because I'm bored...

[falcongrrl]

...and because I doubt you want to hear about me losing my IKEA virginity today...

a movie meme!



Entertainment Weekly released a list of the top movies of the last 25 years. Bold the ones you have seen.

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic
4. Blue Velvet (1986)
5. Toy Story (1995)
6. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
9. Die Hard (1988) - rented it with my cousin and fell asleep during it. Does that count? No, I don't know how one falls asleep during Die Hard, but I managed it.
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)
17. Jerry Maguire (1996)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
19. Casino Royale (2006)
20. The Lion King (1994)
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)
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)
46. Children of Men (2006)
47. Men in Black (1997)
48. Scarface (1983)
49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
50. The Piano (1993) - Did I see this? I honestly can't remember.
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)
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)
61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
63. Big (1988)
64. No Country For Old Men (2007)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
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) - bits and pieces
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
75. Out of Africa (1985)
76. The Departed (2006)
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)
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) sadly, yes
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
91. Back to the Future (1985)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
93. Ed Wood (1994)
94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)
97. Glory (1989)
98. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999)

(After answering this, it occurs to me that I watched a lot of movies during the 80s. The other decades, not so much.)

(And I really don't think that these are the top movies of the past 25 years. But obviously EW's mileage varies. And maybe the acronym is deserved?)

Comments

[shaterri.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm a bit underwhelmed by this list. There's some great stuff on it, don't get me wrong, but there are a lot of films that are a lot higher than I think they'd deserve to be, and it certainly feels like there's a lot of stuff missing. It's a list bred for diversity more than any level of quality, I think. Comparing this with the IMDB top 250 (http://www.imdb.com/chart/top) is an entertaining exercise -- I don't agree with a ton of the stuff on that list, either (Return of the Jedi just outside the top 100? Really??) but it's got a stack of stuff missing from this list...

Interesting set of films you've seen, BTW -- I think we overlap about 50% or so. And one of these days I still need to show you Wings Of Desire... :-)

[rowyn]

Maybe they're the top-grossing, inflation-adjusted? It does look like an odd list for a "best-of".

[shaterri.livejournal.com]

Can't be -- Wings of Desire wouldn't have been in the top 2-300 if they were going by gross, and there would have been a lot more Pixar films (e.g., Finding Nemo, etc.) I'm pretty sure it has to be representing someone's definition of quality...

[koogrr.livejournal.com]

Hmm... I've seen most of these, which gives me great overlap with you and Shaterri.

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

I think you had that anyway, but still. :-)

[toob.livejournal.com]

I have seen all but 15 of those.

[shaterri.livejournal.com]

It has to be asked, you know: which 15?

Er... 20!

[toob.livejournal.com]

4. Blue Velvet (1986)
7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
14. Crumb (1995)
18. Do the Right Thing (1989)
26. Hoop Dreams (1994)
28. Wings of Desire (1988)
33. The Breakfast Club (1985)
37. Pretty Woman (1990)
41. Dazed and Confused (1993)
55. Risky Business (1983)
56. The Lives of Others (2006)
62. sex, lies and videotape (1989)
65. Dirty Dancing (1987)
69. All About My Mother (1999)
74. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
77. Sid and Nancy (1986)
89. Breaking the Waves (1996)
92. Menace II Society (1993)
95. In the Mood for Love (2001)
96. Far From Heaven (2002)

Huh. I must've been distracted when I counted.

[foxmagic.livejournal.com]

and because I doubt you want to hear about me losing my IKEA virginity today

Try me! :-D

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

*laugh* Well, I wanted to buy half of the things in the store and wondered if I should just move to Sweden instead. That's the short version. Luckily, I limited myself to a few small things we needed (steak knives, a clock, some cutting boards.) And the food in the cafeteria was yummy, particularly the desserts, which texturally were interesting and seemed different than the typical American fare. And I loved the sparkling apple-lingonberry soda I tried. Have you been yet?

[foxmagic.livejournal.com]

Ohyes. :) Is a way of life!

Went with Jill a couple of times, helped her cart lots of unassembled furniture around, jumped onto a cart and then she pushed me around the warehouse for a while. Wheeee! :-D

I really missed Ikea from when I was in Pennsylvania - there was one right next to the Plymouth Meeting Mall where I'd go every weekend to dress up in costume and help a lady do a puppet show for kids. Fun times. :)