k8's 100 Favorite Movies of All Time: REDUX

Tomorrow will mark the 1-month anniversary of the last blog I've written. Pretty impressive, I'd say. Let's just call this break one of many hiatus-es (is that even a word?). Call it writer's block, call it laziness, call it what you will...sometimes I just don't watch anything new. (After my Oscar stint, who could blame me?)

At any rate, I return with gusto to introduce the much-anticipated 6th Anniversary Edition of k8's 100 Favorite Movies of All Time: REDUX! That is to say, a couple people I know personally and who may or may not be related to me, are mildly curious and are likely only attempting to make me feel a little better about my recent absence from cyberspace.

Faith, of In My Opinion fame (who has NOT been on hiatus and has written some fabulous reviews in the past month...check them out!), and I have been discussing my options for how to deliver these 100 influential movies of my life. I have chosen the AFI method of releasing the full, uncut and uncensored list of possible films first. Then, once the 100 have been selected, I will embark on a 10 week release of mini-reviews.

Like my quotes, movies are selected based on the following qualifications:

1. Do I identify with the characters or situations in this film?

2. Quote-ability. Memorization was a big part of my early-viewing days. Can I quote any/all of it?

3. Likeability. Is it just a great movie?

4. Did it have some over-whelming impact on my life? Good or bad?

NOTE TO READERS: It's audience participation time! I want to hear back from you. Which movies do you think should be on my list? Why? What makes that movie worthwhile for you? Did it have an impact on your life in some way or did you just think it was FREAKIN AWESOME?! God forbid...have I missed your favorites?? Enquiring minds want to know.

So without further ado...the 240 finalists, in no particular order.

1. The Goonies (1985)
2. Aladdin (1992)
3. Garden State (2004)
4. Singin' in the Rain (1951)
5. Tombstone (1993)
6. The Sandlot (1993)
7. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
8. Anne of Green Gables (1985)
9. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
10. The Music Man (1962)
11. Newsies (1992)
12. Return of the Jedi (1983)
13. Big Business (1988)
14. Three Men and a Baby (1987)
15. Groundhog Day (1993)
16. Mary Poppins (1964)
17. Swing Kids (1993)
18. Empire Records (1995)
19. The Sound of Music (1965)
20. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
21. Muppets Take Manhatten (1984)
22. The Princess Bride (1987)
23. Ghostbusters (1984)
24. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
25. Back to the Future (1985)
26. The Empire Strikes Back (1981)
27. Gremlins (1984)
28. The Ten Commandments (1956)
29. Hook (1991)
30. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
31. Glory (1989)
32. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
33. Young at Heart (1954)
34. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
35. Mr. Mom (1983)
36. Memento (2000)
37. The Secret of N-I-M-H (1982)
38. American Beauty (1999)
39. Innerspace (1987)
40. The Parent Trap (1961)
41. The Birdcage (1996)
42. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
43. Take Me Out to the Ballgame (1949)
44. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
45. The Emperor’s New Groove (2000)
46. School Ties (1992)
47. First Wives Club (1996)
48. While You Were Sleeping (1995)
49. Romancing the Stone (1984)
50. Gladiator (2000)
51. Say Anything (1989)
52. Jurassic Park (1993)
53. Good Morning, Vietnam! (1987)
54. Big (1988)
55. Splash (1984)
56. Backdraft (1991)
57. Strictly Ballroom (1992)
58. 12 Monkeys (1995)
59. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
60. Trainspotting (1996)
61. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
62. The Matrix (1999)
63. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
64. O’ Brother Where Art Thou (2000)
65. Speed (1994)
66. The Chipmunk’s Adventure (1987)
67. What About Bob? (1991)
68. The Fugitive (1993)
69. American History X (1998)
70. The Neverending Story (1984)
71. Toy Story (1995)
72. On the Town (1949)
73. The Usual Suspects (1995)
74. The Three Amigos (1986)
75. Nine Months (1995)
76. Charlotte’s Web (1973)
77. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
78. Robin Hood (Disney) (1973)
79. Schindler’s List (1993)
80. Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
81. The Land Before Time (1988)
82. Benny & Joon (1993)
83. Braveheart (1995)
84. A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
85. Back to the Future II (1989)
86. The Many Adv’s of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
87. Dead Poet’s Society (1989)
88. Being John Malkovich (1999)
89. Sixteen Candles (1984)
90. Grosse Point Blanke (1997)
91. The Jerk (1979)
92. His Girl Friday (1940)
93. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
94. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
95. Top Secret (1984)
96. The Ref (1994)
97. Don Juan DeMarco (1995)
98. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
99. Poltergeist (1982)
100. A Night to Remember (1958)
101. Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
102. Murder By Death (1976)
103. Fight Club (1999)
104. Blow Dry (2001)
105. Lucky # S7evin (2006)
106. Talladega Nights (2006)
107. Thank You For Smoking (2005)
108. The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
109. French Kiss (1995)
110. Bringing Up Baby (1938)
111. Some Like it Hot (1959)
112. The Departed (2006)
113. Finding Nemo (2003)
114. Sideways (2004)
115. Hotel Rwanda (2004)
116. Blood Diamond (2006)
117. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
118. Sahara (2005)
119. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
120. The Incredibles (2004)
121. Cry-Baby (1990)
122. Pillow Talk (1959)
123. Double Indemnity (1944)
124. Rear Window (1954)
125. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003)
126. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
127. Zoolander (2001)
128. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
129. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
130. 9 to 5 (1980)
131. Clue (1985)
132. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
133. An American Tail (1986)
134. Hot Fuzz (2007)
135. Twister (1996)
136. The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (1994)
137. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
138. 12 Angry Men (1957)
139. A Christmas Story (1983)
140. Christmas Vacation (1989)
141. Best In Show (2000)
142. Waiting for Guffman (1996)
143. Better Off Dead (1985)
144. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
145. Elf (2003)
146. Everything is Illuminated (2005)
147. Heathers (1989)
148. It Happened One Night (1934)
149. Office Space (1999)
150. Pecker (1998)
151. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1990)
152. Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
153. What a Way to Go! (1964)
154. Tootsie (1982)
155. The Awful Truth (1937)
156. Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
157. Barefoot in the Park (1967)
158. MI:2 (2000)
159. Harvey (1950)
160. Overboard (1987)
161. Kiss, Kiss Bang, Bang (2005)
162. Foul Play (1978)
163. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
164. Soapdish (1991)
165. The Apartment (1960)
166. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
167. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
168. The Last King of Scotland (2006)
169. Pretty in Pink (1986)
170. Noises Off (1992)
171. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
172. The Big Lebowski (1998)
173. Milo & Otis (1986)
174. Footloose (1984)
175. Romy & Michelle’s High School Reunion (1997)
176. Stripes (1981)
177. Toy Story 2 (1999)
178. Rocky (1976)
179. Apocalypse Now (1979)
180. M*A*S*H (1972)
181. Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
182. Batman Begins (2005)
183. *batteries not included (1987)
184. American Psycho (2000)
185. Beetlejuice (1988)
186. The Brave Little Toaster (1987)
187. Howard the Duck (1985)
188. Casablanca (1942)
189. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
190. Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
191. E.T. (1982)
192. Dogma (1999)
193. Mallrats (1995)
194. Ferngully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
195. The Frighteners (1996)
196. The Graduate (1967)
197. The Gold Rush (1925)
198. Hackers (1995)
199. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
200. How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
201. Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
202. The Legend of 1900 (1998)
203. Mr. Deeds (2002)
204. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
205. Paris - When it Sizzles (1964)
206. Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
207. Radioland Murders (1994)
208. Shrek 2 (2004)
209. Shanghi Noon (2000)
210. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
211. Sleepers (1996)
212. SpaceCamp (1986)
213. Spaceballs (1987)
214. Steel Magnolias (1989)
215. The Sting (1973)
216. Sugar & Spice (2001)
217. Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
218. Super Mario Bros. (1993)
219. Swingers (1996)
220. Swiss Family Robinson (1960)
221. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
222. This is Spinal Tap (1984)
223. The Thin Man (1934)
224. To Catch a Thief (1955)
225. Tron (1982)
226. Wargames (1983)
227. Victor/Victoria (1982)
228. Wayne’s World (1992)
229. Willow (1988)
230. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
231. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
232. Young Frankenstein (1974)
233. Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
234. Frantic (1988)
235. Con Air (1997)
236. Proof of Life (2000)
237. Tremors (1990)
238. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf (1966)
239. The Namesake (2007)
240. Holiday (1938)