Spacedmonkey » Films http://www.spacedmonkey.co.uk The blog with randomness in mind Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:39:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 20 Films that we all SHOULD have seen http://www.spacedmonkey.co.uk/2009/08/27/20-films-that-we-all-should-have-seen/ http://www.spacedmonkey.co.uk/2009/08/27/20-films-that-we-all-should-have-seen/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:56:48 +0000 Jonathan Harris http://www.spacedmonkey.co.uk/?p=1145 As a massive movie fan and other media, there are some films that are important texts. There films setup a genre or are referenced by other media. These classics, that people always just guess that everyone have seen, but in reality, few have. This list is one of shame, as I really should have watched all of them, but haven’t seen any of this list,  so here goes.

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
  2. Citizen Kane (1941)
  3. Casablanca (1942)
  4. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
  5. Rocky (1976)
  6. The Shining (1980)
  7. Apocalypse Now (1979)
  8. Alien (1979)
  9. The Graduate (1967)
  10. Jaws (1975)
  11. Trainspotting (1996)
  12. The Good, The Bad, The ugly. (1966)
  13. The English Patient (1996)
  14. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
  15. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
  16. Raging Bull (1980)
  17. Taxi Driver (1976)
  18. Withnail & I (1987)
  19. Annie Hall (1977)
  20. The Usual Suspects (1995)

If you can think of a any that should on this list, please leave your thoughts or the number of these films that you have in the comments. This list was created with the use of the times online’s Top 100 Films.

]]> http://www.spacedmonkey.co.uk/2009/08/27/20-films-that-we-all-should-have-seen/feed/ 3 Geek Trilogies http://www.spacedmonkey.co.uk/2009/02/22/geek-trilogies/ http://www.spacedmonkey.co.uk/2009/02/22/geek-trilogies/#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:09:22 +0000 Jonathan Harris http://www.spacedmonkey.co.uk/?p=814 I found this picture on danmeth.com via Veronica Belmont’s blog.The picture speaks for itself but I have never seen films reviewed like this. For the most part I agree with all of the reviews.

I don’t agree with Jurassic park, which I thought were all pretty strong. I also disagree with Lord of the Rings, which were I don’t concider as one long film as each part doesn’t stand on it’s own right. Do you agree with the trilogy meter?

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