Pages

Saturday, September 13, 2014

A list for a movie education.

So I remember growing up watching TV with my Dad, we watched Yes Minister, Rumpole of the Bailey and Dr Who.  I don't remember ever really getting into movies until later, and although I loved sci fi and fantasy books my movie watching didn't keep up.  

A random breakfast discussion this morning about the potential use for more than one set of cutlery lead on to Edward Scissorhands (which I've not seen) which the lead to the discussion and creation of a list of Classic Sci Fi and other movies I've not seen.  
  
Now after 30+ years seems as good a time as any to rectify the situation.  I have a (little) list, there is more going on the list and suggestions are always welcome. (although I don't have any love for mega suspense or horror flicks so they will probably not make the list)

I'm going to try and watch the movies on my list and then put up a review once I've seen them. 

The list so far:
(Those in bold, I am certain I have seen, those in italics I think I may have seen at some point)

2001: A Space Odyssey
Ace Ventura(1), 
Adaptation, 
Addams Family (both), 
Aeon Flux
Airplane
Akira
Alien(s) - Not sure if I want to watch this I dislike horror / suspense.
Allegro Non Troppo,
Andromeda Strain 
Apocalypse Now
Arachnophobia
Arlington Road
Back to the future (all) - I have seen bits and pieces, never in one go though
Barbarella
Batman
Beetlejuice, 
Being John Malkovich, 
Beverly Hills Cop
Big trouble in Little China, - Think I have seen this one?
Bill and Ted (both), - Don't know if I can sit through it, not a lover of stupid humour
Blade runner - I think 've seen it but not sure if I saw all of it at once
Blind fury
Boondock saints
Brazil
Buckaroo Banzai.
Buffy  the vampire Slayer
Conan
Clerks,
Clue 
Cyborg
Dark City
Darkman
Das Boot
Death becomes her, 
Demolition Man, 
Die Hard (all) - I think I've seen some of them?
Dig!, 
Donnie darko
Duel - 1971 - I have now worked out which movie this is and I have in fact seen it. 
Dune
E.T. 
Eat the Rich, 
Edward scissorhands 
El Mariachi, 
Enemy Mine
Erik the Viking, 
Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Fight Club
Flash Gordon
Flight of the Navigator
Gattaca, 
Ghostbusters
Ghost in the Shell
Gremlins, - Saw it I think a very long time ago.
Hairspray (original version), 
Hercules Returns - Love it; have the DVD!
History of the World Part I
Highlander (all) 
Hudson Hawk, 
I Heart Huckabees,
Indiana Jones - I've seen some or all of them but not in one sitting
Innerspace
Italian job
Jabberwocky, 
Krull, 
Labyrinth, 
Ladyhawke,
Legend, 
Leon The Professional
Life of Brian, 
Logan's Run, 
Lucky number Sleven
Mad Max - Sure I've seen the third one, not sure about the others.
Metropolis
Moon
My Cousin Vinny, 
Name of the Rose 
Never Ending Story, - Even owned it in German...
Office Space
Orgazmo,
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Predator
Primer
Repo Man, 
Revenge of the Nerds
Robocop
Rollerball (original version), 
Se7en - Considering I don't like horror / Suspense I don't know why this is on the list of films I've seen but it was actually alright.
Shaun of the Dead
Soylent Green
Spawn
Star trek movies (The originals) - Sure I've seen some but not all
Star wars (the "first" three) - I have seen them in parts but never in one go
Stargate movie (the Original)
T2
Tank girl, 
Terminator 
The Abyss
The Big Blue
The burbs
The Cars that ate Paris, 
The Dark Crystal, 
The Fifth Element
The Fisher King, 
The Fly
The Game
The Goonies
The Karate Kid

The omega man
The Last Starfighter
The Matrix
The Princess Bride, 
The Quiet Earth, 
The Rocketeer
The Running Man - 13/09/2014
The Toxic Avenger
The usual Suspects
The Wraith
THX1138, 
Time Bandits, 
Top Secret!
Total Recall
Tron
Twelve Monkeys
Walker, 
WarGames
Wayne's World (1), -Don't know if I can sit through it, not a lover of stupid humour 
Weird Science

No comments:

Post a Comment