How many good movies have you seen? The '90s - Part I

Here's a safe bet: I was hitting puberty during the '90s. If I've seen some of the top movies of my adolescence, I'm guessing there are tons of hot chicks, sexual references, and/or nudity in these films. I haven't even seen the list yet. How well do I know myself? Let's see. All the racy stuff is in bold.

1999:

1. Election
2. Being John Malkovich
3. Boys Don't Cry
4. American Beauty
5. Magnolia
6. The Talented Mr. Ripley
7. Bowfinger (really?)
8. Office Space
9. Eyes Wide Shut
10. The Best Man
11. Dogma

Notable misses: Toy Story 2, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Matrix

1998:

1. The Truman Show
2. Shakespeare in Love (when Paltrow was still good)
3. Out of Sight
4. Mulan
5. Rushmore
6. There's Something About Mary
7. He Got Game
8. Slums of Beverly Hills
9. Bulworth
10. You've Got Mail
11. Analyze This
12. The Wedding Singer
13. Wild Things
14. Sliding Doors
15. Rush Hour

Notable misses: Saving Private Ryan...

1997:

1. L.A. Confidential
2. Insomnia
3. Boogie Nights (see what I mean?)
4. Face Off
5. Men in Black
6. The Rainmaker
7. As Good as It Gets
8. Liar Liar
9. Titanic (overrated)
10. Gattaca
11. Scream 2
12. Soul Food
13. Selena
14. The Game (underrated)
15. My Best Friend's Wedding
16. In & Out
17. Lolita
18. The Devil's Advocate

Notable misses: Again, I'm fine with this list. '98 was a good year...

1996:

1. James and the Giant Peach
2. Sling Blade
3. Fargo
4. That Thing You Do!
5. Jerry Maguire (a fave)
6. Scream
7. The Truth About Cats and Dogs
8. A Time to Kill
9. Romeo & Juliet (the Leo one)
10. Tin Cup
11. Executive Decision
12. From Dusk Till Dawn
13. The Nutty Professor
14. 2 Days in the Valley (underrated)
15. Independence Day
16. Set It Off

I'll cut the list off here. I turned 13 in 1996. Obviously some of these movies I've rented. Anyhow, one last thing about cinematic nudity: I think it's funny that so many women in Hollywood think they're too good for nude roles once they "blow up," and that it becomes some sort of "treat" to see them undone (see: Halle Berry (Swordfish, Monster's Ball)).

How many "good" movies have you seen? The 2000s - Part II

Recap: I'm going through Rotten Tomatoes' Top 100 movies of each year, since 1983 (the greatest year EVER...) to see how many "good" movies I've seen since I've been alive. I finished with 2004... but let me say this:

I was at Wal-Mart the other day and I saw pictures of Jessica Simpson, who may or may not be morphing into Wynonna Judd.

Anyhow, I'd normally be against criticism of a person's weight, but when that person's body (not talent) is a huge reason for her success, I think it's, at worst, justifiable. Remember this? She'd probably crush that poor guy's throat today. On with the list.

2005:

1. Good Night. And, Good Luck
2. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
3. Walk the Line
4. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Notable misses: Capote, Brokeback Mountain (not really), Pride and Prejudice, Batman Begins, Hustle & Flow

2006:

1. Pan's Labyrinth (SUCKED!)
2. Little Miss Sunshine
3. Notes on a Scandal
4. Inside Man

Notable misses: The Queen, Casino Royale (my man card is under inspection), The Departed, The Last King of Scotland, Thank You For Smoking

2007:

1. Juno
2. Knocked Up
3. The Simpsons Movie
4. Eastern Promises (none of those promises were that it'd be good...)
5. Superbad
6. Breach

Notable misses: Ratatouille (ha!), The Bourne Ultimatum, No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood

2008:

1. The Dark Knight

Notable misses: What's as good as Ledger in The Dark Knight?

Have fun at the movies. Buy two tubs of popcorn, if you're with Jessica Duke....

How many "good" movies have you seen? The 2000s - Part I

People are always talking about how much time they waste...

In traffic, in grocery lines, at the doctor's office, listen to pointless stories, etc...

Watching movies gets lost in that pile of laundry. We watch dumb things. So what I've decided to do is see how many "good" movies I've seen in my 25 years on the same planet on which "Pootie Tang" was filmed. This is completely subjective and based on Rotten Tomatoes' list of 100 best movies of each year. I'm starting with the 2000s and working my back. They are in order from best reviewed. The numbers are just for listing, of course...)

2000: 

1. Traffic
2. State and Main
3. The Original Kings of Comedy
4. Nurse Betty
5. Meet the Parents
6. Erin Brockovich
7. Love and Basketball
8. O Brother, Where Art Thou
9. Remember the Titans
10. Charlie's Angels
11. Keeping the Faith
    
12. Bring it On
13. Road Trip
14. Dr. T and the Women

2001:

1. Monsters, Inc.
2. In the Bedroom
3. Memento
4. Shrek
5. Gosford Park
6. Monster's Ball
7. Sexy Beast
8. Mulholland Dr.
9. The Royal Tenenbaums
10. Ocean's Eleven
11. Bridget Jones' Diary
12. The Score
13. Joy Ride

2002:

1. Catch Me If You Can
2. Ripley's Game
3. About a Boy
4. Insomnia
5. Far From Heaven
6. Spider-Man
7. Adaptation
8. Chicago
9. About Schmidt
10. Lilo & Stitch
11. The Bourne Identity
12. Barbershop
13. The Good Girl
14. Drumline

2003:

1. Finding Nemo
2. Lost in Translation
3. School of Rock
4. Shattered Glass
5. Kill Bill Vol. 1
6. Elf
7. Matchstick Men

2004:

1. The Incredibles
2. Sideways
3. Spider-Man 2
4. Million Dollar Baby
5. Shrek 2
6. Kill Bill Vol. 2
7. Mean Girls
8. Fahrenheit 9/11
9. In Good Company
10. The Manchurian Candidate
11. Ray
12. The Bourne Supremacy

So, from 2000 to 2004, I saw 60 of the best 500 movies (12 percent). I'm already seeing that I'm gonna fall into that 12-15 percent range. Not bad (by this panel of one).

More. Later.