Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Lists, lists and more lists!

Inspired by both Heather and the exicited Video-DVD exchange, I've taken a look at imdb.com's 100 greatest films.

A random list based soley on totally subjective user votes? I love it!

How many have I seen? Let's find out. I've bolded the ones I've seen.

  1. The Godfather (1972)
  2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
  4. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
  5. Casablanca (1942)
  6. Shichinin no samurai (1954) [aka. The Seven Samurai]
  7. Schindler's List (1993)
  8. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) [aka. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly]
  9. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  10. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  11. Star Wars (1977)
  12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
  13. Rear Window (1954)
  14. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  15. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  16. The Usual Suspects (1995)
  17. Cidade de Deus (2002) [aka. City of God]
  18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  19. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
  20. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  21. Citizen Kane (1941)
  22. Psycho (1960)
  23. Goodfellas (1990)
  24. C'era una volta il West (1968) [aka. Once Upon A Time In The West]
  25. Memento (2000)
  26. North by Northwest (1959)
  27. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  28. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  29. Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) [aka. Amelie]
  30. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
  31. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
  32. Fight Club (1999)
  33. American Beauty (1999)
  34. The Matrix (1999)
  35. Vertigo (1958)
  36. Taxi Driver (1976)
  37. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
  39. Paths of Glory (1957)
  40. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
  41. Se7en (1995)
  42. Untergang, Der (2004) [aka. Downfall]
  43. Léon (1994) [aka. The Professional]
  44. Chinatown (1974)
  45. The Third Man (1949)
  46. American History X (1998)
  47. The Pianist (2002)
  48. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) [aka. Spirited Away]
  49. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  50. Boot, Das (1981)
  51. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
  52. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
  53. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
  54. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  55. M (1931)
  56. L.A. Confidential (1997)
  57. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  58. Alien (1979)
  59. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
  60. Metropolis (1927)
  61. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  62. Rashômon (1950)
  63. Double Indemnity (1944)
  64. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  65. Sin City (2005)
  66. The Shining (1980)
  67. Modern Times (1936)
  68. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
  69. Raging Bull (1980)
  70. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  71. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
  72. All About Eve (1950)
  73. Some Like It Hot (1959)
  74. Aliens (1986)
  75. Rebecca (1940)
  76. The Great Escape (1963)
  77. Vita è bella, La (1997) [aka. Life Is Beautiful]
  78. Touch of Evil (1958)
  79. Amadeus (1984)
  80. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  81. The Sting (1973)
  82. Batman Begins (2005)
  83. Jaws (1975)
  84. Strangers on a Train (1951)
  85. On the Waterfront (1954)
  86. Forrest Gump (1994)
  87. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  88. The Incredibles (2004)
  89. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
  90. City Lights (1931)
  91. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  92. The Apartment (1960)
  93. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) [aka. The Seventh Seal]
  94. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
  95. Braveheart (1995)
  96. Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989) [aka. Cinema Paradiso]
  97. Crash (2004/I)
  98. Ran (1985)
  99. Blade Runner (1982)
  100. Donnie Darko (2001)

By my count, I've seen 72 of them. That's not too shabby. I'm surprised by how many recent ones I haven't seen.

Well, not really surprised, since I'm well aware of how few recent movies I've seen. Let's call it disappointed.

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