EW top-50
This is Entertainment Weekly's top-50 movies of the last 25 years (there are 100, but I'm too lazy for that) I stole the list from someone else's blog b/c I'm a boring, mindless fuck with not one single original thought in my pea-sized brain. Movies in bold are ones I've seen, with the accompanying stars for my own meaningless 2cents. The ones with question marks are ones I think I might have seen or seen part of. This list would come from EW. It's full of "entertainment", lest I be mistaken.
1. Pulp Fiction (1994) ****
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03) ****
3. Titanic (1997) *
4. Blue Velvet (1986) **
5. Toy Story (1995) ***
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) ****
12. The Matrix (1999) ****
13. GoodFellas (1990) ****
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990) ***
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) **
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005) **
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985) ***
34. Fargo (1996) ***
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) ***
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992) ****
45. Rain Man (1988) **
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) ***
50. The Piano (1993) *
I guess I agree that some of these are very good films. I put Goodfellas at the top, with the LOTR trilogy right after that. Titanic sucks enormous balls. I thought The Player was quite good and deserved a higher spot. I'm sort of surprised I haven't seen more, but I don't watch that many movies anymore; it's a function of children. To watch "mature" fare, we have to wait until after the boys are down, but by that time I'm sleepy. To enjoy a good movie I have to start by no later than 9, and that's on the weekend. On a work night I have to start by 7. And with $7-9 ticket prices, we don't go to many. We spend more disposable $$ on CDs, of which we have many. As you can see, I'm not one to be bludgeoned with the delight that is the animated family movie. I never caught the Disney or Shrek bug, although Toy Story is pretty good. Finding Nemo isn't on this list, but for animated movies it's pretty good. I don't know. I should go find something constructive to do.
1. Pulp Fiction (1994) ****
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03) ****
3. Titanic (1997) *
4. Blue Velvet (1986) **
5. Toy Story (1995) ***
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) ****
12. The Matrix (1999) ****
13. GoodFellas (1990) ****
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990) ***
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) **
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005) **
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985) ***
34. Fargo (1996) ***
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) ***
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992) ****
45. Rain Man (1988) **
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) ***
50. The Piano (1993) *
I guess I agree that some of these are very good films. I put Goodfellas at the top, with the LOTR trilogy right after that. Titanic sucks enormous balls. I thought The Player was quite good and deserved a higher spot. I'm sort of surprised I haven't seen more, but I don't watch that many movies anymore; it's a function of children. To watch "mature" fare, we have to wait until after the boys are down, but by that time I'm sleepy. To enjoy a good movie I have to start by no later than 9, and that's on the weekend. On a work night I have to start by 7. And with $7-9 ticket prices, we don't go to many. We spend more disposable $$ on CDs, of which we have many. As you can see, I'm not one to be bludgeoned with the delight that is the animated family movie. I never caught the Disney or Shrek bug, although Toy Story is pretty good. Finding Nemo isn't on this list, but for animated movies it's pretty good. I don't know. I should go find something constructive to do.
Comments
Anyway, I find these lists very subjective but entertaining to read, certainly. And you can spend a lot of time reading them...
--Laura