J. Pitts (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} jdotpitts) wrote,@ 2007-09-17 10:38:00 |
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J. Pitts' 50 Movie Marathon
Being unemployed leaves time to do things that are fun and come to some realizations about my life. I have realized that I am not as film savvy as most people I talk to about film, and feel that I should at least have a working knowledge of "great" films. Therefore, I have decided I am going to watch 50 movies that are considered to be "great." I plan to take my time with this, I'll probably watch one a week, and since I am getting the movies from the library it might take longer if the movies have a long waiting list.
I also want to do with the same thing but with books, so I joined a book club. We are currently reading "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (kill me now). I think I might ahve
Anyways, here is the movie list. I took the list from a couple of places, taking off any movies that I had already seen and adding others in their place. This basically just a rough draft so any suggestions are welcome. The list is in no particular order, meaning that while I will countdown from 50, by no means do I think that Silence of the Lambs is the second greatest movie of all time.
50. Schindlers List (I want to see this again. I need to mentally prepare myself, Jesus this is first on the list!).
49. Casablanca
48. The Seven Samurai (my reward for getting through the first two tear jerkers?)
47. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
46. The Shawshank Redemption
45. Raging Bull
44. Donnie Darko (This wasn't on anyone's list, I just want to see it).
43. The Searchers
42. The Breakfast Club
41. The Color Purple (My Mother says it's a travesty I haven't seen this)
40. Citizen Kane (I have also already seen this, but I want to see it again.)
39. Psycho (May get moved up for the Halloween season). ]
38. The Shining (See #39).
37. Chariots of Fire
36. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Nope, never seen any Indiana Jones movies).
35. Unforgiven
34. Easy Rider (Someone told me I should take psychedelics and see this, maybe I will.)
33. The Bridge on River Kwai
32. Blade Runner
31. Lawrence of Arabia
30. Gone with the Wind
29. The Big Sleep
28. E.T. (nope, never seen this).
27. The Never Ending Story (All of my friends quote this movie, so I am seeing this).
26. Annie Hall
25. Vertigo
24. Network
23. Bonnie and Clyde
22. Dirty Harry
21. Saturday Night Fever
20. American Graffiti
19. A James Bond movie I have never seen any of these.
18. To Kill a Mockingbird
17. From Russia With Love (Never seen a James Bond movie)
16. West Side Story
15. Amadeus
14. Double Indemnity
13. Brasil
12. A Streetcar Named Desire
11. Braveheart
10. North by Northwest
9. Jaws
8. The Graduate (This is the third repeat, but I always thought Dustin Hoffman was the man in this movie).
7.My Dinner with Andre
6. 12 Angry Men
5. The Wizard of Oz (I think this will be another movie where I will be tripping on psychedelics).
4. The Sound of Music (This movie sounds terrible, but my ex-girlfriend swore by it. Well, this and Mary Poppins. And Mary Poppins just ain't happening!)
3. The Godfather part II (A reward for watching #4. I have already seen this, numerous times.)
2. The Silence of the Lambs
1. *I don't know what this one will be, but I want to go out with a bang.
So there you have it, 50 evenings where I will probably smoke a few bowls, pop some popcorn and watch a DVD.
Being unemployed leaves time to do things that are fun and come to some realizations about my life. I have realized that I am not as film savvy as most people I talk to about film, and feel that I should at least have a working knowledge of "great" films. Therefore, I have decided I am going to watch 50 movies that are considered to be "great." I plan to take my time with this, I'll probably watch one a week, and since I am getting the movies from the library it might take longer if the movies have a long waiting list.
I also want to do with the same thing but with books, so I joined a book club. We are currently reading "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne (kill me now). I think I might ahve
Anyways, here is the movie list. I took the list from a couple of places, taking off any movies that I had already seen and adding others in their place. This basically just a rough draft so any suggestions are welcome. The list is in no particular order, meaning that while I will countdown from 50, by no means do I think that Silence of the Lambs is the second greatest movie of all time.
50. Schindlers List (I want to see this again. I need to mentally prepare myself, Jesus this is first on the list!).
49. Casablanca
48. The Seven Samurai (my reward for getting through the first two tear jerkers?)
47. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
46. The Shawshank Redemption
45. Raging Bull
44. Donnie Darko (This wasn't on anyone's list, I just want to see it).
43. The Searchers
42. The Breakfast Club
41. The Color Purple (My Mother says it's a travesty I haven't seen this)
40. Citizen Kane (I have also already seen this, but I want to see it again.)
39. Psycho (May get moved up for the Halloween season). ]
38. The Shining (See #39).
37. Chariots of Fire
36. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Nope, never seen any Indiana Jones movies).
35. Unforgiven
34. Easy Rider (Someone told me I should take psychedelics and see this, maybe I will.)
33. The Bridge on River Kwai
32. Blade Runner
31. Lawrence of Arabia
30. Gone with the Wind
29. The Big Sleep
28. E.T. (nope, never seen this).
27. The Never Ending Story (All of my friends quote this movie, so I am seeing this).
26. Annie Hall
25. Vertigo
24. Network
23. Bonnie and Clyde
22. Dirty Harry
21. Saturday Night Fever
20. American Graffiti
19. A James Bond movie I have never seen any of these.
18. To Kill a Mockingbird
17. From Russia With Love (Never seen a James Bond movie)
16. West Side Story
15. Amadeus
14. Double Indemnity
13. Brasil
12. A Streetcar Named Desire
11. Braveheart
10. North by Northwest
9. Jaws
8. The Graduate (This is the third repeat, but I always thought Dustin Hoffman was the man in this movie).
7.My Dinner with Andre
6. 12 Angry Men
5. The Wizard of Oz (I think this will be another movie where I will be tripping on psychedelics).
4. The Sound of Music (This movie sounds terrible, but my ex-girlfriend swore by it. Well, this and Mary Poppins. And Mary Poppins just ain't happening!)
3. The Godfather part II (A reward for watching #4. I have already seen this, numerous times.)
2. The Silence of the Lambs
1. *I don't know what this one will be, but I want to go out with a bang.
So there you have it, 50 evenings where I will probably smoke a few bowls, pop some popcorn and watch a DVD.
