6. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

6. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

No matter the context of a top 10, something related to Star Wars always seems to slide in. The 5th movie in chronological order, 2nd released is by far the best movie in this saga created by George Lucas. This movie had the most shock value of  any movie I have ever seen. It continues the story of Luke Skywalker fighting with the rebels against the empire. They managed to escape the Death Star and rescue Leia at the cost of Obi-Wan. This movie focuses more on Luke's training and his journey with his inner self to truly become a real Jedi Master.  This movie had all the charm of the first one Star Wars: A New Hope but it improved on so many levels. The pace of this movie was much easier to follow and enjoy than the preceding film. The characters in this movie felt the most genuine and likable. You feel apart of the crew on the Millennium Falcon, George Lucas makes you apart of all the great scenes like Hoth.

Speaking of Hoth, what a great plot device! For those who don't know this is an entire planet covered by an arctic landscape. Just imagine the north pole as a whole planet.  Not only is it extremely cold temperatures the wild life includes Yetties and snow lamas. This planet created an amazing first act full of great effects and story. This movie manages to keep you on the edge of your seat for the last acts. Not many movies cam give you the sense of real danger but in this flick, you have no idea if your favorite character will survive to the squeal. Speaking of charterers, some were great some fell flat.  Yoda was a standout icon who's performance was very good. Sadly poor Chewbacca had no impact on me, contrary to the first one he had nothing to do this time around so he just stood and barked at Han for two hours.

7. The Dark Knight

7.The Dark Knight


The best comic book adaptation movie lands number 6 on my list. This classic showdown of good and evil questions all our morals as human beings. Nobody who saw this movie expected it to go as deep as it did. It's just a classic batman movie I thought, it was in fact one of the best movie pieces of cinema I have ever seen. Directed by the living legend as far as directors go, Christopher Nolan creates quite  possibly one of his best movies and with his track record that is an incredible feat. This movie did extremely well at the box office and even brought in some Oscars in the departments of Sound Editing and Best Supporting Actor. Heath Ledger who played the most iconic joker of all time passed shortly after he finished his scenes due to him abusing prescription drugs. It was a huge lost for Hollywood and the entire world .The movie would not have been as iconic if he was not starring in it.

A sequel in the Nolan trilogy, The Dark Knight follows the adventures of the caped crusader as he is more settled in Gotham. He is starting to be respected and becoming more of a hero. This all changes when he faces a villain who will cross lines that none of his previous foes ever would. This villain is the Joker and is  portrayed as mentioned above by the late Heath Ledger. This new enemy puts everything on the line for Bruce Wayne and Batman. This movie is so amazing because it explores a new side of the Batman universe, instead of treating him like a god, Nolan make him extremely vulnerable which gives us the audience an emotional ride. The most part of this movie that had the most impact was how this movie made us question our morals. With an antagonist with no true goals but a thirst for chaos, it makes question a lot of what we know in our lives.

8. Princess Bride

8. Princess Bride


Hands down the best children's movie out there in my book. As a child who knew nothing about fine cinema this was a great start, you have no idea where it's gonna go. You might think it is a lord of the rings type movie full of sword fights and cool characters.  Then you might think it is a goofy comedy,  following the structure of Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Some elements might make you think that this is a fairy tale I.E Shrek. In the end this is a perfect mixture of all those themes which makes it a loved classic for the last 30 years.  To demonstrate the magnitude of this hit, many critics refer to Princess Bride as the Wizard Of Oz of our time. It may come as a shock to many but this movie flopped in box office and only became popular via home theater.

Filmed in beautiful Ireland, this is a movie  about love, politics, friendship and fun. This is at it's core a life story about a grandpa telling his grandson a story from a book. It starts off as a romance with the farmer falling in love with the farmboy. One day the lover of this girl's life vanishes during a pirate raid. She continues to live a depressed life without her one true love. The wheels are all set in motion when one day the girl is kidnapped by two bandits and is rescued by this mysterious figure. I loved this movie for it is great that the content is not to aggressive in grabbing your attention. It is all pretty relaxed and come in very naturally. The comedy fits in nicely as it is a good combination of goofy and mature comedy.  No matter how many times you watch it you will be constantly charmed by The Princess Bride themes and wits. It is a fun ride which I would always like to repeat.

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9. The Matrix

9. The Matrix

This may be the biggest surprise as a movie on this list. In 1999 people had no idea what they were getting into. From the trailer, all you see is scenes from what looks like a c-list action movies. 3 hours later and everyone left the theater saying one word. "whoa" It is sometimes viewed as the movie that no one understands but everybody loves, but if you have the brain function to understand this masterpiece, you are in for a ride. I love this movie and applause it for his complexity. Not only did this movie go ham at the box office but it launched Canadian actor Keannu Reeves into an upwards spiral which spawned a ton of great pictures on the directing and acting end.

 This movie will take you on a roller coaster of time travel, gun fights and kung fu. "The Matrix" did not bore me. You will not be able to stop thinking of the road this movie will bring you on. There may be only one conclusion in the movie, but there are countless more possibility you will be thinking of. The world created in this movie complements the story for it is very simple but at the same time elegant and beautiful. The now extremely famous concept slow-mo was mostly brought to the main stream market, because of this movie`s advancements in visual effects, many more related titles were able to be released I.E Kick A** and Inception. What keeps this movie from being higher on the list is it`s characters. Other than Neo and Metamorphosis I found no reason to care for the other members of crew. Even when some key characters got killed off, I could not find the motivation to even think about them.This is just a small blemish on what is rather great movie.

10. Top Gun

10. Top Gun

This is this first movie on my blog and it is possibly the bro movie to ever be created. It is very far for me as a person to not include this movie filled with airplanes, cool characters and a soundtrack that is in every scene. Tom Cruise managed to provide a solid performance as the main cool guy Mavrick. He is supported by a strong supporting cast including Val Kilmer, Kelly Mcgillis, Anthony Edwards and Tom Skerrit. This feel good movie  has so many great factors including an upbeat vibe, always something to keep your eyes glued on but it's watching these people being courageous and having overall fun. This movie represents how important the core essences of being human which are friendship, family and sacrifice for the greater good. No matter  the cheesiness, the essentials of this movie are still amazing and a it gives people of all ages a good lesson and a good time.

To give an idea of what this movie involves, it is about Mavrick, a hot shot air force pilot who likes to put it all on the line, Tom Cruise portrayal will keep you on edge, you will be scared with with every move he makes wondering if he will make it to the next scene.Tagging along with Maverick, is a character that is extremely likable
and will have a place in your heart. His name was Goose. He unlike his co-pilot has a family and has a lot more to lose which creates a deep dynamic. These two pilots are sent to an elite fighter jet training center, this place is called Top Gun. Even if all the students are on the same side, they all want to be top dog. This competition creates a cheesy 80s rivalry which is very bad and good all at the same time, and to add to the equation the instructor is Tom Cruise's love interest who might not feel the same way about the short actor.