Monday, November 9, 2009

(17) - Break Out the Popcorn

The baseball season is over, which means I have more time to do other meaningless things. Part I: Refine my top movies list. So here it is, refined, with no comedies included (they have their own list):
  • 30. The Hurt Locker (2009)
  • 29. Forrest Gump (1994)
  • 28. Goodfellas (1990)
  • 27. Children of Men (2006)
  • 26. No Country for Old Men (2007)
  • 25. Inglorious Basterds (2009)
  • 24. There Will Be Blood (2007)
  • 23. The Third Man (1949)
  • 22. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
  • 21. Back to the Future (1985)
  • 20. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
  • 19. The Usual Suspects (1994)
  • 18. Up (2009)
  • 17. Wall-E (2008)
  • 16. Unforgiven (1992)
  • 15. The Departed (2006)
  • 14. Kill Bill Parts I & II (2003-04)
  • 13. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  • 12. Casablanca (1942)
  • 11. Pulp Fiction (1994)
  • 10. Aliens (1986)
  • 9. The Lord of the Rings (2001-03)
  • 8. The Dark Knight (2008)
  • 7. Stand By Me (1986)
  • 6. Rear Window (1954)
  • 5. The Rock (1996)
  • 4. The Godfather/The Godfather Part II (1972/1974)
  • 3. Gladiator (2000)
  • 2. Braveheart (1995)
  • 1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Some Notes:
  • Shawshank has sat atop my list for about 10 years now
  • Inglorious Basterds has serious potential to rise up in the ranks, I've only seen it once so upon future viewings it could overtake KB & PF as my favorite QT movie
  • Kill Bill will probably overtake Pulp Fiction, just not right now, sometime in the near future
  • Pulp Fiction dropped from #3 to #11 - I just like the movies currently ahead of it more
  • Wall-E and Up are too good to separate, but right now I have Wall-E ahead of Up but that could change
  • I was surprised to find The Dark Knight crack the top 10, but then I realized it had to, I don't expect a new movie to crack the top 10 for a long time to come
  • I consider The Godfather and The Godfather Part II as one movie even though they are not, my list my rules
  • Movies just missing the cut:
    • Jurassic Park
    • Raging Bull
    • Donnie Darko
    • Reservoir Dogs
    • Slumdog Millionaire
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