I Like Movies

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stolen from numi_nami.

Entertainment 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.


1. Pulp Fiction (1994)
2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)
3. Titanic (1997)
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)
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) (Actually I'm not positive we own it because I can't find it right now.)
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)
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)
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)
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)

Comments

[fluffymaru.livejournal.com]

Did it possibly occur to you that I don't know that.

Well, I had HOPED that you didn't know that. Otherwise, it would have been even MORE insulting that you were lecturing me on things I already knew about.

I never said that you didn't know what you're talking about;

You just assumed a lot.

But the main point is that I don't know really know you, so I don't know what you know or don't know.

Exactly. Which is why that conversation would have been MUCH more pleasant if you had just disagreed and hadn't assumed that I needed a full education on the subject.

What you came off as saying in your comment were digs on Blair Witch and then admitting that you couldn't judge several of the films on the list because they're outside of your genre experience—and that combined to make me think that you were someone who'd seen the movie, didn't like it, and formed an opinion about it, but may not be aware of influence it may have had in genres you don't follow.

That logic doesn't follow, since you didn't KNOW which genres I follow. All the movies you cited were in genres that I watch. The Bourne series is one of my favorite action series.

My lack of knowledge in one area of a subject does not mean I need to be talked down to, condscended to, or educated. It's particularly grating to have it done to you when you already know the points the person trying to inform you of.

Which isn't to say that you can't form opinions about the movie or that your opinions aren't valid.

Thanks for that. It was kind of the whole point in the first place- my original post was an opinion on something you posted. Completely open to conversation, but NOT worth getting defensive about.

I want to be very clear here. I don't just randomly insult movies or shows to be mean or insult the taste of the person who might like it (I had no idea you were so attached to BW, or I probably would have kept my mouth shut). And I certainly don't mind people disagreeing with me...especially when it's more like, "Awww, man, I disagree! It did this, and this, etc." A much lighter tone than the one you were using.

I DO mind when people talk down to me. Being assumed stupid is one thing I won't tolerate. YOU wouldn't like it if someone talked to you that way, I'd wager.

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I did assume quite a few things based on the information that was provided to me. I thought I was engaging in a discussion with you, but apparently I wasn't.

You've decided to defriend me, and I'm returning the favor. I am sorry that you felt spoke down to as that's certainly not what I was intending to do.