Thursday, July 16, 2009

Top 200 by Khristopher Lund

Seriously two hundred?

It all started with a, “What do you mean you haven’t seen The Wild Bunch?”

“Well why don’t you send me a list of the top ten I should have seen?”

Ten, sure, ten adventures, ten romances, ten foodie, there is no just ten. So I started writing categories for top tens, and ended up with twenty top ten lists. As with all “Best Of’s” and “Top Ten’s” there is bound to be differences of opinion and generational gaps. I welcome all input as it is the best way to expand my cinematic enjoyment by experiencing that which others consider to be the best.

TOP 10 FOODIE MOVIES
10. Waiting…
9. The Big Night
8. Ratatouille
7. Mostly Martha
6. Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory ‘71
5. Vatel
4. Like Water for Chocolate
3. Eat Drink Man Woman
2. Babette’s Feast
1. Tampopo

TOP 10 FOUNDATION MOVIES
10. Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams
9. To Kill a Mockingbird ‘67
8. The Maltese Falcon
7. Ragtime
6. Blade Runner
5. Fandango
4. Blazing Saddles
3. Local Hero
2. Kelly’s Heroes
1. North by Northwest

TOP 10 ALPHA MALE MOVIES

10. Conan the Barbarian
9. Rambo First Blood
8. Spartacus
7. Road Warrior
6. Full Metal Jacket
5. The Predator
4. Hunt for Red October
3. The Dirty Dozen
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark
1. The Wild Bunch

TOP 10 DISTURBING MOVIES
10. Brazil
9. Psycho ‘60
8. Poltergeist
7. Exorcist
6. Apocalypse Now
5. The Shining
4. Cape Fear ‘91
3. Trainspotting
2. The Cook the Thief His Wife and Her Lover
1. A Clockwork Orange

TOP 10 FOREIGN FILMS
10. The Lover
9. Mediterraneo
8. Pan’s Labyrinth
7. Red White & Blue – Three Colors Trilogy
6. The Decalogue
5. The Last Kiss
4. The Coke Cola Kid
3. The City of Lost Children
2. Tie Me Up Tie Me Down
1. Cinema Paradiso

TOP 10 MUSICALS
10. Paint Your Wagon
9. Camelot
8. Across the Universe
7. The Wizard of Oz
6. West Side Story
5. Mary Poppins
4. O Brother Where Art Thou?
3. A Chorus Line
2. The Commitments
1. Guys and Dolls

TOP 10 CLASSICS
10. Amadeus
9. The African Queen
8. It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad Mad World
7. 2001 A Space Odyssey
6. Manhattan
5. Alien
4. The Godfather
3. The Professional
2. Casablanca
1. Dr. Strangelove

TOP 10 STONER FLICKS
10. The Money Tree
9. Point Break
8. A Waking Life
7. Anchorman
6. Fast Times at Ridgemont High
5. Heavy Metal
4. Homegrown
3. Up in Smoke
2. Half Baked
1. The Big Lebowski

TOP 10 COMEDIES
10. Animal House
9. Stripes
8. Caddyshack
7. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
6. History of the World Part I
5. Galaxy Quest
4. Tommy Boy
3. Happy Gilmore
2. My Cousin Vinny
1. Young Frankenstein

TOP 10 ANIMATED
10. Finding Nemo
9. Flushed Away
8. Fantasia
7. Tron
6. The Incredibles
5. Wallace and Gromit
4. Fritz the Cat
3. Spirited Away
2. Ghost in the Shell
1. Akira

TOP 10 ROMANCES
10. True Romance
9. Ladyhawk
8. The Fifth Element
7. The Illusionist
6. Gone With the Wind
5. Roman Holiday
4. The Notebook
3. The African Queen
2. When Harry Met Sally
1. Moonstruck

TOP 10 THAT DID NOT MAKE A LIST
10. Highlander
9. Ice Pirates
8. The World According to Garp
7. Time Bandits
6. The Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
5. The Blues Brothers ’80
4. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
3. MASH
2. The Magnificent Seven
1. Jaws

TOP 10 GUILTY PLEASURE
10. Bio-Dome
9. Transformers
8. Lord of War
7. Sahara
6. Love Actually
5. Easy Money
4. Die Hard
3. Fight Club
2. Snatch
1. Wild Things

TOP 10 SPORTS VICTORIES
10. The Big Blue
9. The Right Stuff
8. Major League
7. Let it Ride
6. Any Given Sunday
5. The Legend of Drunken Master
4. Rollerball
3. Tin Cup
2. Hoosiers
1. North Dallas Forty

TOP 10 FREAKS
10. Altered States
9. The Thing
8. Piano Teacher
7. Naked Lunch
6. The Prophecy
5. Seven
4. Pitch Black
3. Pulp Fiction
2. American Werewolf in London
1. Carrie

TOP 10 PLOT TWISTS
10. Gorky Park
9. The Hunger
8. The Sting
7. Silence of the Lambs
6. The Birds
5. The War of the Worlds ’53
4. Dr. No
3. Three Days of the Condor
2. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
1. Rear Window ‘54

TOP 10 DOCUMENTARIES
10. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
9. American Photography
8. The Language of Music – Tom Dowd
7. Heavy Petting
6. Grass
5. Hearts of Darkness
4. The Future of Food
3. Dogtown and the Z-Boys
2. Riding Giants
1. Planet Earth

TOP 10 WHAT IF ?
10. Mind Walk – A Film for Passionate Thinkers
9. What The Bleep Do We Know?
8. Logan’s Run ’76
7. Planet of the Apes ’68
6. Fahrenheit 451
5. Dune ’84
4. King Kong ’76
3. Jurassic Park
2. Men in Black
1. Lord of the Rings ‘02

Enjoy!

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