#71 Saving Private Ryan

1998
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, Ed Burns, Barry Pepper, Adam Goldberg, Giovanni Ribisi

ALSO in this movie: Vin Diesel, Jeremy Davies, Ted Danson, Paul Giamatti

I forgot how real this movie looks and feels.  I haven't watched this one in a few years, and it was just as good as I remember.  I love all of the actors, and guest actors.
And I loved Barry Pepper in this movie!

Up Next: Tootsie

#72 The Shawshank Redemption

1994
Directed by: Frank Darabont
Starring: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman

One of my favorites, I think I've seen this movie a hundred times.  It's so simple, and so detailed at the same time. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman are perfect in their roles.  There's nothing bad I can say about this movie.  And who didn't want to go to Zihuatanejo after seeing it!

Funny trivia- Kevin Costner turned down the role of Andy, and the part of Tommy (the young guy who comes in and tries to prove Andy is innocent) was originally intended for Brad Pitt.

Up next: Saving Private Ryan

#73 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Starring: Robert Redford, Paul Newman


"Who are these guys?" These guys are Paul Newman and Robert Redford (and that was my favorite quote they kept repeating in the movie when being tracked and chased.)
I saw this movie when I was a teenager, and didn't really like it the first time around.  This time, I loved it.
The two main characters are "the bad guys," bank robbers, so it feels wrong hoping they'll make it out! But you almost have to...

Up next: #72 The Shawshank Redemption

#74 The Silence of the Lambs

1991
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn

Another one I haven't seen in forever! And I forgot how creepy it is! The part where she's in the killers house and he's got the night vision glasses on... he's centimeters away!
Anthony Hopkins couldn't have been more perfect as Lecter. Literally no one could have played it better.
(I still don't get how he got his doctor's pen in his room though!)

Up Next: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

#75 In the Heat of the Night

1967
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger

Liked this one a lot...
Nothing too complex in terms of plot, but great characters and setting.  Its incredible and disgusting to think that this type of behavior in regards to race was common, especially in small southern towns.  Its incredible and disgusting to think that some people still think that way.
Trivia: Rod Steiger was asked by director Norman Jewison to chew gum when playing the part. He resisted at first but then grew to love the idea,and eventually went through 263 packs of gum during the shooting of the film. 
Up next: #74 The Silence of the Lambs

#76 Forrest Gump

1994
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinese, Sally Field

I havent watched this one in a while! And it didn't disappoint.
I actually think I liked it more than when I watched it in '94 when it first came out.  There are so many details in this movie, and of course weaving Tom Hanks into old footage was an awesome touch.  Plus, this movie probably has one of the best soundtracks!

#77 All the President's Men

1976
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Hal Holbrook, Jack Warden

Two thumbs up, I liked this one a lot!  I thought Redford and Hoffman were great on-screen together.  I knew about Watergate before watching this movie, but not the details, and not how it was all found out.  This movie told that story, and it wasn't confusing.  Good one!