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I like this movie:

244. The Fifth Element (1997)
Cult classics are less fun when you miss the boat on getting into the cult. But yeah, it's fun.

225. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
A great performance by Pacino, though the movie hasn't stuck with me.

219. 12 Angry Men (1957)
I didn't really think it did anything the play manuscript didn't, but it's a really good manuscript!

200. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Pretty, but I barely remember any of the plot.

196. The Dark Knight Rises (2013)
Bane's memeability alone raises this into this tier IMO.

188. The Big Lebowski (1998)
Another cult classic where I'm not in the "cult"

152. Juno (2007)
Favorite part of this movie was the hamburger phone, but I also remember enjoying the weird dialogue style. I don't always go for indie stuff so I wonder how I'd like it now.

145. Get Out (2017)
Really funny. Horror isn't really my thing but the dual humor/horror tone made the first half super-fun and carried me through the grosser parts later.

113. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Don't love a lot of the more celebrated parts, but I enjoy the tightness of this film a lot, plus the Tarantino dialogue early.

102. Coco (2017)
Was expecting this to be sadder than it was. The kid is a little too annoying for me, and the cute animal sidekick was even more so. The stakes felt super-real though, with my only slight qualm being that everything was so neatly tied up.

80. Die Hard (1988)
I don't get what makes it great, but it's certainly fun.

72. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
Anticlimactic ending, but stylish enough to make it here. Probably my least favorite Tarantino I've seen front to back.

69. Jurassic Park (1993)
This movie had me thrilled as a kid the one time I saw it, but that I haven't seen in so long I wonder whether I should even count it as having seen it. The raptors turning the door handles remains iconic in my memory.

57. The Little Mermaid (1989)
Like Jurassic Park, I didn't see it repeatedly and it was too long ago. But I have rewatched a lot of its songs and I've concluded that I like this movie, if only based on "Under the Sea."

53. No Country for Old Men (2007)
Tommy Lee Jones's character feels like a waste, but Javier Bardem is great. The existential aspect of it was slightly enjoyable to me. The way they handle the erstwhile protagonist is great.

42. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Another seen once as a kid movie - I mostly just remember it being a ton of fun.

33. Fantasia (1940)
I've seen this movie many times, but it's not really... a movie. Still, I enjoyed almost every short separately. Might be worth a full rewatch, since I haven't seen it since I was a kid.

31. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Love the stylishness of it and in particular that "Battle Without Honor or Humanity," but not a huge fan of the ending climactic battle.

I like this a lot:

228. Inglorious Basterds (2008)
Fully agree on Hans Landa. That said I think this is a movie with a bunch of great scenes, but not a particularly amazing whole, if that makes sense.

211. Gladiator (2000)
Cheesy, but satisfying.

204. Inception (2010)
It's like a cool action movie, but not sure why it's considered an all time great. Still, Leo is cool, it looks great, and it's an absolute ton of fun.

162. Toy Story (1995)
Tons of heart and fun.

158. Skyfall (2012)
One of the technically best Bond movies, though nowhere near a personal favorite (favorite Bond stuff is usually the music, the colorful visual style, and honestly a lot of the camp, plus Bond's personal charisma). How great is Adele though!

155. Dumb and Dumber (1994)
This movie is so fucking stupid I love it.
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