Sunday 22 April 2007

A provisional list

Hello there. As a supplement to the film review blogpage, and in slightly less formal detail and more analytical style, here is a selection of films that, for whatever reason - good or bad - have a special place in my heart. Just to whetten the appetite, here's a list of the films you can expect to read about in the months ahead - in no order other than alphabetical:

1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
2. Airplane! (1980)
3. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
4. Angel Heart (1987)
5. Around the World in Eighty Days (1955)
6. The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

7. Bambi (1942)
8. Batman (1989)
9. La Belle et la Bete (1946)
10. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1988)
11. Brief Encounter (1945)
12. Cabaret (1972)

13. Casablanca (1942)
14. Casino Royale (2006)
15. Chicken Run (2000)

16. Cornucopia (2002)
17. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
18. The Cruel Sea (1954)

19. Cry Freedom (1987)
20. Dark City (1997)

21. Dead of Night (1945)
22. Dead Poets Society (1989)
 
23. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
24. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

25. Enchanted April (1991)
26. Escape to Victory (1981)
27. Fail Safe (1964)
28. Fantasia (1940)
29. Field of Dreams (1989)
30. Five Easy Pieces(1970)

31. Gandhi (1982)
32. The General (1927)
33. The Godfather (1972)
 

34. Goldfinger (1964)
35. The Happiest Days of Your Life (1949)
36. A Hard Day's Night (1964)

37. Henry V (1944)
38. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
39. Intolerance (1916)
40. It Happened Here (1964)
41. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

42. Jaws (1975)
43. JFK (1991)
44. Jurassic Park (1993)
45. Kafka (1991)

46. King Kong (1933)
47. The Lady Vanishes (1938)

48. Last Action Hero (1993)
49. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
50. The Lord of the Rings (2001-3)
51. The Magic Box (1951)
52. Metropolis (1926)
53. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
54. The Mission (1987)
55. The Naked Gun (1988)
56. A Night to Remember (1958)
57. North by Northwest (1959)
58. Oh Mr Porter! (1937)
59. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
60. Oliver Twist (1948)
61. Olympischespiele (1938)
62. The Omen(1976)
63. Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)
64. The Passion of the Christ (2004)

65. The Phantom Menace (1999)
66. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
67. Postcards from the Edge (1990)
68. Psycho (1960)
69. Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
70. The Railway Children (1970)
71. The Red Balloon (1955)
72. Return of the Jedi (1983)
73. Russian Ark (2002)

74. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
75. The Seventh Seal (1957)
76. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

77. Spiderman (2002)
78. Star Wars (1977)
79. Superman (1978)
80. Taxi Driver (1976)
81. The Thief of Bagdad
(1940)

82. The Third Man (1949)
83. Thirteen Days (2000)
84. The 39 Steps (1935)
85. This is Cinerama (1953)
86. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)
87. To Be or Not to Be (1942)
 
88. Tom and Jerry: The Cat Concerto (1947) and others
89. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
90. The Train (1964)
91. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
92. Tunes of Glory (1960)
93. Twelve Angry Men (1957)
94. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

95. The Untouchables (1987)
96. The Vikings (1958)
97. The Village (2004)
 
98. Way Out West (1937)
99. West Side Story (1961)

100.Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

2 comments:

Derek said...

Hi Joe,

Hmmm, an interesting list. I look forward to reading your thoughts about these classic films...

...no "Raiders of the Lost Ark"?

Joe said...

Er...no, sorry Derek, no Raiders. It is a list of 'favourite' films, not necessarily CLASSIC films - and a purely subjective choice of course!

I will probably refer to it in passing, as Indy 3 IS on the list.

Thanks for noticing.

100 Favourite Films

100 Favourite Films