Since I checked out hte list of the 100 worst movies according to Rotten Tomatoes, I thought I would go through the Best of the Best (80 Best Movies). I don’t know that I would rate them the best, but then I’m not one of their movie critics.

I am curious to see how many of these movies I’ve seen.

  1. Crash (75)–Rented to see what the hype was about. Predictable.
  2. Forest Gump (73)–Good at the time, but now made fun of by entirely too many.
  3. A Beautiful Mind (71)–Great acting
  4. Gladiator (70)
  5. Out of Africa (67)
  6. Driving Miss Daisy (65)
  7. Gigi (64)–Always liked this musical.
  8. The Sound of Music (63)–Will never forget this one, but I’ve only seen it on TV. I own it, but don’t watch the DVD.
  9. Titanic (61)–Leonardo DiCaprio
  10. Chicago (55)
  11. The English Patient (54)–I have no idea how this movie made the list. I know many loved it. I ahve to agree with Elaine on Seinfeld.
  12. Gentleman’s Agreement (50)–Great movie. Hollywood stepped out a limb at the time.
  13. American Beauty (43)
  14. Terms of Endearment (42)–Always loved this one. It was filmed at my alma mater.
  15. Rain Man (40)
  16. Kramer vs. Kramer (39)
  17. Million Dollar Baby (38)
  18. Rocky (37)–The stairs are famous. Anyone who visits Philly, do go INSIDE the art museum. It’s well worth it.
  19. My Fair Lady (36)
  20. Shakespeare in Love (33)
  21. The Departed (30)–Wrote about this one in an earlier post. Great!
  22. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (29)–I saw all 3 in the theaters.
  23. Silence of the Lambs (22)
  24. It Happened One Night (21)–The beginning of the romantic comedies. Often copied, never duplicated. Clark Gable was great.
  25. West Side Story (20)
  26. Schindler’s List (17)
  27. Gone with the Wind (16)
  28. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (11)
  29. Annie Hall (10)
  30. The Godfather Part II (9)
  31. Casablanca (8)
  32. Rebecca (5)–Great Hitchcock movie. Must see.
  33. All About Eve (3)
  34. The Godfather (1)

Of this list, I own 11. Also, I saw 34 of 80 of the best movies compared to 21 out of 100 of the worst. I think it’s a pretty good list overall.

My you recover quickly from St. Patrick’s Day drinking, if you were silly enough to get that drunk. On second thought, if you’re an adult who was dumb enough to have a hangover because you didn’t hydrate or eat, then mayb your handover serve as a reminder to be a smarter drinker next time.