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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