top films checklist

From TexasBestGrok:

Take this list of the 100 top-grossing movies of all time and bold the titles of the ones you have seen. I am following the lead of others and bolding the ones I remember mainly from having seen them in the theater, and italicizing the ones I primarily remember having seen on the small screen (VHS/DVD/Cable, etc.):

Okay, whatever. I’ve also corrected “Movie with a Very Long Title, The” to human-friendly format.

• Titanic (1997)
• Star Wars (1977)
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Spider-Man (2002)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• The Passion of the Christ (2004)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Shrek 2 (2004)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• Forrest Gump (1994)
• The Lion King (1994)
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001). Is the Philosopher’s Stone counted separately?
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Independence Day (1996). The last time I took LSD was to see this. Sadly, I mistimed my dose, and peaked on the way out of the theater.
• Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
• The Sixth Sense (1999)
• Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980). This is the one that had a real writer (Leigh Brackett).
• Home Alone (1990)
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003). So much for an interesting premise.
• Shrek (2001)
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000). Surely you jest.
• Jaws (1975)
• Monsters, Inc. (2001)
• Batman (1989)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Toy Story 2 (1999)
• Bruce Almighty (2003)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• Twister (1996)
• My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
• Ghost Busters (1984)
• Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
• Cast Away (2000)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
• Signs (2002)
• Rush Hour 2 (2001)
• Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
• Ghost (1990). At least I’m sure I’ve seen the end of it.
• Aladdin (1992)
• Saving Private Ryan (1998)
• Mission: Impossible II (2000)
• X2 (2003)
• Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). During the brief period when I had premium cable channels, this showed rather often.
• The Exorcist (1973)
• The Mummy Returns (2001)
• Armageddon (1998)
• Gone with the Wind (1939). A family outing when it was re-released in the Seventies.
• Pearl Harbor (2001)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
• Toy Story (1995)
• Men in Black II (2002)
• Gladiator (2000)
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
• Dances with Wolves (1990)
• Batman Forever (1995)
• The Fugitive (1993)
• Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
• What Women Want (2000)
• The Perfect Storm (2000)
• Liar Liar (1997)
• Grease (1978). It amazes me some that I can’t even name any of the songs.
• Jurassic Park III (2001)
• Mission: Impossible (1996)
• Planet of the Apes (2001)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
• Pretty Woman (1990). That’s the one that made Julia Roberts famous, right? I don’t get her appeal.
• Tootsie (1982)
• Top Gun (1986)
• There’s Something About Mary (1998)
• Ice Age (2002)
• Crocodile Dundee (1986)
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
• Elf (2003)
• Air Force One (1997)
• Rain Man (1988)
• Apollo 13 (1995)
• The Matrix (1999)
• Beauty and the Beast (1991). Recently saw the version of 1936.
• Tarzan (1999)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• Chicago (2002). One of my first Netflix selections, last winter.
• Three Men and a Baby (1987)
• Meet the Parents (2000)
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
• Hannibal (2001)
• Catch Me If You Can (2002). I read the book, about twenty years ago now.
• Big Daddy (1999)
• The Sound of Music (1965). I wonder why not. We did see My Fair Lady about the same time.
• Batman Returns (1992)
• A Bug’s Life (1998). Love the outtakes.
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
• The Waterboy (1998)

I’m reminded of noticing, a while ago, that I hadn’t seen an Oscar-certified Best Picture since Annie Hall (1977). I’ve since seen Braveheart (1995), Shakespeare in Love (1998), Chicago (2002), tRotK (2003).