Films for thought

[robinbloke]

1. Godfather, The (1972)
2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) The story pulled me along despite the bleakness of it all, the hope was the message.
3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)Fantastic film, one of the few I have come out of the cinema and been literally speechless about.
5. Schindler's List (1993)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Casablanca (1942)
8. Seven Samurai (1954) Such a long film, but worth seeing; coffee essential.
9. Star Wars (1977) Every time I hear the introductory music for the film company I expect this film to start. Classic.
10. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) A scary insight into the thinking of yesteryear, very enjoyable.
11. Memento (2000) A good implementation of an idea, that doesn't overwork it too much.
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
13. Rear Window (1954)
14. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) I preferred the fellowship, this had some annoying comedy items that spoilt it in part; still fantastic mind you.
15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)So good! Evil is back and this time they're blowing stuff up.
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) I love the Indy films, the sets, the action; good archaeological fun.
17. Usual Suspects, The (1995) I never suspected at all. A must see.
18. Amelie (2001) Such a beautiful feel good film; moving, funny, just quintessentially French.
19. Pulp Fiction (1994) A very clever film, with all the Tarantino hallmarks.
20. North by Northwest (1959)
21. Psycho (1960)
22. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) Just how I like my thrillers, Hopkins puts in such a amazing performance.
23. 12 Angry Men (1957)
24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
26. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Just classic spaghetti western.
27. Goodfellas (1990)
28. American Beauty (1999)
29. Vertigo (1958)
30. Pianist, The (2002)
31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32. Apocalypse Now (1979) One intense ride to hell through bizarre freakishness, grit and pain.
33. Some Like It Hot (1959)
34. Matrix, The (1999) A phenomena unto itself; the other two films can't really touch it.
35. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
36. Taxi Driver (1976)
37. Third Man, The (1949)
38. Paths of Glory (1957)
39. Fight Club (1999) Changed my life. Watch it. Now.
40. Boot, Das (1981) A harrowing but compelling story, ultimately saddening.
41. L.A. Confidential (1997) I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought; well worth seeing.
42. Double Indemnity (1944)
43. Chinatown (1974)
44. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
46. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
47. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) Memories faded about the content, but I enjoyed it.
48. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) AKA - Spirited Away I'm not one for Anime, but this was well done, amusing and a story that sort of made sense (for Anime that is).
49. Saving Private Ryan (1998) The ultimate Spielberg ending of this sort of marred the end to this film for me. See Band of Brothers instead.
50. All About Eve (1950)
51. M (1931)
52. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) So many quotes, excellent stuff.
53. Raging Bull (1980)
54. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55. Se7en (1995) Quite enjoyable, but I was almost waiting for something else from the film.
56. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000) A beautiful story and world so detached from Hollywood cliché.
57. Wizard of Oz, The (1939) I saw this so many times when I was little, possibly with dangerous side effects. I love it.
58. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Showed me just how majestic space can be.
59. Vita e bella, La (1997) AKA: Life is Beautiful
60. American History X (1998)
61. Sting, The (1973)
62. Touch of Evil (1958)
63. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
64. Alien (1979) Good, but I preferred the gun totin' sequel.
65. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66. Rashemon (1950)
67. Leon (1994) So sad at the end; almost twee, tugs at my heart this one.
68. Annie Hall (1977)
69. Great Escape, The (1963) I saw this ages ago.
70. Clockwork Orange, A (1971) So bizarre; the language and all about it, such a strangely f*cked up film.
71. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
72. Reservoir Dogs (1992) I wasn't impressed, not a movie I enjoyed.
73. Sixth Sense, The (1999) Spoilt somewhat for me but someone telling me the twist.
74. Jaws (1975) Bit of a yawner for me, I'm don't really enjoy this sort of film, fall asleep.
75. Amadeus (1984)
76. On the Waterfront (1954)
77. Ran (1985)
78. Braveheart (1995) Been a while since I saw it; but was enjoyable.
79. High Noon (1952)
80. Fargo (1996)
81. Blade Runner (1982) Amazing film, so intense, still the only regular film that can make me cry.
82. Apartment, The (1960)
83. Aliens (1986) SOOOO good. The ultimate army grunt film for me, although Dog soldiers is a close second.
84. Toy Story 2 (1999) All the film references and the comedy, they managed to make a great film better.
85. Strangers on a Train (1951)
86. Modern Times (1936)
87. Shining, The (1980)
88. Donnie Darko (2001) Sad. But almost lacked a certain something in a way for me... not sure what.
89. Duck Soup (1933)
90. Princess Bride, The (1987) Just... brilliant!
91. Lola rennt (Run Lola, Run) (1998) Pulls you along with it, very nicely done.
92. City Lights (1931)
93. General, The (1927)
94. Metropolis (1927) Long! A bizarre long into the future from the past. Well worth seeing.
95. Searchers, The (1956)
96. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
97. Notorious (1946)
98. Manhattan (1979)
99. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
100. Graduate, The (1967)

IMDB 100 Worst Movies: (Just listing the ones I've seen)

44. Spice World (1997) Oh dear, erm, I actually quite liked this in a silly way.
59. RoboCop 3 (1993) Oh dear me, so very very very bad.
60. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) I saw this, my mind has blanked it.
71. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) Just so very very very very bad. This should have been the worse ever.
84. Super Mario Bros. (1993) Erm, well. There you go.
94. Batman & Robin (1997) I've seen parts of this. Oh dear. They should have stopped after Batman 2.