The Top Rated Movies of the Last 25 Years on the IMD

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In a tribute to the 25 years of the Internet Movie Database’s existence /Film posted The Top Rated Movies of the Last 25 Years on the IMD.

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

  • 2012: Django Unchained: Good film but over-rated.

  • 2010: Inception: See Django Unchained.

  • 2009: Inglourious Basterds: Very violent and a bit long but wow, what a cool film.

  • 2008: The Dark Knight: The best Batman film ever and one of the best superhero films as well.

  • 2006: The Departed: Excellent crime movie and works for multiple viewings.

  • 2005: Batman Begins: Average film that doesn’t hold up on closer look.

  • 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Well done.  Truth be told though all of the LotRs movies run together to me.

  • 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: See above.

  • 2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: See above.

  • 2000: Memento: Inventive story-telling.  I want to watch this again soon.

  • 1999: Fight Club: I enjoyed this and look forward to watching it again someday.

  • 1998: Saving Private Ryan: Another classic.  Endlessly rewatchable.

  • 1996: Fargo: The Cohen Brothers hit another homer.

  • 1995: Se7en: Love this film and what an ending!

  • 1994: The Shawshank Redemption: Always felt this was over-rated.

  • 1993: Schindler’s List: Spielberg’s masterpiece.

  • 1992: Reservoir Dogs: Tarantino’s best work.

  • 1991: The 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.

  • 1990: Goodfellas: I’ve grown to love this movie more with each reviewing.