Yahoo posted their list of 100 movies to see before you die, explaining their choices this way:
To choose the titles for the list, we considered factors like historical importance and cultural impact. But we also selected films that we believe are the most thrilling, most dramatic, scariest, and funniest movies of all time.
I know I should be focused on studying and what not, but you gotta find time to relax and this is what this is for. I Will be adding to this list because I think there are far more than 100 movies to see. This is a long list and as you can see I havent seen too many on their list. I think its an ok list but they left off so many! I will be adding the ones I think should be on here.
As of 05/28/2009 this is what I have seen
Here’s the list – I’ve seen the ones in bold:
1. 12 Angry Men (1957)
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
3. 400 Blows (1959)
4. 8 1/2 (1963)
5. The African Queen (1952)
6. Alien (1979) – This one was by far the best of the series. Don’t even get me started on AvP…
7. All About Eve (1950)
8. Annie Hall (1977)
9. Apocalypse Now (1979) – interesting to say the least. One time was enough!
10. The Battle of Algiers (1967)
11. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
12. Blade Runner (1982)
13. Blazing Saddles (1974)
14. Blow Up (1966)
15. Blue Velvet (1986)
16. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – Recently watched this, I liked it a lot.
17. Breathless ( 1960)
18. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
19. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
20. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) – Newman and Redford. What more could you ask for?
21. Casablanca (1942) – Watched this years ago, still a great movie and not just for the quotes.
22. Chinatown (1974)
23. Citizen Kane (1941)
24. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
25. Die Hard (1988) – I love them all, even the latest one
26. Do the Right Thing (1989)
27. Double Indemnity (1944)
28. Dr. Strangelove (1933)
29. Duck Soup (1933)
30. ET the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
31. Enter the Dragon (1973)
32. The Exorcist (1973)
33. Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) – not just for the pool scene! I loved it.
34. The French Connection (1971)
35. The Godfather (1972)
36. The Godfather, Part II (1974) – The third was crap
37. Goldfinger (1964)
38. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1968) – Thanks to my dad I love this movie and will watch it on AMC everytime its on
39. Goodfellas (1990)
40. The Graduate (1967) – Very interesting, but it was neat to see a young Dustin Hoffman
41. Grand Illusion (1938)
42. Groundhog Day (1993) – Love it
43. A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
44. In the Mood For Love (2001)
45. It Happened One Night (1934)
46. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) – Every Christmas!
47. Jaws (1975)
48. King Kong (1933)
49. The Lady Eve (1941)
50. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
51. The Lord of the Rings (2001) – I liked them, just didn’t LOVE them like so many people
52. M (1931)
53. M*A*S*H (1970) – It was good, but I never could get into the TV show.
54. The Maltese Falcon (1936)
55. The Matrix (1999) – Still remember where and when I first saw this movie.
56. Modern Times (1936)
57. Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975)
58. National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
59. Network (1976)
60. Nosferatu (1922)
61. On the Waterfront (1954)
62. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
63. Paths of Glory (1958)
64. Princess Mononoke (1999)
65. Psycho (1960) – Why remake a classic like this? I don’t know
66. Pulp Fiction (1994) – Still to this day remember Travolta stabbing Uma Thurman with adrenaline when she OD’ed
67. Raging Bull (1980)
68. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – First one is the best, but the others weren’t bad.
69. Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
70. Rashomon (1951)
71. Rear Window (1954)
72. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
73. Rocky (1976) – First one was the best.
74. Roman Holiday (1953)
75. Saving Private Ryan (1998) – Loved it
76. Schindler’s List (1993)
77. The Searchers (1956)
78. Seven Samurai (1954)
79. The Shawshank Redemption (1994) – Love it and will watch it anytime its on TV
80. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) –Should have stopped at this one
81. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
82. Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
83. Some Like It Hot (1959)
84. The Sound of Music (1965) – Watched in music class as a kid.
85. Star Wars (1977) - Loved the original trilogy; didn’t like the new ones.
86. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
87. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) – I liked it, this is the best one, The new one… meh ok.
88. The Third Man (1949)
89. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
90. Titanic (1997) – My grammy took me to see this and still remember my grampa coming to look for us and yelling her name. We were late picking up my brother from school.whoops.
91. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
92. Toy Story (1995) – Loved it, I remember calling Hollywood video every hour to make sure they still had it on VHS when it came out cuz my dad took me and court to go get it.
93. The Usual Suspects (1995) – Loved it, never saw it coming.
94. Vertigo (1958) – Another Hitchock classic.
95. When Harry Met Sally (1989)
96. Wild Strawberries (1957)
97. Wings of Desire (1988)
98. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
99. Women on the Verge of Nervous Breakdown (1988)
100. The World of Apu (1959)