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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Top 100 Movie List by Tallbrey



To give you a basic guideline and rubric for whether or not you think I'm an idiot, I give you this list of my biggest movie influences. When I give a review; You look at this list, and realize that you cannot find Steel Magnolias or Bring it On on my top 10, and thought they should have been, you are a girlie and I don't want you reading my blog.


However, if you look at my list and find common-ground, I welcome you as a kinsman. Feel free to let me know how you think I mis-ranked this list. Sidenote- many movies are on here because of the way they changed filmmaking through their groundbreaking style, effects, or innovation.
Love,
- Tallbrey

**= never watch again.

1. Shawshank Redemption
2. Braveheart
3. O Brother Where Art Thou
4. Life Is Beautiful
5. The Godfather: Part II
6. Gladiator
7. Lord of the Rings: I-III
8. Saving Private Ryan
9. The Count of Monte Cristo
10. The Matrix
11. 28 Days Later
12. The Dark Knight
13. Tombstone
14. Cinderella Man
15. Last of the Mohicans
16. The Godfather: Part I
17. Dances with Wolves
18. Fight Club
19. City of God
20. Jurassic Park
21. Coolhand Luke
22. Snatch
23. The Patriot
24. Silverado
25. The Prestige
26. The Princess Bride
27. Lonesome Dove
28. SE7EN
29. Raiders of the Lost Ark
30. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
31. The Usual Suspects
32. Lion King
33. **American History X
34. Master and Commander
35. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
36. The Green Mile
37. True Grit (2010)
38. **Pulp Fiction
39. The Silence of the Lambs
40. Man from Snowy River
41. Amistad
42. The Last Samurai
43. Slumdog Millionaire
44. Batman Begins
45. The Ring
46. No Country for Old Men
47. Big Fish
48. Inglorious Basterds
49. The 6th Sense
50. V for Vendetta
51. Back to the Future Trilogy
52. Forrest Gump
53. Arlington Road
54. The Sting
55. Rocky
56. The Truman Show
57. Crash
58. Sean of the Dead
59. Inception
60. The Bourne Trilogy
61. The Shining
62. The Departed
63. **GoodFellas
64. Gran Torino
65. Casa Blanca
66. The Hangover
67. Titanic
68. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
69. Blazing Saddles
70. Jerry Maguire
71. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (game changing technology)
72. The Pianist
73. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
74. The Fugitive
75. Momento
76. Heat
77. Unforgiven
78. Royal Tenenbaums
79. Signs
80. Aladdin
81. **Reservoir Dogs
82. Ghostbusters
83. Billy Madison
84. Jackass Trilogy
85. Singin’ in the Rain
86. Hot Fuzz
87. **Requiem for a Dream
88. Good Will Hunting
89. The Town
90. Miracle
91. Bottle Rocket
92. Open Range
93. The Outsiders
94. Primal Fear
95. The Road
96. 300
97. Avatar
98. Passion of the Christ
99. Tommy Boy
100. Kill Bill: Vol. I & II


***** Mini-series/shows that should be on this list, as they are worthy. (both
for writing and acting)


*Deadwood
*Rome
*Mad Men
*Breaking Bad
*The Walking Dead
*Spartacus: Blood and Sand
*Dexter
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  1. AnonymousApril 6, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    I realize that this is a list of your biggest movie influences, not a list of the greatest movies of all time. However, my comments below are predicated upon the assumption that you simply haven't seen the movies that I mention. If you had, you certainly would've included them.

    A couple of glaring errors. No mention of Deadwood in the appendix. Also, no mention of Fifth Element. Without these 2, we can't be friends.

    No Empire Strikes Back? No matter what you think of Star Wars in general, you cannot discount the fact that ESB is a great movie, and "I am your father" was one of the most surprising turns in any movie ever. Because of our age, we fail to realize how big that revelation was when it happened.

    Other than some changing of the order (I think Matrix has to be higher, for instance), it's a good list. A little slanted toward modern flims, but I don't know if there's any way to get around that. No Hitchcock, for instance, is a problem for me. Also, you have to consider Casablanca, Chinatown and French Connection--3 of the greatest movies of all time. Watch them if you haven't seen them--you'll be glad you did. Also, Jaws has to be considered.

    I would've included more sports movies--Hoosiers being chief among those. If Shooter knew you left his movie off, he'd run the picket fence on you, and Jimmy Chitwood would sink a jumper all up in your face. Also, Raging Bull is a must have.

    In the comedy genre, I would have to include Christmas Vacation, Fletch & The Three Amigos, just because of the sheer number of times I've watched each.

    Arlington Road is one of my obscure favorites. Gilly refuses to watch it. The Sting is one of my favorites, and I'm glad you included it. Good to see Blazing Saddles on your list.

    Lastly and most importantly, I'm sure I missed it somehow--maybe it's on another, better list or it has it's own blog entry entitled Grand Champion--but I didn't see Joe Dirt on the list. I assume that its exclusion is some sort of joke. It certainly couldn't be an oversight.

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