Best Horror Movies

In honor of the month of October, I'll do a list of horror movies. This time its the quality ones, not neccesarily the scariest ones. I already made that list. These are the oscar-caliber horror movies (or at least as close to that as you can get with horror movies)

1. Halloween (1978)
2. Psycho (1960)
3. Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (1922)
4. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
5. The Omen (1976)
6. 28 Days Later... (2002)
7. Signs (2002)
8. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
9. The Sixth Sense (1999)
10. Scream (1996)

Equal Sequels

As small as the list of better-than-the-original sequels are, the following list is even smaller. These are sequels that are not better than the original, because the originals are equally great films. So they stand together in the genre of greatness for lesser men to argue over which is better, but I will do one better. Make a list (albeit a short one):

1. Toy Story 2 (1999)
2. The Dark Knight (2008)
3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
4. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
5. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)

Best Movies of 2005

1. Crash
2. Brokeback Mountain
3. King Kong
4. Grizzly Man
5. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
6. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
7. Batman Begins
8. The Matador
9. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
10. La Marche de l'empereur (March of the Penguins)

Better Than the Original Sequels

There are very few examples in the movies where the sequel is a superior movie to the original, but it does happen! Here is a list of the best of those sequels:



1. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
2. X2 (2003)
3. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
4. Topper Returns (1941)
5. Mission: Impossible III (2006)
6. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
7. Aliens (1986)
8. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
9. Addams Family Values (1993)
10. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

Best Movie Themes

This list is going to be a top twenty because, let's face it, the themes can be far superior to the film itself. I posted as many as I could find into the player at the bottom and tried to keep them in order. So you can listen to one if you're not familiar with it. I think I'm about four short. Enjoy!

1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
2. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
3. Jurassic Park (1993)
4. Jaws (1975)
5. Halloween (1978)
6. Gone With the Wind (1939)
7. Chariots of Fire (1981)
8. Dr. No (1962)
9. The Sting (1973)
10. Antz (1998)
11. The Pink Panther (1963)
12. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
13. Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
14. Rocky (1976)
15. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly) (1966)
16. Mulan (1998)
17. La Vita E Bella (Life is Beautiful) (1997)
18. Superman (1978)
19. The Cider House Rules (1999)
20. Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Best Movies of 2006

1. Children of Men
2. Letters from Iwo Jima
3. The Queen
4. V for Vendetta
5. The Departed
6. Thank You for Smoking
7. Casino Royale
8. Stranger Than Fiction
9. Deliver Us from Evil
10. Little Miss Sunshine

Best Franchises

These are the best movie franchises. Some of my qualifications for what is considered a franchise. First it has to be at least three movies long. Second it has to have a 75% quality rate. Okay chapters in the saga won't count against it, but bad ones will. So, here we go.

1. Indiana Jones (1981-2008)
2. The Lord of the Rings (2001-2003)
3. Die Hard (1988-2007)
4. Star Wars (1977-2005)
5. Harry Potter (2001-2009)
6. Jay & Silent Bob (1994-2006)
7. Road to... (1940-1962)
8. Back to the Future (1985-1990)
9. Jack Ryan (1990-2002)
10. The Naked Gun (1988-1994)