That movie meme

[gurdymonkey]

The fodder: Entertainment Weekly's top 100 "new" classics. (Classic? I could debate their choice of classic, but I have to sleep some time.)

 

BOLD the ones you have seen.

Underline the ones you own (video or DVD). (Interesting. I only own one of these. I don't buy a lot of DVDs, what I do buy tends towards foreign films that aren't in endless rotation on cable.)

Strike-through those you saw and disliked (because this says as much as what you like).

Italicize those you'd like to see but haven't yet.

1. Pulp Fiction (1994). A House Favorite, just for Samuel L. Jackson.
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03). I like watching it better than I liked trying to re-read it as an adult.
3. Titanic (1997). The ship sank, the kid died. Get over it. It has its moments, but it's no A Night To Remember.
4. Blue Velvet (1986). So disturbing I still can't decide whether I like it or not.
5. Toy Story (1995). My nephews were very impressed when I told them I live near where Buzz and Woody came from. (Pixar is located in Emeryville, CA.)  Have to say I prefer Monsters, Inc., but TS is still fun.
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)  For a fun double feature, rent this and A Mighty Wind.
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990). Not my favorite Burton film.
16. Boogie Nights (1997)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) I'll have what she's having.
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005). Am I the only one on the planet who thought this was somewhat overrated?
32. Fight Club (1999). Finally saw this about a year ago and liked it a lot.
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996) Oh, yah, shuuuuuuure.
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995) Saw this at my father's insistence.
43. Gladiator (2000) It vexes me. I went in wanting to like this and we MST3K'd it in the theater. I mean, Russell Crowe! Richard Harris! Oliver By God REED! And it still sucked.
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)
46. Children of Men (2006). Bloody brilliant.
47. Men in Black (1997) A House Favorite. Tommy Lee Jones is The God Of Deadpan.
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007)
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998) Finally saw this recently and it lived down to my expectations.
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997) A House Favorite.
60. Scream (1996)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987) An annoying movie about annoying people.
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987) It's Cosmo's moon! A House Favorite.
82. Lost in Translation (2003). Has its moments, but not riveting.
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) Attempted to see what the fuss was about when it hit cable and deemed it unwatchable after wasting 15 minutes of my life.
91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999).
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

Comments

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[tgrcats-tail.livejournal.com]

... thats the EARLIEST date of any of the movies on their list?!!??!! Im sorry, thats LATE in terms of true classics.
Fantasia, Snow White, Cinderella, Dumbo, Lady and the Tramp are classics, Miracle on 34th Street and It's a Wonderful Life are classics, My Fair Lady, Meet Me in St Louis, An American in Paris, and Singin in the Rain are classics, Arsenic and Old Lace, Harvey, Maltese Falcon (OK, have not seen that one but really) Those are classics. Actors like Audrey Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Rex Harrison, Liz Taylor, Judy Garland, (just to name some) acted in the classics. SIGH Now I want to watch a true classic.
Maybe I should take this rant onto my blog too!