52. The Searchers (1956) John Ford
I find it strange that certain films fall out of love with people or had a massive revival and then the next generation find themselves calling it overrated, flawed or plain terrible. John Ford The Searchers seems to have suffered such a fate. I guess I’m in the lower portion of my generation that found this film to be completely enthralling. Were the genre aspect is only a mere setting for a characters play. It’s darker then most anything Ford did and not as restrained.
51. Laura (1944) Otto Preminger
There’s just so much to love about this noir. The sets, the mood, the actors, the central plot that evolves a man falling in love with a dead women. A small yet charming film that works on every level it chooses to encompasses.
50. Lethal Weapon (1987) Richard Donner
To be honest this was a later choice in the completion of my list. It’s more of an important film to me rather than being the best in one particular way. Certainly just from a cop movie criteria there’s been better. In terms of Drama Narc is more profound and human, Comedy you could easily make an argument for 48 hours, Serious subject matter go with Colors possible. Lethal Weapon is able to enable a kaleidoscope of formulas that creates one giant thunderous Cop flick with touches of every spectrum from every cop film that has ever been made. Super Action.
49. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Stanley Kubrick
I remember the anticipation of this film I had recently become entranced by everything Kubrick and when I found out he was in the process of making a new film sometimes it was all I would think about. My expectation were in another universe and you know it lived up to everyone of them and then some.
48. Master and Commander (2003) Peter Weir
Man against Man against Nature. This is a film for men. The production design is phenomenal, the look is striking, the adventure is uproarious, the tempo is heart pounding, the entertainment level is the equivalent of sailing on a high sea. Dangerous yet enthralling and all to enticing.