50+ Favorite Movies

Alright,  so I’m sitting here, and trying to think up some clever title that means to say “here are some movies that I really, really like”, without being so dry and bland. It isn’t possible, not today at least. Perhaps this coffee will turn things around for this post that already seems doomed to get the persistent draft award.

I’m a big fan of movies.  I love going to the theater when a movie I’ve been waiting for is released and catch the show on the opening night.  There’s something special about opening night atmospheres that I really enjoy.  However as fate would have it, my girl feels quite the opposite as she’s stuck on the sound of people chewing, obnoxious kids and that one bastard that can’t seem to get that last Mike & Ike from the box.

Yes, I’m with her on the “kids in theaters” thing, but I can’t let that stop me from putting on my horse-blinders and becoming deeply engrossed in the white screen and the images they flash on there.  Nor the high-tech sound systems that theaters have these days.

So in response to a question from Roger Green who asked a multi-part question on my “Ask me anything” post, here’s a list of movies that have influenced me and my life, and have helped shape who I have become.

Also in response to Roger’s question, I’ve started a new page called favorites where this post will be linked to. I did this so anyone that might be interested in knowing more about the person behind the curtain can go and find out more about me, in fact I should make it a sub page to the About page, now that I think about it.

Why bother with copyrights?

One thing I want to point out is that even though every single image on this page might be copyrighted, I can still use them due to the Amazon Associates program.  Get it?  If you are an Amazon Associate, you can then use any image you want from their catalog in your posts and pages.

So the next time you want to use an image in your post, but are concerned about copyrights, perhaps you can find one on Amazon and use it due to your being an Amazon Associate!

I also want to point out that it isn’t my intent to use the Amazon items here in some attempt to make money, in fact I don’t expect to make anything with this post at all.  However, the images are links that will take you to Amazon should you want to learn more about the movie.

Do you agree or disagree?

I didn’t bother writing a reason why I chose any given movie, that would take just too darn long.  But, what do you think?  Anything in here that you agree with or disagree with?  I think each one of these should be given an award if they weren’t already.

Star Wars (Episodes I-VI)

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Love Story

Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Harry Potter Series

Lord of the Rings

Caddyshack

The Shawshank Redemption

Pulp Fiction

Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Matrix

Se7en

American Beauty

A Clockwork Orange

The Shining

Monty Python – The Meaning of Life

Amadeus

Braveheart

300

Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2

Gandhi

The Princess Bride

The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen

The Exorcist

Rocky

Fear and loathing in Las Vegas

Labyrinth

Nightmare Before Christmas

The Fifth Element

Young Frankenstein

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

National Lampoon’s Animal House

The Blues Brothers

Trading Places

A Christmas Story

The Usual Suspects

Conan the Barbarian

Pink Floyd – The Wall


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