Category: me me me
Are you “movie literate”?
Jim Emerson, a film critic, has compiled a list of 102 movies he believes EVERYONE has to see in order to be able to carry on an informed discussion of movies. They aren’t supposed to be the BEST 102 movies ever, because everyone has subjective ideas about what a good movie is. Look at me for instance. I LUH-HUVE the movie “UHF”. Now, would anyone who isn’t a “Weird Al” Yankovic fan make that outrageous claim. 🙂 They might be culturally impactful, or just have great cinematography, or just have that “je ne sai qua.”
Now, I love movies, as much or more than the next person but some of these I haven’t even heard of. I’m now on a mission to say that I’ve seen all 102 of these films. Following the lead of Kottke, I’ve listed the movies and indicated which ones I’ve already seen as of April 26, 2006.