Thursday, November 27, 2008

Ya know, I really have to finish this post about the top 500 movies of alltime

Okay, try and keep up with me here folks as we return to the list from EMPIRE magazine of the 500 greatest movies of alltime---and some of my thoughts.

395) Casino: I don't know, is it me...or should this film be a lot higher? This was one hell of a great movie and to think that there are 394 movies BETTER than this just doesn't seem right.
336) Titanic: Now here ya have a movie that is either loved or really hated. Say what you will, but this is pretty epic filmmaking. And for what its worth, I think Kate Winslet is smoking hot.
302) Best Years of Our Lives: Now this is one of the great "veterans returning from war" movies, and although it comes off as a little bit dated, its still quite excellent.
280) The Road Warrior--obviously my #2 film of alltime was grossly under appreciated here!
258) The Blues Brothers---I mean, I've seen the movie like 25 times, but even with that much love for a movie, I can't believe that it was rated higher than films like American Graffiti & Field of Dreams. Maybe the people deciding were on a mission from God....
234) The Bourne Ultimatium--there was a fine sense of appreciation for the Bourne films, and I have to believe that in the years to come people will see them for being this generation's version of the James Bond films.
206) The Exorcist: Seems a little low for the scariest film of alltime, doesn't it?
168) Tootsie: Very funny movie that is ridiculously too high on this list.
113) Anchorman--The Legend of Ron Burgundy: I laughed my ass off at this movie. And I totally loved it--but c'mon, you're going to rank this movie above stuff like Double Indemnity, The Sting, Silence of the Lambs, Miller's Crossing, Rio Bravo & The Conversation?? Uh....no.
96) American Beauty--wow, what a great movie. Just outside my personal top 10.
61) The Usual Suspects--another one, just missing my top 10. Who is Keyser Soze?
54) Lord of the Rings II--The Two Towers: For what its worth, the Lord of the Rings trio finished at #54, #34 (part 3) and #24 (Part 1).
43) The Big Lebowski: One spot ahead of Schlinder's List. Wow, that's some cult following.
20) Blade Runner: My personal #1 comes in here....I can live with that.
9) Pulp Fiction: All those stories, tieing together at the end. Oh, and Zed? Zed's dead.
5) Jaws: Should be on the list just because of the scene with the 3 men discussing their scars, and Quint's recollection of the night the USS Indianapolis went to the bottom of the sea. Chilling.
1) The Godfather-Part 1: Well, I can't argue with this one. At least the got #1 correct.

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