Movies you should’ve already seen
UPDATE: This list will be for movies from your college days or before, if you’re my age (ie around 5+ years ago).
** I’ve nixed a few great movies simply because they’re just too recent. I’ll make another list/poll for those. Since the conversation started with Garden State (2004) – that will be the cut off. Also, anime has been nixed (because I’m close minded).
In a recent conversation with some friends, we stumbled upon the fact that my girlfriend fiancee wife had never seen Garden State. We were all flabbergasted. As we investigated further, we came to find out that she had missed out on many of the rest of the groups favorite movies from years past. It turned into a quick-fire survey where we were all shouting out movies, most with her shaking her head “no” to. I quickly got out a paper and pen and started writing down the movies we were throwing out with much nostalgia, noting the ones my hypo-cinematically-exposed lady friend had not seen.
(Edit) I quickly lost the list before I was able to transfer it to this blog. So help me out by posting the movies that you feel are staples in your DVD collection or ones that you would be surprised to find out if one of your friends hadn’t seen it yet.
(Edit) I’ve made the list into a poll – feel free to vote for your Top 20 “Should’ve Already Seen” movies – View Results link at bottom.
[poll id="2"]Top Ten: Spy Movies
1. Bourne Supremacy
2. Bourne Ultimatum
3. Body of Lies
4. Spy Game
5. Casino Royale
6. Bourne Identity
7. Mission: Impossible
8. The Saint
9. The Recruit
10. True Lies
I’d say I’m a spy movie junkie. I love the espionage, the con-ing, the martial arts expertise. It’s awesome! If it didn’t take years of training with no room for family or a real social life, I would probably have gone that route long ago. But alas, I didn’t, so I watch the movies to quell my desires to slip past teenaged security at Target and make my way into the “Employee Only” break room and slip someone’s lunch into my coat pocket.
These are my top choices.
| Movie | The Awesome Spy (Actor) | Comments |
| 1. Bourne Supremacy |
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) Kirill (Karl Urban) |
It’s all there on this one |
| 2. Bourne Ultimatum |
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) Desh (Joey Ansah) |
Parkour on the roof and using a book with deadly force |
| 3. Body of Lies |
Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio) |
Suspense at every turn. Plenty of espionage and tight situations in which DiCaprio has to rely on his stellar spy skills. |
| 4. Spy Game |
Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) |
Old spy takes promising new spy under his wing. Espionage on the field and in the office. |
| 5. Casino Royale |
James Bond (Daniel Craig) |
Gadgets, Parkour, Crack shooting, amazing cars, out witting the bad guy… and of course a ripped up spy dressed to the nines. |
| 6. Bourne Identity |
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) The Professor (Clive Owen) |
Dozens of passports, Spy vs Spies, nonstop suspense |
| 7. Mission: Impossible |
Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) |
Micro-gadgets, mystery, real looking faces for disguises |
| 8. The Saint |
Simon Templar (Val Kilmer) |
Multiple disguises and accents. Contraptions and specialized gear. |
| 9. The Recruit |
James Clayton (Colin Farrell) |
Spy training course |
| 10. True Lies |
Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzeneggar) |
Comedic elements and completely far-fetched, but tux under a wetsuit, Harrier jet, using spy resources to humiliate a used car salesman – fantastic! |
To peruse a list of modern spy movies, check out this list:
Spy Movies at the Box Office – Box Office Mojo
Update: I’m thinking Munich should be on this list. A bit more of a realistic look at spy activity.