My list of Best Movies isn’t constantly changing, but occasionally I am reminded of how great a movie is, and I simply must move it up in the ranks. I recently watched some movies in my top ten and figured… well wait, this one is better than that one. So, I reordered it in a very preferable style. So now that I have stated this, here is my final (until a better movie comes out) list of the greatest movies ever, at least for the time being, as I said in the former parentheses. Here they are (comment if you agree or disagree):
10. The Big Lebowski – Directors: The Coen Brothers – Hilarious movie that really “ties the room together.”
9. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford – Director: Andrew Dominik – The best Western ever. Simple enough. A must see.
8. Pulp Fiction – Director: Quentin Tarantino – Awesome Crime Drama that shows how cool Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta would have been as mobsters 30 years ago.
7. Brick – Director: Rian Johnson – Great crime drama with fantastic writing, direction, twists and acting.
6. Moon – Director: Duncan Jones – Best Sci-Fi movie ever. Best movie of 2009. Must see.
(P.S.: #’s 4 & 5 are interchangeable.)
5. Vanilla Sky – Director: Cameron Crowe – The movie has multiple amazing twists and is thrilling and amazing from beginning to end. One of the only movies that is a remake that is better than the original.
4. Requiem for a Dream – Director: Darren Aronofsky – The drug drama that is Requiem for a Dream is possibly the GREATEST (but not the best) film ever, because it shows realistic importance of how drugs effect you and those around you. A must see, as well.
3. Forrest Gump – Director: Robert Zemeckis – One of the most touching stories ever, Forrest Gump is a great film that shows the strength of the human spirit regardless of the strength of the human brain.
2. The Departed – Director: Martin Scorsese – Crime Dramas are always a good watch at a theater, and the greatest one of them all, The Departed, was given many deserved Oscars for its great direction, writing and… general greatness (2006 Best Picture Winner). A must see.
1. Inception – Director: Christopher Nolan – The movie that truly shows the ability of imagination and a 8-year-progressive script, along with the best director ever, is my number 1. Inception had the best ending, plot, characters, action and brilliance ever, and I think that the movie will go down in history as a true classic and hopefully will win many deserved Oscars at the 2010 event.
love your lists – keep them coming. Can you break them down to specific flavors and genres? ie. I know my wife (and women in general) will appreciate a top 10 chick flick list ;)
Well, then, I’ll start working on it, Godfather. I’ll attempt to break down some movie genres and I can promise that there will be some controversial choices!
6 of your top 10 are certainly in my top 20. The rest would definitely be in my top 50. (So many good movies out there, it’s hard to narrow the list further than 50!!) I love that Brick is on this list. I still have yet to watch Rian’s Brothers Bloom, but I have high hopes for it because his debut was SO good. Also, thank you for putting Vanilla Sky on this list. I was mad at Family Guy (honestly, a rare thing) for calling it an abomination. It is truly spectacular. And, Tom Cruise had very little acting to do, so he was actually pretty good. Like in Eyes Wide Shut. It is rare, at least for me, when he doesn’t completely ruin a movie. And, of course Aronofsky had to be on the list!! :) Simply fantastic.
Controversy is good! Look forward to them. Thanks!
No, sir, thank you! And hennessy, Vanilla Sky is a beautiful, twisty film that is really an experience more than anything else, and I think that it is possibly the most underrated film ever (if not one of). The Brothers Bloom was… okay. Brick was SO much better, which disappointed me, but yeah, Vanilla Sky, Tom Cruise gave his ONLY good performance because I think the opposite of you: he acted VERY well, and not too little to ruin it. He is a terrible actor in my opinion, though he was excellent in Interview with the Vampire and Mission: Impossible, but his acting was Oscar worthy, nay, Oscar-deserving.
I totally agree with you about Tom Cruise!!! He just is a terrible actor, in general. But, Vanilla Sky was poignant and beautiful. And completely underrated. Thanks for the warning about Brothers Bloom. I’m still going to watch it. After all, Rachel Weisz is in it, and I just adore her. (Though, she’s had to do some crap in her day… Mummy, anyone? She is SO much more talented than that… Looking forward to Agora coming out on dvd this month…) I am so happy you made this list!! :)
Thank you, and I liked The Mummy, actually. The second one was awful, but the first one was pretty good.
i feel like i may be insane by saying this but in my opinion Forrest Gump is not a movie that is good enough to be called top ten movies ever.
P.S I also enjoyed The Mummy
Thanks for the opinion, but I am entitled to say WHAT?! Forrest Gump is AMAZING, and I am from the south, so it hits home. But yeah, the Mummy was interesting, so you know, it is worth a watch.
i love that you have ‘Inception’ as number one, awesome film, definitely buying that on dvd as soon as it comes out!
I’m getting it midnight of December 7th. And thanks for the comment.