(continued; see 91-100, 81-90, 71-80, 61-70)
60. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
The most recent release on my list is here because it is, quite simply, one of the most deliriously entertaining movies I’ve seen. Delirious I say.
59. RONIN
This would make the list based on the car chases alone, but it’s also a great caper movie with one of Deniro’s last nonparodic performances.
58. JFK
Oliver Stone masterfully weaves together his own impossibly dense script. The courtroom scenes are atrocious though and they cost it a few spots on my list.
57. YOJIMBO
Nobody told me Kurosawa movies were this funny. Although I think YOJIMBO made me a fan of Toshiro Mifune first and the “Emperor” second.
56. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
Yes, I am aware it’s ridiculous to rank a Peter Berg movie ahead of a Kurosawa film.
55. IN THE BEDROOM
Sissy Spacek’s and Tom Wilkinson’s raw performances here are the most convincing displays of grief on film I can remember.
54. THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER
The script is a tad on the ridiculous side and Sean Connery makes no attempt to hide his accent. And yet it’s absolutely enthralling; a fact that can be directly attributed to John McTiernan firing on all cylinders (his output from 1987-1990 is legendary).
53. THE THIN RED LINE
Cliché alert: Achingly beautiful. That’s all I got.
52. GROSSE POINTE BLANK
I’m never not in the mood to watch GPB. Like most men my age, I’ve got a severe man-crush on Cusack, and the soundtrack kicks ass.
51. THE MATRIX
At the time this came out – after my third viewing in the theater – I easily could’ve called THE MATRIX my favorite movie of all time. I’ve obviously come to my senses a bit since, but I can’t discount the level of mind-blownedness it levied upon me then, and its imminent rewatchability today.
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If you haven’t seen Seven Samurai yet then that goes to the top of your list, especially if you enjoy the comedy elements of Yojimbo.
Also, if you like Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo you MUST see him in Hara Kiri. Hara Kiri may be the best structured story ever told on film. It would rank in my top 5 all-time. Amazing film.
I saw SEVEN SAMURAI about the same time I saw YOJIMBO and I just didn’t enjoy it as much. It might have been just a little too long and repetitive in spots.
I will definitely check out Harakiri.
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