Top Movies According to IMDB (top 250) and AFI (top 100)
as of 08/14/04

 

12 Angry Men (1957)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Seemed to be a very long movie with a lot of silence.  I really did not care for this movie.

21 Grams (2003)

39 Steps, The (1935) - Hannay, a Canadian, meets Annabella Smith who is on the run from foreign agents. Later that night at his apartment, she is murdered. Hannay goes on the run to break the spy ring and thus prove his innocence.  What was interesting about this moving was to see even now, the same circumstances and innuendoes were used.  Admittedly, I fell asleep during the last 15 minutes.  I was interested in the plot but was not gripped by it – obviously!!

42nd Street (1933)

8½ (1963)

A Star Is Born (1954)

Adaptation. (2002) – My mind is still reeling after watching this movie. It’s a movie about 4 characters lives, irony, self-loathing, attaching and living life through another, profound sadness and emptiness in ones life, changing, clichés, selling out.  I laughed a lot during Charlie’s mindful chatter of self-hatred, low self esteem, being unsure of his self, etc.  I was almost disappointed in the twist near the end until I realized why it happened that way.  Chris Cooper was superb!  There is so much to say, I can’t find the words except that I really enjoyed it.

Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)

African Queen, The (1951)

Alien (1979) - First one is the best!  Space crew lands on planet, discovers weird creatures.

Aliens (1986)

All About Eve (1950) - Bette Davis stars as a famous actress who is fighting the passage of time as someone else steps in to take her place.  Great old film, fabulous acting, and dialogue.

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

All the President's Men (1976)

Almost Famous (2000) - Entertaining movie about a boy journalist that travels with a band and experiences the good and evil of rock n' roll industry.  Good story, good acting.

Amadeus (1984) - Story is told via flashbacks through the eyes of Salieri.  The story is fact mixed with probable fiction, beautiful music, and engaging plot and characters. 

American Beauty (1999) - Eh.  Didn't think it was great.  Definitely didn't think it deserved the hype.  Man unhappy with life, becomes happy, makes everyone else unhappy, fantasizes about daughter's young friend.  Blah.

American History X (1998)

Amores perros (2000)

An American In Paris (1951)

Annie Hall (1977)

Apartment, The (1960) - Very good and at times amusing story about a clerk who climbs his way quickly up the corporate ladder by allowing fellow executives to use his apartment for their romantic flings.  Along the way he falls for one of the ladies, who happens to be the mistress of his boss.

Apocalypse Now (1979) - Really great, long, movie... seen too many times.  Willard sent on a mission into Cambodia to assassinate a Green Beret thinks of himself as a God among a local tribe.  A lot of action, gore, violence.

Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) - Cary Grant plays Moritimor who marries the girl-the-door and on his way to his honeymoon, stops by to see his aunt's who are hiding a dark secret.  It's a slapstick comedy and sometimes even sillier than it should be.  Personally, I found it entertaining at first, but then after awhile of all the crazy-silliness, it got a bit exhausting to watch. 

Back to the Future (1985) - Really enjoy this one... love watching this on TNT.  Teen travels back to the 50s in a time-machine car, meets his parents, bully, and friend.

Beautiful Mind, A (2001) - Good movie about a schizophrenic man.  Russell Crowe was exceptional in this movie.


Beauty and the Beast (1991) – Timeless story of loving someone completely.  Not what they can do for you or how they can enhance your life, but loving them without an agenda, without wanting to change a thing about their personality.   You smile at their awkwardness, insecurities and quirkiness because you just love everything about them.  Now about the movie…  The story barely swept over the frightened turned into love aspect of the movie.  The music was loud and annoying most of the time and the animation wasn’t that beautiful either.  It even scared my 3-year-old niece.

Being John Malkovich (1999)

Being There (1979)

Ben-Hur (1959)

Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) – 3 WW11 veterans return home and discover how everyone, including themselves, had changed and try to get back to a normal life.  The background music in this movie was too much for my tastes.  It seemed like I was watching a mini-series, not really a movie.  It was a good story with some “beaver-clever” moments but overall a feel-good movie.

Big Fish (2003) - About a man who relives his father's tales to find out who his father was.  I got about a half way into it and fell asleep.  Didn't care for it.

Big Lebowski, The (1998) - Don't get it at all.  Dad and brothers love it - I didn't laugh at all.

Big Sleep, The (1946)

Blade Runner (1982) - Saw so long ago, I can't remember... have to watch again, I guess.

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Boot, Das (1981) - Seen many times and found it very sad. WWII war.  German subtitled. Submarine.  Don't want to say too much more.

Braveheart (1995) - A Scottish commoner gathers a group to war against English rule.  

Brazil (1985)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935) – Having never seen the original Frankenstein, I didn’t know what to expect except what I had heard over the years.  Doctor who created Frankenstein is persuaded by the evil Dr. Pretorius to create a mate for the monster.   While being hunted down, the monster befriends a blind man who teaches him how to speak in a “me Tarzan, you Jane” manner.  That was a pretty touching part of the movie as it humanizes the monster.  The rest of the movie was amusing – I’m sure not intended to be, but for a ’35 movie and its dialogue and overly dramatic cackles and acting, it IS amusing to watch.  Still, it kept me watching til the end and I wasn’t so disappointed.

Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)

Bringing Up Baby (1938) - Katharine Hepburn & Cary Grant star in this cute little movie about Grant's character, a paleontologist, who is trying to get a grant for his museum, from a wealthy donor.  He meets Hepburn's character, loses a dinosaur bone because of her dog, and there's a leopard involved.  Chatty, slapstick comedy... cute but as I felt with Arsenic and Old Lace, sometimes the slapstickiness went on too long and became exhausting.  Acting and dialogue were good though.

Broken Blossoms (1919)

Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)

Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) – Ummm… no.  This was not a good western, not a good story.  Paul Newman was amusing at times, but Robert Redford had about 15 lines total and lots of shooting scenes that looked really ridiculous.  I didn’t believe he actually made all those shots.  No, this wasn’t a great film at all.

Casablanca (1942) – A nightclub owner reunites with his old flame and her husband when they seek his help to get out of the country.  I really enjoyed the action, the dialogue, the chemistry between Bogart and Bergman.  This is a really enjoyable movie with very memorable lines

C'era una volta il West (1968)

Charade (1963)

Chinatown (1974)

Christmas Story, A (1983) - All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Rider BB Gun.  I adore Ralphie and consider this one of my favorite movies.

Cidade de Deus (2002) – Slums of Rio, drugs, children, violence, hope of achieving a better life for one’s self, and wars between rival gangs.  The directing and acting in this movie were flawless and fabulous.  Hard to watch at times, but worth it.

Citizen Kane (1941)

City Lights (1931)

Clerks (1994) - Funny, funny movie.  Probably the only Jay and Silent Bob movie that I find amusing.

Clockwork Orange, A (1971) – It’s a violent, disturbing movie.  But once you get past the sexual images and violence, search for the meanings and messages in the movie.  Alex commits many crimes and is sentenced to prison.  He is selected to undergo treatment that is to completely change his old ways.  How does this affect him after he gets out?  Is he cured?  And at what cost?

Conversation, The (1974)

Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)

Deer Hunter, The (1978) - Saw long ago, don't remember much.

Die Hard (1988) – A decent action flick but fell asleep in the theaters watching the sequels.

Die xue shuang xiong (1989)

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Dogville (2003) - This movie is another reason why I am glad I have this list. I probably would've passed by it at Blockbuster and never watched it. Before I started doing the list, I would've turned it off without giving it much of a chance. This is definitely worth watching, but beware it's a long one. It's about a woman on the run from the mob who stumbles across a small town called Dogville. The town agrees to hide her in exchange that she works for each of them. Town is reluctant at first, but Grace brings life to the small town. Of course the story would be boring if it ended there... there are twists and evil in Dogville. It's a film about human suffering, human tendancies, and arrogance. The movie is set on a stage with very few props (even the dog is a chalk outline!). However, it's like watching a play or reading a novel. The movie does not need props to be compelling, because the dialogue and acting is quite good (especially Nicole Kidman). There are times when it was a bit slow, but the ending took me by suprise. I had no idea that was how it was going to end -- very memorable. It's a good movie but probably not one I could sit through again.

Donnie Darko (2001) – Donnie is a disturbed teen that sees a brown evil-looking bunny and the bunny tells him to do things.  Is he crazy?  Frankly, I didn’t care.  It wasn’t horrible, it just lacked in so many ways.

Double Indemnity (1944)

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) – This wasn’t good nor was it a funny movie.  It completely escapes me as to why it is on the list.

Duck Soup (1933)

E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Cute movie about an alien who befriends a young boy and his siblings, but wants to go home.  Of course, I enjoyed this one when I was 9.

Easy Rider (1969)

Ed Wood (1994)

Elephant Man, The (1980) - Sad story that I've seen many times but only remember bits and pieces of a severely deformed man.

Enfants du paradis, Les (1945)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - A fabulous, original love story with Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet.  When their relationship turns sour and becomes too hard to handle emotionally, Clem decides to have her memory of Joel removed from her mind.  When Joel finds out, he does the same.  However, erased memories cannot deter finding your true love.  I LOVED this movie. I'm not really into Jim Carrey, but his acting did not resemble any other character I've seen him play. This is the second Kate Winslet movie for me, and I thought she did a really good job as Clem.  I loved the characters' quirks and craziness. The destruction of memory scenes were wild too. I really enjoyed the interaction between Clem and Joel. Very memorable movie.

Exorcist, The (1973) - A young girl becomes possessed by the devil and needs an exorcism.  Slow to get going but the visits to possessed Reagan are worth the wait.

Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001) – I absolutely adored this movie and Audrey Tautou.  This story is about a young, sweet Parisian girl who tries to help people around her find love and somewhere along the way finds love herself.

Fanny och Alexander (1982)

Fantasia (1940) - Haven't seen in a long time.

Fargo (1996) – Wow what a sad, sick, at times amusing, good movie.  Steve Buscemi is such a great actor – I love watching the sleazy characters that he portrays.  Jerry, played by William Macy (another great actor), hires two men to kidnap his wife so he can get his wealthy father-in-law to pay the ransom.  Things go horribly wrong.  Frances McDormand was really good in this too.

Festen (1998)

Fight Club (1999) - Loved 3/4 of the movie, but then it became silly.  A man meets a stranger who introduces him into an exciting new world and way of life.

Finding Nemo (2003) - How sweet and funny this one is!  A delight!  Beautiful animation.  Nemo and his father are separated.  Father, who has never ventured very far, searches for his son, who is about to become a nasty little girls pet.

Forrest Gump (1994) - A movie about a warm, sweet man in love with his childhood friend Jenny and being present at many historic events - living life.

Full Metal Jacket (1987) - Good war movie.

Gandhi (1982)

General, The (1927)

Gladiator (2000) - Roman general becomes gladiator to seek revenge.  Love Joaquin Phoenix in this one.

Glory (1989) - Long but good movie about civil war and all-black company.

Godfather, The (1972) - I've seen it, but so long ago I will have to watch again.

Godfather: Part II, The (1974) - I've seen it, but so long ago I will have to watch again.

Gold Rush, The (1925)

Gone with the Wind (1939) - Overacting, long, maybe good in it's day.  I wasn't impressed at all.

Good Will Hunting (1997) - Slow to get started for me, but ok.  Didn't think it lived up to the hype though.  Smart kid, friend, professor.  Yadda yadda.

Goodfellas (1990)

Graduate, The (1967) – Older married woman and young neighborhood family friend have an affair.  His family worries about him and is on his back about taking out the married woman’s daughter.  He reluctantly goes out with her and they end up hitting it off.  All hell breaks loose when the daughter finds out that he had an affair with her mother and refuses to see him anymore.  He goes after her and tries to convince her that he loves her.   What is missing is the huge chunk of how and why they fell in love.  Seems like they skipped over that part sadly.  Anyway, she decides to marry someone else and he goes after her to stop it.  Good movie.

Grande illusion, La (1937)

Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)

Great Dictator, The (1940)

Great Escape, The (1963)

Greed (1924)

Green Mile, The (1999) - Good, sad movie about death row guards and a wrongfully accused inmate with healing powers.

Groundhog Day (1993) - Love, love!!  Phil, a cynical weatherman, finds himself repeating February 2 over and over.  

Hable con ella (2002)

Harvey (1950)

Heat (1995)

Henry V (1989) – Still thinking about this one.

High Noon (1952)

His Girl Friday (1940) - Adorable chatty movie about a divorced couple who are reporters.  Cary Grant's character finds out that his ex-wife will be married and he comes up with some schemes to keep her on the job so that she cannot leave town with her fiancee to marry. It works, because she gets caught up in a story about a man who is to be hung... and that's all I can write about without giving the entire plot away.  Bottomline is that it is a very fastpaced, chatty, cute movie.

Hotaru no haka (1988)

Hustler, The (1961) – Paul Newman plays a pool hustler who wants to beat Minnesota Fats, played by Jackie Gleason.  I was really disappointed that Jackie did not have a stronger, bigger roll in this movie.  While I enjoyed Newman’s acting, this movie gets the award for the most annoying character ever in a movie played by Piper Laurie.  Her presence made it hard to watch at times and I really didn’t see how her role made much difference.  Neat to see a young George C. Scott.

Ikiru (1952) - Is about a man who finds out he is going to die and realizes that he hasn't lived at all. Pretty good story and well acted. Wantanbe's (the dying man) eyes were kind of creepy at times. I had no idea this is the same actor who was alive and kicking ass in Seven Samurai. Nifty.

In America (2002) – This is a really good film about a young family from Ireland that come to America and settled into a drug infested apartment in NY.  The parents are haunted by the death of their son (that happened a while ago) and find it hard to make it in their new surroundings.  Their two young daughters befriend a man in the apartment building who brings some light into each others lives.  The two young actresses are really outstanding in this film.

In the Heat of the Night (1967)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) – Adventure. Harrison movie.

Insider, The (1999)

Intolerance (1916)

It Happened One Night (1934) This was my first introduction to a Clark Gable movie -- and I loved it.  Very cute and amusing film about a famous rich girl who runs away from her father and meets a man - a reporter - who is looking for a great story to save his career... and then falls for her. 

It's a Wonderful Life (1946) – A frustrated man meets an angel and shows him what life would be like if he did not exist.  It’s a feel-good type of story that is appropriate to watch around the holidays. 

Jaws (1975) - First one is definitely the best.  About a hungry great white that terrorizes a small oceanfront community.  Really enjoy watching this one on lazy Sundays...

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) - Very bloody in an unreal way that made it fun to watch.  Surprisingly, I really enjoyed this!  Female assassin gets beaten and put into a coma on her wedding day.  After she awakens, she seeks revenge on those who beat her and killed her unborn child – specifically out to seek revenge on Bill.

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) – A great sequel to the first.  In this film, The bride, Beatrix, we see her kick some more ass, but also get to watch the early years when she trained with Pei Mei.  She also finds out her daughter is alive.  Not as much ass-kicking and bloodshed as the first, but still an enjoyable follow-up!

Killing, The (1956)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 

King Kong (1933) - Good classic.

L.A. Confidential (1997)

Ladri di biciclette (1948)

Laura (1944)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Léon (1994)

Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948)

Life of Brian (1979)

Lion in Winter, The (1968) - King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, yet he will not make a choice.  They and his wife (played by Katharine Hepburn) all plot against each other.  It's a human chess game... rich dialogue... you never know who is on who's side.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

Lola rennt (1998) - Lola has 20 minutes to save her boyfriend's life.  She runs throughout most of the movie. Cool techno soundtrack that fits perfectly with the running scenes.  Movie keeps pace well and has some interesting twists, yet not totally unexpected.  Good one though.

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) - Favorite of the trilogy.

Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) - Love the trilogy

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) - Love the trilogy

Lost in Translation (2003) - Washed-up Hollywood actor and bored young wife meet in Tokyo hotel and spend the week together. Good story with few amusing scenes by Bill Murray. 

M (1931)

Magnolia (1999) NOT a Tom Cruise fan at all, but he was superb in this movie playing an ego-maniac.  William H. Macy & John C. Reilly are also two really good actors who play interesting characters.

Maltese Falcon, The (1941) – Bogart plays Det. Sam Spade who gets involved in a murder mystery.  Tons of dialogue, not much action, too many plot twists, and unbelievable “love” between two characters.  Not my favorite Bogart movie.

Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962)

Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) - I couldn't sit throught it.  I was so bored with it that I turned it off.

Manhattan (1979)

Matrix, The (1999) - Really enjoyed it at the theaters, but didn't when I saw it again at home.  Keanu Reeves is good in it only because he doesn’t have all that much dialogue.  Action scenes entertaining though.  Soundtrack great!

Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) - It's sweetness and syrup made me laugh and sometime shocked.  It's a feel-good kinda flick where the girls finally have boyfriends, then their family is about to be uprooted from their beloved St. Louis to live in New York because their father accepted a job offer.   It's sweetness is appreciated.

Memento (2000) - Love this one!  Man experiences short-term memory loss.  He tries to find the killer of his wife by reading tattoos and notes that he leaves for himself.

Metropolis (1927)

Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Miller's Crossing (1990)

Minority Report (2002) - Eh.  Just don't like Tom Cruise and didn’t care for the storyline either.

Modern Times (1936)

Mononoke-hime (1997)

Monsters, Inc. (2001) - Very, very cute.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - Politicians decide that Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), a small town scoutmaster is just the perfect sucker to fill a vacant seat in the US Senate.  Jimmy Stewart was great in this role, the story and dialogue were engaging and exciting.  Really liked this one.

Mulholland Dr. (2001) - The first half of the movie was really good, but then the movie had some twists and turns that kind of fell flat in my opinion.  It's the kind of movie where you think one thing is happening but the character is messed up and living a distorted life.   

Mystic River (2003) - Sean Penn is a wonderful actor.  MR is a very good story about 3 childhood friends who grow up and meet again when one of their daughters is murdered.  One boy is the father, second is the suspect, and the third is the detective.

Nashville (1975)

Network (1976) – A great script, an interesting story that I would really like to see updated and remade.  Great acting by all – although I felt Dunaway was a bit over dramatic at times.   

Night at the Opera, A (1935)

Night of the Hunter, The (1955)

Ninotchka (1939)

North by Northwest (1959) - Interesting and enjoyable Hitchcock movie. A man is mistaken for a governmental agent and is pursued by a gang and the government.  

Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922) - I was really looking forward to viewing this one and was so disappointed when I actually did.  I've seen superior movies from this era that Nosferatu could not live up to.  The plot, the acting, the editing, the MUSIC = laughable.

Notorious (1946)

Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1989) - Story about a boy who loves the movies, befriends a man that teaches him about being a projectionist.  It's a sweet story.

On the Waterfront (1954)

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) - Good, sad, funny movie about a man in a mental institution and patients experiences with a nasty nurse.  Great cast.

Others, The (2001) - Loved Nicole Kidman in this!!  Mother and her two children are being haunted in a huge mansion.

Out Of The Past (1947)

Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La (1928) - The close-ups and camera angles used to capture the pain and emotions were truly incredible.  You didn't need words to know or to feel.   Falconetti's face is forever etched in my mind.

Paths of Glory (1957)

Patton (1970)

Persona (1966)

Philadelphia Story, The (1940) - Being a fan of all three actors (Stewart, Hepburn and Grant), I was eager to see and fall in love with this movie.  However, I felt let down in that it was an predictable plot, wasn't very funny, and I felt like I had seen Hepburn play this character in other films.  On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being best), I would have to say, sadly, I give it a 4. 

Pianist, The (2002) – A brilliant pianist witnesses the destruction of the Polish capital by Nazis.  His family is shipped off to labor camps and somehow he survives by living in the ruins of Warsaw.  This was a really good movie, wonderfully acted by Adrien Brody, and beautiful music.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Johnny Depp is superb!  Based on Disney's POTC.

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Platoon (1986) - Good, sad movie.

Princess Bride, The (1987) - Princess Buttercup and Wesley fall in love.  They seperate when Wesley seeks work to pay for their wedding.  Feared dead, Buttercup reluctantly agrees to marry a King but is kidnapped -- a few times.  Romance, action, love, very funny scenes and dialogue.  One of my favorites.

Psycho (1960) - Not a favorite, kind of boring.

Pulp Fiction (1994) - Four violent and vengeful stories.  Really good and different kind of movie.

Quatre cents coups, Les (1959)

Raging Bull (1980) – Jack LaMotta is unstoppable in the ring and fights with such volcanic rage.   The violence spills over into his personal life, which then leads to a path of self-destruction.  Long movie and wonderfully acted movie by both DeNiro and Pesci. 

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Great action movie with my first crush - Harrison Ford... :)

Rain Man (1988) - Good but didn't love it and didn't think it lived up to the hype.  Maybe it is because I despise Tom Cruise.

Ran (1985)

Rashômon (1950)

Rear Window (1954) – My most favorite Hitchcock movie thus far.  Starring Jimmy Stewart, a wheelbound photographer, who spends his days watching people through their windows and Grace Kelly, who plays his high society and very beautiful (wonderful costumes and a gorgeous back!) girlfriend.  Also with the lovable Thelma Ritter who plays Stewart’s nurse.  Stewart believes a neighbor murdered his wife but can’t prove it.  Did he or didn’t he?  

Rebecca (1940) - A pretty good Hitchcock movie about a newlywed couple and the husband's previous wife's life coming back to haunt them. 

Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Red River (1948)

Requiem for a Dream (2000) - Story about 4 people who become addicted and consumed by drugs.  They aspire to make something of themselves, to fulfill their dreams.  They spiral out of control and fail miserably.  I enjoyed the way the movie was shot and directed and thought Ellen Burstyn acted wonderfully in it.   I wasn't emotionally involved in this movie but thought it was good.

Reservoir Dogs (1992) - Good - definitely a guy’s movie.  A robbery gone wrong, a suspected rat in the gang.  Fast action, blood and gory scenes.

Right Stuff, The (1983) - Haven't seen in a long time...

Rio Bravo (1959)

Roman Holiday (1953) – Audrey Hepburn’s first starring role about a princess who is fed-up with her life and runs away.   Gregory Peck is a gambler and a reporter living in Italy where he meets the runaway and realizes he has a big profitable story on his hands.  The two have fun around Rome and develop feelings for each other.  It was a sweet movie with great costumes worn by Hepburn.  Unfortunately, I felt that there was a lack of chemistry and romance in the story.  The ending surprised me too. 

Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Good, sad movie.  US soldiers try to save fellow soldier.  WWII movie.

Schindler's List (1993)

Se7en (1995) - Good thriller about two cops who chase a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his mo.

Searchers, The (1956)

Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Shane (1953)

Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) - Great story, great acting.  Watched many, many times.  Every time I hear the word "obtuse", I think of this movie.  Man wrongfully accused of murder spends years in prison and plans an escape.  

Shichinin no samurai (1954) - A witty and upbeat film about a poor farming community that seeks to find some samurais to defend their land and crops against thieves.  Great movie.

Shining, The (1980) - Favorite all-time horror! Love it!  Aspiring writer and his family become caretakers of the Overlook Hotel during the winter and encounter possession and hauntings.  

Shrek (2001) - This is such a wonderful story!  A great movie.  Shrek, an ugly orge who lives alone in the woods; a donkey who runs away from the king and befriends Skrek; a midget king who sends Shrek on a mission to rescue Princess Fiona (so that the king may marry her) and in doing so will get his land back; the beautiful Princess Fiona who is really something quite different on the inside, falls for Shrek.

Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) - Another favorite thriller that I have watched many times and still get freaked out.  FBI agent seeks help from psychotic Dr. Lecter when women are missing/killed by a serial killer.

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Sixth Sense, The (1999) – Ok. Didn't think it was great.  Man meets boy who sees dead people and the they help the dead people right wrongs.

Sjunde inseglet, Det (1957)

Sleuth (1972)

Sling Blade (1996) - Slow but good movie about a slow, mentally ill man who befriends a young boy.  mmHmmm! John Ritter was really good in this too.

Smultronstället (1957)

Snatch. (2000)

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Some Like It Hot (1959) – Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis play musicians who are witnesses to murders by some mob gang.  They escape the mob and flee the area and take a job posing as women in an all girl band.  This movie was very amusing.  Jack Lemmon is so funny!

Spartacus (1960)

Spider-Man 2 (2004) - A very good sequel.  Probably better than the first...

Stagecoach (1939) A stagecoach trip becomes disrupted by Geronimo.  Passengers include a pregnant woman, a drunk doctor, a sleazy gambler, a prostitute, and the famous Ringo Kid.  The dialogue was so well done in this movie that you got a feeling for all of the characters involved… kind of rare from what I’ve seen of 30’s movies anyway.

Stalag 17 (1953)

Stand by Me (1986) - 4 boys, death of a friend, and finding a missing boys body.  I don’t thinking it was as great as everyone else.

Star Wars (1977) - Childhood favorite, seen a thousand times!

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) - Favorite childhood trilogy.

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) - Not my favorite, but good.

Station Agent, The (2003)

Sting, The (1973)

Strada, La (1954)

Straight Story, The (1999)

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)

Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)

Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Taxi Driver (1976) – I was expecting to see a smart dramatic thriller but what I saw was a mediocre script laced with bad background music.  This is one movie that, for me, did not transcend time very well.  DeNiro is interesting to watch at the very least but I didn’t feel very involved with his character.  He plays a lonely man fed-up with the scum of the city.  He’s immature and twisted in that he spends his time working long hours and spends his time off in porno theaters just to kill time because he can’t sleep.  He is interested in a girl but because he is immature and twisted, he ruins that fast.  I believe this movie was shocking in its time and still carries that reputation because of Jodie Foster plays 12.5 year-old prostitute – and there wasn’t much depth in her character either.  Not enough time to really care about her except that she was a 12-year-old prostitute.  The climatic scene was really unbelievable and uncoordinated.

Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta (1986)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Favorite part is when Sara is running thru the halls of the mental hospital and comes face to face with Arnold.

Terminator, The (1984) - Even though special affects are outdated it is still entertaining to watch.  Terminator travels back in time to kill Sarah Conner.  

The Big Parade (1925)

The Birth Of A Nation (1915)

The Crowd (1928)

The Lady Eve (1941)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

The Quiet Man (1952)

Third Man, The (1949)

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - I really enjoyed the kids in this movie.  For children, their acting was very good.  It seemed kind of long to me though and both times that I watched it, I fell asleep during the trial parts! 

Touch of Evil (1958)

Toy Story (1995) – A fabulous movie with so many funny, clever moments!  Toys come to life when they are not being watched.  Woody is the favorite toy of Andy but then Woody gets jealous when Andy gets a new toy, Buzz Lightyear, for his birthday and Woody is not played with as much.   When the two toys become separated from their home, they form a bond and learn many lessons as they make the journey back home. 

Toy Story 2 (1999) - Woody has to decide between life with Andy and his pals, or go with his new friend who were part of cowboy collection.  I thought it was really cute, had funny moments, but I really loved the first one better.

Traffic (2000)

Trainspotting (1996) - Weird but good about drugs, drugs and more drugs.

Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948) – Three poor men meet up and go on a journey in Mexico to find gold.  Their trust, friendship, and their very own lives become threatened on this journey.  The first half of the movie was really enjoyable for me.  I enjoyed the action and the acting during the first hour or so, but wasn’t too thrilled with the conclusion.  

Trois couleurs: Rouge (1994) - A woman discovers that her neighbor invade's other people's privacy.  It's also how personal decisions affect stranger's lives... not my favorite of the trilogy. 

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Twelve Monkeys (1995) - Alright.

Unforgiven (1992)

Untouchables, The (1987)

Usual Suspects, The (1995)

Vertigo (1958) – Boring, and unmemorable. But will watch again to see if my opinion has changed since the first time I watched it.

Vita è bella, La (1997)

Whale Rider (2002)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) - Now I know why Elizabeth Taylor was considered a great actress... this is the first time I've appreciated her acting ability.  She plays the wife who just humiliates her husband and flirts with the new professor that he brings over one night.  It's a very talkative movie, exhausting to watch, but worth it for the acting.

Wild Bunch, The (1969)

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Wizard of Oz, The (1939) - As a child, I was not very fond of it because the munchkins, goblins, and wicked witch were rather scary.  Preteens to adult, I definitely appreciate the unique story and still think of it fondly.

Wo hu cang long (2000)

Wuthering Heights (1939)  - The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers in the early 19th centery.  Mr. Earnshaw bring homes an orphan he calls Heathcliff to join the family.  After the Mr. Earnshaw’s death, Hindley, Earnshaw's son, despises Heathcliff and makes him work as the famly stable boy.  However, Cathy, Hindley’s sister, and Heathcliff are best of friends and sneak off together.  As they grow, Cathy is more interested in the finer things and begs Heathcliff to go off and make something of himself so he can take her away from the farm.  One day, Cathy meets Edgar Linton, a wealthy neighbor, and everything changes.  Heathcliff’s character is like a love-sick robot with no depth and Cathy is a spoiled rotten, shallow individual.  I didn’t believe there was any love between them at all.

West Side Story (1961)   - Everyone pretty much knows what that is about. I've seen it as a high school play as a teenager and enjoyed it then. I didn't really care for the movie though... just seemed hokey. Gangs snapping fingers and twirling around? Eck.

Top Hat (1935)

X2 (2003) 

Thin Man, The (1934)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Ying xiong (2002) - Beautiful cinematography but storyline lacked.  Worth a viewing though.

Yojimbo (1961)

Young Frankenstein (1974)

 

Somewhere in Time should be on this list! :)