I've arrived at a list of 100 movies I'm happy with at the moment. I'm sure I'll nitpick it to death before too long, but let's have a whack at it anyway...
100. Silverado (1985, Lawrence Kasdan)
Starring: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum
A good, fun western and one of few I enjoyed when I was younger. I really like Kevin Costner in this picture, which I don't say a lot.
99. Harry and the Hendersons (1987, William Dear)
Starring: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche
98. The Transformers - The Movie (1986, Nelson Shin)
Starring: Peter Cullen, Judd Nelson, Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Idle, Lionel Stander
The REAL Transformers movie. This likely has to do with having seen this in the theater at the right age. I still tear up when Optimus Prime dies.
97. Star Wars - Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999, George Lucas)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Hey, it's Star Wars. Unfortunately it couldn't live up to over 20 years of anticipation. I still managed to enjoy it at the time and still do.
96. Batman Forever (1995, Joel Schumacher)
Starring: Val Kilmer, Chris O'Donnell, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman
Contrary to most, I enjoyed Val Kilmer's turn as Batman. I enjoyed the addition of Robin, who I've long seen as an essential part of the Batman mythos. Jim Carrey was also very good as the Riddler. I could've done without yet another woman discovering Batman's secret identity, but overall I enjoyed it.
100. Silverado (1985, Lawrence Kasdan)
Starring: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, John Cleese, Jeff Goldblum
A good, fun western and one of few I enjoyed when I was younger. I really like Kevin Costner in this picture, which I don't say a lot.
99. Harry and the Hendersons (1987, William Dear)
Starring: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche
Originally Posted by My Movie Thoughts thread
Harry and the Hendersons is a nice little family movie. It's funny and charming and an entertaining way to spend an hour and a half. I loved it as a kid and it holds up to rewatching as an adult. My kids now love it too. If this movie was remade today it would no doubt have a CGI sasquatch and lose the majority of its charm. If you've never seen it, it's worth a look. Especially if you have kids.
Starring: Peter Cullen, Judd Nelson, Orson Welles, Robert Stack, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Idle, Lionel Stander
The REAL Transformers movie. This likely has to do with having seen this in the theater at the right age. I still tear up when Optimus Prime dies.
97. Star Wars - Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999, George Lucas)
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Hey, it's Star Wars. Unfortunately it couldn't live up to over 20 years of anticipation. I still managed to enjoy it at the time and still do.
96. Batman Forever (1995, Joel Schumacher)
Starring: Val Kilmer, Chris O'Donnell, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman
Contrary to most, I enjoyed Val Kilmer's turn as Batman. I enjoyed the addition of Robin, who I've long seen as an essential part of the Batman mythos. Jim Carrey was also very good as the Riddler. I could've done without yet another woman discovering Batman's secret identity, but overall I enjoyed it.
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