommendation to you if you haven't seen it.

Here's a great scene!

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Click on the 'CC' subtitle option here for English subtitles. First part of 14 on Youtube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UfLzk3rIbY

and you can go on to each part after that. No sync sound the entire film. All the audio was added in post production.

Fellini's other film La Dolce Vita is another one you would enjoy. Here's a clip.

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[Captain Obvious]

I'm not big into horror films, but I did see you have the Evil Deads up there.

2 is a work of art. Army of Darkness is very good, not as good as 2 though. ED1 is meh.

ED2 - not sure if it classifies as a horror or comedy (or parody).

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[Smurf-Herder]

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[Smurf-Herder]

I'm not big into horror films, but I did see you have the Evil Deads up there.

2 is a work of art. Army of Darkness is very good, not as good as 2 though. ED1 is meh.

ED2 - not sure if it classifies as a horror or comedy (or parody).




Evil Dead 2 is one of my favorite all-time cult classics. :thumbsup:

It's more or less a remake of Evil Dead 1. But much scarier and funnier.

[Smurf-Herder]

Fred Olen Ray B Movies are great.

http://www.retromedia.org/

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[Citizen]

Well, if you haven't seen it or heard of it, check it out...
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and coincidentally has my favorite scene of all time... watch in high quality HQ!!!!
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Its even better when you can relate it in the context of the rest of the film. (note: This is actually one of the few shots where the camera moves in a leftward direction.) I'm doing it an injustice by the small size of the screen. Just get a small taste.

My suggestion start watching it early on a Sunday afternoon. Four hour legendary epic!!!

[Bill Cosby]

I liked that one- Just got the sound track a few months ago...

Chainsaw hookers.............. lmao

I prob saw that along w/ three other movies for 2 bucks back on 42nd street back in the day..............

[Mr, gone]

This excellent scene from Natual Born Killers has stuck in my mind over these past 15 years! Rodney Dangerfield's irreverent/eccentric humor somehow works brilliantly, in this warped and twisted family scene.:thumbsup:

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[Hog Trash]

Alphabetical order

Alien

Braveheart

Empire of the Sun

The Godfather

Jerimiah Johnson

Near Dark

Night Of The Living Dead

Shawshank Redemption

Terminater

Thunderdome

Unforgiven

The Wild Bunch

Including foreign films

Once Upon A Time In The West

Slumdog Millionaire

Best TV shows

Northern Exposure

House

Cheers

Mash

Star Trek

Gunsmoke

[Mr, gone]

Citizen,

This awesome movie only recieved a B+? :disbelief: I guess 'in the eyes of the beholder'...

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[Citizen]

Alphabetical order

Alien

Braveheart

Empire of the Sun

The Godfather

Jerimiah Johnson

Near Dark

Night Of The Living Dead

Shawshank Redemption

Terminater

Thunderdome

Unforgiven

The Wild Bunch

Including foreign films

Once Upon A Time In The West

Slumdog Millionaire

Best TV shows

Northern Exposure

House

Cheers

Mash

Star Trek

Gunsmoke

Technically speaking Slumdog is a British film.

What did you think of the new Star Trek movie out this summer? I'd give it a solid B because the entire franchise was basically dead in the water before this. There were bad scenes and poor dialogue exchanges but it knews what it was and didn't make any excuses or apologies. Awesome sound design and special effects sort of "Michael Bay"-ed up but the time travel/alternate realities completely justifies the new and "steroid-like" universe of Star Trek. I'd rank it along with a guilty summer pleasures like Transformers. I ask because I think it actually appeals more to non-Trekkies than Trekkies (or even just regular Star Trek fans).

Very very few tv show I enjoy (don't get me started I hate television shows and should be separated as much as possible as a medium from film as much as possible). I'd say The Sopranos is probably my favorite show of all time.

[Citizen]

Citizen,

This awesome movie only recieved a B+? :disbelief: I guess 'in the eyes of the beholder'...

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A- films are 'awesome' films. B+ films are just a step below that. Comparisons to Shawshank are inevitable. As good a film this was it only underlines how great a film Shawshank was. It was very slow moving and didn't need so many superfluous scenes. I am under the school of thought that a great film can never be too long and a bad movie can never be too short. This is a very good film that runs on way too long. But I don't like to concentrate on the negatives, especially when it comes to B+ films. It is a very touching film.

[TitusPullo]

stop quoting the entire OP you asshat wearing monkeyspanks!

[Hog Trash]

Technically speaking Slumdog is a British film.

What did you think of the new Star Trek movie out this summer? I'd give it a solid B because the entire franchise was basically dead in the water before this. There were bad scenes and poor dialogue exchanges but it knews what it was and didn't make any excuses or apologies. Awesome sound design and special effects sort of "Michael Bay"-ed up but the time travel/alternate realities completely justifies the new and "steroid-like" universe of Star Trek. I'd rank it along with a guilty summer pleasures like Transformers. I ask because I think it actually appeals more to non-Trekkies than Trekkies (or even just regular Star Trek fans).

Very very few tv show I enjoy (don't get me started I hate television shows and should be separated as much as possible as a medium from film as much as possible). I'd say The Sopranos is probably my favorite show of all time.I never really got into the Star Trek movies so much...A couple were ok I suppose...I haven't seen the new one.

I enjoyed the TV show immensely when I was 3 TV station kid...I was quite the SciFi fan though not really a treki.

There's very little on TV I enjoy any more...House, Breaking Bad and Sons Of Anarchy are about all I watch other than news.

I click alot and have an idea of the quality of what is on TV these days and I'm not impressed.

[TitusPullo]

The original series is still the best, everything that followed invited serious geeks to ruin the fun.

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though i mean to see that new-old retro/prequel movin picture show they made in the near recent past

[Citizen]

I do have to say Star Wars mythology > Star Trek mythology.

While we're on the topic of Sci-Fi...

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Released in 1968!

[ROdger Right]

Star trek gave us cell phones. I havent seen a light sabre just yet.

[Captain Obvious]

The old Star Trek episodes are only watchable if you're drunk.

The next generation ones are almost unwatchable except for a couple of episodes, like the Borg one. Aside from just a few, it's a fucking soap opera.

Anything after that is just crap - including the movies.

[Bill Cosby]

The old Star Trek episodes are only watchable if you're drunk.

The next generation ones are almost unwatchable except for a couple of episodes, like the Borg one. Aside from just a few, it's a fucking soap opera.

Anything after that is just crap - including the movies.

You talking about the orig series???

[Captain Obvious]

You talking about the orig series???

In the first paragraph, yes.

[Citizen]

I haven't had the slightest bit interest in Star Trek for almost a decade.

The 2009 installment was highly entertaining, not much of a brain but spectacular sci-fi action/adventure. Each character gets the proper amount of screen time. Loved the time travel aspect of it. Too many flaws to be considered a great film but good.

When I was younger I liked Star Trek but slowly lost interest. IMO, Part 2 KHAN!!! is still the best.

[Bill Cosby]

HHhmmmm.......... I would agree... I liked it but waned... After the Khan I never watched as much as a trailer intentionally...

All of the ones later seemed marking concepts like Marloboro 27, 72's & smooth........ Same shit different label....... Yawn...

??? Taras Bulba ???? I always like Yul Brynner in most of his movies & he was awesome in this one.......... To bad tony curtis was in it (one thing I didn't care for in it)... IMO he looked totally lame ........... (http://www.dcjunkies.com/showthread.php?t=10986&page=3)

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[Citizen]

Just saw Aguirre: The Wrath of God last night for the first time. Very intriguing and fascinating microcosm of human civilization. Gotta let this one sink in a little more, probably an A-, very slowly paced though.

[Bill Cosby]

In the first paragraph, yes.

LOL............ I hear yea............ Capt Kirk is selling hotel rooms now...

What next viagra & toilet paper???/

[Captain Obvious]

LOL............ I hear yea............ Capt Kirk is selling hotel rooms now...

What next viagra & toilet paper???/

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[Citizen]

Regardless of what you say about Star Trek, it has enough cultural and genre impact can not to be totally ignored. The franchise heavily obits around a concentrated fan base though and it pails in comparison to the SW franchise. I can understand the lack of interest.

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[lucytalk]

foul play with goldie hawn and chevy chase

what's up doc with streisand and ryan o'neil


textbook funny

[MarkMiller]

LOL............ I hear yea............ Capt Kirk is selling hotel rooms now...

What next viagra & toilet paper???/
Is that a step up from this?
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[MarkMiller]

foul play with goldie hawn and chevy chase

what's up doc with streisand and ryan o'neil


textbook funny
I loved that movie. Had a big impact on my wanting to act, make films etc.

Funny stuff.

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[Bill Cosby]

Is that a step up from this?
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More like welcome home..... :thumbsup:

[Citizen]

Fellini lives on!
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[MarkMiller]

Fellini lives on!
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Damn! That's my kind of movie!

[Bill Cosby]

tristanrobin Mentioned that he is an expert on movies & entertainment......

I would like to see your opinion on the first post in this thread........

It is just to big to copy & paste again........

Citizen has made a pretty complete list, any comments???:D

[tristanrobin]

LOL - I didn't say I was an expert! LOL Just that I've worked in the field for fifty years.

But, I will do it!

[tristanrobin]

1.Lawrence of Arabia (1962) – A cinematic treasure. Agree

2.Citizen Kane (1941) - Ideas and groundbreaking achievements were so revolutionary that much of its majesty wasn't fully realized for over a generation. Absolutely insane genius, may seem dated, but its really not.Agree

3.Graduate, The (1967) – The film that made me to seriously decide to study film. Great soundtrack and revolutionary directing. Can't go along with this one. Soundtrack isterrific. And some of the iconic shots - the leg/thigh shot; underwater shot; final shot on bus; dustin pounding on the glass wall; etc. are forever going to be remembered - as are some of the lines 'are you trying to seduce me Mrs. Robinson?;' 'Plastics!', 'Are you here for an affair, sir?.' are classics. But, IMO, the screenplay just doesn't hold together. It's dated - and, frankly, what was clever and modern when it was new is now just boring.

4.Godfather, The (Part 1+2)(1972/1974) – Profound American saga. The lines of dialogue have been forever embedded into the American culture and film discourse. Agree

5.Star Wars – A New Hope (1977) – Probably the most exciting film ever made. Ground shattering special effects. Shook the foundation of the sci-fi genre with a 9.0 on the Richter scale. I suppose many would agree with you. And everything you wrote is true. I just wasn't thrilled with it. Though, admittedly, I have only started accepting Sci-Fi as a legitimate genre in the past ten years LOL

6.Sunset Blvd. (1950) – Easily the greatest Hollywood film about Hollywood ever made. Agree

7.Wizard of Oz (1939) – As a musical or fantasy, it can’t get much better than this. Agree - I even wear a Wizard of Oz watch LOL

8.Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) – IMO, best ending ever. David Lean is an amazing director. Agree

9.Casablanca (1942) – Like a fine bottle of perfectly aged wine, its complexities are seemingly endless This one holds a strange place for me. I'm not sure it's one of the ten best movies - but it is certainly in my top ten favorite movies.

10.Lord of the Rings, The (2001-2003) – Best trilogy ever, IMO. True imagining of the book. Totally disagree. Fell asleep in all three of them. Beyond the special effects and art direction, they were big disappointments for me. But I realize I'm in the minority here. Just not my cup of tea AT ALL

11.E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - I’ll admit it, this is the only film that made me cry. My favorite Spielberg movie. Agree

12.Psycho (1960) – The greatest twist of all time. What no other director would dare to put on screen, Hitchcock does with surprising bluntness. Agree - I also think "Vertigo" deserves a place of honor.

13.Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Script was pure poetry. Tugs at your emotions with a surprising twist. Agree

14.Gone With the Wind (1939) - This is the epitome of the Hollywood epic. The most memorable female lead ever. Agree

15.Singin' in the Rain (1952) – Hollywood musical that deserves its due credit. Most famous dance sequence ever. Agree.

16.Annie Hall (1977) – My favorite comedy of all time. Intelligent and hilariously quirky script. Agree

17.Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – Probably was my favorite movie as a kid.Very enjoyable movie - but not anywhere near the top list in my book.

18.It's a Wonderful Life (1946) – A holiday season tradition. A provocative poignant theme. Another disagreement. I think it's obvious, predictable, and manipulative. I don't begrudge 20 million Americans their favorite Christmas movie, but I find it a real snore fest.

[tristanrobin]

19.Pulp Fiction (1994) – Absolutely insane situations, witty dialogue and the gimp. Defined the 90s film at the peak of the indie movement. Agree

20.Raging Bull (1980) – Fascinating sports/bio pic that’s a great study for aesthetic violence. One of the greatest and devoted performances of all time.Agree

21.High Noon (1952) – Real time film that builds up tension like no other film. My favorite western. Agree

22.Goodfellas (1990) – Arguably Scorsese’s best. Hysterical, highly entertaining and extremely quotable. Agree

23.2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – A ballet of visual poetry. Amazing imagination and a great hidden villain. Agree

24.Grapes of Wrath (1940) – No remake can possibly improve upon this adaptation of Steinbeck’s classic novel.Agree

25.Apocalypse Now (1979) – Most exciting war scene ever! Shows the insanity of war. Agree

26.Jaws (1975) – You’ll never swim the same again… even in the tub.Agree

27.Taxi Driver (1976) – My favorite line of all time. DeNiro establishes himself as one of the great American Actors. Agree

28.Rear Window (1954) – Hitchcock does so much with so little space.Agree

29.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) – An American classic that works perfectly as a comedy and a dramatic story. Last month I would have agreed - but just watched this again a couple weeks ago, and I found it dated and starting to show frayed edges of not aging so well.

30.African Queen, The (1951) – Bogey and Katherine Hepburn. EOM. Agree

31.Schindler's List (1993) – Emotional, powerful and shocking scenes throughout.Agree

32.M*A*S*H (1970) – Funniest war movie ever. Agree


33.Chinatown (1974) - Neo-noir done with great skill and craft. Fascinating character piece done with depth and intrigue. Agree x 2

34.Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Best war scene ever. Agree that the opening scene is one of the horrific war scenes ever shot - tragic and high impact. But, the rest of the movie, for me, was formulaic.

35.Fargo (1996) – Coen Brothers made probably the most splendid modern small budget film ever constructed. Agree

36.Double Indemnity (1944) – Great lines are spitted out at rapid pace just enough for you to soak in the amazing dialogue. The definition of film noir. Agree - sorta. Great film, no question. There are other noirs that I feel epitomize the noir genre more completely. But that's nitpicking. Basically, I agree.

37.French Connection, The (1971) – IMO, best chase scene ever. Best chase scene. Not a best movie IMO

38.West Side Story (1961) – The Romeo and Juliet of musicals. Agree

39.North By Northwest (1959) – Grant and Hitchcock make a classic combination. Agree. Just got the blu-ray - it even BETTER than I remembered it. The crisp print is a joy.

40.Silence of the Lambs (1991) – Probably the most memorable villain of all time with such a small screen time. Agree

41.Midnight Cowboy (1969) – One of the great New York films of all time. Dustin Hoffman was walkin’ there.Agree

42.Apartment, The (1960) – Among my favorite romantic films ever made.Agree

43.Gold Rush, The (1925) – Chaplin is gold. Agree

44.Dr. Strangelove… (1964) – The greatest satire.This is on everybody's best list. I just don't get it. I kinda hate it. Oh, well ...

45.The Searchers (1956) – John Wayne is not just a western icon or a Hollywood icon he’s an American icon. Also has has one of the most memorable group of supporting characters for any film. The best Ford/Wayne film. "Searchers" is good iconic Wayne - but I actually prefer the earlier Ford/Wayne film "Stagecoach." But, I'll agree.

46.King Kong (1933) –The MONSTER of all monster movies. Agree

47.Vertigo (1958) - Just another example of Hitchcock’s genius as a master craftsman. A very haunting movie experience. Agree 100% - My personal Hitchcock favorite.

48.Platoon (1986) – A powerful and sad commentary about the Vietnam war.Embarrassed to say, I've never seen it.

49.City Lights (1931) - Charlie Chaplin's signature film. Has more heart than any other comedy ever made and easily the funniest boxing scene of all time.Agree

50.Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) – Almost every scene brings about a new twist or turn.Agree

51.Deer Hunter, The (1978) – Half great war film, half great ‘coming home’ film. Agree

52.Rocky (1976) – Some of the sequels were memorable, but this is clearly the best one. Agree, this is the best of the Rocky series - but I don't believe it's an A movie - I give it a B-

53.American Graffiti (1973) – Great soundtrack, heartfully nostalgic and classic cars = winner. Agree

54.Some Like it Hot (1959) – Marilyn Monroe is an amazing screen presence. Funny subtle sexual innuendos cleverly done. Great opening scene.Agree

55.Ben-Hur (1959) – Best race scene and one of my favorite music scores.Good movie - though I prefer the silent 1925 version. Will admit some of the below-the-surface homoerotic stuff in the 59 version is a hoot.

56.Dances With Wolves (1990) – Epic Civil War film that dispelled the antagonization of Native Americans in film. Agree

57.Clockwork Orange, A (1971) – Great adaptation and my favorite rendition of Singin’ in the Rain. Agree

58.Amedeus (1984) – Beautiful costume (somewhat-historical) drama that is also funny, thoughtful and tragic.Agree

59.Titanic (1997) – Greatest editing in a film, IMO. Breathtaking action. Extremely technical and historically meticulous. But only the love story is remembered. ugh. Sorry. I just hated this movie. I was bored by the time it was over I couldn't wait to get out of the theatre. I agree, the shots of the ship - especially the beginning - were breathtaking. But the love story (which WAS the movie) is a total Ambien. Think it's the only Leo and/or Kate movie I didn't like.

60.Birth of a Nation (1915) – Birth of film grammar. Cinema’s biggest skeleton in the closet.Agree

61.The General (1927) – Every scene has a different comedic twist that keeps you guessing what will happen. Many believe Buster Keaton, the stone faced actor, exceeds Chaplin in humor. Have never seen it

62.Forrest Gump (1994) – Soundtrack, Leading role, scope, and humor all top notch.Another Titanic for me. A huge crowd pleaser and on everybody's best list - and I just couldn't get through it.

63.To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) – An unforgettable social commentary about the injustices during the time before the civil rights movement.Agree

64.Duck Soup (1933) – There are 2 types of comedy lovers, those who have seen the Marx Brothers and those who haven’t or refuse. Not my favorite movie - but my favorite Marx Bros movie.

65.Manchurian Candidate (1962) – Political thriller defined. Agree

66.Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) – Even I wanted to kill Captain Bligh in this gripping, adventurous tale. Agree - best version of the many

67.Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – America’s fascination with rebellion given its cinematic freedom. Agree

68.Fight Club (1999) – My favorite title sequence ever. Hilariously cynical. ‘Sandbagging’ end. One of my favorite movies - but won't make my best list. It's too convoluted. If I hadn't read the book, I wojld never have known what was going on. But I did know, so it was very enjoyable. For me, not really a best list, more like a guilty pleasure.

69.Maltese Falcon (1941) – Established film noir as a genre. Gotta love the crispness and murkiness of the genre. Tough dames, slick talking detectives and fast paced dialogue. Agree - in spades!

70.Third Man, The (1949) – The zither F T W! Harry Lime classic character. Borgias quote is one of my favorites. Classic noir. Agree

71.Deliverance (1972) – You know the quote. What Jaws did for swimming, this did for redneck country. Haven't seen this in years - since I was a teenager - it creeped me out. Can't say any more)

72.Gladiator (2000) – A great testament to ancient battle history. Awesome music score. Mono e mono! Agree

73.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) – Aliens coming to Earth as friendly visitors? An exciting welcomed change. Agree

74.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) – Funny and sharply written buddy western. The best of its kind.Agree

75.Patton (1970) – George C. Scott IS George S. Patton. Opening monologue is an American staple. Opening monologue is amazing - the rest of the movie is just another war bio IMO. Not one of my favorites. And I've tried.

76.Network (1976) – Peter Finch’s rant shook the entire foundation of the 1970s.Agree

77.Easy Rider (1969) – The movie that defined the ‘hippie’ generation. Loved the soundtrack.Agree. (Saw this movie in Kentucky, and the audience stood and CHEERED at the end.)

78.Sixth Sense, The (1999) – If you haven’t heard yet, one of the greatest shock endings of all time. Agree

79.On the Waterfront (1954) - One of the most influential performances by any actor, Brando emerges as one of the greatest method actors ever. Agree

80.All About Eve (1950) - One of the greatest scripts ever and the best film with a female majority cast. Agree - would have moved this one up into the A+ category.

81.Modern Times (1936) – Chaplin’s final appearance as ‘The Tramp’ fittingly ends. The first ‘nose candy’ joke. Haven seen it ☹

82.Sound of Music, The (1965) – You would be surprised with a lot of themes/familiar songs in this film.Agree - though first half is more successful than the second IMO

83.Braveheart (1995) – Aesthetic violence done with precision. Brilliant battle strategies. WILLIAM WALLACE!!!Agree

84.Bringing Up Baby (1938) – My favorite screwball comedy. Interestingly long takes. Shocking animal stunts.Agree

85.The Jazz Singer (1927) – “You ain’t heard nothing yet.” Sound scenes were cleverly selected.Certainly important movie in film history - but not one of my favorites.

86.Shane (1953) – the greatest bar fight scene ever. My favorite western villain. Beautiful early color cinematography.Agree - I always wanted to name my son Shane

87.Aviator, The (2004) – DiCaprio’s best performance ever. Fascinating biographic historical film. NOt sure about the DiCaprio claim, but, nonetheless, first rate film. Agree

88.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) – The death of the silent film and birth of the sound film merge.Never had the opportunity to see this

89.Doctor Zhivago (1965) – Epic love story. Lawrence of Arabia of Siberia. Poetic filmmaking.Agree

90.Beautiful Mind, A (2001) – Another shocking twist, only this time way before the end of the film yet still holds up really well through the end. I sorta agree. I thought the performances overrode a somewhat ordinary screenplay. Great story though.

91.Toy Story (1995) – Groundbreaking animated film. Great/fun buddy film.meh. I guess. I don't like animation that much. This is one of the best of the lot

92.From Here to Eternity (1953) – Very appropriate ‘D-day’ film. Lancaster beach make-out scene, is a Hollywood trademark.Agree

93.Sullivan’s Travels (1941) – Funniest chase scene I’ve ever seen. Preston Sturges is a genius.Agree

94.Witness (1985) – Revealed the world of the Amish culture. Ford at his top performance. Agree

95.Giant (1956) – My favorite James Dean film. Oil tycoon families’ epic story told through generations.Agree - not my favorite Dean performance (that would be East of Eden - but, agreed, a great movie.

96.In the Heat of the Night (1967) – Crime drama set in a time of racial injustices. What did they call him? Agree

97.Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) – “Method” acting, where would modern film be without it? Agree - GREAT acting

98.L.A. Confidential (1997) – The Chinatown of the 90’s. Deep plot and great dialogue. Agree - I like it even more than Chinatown - gasp!

99.Cool Hand Luke (1967) – One of the best prison movies ever. There was a failure of communication. Agree

100.Marty (1955) – The most lovable character ever. Visceral script. Agree

101.Usual Suspects, The (1995) – Career defining supporting performance. Jaw-dropping twist. Agree x 2 - one of my favorite movies

102.Once Upon a Time in America(1984) – the most unknown great gangster film ever made. Agree

103.Babe (1995) – Family film that strongly appeals to children just as much (if not even more) to adults. meh. does nothing for me.

104.Intolerance (1916) – Breakthrough multiple story lines for a single film. The most influential set decoration ever. Agree - complex movie to make with no dialogue!

105.Night at the Opera, A (1935) – Funniest comedy film climax of all time. Genius skits. hmmm A? Well, okay. Agree. I guess.

106.Yankee Doodle Dandee (1942) – Patriotic and entertaining musical with Cagney at his best. See, he can play a heroic character.Agree - weirdest dancing style in the history of film

107.Cabaret (1972) – Won a lot of Oscars over ‘The Godfather’. Very sexual, foreboding, musical. Talent wise for Minnelli the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.Agree

108.Stagecoach (1939) – Ford and Wayne (officially discovered here) team up for the first time. One of the most exciting chase scenes. Agree

109.Frankenstein (1931) – Boris Karloff gave a groundbreaking performance. Historic horror film. Agree

110.Trainspotting (1996) – The British ‘Pulp Fiction’. One of the quintessential 90s films.Agree - though I haven't seen it since it was released, so I don't know how it's holding up

111.Blade Runner (1982) – Visual style paved the way for countless future sci-fi films. Agree

112.American Beauty (1999) – The script and acting reminds me of movies from the B&W era of Hollywood when that’s all that mattered.Agree

113.Rebel Without a Cause (1955) – The iconic James Dean film.Agree

114.Paths of Glory (1957) – The best film about the trench warfare in World War I. Tries to expose the hypocrisy of war. Have never seen it - will try to catch it

115.Rain Man (1988) – Hoffman transforms himself in a memorable performance. HA*TED this movie. HA*TED Hoffman in it. I never for a second believed he was anybody except Dustin Hoffman acting retarded. Tom Cruise out-acted him five times over. Most over-rated movie of the eighties.

116.The Shining (1980) – One of the most eerie films ever made. Agree

117.Blazing Saddles (1974) – In 1974 Mel Brooks and the comedy spoof became synonymous. Agree

118.Airplane! (1980) – Countless rapid fire hysterical gags and jokes.Agree

119.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - An absolute must for political students. Stewart's final speech at the end of the film is probably the most politically and cinematically influential that it transcended the medium.Agree

120.It’s a Gift (1934) – Without a doubt W.C. Fields’ funniest film. Haven't seen it - probably never will - don't like Fields.

121.Twelve Angry Men (1957) – Simple, yet extremely thought provoking. A great character play.Agree

122.Ninotchka (1939) – Who knew Garbo would be so funny?Agree - she also turned a stereotype into a three dimensional, fully rounded character.

123.Place in the Sun, A (1951) – Beautifully tragic tale of love and avarice.Agree - another of my absolute favorite movies.

[tristanrobin]

124.Kill Bill (Vol. 1+2) (2003/2004) – The best American martial arts film done by one of the modern masters of violence and dialogue. Great anime sequence. Agree

125.National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) – There probably won’t be a funnier college comedy. Agree

126.Last Picture Show, The (1971) – One of the great monologue scenes by Ben Johnson. Many young stars got their start here.Agree

127.Raising Arizona (1987) – Rip roaring comedy. Stupid characters have never been so hysterical.Agree - another of my favorite movies

128.Born on the Fourth of July (1989) – An anti-Vietnam war film that stirs the emotions. Agree - best Cruise performance ever

129.Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) – Perhaps the best classic ‘date’ IMO. Audrey Hepburn is so stunningly beautiful it almost breaks your heart.Agree - this should be moved up to A film status

130.It Happened One Night (1934) – Cleverly written screwball comedy that inspired many subsequent movies of its kind. Agree

131.Reservior Dogs (1992) – One of the best directing debut’s ever. A great blood soaked indie film. Agree

132.Alien (1+2) (1979/1986) – Sigourney Weaver is one kick ass bitch. Fascinating Aliens. Great sci-fi action.I know people love it, so I won't down it. But it's not one of my favorites at ALL

133.Gandhi (1982) – A curious choice of Kingsley pays off greatly. Very interesting epic tale.Agree

134.Gangs of New York (2002) – Daniel Day-Lewis steals the show. 1863 New York is brought to life. Agree

135.Terminator (1+2) (1984/ 1991) – Schwartzenegger becomes a movie icon. Wall to wall action. Better sequel which was a technical triumph. ugh

136.Exorcist, The (1973) – Perhaps the scariest movie of all time.Agree - though, scarier than Jaws or Psycho? I don't know ...

137.Matrix, The (1999) – Mind warping and breathtakingly beautiful choreographed action. The pinnacle of sound, special effects and visuals.My age is showing - I just don't get it. Though the fight scenes were amazing

138.Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? (1967) – Spencer Tracy’s finest and final performance. Racial issues are deeply confronted.Agree

139.Thin Red Line, The (1998) – Somewhat dream-like film with very visceral war scenes. Euphorically written. Agree

140.All the President’s Men (1976) – A must see for anyone really interested in journalism.Agree

141.Apollo 13 (1995) – Inspiring historical space voyage story meticulously retold. Sssh - don't tell anybody - I've never seen it. I keep meaning to - does that count?

142.Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) – Marvelously conceived merging of live action and animation. Agree

143.Natural Born Killers (1994) – Action film that pushes the envelope to the extreme. Agree - has more to say than was ever given credit for

144.Casino (1995) – Worthy follow up to ‘Goodfellas’. Scorsese & company does it again. Agree x 2

145.Superman (1978) – My favorite super-hero film. Among my favorite music scores. Agree - plus has sentimental attachment for me.

146.Stand By Me (1986) – One of the best nostalgic films ever. Unforgettable train scene. Agree

147.Empire of the Sun, The (1987) – Yet another powerful film by Spielberg. Possibly Bale’s best performance. Agree

148.As Good As it Gets (1997) – Quirky humor is seemingly improved. Great performances all around even by the dog.Agree

149.Million Dollar Baby (2004) – One of the most tragic stories ever. The heart wrenching almost goes over the edge. Agree

150.Groundhog Day (1993) – Ingenious idea that somehow doesn’t get repetitive. Who’s better at wry humor than Murray? HA*TED it

151.Truman Show, The (1998) – Fascinatingly suggestive and evocative premise. Jim Carrey can play a semi-dramatic role. Too much wrong with the screenplay and directing for it to be an A movie - but I enjoyed it because Carrey was outstanding in it.

152.Caddyshack (1980) – A laugh riot. Murray plays one of the funniest supporting characters ever. HA*TED it...can you tell I am NOT a Bill Murray fan?

153.Back to the Future (1985) – Another one of my favs as a kid. Movies can’t get much more fun than this.Agree

154.Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) – Arguably the best SW movie. One of great shock revelations ever. Yoda becomes a household name. meh

155.Odd Couple, The (1968) – Lemmon and Matthau are one of the best comedy duos. Agree

156.Die Hard (1988) – Blockbuster that made Willis a huge action star. Action movie that delivers, big time.I would never think of this as a great movie - but it does do everything it sets out to do, so I guess I'll agree.

157.Se7en (1995) – Artistically dark and looming crime thriller with a good twist and one of the most insanely evil villains ever.Agree - love love love this movie. Incredible screenplay - smart direction - excellent performances - and all that rain!

158.Coming to America (1988) – Eddie Murphy’s funniest movie. Unrecognizable in his multiple parts.May be Murphy's best comedy - but that's a pretty low benchmark. Not a fan.

159.Wild Bunch, The (1969) – The standard for action westerns.Agree

160.Full Metal Jacket (1987) – You can’t think of a drill sergeant without thinking of Lee Emery’s performance. Agree

161.Christmas Story, A (1983) – Has become a Christmas tradition. Tradition? Yes. Great movie? No. But heart-warming and fun.

162.Fugitive, The (1993) – Tommy Lee Jones gives the performance of his career. Great cat and mouse chase. Agree

163.Insider, The (1999) – Very well constructed drama with strong moral values. Agree

164.Ghostbusters (1984) – My favorite sci-fi comedy. Good production value.Saw it and hated it - everybody loved it, so I went back for a second try. Hated it. I didn't even like the special effects.

165.Night of the Hunter (1955) – Robert Mitchum plays one of the best villains ever. AGREE - one my all-time favorites! The new blu-ray is gorgeous and shows how breathtaking the cinematography is - which never shows on regular tv. Just read the book about the making of this film - fascinating.

166.Big Lebowski (1998) – Unconventional hysterical comedy. The scene with the chair against the door gave me the biggest laugh of the 90’s. Agree

167.Sophie’s Choice (1982) – Undoubtedly one of the great female performances ever by Streep.Agree - had me in tears

168.Quiet Man, The (1952) – The number one Irish heritage film. Colorful and funny characters. Agree

169.Good Will Hunting (1997) – Inspiring film. Best performance ever by Robin Williams. Agree

170.No Country for Old Men (2007) – Good chance to be significantly higher on my next list update. Agree - have almost worn down by copy from viewing. Excellent blend of comedy and violence.

171.Trading Places (1983) – Eddie Murphy proves his status as a comedy film star. Intelligent and goofy at the same time.Not one of my favorites

172.Lethal Weapon (1987) – Action, laughs, and a great duo. I thought Glover was too old for this crap. Agree

173.Chicago (2002) – Briskly edited and entertaining songs that get stuck in your head.Agree - best of the contemporary musicals filmed

174.Master and Commander… (2003) – Meticulous historical snap shot of the Napoleonic Wars on the seas. Bad direction IMO - too slow - put me to sleep

175.Brazil (1985) – Monty Python’s ‘1984’. One of my favorite unknown modern films.Agree

176.Sling Blade (1996) – Billy Bob Thorton performance alone makes this a great film.Agree

177.Finding Nemo (2003) – The most vibrant and beautiful colors for an animated film I have ever seen.Everybody raved - I went to see it. eh. It's another cartoon. Have no interest.

178.Naked Gun, The (1988) – Frank Drebin is one of the most hilarious characters ever. Haven't seen it - it's one of the 'dumb' comedies, right? I hate them all.

179.Pianist, The (2002) – Emotionally powerful film.Agree

180.Spider-man (1+2) (2002/2004) – Great special effects. EL train scene one of the best action scenes ever. Maguire was the correct casting choice.Agree

181.Dead Man Walking (1995) – Sarandon & Penn give the performance of their careers.Agree

182.Leaving Las Vegas (1995) – …also for Cage in this as well. One of the saddest films ever.Agree - this was back when Cage was still acting

183.Catch Me if You Can (2002) – Highly enjoyable and fun. IMO, Spielberg’s best film of the decade.Agree - such fun

184.Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) – The most honorable acting part ever would probably go to Harold Russell. Agree - what pathos!

185.Boogie Nights (1997) – Finally, a Hollywood film about the porn industry.I dont know if I could call this an "A" great movie - but it's very enjoyable - and the art direction/costuming is lots of fun.IMO, thirty minutes should have been shaved.

186.Being John Malkovich (1999) – What a weird bizarre trip and I loved it.Agree

187.Navigator, The (1924) – Buster Keaton goes on a hilarious voyage.Havne't seen it.

188.There’s Something About Mary (1998) – Hair gel scene is one of the most outrageously funny scenes ever.Agree - didn't expect this movie to be as clever and outrageous as it was.

189.Swing Time (1936) – Gene Kelly may be the best Dancer, but Fred Astaire is close behind. Really funny as well. Agree - YOu know, snow tastes just as bad as water.

190.Letters from Iwo Gima (2006) – Interesting exploration of the other side of the battle.Agree

191.Edward Scissorhands (1990) – Trademark Tim Burton film. Johnny Depp’s most memorable role. Agree

192.Unforgiven (1992) – Revived the western genre. Agree

193.Lion King, The (1994) – The scenery was gorgeous and the soundtrack was great. Another cartoon. Songs were good.

194.Field of Dreams (1989) – A really cool baseball fantasy. Agree

195.Indiana Jones (2+3) (1984/1989) – Continuing adventure saga that never slows down for a second. Tons of fun. Agree

196.Bugsy (1991) – Very slick gangster bio pic.Agree

197.Sherlock Jr. (1924) – Ingenious comedic ideas throughout. This one bored me.

198.American History X (1998) – Controversial racial issues are faced head on. Powerful performance from Norton.Agree

199.Clerks (1994) – One of my most quotable comedies.Great movie? I don't know. But certainly clever and fun.

200.Scent of a Woman (1992) – One of Pacino’s greatest performances.Agree

201.All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) – A sad anti-war film years ahead of its time.Agree

202.Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) – Funniest road trip ever. Gotta love John Candy and Steve Martin as the straight character. ugh

203.American in Paris, An (1951) – Wonderful final dance sequence number that’s probably the longest in film history. Agree - exquisite film

204.Spartacus (1960) – Spectacular battle scene and ‘I am Spartacus’ may be the most inspirational scene ever.Agree

205.East of Eden (1955) – Another great adaptation. Very relevant family issues.Agree - this is my favorite James Dean performance

206.Being There (1979) - Satirical political comedy that scores big. Peter Sellers is great once again.Never saw it.

207.Jurassic Park (1993) – Great special effects and sound are the stars of this blockbuster.Fun afternoon movie - not a great or A-list movie IMO

208.When Harry Met Sally (1989) – Very thoughtful romantic comedy.Go ahead and smirk - I never saw it. Never wanted to. I've hated every trailer I've ever seen of it.

209.Young Frankenstein (1974) – What the original Frankenstein did for horror Young Frankenstein did for comedy.Agree

210.National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) – You have to have reminisced about this film during family road trips.Very funny - graet movie? I don't know...

211.Shrek (2001) – Great character and no fairy tale was left un-parodied.Finally! A cartoon that a cartoon loather can love! Agree!)

212.Philadelphia Story, The (1940) – Great talents of the Hollywood golden age make a richly filled dialogue comedy.Agree - and the musical version with Frank Sinatra (HIgh Society) is a treasure, too.

213.Driving Miss Daisy (1989) – Great acting throughout.Agree - and Dan Akroyd is an interesting surprise

214.What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993) – Really sad ending. Convincing DiCaprio performance. Agree.

215.Thelma and Louise (1991) – Exciting road friendship film. Pitt’s breakthrough part.I have issues with too many parts of this movie for it to make the A list - but it's a terrific road-trip buddy action movie.

216.Scarface (1932/1983) – Remake and original are just as memorable. Agree - on both of them.

217.Misery (1990) – How can someone like Kathy Bates be scary?… Oh, that’s how.Agree

218.Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – Ferocious rabbit. Extremely quotable.Again, it's not my cup of tea. But it's everybody's favorite, so I'll accept my not liking it as a character flaw in myself

219.City Slickers (1991) – You should watch this for Jack Palance’s performance alone. Lots of fun. Fun movie. Great movie? No.

220.Departed, The (2006) – Rousing entertainment. Agree

221.My Fair Lady (1964) – Elegant musical. Agree

222.Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) – Intriguing character study.Agree

223.Game, The (1997) – A little far-fetched, but extremely enjoyable Hitchcock inspired thriller.Too far-fetched to be considered a great movie IMO - but, yes, enjoyable and fun to watch.

224.Memento (2000) – Chronologically jumbled films were nothing new, but this really kept you guessing.Agree

225.Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) - A breakthrough event in movie history.Okay - another cartoon I can love. Agree. Though I think it's more for nostalgia's sake.

226.Cape Fear (1962) – Great thriller. Nail biting scenes. Agree

227.My Man Godfrey (1936) – Really funny comedy. Some rich people are really, really shallow, LOL.Agree

228.Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Another Charlie Kaufman brilliant script.Keep wanting to catch this, but never do.

229.Fantasia (1940) – Animated film as an artistic concerto.Okay. So this list is proving there ARE some cartoons that are more than cartoons.

230.Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) – Another Capra tale with strong moral and poignant values.Agree

231.Nashville (1975) – Another great Robert Altman multiple character film. Sweeping country soundtrack.Agree 100% - one of my favorites!

232.Children of Men (2006) – Great premise, totally seamless editing and very suspenseful scenes.Agree

233.The Lady Eve (1941) – Stanwyck plays the predator in disguise to a tee. Hysterical veranda scene with Eugene Pallette.Agree

234.Touch of Evil (1958) – One of the greatest opening scenes ever made. A classic film noir. Agree - and, yes, that opening five minute uncut tracking shot is AWESOME

235.Planet of the Apes (1968) – Memorable ending. Great makeup.Agree

236.Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) – A film every teacher/professor should see.Agree

237.Do the Right Thing (1989) – Racial tensions boil up in New York. The most notable Spike Lee film.Agree

238.Few Good Men, A (1992) – Gripping court room drama.Good movie - great movie? I don't know. But I'll agree with a bit of hesitation.

239.Twelve Monkeys (1995) – Mind bending sci-fi film. Pitt’s craziest performance. Way too much wrong with the screenplay to be a great movie. Really good popcorn flick. Have to keep alert to catch it all. But not great.

240.Lean on Me (1989) – Morgan Freeman is the man. Never saw it.

241.Birds, The (1963) – Effectively scary Hitchock film.Agree

242.True Romance (1993) – Early Tarantino script that work entertainingly well.Agree

243.Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984) – Freddy is a classic horror character.Never saw it - never will - zero interest

244.Thin Man, The (1934) – Old time comedy mystery that works well both ways.Agree

245.His Girl Friday (1940) – Typical Howard Hawks dialogue rich film.zAgree

246.Wuthering Heights (1939) – William Wyler’s sweeping ageless romancic love story.Agree

247.Tootsie (1982) – Shows the desperation of the acting industry. Hoffman has transformed himself once again.Agree

248.Out of the Past (1947) – Gotta love the smooth dialogue of film noir.Agree - now THIS is film noir at its best!

249.Jerk, The (1979) – Really funny Steve Martin comedy. HA*TED it. HATE stupid comedy

250.Breakfast Club, The (1985) – The best film from the ‘brat pack’. May be the best of the brat pack movies - but that's a low benchmark. Nowhere near a great movie. Just a cute teenie flick. And WHY did people think that Molly Ringwald was such a beauty? She's NOT at all. LOL

[tristanrobin]

Here are a few that I think deserve a top-rated spot on the lists. If you included them and I missed them, I apologize in advance.

Mr. Skeffington
Pick Up on South Street
Laura
Key Largo
The Letter
The Fallen Idol
Asphalt Jungle
This Gun for Hire
Ace in the Hole (aka The Big Carnival)
Mildred Pierce
Scarlet Street
A Star is Born (Judy Garland version)
Funny Girl
and, from this year, Black Swan
The Red Shoes
McCabe and Mrs. Miller
The Big Sleep (original)
Farewell, My Lovely (even given the uneven/confusing ending)
Rebecca
The Spiral Staircase
Synecdoche, New York
Pan's Labyrinth
Juno
The Hurt Locker
Far From Heaven

geeze - I can't even think any further - I don't know how you managed to compile your lists!

[MintJulep]

I could never understand the hoopla over Fargo and Pulp Fiction. I thought those movies sucked. Maybe it was just the cool thing to do back then.

[Zane]

I could never understand the hoopla over Fargo and Pulp Fiction. I thought those movies sucked. Maybe it was just the cool thing to do back then.


Fargo sucked. Pulp Fiction was awesome. One movie I could never buy into was The Big Lebowski.

[Roger from Ohio]

I could never understand the hoopla over Fargo and Pulp Fiction. I thought those movies sucked. Maybe it was just the cool thing to do back then.
I wasnt too hip on Fargo either.... Natural Born Killers went well with Pulp Fiction.

[Citizen]

That list is outdated. My new list slightly adjusts to the old one with 2009 & 2010 titles added. Mostly the highest films didn't change.
I still have yet to see a bunch from this past year.

Grade A+
1.Lawrence of Arabia 1962
2.Citizen Kane 1941
3.Godfather /Godfather, The Part II 1972/1974
4.Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope 1977
5.Sunset Boulevard 1950
6.Wizard of Oz, The 1939
7.Casablanca 1942
8.Graduate, The 1967
9.Vertigo 1958
10.Searchers, The 1956
11.Bridge on the River Kwai, The 1957
12.Gone with the Wind 1939
13.Psycho 1960
14.E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982
15.Shawshank Redemption, The 1994
16.It's a Wonderful Life 1946
17.Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
18.Raging Bull 1980
19.Singin' in the Rain 1952
20.Lord of the Rings, The: The Fellowship of the Ring/The Two Towers/Return of the King 2001/2002/2003
21.Annie Hall 1977

Grade A

22.Pulp Fiction 1994
23.High Noon 1952
24.Goodfellas 1990
25.One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
26.2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
27.Grapes of Wrath, The 1940
28.Apocalypse Now 1979
29.Taxi Driver 1976
30.Rear Window 1954
31.City Lights 1931
32.Jaws 1975
33.African Queen, The 1951
34.Third Man, The 1949
35.Schindler's List 1993
36.Dr. Strangelove: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964
37.Chinatown 1974
38.Saving Private Ryan 1998
39.Double Indemnity 1944
40.French Connection, The 1971
41.Some Like It Hot 1959
42.Apartment, The 1960
43.Gold Rush, The 1925
44.North by Northwest 1959
45.Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The 1948
46.Clockwork Orange, A 1971
47.On the Waterfront 1954
48.To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
49.Silence of the Lambs, The 1991
50.King Kong 1933
51.Platoon 1986
52.West Side Story 1961
53.Fargo 1996
54.Rocky 1976
55.Ben-Hur 1959
56.General, The 1927
57.Midnight Cowboy 1969
58.Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939
59.Deer Hunter, The 1978
60.Birth of a Nation 1915
61.Forrest Gump 1994
62.Maltese Falcon, The 1941
63.Bonnie and Clyde 1967
64.Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
65.Streetcar Named Desire, A 1951
66.American Graffiti 1973
67.Gladiator 2000
68.M*A*S*H 1970
69.Duck Soup 1933
70.Manchurian Candidate, The 1962
71.Mutiny on the Bounty 1935
72.Network 1976
73.Fight Club 1999
74.No Country for Old Men 2007
75.Amadeus 1984
76.Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
77.All About Eve 1950
78.Sixth Sense, The 1999
79.Modern Times 1936
80.Sound of Music, The 1965
81.Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 1927
82.Giant 1956
83.Braveheart 1995
84.Patton 1970
85.Bringing up Baby 1938
86.Titanic 1997
87.From Here to Eternity 1953
88.Sullivan's Travels 1941
89.In the Heat of the Night 1967
90.Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966
91.It Happened One Night 1934
92.Toy Story 1995
93.Blade Runner 1982
94.Beautiful Mind, A 2001
95.Shane 1953
96.Cabaret 1972
97.American Beauty 1999
98.Best Years of Our Lives, The 1946
99.Last Picture Show, The 1971
100.Usual Suspects, The 1995
Doctor Zhivago 1965
Ninotchka 1939
Yankee Doodle Dandee 1942
There Will be Blood 2007
Once Upon a Time in America 1984
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
Pianist, The 2002
Wild Bunch, The 1969
Place in the Sun, A 1951
Night at the Opera, A 1935
Dances with Wolves 1990
All the President's Men 1976
Intolerance 1916
Inglorious Basterds 2009
Stagecoach 1939

Grade A-
Paths of Glory 1957
L.A. Confidential 1997
Ox-Bow Incident, The 1943
Rebel Without a Cause 1955
Frankenstein 1931
Aviator, The 2004
Rain Man 1988
Cool Hand Luke 1967
Mystic River 2003
Trainspotting 1996
Shining, The 1980
Marty 1955
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961
Million Dollar Baby 2004
Matrix, The 1999
Exorcist, The 1973
Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 1980
Chicago 2002
Apollo 13 1995
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? 1967
Safety Last! 1923
Truman Show, The 1998
Spartacus 1960
Alien/Aliens 1986/1979
Social Network, The 2010
Back to the Future 1985
Terminator 2: Judgement Day/Terminator, The 1984/1991
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004
Big Lebowski, The 1998
Public Enemy, The 1931
Fugitive, The 1993
Thin Red Line, The 1998
Philadelphia Story, The 1940
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003
Easy Rider 1969
Full Metal Jacket 1987
Quiet Man, The 1952
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937
Sophie's Choice 1982
Night of the Hunter 1955
Letters From Iwo Gima 2006
Blazing Saddles 1974
Groundhog Day 1993
Being John Malkovich 1999
Slumdog Millionaire 2008
Christmas Story, A 1983
Good Will Hunting 1997
Inception 2010
Empire of the Sun 1987
I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 1932
Inherit the Wind 1960
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? 1988
Killing, The 1956
Insider, The 1999
Se7en 1995
Memento 2000
Departed, The 2006
Conversation, The 1974
Swing Time 1936
Stand By Me 1986
Children of Men 2006
Defiant Ones, The 1958
Catch Me if You Can 2002
As Good as It Gets 1997
It's a Gift 1934
Finding Nemo 2003
Gandhi 1982
Fortune Cookie, The 1966
Unforgiven 1992
Out of the Past 1947
Up in the Air 2009
Boogie Nights 1997
Edward Scissorhands 1990
Gangs of New York 2002
What Ever Happpened to Baby Jane? 1962
Brazil 1985
Adventures of Robin Hood, The 1938
Touch of Evil 1958
Requiem for a Dream 2000
Leaving Las Vegas 1995
American in Paris, An 1951
Being There 1979
Sling Blade 1996
House of Sand and Fog, The 2003
Odd Couple, The 1968
Dead Man Walking 1995
Reservior Dogs 1992
Airplane! 1980
Die Hard 1988
Sherlock Jr. 1924
My Man Godfrey 1936
Shrek 2001
Ghostbusters 1984
Dial M for Murder 1954
Crash 2005
Few Good Men, A 1992
What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1993
Kiss Me Deadly 1955
Nashville 1975
Lady Eve, The 1941
Hotel Rwanda 2004
When Harry Met Sally 1989
Planet of the Apes 1968
Scent of a Woman 1992
Kill Bill: Volume 1 2003
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 1936
Day the Earth Stood Still, The 1951
Young Frankenstein 1974
Twelve Monkeys 1995
Mulholland Dr. 2001
Navigator, The 1924
Wall-e 2008
All the King’s Men 1949
Lost Horizon 1937
Birds, The 1963
Sin City 2005
Deliverance 1972
East of Eden 1955
Field of Dreams 1989
Jazz Singer, The 1927
Gosford Park 2001
Born on the Fourth of July 1989
Babe 1995
Jurassic Park 1993
Lethal Weapon 1987
Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The 2008
Superman 1978
Wuthering Heights 1939
Driving Miss Daisy 1989

Grade B+
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956
Magnolia 1999
Up 2009
Badlands 1973
American History X 1998
Little Miss Sunshine 2006
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 1925
Green Mile, The 1999
Dark Knight, The 2008
His Girl Friday 1940
Peeping Tom 1960
Hunt for Red October, The 1990
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
Scarface 1932/1983
Almost Famous 2000
Short Cuts 1993
Trouble in Paradise 1932
Hurt Locker, The 2009
Ray 2004
Ten Commandments, The 1956
On Golden Pond 1981
Atonement 2007
Hustler, The 1961
Fantasia 1940
Avatar 2009
How Green Was My Valley 1941
True Romance 1993
Freaks 1932
Pleasantville 1998
Goodbye Mr. Chips 1939
My Fair Lady 1964
Laura 1944
Vera Drake 2004
Breakfast Club, The 1985
Gattaca 1997
Adaptation 2002
Witness for the Prosecution 1957
Mean Streets 1973
Night of the Living Dead 1968
Fury 1936
Lion King, The 1994
Juno 2007
Grand Hotel 1932
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962
Game, The 1997
Tootsie 1982
Good Night and Good Luck 2005
Strangers on a Train 1951
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The 1943
Babel 2006
Longest Day, The 1962
Ed Wood 1994
Stalag 17 1952
Big Heat, The 1953
Frost/Nixon 2008
Great Expectations 1946
Ace in the Hole 1951
Ratatouille 2007
Manhattan 1979
Born Yesterday 1950
Thin Man, The 1934
Toy Story 2 1999
JFK 1991
Awful Truth, The 1937
Elephant Man, The 1980
Notorious 1946
Elizabeth 1998
Munich 2005
Great Dictator, The 1940
Black Hawk Down 2001
Face in the Crowd, A 1957
Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
Big Sleep, The 1946
Dead Poet's Society 1989
Spider-Man 2 2004
Casino 1995
Midnight Express, The 1978
Brokeback Mountain 2005
Asphalt Jungle, The 1950
To Be or Not to Be 1942
Time Machine, The 1960
This is Spinal Tap 1984
Heiress, The 1949
Amercian Psycho 2000
Dog Day Afternoon 1975
Roman Holiday 1953
Ball of Fire 1941
Royal Tenenbaums, The 2001
Splendor in the Grass 1961
Last Emperor, The 1987
Bullets Over Broadway 1994
Ordinary People 1980
Miracle on 34th Street 1947
Wrestler, The 2008
Broken Blossoms 1919
Cape Fear 1962
Woman Under the Influence, A 1974
Prestige, The 2006
White Heat 1949
Training Day 2001
Rebecca 1940
Mary Poppins 1964
Quiz Show 1994
Paper Moon 1973
Killing Fields, The 1984
Incredibles, The 2004
Rope 1948
Sweet Smell of Success, The 1957
Piano, The 1993
Doubt 2008
Serpico 1973
Arthur 1981
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
Traffic 2000
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire 2009
Verdict, The 1982
Pinocchio 1940
Sand Pebbles, The 1966
Breaking Away 1979
Bad and the Beautiful, The 1952
Palm Beach Story, The 1942
Anatomy of a Murder 1959
Gun Crazy 1950
Reader, The 2008
Star Wars - Episode VI: Return of the Jedi 1983
United 93 2006
Lady from Shanghai, The 1947
Remains of the Day 1993
In Cold Blood 1967
Lost Weekend, The 1945
Kid, The 1921
Sting, The 1973
Toy Story 3 2010
Blood Diamond 2006
Escape from Alcatraz 1979
Sleuth 1972
Dodsworth 1936
Becket 1964
Seabiscuit 2003
Black Narcissus 1947
Man for All Seasons, A 1966
Little Foxes, The 1941
Halloween 1978
Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Ware-Rabbit 2005
Untouchables, The 1987
Mildred Pierce 1945
Blackboard Jungle, The 1955
Misery 1990
Cast Away 2000
Donnie Brasco 1997
Shaun of the Dead 2004
Miller's Crossing 1990
Bad Seed, The 1956
Jerry Maguire 1996
King Kong 2005
Cold Mountain 2003
Wag the Dog 1997
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakstan 2006
Hoosiers 1986
Day at the Races, A 1937
3:10 to Yuma 2007
Rosemary's Baby 1968
Sideways 2004
Black Swan 2010
People vs Larry Flynt, the 1996
Wall Street 1987
Nightmare on Elm Street, A 1984
Primal Fear 1996
Naked Gun, The: From the Files of Police Squad 1988
Gran Torino 2008
Total Recall 1990
American Splendor 2003
Goldfinger 1964
Beauty and the Beast 1991
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 1958
Minority Report 2002
Batman 1989
Three Kings 1999
Little Children 2006
American Werewolf in London, An 1981
Woman of the Year 1942
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2007
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
Days of Heaven 1978
O Brother Where Art Thou? 2000
Getaway, The 1972
Capote 2005
Harvey 1950
Billy Elliot 2000
Babes in Toyland 1934
Messenger, The 2009
42nd Street 1933
Great Escape, The 1963
In the Name of the Father 1993
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom/Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1984/1989
In the Line of Fire 1993
Topper 1937
Five Easy Pieces 1970
Queen, The 2006
Raising Arizona 1987
Harold and Maude 1971
Notes on a Scandal 2006
Philadelphia 1993
Good Morning Vietnam 1987
Miracle at Morgan's Creek, The 1944
Simple Plan, A 1998
Father of the Bride 1950
Hell's Angels 1930
About Schmidt 2002
Bullitt 1968
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998
Dirty Dozen, The 1967
Erin Brockovich 2000
Witness 1985
Arsenic and Old Lace 1944
Lost in Translation 2003
Player, The 1992
Lenny 1974
Barry Lyndon 1975
Michael Clayton 2007
Hud 1963
Lifeboat 1944
Magnificent Seven, The 1960
Dirty Harry 1971
Bull Durham 1988
Kill Bill: Volume 2 2004
Song of Bernadette, The 1943
Top Hat 1935
Now, Voyager 1942
Last of the Mohicans, The 1992
Little Caesar 1931
Big Chill, The 1983
American Gangster 2007
Serious Man, A 2009
Lorenzo's Oil 1992
Shot in the Dark, A 1964
Mister Roberts 1955
All That Jazz 1979
Chocolat 2000
Adam's Rib 1949
Romancing the Stone 1984
Spider-Man 2002
Dazed and Confused 1993
Frailty 2001
True Grit 2010
True Grit 1969
Christmas Carol, A 1951
Abyss, The 1989

[Citizen]

I could never understand the hoopla over Fargo and Pulp Fiction. I thought those movies sucked. Maybe it was just the cool thing to do back then.

Usually crime films are somewhat bland and ordinary. Both have totally insane situations and I loved the unique style and pacing of both films. The music in both (soundtrack in PF and score in Fargo) are amazing. Also were made on a really low budget. The acting is top notch and screenplays are sharply crafted.

[tristanrobin]

I could never understand the hoopla over Fargo and Pulp Fiction. I thought those movies sucked. Maybe it was just the cool thing to do back then.

OMG, I laughed until I cried during Fargo - loved it. Just my sense of humor.

Pulp Fiction had it all - laughs, thrills and great music. Love it, too.

[tristanrobin]

The only changes to the A list were Inglorious Basterds and There Will Be Blood - right? I agree with both of them. First rate.

[Citizen]

The only changes to the A list were Inglorious Basterds and There Will Be Blood - right? I agree with both of them. First rate.

And also

Good chance to be significantly higher on my next list update.

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Now #74.

[Bill Cosby]

OMG, I laughed until I cried during Fargo - loved it. Just my sense of humor.

Pulp Fiction had it all - laughs, thrills and great music. Love it, too.

Great sound track, I especially liked Dick Dale ZIU0RMV_II8

[tristanrobin]

Ah, yes. No Country For Old Men is REALLY good.

[Roger from Ohio]

Ah, yes. No Country For Old Men is REALLY good.
It was a good movie.... but I didnt see why it was such a big deal.... I dont think it should have been an Oscar winning movie.

Im not sure what made it "great" :confused:


:dunno:

[tristanrobin]

First, great directing and acting - and a fine screenplay. Really good cinematography and fine Carter Burwell score.

I believe this film is every bit as good as The Silence of the Lambs or Psycho - when a director takes an ordinary serial killer movie and elevates it to art.

[MintJulep]

Usually crime films are somewhat bland and ordinary. Both have totally insane situations and I loved the unique style and pacing of both films. The music in both (soundtrack in PF and score in Fargo) are amazing. Also were made on a really low budget. The acting is top notch and screenplays are sharply crafted.Truthfully, I never got through the entire film for either one because I was too bored and uninterested. But you and Tristan seem to be movie experts, so I'm sure the films must have had some redeeming qualities.

[MintJulep]

First, great directing and acting - and a fine screenplay. Really good cinematography and fine Carter Burwell score.

I believe this film is every bit as good as The Silence of the Lambs or Psycho - when a director takes an ordinary serial killer movie and elevates it to art.Silence of the Lambs was one of the only movies I've seen that comes close to being as good as the book.

[Roger from Ohio]

Silence of the Lambs was one of the only movies I've seen that comes close to being as good as the book.
Silence of the Lambs was my favorite movie for a while.... now Id have to go with Gladiator.... great movie.

I read the book Total Recall before I saw the movie...... the movie did do the book justice.... Piers Anthony was the author...... his series Xanth was quite good too.

Next chance I get.... Ill give No Country for Old Men another try.

[tristanrobin]

No Country has the best villain since Hannibal Lector!

[Citizen]

Greatest foreign film of all time. Just bought on blu-ray.
2nd favorite scene.
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My favorite of course being the grand finale.

I'm definitely not as proficient in foreign films although I've seen my fair share.

[tristanrobin]

8 1/2 is fabulous - but, best foreign movie ever? mmmm. I don't agree with that. But it's very good.

That would eliminate The Bicycle Thief, Le Chienne, Ran, Seven Samurai, Contempt, Grand Illusion, Jules and Jim, and a bazillion others. And my own personal favorite, Children of Paradise.

[Bill Cosby]

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Seems like a slough of bad ones this year??

[Citizen]

Its been pretty lame over the past few years.

[Bill Cosby]

What is your best/worst thus far 2011???

[Citizen]

What is your best/worst thus far 2011???

I've been on a classic movie watching spree, have only watched a small handful from this year, nothing really worth mentioning.

[Hawkeye2j]

I like ridiculous comedies:
Airplane I & II
Blazing Saddles
And a film destroyed by critics but one I loved: Johny Dangerously
Also Chevy Chase: Christmas Vacation

[Riksan v3.0]

.....I think u have poor taste in movies...superficial......no gravitas at all

[Citizen]

I could care less. Suck a dick asshole.

[Riksan v3.0]

I could care less. Suck a dick asshole.

....So much time wasted on typing ur superficial tastes...wastoid!...

Take a class on cinematic history....or filmaking.......instead of parroting conventional wisdom.........

......Ur a total lame brain...just like ur politics!

[Riksan v3.0]

....Citizen is an idiot......why do these ratings for these movies.....and why?
.......no reason given......just the grade.....

...Thats why I think Citizen's movie taste doesn't get beyond the grocery store net flix grade superficiality..........

[Riksan v3.0]

...Hey lame brain...why did u put "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA" at the top of the heap moron?

.....Why does this movie fascinate u....??? No reason given by lame brain....just take his grade and word as fact....w/o reason given.

Did the musical score send chills down ur infantile sensibility spine?

[EldonG]

I would call it a pretty impressive list of films.

Just for the fun of it, here are a few of my favorite films:

A Very Long Engagement
12 Monkeys
Brazil (yes, Gilliam is my favorite director!)
2001: A Space Odyssey
Casablanca
American Beauty
City of God
Requiem for a Dream
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

So many other films keep running through my head...Shawshank, LOTR...some eclectic things like The Sweet Hereafter...The Tracy Fragments...Eraserhead...

[Bill Cosby]

...Hey lame brain...why did u put "LAWRENCE OF ARABIA" at the top of the heap moron?

.....Why does this movie fascinate u....??? No reason given by lame brain....just take his grade and word as fact....w/o reason given.

Did the musical score send chills down ur infantile sensibility spine?

It is a matter of opinion.............

You are welcome to post yours so others can ridicule it.........:hi: :lmao2:

Or rather why not make your own list, anywhere near as good or extensive.......

I dare you................:thumbsup:

[Hawkeye2j]

The Film "Lean on Me" was another film worth watching.

[Bill Cosby]

I've been on a classic movie watching spree, have only watched a small handful from this year, nothing really worth mentioning.

Are you coming out w/ a 2011 awards??

[Citizen]

Not for a while. Been revamping my top 1,000. Hugo is the best of the handful of films I've seen so far this year and I'm not normally a fan of 3D but they did an excellent job and is turning me into a believer. Moneyball, Midnight in Paris, Drive were pretty good. On my list to see: A Separation, The Artist, the Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Ides of March, A Dangerous Method, Shame, My Week with Marylin, Harry Potter, The Adventures of Tintin, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, Take Shelter, X-Men, Carnage, The Tree of Life etc.

[EldonG]

Not for a while. Been revamping my top 1,000. Hugo is the best of the handful of films I've seen so far this year and I'm not normally a fan of 3D but they did an excellent job and is turning me into a believer. Moneyball, Midnight in Paris, Drive were pretty good. On my list to see: A Separation, The Artist, the Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Ides of March, A Dangerous Method, Shame, My Week with Marylin, Harry Potter, The Adventures of Tintin, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, Take Shelter, X-Men, Carnage, The Tree of Life etc.
I've caught a few of those...got The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy...good stuff...I'll have to check a few of them. Hugo, huh? Gonna go look it up.

[MintJulep]

Not for a while. Been revamping my top 1,000. Hugo is the best of the handful of films I've seen so far this year and I'm not normally a fan of 3D but they did an excellent job and is turning me into a believer. Moneyball, Midnight in Paris, Drive were pretty good. On my list to see: A Separation, The Artist, the Descendants, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Ides of March, A Dangerous Method, Shame, My Week with Marylin, Harry Potter, The Adventures of Tintin, Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy, Take Shelter, X-Men, Carnage, The Tree of Life etc.I want to see War Horse.

[Bill Cosby]

I want to see War Horse.

THat got two thumbs down. (http://www.ebertpresents.com/movies/war-horse/videos/363)........:(

I thought it seemed interesting...


Not much else of interest to me......

[MintJulep]

THat got two thumbs down. (http://www.ebertpresents.com/movies/war-horse/videos/363)........:(

I thought it seemed interesting...


Not much else of interest to me......I don't care, I still want to see it......

That and the Dragon Tattoo one.

[cottonbroker1]

I don't care, I still want to see it......

That and the Dragon Tattoo one.I'm the same way. If its a horse movie count me in. A movie about a horse always seems to have a lot of good drama.

[EldonG]

War Horse does look interesting, but I'm leery...I have the foreign language version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy...damn watchable.

[Bill Cosby]

I don't care, I still want to see it......

That and the Dragon Tattoo one.

Did you check out the preview via the link??

What I like about it is the historic aspects..........

No tom cruise??? lol

[cottonbroker1]

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[Bill Cosby]

WAR HORSE (http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=war+horse)