Been talking about starting this for a while. And well… I’ve decided… It is time. That challenge being to watch every film on the IMDB top 250 although to save time I only intend to watch the films I haven’t already seen. People balk about the usefulness of the list sure. More recent films are grossly overrated. Films over 10 years old though I would argue deserve to be there since the hype surrounding them has long since faded and their ratings likely reflect a majority consensus as to their overall quality.
But regardless I intend to watch every film on this list and find out if there are any surprises. So starting with the top 10, here are the ones I’ve seen already.
| No | Film | Seen? |
| 1 | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) | Y |
| 2 | The Godfather (1972) | Y |
| 3 | The Godfather: Part 2 (1974) | N |
| 4 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) | N |
| 5 | Pulp Fiction (1994) | Y |
| 6 | Schindler's List (1993) | Y |
| 7 | 12 Angry Men (1957) | Y |
| 8 | Inception (2010) | Y |
| 9 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) | Y |
| 10 | The Dark Knight (2008) | Y |
So the only two I’ve not seen out of the top 10 so far are The Godfather Part 2 and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I think both are going to require patience since I’ve tried watching them before and neither particularly held my interest. Inception and The Dark Knight whilst good films I really don’t think deserve to be rated this highly. The Shawshank Redemption at number 1? I agree it probably should be. The biggest surprise for me on this list was 12 Angry Men – a film I expected to hate but totally loved. The film I’m a little fuzzy on – One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest – haven’t seen it for years and can barely remember what it’s about but I remember being blown away by it. Perhaps I should give it another watch sometime. If a film on this list really blows me away I’ll write a review otherwise I really can’t be arsed kind of thing. Next up: 11 –20.
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