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Movie meme

*strongemScheduled post/em/strong*br /br /The ?new classics? from the last 25 years. According to a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207063,00.html"Entertainment Weekly/a, anyway.br /br /Movie they missed: strongThe Princess Bride/strong . . . a true classic. I think it deserves a spot over say, emSpiderman 2/em... or emSouth Park/em. And I don't get how Pulp Fiction is #1. Jeers the cheat on LOTR--name all three movies as 1. Next time they'll include all (eventually) 8 Harry Potters as one too? Bah. Listen to me become a movie list curmudgeon.br /br /Ok--ones I?ve seen in bold. . . . a surprising number for someone who doesn't think she sees a lot of movies. Ones I want to see underlined.br /br /Steal at will - I got it from E. McPan and Zuska... in JULY... and never bothered to post it.br /br /br /strong1. Pulp Fiction (1994)/strongbr /strong2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-03)/strongbr /3. Titanic (1997) (nope ...and proud of it)br /4. Blue Velvet (1986)br /strong5. Toy Story (1995)/strongbr /strong6. Saving Private Ryan ? 1998/strongbr /7. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)br /strong8. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)/strongbr /strong9. Die Hard ? 1988/strongbr /strong10. Moulin Rouge (2001) /strongbr /strong11. This Is Spinal Tap (1984) /strongbr /strong12. The Matrix - 1999 /strongbr /strong13. GoodFellas (1990)/strongbr /14. Crumb (1995) (probably not the same as the John Candy "Who's Harry Crumb?")br /strong15. Edward Scissorhands (1990) /strongbr /strong16. Boogie Nights (1997)/strongbr /strong17. Jerry Maguire (1996)/strongbr /18. Do the Right Thing ? 1989br /strong19. Casino Royale (2006)/strongbr /strong20. The Lion King (1994)/strongbr /strong21. Schindler?s List (1993)/strongbr /22. uRushmore/u ? 1998br /23. Memento (2001)br /24. A Room With a View (1986)br /strong25. Shrek (2001)/strongbr /26. Hoop Dreams (1994)br /strong27. Aliens (1986)/strongbr /28. Wings of Desire ? 1988br /strong29. The Bourne Supremacy (2004) /strongbr /strong30. When Harry Met Sally? 1989/strongbr /strong31. Brokeback Mountain (2005)/strongbr /strong32. Fight Club ? 1999/strongbr /strong33. The Breakfast Club (1985)/strongbr /strong34. Fargo (1996)/strongbr /strong35. The Incredibles (2004)/strongbr /strong36. Spider-Man 2 (2004)/strongbr /strong37. Pretty Woman (1990) /strongbr /38. uEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind/u (2004)br /strong39. The Sixth Sense ? 1999/strongbr /strong40. Speed (1994)/strongbr /strong41. Dazed and Confused (1993)/strongbr /strong42. Clueless (1995)/strongbr /strong43. Gladiator (2000)/strongbr /44. The Player (1992)br /strong45. Rain Man ? 1988/strongbr /46. Children of Men (2006)br /strong47. Men in Black (1997) /strongbr /strong48. Scarface (1983) /strongbr /strong49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)/strongbr /50. The Piano (1993)br /51. There Will Be Blood (2007)br /strong52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad ? 1988/strongbr /strong53. The Truman Show ? 1998 /strongbr /54. Fatal Attraction (1987) (think I've seen some of this...)br /strong55. Risky Business (1983)/strongbr /56. The Lives of Others (2006)br /strong57. There?s Something About Mary ? 1998 /strong(disliked)br /strong58. Ghostbusters (1984) /strongbr /strong59. L.A. Confidential (1997)/strongbr /strong60. Scream (1996)/strongbr /strong61. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)/strongbr /strong62. sex, lies and videotape ? 1989 /strongbr /strong63. Big ? 1988/strongbr /64. No Country For Old Men (2007)br /strong65. Dirty Dancing (1987)/strongbr /66. Natural Born Killers (1994)br /67. Donnie Brasco (1997)br /strong68. Witness (1985)/strongbr /69. All About My Mother ? 1999br /70. Broadcast News (1987)br /strong71. Unforgiven (1992)/strongbr /strong72. Thelma amp; Louise (1991)/strongbr /strong73. Office Space ? 1999/strongbr /74. Drugstore Cowboy ? 1989br /75. Out of Africa (1985)br /76. The Departed (2006)br /77. Sid and Nancy (1986)br /78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)br /79. uWaiting for Guffman/u (1996)br /strong80. Michael Clayton (2007)/strong (just saw in July, and don't think it will stand up in the long run)br /strong81. Moonstruck (1987)/strongbr /strong82. Lost in Translation (2003)/strongbr /83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)br /strong84. Sideways (2004) /strongbr /strong85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin (2005)/strongbr /86. Y Tu Mamá También (2002)br /87. Swingers (1996)br /strong88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) /strong(when Mike Meyers was sort of funny)br /89. Breaking the Waves (1996)br /strong90. Napoleon Dynamite (2004) /strongbr /strong91. Back to the Future (1985)/strongbr /92. Menace II Society (1993)br /93. Ed Wood (1994)br /94. Full Metal Jacket (1987)br /95. In the Mood for Love (2001)br /96. Far From Heaven (2002)br /97. Glory ? 1989br /strong98. The Talented Mr. Ripley ? 1999 /strongbr /99. The Blair Witch Project ? 1999br /strong100. South Park: Bigger Longer amp; Uncut ? 1999/strong

Full post as published by Butterflyfish on November 26, 2008 (boomark / email).