Tomorrow, I begin a series titled \”The Best Movies of All Time\”. First of all, you should know that I am only counting movies that are presently in my DVD library (600+ titles), so some movies are not even getting a chance at this honor. However, since the majority of films have been released on DVD, and there are very few that I am looking forward to being published, I believe this list to be fairly comprehensive. There are two notable exceptions which may eventually make the list when they are released. Those exceptions are Star Wars: A New Hope and Schindler\’s List (which I have not yet seen).
Also note that I am finding it difficult to both narrow down the titles I have AND rank them according to my preference. How do you pick an absolute favorite of all time? Truly a difficult task when there are so many classics to pick from. I have narrowed it down to fifteen titles and will attempt to rank the films liek this. If I was on a desert island and only had fifteen movies, which would I choose? Now suppose I only have fourteen, which would I eliminate? And so on and so on. I am attempting to discount the fact that if stranded on a desert island I may wish to select \”happy\” movies to counter the depression I would undoubtedly experience from being stranded with Gilligan and The Skipper. Of course, there is always Ginger and Mary Jane.
The fun begins tomorrow with #15. Stay tuned…