movie meme
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sub_dividedEntertainment Weekly's list of the top movies of the last 25 years. Go through their list and BOLD the ones you have seen and underline the ones you own on video or DVD.
Adding: italicize the ones you have only seen parts of and asterisk** the ones you really want to see.
1. Pulp Fiction (1994) **
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986) **
5. Toy Story (1995) (I heard that Pixar is working on a sequel?)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997) (the TV-censored version with the big black boxes! yeah)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004) (the director has a fetish for perfect-looking people who can do anything, I swear)
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983) (boyfriend #2's favorite movie)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007) **
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987) (watching the last scene of this convinced me that I never want to see the movie all the way through)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996) (just a million parodies)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) (I was watching Coming to America the other day when it occurred to me that not only has Eddie Murphey ALWAYS played more than one role, but the last movie where he played ONLY one role was Pluto Nash. Doesn't he go undercover in this movie?)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988) (and cringed the whole way through - auuuuugh children in adult bodies, SO CREEPY)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987) (many many many times)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006) (also parts of Infernal Affairs)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003) (boyfriend #3's favorite movie - what a difference from #1 and #2, eh?)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) (also the much better Blaxploitation spoof Undercover Brother)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985) (I have a narcissistic fondness for movies that came out in the year of my birth (see also: The Breakfast Club))
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987) (boyfriend #1's favorite movie)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) (loathing the protagonist for the most of the movie -- internalized homophobia, or a rational reaction to blatant sociopathy? you decide!)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) (my brother owns the soundtrack)
Trend (for movies I own) is toward complicated plots told in a complicated way from multiple viewpoints. (And uh, Clueless and The Breakfast Club.) So if you can think of any movies like that, please recommend them!
Adding: italicize the ones you have only seen parts of and asterisk** the ones you really want to see.
1. Pulp Fiction (1994) **
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Blue Velvet (1986) **
5. Toy Story (1995) (I heard that Pixar is working on a sequel?)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988)
10. Moulin Rouge (2001)
11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
12. The Matrix (1999)
13. GoodFellas (1990)
14. Crumb (1995)
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
16. Boogie Nights (1997) (the TV-censored version with the big black boxes! yeah)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
21. Schindler's List (1993)
22. Rushmore (1998)
23. Memento (2001)
24. A Room With a View (1986)
25. Shrek (2001)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
27. Aliens (1986)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004) (the director has a fetish for perfect-looking people who can do anything, I swear)
30. When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
32. Fight Club (1999)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
34. Fargo (1996)
35. The Incredibles (2004)
36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
39. The Sixth Sense (1999)
40. Speed (1994)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
42. Clueless (1995)
43. Gladiator (2000)
44. The Player (1992)
45. Rain Man (1988)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983) (boyfriend #2's favorite movie)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993)
51. There Will Be Blood (2007) **
52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988)
53. The Truman Show (1998)
54. Fatal Attraction (1987) (watching the last scene of this convinced me that I never want to see the movie all the way through)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
57. There’s Something About Mary (1998)
58. Ghostbusters (1984)
59. L.A. Confidential (1997)
60. Scream (1996) (just a million parodies)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984) (I was watching Coming to America the other day when it occurred to me that not only has Eddie Murphey ALWAYS played more than one role, but the last movie where he played ONLY one role was Pluto Nash. Doesn't he go undercover in this movie?)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988) (and cringed the whole way through - auuuuugh children in adult bodies, SO CREEPY)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987) (many many many times)
66. Natural Born Killers (1994)
67. Donnie Brasco (1997)
68. Witness (1985)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
70. Broadcast News (1987)
71. Unforgiven (1992)
72. Thelma & Louise (1991)
73. Office Space (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006) (also parts of Infernal Affairs)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
79. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
80. Michael Clayton (2007)
81. Moonstruck (1987)
82. Lost in Translation (2003) (boyfriend #3's favorite movie - what a difference from #1 and #2, eh?)
83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
84. Sideways (2004)
85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)
86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
87. Swingers (1996)
88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) (also the much better Blaxploitation spoof Undercover Brother)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985) (I have a narcissistic fondness for movies that came out in the year of my birth (see also: The Breakfast Club))
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987) (boyfriend #1's favorite movie)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) (loathing the protagonist for the most of the movie -- internalized homophobia, or a rational reaction to blatant sociopathy? you decide!)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) (my brother owns the soundtrack)
Trend (for movies I own) is toward complicated plots told in a complicated way from multiple viewpoints. (And uh, Clueless and The Breakfast Club.) So if you can think of any movies like that, please recommend them!