The Modern Classics Bucket List

So I see today Yahoo! has several lists titled “100 Movies to See Before You Die.” As I skim the different categories; Funniest Movies, All-Time Classics and Modern Classics, I thought “why don’t I try and concur one of these lists?” So I looked at each, listed which movies I hadn’t seen before, counted those up and decided I was going to try conquering…Modern Classics! (For those curious…there were 57 Funniest Movies I hadn’t seen and 74 All-Time Greats).

My goal is to see as many 52 Modern Classic below before the end of the year. And ideally I’d like to have a follow-up blog stating which ones I truly thought belong on the list because as I look it over I have intentionally chosen not to watch some of these, tried watching them and gave up or just plain haven’t’ heard of them before. We’ll see where the adventure takes me. But for now, I’ll begin with Netflix Instant Watch…they have 9 of the movies, so there’s my start.

Take a look below…any on my missing list surprise you? For me, I still can’t believe I’ve never seen Finding Nemo and Thelma & Louise. How’d I miss those?  Have you seen of these and are thinking “she’s crazy, that movie blows!” Or do you see a favorite here? Let me know.

Modern Classics I’m Missing:

1. Goodfellas
2. Thelma & Louise
3. Hard Boiled
4. Malcolm X
5. The Player
6. Raise the Red Lantern
7. Supercop
8. Unforgiven
9. Chungking Express
10. Ed Wood
11. Four Weddings and a Funeral
12. The Shawshank Redemption
13. Red
14. Before Sunrise
15. Living in Oblivion
16. Sense and Sensibility
17. The Usual Suspects
18. Big Night
19. Dead Man
20. Ghost in the Shell
21. Lone Star
22. Secrets & Lies
23. Trainspotting
24. Eve's Bayou
25. L.A. Confidential
26. The Sweet Hereafter
27. The Big Lebowski
28. Fireworks
29. Out of Sight
30. All About my Mother
31. Princess Mononoke
32. Run Lola Run
33. Three Kings
34. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
35. Yi Yi
36. Amelie
37. Donnie Darko
38. In the Mood for Love
39. Mulholland Drive
40. The Pianist
41. Y Tu Mama Tambien
42. City of God
43. Elephant
44. Finding Nemo
45. A History of Violence
46. The Lives of Others
47. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
48. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
49. Michael Clayton
50. No Country for Old Men
51. Slumdog Millionaire
52. The Hurt Locker

To see the full list go:

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/100-movies-to-see-before-you-die-the-modern-classics-slideshow-2087/#crsl=%252Fphotos%252F100-movies-to-see-before-you-die-the-modern-classics-slideshow-2087%252F100-movies-to-see-before-you-die-the-modern-classics-photo-1333492235.html