Playing Catch Up

I got the idea to watch AFI's 100 greatest movies early in 2009. I was getting ready to get married, and thought it would be a fun thing for me and my new husband to do together every Sunday night. I always have had a love for movies. Some people know everything you could know about cars. I do not know anything about cars (all I notice is the color), but I love movies. I know actors and actresses and the Oscars are like a holiday for my mom and I. However, there are a lot of movies I have never seen (and never really wanted to see), but what kind of movie lover would I be if I didn't watch or know the greatest movies of all time? A few months later it was June, I was married, and signed up for netflix. Let the movie watching begin!



I didn't think to do this blog until about twenty movies into the 100 greatest list. So I will have to play catch up to get this blog updated. I don't expect to really have anyone read my blog, or actually ever see my blog, but I want to remember the movies the best I can. After twenty weeks it is getting kinda rough to remember 100 and 99. So there is the explanation... here are my personal and unprofessional reviews...



100. Ben-Hur (1959)- Everyone can go look up information about the movie, so this blog won't really focus on movie facts. Just personal opinion here! Charlton Heston was the star of this biblical classic. I really enjoyed this movie, surprisingly. I am not one for big epic war-like films (unless it includes Brad Pitt) but this movie was really interesting to me. With a little cameo by Jesus himself, the movie was actually pretty upbeat and had a good feeling to it once it was over. It is definitely one off the list that I am glad I saw. I would have never seen this movie otherwise, and I would have been missing out. Thumbs Up!



99. Toy Story (1995)- Who doesn't love Toy Story? Buzz, Woody... Ham! This was definitely not my first time seeing this movie... and I doubt it would be any of yours. If you haven't see this Disney classic, get on it! Two Thumbs Up!



98. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)- With these movies being the first three on the list, my husband and I definitely got spoiled fast! This was another movie I would never have seen if I wasn't watching the list. I would have definitely missed out. An older musical, filmed in black and white, this movie was funny, heartwarming and wonderful. My husband and I still randomly burst out in song singing, "Over There". I am a fan of musicals, and yet I still probably would have never seen this movie if it weren't on the list. It is a new fav in our house. Two Thumbs Up!



97. Blade Runner (1982)- Our spoiled streak is over. I know a lot of people (men) like this movie. It is supposed to be a classic and new for its time. I couldn't get over the fact that it was supposed to be set in the future, but all the TVs still looked like they were from 1982. They could make replicants and travel to other planets, but their TVs were small, fuzzy, and boxy. Besides the TVs it was dark, gloomy, full of killing, and unnecessary boobage. A Big Thumbs Down!



96. Do The Right Thing (1989)- I had not even heard of this movie before I saw it on the list. How it made the list or beat out the previous five is beyond me. Not one of my favs. The opening scene to this early Spike Lee movie was an entire song with a young Rosie Perez doing some crazy dance moves. Longest, weirdest intro ever! This movie also contained unnecessary boobage and death. Not one of my new favorite movies. Probably will never watch ever again... rage, heat, ghetto, and death are really not up my alley. Two Thumbs Down!