My Favorite Movies
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The Big Lebowski 1998, R)
Plot's not the point here. It's the rather insane characters, their bizarre antics and the dialogue that make this movie so funny and compulsively watchable. So many great characters, but the real treat is John Goodman as Vietnam vet, Walter (based, in part, on the legendary John Milius). Endlessly quotable and possibly my favorite movie. |
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| 2 |
Almost Famous 2000, R)
Absolutely perfect. Everyone should see this movie. |
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| 3 |
Pulp Fiction 1994, R)
So far, Tarantino's masterpiece. One of the best films of the '90s. |
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| 4 |
Evil Dead 2 1987, R)
So funny. So entertaining. I can't recommend this one enough. |
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| 5 |
Monty Python's Life of Brian 1979, R)
Python's finest and most-realized film. |
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| 6 |
Kill Bill, Volume 2 2004, R)
My favorite movie of 2004. Another landmark for Tarantino. |
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| 7 |
Fargo 1996, R)
Another of the great films of the '90s. |
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| 8 |
A Hard Day's Night 1964, G)
Probably in my top five, all-time favorite movies. Irreverent and exhilarating. |
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| 9 |
Waiting for Guffman 1997, R)
Where oh where, Corky, can I too get a My Dinner With Andre action figure? |
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| 10 |
This Is Spinal Tap 1984, R)
Indisputably, one of the funniest movies ever made. |
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| 11 |
The Apartment 1960, Unrated)
Sharp and funny, but much of the humor comes from a heavy place. Lemmon and MacLaine are spectacular. |
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| 12 |
Dark City 1998, R)
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| 13 |
The Blues Brothers 1980, R)
One my favorite comedies. Favorite line: 'I hate Illinois nazis.' |
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| 14 |
Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back 1967, Unrated)
An essential look at Dylan, filmed during his final tour before officially going 'electric.' |
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| 15 |
Touch of Evil 1958, PG-13)
Orson Welles is the bad guy. Charlton Heston plays a Mexican. What's not to love? |
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| 16 |
The Night of the Hunter 1955, PG)
Robert Mitchum scares the hell out of me. |
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| 17 |
True Romance 1993, R)
The confrontation between Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken is one of the best movie scenes ever filmed. |
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| 18 |
Little Miss Sunshine 2006, R)
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| 19 |
Dawn of the Dead 1978, R)
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| 20 |
Say Anything... 1989, PG-13)
Lloyd Dobbler is one of the great characters in the movies. |
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| 21 |
Delicatessen 1991, R)
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| 22 |
An American Werewolf in London 1981, R)
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| 23 |
Grosse Pointe Blank 1997, R)
Nearly perfect piece of dark comedy. Cusack is great as the conflicted hitman Martin Blank, who has to go to his 10-year high school reunion and kill a guy in the same weekend. Check out Dan Aykroyd as Blank's nemesis who tries, among other things, to get Blank to join a union for professional killers! |
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| 24 |
A Christmas Story 1983, PG)
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| 25 |
2001: A Space Odyssey 1968, G)
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| 26 |
Casablanca 1942, PG)
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| 27 |
Dr. Strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964, PG)
One of the best films ever made. This and "2001" are Kubrick's crowning achievements. |
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| 28 |
Groundhog Day 1993, PG)
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| 29 |
King Kong 1933, Unrated)
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| 30 |
The Last Picture Show 1971, R)
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| 31 |
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977, PG)
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| 32 |
Un Chien Andalou (An Andalusian Dog) 1928, Unrated)
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| 33 |
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1974, PG)
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| 34 |
Clerks II 2006, R)
Surprisingly great. I actually enjoy it more than the first one. |
