The Daily Aztec staff makes their pics forfavorite movies of the century
“Star Wars, The ‘Holy’ Trilogy” — War, western, comedy, drama,sci-fi, romance, family, good vs. evil, mythology and the only movieto inspire its own religion — May the force of merchandising be withyou.
“Monty Python, Search for the Holy Grail” — Some call me … Tim(followed by numerous explosions). I call this movie the greatestcomedy of all time.
“Schindler’s List” — The only film to visually capture the mosthorrific story of this century.
“Braveheart” — Have you ever seen a more realistic interpretationof the angle and velocity at which a head or limb separates from thebody?
“The Usual Suspects” — Anybody who says they knew the twist inthe story before it happened is a liar.
“The Insider” — A true story that reveals the righteousness ofthe human heart and how heroes are found in still found in today’scommercial society.
“SavingPrivate Ryan” — Finally, a film that understands the plight of theaverage G.I., not just glorifying Pattonesque figures (and I wouldhave shot Upham).
“The Silence of the Lambs” — Anthony Hopkins as a psychotic,sadistic, cannibalistic genius who gives free psycho-analyticalsessions to FBI agents right from his cell just screams epic film.
“Pulp Fiction” — A cult classic for everyone.
“Unforgiven” — That last scene in the bar made me want to getdrunk and kill a bunch of people, too (just kidding, or not!).
— Reggie Ellis –
“Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory — A grand barrel of funfor kids of all ages. Awaken your imagination.
“Vertigo” — Alfred Hitchcock’s true masterpiece of suspense.
“AmericanBeauty” — Finally, somebody showed suburbia the way it, sadly, is.
“The Sixth Sense” — Who cares if it’s new and trendy? It is alsoone of the most carefully thought out masterpieces ever created.
“When Harry Met Sally” — Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan are theepitome of stereotypical man and woman in love.
“West Side Story” — You are all saying “cheesy musical” rightabout now, but this musical adaptation of “Romeo and Juliet” is aboutas dramatic as it gets.
“Waiting for Guffman” — For anybody who has ever seen or been ina community theater production.
“What’s Love Got to Do With It” — Anyone who left the theaterwithout an insurmountable respect for Tina Turner is insane.
“Labyrinth” — This movie is just a funtastic trip through fantasyyou will never forget. It awakens your inner child.
“The Silence of the Lambs” — It takes a hell of a lot to bothscare and intrigue me, and this brilliant trip through psychosis isas good as it gets.
— Ross von Metzk
“Gone with the Wind”–Who can forget the sexual chemistry betweenRhett and Scarlett?
“Ben Hur”–Truly a masterpiece.
“Star Wars Trilogy”–Science fiction brilliance.
“Braveheart”–This story changes lives.
“The Shawshank Redemption”–Hope, in the form of a movie.
“The Matrix”–The best science fiction movie since “Aliens” — thesecond of the three-part series.
“Aliens”–The best science fiction movie ever made.
“An Officer and a Gentleman” — Just a great flick.
“Poltergeist”–“They’re heeeerreee.”
“Reservoir Dogs –It changed how films could be done.
— Jennifer Kabbany
“The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine” — Creativity, when done well,ends up on the top of the list.
“The Marx Brother’s Duck Soup” — Just take my word for it, and gosee it if you haven’t. If you have seen it, go see it again.
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” — Tim Burton continues to amazeme, but he still cannot do better than he did on this one.
“Monty Python’s Search for the Holy Grail” — It’s not dead yet!
“Rocky Horror Picture Show” — Any movie that spawns a 25-yearweekly tradition has to be recognized, even if it is horribly corny.Besides, how can I not include some Tim Curry movie in this list?
“The Princess Bride” — Need I comment?
“Lost Boys” — Yes, it’s cheesy. But that doesn’t prevent it frombeing good.
“Clockwork Orange” — One of the few movies where the book andmovie are both magnificent.
“Sense and Sensibility” — Kate Winslet could really act beforeshe decided to sink.
“Night on Earth” — Slow, but wonderful acting and one of the bestinstrumental movie scores ever.
— Annika Farber
