Ok, Ok, I admit it. I am a film philistine. If you name me 10 films you think i should have seen by the time i reached 23, I can almost guarantee I haven't seen it.
Seriously.
I’ve played this game with people before, and they always start with the more obscure films, thinking that I *must* have seen Pulp Fiction, or Dirty Dancing, or Lord of the Rings, or anything like that. I am here to tell you that I have NEVER seen Pulp Fiction. I have NEVER seen Dirty Dancing. I have only ever seen 45 MINUTES of Lord of the Rings. The second one. Whatever it was called.
I’ve never been one for new year’s resolutions, but as a promise to my Wife, Sarah and my Boyfriend, Chris, I will look to take a poll from you dear twitterers and blog readers, as well as other people, and I will endeavour to watch the top 10 most recommended films over 2010.
So, here is how it works. Subject to the few rules below, you post your top 10 films that you think i must see by the age of 23. I will then tally all of the votes up of the films i haven’t seen and will endeavour to watch the top 10 next year, and will of course keep you updated of this.
The rules are thus;
1 - No Porn
2 - No Horror
3- The Film must pass the flow chart below.
Other than that, I’m open to your suggestions. Place your suggestions in a list in the comment box, or DM me on twitter @alexlj and I will try get a decent list together by the new year. Lets see if we can make me slightly more educated.
Alex x
Firstly you must have some Scorese so - Goodfellas
ReplyDeletealso on a gangster theme checkout - The Godfather
Some Powell and Pressburger (It's were I get my name from!)- A Matter of Life and Death
Gothic fantasy - Pan's Labyrinth
Ealing comedy - Passport to Pimlico
Must have some Hitchcock (or 2)- Vertigo and Rear Window
Comedy - Spinal Tap
Just cos I love it - The Princess Bride
and finally Bill Forsyth - either Local Hero or Gergory's Girl, both wonderful.
Bear in mind that this is the posting of a 42 year old man, late at night and slightly drunk, but these are honestly some of my favorite films, so if you ever watch any of them, ENJOY! and let me know. :)
And that should of course be Gregory's Girl.
ReplyDeleteOther than A Clockwork Orange there is only one other film to see - - Jim Jarmusch’s DEAD MAN, with Johnny Depp as William Blake and Neil Young’s guitar, is a must. A Clockwork Orange 5 times followed by Dead Man 5 times, that’s it. There ain’t no more.
ReplyDeleteNo, wait, let me think again! Dead Man 4 times followed by the upcoming, “The Master,” starring Joaquin Phoenix - coming to your local theatre soon.
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