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Horror
The Howling (1981)
The Exorcist (1973)
John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Halloween (1979)
Psycho (1960):
The Evil Dead trilogy (1981)
30 days of Night (2007)
Frankenstein (1994)
Dracula (1992)
Silver Bullet (1985)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
Sci Fi
Aliens (1987)
Star Wars trilogy (1977-83)
E.T. (1982)
Independence Day (1996)
The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Terminator (1984)
Serenity (2005)
Crime
Thunderheart (1992)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Zodiac (2007)
The Big Easy (1986)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
The Accused (1988)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
El Mariachi (1992)
Sin City (2005)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Mob
Once Upon A Time In America (1984)
Goodfellas (1990)
The Godfather (1972)
The Untouchables (1987)
Thriller
Jaws (1975):
Cape Fear (1962)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Comedy
Stripes (1981)
Princess Bride (1987)
Zombieland (2009)
Arsenic & Old Lace (1944)
The Thin Man (1934)
Topper (1937)
Bad Teacher (2011)
Action
Haywire (2012)
Hanna (2011):
Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2 (2003-4)
Gladiator (2000)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Drama
Mask (1985)
Silkwood (1983)
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
Casablanca (1942)
Whale Rider (2002)
Inherit The Wind (1960)
Sophie's Choice (1982)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Hoffa (1992)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
A League of Their Own (1992)
Joan of Paris (1942)
Romantic
Titanic (1997)
Heaven Knows Mr. Allison (1957)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Somewhere In Time (1980)
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
High Road To China (1983)
War
Glory (1989)
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Platoon (1986)
Casualties of War (1989)
The Longest Day (1962)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Fantasy
Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-3)
The Crow (1994)
300 (2006)
Big Trouble In Little China (1986)
Cargasms
Vanishing Point (1971)
Fast Five (2011)
Bullitt (1968)
Western
Dances With Wolves (1990)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
3:10 To Yuma (1957)
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
El Dorado (1966)
The Searchers (1956)
What a long ass list, huh? I'm glad you stuck it out. What are some of your favorites? And don't forget to check out Brent's list.
you have a great list... as i scroll down your list... i find it hard to make a list when someone asks you to make one but if no one asks you can throw out a 100 titles.
ReplyDeletegood thing your list reflects many good/great films. i am adding labyrinth, remo williams, repo man, pale rider, sweeney todd and more... bravo on thunderheart i forgot about that wonderful film.
I know, right? If someone asked me to list my movies, I would not be able to, but because I just wanted to, here they are and I have tons more swirling around in my brain.
DeleteLoved Sweeney Todd and OMG Remo Williams was awesome. I'm happy you're a Thunderheart fan as well. I love Graham Greene in there.
Great list! Made me want to watch a few of those over again!
ReplyDeleteHey Siv, glad you liked my rather long list. I think I want to re-watch some of these right now, myself. :)
DeleteExcellent list! Can't leave out Zombieland or the Evil Dead series. And The Princess Bride is a must.
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you, my fellow movie geek! I am honored. No, there was no way I was leaving these three out. They were must includes. LOL
DeleteGreat list and who can blame you for going over? Tough to pick 50, and after reading your list, there's man more I could add. "Dog Soldiers!" That's a great horror movie, and "Bullitt" Nice picks!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you went over too. It is so hard to pick just 50 when we both have so many favorites. I see we both love Jaws. What a film!
DeleteI'm so happy you did this with me. We should do a movie next time. :)
TITANIC, darling? Tell me I didn't read that correctly :)
ReplyDeleteSILKWOOD is still one of the most disturbing dramas ever. And a true story....
So many violent films on the list, tell me, Melsy, how come you're not the mobster madre yourself :) Or is there something me doesn't know about the crime circles in Chicago :PPPPP
You absolutely read that correctly. I LOVE Titanic. The disaster has fascinated me since the fourth grade and this was the best Titanic film I had ever seen.
DeleteWell, my dear I confess, I am a self-appointed crime boss here in Chitown. I am the South Side LOL.
On our first date Rob took me to see Encino Man. I married him anyway.
ReplyDeleteRob is a lucky man. Encino Man? Did you make him jog home at least? On the other hand, it did have Brendan Fraser which is a plus in the eye candy department. ;)
Deleteyour list really is close to what mine would be. I thought I was the only one who knew about DOG SOLDIERS! LOL. Thanks for retweeting Victor's wise remarks. :-)
ReplyDeleteMy list nearly matched yours? How cool! I knew there was a reason I liked you. :) Dog Soldiers rules. LOL
DeleteAnytime on the RT's. I love Victor.
Awesome list, Melissa. Silver Bullet and Dog Soldiers are among my fave werewolf flicks (along with American Werewolf in London). I loooooove the Thin Man movies. Haven't seen Somewhere in Time recently but remember it very fondly indeed. Under action/comedy, do you recall an early 80s flick with JoBeth Williams and Tom Conti, called American Dreamer? I'm not sure why, but reading through your list made it come to mind. It's not ground-breaking cinema, but I found it a lot of fun. :-)
ReplyDeleteSome Dark Romantic
Thanks, mina! I very nearly kept American Werewolf in London as I love that film.
DeleteI do recall American Dreamer. Co-written by the awesome David Greenwalt before his Whedonverse days. I need to watch that. Haven't seen it in forever.
I was lucky enough to watch Zombieland being filmed on Hollywood Boulevard during a mini trip to LA. So so fun!!
ReplyDeleteHow incredibly cool that you got to see them shoot Zombieland. I LOVE that movie. :)
DeleteWow, great picks, hon. Seriously! Not that I'm surprised though. ;)
ReplyDeleteThe only film I was disappointed to see on your list was 30 Days of Night. I thought it was mediocre at best.
And no [REC]? :) I thought you love this one.
OK, I agree about The Terminator, but where is the sequel? It was superior in many ways.
Other than that - IMPRESSIVE list!
I'm very happy you enjoyed my list, hon. It is by no means ALL of my faves. [REC] did not make the cut because I already had too many horror and these are the ones that I have watched the most. 30 Days of Night... well we'll agree to disagree as I think it's one of the best vampire movies. :)
DeleteTerminator 2 is missing the most essential element for me...Michael Biehn. Sorry, but I loved the first more than the second, but I do love JD, don't get me wrong. It's still a fave, just not more than one. :)
We do have great taste in film so I know we would have a blast if we ever did a movie marathon. Hugs!
Great Mel's-own-rules list!
ReplyDeleteMy favorites from those you've included:
The Exorcist
Star Wars trilogy
Pulp Fiction
Sin City
Kill Bill Vol 1 & 2
Princess Bride
Gladiator
Lord of the Rings trilogy
300
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Let me try to think of some faves of mine that aren't on your list:
Horror--Sleepy Hollow, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, An American Werewolf in London
Sci-Fi--Planet of the Apes (1968), The Road Warrior, Back to the Future, Robocop, The Matrix, Watchmen, X-Men series
Crime-- Two Hands (Australian)
Comedy--The Producers (1968), Young Frankenstein, Life of Brian, Purple Rose of Cairo, Local Hero, Galaxy Quest, Amelie
Drama--Dear Frankie, Everything is Illuminated
Romance--The Irony of Fate (Ironiya Sudby), Ladyhawke, Kate & Leopold
War--Gallipoli, Band of Brothers (I know, I know, it's a miniseries, but I LOVE it), The Sharpe series (I know, I know...), The Horatio Hornblower series (I know, I know...), Admiral (an awesome Russian war flick)
Fantasy--The Fountain, Night Watch/Day Watch series, The Brothers Grimm, Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
How could I not have kept Young Frankenstein on there? Ah well...Sweeney Todd almost made the cut as did Road Warrior and Galaxy Quest.
DeleteLadyhawke...I'd forgotten about that one. I'll have to find it and re-watch. I haven't seen it forever.
I'm very happy you enjoyed my list and it rocks that we have similar tastes. we'd have a great movie night together.
Let's put that on the bucket list.
DeleteAwesome list - the one I'm happiest to find on here? Stripes, of all things! I love that movie so much! You guys both kicked ass on this one!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mr. Edwards! Coming from an awesome cinema man such as yourself, I am honored. Stripes is a treasure beyond compare. :)
DeleteAny list with Big Trouble in Little China in it is a list I am greatly interested in.
ReplyDeleteHell to the yeah, Rusty! Big T in LC is one of the all time best and I think, one of Kurt Russell's finest performances. Glad you liked my list.
DeleteMy favourite thing on your list is a category: Cargasm! What a perfect description of V8 cinema. One I'd add to the cargasm list is The Seven-Ups, a cop movie that's practically a sequel to The French Connection. I've got a review of it here.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Cargasm is a great category isn't it? I first heard that term at The Chitown Auto show. And I will definitely be checking out your review for The Seven-Ups. I love me the car flicks or should I say V8 cinema? I love that term and thank you for sharing.
Deleteyay, one helluva list! Love the Cargasm-category too :)
ReplyDeleteNice to see the underrated Zodiac and the super-hilarious Bad Teacher on your lists - but where's Terminator 2? Do you really prefer the first part?
Cargasm is a wonderful category. I had to include my fave car flicks. :)
DeleteAh Terminator 2...I loved it and it's still a fave. One of the 500 that got left off, actually, but it lacks the one essential element: Michael Biehn. Sorry, but he is the sole reason why Terminator the Original gets the nod. LOL
Excellent fantasy selection - can't fault it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! That makes me happy because I know what a fantasy fan you are. :)
DeleteBIIIIIG trouble, in little china,china!!!
ReplyDeleterock on girl!
although you are missing my favorite movie of all time:
Dead Poets Society
an accidental overlook, i'm sure. :)
Yay! More Big Trouble fans!! Love that movie. Yes, it was an oversight on my part not to include DPS. It was and is a tremendous film. :)
DeleteFor me not watching to many new releases, I was happy to see that I have seen and loved most of the movies on your list, Melissa, and that we have many of them on VHS and DVD. I will never tire of The Princess Bride, and Big Trouble in Little China is also one of my favorites. Thanks for pulling this all together for us!
ReplyDeleteKathy M.
That makes me happy that we have such a shared taste in films. And Kurt Russell in Big Trouble is definitely one of my all time faves. I watch it whenever I have need of a good laugh. Same goes for Princess Bride. "As you wish"...Thanks, Kathy!
DeleteThanks for having Serenity on the Sci-fi list. She flew for too short a time.
ReplyDeleteShe did indeed fly too short a time, KC. Serenity and Firefly are huge sources of inspiration for me. Whedon is definitely a treasure.
DeleteI've just come over from Brent's place to peruse your list and I'm happy to see that a lot of your choices appear amongst my own favourite movies.
ReplyDeleteAliens, Mississipi Burning, Jaws, When Harry Met Sally, Enter the Dragon, Dances with Wolves,Vanishing Point, Bullitt and The Good The Bad And The Ugly.
I'll look forward to you posting 51-100!
Thanks Paul! Sounds like we share excellent taste. I think I do need to create another post list with more flicks. :)
DeleteYES. To all of these movies. And I love that cargasm has its own section, I'm, just saying. Win.
ReplyDeleteAlso, congrats! I've given you an award on my blog. Go here to check it out! http://the-smoking-pen.blogspot.com/2012/08/11-badass-questions.html
DeleteSomehow I knew you'd like my picks. We rock! Cargasm definitely had to have its own category. What can I say, I drool over them more than the stars sometimes.
DeleteAnd thanks for the award! I am honored, my sista.
I loved The Terminator. Such a great movie and a wonderful love story. Saw it three times in the theater. I saw Titanic three times, too.
ReplyDeleteWhen Harry Met Sally is 'our' movie, because my husband and I WERE Harry and Sally.
The love story is precisely why The Terminator rules over the equally excellent sequel, Judgement Day. I saw Titanic 3 times in the theater as well. What an awesome movie!
DeleteLoved Harry and Sally and that is too cool that you and your husband are them. :) Having an "our" movie is wonderful.
Most of these I know. The Crow still gives me chills. It was so disturbing.
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