Got to see before you die movies

[someoldguy]

Must see before you die movie lists are common. But this one is a bit out of the ordinary. Oh, it’s got 8 1/2, Citizen Kane, The Philadelphia Story, The Third Man and such. But …

The 100 titles listed also include:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Freaks (1932)
Dracula (1931)
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Psycho (1960)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Halloween (1978)
Suspiria (1977)
The Exorcist (1973)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Thing (1982)
Scream (1996)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
King Kong (1933)
Jaws (1975)
Alien (1979)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Videodrome (1983)
The Seventh Seal (1957)

That’s right, 22 out of 100 are horror movies or close relatives.


In addition, there are several for real science fiction movies.

The Matrix (1999)
Metropolis (1927)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Blade Runner (1982)


And finally…

National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Bananas (1971)

This made me recall that the first time I saw each of these movies, in theaters, I was stoned. Those were the days, my friend…