Semi-Annual Top 25 -- Feb. 2008 Edition
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jetpack_monkeyEvery six months I make up a list of my top 25 films of all time. Despite the "all time" bit, the list does change significantly every time I make it. Certainly there's a certain arbitrary-ness to it, but hey... I've been doing it since 2001.
Format is Rank) Title (Director, Year) [Previous rank]
1. The Third Man (Reed, 1949) [2]
2. His Girl Friday (Hawks, 1940) [1]
3. Amelie (Jeunet, 2001) [4]
4. Brazil (Gilliam, 1985) [7]
5. Singin' in the Rain (Kelly/Donen, 1952) [6]
6. Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) [5]
7. Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [14]
8. Sunset Boulevard (Wilder, 1950) [8]
9. North by Northwest (Hitchcock, 1959) [13]
10. The Whip and the Body (Bava, 1963) [n/a]
11. Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [n/a]
12. Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) [17]
13. Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [3]
14. The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [n/a]
15. Halloween (Carpenter, 1978) [n/a]
16. Bringing Up Baby (Hawks, 1938) [9]
17. When Harry Met Sally (Reiner, 1989) [15]
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) [n/a]
19. Nosferatu (Murnau, 1922) [n/a]
20. Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [19]
21. High Fidelity (Frears, 2000) [n/a]
22. Eyes Without a Face (Franju, 1960) [n/a]
23. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Jones/Gilliam, 1975) [24]
24. Manhattan (Allen, 1979) [n/a]
25. Hot Fuzz (Wright, 2007) [n/a] {geekgasm slot*}
* #25 on the Semi-Annual Top 25 is the Geekgasm slot: a a film that taps into my own personal brainpan for reasons that science cannot fathom. It's a movie that would, in a rational world, step aside and let a better film in. This is not a rational world.
Added since last time: The Whip and the Body, Dr. Strangelove, The Princess Bride, Halloween, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Nosferatu, High Fidelity, Eyes without a Face, Manhattan, Hot Fuzz.
Dropped since last time: The Apartment, Casablanca, Psycho, Trainspotting, Annie Hall, M, After Hours, The Big Lebowski, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and Evil Dead II.
Format is Rank) Title (Director, Year) [Previous rank]
1. The Third Man (Reed, 1949) [2]
2. His Girl Friday (Hawks, 1940) [1]
3. Amelie (Jeunet, 2001) [4]
4. Brazil (Gilliam, 1985) [7]
5. Singin' in the Rain (Kelly/Donen, 1952) [6]
6. Harold and Maude (Ashby, 1971) [5]
7. Modern Times (Chaplin, 1936) [14]
8. Sunset Boulevard (Wilder, 1950) [8]
9. North by Northwest (Hitchcock, 1959) [13]
10. The Whip and the Body (Bava, 1963) [n/a]
11. Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964) [n/a]
12. Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) [17]
13. Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) [3]
14. The Princess Bride (Reiner, 1987) [n/a]
15. Halloween (Carpenter, 1978) [n/a]
16. Bringing Up Baby (Hawks, 1938) [9]
17. When Harry Met Sally (Reiner, 1989) [15]
18. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981) [n/a]
19. Nosferatu (Murnau, 1922) [n/a]
20. Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) [19]
21. High Fidelity (Frears, 2000) [n/a]
22. Eyes Without a Face (Franju, 1960) [n/a]
23. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Jones/Gilliam, 1975) [24]
24. Manhattan (Allen, 1979) [n/a]
25. Hot Fuzz (Wright, 2007) [n/a] {geekgasm slot*}
* #25 on the Semi-Annual Top 25 is the Geekgasm slot: a a film that taps into my own personal brainpan for reasons that science cannot fathom. It's a movie that would, in a rational world, step aside and let a better film in. This is not a rational world.
Added since last time: The Whip and the Body, Dr. Strangelove, The Princess Bride, Halloween, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Nosferatu, High Fidelity, Eyes without a Face, Manhattan, Hot Fuzz.
Dropped since last time: The Apartment, Casablanca, Psycho, Trainspotting, Annie Hall, M, After Hours, The Big Lebowski, Kind Hearts and Coronets, and Evil Dead II.
