So, my thinking was that it’d be cool to watch some of the ‘greats’ when it comes to films. My own preference is pretty narrow…..I tend to go for made-for-TV films based on some horrific crime or with some turbulent emotional undercurrent. So the Channel 5 Monday to Friday 3.15pm movie slot tends to cater for my needs! I live in a house with 3 people whose movie knowledge is really good so I thought I should check out the top movies ever and watch them. Initially, I was going to go for the top 250 (as of 1 August 2017 on the IMDB website) but that means staying glued to the sofa for a ridiculous amount of time so I’ve made it 50 instead. I’ve seen around 14 of the films first so I’ve a long way to go and looking at the ones I haven’t seen, they’re really not me! I’m definitely not into westerns or sci-fi. But this means that I get to have extra movie dates with my husband! Here’s the list (the ones I’ve seen are in bold). Perhaps we’ll start with the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- Shawshank Redemption
- The Godfather
- The Godfather part 2
- The Dark Knight
- 12 Angry Men
- Schindler’s List
- Pulp Fiction
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
- Fight Club
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Forrest Gump
- Star Wars: Episode V (The Empire Strikes Back)
- Inception
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- Goodfellas
- The Matrix
- Seven Sumurai
- Star Wars: Episode IV
- City of God
- Se7en
- The Silence of the Lambs
- It’s a Wonderful Life
- Life is Beautiful
- The Usual Suspects
- Leon
- Saving Private Ryan
- Spirited Away
- Once Upon a Time in the West
- American History X
- Instellar
- Psycho
- Casablanca
- City Lights
- The Green Mile
- Untouchable
- Modern Times
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- The Pianist
- Rear Window
- The Departed
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Back to the Future
- Whiplash
- Gladiator
- The Prestige
- Memento
- The Lion King
- Apocalypse Now
