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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

100 Best Films Ever Made (2 Perspectives)

It's safe to say that I'm a "movie guy." Well, after a lifetime spent watching the silver screen (and the small screen), it was time to put together a retrospective. With the help of long-time buddy A. Trendy, we have each compiled what we feel to be are the 100 BEST FILMS EVER MADE. We attempted to be as objective as possible, and considered things like: lasting influence, cultural/aesthetic impact, overall creativity, and (of course) the "Big Four" - writing, acting, directing, and design. Below you will see our 2 lists running side-by-side. Let the record show that we only considered movies that WE HAVE ACTUALLY SEEN, so a few glaring omissions exist on each list. We also excluded documentaries and short films. So, without further ado, read on! Feel free to compare, analyze, disagree, and discuss.
B. Perry's 100
100.) Argo (2012)
99.) The Sting (1973)
98.) Eyes Without A Face (1960)
97.) The Aviator (2004)
96.) The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
95.) To Be or Not To Be (1942)
94.) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (1962)
93.) The Gold Rush (1925)
92.) North by Northwest (1959)
91.) Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
90.) The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

89.) Full Metal Jacket (1987)
88.) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1957)
87.) Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb (1964)
86.) Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
85.) The Man in the White Suit (1951)
84.) M (1931)
83.) Gone With the Wind (1939)
82.) 12 Monkeys (1995)
81.) The Hustler (1961)
80.) The French Connection (1971)

79.) Stagecoach (1939)
78.) Saving Private Ryan (1998)
77.) Audition (1999)
76.) Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
75.) Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)
74.) Fantasia (1940)
73.) Reservoir Dogs (1992)
72.) Lost in Translation (2003)
71.) The Thin Red Line (1998)
70.) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

69.) The Insider (1999)
68.) The Exorcist (1973)
67.) The Third Man (1949)
66.) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
65.) Inception (2010)
64.) American Beauty (1999)
63.) The Deer Hunter (1978)
62.) The Usual Suspects (1998)
61.) Up (2009)
60.) The Shining (1980)

59.) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
58.) Paths of Glory (1957)
57.) Alien (1979)
56.) The Great Dictator (1940)
55.) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
54.) Halloween (1978)
53.) The Goddess (1934)
52.) Spartacus (1960)
51.) Michael Clayton (2007)
50.) Don't Look Now (1973)

49.) Inglourious Basterds (2009)
48.) Seven Samurai (1954)
47.) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
46.) Taxi Driver (1976)
45.) Safety Last! (1923)
44.) Unforgiven (1992)
43.) The Dark Knight (2008)
42.) The Graduate (1967)
41.) The Fly (1986)
40.) Children of Men (2006)


39.) Citizen Kane (1941)
38.) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
37.) The Departed (2006)
36.) Groundhog Day (1993)
35.) Sunset Boulevard (1950)
34.) The Battleship Potemkin (1925)
33.) The Conversation (1974)
32.) Pulp Fiction (1994)
31.) Sullivan's Travels (1941)
30.) Frankenstein (1931)

29.) On the Waterfront (1954)
28.) Metropolis (1927)
27.) Casablanca (1942)
26.) The Godfather Part II (1974)
25.) Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927)
24.) King Kong (1933)
23.) Rosemary's Baby (1968)
22.) From Here to Eternity (1953)
21.) To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
20.) Patton (1970)


19.) Psycho (1960)
18.) Rashomon (1950)
17.) Do the Right Thing (1989)
16.) His Girl Friday (1940)
15.) There Will Be Blood (2007)
14.) Rear Window (1954)
13.) The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
12.) The General (1926)
11.) 12 Angry Men (1957)

10.) Chinatown (1974)
9.) Jaws (1975)
8.) Singin' in the Rain (1952)
7.) Schindler's List (1993)
6.) City Lights (1931)
5.) Star Wars (1977)
4.) No Country for Old Men (2007)
3.) The Apartment (1960)
2.) The Godfather (1972)
1.) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
A. Trendy's 100
100.) Princess Mononoke (1997)
99.) The Thing (1982)
98.) District 9 (2009)
97.) Aliens (1986)
96.) Se7en (1995)
95.) American Beauty (1999)
94.) Superman: The Movie (1978)
93.) The Evil Dead (1981)
92.) The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
91.) The Matrix (1999)
90.) The Game (1997)



89.) The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
88.) The Prestige (2006)
87.) The Kid (1921)
86.) Jurassic Park (1993)
85.) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
84.) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
83.) Midnight Cowboy (1969)
82.) From Here to Eternity (1953)
81.) Apollo 13 (1995)
80.) Do the Right Thing (1989)




79.) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
78.) M (1931)
77.) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
76.) Chicago (2002)
75.) City of Lost Children (1995)
74.) La Belle et la Bete (1947)
73.) The Sixth Sense (1999)
72.) Fight Club (1999)
71.) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
70.) Reservoir Dogs (1992)


69.) Akira (1988)
68.) There Will Be Blood (2007)
67.) Drive (2011)
66.) Antichrist (2009)
65.) The French Connection (1971)
64.) Spartacus (1960)
63.) Dracula (1931)
62.) Wall-E (2008)
61.) Argo (2012)
60.) Trainspotting (1996)

59.) 12 Monkeys (1996)
58.) Fargo (1996)
57.) Hunger (2008)
56.) Paths of Glory (1957)
55.) Audition (1999)
54.) 12 Angry Men (1957)
53.) 8 ½ (1963)
52.) Spirited Away (2001)
51.) Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
50.) Patton (1970)


49.) Mulholland Dr. (2001)
48.) The Conversation (1974)
47.) The Graduate (1967)
46.) The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
45.) No Country for Old Men (2008)
44.) Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
43.) Inception (2010)
42.) The Departed (2006)
41.) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
40.) The Dark Knight (2008)

39.) Gojira (1954)
38.) On the Waterfront (1954)
37.) Alien (1979)
36.) Lost In Translation (2003)
35.) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
34.) The Artist (2011)
33.) The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
32.) Rashomon (1950)
31.) Shame (2011)
30.) Rocky (1976)

29.) Halloween (1978)
28.) Raging Bull (1980)
27.) Toy Story (1995)
26.) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
25.) The Third Man (1950)
24.) Battleship Potemkin (1926)
23.) A Clockwork Orange (1971)
22.) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)
21.) The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
20.) Children of Men (2007)

19.) The Godfather Part II (1974)
18.) Psycho (1960)
17.) Saving Private Ryan (1998)
16.) Taxi Driver (1976)
15.) Jaws (1975)
14.) Gone With the Wind (1940)
13.) The Wizard of Oz (1939)
12.) Pulp Fiction (1994)
11.) The Shining (1980)


10.) Blade Runner (1982)
9.) The Exorcist (1973)
8.) Seven Samurai (1956)
7.) Frankenstein (1931)
6.) Chinatown (1974)
5.) Metropolis (1927)
4.) Citizen Kane (1941)
3.) Star Wars (1977)
2.) The Godfather (1972)
1.) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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