My Favorite Movies
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| 1 |
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark) 1981, PG)
My all-time favorite movie. Every shot and line is iconic. After thirty years, it's still complete perfection. |
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| 2 |
Rear Window 1954, PG)
Hitchcock's best is one of the most imitated films ever made. The staging, suspense sequences, and performances are nothing less than brilliant. |
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| 3 |
Edward Scissorhands 1990, PG-13)
The first Burton/Depp collaboration is also probably the best. Everything in it is so strange and out-of-left field, yet it also manages to be very funny and moving. It feels like a very personal project for Burton (its the most 'pure Burton' of all his films) and remains Depp's best performance. |
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| 4 |
The Silence of the Lambs 1991, R)
A good thriller turned into a masterpiece by the superb scenes featuring both Foster and Hopkins. Unforgettable. |
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| 5 |
Moulin Rouge! 2001, PG-13)
It's truly bizarre, but it has a way of eventually pulling you into the story. Filled with manic musical numbers, there's been nothing quite like this before or since. |
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| 6 |
Pulp Fiction 1994, R)
It's propelled along by these absorbing little conversations, with each story just as engrossing as the last. The best work by nearly everyone involved. |
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| 7 |
The Shining 1980, R)
It's too long and lacks Jack's character development from the book. Yet, it's genuinely unnerving and masterfully directed. A textbook example of effective horror. |
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| 8 |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1974, PG)
Is there a movie more quotable? It ends with a fizzle, but until that point, it's one quirky, out-of-left-field gag after another. |
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| 9 |
Alien 1979, R)
A stylish and suspenseful horror film. The dinner table scene is classic. |
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| 10 |
American Beauty 1999, R)
Stands out as a true original against the other recent Best Picture winners. |
