I found a website called List Challenges that has lists of everything from the the Top 50 Best Books for Kids to the 83 Desserts To Try Before You Die. You click on the ones you’ve seen or the places you’ve been to, then you post your score to Facebook for others to see.
The one I did recently — and was thoroughly depressed about — was the Top 250 Movies of All Time. I saw only 97 of them. That’s pretty pathetic.
I thought about why I haven’t seen more movies. All I can think of is that in the last few years I’ve given up on going to the movie theater — too expensive, takes too long, I don’t like sticky theater floors — and I never seem to have a couple of hours to spare to watch Netflix. (I’ve had “Crazy, Stupid, Love” for something like five months.)
But that’s no excuse.
Some of these movies are classics like “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “The Grapes of Wrath.” And others are just cult favorites such as “Pulp Fiction,” “The Big Lebowski” and “Princess Mononoke.” And still others are quasi-new like “Inglourious Basterds” and “Intouchables.”
Sadly, of the ones I just mentioned, I’ve only seen three.
The list was interesting, to say the least. There were horror films, animated movies, romantic comedies, dramas, even sequels.
Check it out.
What movies would make your all-time list?
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Hi Cat! Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Affair to Remember (Cary Grant & Deborah Kerr), Regarding Henry, Sound of Music, & Back to the Future. Have a great Cyber Monday!
My top three movies….so many but:
Silence of the Lambs
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction
So many more; Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, but the list would go on and on and on…
Lucky Number Sleven is my favorite. I had that on my phone for the longest time and watched it over and over. I too find myself not being able to find 2 hours to sit and watch a movie at home. I’ve given up going to the theaters because of all the inconsiderate people on the phone talking, texting or doing everything but watch the movie.
Problem with lists like these are that there are a lot of less than classic current films that were voted in. From this list I’d say only about 200-225 would be truly memorable films.
I’d say that unless one is a film buff the tendency is to have seen movies from one’s lifetime plus a few classic outliers like It’s a Wonderful Life that always shows up around the holidays.
I’m surprised of the number of films I’ve never seen, though I’ve probably heard of (only saw 124 of the list) Even with channels like TCM and Sundance i’ve missed a whole bunch of classic & foreign films.
Some of my all time favorites:
Goodfellas
Godfather, Part 2
It’s a Wonderful Life
Bringing up Baby
From Here to Eternity
Tora, Tora, Tora
Downfall
The Wild Bunch
2001
Kwaidan
Pulp Fiction
Singin in the Rain
Sound of Music
Hey Cat … so much to think of … need a list to choose from … I’ll go with a few that, for me, is fun and just makes me smile … not the usual all-time type of favorites … but they are on my list …
… Grease …
… Jerry Maguire …
… Little Shop of Horrors …
… My Cousin Vinny …
… Spaceballs …
… just off the top of my head …
The Blues Brothers
Sixteen Candles
Grease
Autumn in New York
Seven Pounds
HI! Cat…I’m an avid user of Netflix and Hulu. Since being at home alot with NHL I’ve done alot of catching up with movies and the guilty pleasure of reading books that i’ve ordered previously on Kindle and now have time to read.
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Classic movies that I love is the Color Purple, GodFather, Original Clash of the Titans, Interview with a Vampire and any historical events.
Favorite foreign film; Best of Youth (Italian), Pan’s Labyrinth (Spain), films by Pablo Almodovar (Spanish/Italian) you won’t be disappointed, their all available on Netfix and Hulu streaming
1. Pulp Fiction
2. Reservoir Dogs
3. Kill Bill 1 & 2
4. Memento
5. Shawshank Redemption
6. Raiders of the Lost Ark
7. Henry Portrait of a Killer
8. Truly Madly Deeply
9. La Femme Nikita
10. Diva
11. Au Revoir Les Enfants
12 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
13. Casablanca
14. Betty Blue
15. Closer
CAT: Mine are – The Graduate, Jerry Maguire (which is homage to Mike Nichols The Graduate), Ran, Rashomon, Hara-Kiri, Lincoln, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Schindler’s List.
1. Saving Private Ryan.
2. Brave Heart
3. It’s a Wonderful Life
4. The Princess Bride
5. True Grit (John Wayne)
6. Sleepless in Seattle
7. Rob Roy
8. The Seven Samurai
9. Pale Rider
10. Operation Petticoat