Friday 22 May 2015

Another revival attempt and My Top 100 films of All-Time

Top 100 Films of All-Time

A revival of a film-makers blog


Time is at such a premium these days I can't remember the last time that I even thought about the idea of keeping a Blog active, sharing my thoughts on all things film related; finding a structure and schedule of trying to balance family life, working 3 jobs, staying active in the world of film making, indulging in the cinematic universe and consuming beloved forms of entertainment and literature including anime and comics, can seem like an impossible job at times and whilst admitting this is quite clearly one of those first world problems that one can't really get too serious about, it's still something that frustrates me on a regular basis.

Not for the first time, I am now planning to try and make a greater effort to get back writing and thought what better way to kick off this revival with a list of films and who doesn't like a list of films and even more so a ranked list of the greatest films ever made. The list is something that I created a while ago and have posted onto my letterboxd which can be found here 

Creating a ranked list on this scale did take a rather long time to build, but I think that not only was it good fun, but it made me ask the question of 'what is it that I really love about film' and 'what is it that really forms my passion and personal taste'. Ultimately this is a very personal list of my all time favourite films and it's certainly something that I will be updating as I discover new films that really make that lasting impression that will stay with me for years to come, or as and when I catch up with the never ending list of 'great movies I've never seen'. Whether you agree or disagree with my choices isn't really all that important but it will help form a vision of my background and interesting within the art form that is film/cinema.

Below is my Top 100 films of All-Time (an un-definitive definitive ranked list)*

  1. Jaws (1975)
  2. Alien (1979)
  3. Red Beard (1965)
  4. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  5. Psycho (1960)
  6. Ran (1985)
  7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
  8. Nosferatu (1922)
  9. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
  10. Blade Runner (1982)
  11. Oldboy (2003)
  12. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
  13. Cinema Paradiso (1988)
  14. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  15. Princess Mononoke (1997)
  16. Chungking Express (1994)
  17. Seven Samurai (1954)
  18. The Thing (1982)
  19. The Seventh Seal (1957)
  20. The Dark Knight (2008)
  21. Rear Window (1954)
  22. Ikiru (1952)
  23. Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
  24. Jurassic Park (1993)
  25. The Matrix (1999)
  26. Red Cliff (2008)
  27. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
  28. The Wild Bunch (1969)
  29. Mulholland Drive (2001)
  30. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
  31. The Breakfast Club (1985)
  32. Godzilla (1954)
  33. Black Sunday (1960)
  34. Wall-E (2008)
  35. High and Low (1963)
  36. The Prestige (2006)
  37. The Godfather (1972)
  38. Gladiator (2000)
  39. The Terminator (1984)
  40. The Life of Oharu (1952)
  41. Die Hard (1988)
  42. Day of the Dead (1985)
  43. The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
  44. Ghostbusters (1984)
  45. Halloween (1978)
  46. Enter the Dragon (1973)
  47. Back to the Future (1985)
  48. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
  49. Toy Story 2 (1999)
  50. City of God (2002)
  51. Tokyo Story (1953)
  52. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
  53. The Iron Giant (1999)
  54. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
  55. Tenebre (1982)
  56. The Sting (1973)
  57. Inception (2010)
  58. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  59. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
  60. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
  61. Suspiria (1977)
  62. Election 2 (2006)
  63. The Third Man (1949)
  64. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
  65. El Topo (1970)
  66. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
  67. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
  68. The Fly (1986)
  69. Spirited Away (2001)
  70. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
  71. Sunshine (2007)
  72. Clerks (1994)
  73. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (2003)
  74. Predator (1987)
  75. Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
  76. There Will Be Blood (2007)
  77. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
  78. Moon (2009)
  79. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
  80. Stand By Me (1986)
  81. The Shining (1980)
  82. Donnie Darko (2001)
  83. Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
  84. Memories of Murder (2003)
  85. Amelie (2001)
  86. Zodiac (2007)
  87. The Big Lebowski (1998)
  88. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
  89. Election (2005)
  90. The Goonies (1985)
  91. Amer (2009)
  92. Vertigo (1958)
  93. Akira (1988)
  94. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
  95. The Exorcist (1973)
  96. Scarface (1983)
  97. Audition (1999)
  98. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  99. Black Sabbath (1963)
  100. Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)


*as of date of this posting (22/05/2015)
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