The Center Seat

1. Ric Burke says:
   June 24, 2008 at 1:56 PM

   I'm totally obsessed with lists as well; as my 1,000 greatest film project will testify. Of that list I've seen 75/100, thanks to my lousy cinema I've still not seen There Will Be Blood.
   
   As lists go it's not the most imaginative, some of those films are questionable but that's the nature of lists in general, that's why they're so much fun.

   
2. Ryan McNeil says:
   June 24, 2008 at 1:58 PM

   I've seen 88 out of 100...I'm not sure if that means that I'm really good at picking 'em, or just have WAY too much time on my hands.
   
   Thought the list had a handful of omissions, as lists often do, but couldn't really complain with most of the choices.
   
   Oh, and because I'm geeky that way, here are the five movies of the ones you haven't seen that I'd suggest you see first (in no particular order)...
   
   - ED WOOD
   - RUSHMORE
   - L.A. CONFIDENTIAL
   - SWINGERS
   - SID & NANCY

   
3. Nayana Anthony says:
   June 24, 2008 at 2:02 PM

   Ibetolis... I didn't really do the list much credit. In the article, they explain much more about how they arrived at those particular choices. I was thrilled that they included LOTR as well as Moulin Rouge, but disappointed at the exclusion of Love, Actually.
   
   Mad Hatter...Thanks for the tip. I'm adding those to my Netflix queue.

   
4. Shannon the Movie Moxie says:
   June 24, 2008 at 2:10 PM

   I am with you on the list love! I've seen 78/100 with the remaining films either on my 'too see' on 'not going to watch' lists.
   
   It's wild to see the trends and changes in films over the past 25 years. But 25 feels like a long time especially in the look and feel of film, I mean Scarface feels like it was so long ago when you compare it to something like Casino Royale.

   
5. valis says:
   June 24, 2008 at 5:21 PM

   1. Pulp Fiction
   2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy
   3. Titanic
   4. Blue Velvet
   5. Toy Story - ground breaking animation sure, but otherwise who cares? (I used to put the army men promotional toys in the deep fryer when I worked at Burger King, they get really flexible!) - seen 1/2 on tv
   6. Saving Private Ryan
   7. Hannah and Her Sisters
   8. The Silence of the Lambs
   9. Die Hard
   10. Moulin Rouge - I thought this was boring crap, replace with Hedwig and the Angry Inch
   11. This Is Spinal Tap
   12. The Matrix
   13. GoodFellas
   14. Crumb - in Netflix queue
   15. Edward Scissorhands
   16. Boogie Nights
   17. Jerry Maguire - Another boring movie. I detest this movie whose plot seems to revolve around Jerry not thinking to call his clients one at a time instead of all at once
   18. Do the Right Thing - seen 1/3 of this on tv
   19. Casino Royale
   20. The Lion King
   21. Schindler's List
   22. Rushmore
   23. Memento
   24. A Room With a View
   25. Shrek - I hate this movie, more Mike Meyers using the same Scottish voice
   26. Hoop Dreams
   27. Aliens - I like Die Hard but Aliens is a much better action movie
   28. Wings of Desire - I actually was given a vhs copy of this but still haven't watched it. I really should.
   29. The Bourne Supremacy
   30. When Harry Met Sally...
   31. Brokeback Mountain
   32. Fight Club - A movie so great that it's biggest fans don't know it's making fun of them
   33. The Breakfast Club
   34. Fargo
   35. The Incredibles - in Netflix queue
   36. Spider-Man 2
   37. Pretty Woman
   38. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
   39. The Sixth Sense
   40. Speed
   41. Dazed and Confused
   42. Clueless
   43. Gladiator - in Netflix queue
   44. The Player
   45. Rain Man - seen 1/2 on tv
   46. Children of Men - I think this movie will be forgotten when Y: The Last Man gets made into a movie or three
   47. Men in Black
   48. Scarface - in Netflix queue
   49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
   50. The Piano
   51. There Will Be Blood - Bowling Pins! :)
   52. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad
   53. The Truman Show
   54. Fatal Attraction - seen last 1/3 on tv
   55. Risky Business - seen first 1/3 on tv
   56. The Lives of Others
   57. There’s Something About Mary - I think this is extraordinarily overrated
   58. Ghostbusters
   59. L.A. Confidential
   60. Scream
   61. Beverly Hills Cop
   62. sex, lies and videotape
   63. Big - Shows how far a movie can go fulfilling fantasies on an audience
   64. No Country For Old Men
   65. Dirty Dancing
   66. Natural Born Killers
   67. Donnie Brasco
   68. Witness
   69. All About My Mother
   70. Broadcast News - in Netflix queue
   71. Unforgiven
   72. Thelma & Louise
   73. Office Space
   74. Drugstore Cowboy
   75. Out of Africa
   76. The Departed
   77. Sid and Nancy - Movie that brought us:There's no fucking!, the I want a job song, and best movie performance by the World Trade Center towers ever (hint, at the end)
   78. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
   79. Waiting for Guffman
   80. Michael Clayton
   81. Moonstruck
   82. Lost in Translation
   83. Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn - One of the top three movies ever (with 2001 and Brazil)
   84. Sideways
   85. The 40 Year-Old Virgin - saw first 1/4 on tv
   86. Y Tu Mamá También - in Netflix queue
   87. Swingers - was told all the funny parts
   88. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
   89. Breaking the Waves
   90. Napoleon Dynamite
   91. Back to the Future
   92. Menace II Society
   93. Ed Wood
   94. Full Metal Jacket
   95. In the Mood for Love
   96. Far From Heaven
   97. Glory
   98. The Talented Mr. Ripley
   99. The Blair Witch Project
   100. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut
   
   
   
   I've seen 70 of these (in bold).
   
   Missing: Brazil (1985), Repo Man (1984), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), the Killer (1989) and Hard-Boiled (1992) by John Woo

   
6. Linda says:
   June 24, 2008 at 6:05 PM

   Love lists, I've seen 79 films on this one. Interesting to me that the bulk were in the top 50! Good list for rental recommendations.

   
7. David Bishop says:
   June 25, 2008 at 1:42 AM

   I don't like the word 'boring' that much, especially when used to describe a movie like Moulin Rouge. I'm used to hearing negative responses, but 'boring?'
   
   I think Memento is the only movie I'd condemn you for if you don't watch it before you die (Lucky I don't guard the pearly gates).

   
8. David Bishop says:
   June 25, 2008 at 1:46 AM

   Oh, and given that this is a list of movies over the past 25 years, and I'm only 21, I'm at a disadvantage and thusly, will not divulge my 'score.' Which is just another way of saying, "it's low."

   
9. Patricia Perry says:
   June 25, 2008 at 12:24 PM

   As someone who shares your love of lists, I enjoyed seeing this one. I've seen 82/100.
   
   Overall, I think it's kind of a lame list,though, and mine would look different (I second valis about "Brazil" belonging on the list,for starters - and it should probably be in the top 20.) I'd give you more specific updates, but my list-making brain cells are shutting down now.

   
10. Anonymous Says:
    June 26, 2008 at 1:44 AM

    Nayana,
    
    I'd have to agree with Pat, it's kinda lame, only 5 out of the 100 are foreign language films.
    
    But be that as it may, I've seen 90 of them.

    
11. Anonymous Says:
    June 30, 2008 at 11:21 PM

    Forest Gump? Shawshank Redemption? Star Wars? Narnia? to name a few... these should be in the top 100

    
12. Anonymous Says:
    June 30, 2008 at 11:26 PM

    oh... and crash???? where's requiem for a dream?

    
13. Nayana Anthony says:
    July 1, 2008 at 9:41 AM

    Wow, you guys are passionate. But I feel you. Word.

    

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