10. Edward Scissorhands Rotten Tomatoes Rating 91% (1990)
Even though both movies make my list, this movie beats Sweeney Todd by a mile. For most people, this is the first movie people saw Johnny Depp in, and if you were like me, the first Tim Burton movie you saw(that and Batman[1989]). What is this movie, is it a romance, a comedy, a drama, a Christmas, a fairy tale?? Well, its all of these things, and for the most part, it holds up very well. All the actors in this movie are crucial to the plot, not one being a token character. Of course, as said above, Johnny Depp is in this, and this was the first movie he got a starring role in. He was able to carry a love story while having scissors on his hands. That's a good actor! Of course, over the last 20 years, Burton and Depp collaberated many more times, but they never made a better movie in my opinion. The music is amazing, if you have the soundtrack, pull it out and take a listen, it's Danny Elfman doing his work. Actually speaking of Elfman, both him and Burton have said that this was the most personal movie they worked on. And look how it turned out. They both created one of the greatest fairy tales to grace the screen in many years. Bravo.
9. Lost In Translation Rotten Tomatoes Rating 94% (2003)
For the longest time, I was switching this back and forth with Edward, but finally came to the conclusion which deserved to go where. While I will never stop watching either of these movies, there's just something, something that keeps drawing me back to this movie, no matter how many times I view this. It's a strange movie, taking the premise of romance and putting in that of a stranger, one whom you've just met. Okay, while maybe that part isn't so unoriginal, Lost In Translation takes this idea, and turns it into something new. Using only 2 actors, Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson, the movie takes on a life of its own, keeping you interested just enough to want to see the end. Bill Murray was nominated for a Best Actor for this, the only time he ever has been. Do I think he was robbed? Not really, considering the competition that year (Johnny Depp, Ben Kingsley, Sean Penn), it really would've been anyones guess. But any whom, this movie came and went, and I believe has stood the test of time. It is one of the films I only most recently watched, so to put it on my list, and at a place so high, I either must be right, that this movie is a masterpiece, and a classic, or I'm crazy for putting it above Burton. You make the call.
8. Hot Fuzz Rotten Tomatoes Rating 91% (2007)
This is the movie that I laughed at all the jokes(I could find)! My greatest regret is not seeing this in theaters when it was released in 2007. I do remember it only being in theaters for a bout 2 weeks, fairly short of a movie. But any whom, this is probably the funniest movie I have ever seen. I mean that. I can't think of any other movie, which this much comedy, and the exact amount of violence/gore to boot. Yes, this is an extremely violent movie, but in a comedic sense as well, so don't get too worried about it. I don't know how this got a "14A" rating over here(in Canada), cause this seems like it would pass for an "18A". But that doesn't matter. The actors are good with Simon Pegg(Scotty in the Star Trek reboot) as a no-nonsense cop, with other actors such as Timothy Dalton(James Bond) showing up and just being flat out hilarious. This is an epic comedy, and one of the finest that I've seen. If you haven't seen this, I highly recommend that you watch Shaun of the Dead first, as it has much of the same humor, and it's a good movie to warm you up and prepare you for Hot Fuzz. It also, if you didn't guess/know has the same director/stars in it, with much of the same humor. The only reason to watch this first, is that Hot Fuzz is way, way funnier, especially if you have a good sense of humor.
7. Inception Rotten Tomatoes Rating 87% (2010)
The most recent movie released on the list(beating Toy Story 3), and the best film I've seen of 2010. The plot is too complicated to get into, and I've already explained this briefly in my other review for this. Christopher Nolan is one of the greatest writers, not just in the last decade, but ever. He knows how to both direct and write, so maybe it's good that he doesn't try and act in all his movies, like some director/actors. But any whom, this movie has done much for me. It made me realize why I enjoy going to see these movies, not just as a way to spend an afternoon, but to get something out of it, to make it make you think, and i like that in a movie. The plot is complicated, but only when you try and explain it to someone, as I tried to do(and failed). If you have a good eye for things, then this movie shouldn't be too hard to comprehend. There's only one thing that i can say about this, and that is that this film deserves some Oscars. Not just for writ ting, but for acting, directing, just heap the awards onto this film. Everyone did a good job with it, and it's obviously one of my favourite films(though it did slip from 4 to 7, you'll see why). Please, Academy, don't fuck up Inception, the greatest science fiction movie period(that's right, this movie now has the title 'Greatest Sci-Fi Movie' bestowed upon it, by me). If you haven't seen this, then do go see it while it's still in theaters, cause I can bet it won't be the same on Blu-Ray. In fact, forget all the other movies below it, see this one first before you watch the others.
6. Sid & Nancy Rotten Tomatoes Rating 90% (1986)
Let's jump back to the 80s with one of the best dramas released about punk. That may be a hyperbole, but it makes sense with this film. It tells the story of the bass player of the Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious and his romance with his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen. Along the way, the band breaks up, and both of them end up becoming heroin addicts, trying hard to kick the addiction, but still falling back into the same black pit. It is one of the most moving movies I've ever seen, and it took me a while to find a copy of it, costing around $35.(!!) for it. But I still say it was worth it. i didn't go into the movie thinking it was going to be the way it was. I though it would be typical bio-pic material. It turned out it was, but there was just something more that the actors put into the movie, a little more depth in their characters, which is what true actors do. This was the first movie that Gary Oldman was ever in, and if you've seen the film, he did an amazing job with the acting. It's ironic that one of the women who auditioned for Nancy went on to big things(Courtney Love), but the actress who won kinda disappeared. It's too bad, cause I really liked her, and though she did a good job. Oh well. But Sid & Nancy is a great movie, and it came along at the right time in my life, when I was discovering "punk rock" and the Sex Pistols and such. This movie basically sums up who I was in the Summer of '09...at least in style.
Only 1 more part to go, and this is when the stuff gets long
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