Tom's entry!
Hey everybody! My name is Tom. I am a SCMC major with a minor in Japanese. I absolutely love film and I just can't get enough of it. I work at Blockbuster so I am either watching movies or talking about them all the time. Here's the list of my favorite movies in no particular order:
1. Dawn of the Dead (1978) - I am a huge fan of the horror genre and this is it, plan and simple. The best horror film of all time.
2. Mallrats - I love Kevin Smith's work. I am a huge comic nerd so this movie has it all for me.
3. Suspiria - This film is absolutely gorgeous. It is a horror film like no other and one everyone should see in their lifetime.
4. Perfect Blue - A Hitchcockian anime. How can you go wrong?
5. Ran - Akira Kurosawa in color is a sight to behold. A wonderful retelling of King Lear.
6. Tokyo Drifter - this film noir is wacky but at the same time dead serious. Suzuki Seijun plays with colors so masterfully.
7. Avalon - A Polish film made by a Japanese director. Watching this is like watching a dream captured on film.
8. Stargate - I am a big nerd so I love science fiction and this film is just great in my mind.
9. Oldboy - This film is a film that can change lives. It is so good and so well thought out. The director Chan-wook Park is one of the best directors in the history of film!
10. The Vanishing (1988) - This is one of the most disturbing films I have ever seen and will probably ever see. You really have to see it.
And if I were to pick an 11th it would probably be Spider-man 2 Because I am a huge comic book nerd. That's my ever changing list. It's always so hard to decide on a list but this is the one for now. Seeya!
Tom
Comments
Suspiria was just an incredible movie, the opening when everyone gets killed is terrifying. The use of music is also great, creating really scary scenes that based on the visuals shouldn't be that scary. After I saw it I had dream where I fell into a room of barbwire. Good pick.
Posted by: Alexander Holler | September 16, 2006 11:22 PM
Although Dawn of the dead didn't make it onto my personal top ten I really enjoyed it. I think it is the best zombie movie made and definetly the best re-make done in a long time.
Posted by: Andrew Gilb | September 17, 2006 8:46 PM
Tom,
This is completely off the subject of actual CLASS, but it does have to do with film. I see you listed horror as a favorite genre: Halloween is a HUGE deal in our family and we have a weeklong film "festival" the week leading up to Halloween. We always do the classics: Exorcist, Poltergeist, The Omen, Copycat, etc. If you had to have a top 10, what would it be for horror?
THANKS!!! :-)
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