Saturday, July 12, 2008

Entertainment Weekly's New Movie Classics

Kat at Sunshine & Lemonade and Shannon at Welcome to the Nut House are both doing this meme today. And since I love meme's AND movies, I'm joining right in!
Here's how to play:

Copy and paste this list.
If you’ve seen the movie, put the title in bold type.
Put an asterisk next to the movies you’ve seen and liked.
Pretty simple, huh?

The following list comes from the current double issue of Entertainment Weekly in which they list the 100 best movies of the last 25 years (aka The New Classics).

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 *
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

EW also listed the top 7 movies that readers said were missing from the list. They are:
Shawshank Redemption - It's a travesty that this was left off the list.
Forrest Gump - It's a bigger travesty that THIS was left off the list.
American Beauty - Great movie
The Ususal Suspects - This is a classic
Jurassic Park - Um, hello, does anyone at EW actually watch movies? Leaving this one off?
The Princess Bride - The BIGGEST TRAVESTY that this was left off the list!
Braveheart - I hated this movie. And refuse to watch it ever again. Hubby loves this movie.

8 comments:

Keys to the Magic Travel said...

Look...it's a trend! I think I am the only one on the planet that is not a fan of "Forest Gump." But whenever my kids are running...I do have this strange compulsion to yell "run, Forest, run!!" And now they have started doing it. :-)

Mar said...

I am going to have to copy this meme as soon as I get a chance! Thanks for yet another fun idea!

Angela said...

Ooohhh FUN!!! I'm off to do this one now!

Angie's Spot said...

Kat: I think FG falls into the category of either you love it or you don't. I love Tom Hanks, so that drives a bit of it for me. :-)

Marianne: Enjoy! I told ya, I find some great stuff that others do and I just imitate. :-)

Angela: I know you've got to have seen more of those movies than I. I can't believe they left off Top Gun too!

Shannon said...

You've never seen Edward Scissorhands?? And I thought you were a Johnny Depp fan! :)

Rhea said...

What a meme! I saw it on Kat's site as well. Very cool.

Unknown said...

I have walked out of 2 movies in my life - one was Ready to Wear (Julia Roberts... BAD) and the other was Braveheart.

Angela said...

So while I am sitting here (now watching Jaws 2, for crying out loud) I'm going to keep leaving you comments. At least until my carpal tunnel kicks in again. Would you believe I've never seen the 2nd one all the way through?

 

Blog Designed by: NW Designs