Here it is...
(some of these posts are currently under construction while I dick around with them. -8/22/11)
EDIT
I want to add more movies to my personal "essentials" list, but as it's been almost four years since I first did this, I now want to take inventory and see just how many of my choices have changed in that time. I'm going tostrike through the movies I wouldn't include anymore, and italicize ones that I feel a little iffy about or would need to see again. I'll make any future changes to the list HERE.
Here's the full list, so far:
100. Ikiru (1952)
99. Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
98. Zu, Warriors of the Magic Mountain (1983)
97. Million Dollar Legs (1932)
96. They Came From Within (1975)
95. Wild Strawberries (1957)
94. Wonderland (1999)
93. Death to Smoochy (2002)
92. The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968)
91. Men With Guns (1997)
90. Drowning by Numbers (1988)
89. Miller's Crossing (1990)
88. eXistenZ (1999)
87. Network (1976)
86. Branded to Kill (1967)
85. No! No! A Thousand times No!! (1935)
84. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
83. Short Cuts (1993)
82. Fallen Angels (1995)
81. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
80. Nostalghia (1983)
79. 8½ (1963)
78. His Girl Friday (1940)
77. The Untouchables (1987)
76. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
75. Seven Beauties (1975)
74. The Incredibles (2004)
73. My Fair Lady (1964)
72. Tokyo Story (1953)
71. The Play House (1921)
70. Pitfall (1962)
69. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
68. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
67. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
66. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
65. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
64. King Kong (1933)
63. 12 Angry Men (1957)
62. Sonatine (1993)
61. Future Boy Conan (1978)
60. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
59. Taxi Driver (1976)
58. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
57. My Dinner With Andre (1981)
56. Floating Weeds (1959)
55. The Ninth Gate (1999)
54. Heaven (2002)
53. Skeleton Dance (1929)
52. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
51. Naked (1993)
50. Stormy Weather (1943)
49. Duck Soup (1933)
48. Amateur (1994)
47. Vengeance is Mine (1979)
46. Repo Man (1984)
45. La Jetée (1962)
44. Woman in the Dunes (1964)
43. The Fly (1986)
42. Shanghai Knights (2003)
41. One Week (1920)
40. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
39. 2001 (1968)
38. Time of the Gypsies (1988)
37. The Prestige (2006)
36. The Sun's Burial (1960)
36. The Wrong Trousers (1993)
35. Akira (1988)
34. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
33. Brewster McCloud (1970)
32. High and Low (1963)
31. The Claim (2000)
30. Alien (1979)
29. 2046 (2004)
28. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
27. The Singing Detective (1986)
26. The Adventures of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968)
25. The Pledge (2001)
24. Mr. Arkadin (1955)
23. Sunshine (2007)
22. Arizona Dream (1993)
21. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
20. No Such Thing (2001)
19. Mr. Vampire (1985)
18. The Red Shoes (1948)
17. The Muppet Movie (1979)
16. The Thin Red Line (1998)
15. Aguirre (1972)
14. The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
13. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
12. Limbo (1999)
11. Dead Ringers (1988)
10. A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
9. The Seventh Seal (1957)
8. Popeye (1980)
7. Tampopo (1985)
6. The Seven Samurai (1954)
5. The Blade (1995)
4. The Long Goodbye (1973)
3. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
2. Prospero's Books (1991)
1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Freaks (1932)
The Decade of Destruction Part 1: In the Ashes of the Forest (1990)
Olympiad (1938)
Die Hard (1988)
Rear Window (1954)
Rashomon (1950)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Throw Momma From the Train (1987)
The Tenant (1976)
A Taxing Woman (1987)
Soy Cuba (1964)
Three Crowns of the Sailor (1983)
Minnie the Moocher (1932)
Chungking Express (1994)
King Kong (2005)
(some of these posts are currently under construction while I dick around with them. -8/22/11)
EDIT
I want to add more movies to my personal "essentials" list, but as it's been almost four years since I first did this, I now want to take inventory and see just how many of my choices have changed in that time. I'm going to
Here's the full list, so far:
100. Ikiru (1952)
99. Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
98. Zu, Warriors of the Magic Mountain (1983)
97. Million Dollar Legs (1932)
96. They Came From Within (1975)
95. Wild Strawberries (1957)
94. Wonderland (1999)
93. Death to Smoochy (2002)
92. The Profound Desire of the Gods (1968)
91. Men With Guns (1997)
90. Drowning by Numbers (1988)
89. Miller's Crossing (1990)
88. eXistenZ (1999)
87. Network (1976)
86. Branded to Kill (1967)
85. No! No! A Thousand times No!! (1935)
84. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
83. Short Cuts (1993)
82. Fallen Angels (1995)
81. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
80. Nostalghia (1983)
79. 8½ (1963)
78. His Girl Friday (1940)
77. The Untouchables (1987)
76. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
75. Seven Beauties (1975)
74. The Incredibles (2004)
73. My Fair Lady (1964)
72. Tokyo Story (1953)
71. The Play House (1921)
70. Pitfall (1962)
69. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
68. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)
67. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
66. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
65. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
64. King Kong (1933)
63. 12 Angry Men (1957)
62. Sonatine (1993)
61. Future Boy Conan (1978)
60. Monsters, Inc. (2001)
59. Taxi Driver (1976)
58. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
57. My Dinner With Andre (1981)
56. Floating Weeds (1959)
55. The Ninth Gate (1999)
54. Heaven (2002)
53. Skeleton Dance (1929)
52. Peking Opera Blues (1986)
51. Naked (1993)
50. Stormy Weather (1943)
49. Duck Soup (1933)
48. Amateur (1994)
47. Vengeance is Mine (1979)
46. Repo Man (1984)
45. La Jetée (1962)
44. Woman in the Dunes (1964)
43. The Fly (1986)
42. Shanghai Knights (2003)
41. One Week (1920)
40. Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)
39. 2001 (1968)
38. Time of the Gypsies (1988)
37. The Prestige (2006)
36. The Sun's Burial (1960)
36. The Wrong Trousers (1993)
35. Akira (1988)
34. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
33. Brewster McCloud (1970)
32. High and Low (1963)
31. The Claim (2000)
30. Alien (1979)
29. 2046 (2004)
28. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
27. The Singing Detective (1986)
26. The Adventures of Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968)
25. The Pledge (2001)
24. Mr. Arkadin (1955)
23. Sunshine (2007)
22. Arizona Dream (1993)
21. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
20. No Such Thing (2001)
19. Mr. Vampire (1985)
18. The Red Shoes (1948)
17. The Muppet Movie (1979)
16. The Thin Red Line (1998)
15. Aguirre (1972)
14. The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
13. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
12. Limbo (1999)
11. Dead Ringers (1988)
10. A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
9. The Seventh Seal (1957)
8. Popeye (1980)
7. Tampopo (1985)
6. The Seven Samurai (1954)
5. The Blade (1995)
4. The Long Goodbye (1973)
3. Sherlock Jr. (1924)
2. Prospero's Books (1991)
1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Freaks (1932)
The Decade of Destruction Part 1: In the Ashes of the Forest (1990)
Olympiad (1938)
Die Hard (1988)
Rear Window (1954)
Rashomon (1950)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Throw Momma From the Train (1987)
The Tenant (1976)
A Taxing Woman (1987)
Soy Cuba (1964)
Three Crowns of the Sailor (1983)
Minnie the Moocher (1932)
Chungking Express (1994)
King Kong (2005)
Last edited by linespalsy; 04-10-16 at 03:56 PM.