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kimberly_a posted a list of her 100 favorite movies of all time a while back (and a very cool list it is, too; do check it out if you haven't already done so). Being the opinionated geek that I am, I of course had to write up my own, so here it is, lj-cut to seal in freshness:
( How bored do you have to be to actually click here? )
Like my forebear's, these are listed in chronological order, rather than best-to-worst, which would give me a panic attack if I tried it. These aren't necessarily the Best or the Brightest, but rather the ones that I love in my heart of hearts. You know, the ones that I would stop on while flipping channels, even if I'd already seen them the day before.
A few things I don't like about my list:
1) Way too top-heavy with recent releases.
2) Not enough comedies.
3) Not enough guilty pleasures. (Still, I think my removal of Shakes the Clown was in everyone's best interest.)
4) Too many obvious choices. (Of course, many of those obvious choices are obvious for a reason...)
5) Too much Terry Gilliam.
6) Couldn't find a way to fit in Holy Smoke, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Three Kings, A Hard Day's Night, or any Disney. Oh, well.
Oh, and if there's anything glaringly obvious that's not here, odds are it's because I haven't seen it. And yes, that goes for The Godfather, Some Like It Hot, Titanic, and anything in the Lord of the Rings series. You may start throwing rocks now.
kimberly_a posted a list of her 100 favorite movies of all time a while back (and a very cool list it is, too; do check it out if you haven't already done so). Being the opinionated geek that I am, I of course had to write up my own, so here it is, lj-cut to seal in freshness:( How bored do you have to be to actually click here? )
Like my forebear's, these are listed in chronological order, rather than best-to-worst, which would give me a panic attack if I tried it. These aren't necessarily the Best or the Brightest, but rather the ones that I love in my heart of hearts. You know, the ones that I would stop on while flipping channels, even if I'd already seen them the day before.
A few things I don't like about my list:
1) Way too top-heavy with recent releases.
2) Not enough comedies.
3) Not enough guilty pleasures. (Still, I think my removal of Shakes the Clown was in everyone's best interest.)
4) Too many obvious choices. (Of course, many of those obvious choices are obvious for a reason...)
5) Too much Terry Gilliam.
6) Couldn't find a way to fit in Holy Smoke, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Three Kings, A Hard Day's Night, or any Disney. Oh, well.
Oh, and if there's anything glaringly obvious that's not here, odds are it's because I haven't seen it. And yes, that goes for The Godfather, Some Like It Hot, Titanic, and anything in the Lord of the Rings series. You may start throwing rocks now.
