Rob's Top Ten Movies

As promised I have worked up my top-10 movies. The list is skewed to more recent movies since this is based only on what I have watched and the fact that a lot of the older movies have a tough time competing with the latest movie making technologies. I will try and make the list more complete with a "Critics Corner" post link for each movie. I expect this to change over time seeing as I am sure I have forgotten dozens of movies worth consideration and I suppose better movies will eventually be made (although I have not seen too many great movies come out lately). Of course, this may require me to watch a few of these again, just to freshen up my perspective ;-) In order of preference......without further adou:

1. A River Runs Through It (1992 - IMDB Link). First, it is a great fly fishing movie - one of my main passions! A wonderfully told story of watching a loved one fall deeper and deeper into trouble despite everyone trying to help. Who of us have not experienced this frustration in life?
   
2. Band Of Brothers (2001 - IMDB Link - technically a mini-series but I don't care) Simply the best war "movie"! At ~12 hrs, it dives deeply into the individuals of Easy company/101st Airborne during WWII. Accurate historically.
   
3. Cinderella Man (2005 - IMDB Link) - A personal walk through the great depression - a lesson for all of us.
   
4. Office Space (1999 - IMDB Link) - A modern day Dilbertization! Very funny.
   
5. Saving Private Ryan (1998 - IMDB Link) - Bar none, best depiction of the D-Day landings. The "mission" is an interesting twist which pulls in the human element of a passive teacher becoming a great warrior and witnessing his internal turmoil along the way.
   
6. October Sky (1999 - IMDB Link) - An instant classic in my mind. A true story with great inspirational value.
   
7. We Were Soldiers (2002 - IMDB Link) - Historically accurate depiction of a key battle early in the Vietnam War. Good at personalizing the human side of war (including their families at home).
   
8. It's A Wonderful Life (1946 - IMDB Link) - No need to comment further.
   
9. Memento (2000 - IMDB Link) - One movie you may have missed...a continual series of twists and turns make this riviting.
   
10. Poltergeist (1982 - IMDB Link) - The first horror movie my parents let me see. I saw it in Rhode Island when I was 7...it is a movie I will never forget ;-) It will likely fall from the list but it deserves some time at the top!
    

Honorable Mentions:

• Why We Fight (2005 - IMDB Link) - not too well known documentary. Objective look at the issues associated with the strong links between a standing military and a profit driven defense industry. Simply makes you think...some argue this is not a good thing ;-)
• Caddyshack (1980 - IMDB Link) - "On your death bed, you will receive total consciousness. So I got that going for me...which is niiice"!
  
• The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957 - IMDB Link)
• Apollo 13 (1995 - IMDB Link)
• Happy Gilmore (1996 - IMDB Link) - "Talk about your all time backfires" will live in my vocabulary forever!
  
• Black Hawk Down (2001 - IMDB Link)
• Tora Tora Tora (1970 - IMDB Link) - an original for the ages but the special effects are from the 70's.
  
• Good Will Hunting (1997 - IMDB Link) - teaches us to all look deeper and get past the facade...