OZARK'S TOP 250 MOVIES: #80-#71
#80 - Spartacus (1960)
Kirk Douglas is Spartacus. Kubrick as always does a masterful job of directing this epic. The granduer still amazes over 4o years later. A film that is timeless.
#79 - Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Billed as a romantic comedy with zombies here is a satire of zombie films that is better than most of the movies it is having jokes at the expense of. Simon Pegg is fantastic as the Shaun of the title as he battles his way through zombies to save his mum, his girlfriend and his pub.
#78 - The Ladykillers (1955)
The best of the Ealing comedies this again stars regular Alec Guinness, who puts in another fabulous acting turn as the creepy leader of potential robbers planning their big heist whilst hiding out in a sweet old lady's home.
#77 - Back to the Future (1985)
"You made a time machine out of a DeLorean?!"
Michael J Fox's defining role as Marty McFly is still as fantastic and fun as it was twenty years ago, as he travels back through time to the 50s in Doc Brown's time machine. A marvellous family film get the kids in, sit down and enjoy. Again and again.
#76 - Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
One of the definitive WWII movies. Directed by David Lean the story is of a British colonel (Alec Guinness) who after being in a Japanese POW camp for while comes to a truce with the camp commander and offers to help him build a bridge, unaware of the Allied's plan to blow up said bridge.
#75 - The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Woody Allen's best movies are mainly the ones he doesn't star in himself and this is the perfect example of that theory. As Jeff Daniels stars in dual roles of firstly actor and the character this actor plays in a movie, as that character walks off a movie screen into Mia Farrow's life. A wonderfully touching romantic comedy featuring the best of Woody Allen's writing.
#74 - Blazing Saddles (1974)
It's the old west and in a ploy to ruin a town a corrupt politician hires a black sheriff (Cleavon Little) little does he know that would be his big mistake. Of all Mel Brooks' comedies this is the best. A terrific jab at the old Hollywood westerns and toward the end a marvellous poke at Hollywood itself as the movie spills out into the studio.
#73 - Airplane! (1980)
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue."
The daddy of all spoof movies, this is the Zuckers & Abrahams at their funniest. The crew is all falling ill and the only person who can land the plane is an ex-pilot who is terrified of flying. Surely they can't be serious. Yes they are... but don't call me Shirley.
#72 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The sequel to a great super-hero film, is the best incarnation of a super-hero ever. Tobey Maguire is most assured in the hero role and Alfred Molina is incredible as the evil Doc Ock. The real star is the huge action sequences.
#71 - Romeo and Juliet (1997)
Baz Luhrmann came out of nowhere with this MTV-esque version of the Shakespearean text. The original dialogue blends in perfectly with the modern vista of Verona Beach and the leads were perfectly cast for DiCaprio and Danes.
Kirk Douglas is Spartacus. Kubrick as always does a masterful job of directing this epic. The granduer still amazes over 4o years later. A film that is timeless.
#79 - Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Billed as a romantic comedy with zombies here is a satire of zombie films that is better than most of the movies it is having jokes at the expense of. Simon Pegg is fantastic as the Shaun of the title as he battles his way through zombies to save his mum, his girlfriend and his pub.
#78 - The Ladykillers (1955)
The best of the Ealing comedies this again stars regular Alec Guinness, who puts in another fabulous acting turn as the creepy leader of potential robbers planning their big heist whilst hiding out in a sweet old lady's home.
#77 - Back to the Future (1985)
"You made a time machine out of a DeLorean?!"
Michael J Fox's defining role as Marty McFly is still as fantastic and fun as it was twenty years ago, as he travels back through time to the 50s in Doc Brown's time machine. A marvellous family film get the kids in, sit down and enjoy. Again and again.
#76 - Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
One of the definitive WWII movies. Directed by David Lean the story is of a British colonel (Alec Guinness) who after being in a Japanese POW camp for while comes to a truce with the camp commander and offers to help him build a bridge, unaware of the Allied's plan to blow up said bridge.
#75 - The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Woody Allen's best movies are mainly the ones he doesn't star in himself and this is the perfect example of that theory. As Jeff Daniels stars in dual roles of firstly actor and the character this actor plays in a movie, as that character walks off a movie screen into Mia Farrow's life. A wonderfully touching romantic comedy featuring the best of Woody Allen's writing.
#74 - Blazing Saddles (1974)
It's the old west and in a ploy to ruin a town a corrupt politician hires a black sheriff (Cleavon Little) little does he know that would be his big mistake. Of all Mel Brooks' comedies this is the best. A terrific jab at the old Hollywood westerns and toward the end a marvellous poke at Hollywood itself as the movie spills out into the studio.
#73 - Airplane! (1980)
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue."
The daddy of all spoof movies, this is the Zuckers & Abrahams at their funniest. The crew is all falling ill and the only person who can land the plane is an ex-pilot who is terrified of flying. Surely they can't be serious. Yes they are... but don't call me Shirley.
#72 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)
The sequel to a great super-hero film, is the best incarnation of a super-hero ever. Tobey Maguire is most assured in the hero role and Alfred Molina is incredible as the evil Doc Ock. The real star is the huge action sequences.
#71 - Romeo and Juliet (1997)
Baz Luhrmann came out of nowhere with this MTV-esque version of the Shakespearean text. The original dialogue blends in perfectly with the modern vista of Verona Beach and the leads were perfectly cast for DiCaprio and Danes.
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