My Top 45 Favorite Movies #40-45
Submitted by manyslus on Wed, 08/15/2001 - 02:47
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- 40. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: This is a movie that i recently got around to seeing, and i can say that i was pleasently suprised. The acting is great in this, and it is the first western i've seen with James Stewert. I used to this that he wouldn't be good as a cowboy after seeing movies like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and Vertigo but i was wrong. Strong performances by Wayne, and Stewart. Also a great story with lots of twists. Directed by John Ford
- 41. The Exorcist: The Exorcist, is one of the only movies that i've seen that can scare me every time i watch it. When this was orig. released, they had ambliances waiting at the theatre for people. The older version is better than the one they recently released, because they didn't mess it up with adding parts to it, (like when Ellen Burstyn (Blair's mother), goes through the house when the possession starts to happen, and on the walls, there are demon faces... kinda cheesy). Other than that, and changing the famous "scene you've never seen" of Linda Blair walking down the stairs in a "spider walk", this is a great thriller that will make you afraid to go to sleep. Don't watch before bed. Directed by William Friedkin.
- 42. The Empire Strikes Back: My least favorite Star Wars Trilogy Movie, but still one of my favorite, is The Empire Strikes Back. The second movie of the Star Wars Trilogy, grabs you with the opening 15 minutes, but then drags at the Jedi training (Yoda part). But has one of the greatest endings of all movies with the famous, "light saber" fight between Luke and Vader. Directed by Irvin Kershner.
- 43. Rain Man: One of the only movies that almost made me cry, is Rain Man. This is a great story starring Tom Cruise, and Dustin Hoffman. One of Dustin Hoffman's best performances of his career, plays the austic brother of Tom Cruise. Tom Crusie steals Hoffman away from his "home" after finding out that they are brothers, when their father dies, and leaves $3 million to Hoffman. Cruise and Hoffman bond on the journey, which is a real emotional roller coaster the whole way through. Directed by Barry Levinson.
- 44. The Shawshank Redemption: This is one of the hardest films of my list to explain, but i'll try my best. This is the story of Andy (Tim Robbins) who is sent to prision and meets Red (Morgan Freemen). They become friends, and without giving too much of the story away, go through alot together. A MUST SEE movie, if you haven't seen it already. Directed by Frank Darabont.
- 45. Silence of the Lambs: The film most everyone has probably seen on TV on in the movies after the hype of Hannibal. This is the story of an investigator, Clarice (Jodie Foster), who uses Dr. Lector's (Anthony Hopkins) serial-killer mind, to track down another serial killer, Buffalo Bill. The most memorable moment is when Hopkins is describing how he ate his victims ("i'm having an old friend for dinner"). Directed by Jonathan Demme.
Author Comments:
After seeing alot of "100 best movies" lists, i decided to give my opinion a shot. I can't really make a "best movies" list, because i haven't seen all of the movies ever made. But, these are the movies that i have seen, and are my favorites. I liked the way lbangs did his "100 best/favorite cds" list, so i decided to use that format.
Cool! I love seeing lists that include comments with the listing. I'm looking forward to seeing your top 10. It's hard to comment on these before the final chapter is posted, as only then can you tell what is going to be omitted. ;-) I will say that The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite of the series, but I agree that the training dragged a bit at times. But I loved it for it's darkness, and I thought it had the best character development by far. Still, glad to see it made the cut, at least. And I enjoyed your Exorcist comments; I wondered what was different about the new version.
thanks jim, i can tell you, that you def. don't want to rent/buy the new exorcist. If you like these movies, you probably won't be dissapointed by the top 10. Thanks
oh, BTW, i just wanted to post, and say that i saw 2 great movies this week. Memento, and The Others. Both are WELL worth seeing in the theatre, espically The Others, which took me completely by suprise!