Top 20 of last 20 yrs
Currentflavor.blogspot.com had a recent posting of his list. I'm going to post mine, but it's a toughy. Here's what he said:
"A few of us were in the story war room the other day and the "AFI's Best 100 Films of All Time" list happened to be on the table. Naturally, for a group of story folks, discussion ensued about the validity of some of the films on that list. Then I proposed that we make our own lists except to limit them to our 20 favorite/best films from the past 20 years (1986-2005). They must be films that we like but also qualify to be on a "best of" list (ie - no guilty pleasure films, "so bad it's good" films, or sentimental favorites). "
I was talking to a buddy of mine and we were trying to figure out what angle to approach this from...and those who know me find me very over analytical. Here's my question,
"What does best mean?" We thought these 3 categories could help: Well-Crafted, Favorites, Importance, and All of the above
Also, every movie is influential to different groups: Creators, Wide Audiences, and All of the above. Does the film permeate throughout culture? Is it referenced alot? Do people use it as a cinematic icon? For example, "In the Name of the Father" was nominated for best picture in 1993 and not "Jurassic Park." Of the two which fits the "best" category?
Some movies are great but rarely revisited. I often rate a movie on whether I would actualy own it or not and I only own movies I feel I'll watch regularly. Movies I'll "live" with are usually uplifting movies. That kind of makes me bias towards a certain movie though.
Well, all this considered, you're probably thinking I have too much time on my hands. I guess you can have your beefs with me in the comments section, but here's my list at one request...no rolling your eyes (this is just mine if you don't like it, make your own):
Top 20 (in order by date):
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Cinema Paradiso (1989)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Schindler's List (1993)
Searching for Bobby Fisher (1993)
Remains of the Day (1993)
Fugitive (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Lion king (1994)
Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Braveheart (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
Life is Beautiful (1997)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Other Favorites and Notables:
Princess Bride (1987)
Akira (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Big (1988)
Batman (1989)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Sneakers (1992)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Babe (1995)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Sixth Sense (1999)
Cast Away (2000)
Together, or He ni zai yi qi (2002)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The Incredibles (2004)
Oliver Twist (2005)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Also, here are some list I made to pick from (click image to enlarge)
"A few of us were in the story war room the other day and the "AFI's Best 100 Films of All Time" list happened to be on the table. Naturally, for a group of story folks, discussion ensued about the validity of some of the films on that list. Then I proposed that we make our own lists except to limit them to our 20 favorite/best films from the past 20 years (1986-2005). They must be films that we like but also qualify to be on a "best of" list (ie - no guilty pleasure films, "so bad it's good" films, or sentimental favorites). "
I was talking to a buddy of mine and we were trying to figure out what angle to approach this from...and those who know me find me very over analytical. Here's my question,
"What does best mean?" We thought these 3 categories could help: Well-Crafted, Favorites, Importance, and All of the above
Also, every movie is influential to different groups: Creators, Wide Audiences, and All of the above. Does the film permeate throughout culture? Is it referenced alot? Do people use it as a cinematic icon? For example, "In the Name of the Father" was nominated for best picture in 1993 and not "Jurassic Park." Of the two which fits the "best" category?
Some movies are great but rarely revisited. I often rate a movie on whether I would actualy own it or not and I only own movies I feel I'll watch regularly. Movies I'll "live" with are usually uplifting movies. That kind of makes me bias towards a certain movie though.
Well, all this considered, you're probably thinking I have too much time on my hands. I guess you can have your beefs with me in the comments section, but here's my list at one request...no rolling your eyes (this is just mine if you don't like it, make your own):
Top 20 (in order by date):
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Cinema Paradiso (1989)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1990)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Schindler's List (1993)
Searching for Bobby Fisher (1993)
Remains of the Day (1993)
Fugitive (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Lion king (1994)
Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Braveheart (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
Life is Beautiful (1997)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Seabiscuit (2003)
Other Favorites and Notables:
Princess Bride (1987)
Akira (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Big (1988)
Batman (1989)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Sneakers (1992)
Groundhog Day (1993)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Babe (1995)
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Sixth Sense (1999)
Cast Away (2000)
Together, or He ni zai yi qi (2002)
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The Incredibles (2004)
Oliver Twist (2005)
Cinderella Man (2005)
Also, here are some list I made to pick from (click image to enlarge)
posted by THE samacleod around 11:57 AM
8 Comments:
yes I agree, you have too much time on your hands.
It’s great to see Empire of the Sun on that list, its one of those underappreciated classics.
I only have one complaint Steven. No Beetlejuice?
Any list that doesn't include Field Of Dreams holds no water with me.
Shame on you!
Shawshank Redemption.. such a great movie and definately one of my favorites for inspiration. Nice list too - you have good taste - but I'd also add Amelie. It's not for everyone but it works for me. Great thoughts on DP's too and I don't really have anything to add to the discussion but you've made me want to learn more them for sure. I thought Cars had fantastic camera work too.
Cool list man...nice to see some different stuff in there.
I'll be posting more lists on Current Flavor. i'll add a link to yours.
-T
I'd have to say that I enjoy pretty much every film on your list, but I've never taken to making a 'top 20' list of my favorite films before.
I just never thought it was fair to compare, say, Braveheart to Babe, or even the work of one director (Schindler's List and Indiana Jones, for instance). I just think the genres of film are too far ranging to really fairly say that one film is better than another. I just really have a lot of films that I like, and a lot that I dislike. You should try making a list of the best 20 films within the earlier eras as well - there's a lot to be had in the 60s to 80s and the 20s to the 40s!
I must say that I like the longer list a lot. Good to hear that we have similar taste in film!
Totally, it gets rough picking favorites. I think the biggest chunk of my favorite films come from the early 80's and late 70's for sure. It would be fun to do another list. I think some people are already trying to work that out. It'd be fun. They provoke neat discussions.
I sometimes think you CAN compare to different movies by simply rate aspects of the films in categories or something, for instance, "rate the cinematography, 1-10", "rate the screenplay, 1-10", etc. And then add the totals. Somemovies aren't as well rounded as others and only excell in particular aspect.
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