#89 The Sixth Sense (1999)

It is difficult to write a review on this movie when it is not the first time we have seen it. One of the neatest things about this film is that one of its goals is to trick the audience into believing a lie. The lie is very convincing, but like I said knowing the secret makes the movie slightly less impressive than it was the first time around.

Overall this movie was enjoyable to watch the second time, and significantly less scary than when we first saw it as 11- and 12-year-olds. It is recent enough that the cultural impact is quite obvious. Anyone in our generation will associate the line, "I see dead people" with this film.

#90 Swing Time (1936)

Swing Time is the story of a dancer who misses his own wedding in the beginning of the movie and consequently has to raise $25,000 to re-earn the right to marry his fiance. Lucky then moves to New York to pursue his career as a dancer and a gambler to raise the money. The story is cute and entertaining and a bit comical, however, it is also somewhat predictable. There is a heavy emphasis on the dancing in the movie and while these scenes are impressive because of the actors' dancing skills they are also, at time, unnecessarily long.

As far as the production quality of the movie is concerned, we were very impressed. One scene in particular stands out to me: Lucky is performing a dancing skit dressed as a black Sambo figure. In the background, the walls also have large dancing shadow figures that, in the beginning, follow Lucky's movements, but later shock him by doing their own dance moves.

The movie has a great deal of original songs, and in watching the movie, we learned that one of these songs is "The Way You Look Tonight," which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. We simply found it interesting to know this is the origin of this extremely famous and beautiful song that has since been performed by multiple artists and has appeared in many different movies and television shows.

#91 Sophie's Choice (1982)

At the beginning of the movie, the credits reveal that this movie is based on a novel with the same title. Needless to say, it was very evident that this was the case. While I love a good book in which the storyline twists and turns and slowly builds to the climax and ending, I would prefer a movie that is a bit more to the point. The movie had an interesting story, but it moved very slowly. In our opinion, Meryl Streep's performance was the best thing about this movie. We think she did a fantastic job in this role. In addition, it was interesting seeing Meryl Streep looking so young and beautiful! This was a good movie, but not necessarily one we would put on our own top 100 list.

We apologize for the horrendous trailer, but it was difficult to find any good clips that would attach properly...

#92 Goodfellas (1990)

Now this is a real gangster movie! Great actors, great story, great soundtrack. This movie was very well-written and follows the story of Henry Hill all the way from his childhood dreams of becoming a gangster to him entering the witness protection program to save his family's life. It shows how Henry advances within the mob family and all of the things he has to go through. It is a little long but well worth it. The 3 hours actually go by pretty fast and it feels like less. Plus it's based on a true story which is always a big plus in a movie, at least for us it is. We found the end of the movie to be very ironic, I don't want to ruin the end of it for anybody who hasn't seen it yet, but the ending is a very interesting catch 22. You will enjoy this one very much and it is well deserving to be placed on this list!

This clip is one of our favorites from the movie, it shows a little bit of the benefits associated with mob life. It was also done in one shot which I find very unique and impressive. On top of all that it has an incredible song by, "The Crystals" playing over it. Check it out!

#93 The French Connection (1971)

The French Connection starred Gene Hackman, and well, that's really the only good thing about this movie. It moved very very slow, and was extremely hard to follow. There was little to no dialogue and extremely long pauses and unnecessary scenes. It was based on a true story which always fascinates me to some extent but this was just not really a very good story at all. Your typical mafia vs. cop movie, but please don't waste your time. Hold out for the next one the list, Goodfellas, which is a million times better. And don't forget about The Godfather series which makes it's debut farther up on the list.

#94 Pulp Fiction (1994)

"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee. " Ezekiel 25:17

Finally, we were able to watch the amazing film "Pulp Fiction." The film stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis and is written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The mixture of violence and humor is very refreshing, creating an amazing two and half hour experience. Like most Tarantino films the movie does not happen in chronological order. This film has reached a well deserved iconic status. There are multiple scenes, lines, and images from this film that have become widely popular among society. This film is one of our favorites and should actually be higher on this list!!

Here is one of our favorite scenes...

#95 The Last Picture Show (1971)

This movie, set in a small western town, follows the main character Sonny as he leaves high school and enters into post-grad life. At first the quaint town seems the perfect place to grow up: good people, great friends. Yet we quickly learn that many of the people are more than just a little dissatisfied with their lives in this small town. Lots of infidelity and pre-marital sex seem to overtake the town. The strange part was that Sonny was sleeping with a 40 year old married woman. The story showed the relationship grow, but we still found it bizarre. We found this film to be very racey for it's time and just a little too weird for us...

Here is a clip showing a little bit of their relationship.

We are looking forward to watching Pulp Fiction though!!!

#96 Do The Right Thing (1989)

This movie is essentially a social commentary on racism in America. A few of they key points that it highlights are that racism is not a one way street; America is filled with many different races and ethnicities and to say that only one group is prejudice towards another would be to oversimplify the issue. Almost every person in America is both subject to prejudice and at the same time responsible for dealing it out to others. The title Do the Right Thing highlights the importance of making the best decision in the face of hate. You can combat prejudice with love or with violence, however, while violence may give you the satisfaction of temporary results, it does not result in any long-term change. The "Love Doctor," a radio personality played by Samuel L. Jackson, who witnesses the downfall of the community leaves the audience with a suggestion at the end of the movie for righting the wrongs in the powers that be. He tells his audience to remember to register to vote, the power of which has never been more evident than it is today.

#97 Blade Runner (1982)

Wow...well we both really don't understand why this movie was on the list. We had high hopes considering it was from the 80's and starred Harrison Ford, however, Ford's character was the worst hero possible and even the best actor could not have made that script any better. The special effects were not really that special. The plot was very choppy, missing key moments and extremely hard to follow. Also please somebody explain the random 15 second scene in the middle of the movie of a unicorn running through the woods, or the white dove towards the end of the movie. It also was supposed to have a "happy" ending with the Ford and his girlfriend living happily ever-after, however we find this sort of cliche since his girlfriends life is less than 4 years long...

First movie on the list that has disappointed us and we feel should not be on this list....

#98 Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

First off, our apologies for the delay in watching this film. (Rose) However, we are happy to say that our reasons for postponing watching the movie were unfounded. This film turned out to be much better than anticipated.

The movie was based on the true story of George M. Cohan, who you might recognize from the infamous tune "Give My Regards to Broadway." Besides being educational (we had never heard of George M. Cohan before watching this film), it was an inspirational story based on the American Dream. Through hard work, belief, and a little bit of luck, any one can succeed in this country. The movie was also filled with a refreshing view of our country's patriotism. It seems as though now days patriotism is a word that is thrown around often because people think they should be patriotic. Yet, in the movie, the love of one's country, which is true patriotism, seemed to be instilled in the people from birth and naturally grow throughout their lives.

One additional note, we discovered in this film the origin of the saying, "My mother thanks you. My father thanks you. My sister thanks you. And I certainly thank you."

WARNING: If you plan to watch this movie, be prepared for a very jumpy James Cagney.

#99 Toy Story (1995)

This childhood favorite was just as good today as it was the first time we watched it 15 years ago. (And now we feel old.)

Everyone knows the story of Toy Story so there is no need to go into the plot line, however, it is, in our opinion, one of the Disney movies with the best theme: friendship.

Of course the movie first became noteworthy because of its digital animations, which were new in the early to mid 1990s. Yet, we will say that one of our favorite aspects of the movie is its selection of songs. We don't know if they were written specifically for the movie or not, but they fit absolutely perfectly with the story line and are among the most catchy tunes in a movie soundtrack. The one that particularly comes to mind (the one we were singing before the movie even started) is "You've Got a Friend In Me."

The last thing that we particularly liked about the movie is how it captures the toys of our generation. What kid did not have a Mr. Potato Head, or a Slinky; Etch-a-Sketch was a highly sought after toy in the playroom. As we think back on the movie (and look to the picture above) even more of common toys come to mind: pink haired trolls, army men, and don't forget Battleship. These toys will never be forgotten due to their appearance in this classic tale.

#100 Ben-Hur (1959)

And so it begins. One down and 99 to do. ...3 1/2 hours later. Therefore this will be a short response to the movie, considering it is much later than we anticipated staying up.

At the end of the film, Ben-Hur boasted about bringing home 11 Academy Awards, ranging from Best Actors, to Soundtrack, to Special Effects. Needless to say, we were most impressed with the overall quality of the film considering the year. In addition, despite its length, it was still an enjoyable movie.

The story line occurs during Jesus' lifetime, yet we follow another character who merely bumps into Jesus at key points in both of their lives. It was an interesting look at that time in history, and provided a different view point than we are accustomed to seeing in films.

We can definitely see why this movie was on the top 100 list. With this being said, we expect the next 99 to be even better :)

The birth of this adventurous idea...

We may have been inspired by the recent film Julie and Julia, but this project seemed a little more appropriate to our daily habits. In fact movie viewing occurs almost as often as bathing in our household. The genre is irrelevant; comedy, drama, action, thrillers, essentially anything. Anything that is except horror. But we won't go there. So with this said, we have taken it upon ourselves to ride the roller coaster of the 100 top movies of all time, based on the....

Well, this is where our first problem occurred. There are many lists. In fact many is an understatement. They are dated from various years in the past decade and also come from a number of sources. Our goal is to find a recent, preferably credible source; not that internetdude69's opinion that The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? is a 9.6, the best movie he has ever seen, and a MUST-watch for any movie lover, is not credible. Yet, we are simply searching for those movies which have had the greatest impact on our culture.

Again, we're not saying that no one has ever quoted Who's Your Caddy?, but how often have you heard, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" or "I've got a feeling were not in Kansas anymore." In fact, some movie lines are so deeply ingrained in our culture that we have forgotten their origins.

And so now as our coaster embarks the American Film Institutes 10th Anniversary Edition list from 2007 of the 100 top movies of all-time will determine the twists and turns of the hilly adventure.

Above is the link to the list, if you feel inclined to ride-along with us.