101 Most Watchable Movies The Final 28!

Here's the final 28 films ranked by votes. Once again I'd like to thank everyone who participated in this grand project.

The list, ranked from 28-1 can be found after the jump!


28. The Blues Brothers (1980, dir. John Landis)

• I love this movie for Aykroyd and Belushi...but the supporting cast and cameos are so great..Carrie Fisher, Twiggy, John Candy, James Bown...Nicely cast, well directed and written tightly....The music isn't bad either. Joshua Selle
• John+Dan+Carrie+Aretha+Ray+Cab+John Lee+James = GENIUS! DJ Crystal Clear
• This movie made it okay for suburban white kids to pretend they were bluesmen. John Teehan
• Back when Dan Aykroyd still had good ideas. Mike Calahan
• This has one of the greatest car chases of all time. And it's the worst part of the film. That's how great this movie is. Dutch Southern
• Possibly the greatest car chase committed to film. Richmond Clements
• The first and only road trip-action-musical, and the best example of why John Belushi's tenatious brand of comedy is so missed. Plus skinny, arrogant Dan Aykroyd is so much cooler than the plump and jovial Ray Stantz version. Matt Bergin
• The music, the comedy, the action, the quotes…there will never be another movie like it…not even a poop of a sequel that merely has 2000 tacked on to it. Jay Williams

• This movie had such balls it opened against "The Empire Strikes Back". Stefan Blitz
• Great music with an insane car chase every 15 minutes. Seth Levi
• Possibly the most quoted movie in my repertoire, and has anybody else ever noticed its a musical? Christian Collins
• This movie would never get made today. Ross Dannenberg
• They were on a mission from God. With a little soul, they made it. Mark Wensel
• Cool. Hysterical. It's... hystericool. Mark Drop
• Comedy, action, music, Frank Oz. Kurt Jansson

27. Dazed and Confused (1993, dir. Richard Linklater)

• Dear Matthew McConaughey – Remember when you got hired to play yourself and it more or less launched your career? Lucky bastard. Love, SG. SarahGrace
• I've seen it a few times and STILL don't get it. DJ Crystal Clear
• A pre-cool Ben Affleck, a brand-new Matthew McConaughey, and a lot of pot makes one awesome movie. Now pass me the Cheetos. Elizabeth Young
• I think I saw "Dazed and Confused" about 5 times at my local second theater. Somehow never stoned. Ben Sweeney
• Introducing newcomers Matt McConaughey, Parker Posey, Adam Goldberg and others whose faces you recognize. Evan Gore
• McConaughey made the creepy older guy seem more cool than pervy to me. I've pretty much tried, with moderate success, to use his rap in this movie since 1993. Scott Richard
• The brilliant 70's version of "American Graffiti", followed by the incredible 80's version which is "House Party". Jesse Moos
• A cross between a sociological documentary and a summer weed movie, with the latter being both validated and deconstructed by the former. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• This comes from an Austinite: this is STILL Linklater's best movie. Mark Wensel
• An update of "American Graffiti". Some great dialogue in this one. Mike White
• It's like watching a giant music video on VH1 Classic. Kurt Jansson

26. Amélie (2001, dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet)

• There's only one word to sum this film up: "Charming." Utterly charming. Molly B Denham
• Almost too cute, almost too precious, almost too much- but it's grounded by Audrey Tatou's effortless performance. Steve Ahlquist
• Good Lord what a gorgeous film. I've always felt that "Amélie" is the perfect graphic novel movie that's not based on a graphic novel. There are so many wonderful story lines in this film and not ONE wasted character. And Audrey Tautou is one of the most gorgeous women in film. And that Zorro outfit... sighhh. Tom Beland
• Might be too “whimsical” for some but the editing is incredible. Mike White
• This movie continues to make me pee in my pants. And I don't even like subtitles all that much. Kas DeCarvahlo
• How can you not fall in love with Audrey Tautou and the cinematography. Kyle Jackson
• I love Amélie. Not just the movie, but the character. She's adorable and clever and charming, and she's just as pretty to look at as the colorful, quirky film. Matt Bergin
• Basically a movie about good deeds and stalking. But who would be able to look at her and not love her for the latter. Karen Desrocy
• I hope they're teaching this in your film school. Evan Gore
• This really put her on the map in America. You instantly fall in love with her. Emma Bates
• Anyone that thought film couldn't be art hasn't seen this film, obviously. Sheridan Cleland
• I first saw Amélie during a cinema history class (expecting a boring foreign art film)and I’ve rarely ever been more delighted and satisfied with a film. A goofy smile was plastered to my face the rest of the day. Kyle Smith
• I feel like everything about this movie is just so purely magical that there can be no snarky commentary…plus, it has the most romantic movie kiss ever. Nicolette Baffoni
• A romantic comedy for people who hate romantic comedies. Mark Wensel

25. The Incredibles (2004, dir. Brad Bird)

• Brad Bird's superhero flick is that rare animated film that's so thoroughly engrossing that you completely forget it's a cartoon. Joseph Wade
• The best superhero movie ever made. Richmond Clements
• My favorite "Fantastic Four" movie. Steve Ahlquist
• Pixar’s best film and an animated nod to Robert Mayer’s uber cool novel “Superfolks”. Elizabeth Young
• This was the first movie on DVD my son ever saw and he and I have since watched it more times the damn thing has frames. And strangely, I'm not sick of it yet. Joshua Selle
• When people ask me how I liked the "Fantastic Four" movie, I tell them I loved it even more when it was "The Incredibles". When Bob Parr is so fed-up with life, that he wants to destroy the family car, I nearly lost consciousness from laughing. Been there, Bob. The look of the film, the art-deco designs, along with one of the perfect scores in an animated film add up to one hell of a great time. Tom Beland
• Did you hear that now that Disney owns Marvel, they are suing themselves? Heather Kenealy
• GENIUS - the end. DJ Crystal Clear
• The best of the Fantastic Four movies and one of the best superhero movies overall, Pixar hit every pitch-perfect fanboy-friendly note with this one. Matt Bergin
• Hey Marvel. Hey DC. This is how you do a superhero movie. Take notes. John Teehan
• Best Bond Flick sets in a non-Bond move...EVER. Kas DeCarvahlo
• Perfection. Stefan Blitz
  
• The best of the Fantastic Four movies and one of the best superhero movies overall, Pixar hit every pitch-perfect fanboy-friendly note with this one. Matt Bergin
• Whenever you lose faith in superheroes, watch this film, where people learn to live again and be who they really are, without apology and with a little love in their hearts. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• One of the best superhero movies ever made. Pixar rules. Mark Wensel
• Disney should just buy the Fantastic Four rights back from Fox and have Brad Bird make the next FF movie, since he did such a good job with the first one--I mean, The Incredibles. Frankie Thirteen
• So watchable, so brilliant, so much more for the dads than the kids. Evan Gore

24. The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (2001-2003, dir. Peter Jackson)

• The ultimate example of an epic trilogy. David Postma
• The will be one movie trilogy to rule them all but if you meet up with a Star Wars fan be prepared to throw down. Elizabeth Young
• Hobbit love, femmy elves and a Ranger that makes me sweat. Jenna Busch
• I didn't want to see any of them because I hated that animated thing, but I'm glad I did. DJ Crystal Clear
• Extra points for illustrating the imagery that had been in everyone's minds' eye - and for improving on the original story. And for Viggo. Obviously. Danie Ware
• One really, really long movie, but worth every minute of it. Only Peter Jackson could do it. Mark Wensel
• Don't get me wrong--this was a fantastic movie and an amazing adaptation, but if you think seeing the movies substitutes reading the books, you're just cheating yourself. John Teehan
• The main reason I don't watch LOTR all the time is the length. Good God those are long films. Fantastic but long. Ben Sweeney
• Honestly, I just don't get it. Stefan Blitz
  
• "Lord of the Rings" is, without a doubt, the fastest nine-hour movie ever made. Joseph Wade
• The movies my 12-year-old Dungeons and Dragons playing self was always hoping for. Kevin Cafferty
• Never liked the books, but the movies are a triumph of will over This Cannot Be Filmed. Richmond Clements
• Quibbling about details cannot detract from the amazing visuals and acting in these films and how earnestly they strive to capture the spirit of the books and the wonder of the characters, to give us the feel of Middle-Earth and the nearly unimaginable struggle that takes place, which cannot be encompassed, only opposed until those of good heart and spirit renew what has been diminished. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• "Return of the King" is like, the biggest male tearjerker ever. Frankie Thirteen
• The right director, cast, studio, design team, fx department, these movies prove that filmmaking is a collaborative art. Ross Dannenberg
• OK, I’m still trying to schedule a trip to see New Zealand after seeing these movies. Chris Mancini
• In my opinion, the PERFECT trilogy. Jackie Cruz

23. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, dir. Steven Spielberg)

• It doesn’t get much sexier than Sean Connery and Harrison Ford running from Nazis. Elizabeth Young
• Should have been Indiana Jones and the Last Movie. *Shakes fist at the sky* DAMN YOU, CRYSTAL SKULL! Heather Kenealy
• At least they kept the scene where Connery slaps Ford. John Teehan
• Weakest of the bunch it may be, but pulls it back with the heartwrenching (well for me as a parent) 'I thought I'd lost you boy' line. Richmond Clements
• Raiders may be the best Indy film, but it's tough to beat Last Crusade for sheer pop entertainment; plus it has Sean Connery, how can you top that? Joseph Wade
• A little surprised to see this one on here, but it is a really fun adventure. And how do you go wrong with Sean Connery? Mark Wensel
• Always think twice before making a difficult choice. Robert Meyer Burnett
• Another romp through history that teaches us one thing: always pick the least likely thing as the solution. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• I really dislike this film. The lobotomy of Marcus and Sallah is deplorable. Should have been all River Phoenix. Mike White
• This movie is the epitome of what a popcorn movie should be. Lots of action and thrills, but it has an actual story and characters who you love watching. Chris Mancini
• I can remember watching this film for the first time and sitting, absolutely transfixed, in front of the television wanting to be Indiana Jones with every ounce of my being. Sheridan Cleland

22. Shaun of the Dead (2004, dir. Edgar Wright)

• Revived the zombie genre and single-handedly made drunken oafs into superheroes. Elizabeth Young
• You've got some red on you. Heather Kenealy
• Instant classic! Kyle Jackson
• Real horror sits comfortably alongside send up and genuinely warm and funny sit-com tropes. This move is a lot cleverer than people give it credit for. Richmond Clements
• I could watch "Shaun of the Dead" on a loop from now until Doomsday; it's got everything I could possibly want from a movie AND zombies! Joseph Wade
• It's amazing to me how well they managed to blend a true zombie movie with a true romantic comedy. Ben Sweeney
• Not just a send-up of zombie movies, but a film about how love and friendship make us do incredibly stupid things, yet remain valuable and necessary to our lives. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• It's too easy to dismiss this as a good zombie movie; it's a really good movie movie. Stefan Blitz
  
• Incredibly clever. I never get tired of this one. And dogs can look up! Mike White
• Whip pans. Smash cuts. Zombies. Queen. Simon Pegg. What's not to like? Sheridan Cleland
• Thus far the only representation of zombie apocalypse that I think I might stand a chance of actually surviving and therefore my favorite representation of zombie apocalypse. Nicolette Baffoni
• This is how you stretch a minute-long scene from a TV episode into a feature. Frankie Thirteen

21. Road Warrior (1981, dir. George Miller)

• Gyro Captain, Feral Kid, Wez, Humungous, Max: This movie was post apocalyptic, extreme, violent and yet filled with a sense of humanity. Steve Ahlquist
• Sure Mel Gibson is a bigoted jerk, but he makes some fine apocalyptic flicks. Elizabeth Young
• I still don't like it as much as Mad Max, but that doesn't mean that I don't own it and I haven't watched it over 30 times. Kyle Jackson
• Amazingly original! DJ Crystal Clear
• A superb action movie and an examination of why someone continues to survive when they've nothing to live forr. It's even got a twist ending! Richmond Clements
• 90 minutes of the most kinetic, dangerous action I've ever seen and I love every single moment. Joseph Wade
• Like so many series (First Blood, Dirty Harry) -- "The first one's..a real FILM..." Evan Gore
• The coolest post-apocalyptic film on the planet. “Two days ago, I saw a vehicle that’d haul that tanker... You wanna get outta here? You talk to me.” Don Roff
• Dark future, meet scruffy antihero twisted by random cruelty; scruffy antihero, met kid with sharpened metal boomerang who constantly upstages you and whose actions are pretty much the fulcrum that moves the plot. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• The simplicity is astounding. Sheridan Cleland
• I grew up seeing this regularly at a local theater. I miss that. Stefan Blitz
  

20. The Dark Knight (2008, dir. Christopher Nolan)

• This film showed me that comic book films have finally become legit. Strike that, this is just a wonderful crime film, surpassing "Heat" in my opinion. James McCormick
• The darkest and most brooding Batman yet and one of the best gangster movies in years. Mark Wensel
• It's like someone filmed "The Killing Joke". Masterfully sparse soundtrack and a mesmeric performance from Heath Ledger. Richmond Clements
• Hands down, the best villain I have ever seen in a movie. Period. Elizabeth Young
  
• I don't know if this movie would have been the success it was without Ledger's death, but it still would have been one hell of a ride. Heather Kenealy
• Mesmerizing performances in a movie about my favorite comic characters? How can I not watch it again and again. Ryan Jackson
• The universe’s moodiest Batman (and that’s saying something!) squares off against the most disheveled Joker ever, one to save a city’s soul, the other for the LULZ! John Ginsberg-Stevens
• Why so serious? Because sometimes the best way to approach so-called kidstuff is with an engrossing adult intensity--which is why we finally got a comic book movie that didn't look or feel like it had one eye on toy sales and Happy Meal revenue. Matt Bergin
• See, I knew that "Memento" movie was just a warm up. Christian Collins
• Ledger’s brilliant performance aside, this is a great crime movie; it’s so good you almost forget that it’s based on a comic book, which is saying a lot. Ross Dannenberg
• Phenomenal interpretation of my least favorite interpretation of the character. Two words: Adam West. Stefan Blitz
  
• Heath Ledger's best performance of his life. Katarina Hill
• When are they going to give the older fan what they want and give Adam West a cameo? John Teehan
• Never cared for Batman until I witnessed Heath Ledger as the Joker. Now I care. Kurt Jansson
• Instant classic. A crime drama with superheroes, and no superpowers. Chris Mancini
• Gritty. Dark. Raw. Just like Batman should be. Sheridan Cleland
• Bale, some lemon tea with honey clears that rasp right up. Frankie Thirteen
• I can only hope that this movie wears as well in time as "Blade Runner" and "Butch Cassidy". Evan Gore

19. Fight Club (1999, dir. David Fincher)

• I want you, to watch me, as often as you can.. David Postma
• The perfect movie. 'Nuff said. Kurt Jansson
• Consumerism may be bad, but I still bought this as soon as it was out on DVD. Mark Wensel
• I'd love to give an opinion, but... you know the first rule. Richmond Clements
• If anyone tells you this movie changed his or her life, you should rightfully be afraid of that person. That said, this movie changed my life. Frankie Thireteen
• YUM. Every time I see this film, I want to make things up, wallow in filth, screw, and begin a plot to take over the banks. Michelle Taylor
• I often pretend I'm Edward Norton and imagine a constant running commentary in my head. Makes the day pass without incident. Ryan Ferrier
• Introduced an audience to the freakishly deranged mind of Chuck Palahniuk and gave Meatloaf a chance to show off some seriously killer knockers. Elizabeth Young
• Did you know that this is really a grown up "Calvin and Hobbes"? I read it on the internetz. Heather Kenealy
• Everything about this film is beautiful. Kyle Jackson
• I can't talk about it. DJ Crystal Clear
• Film adaptation of a book where the film is as good or better - contrast the ending of each to make your own judgement! Danie Ware
• This is one of very few movies that immediately upon finishing watching it--I hit "play" again and watched it all over again. Very deep flick. John Teehan
• Came out of the theatre with a big smile on my face. Bill Walker
• Coolest movie ever. Christian Collins
• I'll admit it. I had no idea who Chuck Palahniuk was until I'd heard about David Fincher's then unfinished film starring Brad Pitt. I've seen it dozens of times since and am now a huge Palahniuk fan in need of my own soap factory. Who'd have thought that Fincher could follow "Se7en" with a film that is just as good? Matt Kennedy
• Brad Pitt is perfectly cast, I mean (as a guy) if I’m going to come up with an alter-ego it’s gonna look like Brad Pitt. Ross Dannenberg
• A film whose subject matter becomes more relevant as each day passes. It was definitely ahead of its time. Sheridan Cleland

18. The Princess Bride (1987 , dir. Rob Reiner)

• With just the right amounts of charm, humor, and timeless romanticism, "The Princess Bride" will surely never lose it's appeal. Bill Machon
• A film starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn and Andre the Giant? And it's one of the best romance stories ever? Thank you William Goldman and Rob Reiner. As you wish! James McCormick
• I'm making a formal apology to everyone I've ever annoyed with my non-stop PB quotes... Jenna Busch
• Super silly goodness. DJ Crystal Clear
• This movie is so great, so innovative, so brilliant that I can't believe Rob Reiner directed it. Dutch Southern
  
• The seminal twisted fairy tale whose charm lies in the characters’ weaknesses as much as their gifts, and is as much about human foibles as it is about happy endings. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• Possibly one of the most quotable movies of all-time, most of them by Wallace Shawn! Deane Ogden
• A hundred bucks if you can come up with a line from this movie that isn't quotable. Brian Saner Lamken
• I understand why the Wallace Shawn's character had to die. That doesn't mean I have to like it. John Teehan
• What's better than true love? What's better than a perky mutton lettuce and tomato sandwich? This film. Heather Kenealy
• A love story sappy enough for the romantics but with enough bite to please those of us who are bitter and angry. Elizabeth Young
• Say it with me now, "My name is Inigo Montoya..." Evan Gore
• I loved this movie except for the stupid giant rat costumes. They looked ridiculous. No one could have called Stan Winston in for a few days? Chris Mancini
• In the beginning when The Grandfather/Narrator (Peter Falk) is trying to sell his Grandson (Fred Savage) on the book he says that it’s got everything. He’s right. Ross Dannenberg
• Seriously, who hasn't watched this film and just wanted to step through the screen and become part of that world? Sheridan Cleland
• My dad often mistakenly refers to this as "The Princess's Bride", somehow implying a lesbian subplot in which the Princess herself takes a bride…but this movie is so perfect, I think we can all agree that not even lesbian subplots could make it any better. Nicolette Baffoni

17. Groundhog Day (1993, dir. Harold Ramis)

• Here’s what I always wondered – did the calories carry over from day to repeated day, or was it like a clean slate every time the alarm went off? If so, I would have been pigging out on macaroni & cheese, not learning how to play the piano. Sarah Grace McCandless
• Don't know if I've mentioned it, but I love this movie. Kurt Jansson
• This film isn't only funny and sad, it's brilliant showing how one man can become a god in his own world, but without someone to share it with, what's the point? James McCormick
• If you had to relive one day over and over again I wouldn’t mind if it included this movie and some cold beer. Elizabeth Young
• Undoubtedly the best Time Travel movie ever. And it doesn't matter when you come in...you're sure to know what's going on. Joshua Selle
• Watching it over and over just fits. Except, this movie got it right in one take! Ryan Jackson
• Haven't I seen this before? John Teehan
• Bill Murray gets stuck in a time loop and has to live the same day over and over and over until he gets it right, and I can watch the movie over and over and over because the filmmakers definitely did get it right. Matt Bergin
• Bill Murray's other iconic performance is the highlight of a film that's equal parts contemplative, existential, and hilarious. Joseph Wade
• I can watch this again and again (you see what I did there..?). Richmond Clements
• Don't know if I've mentioned it, but I love this movie. Kurt Jansson
• Liked it when I saw it but, like the theme of the film, only gets better on subsequent viewings. Mike White
• It’s ironic this is a movie that repeats itself and gets better with multiple viewings. Ross Dannenberg
• Watching this movie over and over and over and over and over and over just feels right, right? Nicolette Baffoni
• I never thought I would love a movie about the same day happening over and over and over and over and...... Mark Wensel
• Bill Murray gets his comeuppance an infinite number of times; who can’t enjoy watching that? John Ginsberg-Stevens
• Don't know if I've mentioned it, but I love this movie. Kurt Jansson
• I fell asleep in the theatre the first time I saw this movie. I kept waking up so confused and going back to sleep. Emma Bates
• It's fun to watch this movie and try to count how many days actually pass. Jesse Moos
• I haven't met a single person yet that doesn't absolutely love this film. Sheridan Cleland

16. Aliens (1986, dir. James Cameron)

• Cameron made an entirely different kind of film, and kicked ass. Steve Ahlquist
• The only way I would join any form of armed forces is if it were to be deployed on an alien planet to decimate xenomorphs. Game over man... game over. Ryan Ferrier
• Seeing Ripley kick alien ass never gets old. Katarina Hill
• The first and best war/sci-fi hybrid. Mark Wensel
• I have stolen 90% of Bill Paxton’s lines in this flick and have used them in my everyday life. The mark of an excellent film. Elizabeth Young
• "Guess she didn't like the cornbread either"; one of the most quotable movies of all time. Stefan Blitz
  
• I can't watch "Alien" or "Aliens" without wanting to see the other. Despite the difference in tone, the slow approach of dread in both films is sublime and makes for a fantastic double feature. Joshua Selle
• Couldn't be more different from the previous one, and therein lays it's genius. Richmond Clements
• "Get away from her, YOU BITCH". And Sigourney Weaver receives her first Oscar Nomination for Ellen Ripley and the sci-fi/horror genre is embraced by AMPAS. Michelle McCue
• I’m not a big fan of Scott’s work but this one took that original idea, threw in the military and motherhood and became something I can watch any day of the week. I’m still convinced that the pacing comes from "2001: A Space Odyssey". Mike White
• Better sequel title, "Alienses". Heather Kenealy
• Bill Paxton rules in this movie! Kyle Jackson
• Remains watchable as one of the best sequels of all time. Kas DeCarvahlo
• Where the first Alien was mostly a tight psychological thriller, with only a little bit of action payoff, James Cameron's sequel was ALL PAYOFF. Awesome, badass movie that made me want to grow up to be a Colonial Marine. Matt Bergin
• Crap your pants on a roller coaster with a machine gun and a grenade launcher!! Christian Collins
• Aliens is the definition of white-knuckle tension; as soon as the fifth action set-piece ends, the sixth one begins. Game over, man! Joseph Wade
• Good expansion of plot an genre for sequel, love the characters, set the model for squaddies vs monsters movies from then onwards. Danie Ware
• MORE AMAZING THAN THE FIRST! DJ Crystal Clear
• A delightful mix of kickassery and maternal instincts, plus Paul Reiser gets eaten. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• Just when you thought this movie was over, it kicks into a whole new gear. Eugene Johnson
• When a friend of mine bought the Director's Cut CAV version on laserdisc, I was there all the time. I could have this movie on a continuous loop and never tire of it. Jackie Cruz
• When James Cameron was on a roll. "Aliens" and "Terminator 2". The guy could make a sequel. He knew how to make shit blow up, too. Back then he was the thinking man’s Jerry Bruckheimer. Chris Mancini
• By far the scariest movie about aliens I have ever seen. And Paul Rieser as "Burke" is perfectly cast. A terrific performance! Deane Ogden

15. Goonies (1985, dir. Richard Donner)

• If you didn't see this movie as a kid, you might not understand the appeal now, because the reason it is such a joy is that any kid watching thinks he or she could be a Goonie too. Same thing applies to the Monster Squad and maybe even the Breakfast Club--it's all about being part of something. And in this case, that something involves lost treasure, crazy criminals on your tail, a pirate ship, and plenty of booty traps. Matt Bergin
• I wish I was a Goonie. Mark Wensel
• Man, I'm still looking for buried treasure and a new best friend, man. David Postma
• I spent my childhood growing up as a Goonie on the Oregon coast and most of my adulthood yearning for the pirate’s life. Elizabeth Young
• I don't think I've seen more than 15 minutes of it. DJ Crystal Clear
• The summer holiday adventure we all wanted to have. Richmond Clements
• Two years ago I toured Astoria, Oregon, went to the Goonies house and wished for pirate ships in the harbor. Michelle Taylor
• Who didn't want to be a Goonie? I had the biggest crush on Sean Astin. Jackie Cruz
• The best kid’s adventure story ever. It is really reflective of every kid’s deepest desire for the hero’s journey. Emma Bates
• Came to this decades after the fact - but I can see the appeal. Mark Drop
• I have nothing but love for this insane film and its impossible caper, powered by childish imagination and the sheer exuberance of the characters. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• As if this movie weren't good enough on its own, you also get the supplemental 8-minute masterpiece that is the music video for Cyndi Lauper's "Goonies R Good Enough!" Nicolette Baffoni
• A treasure map. One-eyed Willie. Pirate Gold. Sloth. I wanted to be a Goonie so bad. Sheridan Cleland

14. The Matrix (1999, dir. Larry and Andy Wachowski)

• Watch it again, and tell yourself, "There is no sequel." Steve Ahlquist
• Bullet Time, jive suckers. David Postma
• The last big deal action flick that wasn't based on a comic book or toy or board game or whatever. Not even Keanu was able to make this suck. Kevin Cafferty
• Still love it, and I remember the time before that movie. And that time was lame. Christian Collins
• The Wachowski Bros. should have stopped here and simply walked away from making Hollywood movies forever. Elizabeth Young
• There were sequels to this? Sorry, I must've blocked them out. Heather Kenealy
• The first and THE BEST! DJ Crystal Clear
• I'm afraid that the sequels were so bad that they've actually went back in time and ruined this mindblowing a groundbreaking movie for me forever. Richmond Clements
• Sci-fi and philosophy. Who knew it would be such a great combination? But it really only worked once. Mark Wensel
• I can’t watch this movie anymore. It was retroactively ruined by those horrible sequels. Mike White
• This movie really gave Keanu Reeves room to stretch his acting muscles. Honest. Why would I joke about something like that? John Teehan
• Nothing, nothing, nothing is as good as the reveal during the first watching...but it was so well done that you still dig it every time. Kas DeCarvahlo
• Pretend the sloppy, convoluted sequels never happened, and just appreciate this perfectly inventive and visually stunning journey down the techno-rabbit hole for what it is--an action/sci-fi masterpiece. Matt Bergin
• I had no clue what to expect when I first saw this--I love actually being surprised at the movies. Frankie Thirteen
• As cliched as it now seems, I can remember seeing this in the theater for the first time and being blown away by it. There was nothing else like it at the time. Nothing. Sheridan Cleland
• I always love origin stories, and if you watch the other two, it’s easy to see why becoming is usually more interesting then being. Ross Dannenberg
• So innovative with the "bullet time" visual effects. Michelle McCue
• Hated it in the theater - felt battered and abused - but at home on TV it became one of my ultimate faves. Mark Drop
• I took the blue pill so I could forget that this movies has sequels. Jesse Moos
• Hands down one of the most uniquely conceived ideas to ever hit film. The religious parallels alone can keep you guessing for eternity. How the Wachowski's thought this all through is beyond comprehension. Too bad they mucked it up in the sequels, because what they had here was pure genius. Deane Ogden

13. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, dir. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones)

• The most incredible group of comedians made the most incredible comedy ever. A simply perfect film. Elizabeth Young
• The holy hand grenade of Antioch! Jenna Busch
• The writer in me is amazed at just how many jokes they manage to fit in. The rest of me thinks it's hilarious, and says more about people and belief than a thousand 'serious' films on the subject. Richmond Clements
• Where did they find coconuts in the middle of medieval England? John Teehan
• The Pythons never go out of style. I think Meaning of Life and Life of Brian are quite good, as well, and never get enough credit...but for pure quotability and scene-by-scene hilarity, the Holy Grail is hilarious. Matt Bergin
• A rare film that actually lives up to the hype. And never gets old. Dutch Southern
• Yes, it’s funny. Mike White
• Coconuts. How brilliant is that? Sheridan Cleland
• GENIUS! DJ Crystal Clear
• This IS the comedy holy grail - lunchtime in high school spent doing it word for word! Mark Drop
• Best. Comedy. Evah. Evan Gore
• So funny and warped it makes us all wonder if this is somehow historically accurate... Robert Jaz
• One of the world’s funniest movies, despite the fact that it contains pointed commentaries on monarchy, despotism, pre-destination, feudalism, unscientific thought, religion, and farcical aquatic ceremonies. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• My father let me watch this as a kid. I couldn't understand why the horses were invisible. When I figured it out later in life, I realized the genius of Monty Python. Scott Richard
• The funniest movie ever made. Still. Chris Mancini
• One of the funniest films ever made and one that I've seen so often that I probably never have to watch it again. Ingrained in my brain. Mark Wensel

12. The Godfather (1972, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

• Instant film-school for anyone. Watch, rewatch and learn. Todd Sokolove
• It’s what I imagine every Italian household to be like. Elizabeth Young
• “Leave the gun, take the cannolis.” This is a philosophy I’ve always lived by. Always pick pastry over firearms. Always. Jay Williams
• It's all about family. Eugene Johnson
• Classic genius. DJ Crystal Clear
• Frankie Thirteen
• This movie is engrossing. It’s that simple, you sit down knowing it’s long, not wanting to watch it all, and the next think you know three hours have gone by and Michael is “taking care of all family business”. Ross Dannenberg
• No matter who they may be, it's always better to occasionally ask someone over for coffee. Robert Meyer Burnett
• Fucking classic. That line, “I’m with you, Pop,” has so many meanings. Mike White
• My first viewing of the Godfather at age 17 marked the seminal moment when I first understood why you should never, ever be with a man for his looks alone because what the eff, Brando?!?! Nicolette Baffoni
• This one made me an offer I couldn't refuse. Mark Wensel
• There is nothing worse than getting into a nice warm bed and realizing that it's not your wife you are snuggling, but a bloody horse head. Kelly Whyte

11. The Breakfast Club (1985, dir. John Hughes)

• If only my detentions in high school were this meaningful. Elizabeth Young
• I have now seen this film 101 times. Totally appropriate for this list. I’m actually totally serious. Jenna Busch
• "HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY! Ooooooooooooh Woooooooaaaaah!" DJ Crystal Clear
  
• So overdone. I still laugh at the elephant lamp confession. Mike White
• Best soundtrack nod..."Don't You Forget About Me" was an anthem to millions. Kas DeCarvahlo
• I put this movie on when I clean the house, so I've really only ever seen it a few times but I've heard it hundreds of times and can quote it verbatim. Michelle Taylor
• Defined a generation, leaving kids across America wondering whether they were a Princess, a Jock, a Brain, etc... Matt Bergin
• John Hughes spoke for those with no voice with this film. And helped high school kids understand that very little separates the geeks from the jocks when it comes down to it. Required viewing for 15 year olds. Scott Richard
• Any kid who grew up in the 80s can watch this, Sixteen Candles, and Say Anything and relive their youth. Ryan Jackson
• I read that John Hughes had to write/direct SIXTEEN CANDLES to get THE BREAKFAST CLUB made, and then write/direct WEIRD SCIENCE to get THE BREAKFAST CLUB released. It’s no wonder it’s his greatest film, his 400 BLOWS. “Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?” Don Roff
• If you couldn't relate to this film, you never went to high school. Eugene Johnson
• High school works better when you're forced to identify with people you think you don't understand. Mark Wensel
• I begged my mother to take me to this. She obliged, but was really not prepared for all the cursing. Jackie Cruz
• Makes you feel warm and nostalgic, but unfortunately also old. Chris Mancini
• I once wrote a college paper about how ""represents an allegorical nation when examined via the framework of "Benedict Anderson's Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism"; I got an A+. Nicolette Baffoni
• Taping someone else butt cheeks together only hurts yourself. Kelly Whyte
• The reason detention was full every Saturday. Katarina Hill

10. Return of the Jedi (1983, dir. Richard Marquand)

• I am not afraid to admit that I can often be found drunk dancing to the Ewok Celebration Song at the end of the movie. Elizabeth Young
• Dude, they should have been Wookies! We were robbed! Jenna Busch
• I cried when I knew that there would be no more of these epic adventures... then I saw the 'prequels' and I cried again. Heather Kenealy
• Ewoks? Really, George? Molly B Denham
• While maybe not the best Star Wars film, The Battle of Endor is absolutely the best space battle ever put to film. Joseph Wade
• Ewoks suck. Mike White
• My favorite as a kid, and the first one that I outgrew. Still pulls at the nostalgiac heartstrings. Stefan Blitz
  
• Pro: The Luke-Vader-Emperor stuff totally works. Con: #$!% Ewoks. Kevin Cafferty
• Wait... Leia's his sister? But they... but she... ewwwwwww! John Teehan
• My FAVORITE of the first three. DJ Crystal Clear
  
• Blasphemy, you might say, but for pure watchability...for repeat viewing pleasure...Jedi is far and away the best of the Trilogy. Forget hating on the Ewoks, because where New Hope is uneven and occasionally dated, and Empire is (despite having a superior, more adult tone and darker storyline) often slow and plodding, Jedi is just title-to-credits high adventure. Matt Bergin
• Jabba! The Emperor! The greatest space battle ever! I don't even mind the Ewoks... Richmond Clements
• I never liked that Mon Mothma. She seemed like such an ice queen. Frankie Thirteen
• Celebrate the love. Nub, nub! Sheridan Cleland
• I just love Ewoks. Nicolette Baffoni
• I remember my mom taking my sister and I to this during one of our spring breaks. It was 10 on a weekday morning and we had Winchell's donuts in line. Life was good. Jackie Cruz
• I was in love with the Ewoks as a child, I still kind of am. Emma Bates
• Where we first learn that George Lucas is, indeed, messing with us by introducing Ewoks and expecting us to love them. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• The third most terrific piece of cinematic storytelling ever created. Period. Kurt Jansson

9. Goodfellas (1990, dir. Martin Scorsese)

• I couldn't care less about the classy, polished, soft-focus romanticized mob from the Godfather movies after I saw the sweaty, street level mayhem and manic mobsters in this brilliant epic. Matt Bergin
• Will take if over Godfather any day of the week. Which is not putting down Godfather by any means. Bill Walker
• As a Scorsese worshipper, I have to admit that this film is the cherry on top of my Italian-American gangster folktale sundae. Elizabeth Young
• One of the best film soundtracks EVER! DJ Crystal Clear
  
• When you talk about clever editing, just sit in awe of the final reel of this movie as the cutting gets progressively more frenetic to match the mood of the characters. Better than The Godfather. There, I said it. Richmond Clements
• Funny. Violent. Brilliant. Ross Dannenberg
• I didn't grow up in New Jersey, but I was raised in the northeast, an the part of my enormous Catholic family that isn't Irish is Italian. I'd be lying if I said that I didn't have relatives in Waste Removal. This movie is so true, and so epic that every time it's on television, whether it just started or I channel surf into it, I feel like I have to sit and watch the rest of it. I guess I'm just "the kind of guy that rooted for the bad guy in the movies." Matt Kennedy
• Amazing soundtrack and editing. Stefan Blitz
  
• I had to pee about an hour in and could NOT leave my seat. Mark Drop
• The flick crackles. The dialogue, the rhythm of speech, it’s the best thing Ray Liotta’s ever done. Mike White
• Possibly my favourite movie of all time, I will watch this every time it is on TV, even if it’s horribly butchered by editing and all of the “Motherfu&%ers!” are replaced with “Mother-farmers”. Kyle Smith
• As far back as I can remember I wanted to be like the characters in this movie...without all the death and dismemberment. Mark Wensel

8. Die Hard (1988, dir. John McTiernan)

• Bruce Willis was an everyman in this flick. It made me want to grow up and be a miserable cop in a miserable marriage. Then I knew cops that were in miserable marriages, and they never saved a building full of hostages. That dream died. Alex Vaello
• An action film but with Bruce Willis starring, it becomes a funny and dramatic film as well. Alan Rickman as the villain just ups the ante. And running on glass? Ack! James McCormick
• The best Christmas movie ever made! Deane Ogden
• My favorite X-Mas movie. I watch this every year to celebrate the season. Mike White
• The reason I will never trust Alan Rickman in any movie, even the ones where he is supposed to be the good guy. Jesse Moos
• You know, I fly a lot and I've tried that "fists with your toes" thing. It doesn't work. Sheridan Cleland
• The first "previously viewed" movie that I bought on VHS. And it was the pan and scan version. That's love. Jackie Cruz
• What made this film even more memorable were the smaller characters: Argyle, Ellis, Johnson and Johnson, Takagi, and of course the terrorist who looks like Huey Lewis. Stefan Blitz
  
• A sort of smart-ass big bang. Mark Drop
• Bruce Willis finally becomes a true action hero, saves the day at the Nakatomi Plaza on Christmas Eve and gives us the oneliner "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker", but Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber becomes one of the best villians of all time. Plus a great Michael Kamen score. Michelle McCue
• Never has anyone ever had so much fun watching so much stuff get blown up by Bruce Willis. . . EVER! John Ginsberg-Stevens
• The movie twists and turns and fits together like an autistic kid solving a Rubick's Cube. Nothing extraneous, every detail is perfect. Steve Ahlquist
• Best action movie of the 80s? Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker! Mark Wensel
• I've been known cancel plans and stay home on a Saturday night because Die Hard (or Die Hard With a Vengeance or even, God help me, Die Hard 2: Die Harder) is on TV. Nicolette Baffoni
• My love for action movies stems from Die Hard. Katarina Hill
• My favorite obscure quote comes from this movie: "Nice suit. John Philips, London. I own 2 myself". No one knows what I'm talking about. Kurt Jansson
• No matter how many times I see this movie on cable I still get a down low tickle every time Alan Rickman utters his first on-screen word. Elizabeth Young
• The greatest action movie ever made. It's a monster machine of a movie, edited to the hilt to wring out evey ounce of tension possible. Richmond Clements
• There's just no doubting the power of the first film. I remember seeing this with my best friend and when it was over, he looked at me and said "Let's see this again. Now." It's one of those rare films that's as fun as it is exciting. And it's held up over the years. The stunts are still fun and the action is just as bad-ass as it was when it first came out. And there's all those catch-phrases that are still hilarious. Tom Beland
• Everyman off-duty cop John McClain, barefoot in a wifebeater and blasting terrorists with an uzi as he tries to liberate the hostages in a highrise takeover, is the perfect action hero and Die Hard may be the perfect action movie. Matt Bergin
• He foils a multi-million dollar robbery on Christmas Eve without even wearing shoes; John McClane is truly a Christmas miracle. Joseph Wade
• When I’m working on a story or script, I always go back to DIE HARD: the perfect villain, likable, interesting, and his plan drives the film. Exactly as a story should be. “This time John Wayne does not walk off into the sunset with Grace Kelly.” “That was Gary Cooper, asshole.” Don Roff
• I still think Moonlighting is Bruce Willis' best '80s work, but this wasn't bad. Frankie Thirteen
• Whenever people say, "Remember when Bruce Willis was cool?". They are referring to this film. David Monsterburg
• It really is a shame to ruin a suit from John Phillips of London. Robert Meyer Burnett
• Simply put, THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE EVER! Kyle Smith

7. Back to the Future (1985, dir. Robert Zemeckis)

• The 1980s, in many ways, was a throw-back to the 1950s. This film took both decades, merged them together, and made one hell of a fun DeLorean ride. Molly B Denham
• I never think of the sequels. I just think of 88 miles per hour, 1.21 gigawatts and November 5th, 1955. That and "Get your damn hands off of her." James McCormick
• Perfect. Every thread has a payoff. Stefan Blitz
  
• Just an absolutely fun ride of a movie that really sparked my imagination and made me a fan of the bubble vest. Matt Bergin
• Some people seem to think this movie aged poorly; I prefer to think of it as an updated (and equally timeless) version "It's a Wonderful Life". Joseph Wade
• Everyone in their prime and Zemeckis before he got all self-important. Kind of a formative movie for anyone growing up in the 80s. Mark Wensel
• Too bad the sequels sucked. I mean, not like The Matrix sequels but it still kind of ruined the experience. Mike White
• I love watching this one for the hot mom on son action. Katarina Hill
• Science! Action! Comedy! Fruedian nightmares! A cool car! What else do you need..? Richmond Clements
• The ‘80s would’ve been much worse without Marty McFly. Elizabeth Young
• Has anyone had a better decade, ever, than Michael J Fox had in the 80's? I dare you to name someone having a better decade. Michael Jackson-set his hair on fire. Abraham Lincoln-Freed slaves, got killed. George Washington- Won the revolution, wooden teeth. The Beatles- They wanted to kill each other before the decade was over. Back to the Future, as I was saying, holds up. Just fun. I wore out the VHS that I taped from HBO. Alex Vaello
• One my all-time favorite scores in a film. Alan Silvestri knocks it out of the park here! Deane Ogden
• Yeah, how is it that Marty’s parents don’t know that he’s the guy who brought them together? John Ginsberg-Stevens
• This is the movie that made me yearn for an older, eccentric and perhaps negatively influential male figure in my life. You know, like Roman Polanski. Hey-o. Ryan Ferrier
• Gotta get back in time...Marty McFly was slacker, like his father before him. But why did was he friends with Emmet Brown? Marty had a pretty girl friend and was the leader of a band (The Pinheads) but chose to hang out with some old weird dude who had a lot of clocks and a very unnatural way to feed his dog. Marty's homelife was a little depressing...but what was he really doing with Doc Brown? What's the back story there? Joshua Selle
• The promise of a hover-board by the year 2015 is basically the only thing keeping me alive at this point. Kyle Smith
• This is the first movie I can remember where I heard about it well in advance and desperately wanted to see it. The wait was worth it. Ben Sweeney
• I always wanted to see my parents as teenagers, and this brought the fantasy alive. Eugene Johnson
• Whenever anyone says this isn't the best movie ever, I call him or her a liar, flat out. Frankie Thirteen
• This movie is an actual mood stabilizer for me. It's like prozac for nerds. Jesse Moos
• It’s funny but the appeal of this movie is timeless, because it’s a time travel movie where they don’t go to the future. I remember when it came out, watching the scenes in the fifties and thinking, “god, people used to live like that!” now I watch it and think the same think about the scenes that take place during the eighties. Ross Dannenberg

6. Pulp Fiction (1994, dir. Quentin Tarantino)

• If there is a God, please let there never be a Jack Rabbit Slim’s inside a mall. Elizabeth Young
• Best Batusi since West. Heather Kenealy
• The film that made Tarantino a genre. Stefan Blitz
  
• The more I learn about this film, the less I like it. Why? You know that "Gold Watch" scene? Yeah, that was ALL Roger Avary. Every last word of it. That isn't to say that it's not a great film, though. Sheridan Cleland
• The film in which it takes someone ten minutes to get on a motorcycle. Molly B Denham
• Dizzying clever story structure and, y'know, Travolta being cool. Richmond Clements
• In 1994 when this came out, I remember seeing it 12 times in one week. It was my perfect antidote to shoot-em-up mobsters actioners and a welcome repose to a worn-out schedule of chick-flicks that year. Deane Ogden
• What I really loved about this film the first time I saw it was how heavy the dialogue was. I know that may have turned some people off but I enjoyed seeing the inane conversations I have with friends mirrored on the silver screen. Jay Williams
• Pound for pound the best monologues every written and delivered in the same film. Eugene Johnson
• I love how Quentin Tarantino started an industry of ensemble neo-noirs resurrecting a forgotten star and co-starring Harvey Keitel in the '90s. Frankie Thirteen
• I love movies that have 261 substories going on in it. Kurt Jansson
• No one asked the question "what?" for a week after watching this movie. Kelly Whyte
• Lesson of this movie? Buy a car with vinyl seats. Devon Moos

5. Ghostbusters (1984, dir. Ivan Reitman)

• Hands down, my favorite comedy film of all time. Somehow they got the funding to do a big budget effects driven comedy. Brilliant. James McCormick
• I can't tell you how many times I have been asked if I was a god and knew how to answer thanks to this movie. Kurt Jansson
• Perhaps one of the giddiest supernatural thrillers featuring a monster made of demonically-animated marshmallow, this film makes EVERYONE laugh, even the feuding lovers (who spent the first half hour throwing food over my head at each other) I ended up sitting between the first time I saw it. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• My favorite scene is when Dan Akroyd sees Slimer for the first time and after he opens his mouth in shock, the cigarette he was smoking hangs there, suspended, stuck to his lip. It's just classic. Hilarious. Sheridan Cleland
• Perhaps the best buddy ensemble comedy movie of all time. David Postma
• No childhood is complete without watching this movie. Elizabeth Young
• Ghostbusters just makes me happy. Always and no matter what. How awesome is Ghostbusters? Who doesn't love Ghostbusters? Joshua Selle
• "There is no god... only Zuul." Molly B Denham
• If you had to choose one movie to show a group of aliens to convince them to spare our planet from destruction, it would be Ghostbusters, because it is that awesome. Alex Langley
• Every single line is comedy gold and Bill Murray's performance is absolutely perfect; Ghostbusters is, without a doubt, a modern classic. Joseph Wade
• My first truly favorite movie. I was a tad young for the dick jokes, but I loved every minute of it. Still do. Mark Wensel
• I think this wins as the movie I saw the most times in a theater (25) thanks to a $1 theater in my hometown and no high school social life to speak of. John Teehan
• A perfect comedy with one of my favorite lines, "Listen. Do you smell something?" Stefan Blitz
  
• My first childhood obsession immediately following Star Wars. Mike Calahan
• Oh come on- we have all, when confronted with a flight of stairs said, 'They go up.' And if that isn't a legacy for the movie, well I don't know what is. Richmond Clements
• I think this is one of the best movies about New York ever. Frankie Thirteen

4. Jaws (1975, dir. Steven Spielberg)

• The changes in tone, the mix of humor and horror, this was Spielberg when he was hungry. Mike White
• Hitchcock once referred to Jaws as “that fish movie”, a comment that might reflect a bit of professional jealousy, for Spielberg struck a collective nerve with film audiences, preying on our elemental fears - of monsters from the deep rather than from the sky - in a way that nobody but Hitchcock ever has, a feat accomplished with sharply cut suspense sequences worthy of The Master and a chilling score featuring the most memorable ostinato since those screeching violins from Psycho. Mat Viola
• Silly, silly Mayor, close the beaches.... Christian Collins
• Nothing to do with a big fish really- this is about three men being men on a boat. For my money a contender for Best Movie Ever Made. Richmond Clements
• The perfect children's movie...if you never want them to take a bath or venture out into large bodies of water again. Katarina Hill
• Rule #1: Don't show the shark until the end. Rule #2: Have three awesome lead characters. Job well done. Mark Wensel
• Just when you thought it was safe to channel surf, it’s bound to be on some cable network at any given time. Todd Sokolove
• My favorite movie and a perfect film. Stefan Blitz
  
• I am addicted to Discovery Channel’s Shark week because of how damaging this movie was to my childhood. Elizabeth Young
• I recite the entire screenplay in tandem with my husband. Love. It. Bailee DesRocher
• This movie me hide in me hide in my sleeping bag when I was seven, and I suspect it'd have the same effect on my to this day. Devon Moos
• Second best movie about a big fish and where the characters sing sea songs, (The first was Moby Dick starring Gregory Peck). John Teehan
• The movie that eventually brought us Jaws 3-D! Mike Calahan
• Every winter, without fail, I get the urge to watch Jaws and it builds and builds until I just have to watch it. Ben Sweeney
• Watching Jaws always gives me this feeling that I can't really explain. Kyle Jackson
• This is the film that changed my life. It made me want to tell stories. Whenever I’m talking to a film producer, I always go back to Jaws, whenever I’m having a story problem, I always go back to Jaws. Somehow, what could have been a B-movie with a Monster Attacking a Small Town right out of THE BLOB turned out to be a cinematic masterpiece... Everything goes back to Jaws. “This shark... swallow you whole.” Don Roff
• Required summer viewing. Ross Dannenberg
• "You're gonna need a bigger boat", John Williams score, it made all of us growing up in the Northeast afraid to go swimming in a pool, pond, or ocean, and its the FIRST, ORIGINAL Summer Blockbuster. Michelle McCue
• Is there a person alive that this movie did not kind of ruin swimming in the ocean for them?? Emma Bates
• The opening of this movie is still absolutely terrifying. And you don’t see anything. Chris Mancini
• I still walk waaaay around puddles, even! Kurt Jansson

3. Star Wars (1977, dir. George Lucas)

• The year, 1977. My age, 3. It was my first experience with the movies and I fell hopelessly and completely in love. Elizabeth Young
• In my life there is everything PSW (Pre Star Wars) and everything after which is colored by the experience that film had on me. Bill Cunningham
• Overrated and forgetable twaddle. Steve Ahlquist
• Anytime Star Wars is on I think to myself "Well, I'm probably sick of it by now. I shouldn't watch it because it'll only further tarnish my childhood memories." but sure enough I then think "I'll just watch it till the Bar Scene or The Trash Compactor Scene and then suddenly I've sat down and I'm watching Star Wars again. Childhood be damned. Joshua Selle
• The best part of the late '70s and early '80s JC Penny and Sears Christmas catalogs. Molly B Denham
• Probably the truest reason I love movies and geek culture. Ryan Jackson
• When I saw the Special Edition in the theater, I was a bit confused with all that was cut out. As it turns out, Star Wars had permeated my psyche so much that everything that I had read, watched, or heard had acclimated itself to the work itself. There had never been anything like Star Wars and there never will be again. Stefan Blitz
  
• Even though it's become "uncool" it's still my favorite movie of all time. Ben Sweeney
• George Lucas deserves a lot of credit for making the original Star Wars so fascinating. There's something clever around every single corner. Joseph Wade
• "Had a slight weapons malfunction, but everything's perfectly alright now. We're fine, we're all fine, here, now, thank you. How are you?” Also, the scene where Luke and Han are talking about trying to kick it to Leia…the comedy in Star Wars is really underrated. Jay Williams
• Sum up what this movie means to me in on sentence? Cannot be done, I'm afraid. Richmond Clements
• Star Wars is my favorite fairy tale with lasers. Frankie Thirteen
• Only the original version is worthwhile. No Greedo shooting. Mike White
• If your nephew's best friends are going off to college, let him go with his friends, don't keep him around to do household chores. Robert Meyer Burnett
• Flat-out 20th-century mythmaking that distills archetypes and the heroic saga into a nerdy space opera that incessantly thrills us and makes the little kid in us squee with glee at each twist of the plot, no matter how predictable or head-scratchingly odd it is. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• You can actually see a cultural shift when watching this movie now. At the time there was nothing else like it and it was like The Big Bang for Planet Nerd, long before the internet. Chris Mancini
• The single most terrific piece of cinematic storytelling ever created. Period. Kurt Jansson
• Let me ask my life-sized cardboard cutout of Han Solo why I keep rewatching Star Wars. Nicolette Baffoni

2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981, dir. Steven Spielberg)

• While Star Wars lit the fuse of my serial obsession, Raiders threw gasoline on the resulting firestorm. Bill Cunningham
• Poison darts, evil Nazis, and melting faces…what more can one person want? Elizabeth Young
• Because the melting Nazis look more and more real each time. Todd Sokolove
• I have a snake as a pet and I STILL love the line, “Snakes. I hate snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?” Jenna Busch
• Never mind that the hero has no impact in the plot for the final 2/3 of the movie- from the Well of Souls onwards, this movie DOES NOT STOP! Richmond Clements
• A classic. More watchable than any other movie I can think of. Not a wasted moment in the whole film. Ryan Jackson
• Indiana Jones, the hero every man wants to be, and every woman wants to do. Brook Durham
• I hate snakes, too. DJ Crystal Clear
• What started as an idea for a Bond picture became a perfect movie that truly is timeless and always exciting. Stefan Blitz
  
• When Indiana Jones's theme music plays, that man can do anything!!!!!! Christian Collins
• If aliens landed on Earth and asked me to explain this thing called "cinema", I'd just hand them a copy of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Joseph Wade
• This is the shit right here. This is the gold standard of adventure films. Mike White
• They don't make them like this anymore. Frankie Thirteen
• Quite possibly the greatest movie ever made. There's not much more that can be said, really. Nazi's make great villains and Spielberg's Nazi's more so than anyone else's. Tom Sellick was almost cast in this, and it still would have been pretty damn good, but Harrison Ford became a star in this after starring in a little known space trilogy. "I'm so pleased you're not dead!" Matt Kennedy
• I often tell people I live life by the Indiana Jones methodology: "I don't know... I'm making this up as I go." Sheridan Cleland
• I wrote and actually read aloud to my junior year English class an ode entitled "Love Jones" in which I extolled the many attractions of Indiana Jones in rhyming couplets. Nicolette Baffoni
• I seriously don't know how many times I've seen this movie. Has to be over 500. Jackie Cruz
• Indy is cool, but watching Toht's face melting is better. Kurt Jansson

1. Empire Strikes Back (1980, dir. Irvin Kershner)

• The best thing about Empire is that it blows you away with it's gut-wrenching revelation after hours of brilliant storytelling and stellar action, but then leaves you painfully hanging in limbo for the next episode without tidying up loose ends. Perfection. Bill Machon
• I still think this was the best one of the three. Everyone else can go to hell. Elizabeth Young
• I want that Tauntaun sleeping bag. Who wants to send me one? Jenna Busch
• The best of the first three. DJ Crystal Clear
• [Molly B. Denham does her Han-Solo-Frozen-In-Carbonite pose] Molly B Denham
• Not enough people give Leigh Brackett the credit she deserved for her part in penning this masterpiece. John Teehan
• The best thing they did was keep Lucas as far from this movie as possible. Frankie Thirteen
• Chewbacca laughs, much more memorably than Garbo. Stefan Blitz
  
• I need to keep rewatching Empire until I perfect my home-made version of Luke's Dagobah/Bespin outfit... Ben Sweeney
• Was never my favorite Star Wars..until I was older and recognized the superior scripting and directing from Lawrence Kasdan and Irvin Kershner. Bill Walker
• The best of the Holy Trilogy. Just about perfect in every way. Mark Wensel
• As a six-year-old I had no comprehension of dramatic structure, and simply assumed Vader was lying about being Luke's father. Kevin Cafferty
• The movie that ruined my ability to properly tell women that I love them too. Jesse Moos
• Hands down my favorite film of the entire saga. I've watched it more than any of the other films. Sheridan Cleland
• The. Best. Star Wars. Film. Ever. Leave it alone, George. “I love you.” “I know.” Don Roff
• A resonant fable and a corny space opera intertwined with some genuine surprises and a bit of angst, this film recharges my geeksoul every time I watch it. John Ginsberg-Stevens
• The second most terrific piece of cinematic storytelling ever created. Period. Kurt Jansson
• Taught an entire generation of nerds how to NOT say those three little words. Michael Wolf
• The best of the Star Wars films. Hands down. And Han’s down, too. Mike White
• I was very deeply and genuinely disappointed to learn that what I thought for a long time was the GPS system called Tauntaun was in fact actually the much less awesomely named GPS system called TomTom. Nicolette Baffoni