Favourite Films Redux
I posted a list of my favourite movies almost two years ago, so it’s about time I presented the revised May 2005 version, now containing 54 titles. As always, in, uhm, no particular order:
The Pink Panther 1963
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964
Emmanuelle 1974
Meatballs 1979
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982
WarGames 1983
Electric Dreams 1984
The Last Starfighter 1984
Brazil 1985
The Goonies 1985
Crossroads 1986
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 1986
Grand bleu, Le 1988
Hudson Hawk 1991
Dazed and Confused 1993
Chong qing sen lin 1994
Clerks. 1994
Zire darakhatan zeyton 1994
Dead Man 1995
Haine, La 1995
Mallrats 1995
Toy Story 1995
Twelve Monkeys 1995
The Pillow Book 1996
Chasing Amy 1997
Contact 1997
Shooting Fish 1997
The Big Lebowski 1998
Milagro de P. Tinto, El 1998
Pi 1998
Rushmore 1998
Taxi 1998
West Beyrouth 1998
The Boondock Saints 1999
Batoru rowaiaru 2000
Fa yeung nin wa 2000
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 2000
Wo hu cang long 2000
Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, Le 2001
Jump Tomorrow 2001
Lucía y el sexo 2001
Monsters, Inc. 2001
Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi 2001
Siu lam juk kau 2001
Wet Hot American Summer 2001
Cidade de Deus 2002
Lilo & Stitch 2002
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 2003
Lost in Translation 2003
Love Actually 2003
Garden State 2004
The Incredibles 2004
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 2004
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004
There are a few things to note. Firstly, none of the Star Wars movies are on the list because Star Wars is in a category on its own (and as far as I’m concerned, if you haven’t watched episodes IV-VI you are living in pop-cultural purgatory). Secondly, I really consider the Kill Bills as a single work, so they could have been grouped together, but for convenience I’ll stick to the IMDB convention. Finally, to an extent, this list is biased in favour of films that I would enjoy watching now. I don’t remember much of The Last Starfighter to be able to elaborate on its merits, for example. I would be happy to hear recommendations about films I should watch/add based on this selection.
Oh, and this is the 250th post on fufurasu. For making the post, I win a brand new Mac from our sponsors. No? Well, they should damn well be sponsoring me! Guy Kawasaki’s got nothing on me!
Comments
Is shawshank redemption written in invisible pixels or are you just forgetting an awesome film on your list?
The dreamers…. Requiem for a dream…..American beauty …… hmmm … In the mood for love (never seen it..but remember you talking about it)…that’s all I can think of for now.
wow excellent. next time i need ideas on what to watch, i’ll know where to turn to!
Shawshank didn’t make the cut this time. I might feel different about it after I’ve spent some time in jail. In the Mood for Love is on the list as Fa yeung nin wa, but it might not make the list next year. It looks like the films on my list are either feelgood movies, or exceptionally amazing. I don’t feel like that about In the Mood for Love these days.
I am considering the inclusion of Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Oldboy.
By the way, for a less personal take on good films, visit the Wikipedia entry for “Movies that have been considered the greatest ever” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movies_that_have_been_considered_the_greatest_ever.