My Top 50

Yes they're silly and meaningless, but who doesn't love a list? Anyone who's as into movies as I am has certainly made a list of all-time favorites. What this list is is just that. A list of favorites. Anybody can make a list of what they think are the greatest films ever made and many have. It tends to be the same list over and over again with minor variations. It's boring, it's dry, it's been done and I have no interest in repeating that.
I don't consider these to be the be all end all 50 greatest artistic achievements in the history of film. These are movies that effected me personally or which have entertained me endlessly over the years, and in some cases both. "The Godfather" is obviously an outstanding film and a staggering artistic achievement. But "Die Hard" is just more fun, isn't it? Well at least I think so. If you don't then make your own list. And if you do make one that's unique to you. Think of the movies that really effected you and have stuck with you.
There are so many movies that I was surprised didn't make my list. I'm sure if I make this list again a year from now it will look different. I'll have seen more films, new and old, and films I've seen will move up and down, in and out of the list. That's the beauty of this. It's always evolving. So here it is, Bob's Personal Top 50 Favorite Movies as of August 28, 2007.

50. Blue Velvet (US, 1986. Director: David Lynch)
49. Snow Cake (Canada, 2006. Marc Evans)
48. Amadeus (US, 1984. Milos Forman)
47. 2001: A Space Odyssey (UK/US, 1968. Stanley Kubrick)
46. Singin' in the Rain (US, 1952. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly)
45. The Incredibles (US, 2004. Brad Bird)
44. The Lion in Winter (UK, 1968. Anthony Harvey)
43. Batman Begins (US, 2005. Christopher Nolan)
42. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (US, 2005. Shane Black)
41. Punch-Drunk Love (US, 2002. Paul Thomas Anderson)
40. What's Up, Doc? (US, 1972. Peter Bogdanovich)
39. Pootie Tang (US, 2001. Louis CK) (Yes I'm serious. Wadatah!)
38. Duck Soup (US, 1933. Leo McCarey)
37. Army of Darkness (US, 1993. Sam Raimi)
36. Garden State (US, 2004. Zach Braff) (Trash on it all you want, I don't care.)
35. Everything Is Illuminated (US, 2005. Liev Schreiber)
34. Casablanca (US, 1942. Michael Curtiz)
33. Sunset Blvd. (US, 1950. Billy Wilder)
32. Charade (US, 1963. Stanley Donen)
31. The Usual Suspects (US, 1995. Bryan Singer)
30. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (US, 2000. Joel Coen)
29. Dawn of the Dead (US, 1978. George A. Romero)
28. Die Hard (US, 1988. John McTiernan)
27. Glengarry Glen Ross (US, 1992. James Foley)
26. Trainspotting (UK, 1996. Danny Boyle)
25. Almost Famous (US, 2000. Cameron Crowe)
24. American Graffiti (US, 1973. George Lucas)
23. The King of Comedy (US, 1983. Martin Scorsese)
22. This Is Spinal Tap (US, 1984. Rob Reiner)
21. The Royal Tenenbaums (US, 2001. Wes Anderson)
20. Hot Fuzz (UK, 2007. Edgar Wright)
19. Raiders of the Lost Ark (US, 1981. Steven Spielberg)
18. Heat (US, 1995. Michael Mann)
17. L.A. Confidential (US, 1997. Curtis Hanson)
16. The New World (US, 2005. Terrence Malick)
15. Pulp Fiction (US, 1994. Quentin Tarantino)
14. Fargo (US, 1996. Joel Coen)
13. Das Boot (West Germany, 1981. Wolfgang Petersen)
12. Unforgiven (US, 1992. Clint Eastwood)
11. Ed Wood (US, 1994. Tim Burton)
10. A Fish Called Wanda (UK/US, 1988. Charles Crichton)
9. Lawrence of Arabia (UK, 1962. David Lean)
8. Amelie (France, 2001. Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
7. Dr. Strangelove (US/UK, 1964. Stanley Kubrick)
6. Star Wars & The Empire Strikes Back (US, 1977 & 1980. George Lucas & Irvin Kershner)
5. Rushmore (US, 1998. Wes Anderson)
4. Network (US, 1976. Sidney Lumet)
3. Magnolia (US, 1999. Paul Thomas Anderson)
2. Fight Club (US, 1999. David Fincher)
1. Withnail and I (UK, 1987. Bruce Robinson)