You have an Awesome List... For 68 I loved Rosemary's Baby and Planet of the Apes... 1985 - Legend starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara... 1992 Leap of Faith with Steve Martin... Thanks Again....:)
A STAGGERING task, I have no idea how you do it - being able to encapsulate each choice in such concise but unique ways. Yes, both Poseiden Adventure and Soylent Green made deep impressions on me - that scene with E. Robinson and Heston enjoying the beef stew dinner - priceless! And you were one of the very few, the chosen who actually saw Arctic - a grueling but engrossing survival tale made vivid by Mikkelsen's beautiful solo performance. Great video review project!
Thank you! Ha, a few days ago I was saying to myself, "What was I thinking??" I'm always relieved when these things finally come together and grateful that you all enjoy them. :)
Thank you for part II . I really like the idea of going year by year it opens up so many great film selections. I have adopted your format . I wrote down many of your selections to expand my film "repertorium" . That was a lot of work but so worth it for your youtube community and for your own personal Memoirs for the lack of a better word. Thanks for the effort and sharing .
Omg you love the Truman Show too. It's actually my favorite film of all time. Every time I watch it I cry uncontrollably, it keeps me up at night and it speaks to me personally because it encaspulates my fear of being stuck where I won't be able to live and be purely restrained especially since I recently found out I have OCD and ADHD. I'm sorry I'm getting teary eyed thinking about it. GO TRUMAN GOOO! FLY FREE & LIVE!
@@feslenraster Sorry, I just saw this! Answer: I keep a spreadsheet! I update it ASAP after I watch something, with some notes about what I thought. I've been doing this for many years. It's really helpful; otherwise, yeah, I'd never keep track of everything.
Great video. I saw some of my favorites in your list. I have two ideas for future videos you could do: 1. "Movies I Would Make, If Only I Could": Give us a list of several movies you would love to see, the cast, the director, etc. that you would love to see, but which haven't been made yet. 2. "My Guilty Pleasures": Silly, schlocky, maybe "taboo" films that you are embarrassed to say you really like and never miss watching. Now, take a break and rest. You've earned it.
GREAT list, Jerome! Two things: 1. I LOVE that you ended on "Vast of Night." It's one of my all-time favorite movies. I'm a fan of classic flying saucers, and this movie covers all the bases. 2. I LOVE that you included the Danny DeVito vehicle "Renaissance Man." What a great film! I love the quirky-teacher-with-reluctant-students-who-find-common-ground genre, and it's the first time I remember hearing the "...band of brothers..." quote from Shakespeare's Henry V.
I’m glad you briefly mentioned The Killers (Kubrick). It’s one of my more obscure all time favorites. Unfortunately, I don’t know one person who has ever even heard of it, lol (Hayden Rorke is another personal favorite… no one remembers him either… until I remind them he played the police chief that gave Michale Corleone a broken jaw in the Godfather)…
Doing this would be pretty tough to do... I'm impressed that you started with 1920. My list would have to start with 1931, I think the Universal Monsters are the earliest movies I've ever seen. Cool that you have Ladyhawke on here, that movie is underrated.
Great idea for a video. I might do one myself, just for fun. A Trip to the Moon is my favorite film of 1902, since it's the only one I know from that year. I guess I can start from there. Really love your channel. Thanks for all you do!
So glad that you picked "The Scarlett and the Black" for 1983 . One of my favorite movies ! Gregory Peck happens to be my favorite actor and it was great to see Christopher Plummer in it as well ! This is based on a true story which makes it even that much more meaningful to me . This is a hidden gem of a movie , which I hope more people will see ! The scene at the end with Plummer's character finding out that the Priest Hugh O'Flaherty had rescued his wife and children is one of the most moving scenes in my opinion ! Where would any of us be without forgiveness !
Nice list with some unexpected choices (sometimes I thought "oh yeah!", other times "now way"). I did agree with several of your picks though, and differed on many others though could understand why you chose them - but hey, after all, it's YOUR list )) And that's the beauty of it. This was well worth the wait and I'm gonna view it again before going to bed. Thanks!
@@Weiselberry As you yourself make very clear, this is a list of faves, not necessarily a list of films which you would consider to be the 'best' in any given year.
Wow! Thank you so much for the monumental effort! You didn't just present a list of great movies but you advocated each choice vigorously yet succinctly. Also many films are now added to my must watch list. A most impressive list and once you hit the late 70s to 2019 the overlap between your favorites and mine is surprising and impressive. Also I must say as a STAR WARS nerd myself, your choice of The Empire Strikes Back is greatly appreciated.
You're welcome! When I tried to do this list the first time a couple weeks ago, I intended to only rattle off the titles, but I just couldn't live with myself. :) I'm SO glad you enjoyed the video!
Good list. Here's mine: 1966: Persona 1967: The Graduate 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey 1969: My Night at Maud's 1970: The Conformist 1971: Klute 1972: The Godfather 1973: The Exorcist 1974: A Woman Under the Influence 1975: Barry Lyndon 1976: Taxi Driver 1977: Annie Hall 1978: Halloween 1979: Apocalypse Now 1980: Raging Bull 1981: Blow Out 1982: The Thing 1983: Scarface 1984: Once Upon a Time in America 1985: The Purple Rose of Cairo 1986: Blue Velvet 1987: The Last Emperor 1988: Cinema Paradiso 1989: Do the Right Thing 1990: Goodfellas 1991: The Silence of the Lambs 1992: Unforgiven 1993: Schindler's List 1994: Pulp Fiction 1995: The Usual Suspects 1996: Breaking the Waves 1997: Titanic 1998: Saving Private Ryan 1999: Magnolia 2000: Memento 2001: Mulholland Drive 2002: Talk to Her 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2004: The Aviator 2005: Brokeback Mountain 2006: The Departed 2007: There Will Be Blood 2008: The Dark Knight 2009: Inglorious Basterds 2010: The Social Network 2011: The Tree of Life 2012: Zero Dark Thirty 2013: Nymphomaniac 1&2 2014: Whiplash 2015: The Hateful Eight 2016: Silence 2017: Phantom Thread 2018: Hereditary 2019: Parasite
Many thanks for this latest fascinating, whirlwind excursion through film history. Part 2 was well worth waiting for and I can only imagine how much of your time and effort went into the creation of these two videos. I share your preference for older films and, likewise, find it more difficult to name favorites for more recent decades. Nevertheless, there are about twenty of your picks in Part 2 that I would also list among my favorites, including 2019's "Vast of Night" which I may have missed out on except for your recent review. Among the others are "The Sting", "The Taking of Pelham 123" (which I re-watched just the other day for a film class I'm taking), "Jaws" (which I watch every early July), "Close Encounters of the Third KInd" and "Little Shop of Horrors". I am big on Coen Brothers works with "Barton Fink" being number one. John Turturro is amazing in it. Also, Tim Burton's films are among my top picks with "Ed Wood" heading that list. It has such a great 1950s ambience and Martin Landau's portrayal of Bela Lugosi is priceless, even if it is a caricature. ;-) I haven't seen the remake of "Far From the Madding Crowd" but the original 1964 film is well worth viewing if you haven't seen it. I see very few new films because I do like to look at favorites repeatedly, but last year's "1917" made a big impression on me as did the 2017 remake of the 1930 classic "Journey's End". Looking forward to your next opus!
Yay, a part 2! I was wondering if you've ever seen The Prestige? It's about two apposing magicians in the industrial revolution era, directed by Christopher Nolan. It's a bit different from his other movies since it's a period piece (and a well done one; Tesla even makes an appearance, played by David Bowie), but still has the customary plot twists and emotional turns that mark his style. Out of all of his movies it seems like the one that would be most up your ally.
You know, my mom and sister and I sat down to watch The Prestige a couple years after it came out, and I confess we had a hard time getting into it. We stopped partway through because we all felt pretty lost, and we ended up not finishing it. I know now, having seen a couple video essays on the movie, that it only gets more complicated. :) I've wondered if I'd like it better now that I'm oh-so-much older and wiser (LOL), but I've been hesitant to dive into it a second time. Sounds like you think I should give it a try, though!
When you made these videos in July, I had previously seen 72 of the 182 films you mention. In the last 4 months, I have made a concerted effort to see more of the films on your list, and have watched 15 more, bringing my total to 87. I am limited to what i can find included with Amazon Prime or the Xfinity Stream app. I have a full time job and a family, so I watch movies on my tablet while washing dishes after the kids are in bed. It will usually take me several days to get through a movie, and on Saturday nights i usually watch your latest video instead of part of a movie. Anyway, thanks for your reviews. I enjoy watching them.
Wow, you've been busy! Hopefully you didn't find any of them to be absolutely horrendous. :) I'm glad I've been able to provide a little entertainment and distraction while you're washing dishes, which has got to be one of the worst chores. Thank you for being a faithful viewer!
Fantastic list with some really interesting picks, I like how the films you've picked are personal favourites, films that have connected with you. So much respect due, the amount of research, filming and editing, trying to remember what you've seen and exactly what year it was from, amazing work. Thank you for your effort, they've been such a great watch. I'd seen other commenters add their own list and thought about doing it myself but indecisiveness is an issue I have, lol, my captains log would begin with " these are the voyages of the starship Indecisive. It's continuing mission: to find it very hard to decide on anything, except mint ice cream, my comments are overly long already, if I added 100 films too lol, I'd also struggle not to mention why each has meaning for me so I'd break my long comment record, getting across how you feel about a film is something you do so well, again, you're amazing at this, truly. I like how Dracula 79 just pipped Alien, I feel the same but Alien is great, risky opinion for some lol. Scarlett Pimpernel I've seen three or four times and liked a lot, it's also a wild flower that grows in my garden lol. The Truman show was on TV a couple of days ago and I watched it again, it's like a modern Frank Capra tale, my favourite Jim Carrey film. I've seen a lot of the films on this list and liked or really loved them, one of the few i haven't seen and feel awkward about not doing so is Return to Oz, it feels like everyone has seen it but me lol. You were twelve when you first saw October Sky, I'm guessing it was a couple or more years after its release, you're a youngling Ms Weiselberry lol, I'm around about Jake Gyllenhaal's age I think, I feel old lol. October Sky is another film I like a lot. ~ Thank you Ms Weiselberry ~
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! It's funny you say you feel like everyone else but you has seen Return to Oz: my whole life I never knew anybody outside my immediate family who'd ever seen it! Ha, yes, I'm pretty sure I was 12 the first time I saw it and that was a few years after its release. :) I definitely don't feel like he's getting old, so you shouldn't feel old either, LOL.
Jerome Weiselberry You're very kind lol. Return to Oz is a film that would air on TV here quite often usually during a weekend or school break when I was a child and I always stubbornly dismissed it unfairly thinking " it's not really a Wizard of Oz sequel without Judy Garland," and when I'd go back to school it became one of the things that was discussed between everyone, well apart from me although I would bring up the Wizard of Oz lol. It now goes on my watchlist. I did enjoy these videos immensely as I do all your videos and have no doubt all your viewers feel the same. ~ Thank you again Ms Weiselberry ~
I hope you dream a vision of all the satisfaction you have brought to all the partakers of your generous recommendations.Thanks for being a local friendly librarian friend to the many who visit the J. Weiselberry Virtual World of Intrigue and Fascination.
I really love how passionate and enthusiastic you are about films. I thought this was a great list based on your personal experience. I thought it strange you did not have Back to the Future or The Godfather Parts I and II for the years they were released but I really liked that you went with films you are personally connected with. I was really thrilled to see you pick Home Alone for 1990 which is also my favorite Christmas movie. I also looooved Cilian Murphy in Red Eye and great choice for 2006 on Pan’s Labyrinth.
Thanks! Well, since the list is based on personal experience as you say, I couldn't put movies on there that I have no experience with. :) That would include Back to the Future (shocking, I know, but like a lot of 80s movies that are hugely popular, I've just never been interested in watching it) and The Godfather Part II. I also don't feel like I can count The Godfather either because even though I saw a solid two hours of it (which I thought were excellent), I didn't catch the beginning or the end. :o
@@Weiselberry yeah for sure! Typically I would have chosen Back to the Future as my favorite movie from 1985 but after watching Clue three months ago, it became my favorite movie of that year :D
Wow ! I absolutely Love your list from 1920-2019, your taste in movies inspired me to backtrack to certain films and to acquire others that was always in my bucket list of must own. Thanks !!! P.S.- Also enjoy your genuine enthusiasm for your favorite movies, that made it worth watching. P.P.S.- What did you think of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood ????
Thank you, this was such a cool video series! Loved the unexpected costume changes and how your indecisiveness brought us so many bonus movie choices! 🙆♀️
Good to see someone else really enjoy October Sky and actually mention Renaissance Man! Was a favorite as a kid and now I really want to rewatch it! Haven't heard of the Vast of Night but damn does that sound like a movie right up my alley!
I can't imagine trying to tackle a list like this. You must have put so much work into it. I tried to put a 100 favorite movies list before, and started changing my mind as soyas i read it over. Trying to do it year by year would make it even harder.
Going into this, I thought for sure that I wasn't going to agree with very much. To my surprise and happiness, there were some of my favorites. All three Star Wars are among my favorites, but Empire is probably my favorite movie of all time. Great to see you pick that. Love #2 and #4 in the Star Trek series, so glad that those two showed up - also love #6. You've got Mail and Jurassic Park are also favorites - loved dinosaurs growing up, so imagine my love for this movie when it came out with it's awesome special effects for the time. I didn't picture you as an Avenger movie watcher or "liker", so I was also surprised that Ragnarok showed up. I loved it for the same reasons you said. I would put other Avenger related movies on my list. The original three Indiana Jones movies are amongst my favorites, but I guess that you don't love them a lot. Again, I appreciate the amount of work that went into this. This is nice because it gives all of us viewers a good starting point so we can reflect on our favorites. It also has me wondering how you could apply this to other things, or how I could think of other lists such as favorite songs and or albums per year. I could see you doing a favorite book series. Or TV series using the origin year. Thanks.
Here's mine. Very hard for me to find movies during the past 20 years I love, TBH. Many of my default faves are either Hammer horror or Bond on this list. I really prefer the Golden Age of Hollywood. 1966: Dracula-Prince of Darkness 1967: Frankenstein Created Woman 1968: Dracula Has Risen From the Grave 1969: On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1970: Scrooge 1971: Dirty Harry 1972: The Cowboys 1973: Live and Let Die 1974: Chinatown 1975: Farewell My Lovely 1976: The Enforcer 1977: The Spy Who Loved Me 1978: Superman The Movie 1979: Dracula-Langella 1980: The Shining 1981: For Your Eyes Only 1982: Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan 1983: Never Say Never Again 1984: Tightrope 1985: Fright Night 1986: Stand By Me 1987: The Living Daylights 1988: Die Hard 1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1990: Goodfellas 1991: The Rocketeer 1992: Glengarry Glen Ross 1993: In the Line of Fire 1994: Ed Wood 1995: GoldenEye 1996: Sling Blade 1997: L.A. Confidential 1998: The Big Lebowski 1999: Eyes Wide Shut 2000: O Brother Where Art Thou 2001: Monster's Ball 2002: Catch Me if You Can 2003: Mystic River 2004: The Polar Express 2005: Walk the Line 2006: Casino Royale 2007: Starting Out in the Evening- Frank Langella film 2008: Gran Torino 2009: Public Enemies 2010: Shutter Island 2011: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol 2012: Skyfall 2013: The Conjuring 2014: The November Man 2015: SPECTRE 2016: A Streetcat Named Bob 2017: Shape of Water 2018: Bohemian Rhapsody 2019: Knives Out
Nice list of your favorites; it seems a very personal, unconventional grouping, having eschewed Godfather, Schindler, etc. Two of my 1960s favorites are The Graduate and the original Planet of the Apes. I hope you've seen them a couple of times.
1966: The Professionals 1967: Quartermass and the Pit 1968: Night of the Living Dead 1969: Topaz 1970: Scream and Scream Again 1971: Dirty Harry 1972: Tales from the Crypt 1973: The Exorcist 1974: Murder on the Orient Express 1975: Jaws 1976: The Outlaw Josey Wales 1977: Star Wars 1978: Animal House 1979: Breaking Away 1980: The Shining 1981: Mad Max 2 1982: Blade Runner 1983: War Games 1984: Amadeus 1985: Brazil 1986: Blue Velvet 1987: The Princess Bride 1988: Beetlejuice 1989: The Killer 1990: Goodfellas 1991: The Silence of the Lambs 1992: Unforgiven 1993: True Romance 1994: Pulp Fiction 1995: Seven 1996: 12 Monkeys 1997: Cube 1998: Rushmore 1999: The Straight Story 2000: Memento 2001: Mulholland Drive 2002: Talk to Her 2003: The Return of the King 2004: The Incredibles 2005: Match Point 2006: Apocalypto 2007: Once 2008: WALL-E 2009: The Hangover Other than notable exception Mad Max: Fury Road, 2010+ represents a Dark Age. At one extreme there are global mega-corporations churning out blockbuster garbage to the popcorn guzzling masses, and uninspiring, "socially relevant" celebrations of degeneracy catering to the wannabe bourgeoisie-bohemian set at the other. An era of true creative bankruptcy dependent upon remakes, rehashes, re-quels and reboots. Revolting.
Here is mine, because I love making these things! 1920-Present 1920: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1921: The Kid 1922: Haxan, Witchcraft Through the Ages 1923: Safety Last 1924: Sherlock Jr 1925: The Freshman (love Harold Lloyd) 1926: Faust 1927: The Unknown 1928: The Circus 1929: Diary of a Lost Girl 1930: City Girl 1931: Dracula (Browning) 1932: Island of Lost Souls 1933: King Kong 1934: It Happened One Night 1935: The Bride of Frankenstein 1936: Swing Time 1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood 1939: Destry Rides Again 1940: Rebecca 1941: Sullivan's Travels 1942: Woman of the Year 1943: I Walked with a Zombie 1944: Curse of the Cat People 1945: Blithe Spirit 1946: Beauty and the Beast 1947: Black Narcissus 1948: The Red Shoes 1949: Mighty Joe Young 1950: In a Lonely Place 1951: Summer Interlude 1952: Ikiru 1953: Roman Holiday 1954: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1955: The Night of the Hunter/ All That Heaven Allows (tie) 1956: Bigger Than Life 1957: Wild Strawberries 1958: Giants and Toys 1959: Good Morning 1960: Eyes Without a Face 1961: The Innocents 1962: Adieu Philippine 1963: The Whip and the Body 1964: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1965: Invasion of Astro Monster 1966: Irezumi 1967: Belle de Jour 1968: Once Upon a Time in the West 1969: Ring of Bright Water 1970: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders 1971: Walkabout 1972: The Girl on the Broomstick 1973: Spirit of the Beehive 1974: The Phantom of the Paradise 1975: Picnic at Hanging Rock 1976: Carrie 1977: Hausu 1978: Days of Heaven 1979: Being There 1980: Cruising 1981: The Howling 1982: Fitzcarraldo 1983: That Day, on the Beach 1984: The Company of Wolves 1985: After Hours 1986: Blue Velvet 1987: Robocop 1988: Cinema Paradiso 1989: Kiki's Delivery Service 1990: Days of Being Wild 1991: The Double Life of Veronique 1992: Dead-Alive 1993: Matinee 1994: Ed Wood 1995: Before Sunrise 1996: Irma Vep 1997: Perfect Blue 1998: Rushmore 1999: The Virgin Suicides 2000: In the Mood for Love 2001: Millennium Mambo 2002: Hero 2003: A Tale of Two Sisters 2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2005: The New World 2006: Memories of Matsuko 2007: My Winnipeg 2008: Happy-Go-Lucky 2009: Dogtooth 2010: Blue Valentine 2011: Melancholia 2012: Moonrise Kingdom 2013: Under the Skin 2014: Song of the Sea 2015: The VVitch 2016: The Neon Demon 2017: The Florida Project 2018: Shoplifters 2019: Marriage Story
good list, glad you included some foreign classics. i think i agree with yours about as much as with jw's. marriage story though, wow. since you like foreign, i recommend children of paradise and black orpheus if you haven't seen those.
Like I commented for your last video, I created a list on List Challenges website, in which I did 10 movies per decade. I thought it would be easier, but it turned into a challenge. My hardest decade was the 80's. I had to leave 12 movies off the list for that decade. I think I had to leave 5 movies off of the 90's list. There were a few years which we were the same, but a lot of differences. Again, I had much more animation, foreign and made for TV movies on my list. I know lists can change over time, but there are some movies that will never leave my list. You should be proud to these lists.
I like the way you did not automatically include the well know films for each year....Your picks surpriseded me since many of the films you picked I saw are among my favorites. You have some horror movies. If you have not seen it check out "The Haunting" from the mid sixties. NOT the bogus remake from the 1990's....
Thank you for this video! I'm sure you have read of the passing of Olivia de Havilland, would you consider a retrospective of her movies (that you've watched) in the future? I recently watched a series of interviews from 2006 (?) where she commented on her life, and career, so interesting.
I heard it on the radio this afternoon. It wasn't exactly a shock, as she had lived an extraordinarily long life, but it was still sad news. I never saw her give a bad performance. She's been on my list of possibilities for a filmography chat, but there are still a couple films I think I should see before taking it on. But, yes, that's a possibility for the future.
@@Weiselberry If you've ever studied closely her performance in The Heiress (for which she deservedly won the Oscar), that's all you'll ever need to know her capabilities - it is one of the most memorable character changes in Hollywood history.
I'm a new viewer so I've been watching through lots of your old ones and I have loved this list, you've made me want to make my own and I've added lots of films you mentioned to my watchlist 😊 I don't find many channels with similar film interests as my own so I've enjoyed binge watching all of your film related stuff 😊
Another nice list. It's interesting how drastic the dip in quality is between the earlier films and modern Hollywood filmmaking. I think your instincts are correct to look to the past. Your copper age, modern and postmodern era films are largely genre pictures, which speaks to your good taste I think. Personally I think many of those movies are dreck but people who like cinema yearn for good genre -- there's something universal about its form and structure that appeals to people much more so than what current tastemakers think is "quality cinema." I also find it fascinating you pick 1965 as line of demarcation. That's true in lots of spheres (color tv, music -- think Rubber Soul, culturally, politically, etc.) In some (or many) ways society has regressed from America's 50s/60s Golden Age, and this is naturally reflected in its cultural output to varying degrees.
Oh gosh! Great list! Yeah for mentioning The Out Of Towners. I remember asking you if you ever reviewed it before. Oh my gosh so many movies you listed here. I do love classic movies, but I admit, I have seen more from the 80s (A lot of favorites) and 90s as well. Jurassic Park came out on my 8th Brithday but we saw the next day. My very first movie ever seen in a theater! And yes ID4 for 1996! =) I had huge list typing it as I was watching this...but then I thought this is too hard...and this would have been a very long comment. LOL So I just scrapped it I surpassed you didn't mention any Indiana Jones movies? You have seen those, right? Again, hard list to make anyway! Thanks for sharing your list. You worked so hard on this! Good job! You should treat yourself for making a fun and entertaining video!
Thanks! Glad there were some favorites of yours here. Re: Indiana Jones, I've seen chunks of Raiders and Temple of Doom, and all of Crystal Skull (yeah, I know). For some reason I never really got into that series. Ha, I'm going to treat myself by getting a good night's sleep tonight!
Your list really highlights how there has been a significant decline in the quality of Hollywood's output. I'm going to reacquaint myself with some of these classics. Much appreciated!
I reckon the second part was definitely more of a challenge for you than the first 🤔 It's a statement of the obvious but wanting to return to a movie is always a good sign that it's a favourite. I saw *The Railway Man* a few years back and was very pleasantly surprised. Must give it another view, soon. Anyway, thanks for your efforts. I couldn't even begin to compile such a list but here are a few personal favourites including movies that I genuinely enjoy watching over and over, others that I wouldn't necessarily return to time and again but are just prime examples of cinema as art and those that fall into both categories. In no particular order - *Hitchcock's Rebecca, The Lady Vanishes, The 39 Steps and Saboteur* *Le Salaire de la Peur* *The Bicycle Thieves* *The Good, the Bad and the Ugly* *Coen Brothers No Country For Old Men, True Grit* *Groundhog Day* *Point Blank - John Boorman* *Persuasion (1995)* *THX:1138* *Nightfall - Jacques Tourneur* *The Ipcress File* *The Big Combo* *It's A Wonderful Life (by turns both clichéd and profound)* *Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)* *Solaris (1972)* *Barry Lyndon* *Secret Beyond the Door - Fritz Lang* *The Maltese Falcon* *The Wicker Man (1973)* *White Zombie (1932)* *The Remains of the Day* *Village of the Damned (1960)* Oh, I nearly forgot *The Third Man* (I dare not leave it off the list) I gave up trying to rack my brain after just those few. No doubt others will come to mind as soon as I've posted the comment 🙄 You clearly have youth on your side 👍 EDIT - Yep. I've added to the list 🙄
Nice! Thanks for sharing your picks. I've seen all but 8 of them! Oh, trust me, one of my biggest concerns with these two videos was that I'd forget a huge favorite. So far, I'm in the clear. But if something comes to mind, I'll wish I could fix the video. :)
Not sure if I commented on this immense review of films across time/part 2! What a great job! I'm glad you enjoyed a couple of films I contributed to (ALIENS, TERMINATOR 2). I wonder what you thought of TITANIC, which was a pretty major film for '97 but no mention here. You've certainly brought a lot of films to my attention, so my list is growing too!!! (How do you ever manage it?!) Anyway, thanks for this great survey!
Thanks! :) Regarding Titanic, I'd like it a lot better if it didn't spend so much time on the Jack/Rose plot. I know for some people that's a shocking thing to say, but I've always found that aspect of the movie kind of tedious. I agree that to be successful a film about the Titanic has to have some central characters who ground the drama and make the audience feel more invested, but those particular characters don't do much for me. The rest of the movie does so well at recreating the majesty of the ship (inside and out) and depicting the horror of the night it sank that I wish it had focused more exclusively on the real tragedy instead of cutting away and spending so much time on a fictional love story I just couldn't get into. But without that romance, I don't know if it still would have been such a massive success!
For some years it's hard for me to pick a favorite movie of the year, but I can name three years pretty recently where I had a very easy time doing exactly that: 2014-Tie between Godzilla 2014 and Dracula Untold 2017-King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword 2019-Godzilla KOTM (2019)
I loved your Part 1. You clearly have a great love of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Part 2 wasn't bad, but you missed some real classics from the 70s, 80s and 90s. I think if you watch four movies every day, allowing one hour each to do your review, without breaks, you should be able to see roughly 10,000 movies over the next seven years. Get moving!
I've never seen the Superman movie, but I did see Christopher Reeve in an episode of Smallville metaphorically passing the Superman torch off to Tom Welling.
Kayla Nash recommend you give them a shot. Made with no CGI and just blue screens. If you watch the special edition when they discuss how they did the special effects you can see why they won an Academy Award for the effects. I would watch part 2 as well, you can watch the Lester version or the Donner Version (totally new movie, sort of like how they are letting Zack Snyder do his version of Justice League. Superman 3 is okay the Junkyard Scene is the best, Superman 4 is probably the least recommended, due to bad effects and lack of money invested.
Wow! These choices are all over the place and omits many that are considered classics (but maybe you haven't seen). Personally disappointed there were no Martin Scorsese movies. also for my taste, too many Spielberg movies (never saw "Jaws" though). Glad you didn't include any Tarantino movies. Many interesting selections that I'd like to check out. Look forward to many more reviews.
After watching Posiedon , I came over to picking your fav movies from 1920 - Pt.1 & Pt.2 . It's a massive undertaking. For 1967 I guess The Graduate & Bonnie & Clyde wasn't your cup of tea. In 1968 your choice is much more cut & dry - 2001: A Space Odyssey -Once Upon A Time In The West - Planet of the Apes or IF. I'm a 70's guy , while I agree with JAWS in 75 , One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest could've got a HM. Again I'm thinking The Godfather 1 + 2 , Chinatown, Deliverance, Taxi Driver , Outlaw Josey Wales , The Deerhunter arn't your thing but what about Paper Moon, Tess ( Polanski ) and Sally Fields double whammy Sybil & Places in the Heart. Still ... well done on a lot of work , I'm late by about 2 yrs , Ha .. That's Ok
Hey, Jerome. I really like your choice of movies per year. I’d like to share my list of favorites per year, too. 1966 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1967 - Casino Royale 1968 - Yellow Submarine 1969 - Night Gallery 1970 - Scrooge 1971 - Duel 1972 - The Poseidon Adventure 1973 - The Sting 1974 - The Towering Inferno 1975 - Jaws 1976 - Rocky 1977 - Star Wars: A New Hope 1978 - Superman 1979 - The Muppet Movie 1980 - Flash Gordon 1981 - The Great Muppet Caper 1982 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1983 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1984 - Ghostbusters 1985 - Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure 1986 - The Great Mouse Detective 1987 - Spaceballs 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1989 - Batman 1990 - Dick Tracy 1991 - Hook 1992 - Aladdin 1993 - Jurassic Park 1994 - Ed Wood 1995 - Toy Story 1996 - Space Jam 1997 - Titanic 1998 - Godzilla 1999 - Man On the Moon 2000 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2001 - Spirited Away 2002 - Spider-Man 2003 - Elf 2004 - The Polar Express 2005 - The Producers 2006 - Rocky Balboa 2007 - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 2008 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2009 - Inglourious Basterds 2010 - Toy Story 3 2011 - Hugo 2012 - Moonrise Kingdom 2013 - The Wolf of Wall Street 2014 - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2015 - The Hateful Eight 2016 - La La Land 2017 - Coco 2018 - Green Book 2019 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2020 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2021 - Spider-Man: No Way Home 2022 - The Fabelmans 2023 - Oppenheimer Have a good weekend, J!
Great list ! Thanks !! In the spirit of giving back : Some of the more obscure recommendations for you to check out : The Lives of Others Box of Moonlight The Spanish Prisoner Mediterraneo Zero Effect The Music of Chance Station Agent Amelie Nine Queens As It is in Heaven. ( have a box of Kleenex within reach ) Shall We Dance ? ( Japanese version ) 10 Items or Less Queen to Play The Lost City Strictly Ballroom A Midnight Clear. These are all underrated movies that are wonderful . I hope that you get a chance to check them out !!
Both parts one and two were very informative and very well put together. There is no doubt that as it is a personal list there will be things missing that other people think should be on there. I was a bit surprised that films like "A Matter Of Life And Death" (1946), "The Ladykillers" (1955), "Planet Of The Apes" (1968), 2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid" (1969) ddin't get at least an honourable mention. Have you seen the film "Time Bandits" (1981)?
Quite an undertaking listing all your favs since 1920 for each year. I know that Amadeus (1984) is probably my favorite movie of all time. F. Murray Abraham was amazing.
Thank you for the comprehensive and well described film list, Ms. Weiselberry. Some personal favorites I might suggest for future consideration for inclusion-- “A Place in the Sun”, “High Noon”, “ Forbidden Planet” and “The Sand Pepples”.
At the end you mention there are movies you haven't seen, and ones you want to see. Can you name some of them? Which are you most eager to watch? Favorites of mine that weren't on your list include: 1967 - Cool Hand Luke 1968 - 2001, A Space Odyssey and The Lion in Winter (see? I can be indecisive, too!) 1974 - The Conversation 1975 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1980 - Airplane! and The Shining (see? I can be inconsistent, too!) 1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 - Chan Is Missing (obscure, I know) 1985 - Tampopo 1987 - House of Games 1991 - Raise the Red Lantern and Proof 1992 - The Story of Qiu Ju 1995 - The City of Lost Children 1996 - Fargo (honorable mention: Trainspotting) 1998 - A Simple Plan and The Big Lebowski 2000 - You Can Count on Me 2002 - City of God 2003 - The Triplets of Belleville 2004 - Sideways 2006 - Notes on a Scandal 2009 - Moon 2011 - A Separation 2013 - Nebraska 2014 - Ex Machina 2016 - Moonlight 2017 - Get Out 2018 - Blindspotting 2019 - Us
The Good the Bad and the Ugly is always in my top 10 fave films of all time.Its a marvel to watch unfold as is Once,Upon a Time in the,West..both fun to see in a theater with a crowd.
"Romey" -- you're hip! Or at least very idiosyncratic, which is good, always interesting to get a whole other angle on moviegoing. Surprise surprise, for once I'm not going to poke at you with "But what about this one, or that one?" There's a lot here I simply agree with. "1776" is odd for me, I keep sitting down to it, and I keep thinking, That scene or that song is kind of weak, it has its flaws -- and yet, as it winds down towards its ending, my heart always swells up. What can I say, excellent treatment of gripping material. I too am a fan of "October Sky." (True story -- Homer Hickam, author of the book "Rocket Boys" that it's based on, said "If I had looked like Jake Gyllenhaal, we would have been Rocket Boys and Girls.") An old friend is the founder of a model rocketry society, so that may be an influence. Thanks for remembering "Robot and Frank," science fiction that is at once touching and eerily realistic. I also give you credit for remembering "The Railway Man" -- I worry that we have such a big "Vengeance is mine!" culture that this story of forgiveness may have simply failed to connect with many audiences. Thanks too for "Bridge of Spies," with its wonderful performances by Hanks and Rylance. I love me a James Bond adventure, but my favorite spy drama of all is probably the BBC miniseries of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," starring Alec Guinness, so "Bridge" is more my speed. About my only defection is "Outbreak," which deeply disappointed me -- for a story about a disease threatening the world, I have to go with the original "Andromeda Strain." (I will even rate "Strain" N for Nerdy in an attempt to entice you.) And I know one woman who talks about how she loves New York City, so I keep urging her to see (the original!) "Taking of Pelham One Two Three," New York deserves a Best Supporting Actor nod in that. (Gesundheit!) Thank you, thank you for being quirky, it gives me the chance to recall great memories which might otherwise more easily fade away, And owl be seeing you.
I'm glad you enjoyed and agreed with so many of my picks, especially ones that were on the more obscure side. My mom LOVES The Andromeda Strain. She's down for pretty much any movie in that sub-genre.
Thumbs up, Jerome, for highlighting Edward G. Robinson's great performance in Soylent Green. I always now associate Beethoven's Pastoral with him and wasn't that a moving scene. Great actor, from Johnny Rocco wanting more in Key Largo to scholar Sol in Soylent Green. Enjoyed your picks, but must admit that many of the films I had not seen, so your reviews gave me a steer for what may be worth checking out. Thanks. ps. I tried to resist this, but with 2007 not being a great film year in your eyes, I recommend the 2007 Indian romantic comedy "Cheeni Kum", with English subtitles.
Have you ever seen any Woody Allen films? I’m such a big fan of his. Lately, I have been checking out his entire filmography. Talk about a large body of work. As many as I’ve seen now, there are still quite a few I haven’t seen; 3 from the 80s, 4 from the 90s, and the ones released from 2005-present. My personal favorites of his so far and ones I would undoubtedly recommend include: Annie Hall (1977), Stardust Memories (1980), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), and Husbands and Wives (1992). Honorable mentions include: Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971), Zelig (1983), Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), and Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001).
This inspired me to think about my favourite film of each decade: ● The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) ● The Wizard of Oz (1939) ● Citizen Kane (1941) ● 12 Angry Men (1957) ● Daisies (1966) ● One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) ● Come and See (1985) ● Misery (1991) ● Amélie (2001) ● Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) ● The Quiet Girl (2022) Honourable mention: ● Nosferatu (1922) ● Mädchen in Uniform (1931) ● Gaslight (1944) ● Rear Window (1954) ● Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) ● The Godfather (1972) ● The Shining (1980) ● The Ice Storm (1997) ● Requiem for a Dream (2000) ● Wadjda (2012) ● Poor Things (2023)
Some seriously excellent picks JW but wait…. 1968… how can you not pick Schaffer’s Planet of the Apes? It’s a seminal SF movie, has a great Jerry Goldsmith score, THAT twist ending plus Chuck Heston saying “oh my god”!
A few of mine 1930 Pardon Us Laurel Hardy 1931 public enemy 1933 Sons of the Desert Laurel Hardy 1934 Black Cat Karloff Lugosi Bauhaus Set 1934 Imitation of Life Claudette Colbert 1934 Our Daily Bread 1934 Secret of the Blue Room 1935 Raven Karloff Lugosi 1936 Things to Come 1937 Night Key Karloff 1938 Boy Town 1939 The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair 1940 49th Parellel 1941 In the Navy 1941 Sergeant York 1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein 1946 Best Years of our Lives 1950 Next Voice You Hear 1953 Shane 1955 Marty 1957 Zero Hour! Dana Andrews /Sterling Hayden 1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness 1959 Imitation of Life Lana Turner / Sandra Dee 1959 North By Northwest 1962 Gathering of Eagles Rock Hudson 1962 The Inspector (a.k.a. Lisa) Stephen Boyd, Dolores Hart 1963 Great Escape 1964 The Lively Set James Darren 1965 Ship of Fools 1966 Fantastic Voyage 1966 The Bible: In the Beginning... 1967 In the Heat of the Night 1968 Ice Station Zebra 1969 Support Your Local Sheriff! James Garner, Walter Brennon 1970 Airport 1970 Cold Turkey Dick Van Dyke Bob Newhart 1970 Little Big Man 1970 The Out-of-Towners 1971 Evel Knievel George Hamilton 1971 Vanishing Point George Hamilton 1972 The Getaway Steve McQeen, Ali Mcgraw 1973 Paper Moon Ryan & Tatum Oneal 1974 Macon County Line Max Baer Jr 1974 The Sugarland Express Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson 1975 Hindenburg 1975 Hustle Burt Reynolds , Catherine Deneuve 1976 Barry Lyndon Ryan O'Neal , Kubrick Film 1976 Dog Day Afternoon Al Pacino 1977 Rollarcoaster George Segal-Richard Widmark 1978 Foul Play Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase 1979 1941 ( Comedy ) John Belushi, John Candy 1979 Breaking Away Dennis Quaid 1980 Atlantic City 1980 The Formula 1980 The Jazz Singer Neil Diamond 1980 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John 1981 Chariots of Fire 1982 Firefox Clint Eastwood 1983 Sudden Impact Clint Eastwood 1983 The Year of Living Dangerously Mel Gibson Sigouney Weaver 1984 The Philadelphia Experiment 1985 Witness 1986 Karate Kin 2 1987 Full Metal Jacket 1987 Lethal Weapon 1988 Good Morning Vietnam 1988 Married to the Mob 1989 Music Box 1990 Henry V 1991 Point Break 1992 Last of the Mohicans 1993 Groundhog Day 1994 Quiz Show 1997 LA confidential
@@Weiselberry I relate Xanadu & Chuck Mangione, to memories to August 1980, when my parents traveled to NYC area to see my Sister & Husband . Kinda fell in Love with NYC, WTC, .. All I can recall was that Xanadu was one of songs playing on radio. It was still playing that fall when in college.
Nice. You have covered every "top-of-my-head" film (except for Chinatown). John Williams lifted every melody he ever wrote. James Horner wrote an amazing score for The Doomsday Machine (original series Star Trek) and John used it for the main theme in Jaws. His Superman theme? The Universal theme from the nineteen thirties with the sparkly earth and airplane rotating. He added one note to the Universal theme - it's called a major seventh, and voila. I literally have to mute every film with his music - it literally hurts my body and yes, I am a songwriter and composer. I need to have a few words with Steven Spielberg about his awful taste in music. Anyway John Williams is a hack. Nice work.
Funny that 3 of your picks from '73, '74 and '75 all had Robert Shaw in them. Only a very true Hitchcock fan would have Topaz and Family Plot on the list. Frenzy was pretty good also.
I like The Scarlet and the Black. But my favorite movie from 1983 is Local Hero. You’ve got to watch it on the Criterion disc from 2019. Second place is WarGames. WarGames is much better than most people realize.
I don't think I've heard of Local Hero before. WarGames I've seen... sort of. I was pretty young. It was one of the movies my older siblings watched a lot.
Jerome Weiselberry WarGames has some interesting themes and ideas....and it was released earlier in the same year that we came close to accidental nuclear war in what is now called The Soviet Nuclear War Scare of 1983. As for Local Hero, it’s kind of a magical film which I think of as “Powell and Pressburger-esque” in terms of the tone. Criterion did a beautiful job with their recent blu-ray release. It’s in my top 5 films of all-time.
A handful of my favorites off the top of my head: 1972: The Godfather (HM: Frenzy) 1973: 3 way tie between The Sting, The Friends of Eddie Coyle and The Exorcist 1974: Chinatown (HM: The Godfather 2) 1975: Overlord 1976: Network 1979: Breaking Away 1981: Body Heat 1983: The Right Stuff 1990: Miller's Crossing 2000: Sexy Beast I liked both The Dirty Dozen and Where Eagles Dare when I was younger but have now come to dislike The Dirty Dozen quite a lot and think WED is just silly.
Here's my own list of my favorite films from 1966-2019. Again, I only skipped a few years either because I haven't seen any from that year or I've seen films from that year that I don't like. 1966 - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 1967 - Wait Until Dark 1968 - A three-way toss up between Bullitt, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Planet of the Apes 1969 - The Valley of Gwangi 1970 - The Phantom Tollbooth 1971 - A Clockwork Orange 1972 - I couldn’t decide between Cries and Whispers and Fist of Fury 1973 - Enter the Dragon 1974 - Young Frankenstein 1975 - Tie between Jaws and Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1976 - Rocky 1977 - Star Wars 1978 - Drunken Master 1979 - Alien 1980 - The Empire Strikes Back 1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982 - Tie between Blade Runner and The Dark Crystal 1983 - Scarface 1984 - Gremlins 1985 - Police Story 1986 - Big Trouble in Little China 1987 - Full Metal Jacket (I’ve only seen the last part of the film, though. I need to rewatch that film.) 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1989 - A three-way tie between Kiki’s Delivery Service, Batman, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1990 - Couldn’t decide between Edward Scissorhands and Gremlins 2, though I watched the latter more times 1991 - Barton Fink 1992 - Batman Returns 1993 - Tie between Jurassic Park and The Secret Garden 1994 - The Mask (with Little Women [the one with Winona Ryder] and The Legend of the Drunken Master being runner-ups) 1995 - A Little Princess 1996 - Mars Attacks! (I actually prefer this film over Independence Day) 1997 - Princess Mononoke (special mention goes to Mouse Hunt, which is actually the first film that I remembered watching; The Fifth Element is also another runner-up) 1998 - Tie between The Big Lebowski and The Prince of Egypt 1999 - Tie between The Iron Giant and South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut 2000 - Chicken Run 2001 - Tie between Amelie and Spirited Away 2002 - Minority Report 2003 - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (I’m going to get a lot of flack just for putting this film on the list) 2004 - Kung Fu Hustle (with Team America: World Police being an honorable mention) 2005 - Robots 2008 - Ip Man 2009 - Coraline 2012 - John Carter (call me blasphemous just for putting this film on this list, but I didn’t think it was as bad as the critic and the box office numbers suggest) 2014 - Song of the Sea 2015 - The Peanuts Movie 2017 - The Shape of Water 2019 - Tie between Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Ip Man 4: The Finale What do you think of my choices?
Really glad to see someone mention *The Valley of Gwangi.* I think people usually brush it off because the idea of cowboys vs. dinosaurs sounds hokey, but I really think it's great. I like how pretty much every character goes from being a good guy to a bad guy, depending on the circumstances, James Franciscus never got the attention he deserved, and the score is easily one of my favorites of all time. And of course Harryhausen's effects are top notch. The ending in the church is great too. So much to love about this movie. Lots of good martial arts films on your list too, but I know she isn't much a fan of those. Maybe some classic Jackie Chan could change her mind.
Nice list! Lots of movies on there that I haven't seen (but a couple are on my watchlist, including The Valley of Gwangi), plus a few that I've never even heard of, which is cool. I love the variety. :) Chicken Run is a great movie. I'm pretty sure The Iron Giant would be on my favorite animated films list, and while I prefer The Phantom Tollbooth as a book, it still makes me happy to see it on your list. Thanks for sharing!
I love the first and second "Terminator" movies. I really liked the first 3 Alien movies as well. "Home Alone" was the movie I watched the most as a child during Christmas time. As an adult I prefer to watch "A Christmas Story", which I consider a classic. I have to agree about the old "Star Wars" movies. Those are the classics, there is no comparison. My son James cries every time he watches the scene where the horse dies in "The Never ending story". Have you ever consider doing a video about couples on the screen with the most chemistry? I love seeing Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman or James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan work together. Screams perfection at me in every movie I see them do together.
3:00 -- RE: 1967; No contest in my mind, actually. "Cool Hand Luke" is my favorite film from 1967, and I find it entertaining and thought provoking every time.
^^ I also have an honorable mention though, "In the Heat of the Night" gets an honorable mention. "They call me Mr Tibbs!" was a line I had heard as an adolescent (Poombah references it in Disney's "Lion King") and it is only one of many such moments in the film. And Yeah, well done putting "Dirty Dozen" onto the list for 1967. Truly an excellent film with a better than average cast.
You inspired me to make my own list. Some years it was easy, other years it was difficult because I had to choose between favorites, and yet other years I struggled to find a true favorite. But it was a good exercise! Interestingly, I think a list like this tells you something about the person making the list; at least it defines their taste in movies. Thanks for all the suggestions of films I haven't yet seen; I hope some of my favorites are films you will enjoy too if you haven't seen them yet. :-) 1966: The Wrong Box 1967: In the Heat of the Night 1968: Romeo & Juliet 1969: The Assassination Bureau 1970: Claire's Knee 1971: A New Leaf 1972: Frenzy 1973: Paper Moon 1974: Young Frankenstein 1975: Smile 1976: Allegro Non Troppo 1977: Annie Hall 1978: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs 1979: Manhattan 1980: Serial 1981: They All Laughed 1982: Eating Raoul 1983: Lovesick 1984: Paris, Texas 1985: into the night 1986: Blue Velvet 1987: Bagdad Cafe 1988: Cinema Paradiso 1989: sex, lies, and videotape 1990: Metropolitan 1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1992: Scent of a Woman 1993: What's Eating Gilbert Grape 1994: Don Juan DeMarco 1995: Babe 1996: Waiting For Guffman 1997: Children of Heaven 1998: Next Stop Wonderland 1999: Go 2000: Best In Show 2001: Ghost World 2002: about a boy 2003: School of Rock 2004: Hotel Rwanda 2005: Brokeback Mountain 2006: Little Miss Sunshine 2007: Hot Fuzz 2008: Dean Spanley 2009: Up 2010: Winters Bone 2011: Damsels in Distress 2012: Moonrise Kingdom 2013: Her 2014: Boyhood 2015: Shaun the Sheep Movie 2016: Zootopia 2017: Lady Bird
During lockdown I have also been reviewing movie franchises, notably "Mission Impossible" and the "Bourne" series. I liked how the first "Mission Impossible" started like the TV series for us die hard fans of the series, but the bit that I didn't like was the helicopter in the tunnel. I was not at all impressed with the second one, but fortunately it was a success which was good as the more recent ones have been getting better and better. I really enjoyed all the "Bourne" movies with no caveats.
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You have an Awesome List... For 68 I loved Rosemary's Baby and Planet of the Apes... 1985 - Legend starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara... 1992 Leap of Faith with Steve Martin... Thanks Again....:)
You are so great at this. I love your humor and presentation. Here's hoping to many years of videos.
Thank you!! :)
A STAGGERING task, I have no idea how you do it - being able to encapsulate each choice in such concise but unique ways. Yes, both Poseiden Adventure and Soylent Green made deep impressions on me - that scene with E. Robinson and Heston enjoying the beef stew dinner - priceless! And you were one of the very few, the chosen who actually saw Arctic - a grueling but engrossing survival tale made vivid by Mikkelsen's beautiful solo performance. Great video review project!
Thank you! Ha, a few days ago I was saying to myself, "What was I thinking??" I'm always relieved when these things finally come together and grateful that you all enjoy them. :)
Thank you for part II . I really like the idea of going year by year it opens up so many great film selections. I have adopted your format . I wrote down many of your selections to expand my film "repertorium" . That was a lot of work but so worth it for your youtube community and for your own personal Memoirs for the lack of a better word. Thanks for the effort and sharing .
You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it and got some recommendations out of it.
Omg you love the Truman Show too. It's actually my favorite film of all time. Every time I watch it I cry uncontrollably, it keeps me up at night and it speaks to me personally because it encaspulates my fear of being stuck where I won't be able to live and be purely restrained especially since I recently found out I have OCD and ADHD. I'm sorry I'm getting teary eyed thinking about it. GO TRUMAN GOOO! FLY FREE & LIVE!
Yep, one of my favorites, I hope Jerome Weiselberry does go back to this movie, it deserves the Jerome Weiselberry treatment.
truman show rules
Here's the companion playlist of reviews and mini reviews: ruclips.net/p/PLgzy2Zy55qWdb21X49cMBtr1khlvfE0nW
you have quite an amazing list, J., I barely remember the few films I see each year, how do you remember them all?
@@feslenraster Sorry, I just saw this! Answer: I keep a spreadsheet! I update it ASAP after I watch something, with some notes about what I thought. I've been doing this for many years. It's really helpful; otherwise, yeah, I'd never keep track of everything.
Great video. I saw some of my favorites in your list.
I have two ideas for future videos you could do:
1. "Movies I Would Make, If Only I Could": Give us a list of several movies you would love to see, the cast, the director, etc. that you would love to see, but which haven't been made yet.
2. "My Guilty Pleasures": Silly, schlocky, maybe "taboo" films that you are embarrassed to say you really like and never miss watching.
Now, take a break and rest. You've earned it.
"The only film I've ever seen at my uncle's house." Priceless. ( also, I think it's wonderful how much you mention your family).
The expression on Walter Matthau's face at the end of "The Taking of Pelham..." is PRICELESS!
GREAT list, Jerome! Two things:
1. I LOVE that you ended on "Vast of Night." It's one of my all-time favorite movies. I'm a fan of classic flying saucers, and this movie covers all the bases.
2. I LOVE that you included the Danny DeVito vehicle "Renaissance Man." What a great film! I love the quirky-teacher-with-reluctant-students-who-find-common-ground genre, and it's the first time I remember hearing the "...band of brothers..." quote from Shakespeare's Henry V.
Thanks for all the time and effort you put into compiling this list. Your perspective is always much appreciated!
I’m glad you briefly mentioned The Killers (Kubrick). It’s one of my more obscure all time favorites. Unfortunately, I don’t know one person who has ever even heard of it, lol (Hayden Rorke is another personal favorite… no one remembers him either… until I remind them he played the police chief that gave Michale Corleone a broken jaw in the Godfather)…
Wow, what a beautiful job you did in creating this video. Love your favorite movie picks.
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Doing this would be pretty tough to do... I'm impressed that you started with 1920. My list would have to start with 1931, I think the Universal Monsters are the earliest movies I've ever seen. Cool that you have Ladyhawke on here, that movie is underrated.
Great idea for a video. I might do one myself, just for fun. A Trip to the Moon is my favorite film of 1902, since it's the only one I know from that year. I guess I can start from there.
Really love your channel. Thanks for all you do!
Thanks!
So glad that you picked "The Scarlett and the Black" for 1983 . One of my favorite movies ! Gregory Peck happens to be my favorite actor and it was great to see Christopher Plummer in it as well ! This is based on a true story which makes it even that much more meaningful to me . This is a hidden gem of a movie , which I hope more people will see ! The scene at the end with Plummer's character finding out that the Priest Hugh O'Flaherty had rescued his wife and children is one of the most moving scenes in my opinion ! Where would any of us be without forgiveness !
Nice list with some unexpected choices (sometimes I thought "oh yeah!", other times "now way"). I did agree with several of your picks though, and differed on many others though could understand why you chose them - but hey, after all, it's YOUR list )) And that's the beauty of it. This was well worth the wait and I'm gonna view it again before going to bed. Thanks!
Ha, yes, there's quite a lot of variation here and I expected some people would have diverse reactions like that. :)
@@Weiselberry As you yourself make very clear, this is a list of faves, not necessarily a list of films which you would consider to be the 'best' in any given year.
Wow! Thank you so much for the monumental effort! You didn't just present a list of great movies but you advocated each choice vigorously yet succinctly. Also many films are now added to my must watch list. A most impressive list and once you hit the late 70s to 2019 the overlap between your favorites and mine is surprising and impressive. Also I must say as a STAR WARS nerd myself, your choice of The Empire Strikes Back is greatly appreciated.
You're welcome! When I tried to do this list the first time a couple weeks ago, I intended to only rattle off the titles, but I just couldn't live with myself. :) I'm SO glad you enjoyed the video!
Good list. Here's mine:
1966: Persona
1967: The Graduate
1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey
1969: My Night at Maud's
1970: The Conformist
1971: Klute
1972: The Godfather
1973: The Exorcist
1974: A Woman Under the Influence
1975: Barry Lyndon
1976: Taxi Driver
1977: Annie Hall
1978: Halloween
1979: Apocalypse Now
1980: Raging Bull
1981: Blow Out
1982: The Thing
1983: Scarface
1984: Once Upon a Time in America
1985: The Purple Rose of Cairo
1986: Blue Velvet
1987: The Last Emperor
1988: Cinema Paradiso
1989: Do the Right Thing
1990: Goodfellas
1991: The Silence of the Lambs
1992: Unforgiven
1993: Schindler's List
1994: Pulp Fiction
1995: The Usual Suspects
1996: Breaking the Waves
1997: Titanic
1998: Saving Private Ryan
1999: Magnolia
2000: Memento
2001: Mulholland Drive
2002: Talk to Her
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2004: The Aviator
2005: Brokeback Mountain
2006: The Departed
2007: There Will Be Blood
2008: The Dark Knight
2009: Inglorious Basterds
2010: The Social Network
2011: The Tree of Life
2012: Zero Dark Thirty
2013: Nymphomaniac 1&2
2014: Whiplash
2015: The Hateful Eight
2016: Silence
2017: Phantom Thread
2018: Hereditary
2019: Parasite
Love your list!
Many thanks for this latest fascinating, whirlwind excursion through film history. Part 2 was well worth waiting for and I can only imagine how much of your time and effort went into the creation of these two videos.
I share your preference for older films and, likewise, find it more difficult to name favorites for more recent decades. Nevertheless, there are about twenty of your picks in Part 2 that I would also list among my favorites, including 2019's "Vast of Night" which I may have missed out on except for your recent review. Among the others are "The Sting", "The Taking of Pelham 123" (which I re-watched just the other day for a film class I'm taking), "Jaws" (which I watch every early July), "Close Encounters of the Third KInd" and "Little Shop of Horrors".
I am big on Coen Brothers works with "Barton Fink" being number one. John Turturro is amazing in it. Also, Tim Burton's films are among my top picks with "Ed Wood" heading that list. It has such a great 1950s ambience and Martin Landau's portrayal of Bela Lugosi is priceless, even if it is a caricature. ;-)
I haven't seen the remake of "Far From the Madding Crowd" but the original 1964 film is well worth viewing if you haven't seen it.
I see very few new films because I do like to look at favorites repeatedly, but last year's "1917" made a big impression on me as did the 2017 remake of the 1930 classic "Journey's End".
Looking forward to your next opus!
Yay, a part 2! I was wondering if you've ever seen The Prestige? It's about two apposing magicians in the industrial revolution era, directed by Christopher Nolan. It's a bit different from his other movies since it's a period piece (and a well done one; Tesla even makes an appearance, played by David Bowie), but still has the customary plot twists and emotional turns that mark his style. Out of all of his movies it seems like the one that would be most up your ally.
You know, my mom and sister and I sat down to watch The Prestige a couple years after it came out, and I confess we had a hard time getting into it. We stopped partway through because we all felt pretty lost, and we ended up not finishing it. I know now, having seen a couple video essays on the movie, that it only gets more complicated. :) I've wondered if I'd like it better now that I'm oh-so-much older and wiser (LOL), but I've been hesitant to dive into it a second time. Sounds like you think I should give it a try, though!
When you made these videos in July, I had previously seen 72 of the 182 films you mention. In the last 4 months, I have made a concerted effort to see more of the films on your list, and have watched 15 more, bringing my total to 87. I am limited to what i can find included with Amazon Prime or the Xfinity Stream app. I have a full time job and a family, so I watch movies on my tablet while washing dishes after the kids are in bed. It will usually take me several days to get through a movie, and on Saturday nights i usually watch your latest video instead of part of a movie. Anyway, thanks for your reviews. I enjoy watching them.
Wow, you've been busy! Hopefully you didn't find any of them to be absolutely horrendous. :) I'm glad I've been able to provide a little entertainment and distraction while you're washing dishes, which has got to be one of the worst chores. Thank you for being a faithful viewer!
I don't mind washing dishes so much, as long as I'm not too tired and there aren't too many of them.
Nice to see your post 90's "favourites". So weird to hear you talking about them for more than a quick review.
Interesting list overall. Thanks!
Your videos are always fun and informative, they always end up making me smile. Keep them coming!👍
Really enjoyed this list. Once again, as with part one, I line up with about 80+% of your picks.
Fantastic list with some really interesting picks, I like how the films you've picked are personal favourites, films that have connected with you. So much respect due, the amount of research, filming and editing, trying to remember what you've seen and exactly what year it was from, amazing work. Thank you for your effort, they've been such a great watch. I'd seen other commenters add their own list and thought about doing it myself but indecisiveness is an issue I have, lol, my captains log would begin with " these are the voyages of the starship Indecisive. It's continuing mission: to find it very hard to decide on anything, except mint ice cream, my comments are overly long already, if I added 100 films too lol, I'd also struggle not to mention why each has meaning for me so I'd break my long comment record, getting across how you feel about a film is something you do so well, again, you're amazing at this, truly. I like how Dracula 79 just pipped Alien, I feel the same but Alien is great, risky opinion for some lol. Scarlett Pimpernel I've seen three or four times and liked a lot, it's also a wild flower that grows in my garden lol. The Truman show was on TV a couple of days ago and I watched it again, it's like a modern Frank Capra tale, my favourite Jim Carrey film. I've seen a lot of the films on this list and liked or really loved them, one of the few i haven't seen and feel awkward about not doing so is Return to Oz, it feels like everyone has seen it but me lol. You were twelve when you first saw October Sky, I'm guessing it was a couple or more years after its release, you're a youngling Ms Weiselberry lol, I'm around about Jake Gyllenhaal's age I think, I feel old lol. October Sky is another film I like a lot. ~ Thank you Ms Weiselberry ~
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much! It's funny you say you feel like everyone else but you has seen Return to Oz: my whole life I never knew anybody outside my immediate family who'd ever seen it! Ha, yes, I'm pretty sure I was 12 the first time I saw it and that was a few years after its release. :) I definitely don't feel like he's getting old, so you shouldn't feel old either, LOL.
Jerome Weiselberry You're very kind lol. Return to Oz is a film that would air on TV here quite often usually during a weekend or school break when I was a child and I always stubbornly dismissed it unfairly thinking " it's not really a Wizard of Oz sequel without Judy Garland," and when I'd go back to school it became one of the things that was discussed between everyone, well apart from me although I would bring up the Wizard of Oz lol. It now goes on my watchlist. I did enjoy these videos immensely as I do all your videos and have no doubt all your viewers feel the same. ~ Thank you again Ms Weiselberry ~
Another excellent and interesting video. Like "Jerome", in general, I find myself preferring the older movies from before 1966 (Part 1).
If you haven't seen it already you've got to see Charade. Its the greatest Hitchcock movie that he didn't direct.
I've seen it a couple times. It definitely belongs on that Hitchcock-but-not-Hitchcock list.
Truman show was a lot of fun:) thank you mz berry !
I hope you dream a vision of all the satisfaction you have brought to all the partakers of your generous recommendations.Thanks for being a local friendly librarian friend to the many who visit the J. Weiselberry Virtual World of Intrigue and Fascination.
I really love how passionate and enthusiastic you are about films. I thought this was a great list based on your personal experience. I thought it strange you did not have Back to the Future or The Godfather Parts I and II for the years they were released but I really liked that you went with films you are personally connected with. I was really thrilled to see you pick Home Alone for 1990 which is also my favorite Christmas movie. I also looooved Cilian Murphy in Red Eye and great choice for 2006 on Pan’s Labyrinth.
Thanks! Well, since the list is based on personal experience as you say, I couldn't put movies on there that I have no experience with. :) That would include Back to the Future (shocking, I know, but like a lot of 80s movies that are hugely popular, I've just never been interested in watching it) and The Godfather Part II. I also don't feel like I can count The Godfather either because even though I saw a solid two hours of it (which I thought were excellent), I didn't catch the beginning or the end. :o
@@Weiselberry yeah for sure! Typically I would have chosen Back to the Future as my favorite movie from 1985 but after watching Clue three months ago, it became my favorite movie of that year :D
Wow ! I absolutely Love your list from 1920-2019, your taste in movies inspired me to backtrack to certain films and to acquire others that was always in my bucket list of must own. Thanks !!! P.S.- Also enjoy your genuine enthusiasm for your favorite movies, that made it worth watching. P.P.S.- What did you think of Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood ????
Thank you! I'm glad the list inspired you to revisit or discover some oldies-but-goodies! I haven't seen it, so I don't have any opinion. :)
Thank you, this was such a cool video series! Loved the unexpected costume changes and how your indecisiveness brought us so many bonus movie choices! 🙆♀️
Every cloud has a silver lining!
Good to see someone else really enjoy October Sky and actually mention Renaissance Man! Was a favorite as a kid and now I really want to rewatch it! Haven't heard of the Vast of Night but damn does that sound like a movie right up my alley!
I can't imagine trying to tackle a list like this. You must have put so much work into it. I tried to put a 100 favorite movies list before, and started changing my mind as soyas i read it over. Trying to do it year by year would make it even harder.
Going into this, I thought for sure that I wasn't going to agree with very much. To my surprise and happiness, there were some of my favorites. All three Star Wars are among my favorites, but Empire is probably my favorite movie of all time. Great to see you pick that. Love #2 and #4 in the Star Trek series, so glad that those two showed up - also love #6. You've got Mail and Jurassic Park are also favorites - loved dinosaurs growing up, so imagine my love for this movie when it came out with it's awesome special effects for the time. I didn't picture you as an Avenger movie watcher or "liker", so I was also surprised that Ragnarok showed up. I loved it for the same reasons you said. I would put other Avenger related movies on my list. The original three Indiana Jones movies are amongst my favorites, but I guess that you don't love them a lot. Again, I appreciate the amount of work that went into this. This is nice because it gives all of us viewers a good starting point so we can reflect on our favorites. It also has me wondering how you could apply this to other things, or how I could think of other lists such as favorite songs and or albums per year. I could see you doing a favorite book series. Or TV series using the origin year. Thanks.
Favorite songs for each year... Now that's a very interesting idea.
Here's mine. Very hard for me to find movies during the past 20 years I love, TBH. Many of my default faves are either Hammer horror or Bond on this list. I really prefer the Golden Age of Hollywood.
1966: Dracula-Prince of Darkness
1967: Frankenstein Created Woman
1968: Dracula Has Risen From the Grave
1969: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1970: Scrooge
1971: Dirty Harry
1972: The Cowboys
1973: Live and Let Die
1974: Chinatown
1975: Farewell My Lovely
1976: The Enforcer
1977: The Spy Who Loved Me
1978: Superman The Movie
1979: Dracula-Langella
1980: The Shining
1981: For Your Eyes Only
1982: Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan
1983: Never Say Never Again
1984: Tightrope
1985: Fright Night
1986: Stand By Me
1987: The Living Daylights
1988: Die Hard
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990: Goodfellas
1991: The Rocketeer
1992: Glengarry Glen Ross
1993: In the Line of Fire
1994: Ed Wood
1995: GoldenEye
1996: Sling Blade
1997: L.A. Confidential
1998: The Big Lebowski
1999: Eyes Wide Shut
2000: O Brother Where Art Thou
2001: Monster's Ball
2002: Catch Me if You Can
2003: Mystic River
2004: The Polar Express
2005: Walk the Line
2006: Casino Royale
2007: Starting Out in the Evening- Frank Langella film
2008: Gran Torino
2009: Public Enemies
2010: Shutter Island
2011: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
2012: Skyfall
2013: The Conjuring
2014: The November Man
2015: SPECTRE
2016: A Streetcat Named Bob
2017: Shape of Water
2018: Bohemian Rhapsody
2019: Knives Out
Nice list of your favorites; it seems a very personal, unconventional grouping, having eschewed Godfather, Schindler, etc. Two of my 1960s favorites are The Graduate and the original Planet of the Apes. I hope you've seen them a couple of times.
You are so right to include "The Scarlet Pimpernel" on this list even though it is a TV-movie. Anthony Andrews is so good in that movie.
You are 'an old soul' !!
I say this as an 84 year old who loved those old movies all my life!!
1966: The Professionals
1967: Quartermass and the Pit
1968: Night of the Living Dead
1969: Topaz
1970: Scream and Scream Again
1971: Dirty Harry
1972: Tales from the Crypt
1973: The Exorcist
1974: Murder on the Orient Express
1975: Jaws
1976: The Outlaw Josey Wales
1977: Star Wars
1978: Animal House
1979: Breaking Away
1980: The Shining
1981: Mad Max 2
1982: Blade Runner
1983: War Games
1984: Amadeus
1985: Brazil
1986: Blue Velvet
1987: The Princess Bride
1988: Beetlejuice
1989: The Killer
1990: Goodfellas
1991: The Silence of the Lambs
1992: Unforgiven
1993: True Romance
1994: Pulp Fiction
1995: Seven
1996: 12 Monkeys
1997: Cube
1998: Rushmore
1999: The Straight Story
2000: Memento
2001: Mulholland Drive
2002: Talk to Her
2003: The Return of the King
2004: The Incredibles
2005: Match Point
2006: Apocalypto
2007: Once
2008: WALL-E
2009: The Hangover
Other than notable exception Mad Max: Fury Road, 2010+ represents a Dark Age. At one extreme there are global mega-corporations churning out blockbuster garbage to the popcorn guzzling masses, and uninspiring, "socially relevant" celebrations of degeneracy catering to the wannabe bourgeoisie-bohemian set at the other. An era of true creative bankruptcy dependent upon remakes, rehashes, re-quels and reboots. Revolting.
Anyone who says stuff like that hasn't seen enough films....
Here is mine, because I love making these things! 1920-Present
1920: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1921: The Kid
1922: Haxan, Witchcraft Through the Ages
1923: Safety Last
1924: Sherlock Jr
1925: The Freshman (love Harold Lloyd)
1926: Faust
1927: The Unknown
1928: The Circus
1929: Diary of a Lost Girl
1930: City Girl
1931: Dracula (Browning)
1932: Island of Lost Souls
1933: King Kong
1934: It Happened One Night
1935: The Bride of Frankenstein
1936: Swing Time
1937: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1938: The Adventures of Robin Hood
1939: Destry Rides Again
1940: Rebecca
1941: Sullivan's Travels
1942: Woman of the Year
1943: I Walked with a Zombie
1944: Curse of the Cat People
1945: Blithe Spirit
1946: Beauty and the Beast
1947: Black Narcissus
1948: The Red Shoes
1949: Mighty Joe Young
1950: In a Lonely Place
1951: Summer Interlude
1952: Ikiru
1953: Roman Holiday
1954: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1955: The Night of the Hunter/ All That Heaven Allows (tie)
1956: Bigger Than Life
1957: Wild Strawberries
1958: Giants and Toys
1959: Good Morning
1960: Eyes Without a Face
1961: The Innocents
1962: Adieu Philippine
1963: The Whip and the Body
1964: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
1965: Invasion of Astro Monster
1966: Irezumi
1967: Belle de Jour
1968: Once Upon a Time in the West
1969: Ring of Bright Water
1970: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
1971: Walkabout
1972: The Girl on the Broomstick
1973: Spirit of the Beehive
1974: The Phantom of the Paradise
1975: Picnic at Hanging Rock
1976: Carrie
1977: Hausu
1978: Days of Heaven
1979: Being There
1980: Cruising
1981: The Howling
1982: Fitzcarraldo
1983: That Day, on the Beach
1984: The Company of Wolves
1985: After Hours
1986: Blue Velvet
1987: Robocop
1988: Cinema Paradiso
1989: Kiki's Delivery Service
1990: Days of Being Wild
1991: The Double Life of Veronique
1992: Dead-Alive
1993: Matinee
1994: Ed Wood
1995: Before Sunrise
1996: Irma Vep
1997: Perfect Blue
1998: Rushmore
1999: The Virgin Suicides
2000: In the Mood for Love
2001: Millennium Mambo
2002: Hero
2003: A Tale of Two Sisters
2004: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2005: The New World
2006: Memories of Matsuko
2007: My Winnipeg
2008: Happy-Go-Lucky
2009: Dogtooth
2010: Blue Valentine
2011: Melancholia
2012: Moonrise Kingdom
2013: Under the Skin
2014: Song of the Sea
2015: The VVitch
2016: The Neon Demon
2017: The Florida Project
2018: Shoplifters
2019: Marriage Story
Thanks for sharing your list!
good list, glad you included some foreign classics. i think i agree with yours about as much as with jw's. marriage story though, wow. since you like foreign, i recommend children of paradise and black orpheus if you haven't seen those.
Huzzah for Cinema Paradiso! Where is "The Official Story"? Awesome important movie from Argentina. Give it a try, you won't be disappointed!🍿
Like I commented for your last video, I created a list on List Challenges website, in which I did 10 movies per decade. I thought it would be easier, but it turned into a challenge. My hardest decade was the 80's. I had to leave 12 movies off the list for that decade. I think I had to leave 5 movies off of the 90's list. There were a few years which we were the same, but a lot of differences. Again, I had much more animation, foreign and made for TV movies on my list. I know lists can change over time, but there are some movies that will never leave my list. You should be proud to these lists.
I like the way you did not automatically include the well know films for each year....Your picks surpriseded me since many of the films you picked I saw are among my favorites. You have some horror movies. If you have not seen it check out "The Haunting" from the mid sixties. NOT the bogus remake from the 1990's....
Thank you for this video! I'm sure you have read of the passing of Olivia de Havilland, would you consider a retrospective of her movies (that you've watched) in the future? I recently watched a series of interviews from 2006 (?) where she commented on her life, and career, so interesting.
I heard it on the radio this afternoon. It wasn't exactly a shock, as she had lived an extraordinarily long life, but it was still sad news. I never saw her give a bad performance. She's been on my list of possibilities for a filmography chat, but there are still a couple films I think I should see before taking it on. But, yes, that's a possibility for the future.
@@Weiselberry If you've ever studied closely her performance in The Heiress (for which she deservedly won the Oscar), that's all you'll ever need to know her capabilities - it is one of the most memorable character changes in Hollywood history.
Great list. I really enjoyed "Wait Until Dark". I think its between that and "Sabrina" for my favorite Audrey Hepburn film.
I'm a new viewer so I've been watching through lots of your old ones and I have loved this list, you've made me want to make my own and I've added lots of films you mentioned to my watchlist 😊 I don't find many channels with similar film interests as my own so I've enjoyed binge watching all of your film related stuff 😊
Aw, that's great! I hope you're able to discover some new films to love from this list. Thank you!
Another nice list. It's interesting how drastic the dip in quality is between the earlier films and modern Hollywood filmmaking. I think your instincts are correct to look to the past. Your copper age, modern and postmodern era films are largely genre pictures, which speaks to your good taste I think. Personally I think many of those movies are dreck but people who like cinema yearn for good genre -- there's something universal about its form and structure that appeals to people much more so than what current tastemakers think is "quality cinema." I also find it fascinating you pick 1965 as line of demarcation. That's true in lots of spheres (color tv, music -- think Rubber Soul, culturally, politically, etc.) In some (or many) ways society has regressed from America's 50s/60s Golden Age, and this is naturally reflected in its cultural output to varying degrees.
Oh gosh! Great list!
Yeah for mentioning The Out Of Towners. I remember asking you if you ever reviewed it before.
Oh my gosh so many movies you listed here. I do love classic movies, but I admit, I have seen more from the 80s (A lot of favorites) and 90s as well.
Jurassic Park came out on my 8th Brithday but we saw the next day. My very first movie ever seen in a theater! And yes ID4 for 1996! =)
I had huge list typing it as I was watching this...but then I thought this is too hard...and this would have been a very long comment. LOL So I just scrapped it
I surpassed you didn't mention any Indiana Jones movies? You have seen those, right?
Again, hard list to make anyway!
Thanks for sharing your list. You worked so hard on this! Good job! You should treat yourself for making a fun and entertaining video!
Thanks! Glad there were some favorites of yours here. Re: Indiana Jones, I've seen chunks of Raiders and Temple of Doom, and all of Crystal Skull (yeah, I know). For some reason I never really got into that series. Ha, I'm going to treat myself by getting a good night's sleep tonight!
@@Weiselberry Lol Good night my friend!
Your list really highlights how there has been a significant decline in the quality of Hollywood's output. I'm going to reacquaint myself with some of these classics. Much appreciated!
I reckon the second part was definitely more of a challenge for you than the first 🤔
It's a statement of the obvious but wanting to return to a movie is always a good sign that it's a favourite.
I saw *The Railway Man* a few years back and was very pleasantly surprised. Must give it another view, soon.
Anyway, thanks for your efforts. I couldn't even begin to compile such a list but here are a few personal favourites including movies that I genuinely enjoy watching over and over, others that I wouldn't necessarily return to time and again but are just prime examples of cinema as art and those that fall into both categories.
In no particular order -
*Hitchcock's Rebecca, The Lady Vanishes, The 39 Steps and Saboteur*
*Le Salaire de la Peur*
*The Bicycle Thieves*
*The Good, the Bad and the Ugly*
*Coen Brothers No Country For Old Men, True Grit*
*Groundhog Day*
*Point Blank - John Boorman*
*Persuasion (1995)*
*THX:1138*
*Nightfall - Jacques Tourneur*
*The Ipcress File*
*The Big Combo*
*It's A Wonderful Life (by turns both clichéd and profound)*
*Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)*
*Solaris (1972)*
*Barry Lyndon*
*Secret Beyond the Door - Fritz Lang*
*The Maltese Falcon*
*The Wicker Man (1973)*
*White Zombie (1932)*
*The Remains of the Day*
*Village of the Damned (1960)*
Oh, I nearly forgot
*The Third Man* (I dare not leave it off the list)
I gave up trying to rack my brain after just those few. No doubt others will come to mind as soon as I've posted the comment 🙄 You clearly have youth on your side 👍
EDIT - Yep. I've added to the list 🙄
Nice! Thanks for sharing your picks. I've seen all but 8 of them! Oh, trust me, one of my biggest concerns with these two videos was that I'd forget a huge favorite. So far, I'm in the clear. But if something comes to mind, I'll wish I could fix the video. :)
Not sure if I commented on this immense review of films across time/part 2! What a great job! I'm glad you enjoyed a couple of films I contributed to (ALIENS, TERMINATOR 2). I wonder what you thought of TITANIC, which was a pretty major film for '97 but no mention here. You've certainly brought a lot of films to my attention, so my list is growing too!!! (How do you ever manage it?!) Anyway, thanks for this great survey!
Thanks! :) Regarding Titanic, I'd like it a lot better if it didn't spend so much time on the Jack/Rose plot. I know for some people that's a shocking thing to say, but I've always found that aspect of the movie kind of tedious. I agree that to be successful a film about the Titanic has to have some central characters who ground the drama and make the audience feel more invested, but those particular characters don't do much for me. The rest of the movie does so well at recreating the majesty of the ship (inside and out) and depicting the horror of the night it sank that I wish it had focused more exclusively on the real tragedy instead of cutting away and spending so much time on a fictional love story I just couldn't get into. But without that romance, I don't know if it still would have been such a massive success!
For some years it's hard for me to pick a favorite movie of the year, but I can name three years pretty recently where I had a very easy time doing exactly that:
2014-Tie between Godzilla 2014 and Dracula Untold
2017-King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword
2019-Godzilla KOTM (2019)
Excellent work. I disagreed sometimes, but my interest was more in the old hollywood movies. Still great job
I loved your Part 1. You clearly have a great love of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Part 2 wasn't bad, but you missed some real classics from the 70s, 80s and 90s. I think if you watch four movies every day, allowing one hour each to do your review, without breaks, you should be able to see roughly 10,000 movies over the next seven years. Get moving!
heyyy! you've got mail is one of my favorite movies
Jerome if your taking opinions for 1978, three words....Superman: The Movie. Christopher Reeve, single handily set the stage for the comic book films.
I was gonna make a list myself but scrapped the idea as it would have been a long comment! Superman was my 1978 movie!
I've seen Superman and the sequel. I liked them both. Great music, naturally.
I've never seen the Superman movie, but I did see Christopher Reeve in an episode of Smallville metaphorically passing the Superman torch off to Tom Welling.
Kayla Nash recommend you give them a shot. Made with no CGI and just blue screens. If you watch the special edition when they discuss how they did the special effects you can see why they won an Academy Award for the effects. I would watch part 2 as well, you can watch the Lester version or the Donner Version (totally new movie, sort of like how they are letting Zack Snyder do his version of Justice League. Superman 3 is okay the Junkyard Scene is the best, Superman 4 is probably the least recommended, due to bad effects and lack of money invested.
Sounds interesting, I might check them out sometime.
Wow! These choices are all over the place and omits many that are considered classics (but maybe you haven't seen). Personally disappointed there were no Martin Scorsese movies. also for my taste, too many Spielberg movies (never saw "Jaws" though). Glad you didn't include any Tarantino movies. Many interesting selections that I'd like to check out. Look forward to many more reviews.
After watching Posiedon , I came over to picking your fav movies from 1920 - Pt.1 & Pt.2 . It's a massive undertaking. For 1967 I guess The Graduate & Bonnie & Clyde wasn't your cup of tea. In 1968 your choice is much more cut & dry - 2001: A Space Odyssey -Once Upon A Time In The West - Planet of the Apes or IF. I'm a 70's guy , while I agree with JAWS in 75 , One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest could've got a HM. Again I'm thinking The Godfather 1 + 2 , Chinatown, Deliverance, Taxi Driver , Outlaw Josey Wales , The Deerhunter arn't your thing but what about Paper Moon, Tess ( Polanski ) and Sally Fields double whammy Sybil & Places in the Heart. Still ... well done on a lot of work , I'm late by about 2 yrs , Ha .. That's Ok
I can tell this review has taken some time to complete. Your shirt changes three times :P
Hey, Jerome. I really like your choice of movies per year. I’d like to share my list of favorites per year, too.
1966 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
1967 - Casino Royale
1968 - Yellow Submarine
1969 - Night Gallery
1970 - Scrooge
1971 - Duel
1972 - The Poseidon Adventure
1973 - The Sting
1974 - The Towering Inferno
1975 - Jaws
1976 - Rocky
1977 - Star Wars: A New Hope
1978 - Superman
1979 - The Muppet Movie
1980 - Flash Gordon
1981 - The Great Muppet Caper
1982 - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
1983 - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
1984 - Ghostbusters
1985 - Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure
1986 - The Great Mouse Detective
1987 - Spaceballs
1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989 - Batman
1990 - Dick Tracy
1991 - Hook
1992 - Aladdin
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - Ed Wood
1995 - Toy Story
1996 - Space Jam
1997 - Titanic
1998 - Godzilla
1999 - Man On the Moon
2000 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2001 - Spirited Away
2002 - Spider-Man
2003 - Elf
2004 - The Polar Express
2005 - The Producers
2006 - Rocky Balboa
2007 - Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2008 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2009 - Inglourious Basterds
2010 - Toy Story 3
2011 - Hugo
2012 - Moonrise Kingdom
2013 - The Wolf of Wall Street
2014 - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2015 - The Hateful Eight
2016 - La La Land
2017 - Coco
2018 - Green Book
2019 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2020 - Sonic the Hedgehog
2021 - Spider-Man: No Way Home
2022 - The Fabelmans
2023 - Oppenheimer
Have a good weekend, J!
Thanks for sharing your picks!
Great list ! Thanks !!
In the spirit of giving back :
Some of the more obscure recommendations for you to check out :
The Lives of Others
Box of Moonlight
The Spanish Prisoner
Mediterraneo
Zero Effect
The Music of Chance
Station Agent
Amelie
Nine Queens
As It is in Heaven. ( have a box of Kleenex within reach )
Shall We Dance ? ( Japanese version )
10 Items or Less
Queen to Play
The Lost City
Strictly Ballroom
A Midnight Clear.
These are all underrated movies that are wonderful .
I hope that you get a chance to check them out !!
Both parts one and two were very informative and very well put together. There is no doubt that as it is a personal list there will be things missing that other people think should be on there. I was a bit surprised that films like "A Matter Of Life And Death" (1946), "The Ladykillers" (1955), "Planet Of The Apes" (1968), 2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968), "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid" (1969) ddin't get at least an honourable mention.
Have you seen the film "Time Bandits" (1981)?
Quite an undertaking listing all your favs since 1920 for each year. I know that Amadeus (1984) is probably my favorite movie of all time. F. Murray Abraham was amazing.
Love that "Confutatis Maledictis" scene.
I enjoyed your list !! I recommend if you haven’t watch them yet: The Last Laugh (1924), The Last Command (1928) and the Pawnbroker (1965)
Thank you for the comprehensive and well described film list, Ms. Weiselberry. Some personal favorites I might suggest for future consideration for inclusion-- “A Place in the Sun”, “High Noon”, “ Forbidden Planet” and “The Sand Pepples”.
At the end you mention there are movies you haven't seen, and ones you want to see. Can you name some of them? Which are you most eager to watch?
Favorites of mine that weren't on your list include:
1967 - Cool Hand Luke
1968 - 2001, A Space Odyssey and The Lion in Winter (see? I can be indecisive, too!)
1974 - The Conversation
1975 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1980 - Airplane! and The Shining (see? I can be inconsistent, too!)
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Chan Is Missing (obscure, I know)
1985 - Tampopo
1987 - House of Games
1991 - Raise the Red Lantern and Proof
1992 - The Story of Qiu Ju
1995 - The City of Lost Children
1996 - Fargo (honorable mention: Trainspotting)
1998 - A Simple Plan and The Big Lebowski
2000 - You Can Count on Me
2002 - City of God
2003 - The Triplets of Belleville
2004 - Sideways
2006 - Notes on a Scandal
2009 - Moon
2011 - A Separation
2013 - Nebraska
2014 - Ex Machina
2016 - Moonlight
2017 - Get Out
2018 - Blindspotting
2019 - Us
I admire your ability to narrow down such a harrowing list of movies. I have trouble picking favorites.
I'd have to do a top 3 or 5 for each year.
It was awfully tough!
@@Weiselberry i can imagine
I love the fact you have such a wide taste in film. It's hard to predict what your going to pick from each year.
The Good the Bad and the Ugly is always in my top 10 fave films of all time.Its a marvel to watch unfold as is Once,Upon a Time in the,West..both fun to see in a theater with a crowd.
"Romey" -- you're hip! Or at least very idiosyncratic, which is good, always interesting to get a whole other angle on moviegoing. Surprise surprise, for once I'm not going to poke at you with "But what about this one, or that one?" There's a lot here I simply agree with. "1776" is odd for me, I keep sitting down to it, and I keep thinking, That scene or that song is kind of weak, it has its flaws -- and yet, as it winds down towards its ending, my heart always swells up. What can I say, excellent treatment of gripping material. I too am a fan of "October Sky." (True story -- Homer Hickam, author of the book "Rocket Boys" that it's based on, said "If I had looked like Jake Gyllenhaal, we would have been Rocket Boys and Girls.") An old friend is the founder of a model rocketry society, so that may be an influence. Thanks for remembering "Robot and Frank," science fiction that is at once touching and eerily realistic. I also give you credit for remembering "The Railway Man" -- I worry that we have such a big "Vengeance is mine!" culture that this story of forgiveness may have simply failed to connect with many audiences. Thanks too for "Bridge of Spies," with its wonderful performances by Hanks and Rylance. I love me a James Bond adventure, but my favorite spy drama of all is probably the BBC miniseries of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," starring Alec Guinness, so "Bridge" is more my speed. About my only defection is "Outbreak," which deeply disappointed me -- for a story about a disease threatening the world, I have to go with the original "Andromeda Strain." (I will even rate "Strain" N for Nerdy in an attempt to entice you.) And I know one woman who talks about how she loves New York City, so I keep urging her to see (the original!) "Taking of Pelham One Two Three," New York deserves a Best Supporting Actor nod in that. (Gesundheit!) Thank you, thank you for being quirky, it gives me the chance to recall great memories which might otherwise more easily fade away, And owl be seeing you.
I'm glad you enjoyed and agreed with so many of my picks, especially ones that were on the more obscure side. My mom LOVES The Andromeda Strain. She's down for pretty much any movie in that sub-genre.
Thumbs up, Jerome, for highlighting Edward G. Robinson's great performance in Soylent Green. I always now associate Beethoven's Pastoral with him and wasn't that a moving scene. Great actor, from Johnny Rocco wanting more in Key Largo to scholar Sol in Soylent Green. Enjoyed your picks, but must admit that many of the films I had not seen, so your reviews gave me a steer for what may be worth checking out. Thanks. ps. I tried to resist this, but with 2007 not being a great film year in your eyes, I recommend the 2007 Indian romantic comedy "Cheeni Kum", with English subtitles.
1978….. honestly it has to be The Goodbye Girl. Every single line of Neil Simon’s screenplay just sizzles!
Have you ever seen any Woody Allen films? I’m such a big fan of his. Lately, I have been checking out his entire filmography. Talk about a large body of work. As many as I’ve seen now, there are still quite a few I haven’t seen; 3 from the 80s, 4 from the 90s, and the ones released from 2005-present. My personal favorites of his so far and ones I would undoubtedly recommend include: Annie Hall (1977), Stardust Memories (1980), Broadway Danny Rose (1984), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), and Husbands and Wives (1992). Honorable mentions include: Take the Money and Run (1969), Bananas (1971), Zelig (1983), Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), and Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001).
"The Incredible Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Mixed Up Zombies" - of film of teen angst - and "She Was A Hippie Vampire".
This inspired me to think about my favourite film of each decade:
● The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)
● The Wizard of Oz (1939)
● Citizen Kane (1941)
● 12 Angry Men (1957)
● Daisies (1966)
● One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
● Come and See (1985)
● Misery (1991)
● Amélie (2001)
● Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
● The Quiet Girl (2022)
Honourable mention:
● Nosferatu (1922)
● Mädchen in Uniform (1931)
● Gaslight (1944)
● Rear Window (1954)
● Funeral Parade of Roses (1969)
● The Godfather (1972)
● The Shining (1980)
● The Ice Storm (1997)
● Requiem for a Dream (2000)
● Wadjda (2012)
● Poor Things (2023)
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Thank you!
Some seriously excellent picks JW but wait…. 1968… how can you not pick Schaffer’s Planet of the Apes? It’s a seminal SF movie, has a great Jerry Goldsmith score, THAT twist ending plus Chuck Heston saying “oh my god”!
A few of mine
1930 Pardon Us Laurel Hardy
1931 public enemy
1933 Sons of the Desert Laurel Hardy
1934 Black Cat Karloff Lugosi Bauhaus Set
1934 Imitation of Life Claudette Colbert
1934 Our Daily Bread
1934 Secret of the Blue Room
1935 Raven Karloff Lugosi
1936 Things to Come
1937 Night Key Karloff
1938 Boy Town
1939 The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair
1940 49th Parellel
1941 In the Navy
1941 Sergeant York
1942 The Ghost of Frankenstein
1946 Best Years of our Lives
1950 Next Voice You Hear
1953 Shane
1955 Marty
1957 Zero Hour! Dana Andrews /Sterling Hayden
1958 The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
1959 Imitation of Life Lana Turner / Sandra Dee
1959 North By Northwest
1962 Gathering of Eagles Rock Hudson
1962 The Inspector (a.k.a. Lisa) Stephen Boyd, Dolores Hart
1963 Great Escape
1964 The Lively Set James Darren
1965 Ship of Fools
1966 Fantastic Voyage
1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
1967 In the Heat of the Night
1968 Ice Station Zebra
1969 Support Your Local Sheriff! James Garner, Walter Brennon
1970 Airport
1970 Cold Turkey Dick Van Dyke Bob Newhart
1970 Little Big Man
1970 The Out-of-Towners
1971 Evel Knievel George Hamilton
1971 Vanishing Point George Hamilton
1972 The Getaway Steve McQeen, Ali Mcgraw
1973 Paper Moon Ryan & Tatum Oneal
1974 Macon County Line Max Baer Jr
1974 The Sugarland Express Goldie Hawn, Ben Johnson
1975 Hindenburg
1975 Hustle Burt Reynolds , Catherine Deneuve
1976 Barry Lyndon Ryan O'Neal , Kubrick Film
1976 Dog Day Afternoon Al Pacino
1977 Rollarcoaster George Segal-Richard Widmark
1978 Foul Play Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase
1979 1941 ( Comedy ) John Belushi, John Candy
1979 Breaking Away Dennis Quaid
1980 Atlantic City
1980 The Formula
1980 The Jazz Singer Neil Diamond
1980 Xanadu Olivia Newton-John
1981 Chariots of Fire
1982 Firefox Clint Eastwood
1983 Sudden Impact Clint Eastwood
1983 The Year of Living Dangerously Mel Gibson Sigouney Weaver
1984 The Philadelphia Experiment
1985 Witness
1986 Karate Kin 2
1987 Full Metal Jacket
1987 Lethal Weapon
1988 Good Morning Vietnam
1988 Married to the Mob
1989 Music Box
1990 Henry V
1991 Point Break
1992 Last of the Mohicans
1993 Groundhog Day
1994 Quiz Show
1997 LA confidential
Awesome, thanks for taking the time to share your list! I like that you put Xanadu on there. I love that soundtrack. :)
@@Weiselberry I relate Xanadu & Chuck Mangione, to memories to August 1980, when my parents traveled to NYC area to see my Sister & Husband . Kinda fell in Love with NYC, WTC, .. All I can recall was that Xanadu was one of songs playing on radio. It was still playing that fall when in college.
Nice. You have covered every "top-of-my-head" film (except for Chinatown). John Williams lifted every melody he ever wrote. James Horner wrote an amazing score for The Doomsday Machine (original series Star Trek) and John used it for the main theme in Jaws. His Superman theme? The Universal theme from the nineteen thirties with the sparkly earth and airplane rotating. He added one note to the Universal theme - it's called a major seventh, and voila. I literally have to mute every film with his music - it literally hurts my body and yes, I am a songwriter and composer. I need to have a few words with Steven Spielberg about his awful taste in music. Anyway John Williams is a hack. Nice work.
Funny that 3 of your picks from '73, '74 and '75 all had Robert Shaw in them.
Only a very true Hitchcock fan would have Topaz and Family Plot on the list. Frenzy was pretty good also.
I like The Scarlet and the Black. But my favorite movie from 1983 is Local Hero. You’ve got to watch it on the Criterion disc from 2019. Second place is WarGames. WarGames is much better than most people realize.
I don't think I've heard of Local Hero before. WarGames I've seen... sort of. I was pretty young. It was one of the movies my older siblings watched a lot.
Jerome Weiselberry WarGames has some interesting themes and ideas....and it was released earlier in the same year that we came close to accidental nuclear war in what is now called The Soviet Nuclear War Scare of 1983.
As for Local Hero, it’s kind of a magical film which I think of as “Powell and Pressburger-esque” in terms of the tone. Criterion did a beautiful job with their recent blu-ray release. It’s in my top 5 films of all-time.
If you can’t think of anything for 1976 yet, I would suggest Logan’s Run, The Omen, And Rocky.
A handful of my favorites off the top of my head:
1972: The Godfather (HM: Frenzy)
1973: 3 way tie between The Sting, The Friends of Eddie Coyle and The Exorcist
1974: Chinatown (HM: The Godfather 2)
1975: Overlord
1976: Network
1979: Breaking Away
1981: Body Heat
1983: The Right Stuff
1990: Miller's Crossing
2000: Sexy Beast
I liked both The Dirty Dozen and Where Eagles Dare when I was younger but have now come to dislike The Dirty Dozen quite a lot and think WED is just silly.
1978 is very hard but Midnight Express is the one which jumps out at me the most.
For 1980, I am stuck between The Empire Strikes Back, The Shining and Airplane!
HI----Just wanted to THANK YOU , we loved THE VAST OF NIGHT(in my top 20 lol) ----With out you we would of never had any idea it ever existed. THANKS
You're very welcome! So glad you enjoyed it! :D
Another cool list! 🙂
Thanks!
never thought I'd see beautician and the beast on here 😅 Its my number 1 guilty pleasure.
I love both of your 85 picks. Especially Ladyhawke.
Love Fidler on the Roof - I’ve always though if the the lead actor wrote an autobiography he could called it Topal off the Roof!
Here's my own list of my favorite films from 1966-2019. Again, I only skipped a few years either because I haven't seen any from that year or I've seen films from that year that I don't like.
1966 - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
1967 - Wait Until Dark
1968 - A three-way toss up between Bullitt, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Planet of the Apes
1969 - The Valley of Gwangi
1970 - The Phantom Tollbooth
1971 - A Clockwork Orange
1972 - I couldn’t decide between Cries and Whispers and Fist of Fury
1973 - Enter the Dragon
1974 - Young Frankenstein
1975 - Tie between Jaws and Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1976 - Rocky
1977 - Star Wars
1978 - Drunken Master
1979 - Alien
1980 - The Empire Strikes Back
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - Tie between Blade Runner and The Dark Crystal
1983 - Scarface
1984 - Gremlins
1985 - Police Story
1986 - Big Trouble in Little China
1987 - Full Metal Jacket (I’ve only seen the last part of the film, though. I need to rewatch that film.)
1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989 - A three-way tie between Kiki’s Delivery Service, Batman, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1990 - Couldn’t decide between Edward Scissorhands and Gremlins 2, though I watched the latter more times
1991 - Barton Fink
1992 - Batman Returns
1993 - Tie between Jurassic Park and The Secret Garden
1994 - The Mask (with Little Women [the one with Winona Ryder] and The Legend of the Drunken Master being runner-ups)
1995 - A Little Princess
1996 - Mars Attacks! (I actually prefer this film over Independence Day)
1997 - Princess Mononoke (special mention goes to Mouse Hunt, which is actually the first film that I remembered watching; The Fifth Element is also another runner-up)
1998 - Tie between The Big Lebowski and The Prince of Egypt
1999 - Tie between The Iron Giant and South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut
2000 - Chicken Run
2001 - Tie between Amelie and Spirited Away
2002 - Minority Report
2003 - Looney Tunes: Back in Action (I’m going to get a lot of flack just for putting this film on the list)
2004 - Kung Fu Hustle (with Team America: World Police being an honorable mention)
2005 - Robots
2008 - Ip Man
2009 - Coraline
2012 - John Carter (call me blasphemous just for putting this film on this list, but I didn’t think it was as bad as the critic and the box office numbers suggest)
2014 - Song of the Sea
2015 - The Peanuts Movie
2017 - The Shape of Water
2019 - Tie between Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Ip Man 4: The Finale
What do you think of my choices?
Really glad to see someone mention *The Valley of Gwangi.* I think people usually brush it off because the idea of cowboys vs. dinosaurs sounds hokey, but I really think it's great. I like how pretty much every character goes from being a good guy to a bad guy, depending on the circumstances, James Franciscus never got the attention he deserved, and the score is easily one of my favorites of all time. And of course Harryhausen's effects are top notch. The ending in the church is great too. So much to love about this movie.
Lots of good martial arts films on your list too, but I know she isn't much a fan of those. Maybe some classic Jackie Chan could change her mind.
Nice list! Lots of movies on there that I haven't seen (but a couple are on my watchlist, including The Valley of Gwangi), plus a few that I've never even heard of, which is cool. I love the variety. :) Chicken Run is a great movie. I'm pretty sure The Iron Giant would be on my favorite animated films list, and while I prefer The Phantom Tollbooth as a book, it still makes me happy to see it on your list. Thanks for sharing!
I love the first and second "Terminator" movies. I really liked the first 3 Alien movies as well. "Home Alone" was the movie I watched the most as a child during Christmas time. As an adult I prefer to watch "A Christmas Story", which I consider a classic. I have to agree about the old "Star Wars" movies. Those are the classics, there is no comparison. My son James cries every time he watches the scene where the horse dies in "The Never ending story". Have you ever consider doing a video about couples on the screen with the most chemistry? I love seeing Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman or James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan work together. Screams perfection at me in every movie I see them do together.
3:00 -- RE: 1967; No contest in my mind, actually. "Cool Hand Luke" is my favorite film from 1967, and I find it entertaining and thought provoking every time.
^^ I also have an honorable mention though, "In the Heat of the Night" gets an honorable mention. "They call me Mr Tibbs!" was a line I had heard as an adolescent (Poombah references it in Disney's "Lion King") and it is only one of many such moments in the film.
And Yeah, well done putting "Dirty Dozen" onto the list for 1967. Truly an excellent film with a better than average cast.
1986- Aliens, yeah, I can buy that, but #2 without a doubt is the Hitcher ( another Rutger hauer gem).
You inspired me to make my own list. Some years it was easy, other years it was difficult because I had to choose between favorites, and yet other years I struggled to find a true favorite. But it was a good exercise! Interestingly, I think a list like this tells you something about the person making the list; at least it defines their taste in movies. Thanks for all the suggestions of films I haven't yet seen; I hope some of my favorites are films you will enjoy too if you haven't seen them yet. :-)
1966: The Wrong Box
1967: In the Heat of the Night
1968: Romeo & Juliet
1969: The Assassination Bureau
1970: Claire's Knee
1971: A New Leaf
1972: Frenzy
1973: Paper Moon
1974: Young Frankenstein
1975: Smile
1976: Allegro Non Troppo
1977: Annie Hall
1978: Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
1979: Manhattan
1980: Serial
1981: They All Laughed
1982: Eating Raoul
1983: Lovesick
1984: Paris, Texas
1985: into the night
1986: Blue Velvet
1987: Bagdad Cafe
1988: Cinema Paradiso
1989: sex, lies, and videotape
1990: Metropolitan
1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1992: Scent of a Woman
1993: What's Eating Gilbert Grape
1994: Don Juan DeMarco
1995: Babe
1996: Waiting For Guffman
1997: Children of Heaven
1998: Next Stop Wonderland
1999: Go
2000: Best In Show
2001: Ghost World
2002: about a boy
2003: School of Rock
2004: Hotel Rwanda
2005: Brokeback Mountain
2006: Little Miss Sunshine
2007: Hot Fuzz
2008: Dean Spanley
2009: Up
2010: Winters Bone
2011: Damsels in Distress
2012: Moonrise Kingdom
2013: Her
2014: Boyhood
2015: Shaun the Sheep Movie
2016: Zootopia
2017: Lady Bird
Thanks for taking the time to put your own list together--now you feel my pain! :)
During lockdown I have also been reviewing movie franchises, notably "Mission Impossible" and the "Bourne" series. I liked how the first "Mission Impossible" started like the TV series for us die hard fans of the series, but the bit that I didn't like was the helicopter in the tunnel. I was not at all impressed with the second one, but fortunately it was a success which was good as the more recent ones have been getting better and better. I really enjoyed all the "Bourne" movies with no caveats.
What? No logan's run on this list? For someone who shares so many favorites with yours truly, might i suggest you catch that if you haven't already. 😊
You're quite a good movie critic..you should be on TV ..I prefer your relax style
Thank you!
J.W.! I forbid you to do anything - eat, sleep, whatever - until you see first Terminator film! Off you go...
If you've never seen 1973's animated Robin Hood from Walt Disney, I can't recommend it enough. I think that it's an absolutely perfect film.