Movies Watched Xmas 2004--Xmas 2005

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  1. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
  2. Bad Santa
  3. Bollywood/Hollywood
  4. The Princess Bride
  5. The Triplets of Bellville
  6. Kinsey
  7. Birth
  8. Godspell
  9. The Mystery of Picasso (French Documentary)
  10. Madame Bovary (French Version)
  11. The People Versus Larry Flynt
  12. The Missing
  13. Reefer Madness
  14. Cold Mountain
  15. The Red Violin
  16. Hellboy
  17. Haiku Tunnel
  18. Breakfast at Tiffany’s (2nd time)
  19. Friendly Persuasion
  20. The Portrait of a Lady
  21. Little Shop of Horrors
  22. 21 Grams
  23. This Boy’s Life
  24. Hidalgo
  25. The Phantom of the Opera
  26. The Naked Gun
  27. White Oleander
  28. The Age of Innocence
  29. The Muse
  30. The Golden Bowl
  31. Mystic River
  32. Under the Tuscan Sun
  33. Monkey Business (Marx Brothers)
  34. Million Dollar Baby
  35. Finding Neverland
  36. Girl with a Pearl Earring
  37. Father of the Bride
  38. Last Tango in Paris
  39. Ella Enchanted
  40. Rivers and Tides
  41. The Gathering Storm
  42. The House of Mirth
  43. I Heart Hucabees
  44. The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
  45. Sideways
  46. Derrida (documentary)
  47. Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
  48. Team America: World Police
  49. Shreck 2
  50. The Empire Strikes Back (countless times)
  51. Quest for Fire (at least twice)
  52. House of Sand and Fog
  53. Jane Eyre (1996 Zefferelli Version)
  54. Return of the Jedi
  55. The Human Stain
  56. Open Range
  57. Surviving Picasso
  58. Midnight Cowboy
  59. Troy
  60. Fried Green Tomatoes
  61. Wag the Dog
  62. War of the Worlds (2005)
  63. Children of a Lesser God
  64. Whale Rider
  65. The Day After Tommorow
  66. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  67. Blue Velvet
  68. I, Robot
  69. Dangerous Liasons
  70. Garden State
  71. A Fish Called Wanda
  72. A Star is Born (1954)
  73. The Exorcist (Several Times)
  74. Mothra
  75. Collateral
  76. De-Lovely
  77. A Streetcar Named Desire
  78. Napolean Dynamite
  79. Ferris Buehler’s Day Off (Many Times)
  80. Little Buddha
  81. Rebel Without a Cause
  82. Shaun of the Dead
  83. Catwoman
  84. The Butterfly Effect
  85. Rosemary’s Baby (3 times?)
  86. Remember the Titans
  87. The Manchurian Candidate (the original = third time)
  88. The Magdalene Sisters
  89. Happy Times (Chinese)
  90. Alien (3rd time, or so)
  91. Boys Don't Cry (2nd time)
  92. Vanity Fair
  93. Deconstructing Harry
  94. The Truman Show
  95. Yojimbo
  96. With God On Our Side
  97. A Man For All Seasons (1966)
  98. The Sound of Music (1965)
  99. Legally Blond (2001)
  100. Liar Liar (1997)
  101. 3:10 to Yuma (1957)
  102. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
  103. Love and Death (1975)
  104. Secret Window (2004)
  105. Sullivan's Travels (1941)
  106. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
  107. Run Lola Run (1998)
  108. Shark Tale (2004)
  109. Born Into Brothels (2004)
  110. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
  111. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
  112. The Life of David Gale (2003)
  113. The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
  114. The Seventh Seal (1957)
  115. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
  116. My Antonia (1994)
  117. Van Helsing (2004)
  118. The Spanish Prisoner (1998)
  119. The Corpse Bride (2005)
  120. Gothika (2003)
  121. King Arthur (2004)
  122. King Kong (2005)
  123. The Motorcycle Diaries (2004)
  124. The Cooler (2003)
  125. Batman Begins (2005)
Author Comments: 

I don't like listing things from traditional new year to traditional new year. Since Christmas is basically a movie-going holiday in my family--and movies are something of a religion--I keep my yearly movie lists from Dec 25 on. My goal is to watch 100 movies or more a year.

Rosemary's Baby is definitely worth multiple viewings. Watching that movie always feels like reading a book to me, because it all takes place from Rosemary's point of view and we're continuously aware of what she's thinking.

I agree: it's a well-constructed film. I always want to read Ira Levin's novel, however. I've had a nice copy of the book sitting on one of my many "to be read" shelves for about two years now. I guess I'll put that off for at least another six months or so just to let the story fade from my consciousness a bit--but I do wonder if the book is as good as the film.