My Ten Favorite Movies

Since it is summer movie season I thought this would be a fun post to do. I worked on this list years ago when someone asked me the question "What are your favorite movies?".

Note: I do not think these are the best movies of all time, just my favorites. These are movies that I love and could watch again and again. Many great movies are sad or disturbing and I just don't want to see them again (ie 'Schindler's List'.)

So here we go:

1. The Return of the King (Lord of the Rings)
2. The Two Towers (Lord of the Rings)
3. The Fellowship of the Ring (Lord of the Rings)
4. The Empire Strikes Back
5. The Blues Brothers
6. Star Wars
7. Outlaw Josey Wales (my favorite western)
8. X-Men 2
9. Return of the Jedi
10. Saving Private Ryan (This movie should be required viewing for American high school seniors.)

Honorable Mention:
LA Confidential, The Matrix, Master and Commander, X-Men and X-Men 3, Shawshank Redemption, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Sting, The Magnificent Seven, Princess Bride

The worst movie I have ever paid money to see?
Easy - Godzilla (1998 version). It was amazingly bad - and I like monster movies.
The fact that this movie ended up grossing $350 million worldwide makes me question the taste of my fellow man. Were they all suckered in like me?