Meme Monday – Movie Edition
I grabbed this one from A Gentleman’s Domain last week. It reminds me of a similar meme regarding books that I did awhile ago. The idea is to bold the movies I have seen. I’ll take it one better, and italicize the films I have not yet seen, but would like to.
1. The Godfather (1972)
2. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4. Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) (The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)
5. Pulp Fiction (1994)
6. Schindler’s List (1993)
7. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
8. Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
9. Casablanca (1942)
10. Shichinin no samurai (1954)
11. Star Wars (1977)
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
13. 12 Angry Men (1957)
14. Rear Window (1954)
15. Goodfellas (1990)
16. Cidade de Deus (2002) (City of God – I think we saw this…)
17. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
18. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
19. C’era una volta il West (1968) (Once Upon a Time in the West)
20. The Usual Suspects (1995)
21. Psycho (1960)
22. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
23. Fight Club (1999)
24. Citizen Kane (1941)
25. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
26. North by Northwest (1959)
27. Memento (2000)
28. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
29. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
30. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
31. The Matrix (1999)
32. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
33. There Will Be Blood (2007)
34. Se7en (1995)
35. Apocalypse Now (1979)
36. Taxi Driver (1976)
37. American Beauty (1999)
38. Léon (1994)
39. Vertigo (1958)
40. Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) (Amélie)
41. American History X (1998)
42. The Departed (2006)
43. No Country for Old Men (2007)
44. Paths of Glory (1957)
45. M (1931)
46. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
47. Chinatown (1974)
48. The Third Man (1949)
49. Leben der Anderen, Das (2006) (The Lives of Others)
50. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
51. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
52. Alien (1979)
53. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
54. Laberinto del fauno, El (2006) (Pan’s Labyrinth)
55. The Shining (1980)
56. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) (Spirited Away)
57. The Pianist (2002)
58. Double Indemnity (1944)
59. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
60. Forrest Gump (1994)
61. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
62. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
63. L.A. Confidential (1997)
64. Das Boot (1981)
65. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
66. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
67. Untergang, Der (2004)
68. Aliens (1986)
69. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
70. Raging Bull (1980)
71. Metropolis (1927)
72. Rashômon (1950)
73. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
74. Modern Times (1936)
75. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
76. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
77. Sin City (2005)
78. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
79. Rebecca (1940)
80. Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957) (The Seventh Seal)
81. All About Eve (1950)
82. Some Like It Hot (1959)
83. City Lights (1931)
84. Amadeus (1984)
85. On the Waterfront (1954)
86. Vita è bella, La (1997) (Life is Beautiful)
87. The Great Escape (1963)
88. Touch of Evil (1958)
89. The Prestige (2006)
90. The Elephant Man (1980)
91. Jaws (1975)
92. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
93. The Sting (1973)
94. Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988) (Cinema Paradiso)
95. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
96. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
97. The Apartment (1960)
98. Braveheart (1995)
99. The Great Dictator (1940)
100. Blade Runner (1982)
I’ve seen 57 out of 100 thus far. It’s kinda interesting to me how few italicized films I have on this list. I guess that Netflix subscription came in handy, and I saw most of the ones I really wanted to see. 🙂
13 Comments
Autumn's Mom
Ooh I love movies..I might do this meme. We saw no country for old men this weekend. Not sure why it won the oscar. Javier Bardem was pretty good but the movie itself…eh.
--Deb
I did that one a year or so ago, I think. There’s a similar one with a list of books that I definitely did so now I’m not entirely sure (grin). I came across a fun one a couple weeks ago, too–to give quotes from your 10 favorite movies and have people guess the movies they came from–filling in the title and the correct-guesser as they come up. It was fun!
(Here was mine: http://chappysmom.com/2008/03/21/another-chappy/)
CuriosityKiller
I’m so going to add this to my recent monday post. I can’t wait for another monday to do this meme.
Starshine
DEFINITELY see Life is Beautiful. It is a wonderful film.
I still remember seeing Twelve Angry Men in high school. It made a good impression.
CuriosityKiller
Just looking through your list again — OMG, you didn’t see GODFATHER II??? I can’t believe it!! And you’ve never seen The Pianist??
You don’t like “boy movies”, do you?? LOL
anyhow, Pan’s Labyrinth was wonderful. I really enjoyed it — if you’re into the little bit of fairytale vs. reality sort of thing. It’s children friendly too. It’s not a boy movie like, (ahem) The Usual Suspect and Fight Club.
CuriosityKiller
I gotta agree with Starshine as well — Twelve Angry Men really left an impression on me during high school, gave me perspective of what a good screenplay can really do. Also “Life is Beautiful” is a must watch. It’s a little sad, but it’s beautiful – you have to watch it.
Nance
I’ll probably continue to be vilified by every male between the ages of 15 and 40 for this, but Fight Club has to be one of the most overrated films of the modern age.
I love Braveheart. Pretty to look at, good story (although takes tons of liberties with history), and lovely soundtrack. Long, though.
Py Korry
Yeah, Fight Club was overrated, but it was so twisted that it’s still a favorite with me. What can I say … I’m a guy. 🙂
Dea
Okay, it’s official…I have too much time on my hands. I’ve seen 93 of these movies at least once.
And FWIW, I’m a middle-aged woman that loves Fight Club. But I don’t talk about it 😉
Susan in Italy
As a woman who loves films that give you food for thought, I’d like to give an unapologetic thumbs up for Fight Club. There’s a lot in there aside from the testosterone.
Karen MEG
I am impressed by Dea … 93?!!!
I’m afraid to do this one. There are so many classics I have NOT seen.
lalunas
I recommend Vertigo, Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind, is a Shannon favorite, Hotel Rwanda in a tearful, feel guilty movie, I have Singing in the Rain on Video if you want to borrow it, and I think you will love Prestige, along with Rebecca. Braveheart, is on TV every once in a while. You will fall in love with Mel on that one
Gina
Out of the ones you haven’t seen yet, I think you would enjoy Eternal Sunshine and The Prestige the most.
I have to say though that I don’t consider Pan’s Labryinth to be child friendly at all. Way to much “real” violence for me to ever consider anything but a much older child. It was a really good movie, though.