Over the last couple of weekends The Times newspaper (which I buy on Saturdays only) has run articles on the “100 Greatest Films/Books of the Decade” (the decade in question being 2000-2009). I thought it would be interesting to see which of these films/books I have watched/read – perhaps this is a measure of how “current” or media-savvy I am. So, here goes my list from the 100 Greatest Films:
06: Slumdog Millionaire
09: The Queen
34: Finding Nemo
42: The Incredibles
71: Monsters Inc
89: School of Rock
That’s it – I’ve seen just six of the top hundred and four of these are films for children (says it all really).
Mind you, I have a couple more on DVD ready to watch:
08: Casino Royale
50: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
and there are a few others in the list that I’ve nearly watched or thought about watching such as:
23: Man on Wire
39: Lost in Translation
94: An Inconvenient Truth
so it’s not impossible I might be able to creep up to 10% of the list eventually.
Tim O'Hare 