{"id":1335,"date":"2004-06-30T15:35:39","date_gmt":"2004-06-30T23:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ogre.nu\/wp\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2006-06-30T22:41:59","modified_gmt":"2006-07-01T06:41:59","slug":"top-films-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bendwavy.org\/wp\/?p=1335","title":{"rendered":"top films checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From <a href=\"http:\/\/texasbestgrok.mu.nu\/archives\/032976.php\">TexasBestGrok<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nTake 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.):\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Okay, whatever.  I&#8217;ve also corrected &#8220;Movie with a Very Long Title, The&#8221; to human-friendly format. <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Titanic (1997) <\/li>\n<li><b>Star Wars<\/b> (1977) <\/li>\n<li>E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) <\/li>\n<li><b>Star Wars: Episode I &#8211; The Phantom Menace<\/b> (1999) <\/li>\n<li><b>Spider-Man<\/b> (2002) <\/li>\n<li><b>The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King<\/b> (2003) <\/li>\n<li>The Passion of the Christ (2004) <\/li>\n<li><b>Jurassic Park<\/b> (1993) <\/li>\n<li>Shrek 2 (2004) <\/li>\n<li><b>The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers<\/b> (2002) <\/li>\n<li>Finding Nemo (2003) <\/li>\n<li>Forrest Gump (1994) <\/li>\n<li>The Lion King (1994) <\/li>\n<li><b>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone<\/b> (2001).  Is the <i>Philosopher&#8217;s<\/i> Stone counted separately? <\/li>\n<li><b>The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/b> (2001) <\/li>\n<li>Star Wars: Episode II &#8211; Attack of the Clones (2002) <\/li>\n<li><b>Star Wars: Episode VI &#8211; Return of the Jedi<\/b> (1983) <\/li>\n<li><b>Independence Day<\/b> (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. <\/li>\n<li><i>Pirates of the Caribbean<\/i> (2003) <\/li>\n<li>The Sixth Sense (1999) <\/li>\n<li><b>Star Wars: Episode V &#8211; The Empire Strikes Back<\/b> (1980).  This is the one that had a real writer (Leigh Brackett). <\/li>\n<li>Home Alone (1990) <\/li>\n<li><b>The Matrix Reloaded<\/b> (2003).  So much for an interesting premise. <\/li>\n<li>Shrek (2001) <\/li>\n<li><b>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/b> (2002) <\/li>\n<li>How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000).  Surely you jest. <\/li>\n<li>Jaws (1975) <\/li>\n<li><b>Monsters, Inc.<\/b> (2001) <\/li>\n<li>Batman (1989) <\/li>\n<li><b>Men in Black<\/b> (1997) <\/li>\n<li>Toy Story 2 (1999) <\/li>\n<li>Bruce Almighty (2003) <\/li>\n<li><b>Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/b> (1981) <\/li>\n<li>Twister (1996) <\/li>\n<li>My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) <\/li>\n<li><i>Ghost Busters<\/i> (1984) <\/li>\n<li><b>Beverly Hills Cop<\/b> (1984) <\/li>\n<li>Cast Away (2000) <\/li>\n<li>The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) <\/li>\n<li>Signs (2002) <\/li>\n<li>Rush Hour 2 (2001) <\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) <\/li>\n<li><i>Ghost<\/i> (1990).  At least I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ve seen the end of it. <\/li>\n<li>Aladdin (1992) <\/li>\n<li>Saving Private Ryan (1998) <\/li>\n<li>Mission: Impossible II (2000) <\/li>\n<li>X2 (2003) <\/li>\n<li>Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) <\/li>\n<li><i>Back to the Future<\/i> (1985) <\/li>\n<li>Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) <\/li>\n<li><i>Terminator 2: Judgment Day<\/i> (1991).  During the brief period when I had premium cable channels, this showed rather often. <\/li>\n<li>The Exorcist (1973) <\/li>\n<li>The Mummy Returns (2001) <\/li>\n<li>Armageddon (1998) <\/li>\n<li><b>Gone with the Wind<\/b> (1939).  A family outing when it was re-released in the Seventies. <\/li>\n<li>Pearl Harbor (2001) <\/li>\n<li><b>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/b> (1989) <\/li>\n<li><b>Toy Story<\/b> (1995) <\/li>\n<li>Men in Black II (2002) <\/li>\n<li>Gladiator (2000) <\/li>\n<li>Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) <\/li>\n<li>Dances with Wolves (1990) <\/li>\n<li>Batman Forever (1995) <\/li>\n<li><i>The Fugitive<\/i> (1993) <\/li>\n<li>Ocean&#8217;s Eleven (2001) <\/li>\n<li>What Women Want (2000) <\/li>\n<li>The Perfect Storm (2000) <\/li>\n<li>Liar Liar (1997) <\/li>\n<li>Grease (1978).  It amazes me some that I can&#8217;t even name any of the songs. <\/li>\n<li>Jurassic Park III (2001) <\/li>\n<li><b>Mission: Impossible<\/b> (1996) <\/li>\n<li>Planet of the Apes (2001) <\/li>\n<li><i>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<\/i> (1984) <\/li>\n<li>Pretty Woman (1990).  That&#8217;s the one that made Julia Roberts famous, right?  I don&#8217;t get her appeal. <\/li>\n<li>Tootsie (1982) <\/li>\n<li>Top Gun (1986) <\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s Something About Mary (1998) <\/li>\n<li>Ice Age (2002) <\/li>\n<li><b>Crocodile Dundee<\/b> (1986) <\/li>\n<li>Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) <\/li>\n<li>Elf (2003) <\/li>\n<li>Air Force One (1997) <\/li>\n<li>Rain Man (1988) <\/li>\n<li>Apollo 13 (1995) <\/li>\n<li><b>The Matrix<\/b> (1999) <\/li>\n<li>Beauty and the Beast (1991).  Recently saw the version of 1936. <\/li>\n<li>Tarzan (1999) <\/li>\n<li>A Beautiful Mind (2001) <\/li>\n<li><i>Chicago<\/i> (2002).  One of my first Netflix selections, last winter. <\/li>\n<li>Three Men and a Baby (1987) <\/li>\n<li>Meet the Parents (2000) <\/li>\n<li>Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) <\/li>\n<li>Hannibal (2001) <\/li>\n<li>Catch Me If You Can (2002).  I read the book, about twenty years ago now. <\/li>\n<li>Big Daddy (1999) <\/li>\n<li>The Sound of Music (1965).  I wonder why not.  We did see <i>My Fair Lady<\/i> about the same time. <\/li>\n<li>Batman Returns (1992) <\/li>\n<li><b>A Bug&#8217;s Life<\/b> (1998).  Love the outtakes. <\/li>\n<li><b>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban<\/b> (2004) <\/li>\n<li>The Waterboy (1998) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m reminded of noticing, a while ago, that I hadn&#8217;t seen an Oscar-certified Best Picture since <b>Annie Hall<\/b> (1977).  I&#8217;ve since seen <i>Braveheart<\/i> (1995), <b>Shakespeare in Love<\/b> (1998), <i>Chicago<\/i> (2002), <b>tRotK<\/b> (2003).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From TexasBestGrok: Take this list of the 100 top-grossing movies of all time and bold the titles of the ones you have seen. 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