You'll note that movies from the past ten years are not well-represented. The largest reason for this is that since we had Lena, we don't get out much and our choices tend to be more family -friendly. I also believe that movies today are more about flash-and-bang than anything else, but that's just my opinion.
So, here they are:
- Schindler's List
- Casablanca
- Psycho
- The Exorcist
- Traffic
- Dogma
- The Godfather
- The Godfather II
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Erin Brokovich
- Dirty Harry
- The Usual Suspects
- The Birds
- The In-Laws (1979)
- Maltese Falcon
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Big Night
- Star Wars
- The Cook, the Thief, His WIfe and Her Lover
- Slap Shot
- The Caine Mutiny
- So, I Married an Axe Murderer
- Rear Window
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
- Reservoir Dogs
- Kill Bill Volume 1
- Kill Bill Volume 2
- Deliverance
- A Beautiful Mind
- October Sky
- The Hunt for Red October
- The Gumball Rally
- Marathon Man
- Bullitt
- Three Days of the Condor
- Gaslight
- Rocky
- Rocky II
- Alien
- The Big Sleep
- Grease
- All the President's Men
- Caddyshack
- The Dirty Dozen
- Pale Rider
- Guns of Navarone
- North by Northwest
- The Shining
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- Die Hard
- Mad Max
- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
- Fargo
- Seven
- National Lampoon's Animal House
- Taxi Driver
- Catch Me if you Can
- Jurassic Park
- Saving Private Ryan
- Miracle (2004)
- Office Space
- Election
- Pulp Fiction
- Wayne's World
- Goodfellas
- National Lampoon's Vacation
- The Bourne Identity
- Amélie
- Being John Malkovich
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- The King's Speech
- Presumed Innocent
- Silence of the Lambs
- Glengarry Glen Ross
- Magnum Force
- Sudden Impact
- Stripes
- Ghostbusters
- The Longest Day
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- Saving Private Ryan
- Back to the Future
- Risky Business
- The Big Sleep
- Body Heat
- Pride of the Yankees
- Mississippi Burning
- Twelve Angry Men (1957)
- Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- This is Spinal Tap
- Goodwill Hunting
- Boys Don't Cry
- Mystery Men
- Dead Calm
- A Few Good Men
- Terminator
I've seen 85 of the movies listed and I must say you have great taste. I would have included Dirty Dancing because it's such a feel good movie. Lots of buddy pictures/spaghetti westerns which is to be expected seeing as you are...a guy. One of the funniest, tragic and action packed films that is in my top five is a western called Little Big Man starring Dustin Hoffman and Chief Dan George. It was made in the magical year of great flicks, 1972. You also forgot to mention Serpico, The Deer Hunter and Dog Day Afternoon. The 1970's was the golden era of movie making in my humble opinion. The 1980's also produced a fine number of films.
ReplyDeleteAfter my daughter was born in 1993, my movie attending was drastically reduced. Now it's almost non-existent for the flash-bang reasons you mentioned above. In the last ten years I sawThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (the Swedish films) that was very good but very violent and, in the last twelve months, the only film I saw was Argo which was excellent.
I think I can count on two hands how many movies I've been to see in the last 15 years. It's rather pathetic especially seeing what a passionate movie-goer I was in my 20's. I love all sorts of foreign and indie flicks too. In fact, one of the most moving films of all time has to be Au Revoir Les Enfants by Louis Malle. Wonderful, heart-breaking film. There's plenty more but it's early morning and I can't think of them all right now.
Dangerous Liaisons, Donnie Darko and LA Confidential. That's it, I think, for now.
I wish I had remembered Dangerous Liaisons. I have fond memories of that film for many reason not the least of which I saw it while visiting New York City. It also introduced me to John Makovich and Michelle Pfeiffer. I never saw Serpico, though I read the excellent book. I, too, saw many more films in my younger days. I used to love the art-house movies, as well. The Cook, the Thief, his Wife and Her Lover is my nod to those days - I saw it in one of the local repertory theatres...
DeleteDangerous Liaisons was wickedly entertaining. Then there was the shock of seeing Uma Thurman's boobs that actually made the majority of the audience gasp as no one had expected them to be quite that large and attractive. And you should see Serpico because it's a great movie. I also saw the Cook, the Thief, his Wife and Her Lover and was impressed with the sets and the costumes.
DeleteI loved your list, its different from what mine would be somewhat...I guess that's an obvious statement, but there are a lot of movies on there I love too. Especially the old classics like North by Northwest.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ron. I love the oldies as well - and Alfred Hitchcock is a particular favourite and is well-represented in my list.
DeleteHow could I possibly forget...Singing In The Rain, of course.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what happened to my comment, but it vanished!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, you have a great list, Geoff. I'm so glad you decided to do one! Oh, and I've been kicking myself for days over the fact that I completely left off Schindler's List. What was I thinking??