  I enjoy Sandy's movie lists so much, I have to make one of my own. Here are ten of my favorite movies of all time. I've probably forgotten something really great and obvious. I'll do imdb links this time. Where do these score on the Guy - Chick continuum, I wonder? 10. urlLink The Fisher King - a fable of love and loyalty with Jeff Bridges, a less-annoying-than-usual Robin Williams, the lovely Mercedes Rhuel, and a pre-Honey Bunny Amanda Plummer. Bridges plays a famous radio personality who unintentionally provokes a mass murder in a downtown restaurant. Unable to bear the guilt, he loses everything - job, apartment, classy girlfriend - and sinks into depression. He meets a delusional homeless man with whom he has an unlikely and poignant connection. The friendship between them leads to his redemption. 9. urlLink Sweet and Lowdown - it was a toss-up between this one and Radio Days, Woody Allen's other music movie. But this one has Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, a rocking Django Rheinhardt soundtrack, and a perfect ending. I love this movie. 8. urlLink Back To School - okay, there are better comedies, like Airplane and The Blues Brothers, but this silly Rodney Dangerfield venue makes me laugh every single time I see it, and I've seen it about 20 times.` 7. urlLink Shall We Dance - a delicate Japanese comedy with one of the funniest supporting characters in the little toupee-ed would-be Latin dancer.
It's cool and sweet and shows something lovely about Japanese culture. 6. urlLink Raiders of the Lost Ark - this movie just rules. I've never seen anything so completely fun and exciting from beginning to end. 5. urlLink Goodfellas - does Ray Liotta wear eyeliner?? I love this movie, especially the scene of the fellas in jail making their gourmet Italian meal. This movie, like Godfather, did a great job of portraying a culture that was about more than crime. 4. urlLink God Said, Ha! - Julia, please stop playing moms in teen movies - you're so much better than that!
In this movie Julia Sweeney is funny, charming, poignant, and very intelligent. 3. urlLink Syd and Nancy - my favorite romance, even though I don't usually like movies where I know somebody dies before the end. But the movie captured the fleeting, unstable beauty of their self-destructive love. It was a great part for Chloe Webb, and my favorite role for Gary Oldman. 2. urlLink Casablanca - how could anyone not love a movie with so many quotable lines? Among my favorites: -Where were you last night?
-I can't remember; it was too long ago. -Will I see you tonight?? -I never make plans that far in advance. How cool is that? 1. urlLink The Year of Living Dangerously - absolutely my favorite movie of all time. It features my favorite fictional character, the tragic hero Billy Kwan (brilliantly portrayed by Linda Hunt), whose idealism finally destroys him. The lesser protagonists were played by Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver at the peak of their attractiveness.
A theme of the story is the question of responsibility - for ourselves, our loved ones, and those in our path who suffer. Some honorable mentions: Quiz Show, Rhustler's Rhapsody, The English Patient, Heavenly Creatures, The Lord of the Rings, The Blues Brothers, Airplane, Sixteen Candles, Hellraiser (only the first one), Aliens, The Abyss, The Marriage of Maria Braun, Trekkies, The Princess Bride.
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okay, I'm tired of thinking. 
