30 December 2004

as the end of the year draws near

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I don't usually fall in for these so-called memes, but this one caught my eye. The idea is to take a list of the top one hundred movies as rated by imdb users and bold the ones I've seen.

I'll use the list that Kheryn used, though I cannot find a corresponding list on imdb. As mentioned above, I've bolded the ones I've seen. I've even linked to some that I've mentioned this year.

  1. The Godfather (1972)
  2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  3. The Godfather: part 2 (1974)
  4. LOTR: Return of the King (2003)
  5. LOTR: The Two Towers (2002)
  6. Schindler's List (2002)
  7. Seven Samurai (1954)
  8. Casablanca (1942)
  9. LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  10. Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
  11. Citizen Kane (1941)
  12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
  13. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
  14. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  15. Rear Window (1954)
  16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  17. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  18. The Usual Suspects (1995)
  19. Memento (2000)
  20. North by Northwest (1959)
  21. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  22. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966)
  23. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
  24. Psycho (1960)
  25. Amélie (2001)
  26. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  27. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
  28. Goodfellas (1990)
  29. American Beauty (1999)
  30. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
  31. Vertigo (1958)
  32. The Matrix (1999)
  33. City of God (2002)
  34. To kill a Mockingbird (1962)
  35. Once upon a time in the West (1968)
  36. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  37. The Pianist (2002)
  38. The Third Man (1949)
  39. Paths of Glory (1957)
  40. Taxi Driver (1976)
  41. Fight Club (1999)
  42. Spirited Away (2001)
  43. Some like it hot (1959)
  44. Double Indemnity (1944)
  45. Das Boot (1981)
  46. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
  47. Singin' in the rain (1952)
  48. Chinatown (1974)
  49. L.A. Confidential (1997)
  50. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
  51. Requiem for a dream (2000)
  52. All about Eve (1950)
  53. M (1931)
  54. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
  55. Seven (1995)
  56. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  57. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
  58. Rashômon (1950)
  59. Raging Bull (1980)
  60. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
  61. Alien (1979)
  62. American History X (1998)
  63. The Sting (1973)
  64. Léon (1994)
  65. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
  66. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
  67. Life is Beautiful (1997)
  68. Touch of Evil (1958)
  69. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
  70. Finding Nemo (2003)
  71. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  72. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
  73. The Great Escape (1963)
  74. Modern Times (1936)
  75. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
  76. Amadeus (1984)
  77. On the Waterfront (1954)
  78. Ran (1985)
  79. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
  80. Annie Hall (1977)
  81. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  82. Jaws (1975)
  83. The Apartment (1960)
  84. Braveheart (1995)
  85. High Noon (1952)
  86. Aliens (1986)
  87. Fargo (1996)
  88. Strangers on a Train (1951)
  89. The Shining (1980)
  90. Metropolis (1927)
  91. Blade Runner (1982)
  92. The Sixth Sense (1999)
  93. City Lights (1931)
  94. Donnie Darko (2001)
  95. Duck Soup (1933)
  96. The Great Dictator (1940)
  97. The General (1927)
  98. The Seventh Seal (1957)
  99. The Princess Bride (1987)
  100. Dogville (2003)

So there you have it. I've seen 70% of the greatest movies (as of when this list was compiled). Surprisingly, I've only seen exactly 10% of the worst 100 films.

I keep meaning to come up with a list of ten or so of the movies I most enjoyed watching this year, but I'm still not ready with that. Perhaps tomorrow.