Movie Must See List

During a recent facebook discussion I commented that I had not seen Thelma & Louise yet and a few friends stated that I needed to see it. I mentioned it was on my "to watch" list but I have not found the right moment, to which one friend responded"just watch it" or something like that. I belive every film buff has a "must watch" list

The list of films I want to see numbers in the hundreds, but this list consists of a movies that have gained some cultural or cinematic significance. There is a mix of classic films and modern films.

Some of the movies on this list, such as A Streetcar Named Desire have been on my list for years. I have avoided watching them on home video because I want to see them in a theatre, the way they were meant to be seen. Raging Bull was on my list for many years but I waited until I had a chance to see it in a theatre, in all its black and white cinematic glory, and it was worth it. Unfortunately it is getting harder and harder to find theatres playing older and classic films.

In looking at my list there are some very important films on here that I can't believe I have not gotten around to watching. It is time for me to make a serious effort to shorten this list.

So here is a selection of movies from my "must watch list". The movies are not listed in any particular order:

Wuthering Heights - Classic film from 1939 on AFI's Top 100 list. 

Black Hawk Down - from director Ridley Scott 

Bull Durham - supposedly one of the best baseball pictures ever!

Ed Wood - Tim Burton and Johnny Depp

Carlito's Way - Pacino and Penn together.

Donnie Brasco - Pacino and Depp together.

Heat - Pacino and DeNiro together

The Deer Hunter - 1978 Best Picture Winner, one of the four Best Pictures I have not seen.

Do The Right Thing-Considered Spike Lee's best work.

Malcolm X - Lee and Denzel Washington working together.

Flag Of Our Fathers - Part one of Director Eastwood's look at WWII from 2006

Letters From Iwo Jima - Part two of Eastwood's look at WWII and nominated for Best Picture

Gran Torino - Eastwood returns to the big screen.

Harold and Maude - a cult classic everyone tells me I must see.

The Hurt Locker - 2009 Best Picture Winner - One of the four Best Picture winners I have not seen.

Out Of Africa - Best Picture winner from 1985. It's reputation has diminished but it is still a Best Picture and worth viewing.

Platoon - Another Best Picture winner. I keep hoping to catch this in a theatre rather than on home video.

Reservoir Dogs-My Quentin Tarantino list of shame begins with Reservoir Dogs

Jackie Brown - Continues with Jackie Brown

Kill Bill Vol. 1- followed by Kill Bill

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Kill Bill Vol. 2- and finally ends with Kill Bill 2

My Left Foot - Daniel Day-Lewis one an Oscar for his performance

Nashville - One of Robert Altman's masterpieces.

Raising Arizona - The first film by the Coen Brothers and the only film of theirs I have not seen.

Sophie's Choice - one of Meryl Streep's best roles

A Streetcar Named Desire - An American Classic and also on the AFI list.

Thelma & Louise - Oscar winning film from Director Ridley Scott

There Will be Blood - Daniel Day-Lewis' other award winning performance and one of the best films of 2007

This Is Spinal Tap - Rob Reiner's classic comedy and one of the best "mockumentaries" ever made.

And that is my list in all its glory and shame. I am still proud to call myself a film buff even with these glaring omissions. But it's time to fire up the Blu-ray or to start downloading and shorten this list.

What's on your list?