Don't Even Talk To Me . . .

List creator: bradywahl Created on: March 26, 2004 - 3:04 PM PST Description: . . . until you've seen these movies. You don't have to like these movies, you may even hate them, but you must at least see them before you die.

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	Our Hospitality/Sherlock, Jr. (1923)
Sherlock Jr. is Buster Keaton's best short . . .
	The General (Special Edition) (1927)
. . . and The General is his best feature.
	Grand Illusion (Criterion Collection) (1937)
Jean Renoir made movies . . .
	The Rules of the Game (Criterion Collection) (1939)
. . . like no other before or since.
	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The best John Ford movie (along with Sergeant Rutledge which isn't on DVD).
	Citizen Kane (1941)
Orson Welles' best picture (though not the greatest movie of all time as some would have you believe).
	Notorious (Criterion Collection) (1946)
The masterpice that Hitchcock's previous 20 years of directing was building up to.
	Rashomon (Criterion Collection) (1951)
A case of a great director getting to do a great story.
	Sunset Boulevard (1950)			Not Rated
Best Billy Wilder picture.
	Rear Window (Special Edition) (1954)
Starts with a clever premise and builds it into a perfect picture.
	The Trouble with Harry (1955)
I didn't think much of this picture when I first saw it, but it grew on me and I gained an appreciation for it's elegance.
	Vertigo (Special Edition) (1958)
Considered by many to be Hitchcock's best picture. If you think about it too much you really will get vertigo.
	North by Northwest (50th Anniversary Edition) (1959)			Not Rated
Hitchcock and writer Earnest Lehmann set out to make the the most "Hitchcock" of Hitcock movies and succeed.
	Psycho (Special Edition) (1960)
Hitchcock morphed drive-in sleaze into a perfect, pathetic poem, and made a boat-load of money, too.
	High and Low (Criterion Collection) (1962)			Not Rated
Kurosawa creates a Japanese spin on an Ed McBain police procedural.
	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Absurd parody of a terrifying subject.
	Belle De Jour (Criterion) (1967)
The begining of Bunuel's late, great period.
	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Who says Flash Gordan can't be made into a modern art masterpiece?
	The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Criterion Collection) (1972)
They can't teach you this stuff in film school -- watch and learn.
	Frenzy (1972)
A great movie. Unfortunately I'm the only one who understands just how great it is.
	Barry Lyndon (1975)
Though set in 18th century Europe, this is Kubrick's most universal story of order and chaos, emotion and reason.
	Dersu Uzala (1975)
Kurosawa's comeback after trying to kill himself (how Japanese).
	Small Change (1976)
Another underated classic. If you think this movie is simple, try to make one like it and learn the truth.
	That Obscure Object of Desire (Criterion Collection) (1977)
The last Bunuel -- he had become increasingly disturbed by the random acts of violence perpetrated by terrrorists. Good thing for him he didn't live to see the 21st century.
	Come and See (1985)
This is the most potent war movie I've seen. Hard to explain.
	Ran (Masterworks Edition) (1985)
Kurosawa entering the twilight of his career with such perfect grace.
	Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Was unfavorably compared to Platoon when released. In a few more decades no one will remember Platoon.
	Rhapsody in August (1991)
As good a picture as any Kurosawa made, and I'm in a minority in that oppinion.
	The Player (1992)
Robert Altman took on this project while trying to produce Short Cuts, and happened to make one of the greatest picutures in his career.
	Short Cuts (Criterion Collection) (1993)
Pet projects rarely come out very well, but this one is perfect.
	Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
I think people will come to appreciate this movie with time.