EW’s The Top 25 Movies of the Last 25 Years

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In a tribute to their 25 years of publishing, Entertainment Weekly selected their choices for The Top 25 Movies of the Last 25 Years.

Of the 25 films they selected, I’ve seen eleven.  Here they are with my thoughts on each…

  • Silence of the Lambs: A classic.  Anthony Hopkins was only on screen for a small amount of time, but he’s what comes to mind when you think of Silence of the Lambs which is even more impressive when you think about how good Jodie Foster and the rest of the cast were.

  • The Player: An under-rated film that doesn’t get a lot of talk.  All the cameos were a hoot.

  • The Piano:  I watched it years ago and remember not thinking much of it.

  • Pulp Fiction: Inspired a new generation of film-makers and re-energized Travolta’s career.

  • Boogie Nights: I always thought it was over-rated.

  • Saving Private Ryan: Another classic.  Endlessly rewatchable.

  • Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: Well done.  Truth be told though all of the LotRs movies run together to me.

  • Memento(2001): Inventive story-telling.  I want to watch this again soon.

  • Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: See my comments for LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring.

  • Letters From Iwo Jima: Not one of Clint’s best but still good.

  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012): A good movie that I felt was over-hyped.