As much as I love music, I'm finding movies to be tougher to narrow down to five than my favorite albums.
1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The best Star Trek movie ever made - hands down. That includes so-called "JJTrek". What's great about this film is the fact that you don't have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy it. The older I get, the more respect I have for this movie. I loved the space battles when I watched as an eight year old. As an adult, I can better appreciate the themes revolving around aging and dying.
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
A somewhat controversial choice, but I love how the movie's ambiguity lends itself to interpretation
3. A Face In The Crowd
The movie from which Olbermann got his "Lonesome Rhodes" nickname for Glenn Beck. It's Andy Griffith stepping into a role where he's not the good guy, but a smooth-talking con man
4. Alice In Wonderland (Disney version)
This has been my favorite Disney movie since childhood. I love how trippy and "weird" it is.
5. The Adventures of Robin Hood
Errol Flynn at the peak of his career. This movie is, in my opinion, the authoritative version of the Robin Hood legend
(Very) Honorable Mentions:
- The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - I'm not a big fan of Westerns, but I really like this movie. In my opinion, it's the best of the "man with no name" trilogy.
- Groundhog Day - Just a damn good movie, both in terms of comedy and philosophical content.
- Office Space
- What A Way To Go! - A fairly obscure comedy from 1964 that stars Shirley MacLaine. It probably falls into the category of "chick flick", but I don't care; it's a quirky little film that I really like
- The Fugitive
My favorite "bad" movie would probably be
Final Sacrifice. Apart from being hilariously awful, it's the MST3K episode that got me into Mystery Science Theater 3000, thanks to some friends of mine.
