The Sunday Mail offers a list of 50 movies to see before you die. If I don't watch them all, then does that mean I'll never die?
Without debating what's missing, what shouldn't be listed, it's a pretty good list of films. The ones I've seen are in bold.
1 Apocalypse Now
2 The Apartment
3 City of God
4
5 Sexy Beast
6 2001: A Space Odyssey
7 North by Northwest
8 A Bout de Souffle
9 Donnie Darko
10
11 Alien
12 Lost in Translation
13 The Shawshank Redemption
14 Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in
15 Pulp Fiction
16 Touch of Evil
17 Walkabout
18 Black Narcissus
19 Boyzn the Hood
20 The Player
21 Come and See
22 Heavenly Creatures
23 A Night at the Opera
24
25 Trainspotting
26 The Breakfast Club
27 Hero
28 Fanny and Alexander
29 Pink Flamingos
30 All About Eve
31 Scarface
32 Terminator 2
33 Three Colours: Blue
34 The Royal Tenen-baums
35 The Ladykillers (I assume they mean the original? Either way, I'm covered.)
36 Fight Club
37 The Searchers
Drive
39 The Ipcress File
40 The King of Comedy
41 Manhunter
42 Dawn of the Dead
43 Princess Mononoke
44 Raising
45 Cabaret
46 This Sporting Life
47
48 Aguirre: The Wrath of God
49 Secrets and Lies
50
3 comments:
Dr Strangelove, Fargo, Pulp Fiction, Police Acadamy 1, Bachelor Party, Dawn of the Dead (new), 12 monkeys, Ghostbusters, Southpark - bigger better uncut, BSG
1 Apocalypse Now - oh yeah!
2 The Apartment - not so much...
4 Chinatown - oh yeah!
5 Sexy Beast - yep.
6 2001: A Space Odyssey - oh yeah!
7 North by Northwest - oh god, yes!
8 A Bout de Souffle - oh god, yes!
9 Donnie Darko - oh yeah!
10 Manhattan - oh god, yes!
11 Alien - oh yeah!
12 Lost in Translation - oh yeah!
13 The Shawshank Redemption - oh yeah!
15 Pulp Fiction - oh god, yes!
16 Touch of Evil - oh yeah!
19 Boyz n the Hood - yep.
20 The Player - oh yeah!
22 Heavenly Creatures - oh yeah!
23 A Night at the Opera - oh yeah!
24 Erin Brockovich - yep.
25 Trainspotting - oh yeah!
26 The Breakfast Club - not so much...
28 Fanny and Alexander - yep.
29 Pink Flamingos - yep.
30 All About Eve - oh yeah!
31 Scarface - yep.
32 Terminator 2 - yep.
34 The Royal Tenenbaums - yep.
36 Fight Club - oh yeah!
37 The Searchers - oh god, yes!
38 Mulholland Drive - oh god yes!
40 The King of Comedy - oh yeah!
41 Manhunter - oh yeah!
42 Dawn of the Dead - oh god, yes!
44 Raising Arizona - oh god, yes!
45 Cabaret - oh yeah!
47 Brazil - yep.
49 Secrets and Lies - oh yeah!
50 Badlands - oh yeah!
Handy-Dandy Dave S. Movie Rating System Conversion Chart:
4 stars - oh god, yes!
3 stars - oh yeah!
2 stars - yep.
1 star - not so much...
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