So just how many "great" movies have I seen?

[catalyst2]

From Empire Online's 100 Greatest Movies of All Time, I thought I might note just how many of them I have seen


Bold=seen

1 - Star Wars 1977
2 - Pulp Fiction 1994
3 - The Shawshank Redemption 1994
4 - Aliens 1986
5 - A Clockwork Orange 1971
6 - Donnie Darko 2001
7 - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003
8 - Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back 1980
9 - Amelie 2001
10 - Goodfellas 1990
TOTAL: 9/10

11 - The Matrix 1999
12 - American Beauty 1999
13 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003
14 - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
15 - The Godfather 1972
16 - Grease 1978
17 - Braveheart 1995
18 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
19 - Fight Club 1999
20 - Back to the Future 1985
TOTAL: 18/20

21 - Alien 1979
22 - Apocalypse Now 1979
23 - Gone with the Wind 1939
24 - Titanic 1997
25 - Forrest Gump 1994
26 - Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
27 - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004
28 - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 1982
29 - The Rocky Horror Picture Show 1975
30 - Schindler's List 1993
TOTAL: 27/30

31 - Kill Bill: Vol 1 2003
32 - Scarface 1983
33 - The Princess Bride 1987
34 - Top Gun 1986
35 - Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery 1997
36 - Rocky 1976
37 - Casino Royale 2006
38 - An American Werewolf In London 1981
39 - The Wizard of Oz 1939
40 - Casablanca 1942
TOTAL: 37/40

41 - Zoolander 2001
42 - Gallipoli 1981
43 - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2002
44 - 2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
45 - Heat 1995
46 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
47 - Gladiator 2000
48 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
49 - The Sound of Music 1965
50 - Se7en 1995
TOTAL: 46/50

51 - Die Hard 1988
52 - Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi 1983
53 - Borat: Cultural Learnings of America to Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2006
54 - The Usual Suspects 1955
55 - Jaws 1975
56 - Memento 2000
57 - The Godfather Part II 1974
58 - The Big Lebowski 1998
59 - Taxi Driver 1976
60 - The Shining 1980
TOTAL: 54/60

61 - Stand By Me 1986
62 - Clerks 1994
63 - The Silence of the Lambs 1991
64 - Spider-Man 2002
65 - The Lion King 1994
66 - Chopper 2000
67 - Ben-Hur 1959
68 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986
69 - Superman 1978
70 - Picnic At Hanging Rock 1975
TOTAL: 63/70

71 - Batman 1989
72 - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 2000
73 - Platoon 1986
74 - To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
75 - Blade Runner 1982
76 - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969
77 - Mad Max 1979
78 - Brokeback Mountain 2005
79 - Chicago 2002
80 - Psycho 1960
TOTAL: 72/80

81 - Moulin Rouge! 2001
82 - The Breakfast Club 1985
83 - Citizen Kane 1988
84 - Reservoir Dogs 1992
85 - The Crow 1994
86 - Mad Max 2 1981
87 - Babel 2006
88 - Annie Hall 1977
89 - All about Eve 1950
90 - Animal House 1978
TOTAL: 81/90

91 - Rear Window 1954
92 - Crocodile Dundee 1986
93 - Shichinin No Samurai (Seven Samurai) 1954
94 - The Blues Brothers 1980
95 - Romeo + Juliet 1996
96 - Life of Brian 1979
97 - Flying High 1980
98 - X-Men 2000
99 - The Terminator 1984
100 - It's A Wonderful Life 1985
TOTAL: 91/100

Good grief - I have seen 91% of the top 100 movies. I'm not sure if that means I watch too many movies or not enough!

Comments

[asgaja.livejournal.com]

I'd say not enough! And I swear that's not because I got the same score, nope, never, most certainly not because of that. ^_^''

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

Exactly the same score - what are the chances of that? Sympatico! What were your missing 9?

The other thing that occurred to me was how many of them I had watched and disliked - Goodfellas, Titanic, Scarface, The Princess Bride etc - and how many of the older movies I did like but never get to see any more - Casablanca, The Usual Suspects, Rear Window. I must see if some of those older ones are on DVD to buy.

I did also consider renting out the missing 9 just so I could say that I have seen all 100! Then I remembered that I hadn't seen most of those because they just didn't appeal to me.

[tijnat.livejournal.com]

I've only seen 41 out of that 100. Does it count if I've seen some of them multiple times? ;)