I really like movies and have seen a lot of them. But there are many iconic ones that I seemed to have skipped over somehow. My lack of pop culture movie knowledge has become a major topic of conversation with me and my friends at work all year. It usually starts with someone hilariously quoting a line of some movie I’ve never seen, followed by a blank stare from me, and then other people saying, “WHAT?! You’ve never seen __________?” My friend Cassie says that since my boyfriend works in Hollywood, it’s now my obligation to see all these famous flicks. And I am up for a challenge (especially during the winter when I will likely be marooned in my apartment due to snow and frigid temperatures). Plus, I will probably get more jokes and be able to tell them, causing everyone around me to burst into raucous laughter. Missy consulted with several of our friends at school, and then she and Justin compiled a list of movies I have to see, ranked in three tiers (I have no idea how the tiers were chosen, but I’m sure there were some really important criteria behind them). Here they are:
Tier 1
Star Wars (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi)
Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, Last Crusade)
Casablanca
Princess Bride
The King of Kong: A Fistfull of Quarters
A Few Good Men
Sixteen Candles
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Tier 2
The Godfather (All three, especially Part II)
Silence of the Lambs
Top Gun
Groundhog Day
Bull Durham
Field of Dreams
Caddyshack
High Fidelity
Casino Royale (a James Bond movie)
Psycho
Tier 3
Fargo
Kill Bill, Vol 1 and 2
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Jaws
When Harry Met Sally
Pillow Talk
Rock (1 and 4)
First up on the list: Sixteen Candles and Raiders of the Lost Ark
