Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Day 45 - Film Update

Yes I do just write these when I am being lazy! In my defense - today has been incredibly hectic, and whilst I would like to have written a long and exciting post (I did have a few ideas on stuff to write about) - I simply haven't had time to put something together. So instead I am filling in with an update to my movie watching!

It is a little disappointing particularly as this entry marks the midway point in my rotation and it would have been nice to talk a little about that, but it will have to wait for tomorrow when (fingers crossed) I will have a bit more time.

Not much progress - I watched Mr Smith Goes to Washington, it has some fantastic dialogue although a totally flawed logic behind it which I guess is not uncommon in films of this era. I also saw City Lights which whilst entertaining is not really as insightful or amazing as Modern Times and I am not sure either of them really stand up against more modern offerings. Maybe The Great Dictator will wow me more.
The Artist is a truly fantastic piece of work and I think I will be buying that one when I get back to the UK.
A couple of other movies that I had unintentionally skipped marking means I am now down to just 101 unseen of the top 250!
I have borrowed Gran Torino, Chinatown and La Vita e Bella so that will soon be three more off of the list!



Bold those movies you've seen in their entirety.
Italicize the ones you started but didn't finish or saw only an excerpt.

Original List: (88/100)

1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2. The Godfather (1972)
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
5. Inception (2010)
6. Pulp Fiction (1994)
7. Schindler's List (1993)
8. 12 Angry Men (1957)
9. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
10. The Dark Knight (2008)
11. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
12. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
13. Seven Samurai (1954)
14. Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
15. Goodfellas (1990)
16. Casablanca (1942)
17. Fight Club (1999)
18. City of God (2002)
19. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
20. Rear Window (1954)
21. Toy Story 3 (2010)
22. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
23. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
24. Psycho (1960)
25. The Usual Suspects (1995)
26. The Matrix (1999)
27. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
28. Se7en (1995)
29. Memento (2000)
30. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
31. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
32. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
33. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
34. Leon (1994)
35. Forrest Gump (1994)
36. Citizen Kane (1941)
37. Apocalypse Now (1979)
38. North by Northwest (1959)
39. American Beauty (1999)
40. American History X (1998)
41. Taxi Driver (1976)
42. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
43. Vertigo (1958)
44. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
45. Amelie (2001)
46. Alien (1979)
47. WALL·E (2008)
48. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
49. The Shining (1980)
50. Spirited Away (2001)
51. Paths of Glory (1957)
52. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
53. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
54. The Pianist (2002)
55. Double Indemnity (1944)
56. The Lives of Others (2006) nb Das Leben der Anderen
57. The Departed (2006)
58. M (1931)
59. Aliens (1986)
60. City Lights (1931)
61. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
62. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
63. Das Boot (1981)
64. The Third Man (1949)
65. L.A. Confidential (1997)
66. Chinatown (1974)
67. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
68. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
69. Modern Times (1936)
70. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) 
71. Life Is Beautiful (1997) nb La Vita e bella
72. Back to the Future (1985)
73. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
74. The Prestige (2006)
75. Raging Bull (1980)
76. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
77. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
78. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
79. Some Like It Hot (1959)
80. Rashomon (1950)
81. Amadeus (1984)
82. All About Eve (1950)
83. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
84. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
85. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
86. The Green Mile (1999)
87. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
88. Braveheart (1995)
89. The Great Dictator (1940)
90. The Apartment (1960)
91. Bicycle Thieves (1948)nb Ladri di Biciclette
92. Downfall (2004) nb Der Untergang
93. Up (2009)
94. Gran Torino (2008)
95. Metropolis (1927)
96. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
97. The Sting (1973)
98. Gladiator (2000)
99. The Elephant Man (1980)
100. Sin City (2005)



24th July 2013: (149/250)





1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2 The Godfather (1972)
3 The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4 Pulp Fiction (1994)
5 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
6 The Dark Knight (2008)
7 12 Angry Men (1957)
8 Schindler's List (1993)
9 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
10 Fight Club (1999)
11 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back(1980)
12 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)
13 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
14 Inception (2010)
15 Goodfellas (1990)
16 Star Wars (1977)
17 Seven Samurai (1954)
18 Forrest Gump (1994)
19 The Matrix (1999)
20 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
21 City of God (2002)
22 Se7en (1995)
23 The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
24 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
25 Casablanca (1942)
26 The Usual Suspects (1995)
27 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
28 Rear Window (1954)
29 It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
30 Psycho (1960)
31 Léon: The Professional (1994)
32 Sunset Blvd. (1950)
33 American History X (1998)
34 Apocalypse Now (1979)
35 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
36 Memento (2000)
37 Saving Private Ryan (1998)
38 City Lights (1931)
39 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
40 Alien (1979)
41 Spirited Away (2001)
42 Modern Times (1936)
43 North by Northwest (1959)
44 Back to the Future (1985)
45 Citizen Kane (1941)
46 The Shining (1980)
47 Life Is Beautiful (1997)
48 The Pianist (2002)
49 The Departed (2006)
50 M (1931)
51 Vertigo (1958)
52 Django Unchained (2012)
53 Paths of Glory (1957)
54 The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
55 American Beauty (1999)
56 Taxi Driver (1976)
57 Aliens (1986)
58 Double Indemnity (1944)
59 WALL·E (2008)
60 The Intouchables (2011)
61 Gladiator (2000)
62 The Green Mile (1999)
63 Toy Story 3 (2010)
64 The Lives of Others (2006)
65 The Great Dictator (1940)
66 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
67 The Prestige (2006)
68 Amélie (2001)
69 Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
70 To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
71 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
72 Das Boot (1981)
73 Cinema Paradiso (1988)
74 The Lion King (1994)
75 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
76 The Third Man (1949)
77 Requiem for a Dream (2000)
78 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
79 Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
80 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
81 Full Metal Jacket (1987)
82 Braveheart (1995)
83 L.A. Confidential (1997)
84 Oldboy (2003)
85 Chinatown (1974)
86 Singin' in the Rain (1952)
87 Bicycle Thieves (1948)
88 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
89 Some Like It Hot (1959)
90 Metropolis (1927)
91 Princess Mononoke (1997)
92 Rashomon (1950)
93 Amadeus (1984)
94 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
95 The Sting (1973)
96 All About Eve (1950)
97 The Apartment (1960)
98 Unforgiven (1992)
99 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
100 Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
101 Raging Bull (1980)
102 Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
103 The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
104 Die Hard (1988)
105 Batman Begins (2005)
106 A Separation (2011)
107 Yojimbo (1961)
108 Inglourious Basterds (2009)
109 For a Few Dollars More (1965)
110 Snatch. (2000)
111 The Great Escape (1963)
112 Toy Story (1995)
113 Downfall (2004)
114 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
115 Up (2009)
116 Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
117 On the Waterfront (1954)
118 The General (1926)
119 The Seventh Seal (1957)
120 The Elephant Man (1980)
121 Heat (1995)
122 The Maltese Falcon (1941)
123 The Kid (1921)
124 Blade Runner (1982)
125 Scarface (1983)
126 Rebecca (1940)
127 Wild Strawberries (1957)
128 Gran Torino (2008)
129 Fargo (1996)
130 Ran (1985)
131 Ikiru (1952)
132 The Big Lebowski (1998)
133 Touch of Evil (1958)
134 The Deer Hunter (1978)
135 The Gold Rush (1925)
136 Cool Hand Luke (1967)
137 It Happened One Night (1934)
138 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
139 No Country for Old Men (2007)
140 Casino (1995)
141 Sin City (2005)
142 The Sixth Sense (1999)
143 Strangers on a Train (1951)
144 Platoon (1986)
145 Good Will Hunting (1997)
146 Jaws (1975)
147 The Thing (1982)
148 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
149 Trainspotting (1996)
150 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
151 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
152 Warrior (2011)
153 High Noon (1952)
154 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
155 Hotel Rwanda (2004)
156 Gone with the Wind (1939)
157 The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
158 The Avengers (2012)
159 Annie Hall (1977)
160 My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
161 Finding Nemo (2003)
162 V for Vendetta (2005)
163 Notorious (1946)
164 Dial M for Murder (1954)
165 Into the Wild (2007)
166 How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
167 Life of Brian (1979)
168 The Night of the Hunter (1955)
169 There Will Be Blood (2007)
170 Network (1976)
171 The Terminator (1984)
172 Ben-Hur (1959)
173 Million Dollar Baby (2004)
174 The King's Speech (2010)
175 The Big Sleep (1946)
176 Stand by Me (1986)
177 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
178 Groundhog Day (1993)
179 The 400 Blows (1959)
180 Twelve Monkeys (1995)
181 Mary and Max (2009)
182 Donnie Darko (2001)
183 Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
184 The Hunt (2012)
185 Amores Perros (2000)
186 Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
187 Persona (1966)
188 The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
189 Gandhi (1982)
190 The Killing (1956)
191 Black Swan (2010)
192 A Beautiful Mind (2001)
193 The Graduate (1967)
194 The Princess Bride (1987)
195 8½ (1963)
196 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
197 Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
198 The Hustler (1961)
199 La Strada (1954)
200 Rocky (1976)
201 Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
202 Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
203 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
204 The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
205 Rope (1948)
206 The Exorcist (1973)
207 The Wild Bunch (1969)
208 Barry Lyndon (1975)
209 Life of Pi (2012)
210 Stalag 17 (1953)
211 In the Name of the Father (1993)
212 Monsters, Inc. (2001)
213 Fanny and Alexander (1982)
214 Infernal Affairs (2002)
215 Roman Holiday (1953)
216 Sleuth (1972)
217 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
218 Stalker (1979)
219 The Truman Show (1998)
220 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
221 Memories of Murder (2003)
222 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)
223 3 Idiots (2009)
224 A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
225 Star Trek (2009)
226 The Artist (2011/I)
227 Jurassic Park (1993)
228 Like Stars on Earth (2007)
229 Ip Man (2008)
230 Incendies (2010)
231 District 9 (2009)
232 Ratatouille (2007)
233 La Haine (1995)
234 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
235 Shutter Island (2010)
236 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
237 All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
238 Rain Man (1988)
239 Beauty and the Beast (1991)
240 Rosemary's Baby (1968)
241 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
242 Harvey (1950)
243 Papillon (1973)
244 Mystic River (2003)
245 Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
246 Before Sunrise (1995)
247 In the Mood for Love (2000)
248 The Untouchables (1987)
249 Manhattan (1979)
250 The Celebration (1998)

2 comments:

  1. I count 4 that I own that you haven't seen:
    A Touch of Evil [133]
    The Big Sleep [175]
    Black Swan [191]
    Slumdog Millionaire [201]

    Of those I would say that The Big Sleep and Black Swan are definitely worth your time. Slumdog just didn't work for me and A Touch of Evil I didn't enjoy (and this is me not enjoying an Orson Wells, so imagine your reaction...). If you haven't seen them by the time you get back to this side of the pond I will happily lend them to you.

    G

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    1. Awesome! I may well do that. I have seen some of Black Swan but not all... I ought to italisize it really.

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