Chris and I had a discussion on what our top 10 movies of all time lists would be like. I baffled at the idea of making such a list. Each excellent movie has such specific appeal that it makes it difficult to rank them against each other. Would serious, morally and emotionally engaging films push out brainless fun flicks on basis of merit or pure snobbishness? How do you pick between items that are artistically profound from ones that are culturally significant. For example, if you were making a list of great albums, would “Appetite for Destruction” be featured?<\/p>\n
In any case, here are some of the films Chris and I tossed about yesterday. They are not necessarily top 10 worthy, but we (both or either) consider them strong films:<\/p>\n
The Life of Brian
\nYes
\nCasablanca
\nFog of War
\nWings of Desire
\nAnnie Hall
\nAlphaville
\nPretty Village, Pretty Flame
\nThis is Spinal Tap
\n7 Samurai
\nAmerican Movie
\nSLC Punk!
\nDirty Pretty Things
\nThe Great Dictator
\nManhattan
\nRoman Holiday
\nShaun of the Dead
\n…
\nAnd others that we can’t think of right now…<\/p>\n
P.S. Thank you for Smoking is funny.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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