Top Movies 59-61 in Brief
61. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A masterful noir about Hollywood, this is also a story that is relevant in other ways. It still applies to the entertainment industry outside of the studio system, as well as to our culture of youth and objectification. However, I think there is something here as well for the fame-obsessed, reality-TV, social media culture today.
61. Death on the Nile (1978)
I go back to this film more often than a lot of others. It hits me in so many of my sweet-spots, but I also think I saw it at exactly the right age. Watching this movie is at once entertainment and nostalgia. I want to visit Egypt because of this movie, so I’m guaranteed to be let down if I do.
61. Unbreakable (2000)
Many consider this to be Shyamalan’s best film. I place it fourth(!); but it is one of the better comic book stories on film.
60. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The question you have to ask yourself is, do I like this one better than the color remake, or will both end up on this list?
60. Lost Boys (1987)
This one verges on the edge of “guilty pleasure.” But I sometimes convince myself that it really is good.
60. Tarzan (1999)
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
Lilo and Stitch (2002)
The turn of the century Disney was almost a return to form of the renaissance days of the early nineties. I still think Tarzan is one of the top 20 Disney films.
59. Rio Bravo (1959)
This is one of the Westerns you would reach for to show someone who isn’t familiar with the genre. It has all the best elements: songs, a few against the world, shoot outs, principles, redemption, and… Wayne.
59. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
This film is fascinating for a lot of reasons. It is really two films, since the English and German versions were shot and not dubbed. And it is a remake of a masterpiece. Like so many of Herzog’s films, the story is just an excuse for meditative, captivating shots.
59. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Yes. I include this film in the top 100 of the past 20 years. Not as good as the first three, but still better and more watchable than most stuff since. And, if you can get past your objections of having Jones mix with Aliens, there is interesting stuff here that fits into the mood of the whole series.
A masterful noir about Hollywood, this is also a story that is relevant in other ways. It still applies to the entertainment industry outside of the studio system, as well as to our culture of youth and objectification. However, I think there is something here as well for the fame-obsessed, reality-TV, social media culture today.
61. Death on the Nile (1978)
I go back to this film more often than a lot of others. It hits me in so many of my sweet-spots, but I also think I saw it at exactly the right age. Watching this movie is at once entertainment and nostalgia. I want to visit Egypt because of this movie, so I’m guaranteed to be let down if I do.
61. Unbreakable (2000)
Many consider this to be Shyamalan’s best film. I place it fourth(!); but it is one of the better comic book stories on film.
60. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The question you have to ask yourself is, do I like this one better than the color remake, or will both end up on this list?
60. Lost Boys (1987)
This one verges on the edge of “guilty pleasure.” But I sometimes convince myself that it really is good.
60. Tarzan (1999)
Fantasia 2000 (1999)
The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
Lilo and Stitch (2002)
The turn of the century Disney was almost a return to form of the renaissance days of the early nineties. I still think Tarzan is one of the top 20 Disney films.
59. Rio Bravo (1959)
This is one of the Westerns you would reach for to show someone who isn’t familiar with the genre. It has all the best elements: songs, a few against the world, shoot outs, principles, redemption, and… Wayne.
59. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (1979)
This film is fascinating for a lot of reasons. It is really two films, since the English and German versions were shot and not dubbed. And it is a remake of a masterpiece. Like so many of Herzog’s films, the story is just an excuse for meditative, captivating shots.
59. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Yes. I include this film in the top 100 of the past 20 years. Not as good as the first three, but still better and more watchable than most stuff since. And, if you can get past your objections of having Jones mix with Aliens, there is interesting stuff here that fits into the mood of the whole series.
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