Not right away...you are all very busy with school, sports and such. But sometime...maybe when I have passed, if you are convalescing in bed, during vacation, on a long plane trip...PLEASE watch these movies. Each is a masterpiece, utterly unique, dramatic in the extreme, radiating a clear-luminous inner form, extravagant with superior writing, direction, action. I cannot rate them as each is its own utterly incomparable treasure.
Family
To Kill a Mockingbird
Princess Bride
Lord of the Rings (trilogy)
Star Wars (especially A New Hope, first one made)
Sound of Music
Truman Show
It's a Wonderful Life
Mary Poppins
Wizard of Oz
Last of the Mohicans
Chariots of Fire
Western
The Searchers
Red River
High Noon
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Shane
Big Country
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence
Crime
On the Waterfront
Godfather (1 and 2)
Goodfellas
A Bronx Tale
The Usual Suspects
Jason Bourne movies
The Sting
The Dark Knight
Romance
Quiet Man
Roman Holiday
Casablanca
Lost in Translation
El Cid
Tender Mercies
Religious
Keys of the Kingdom
The Mission
The Apostle
The Passion of Christ
Into the Wonder
Confess (Hitchcock)
The Bells of St. Mary's
Ben Hur
10 Commandments
Mature
The Passion of Christ
Fight Club (men only)
Schindler's List
Shawshank Redemption
Cool Hand Luke
Lawrence of Arabia
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Saving Private Ryan
Gladiator
Cinderella Man
In the Name of the Father
From Here to Eternity
A Beautiful Mind
Terms of Endearment
L.A. Confidential
The list above is entirely personal and subjective. Some choices are admittedly lowbrow and sentimental. Most, however, are artistic treasures and of immense cultural significance. Notably, few are recent, most date from mid-20th century, the years of my childhood and youth. This has been for me a nostalgic exercise. The list represents some of the best of the world in which I came of age. Many are unknown to you, my Grandchildren, I hope you will enjoy them as I have.
I would love to receive comments on movies I omitted or overrated.
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