Movies

The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.  Orson Welles

Ever since I was a young child, I have loved movies.  There is nothing like immersing yourself in another world and another life for a while.  Movies, like music, often make me feel deeply.  I also love exciting, thrilling movies and movies with an unexpected twist that leave you reeling and exhilarated. 

My movie dairy

• A complete list of movies I've seen by year
• Favourite movies watched by year
• Movies that were a catalyst to an emotional release
• Childhood movies: Movies that made a big impact
• Movie watching statistics
• My stats on Letterboxd
• IMDB Top 250 challenge (2003 - 2005)

 

My favourite movie moments

• My favourite movie scenes

Favourite music from movies

• My favourite movie instumental themes
• My favourite songs from movies
• Nostalgic TV music themes

Movie posts

• Posts tagged as "Movie"
• Posts tagged as "Movies I Loved"
• Posts tagged as "Cinema"
• Posts tagged as "Open Air Cinema"
• Posts tagged as "Banff Mountain Festival"

Movies that had a huge effect on me as a kid

• Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
• The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
• Live and Let Die (1973)
• Superman (1978)
• For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• Pink Panther 
• Never Ending Story (1984)
• Karate Kid (1984)
• More

My favourite movies


Top Five

• Gladiator
• The Godfather
• Shawshank Redemption
• Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Lord of the Rings (trilogy)

Thriller

• Seven
• Jaws
• The Usual Suspects
• The Silence of the Lambs

Action / Adventure

• Gladiator
• Indiana Jones (trilogy )
• Die Hard 1 & 2
• Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
• Highlander
• The Dark Knight
• The Matrix
• Terminator 2
• The Departed
• Mission Impossible: Fallout
• Casino Royale

Drama

• Awakenings
• Forest Gump
• American Beauty
• Cinema Paradisio
• Witness
• Amilie
• Shawshank Redemption
• Trainspotting
• Slumdog Millionaire

Biography

• Schindler's List
• Brave Heart
• A Beautiful Mind
• Into the Wild
• Lawrence of Arabia

Sci Fi

• Terminator 2
• The Matrix
• Blade Runner
• Dark City
• A Clockwork Orange
• Looper
• Alien
• Back to the Future
• Arrival

Romance

• Notting Hill
• 4 Weddings and a Funeral
• When Harry Met Sally
• The Notebook
• The Apartment
• Groundhog Day
• Roman Holiday
• When Harry Met Sally

Martial Arts

• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Kill Bill 1 & 2

Comedy

• A Fish Called Wanda
• Monty Python's Meaning of Life
• Life of Brian
• The Naked Gun

Gangster

• The Godfather 1, 2, 3
• Pulp Fiction
• Once Upon a Time in America
• Goodfellas
• True Romance
• Bonnie and Clyde

Musical

• The Commitments
• Chicago
• Once
• La La Land

Horror

• Sixth Sense
• 28 days
• The Ring
• The Shining
• Night of the Living Dead
• The Thing

Twists

• Sixth Sense
• The Others
• The Usual Suspects
• Fight Club
• Presumed Innocent

Western

• Unforgiven
• The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
• Once Upon a Time in the West
• High Noon

Insightful

• La Dolce Vita

Animated

• Rango
• Shrek
• Finding Nemo
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves
• The Incredibles
• The Lion King
• Ratatouille

Most Original

• Being John Malkovich
• Dogville
• Memento
• Dancer in the Dark

War

• Bridge on the River Kwai
• Saving Private Ryan
• Schindler's List
• Apocolypse Now

Fantasy

• Lord of the Rings Trilogy
• The Princess Bride

Mystery

• Chinatown
• Double Indemnity
• The Big Sleep
• Vertigo
• Laura
• North by North West
• The Maltese Falcon
• The Usual Suspects

Sports

• Raging Bull
• Rocky
• Jerry Maguire

Courtroom Drama

• Witness for the Prosecution
• 12 Angry Men
• Kramer vs Kramer
• Judgement at Nuremberg
• A Few Good Men

TV Series

• Rome
• Band of Brothers
• Game of Thrones
• Breaking Bad
• Better Call Saul
• 24