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Are you a movie dunce? Do you not know your Corleone from your Kurosawa? Would you acknowledge a lightsaber if it hit you in the face? Well, don't panic. To assist you catch up on your movie knowledge here's the first instalment in your 2-part crash course in the top 10 movies of all time, as voted by the readers of the Internet Movie Database. Careful, though ... right here be spoilers.
10. Star Wars IV: A New Hope
A very long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away ...
Luke Skywalker, farmhand and son of Darth Vader, is torn from his home when his aunt and uncle are murdered by Imperial Storm Troopers searching for the taken plans to the Death Star, a space station with weaponry capable of ruining planets. Luke escapes with his 2 droids, Jedi Knight Obi Wan Kenobi, smuggler Han Solo and very first mate Chewbacca.
After escaping Tatooine, the ragtag team stumble upon the Death Star soon after it has actually ruined the world Alderaan. Caught by its tractor beam, their ship is dragged in. While attempting to escape the Death Star the team rescue Princess Leia, held prisoner in the ships bowels. Throughout the rescue Obi Wan sacrifices himself to enable the others to escape.
In a grand finale, Luke damages the Death Star by heating a missile into a weak point in the structure of the ship and Darth Vader, is cannoned off into the depths of area.
Quote: I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices all of a sudden cried out in horror and were suddenly silenced.
Trivia: Al Pacino, Burt Reynolds and James Caan supposedly refused the function of Han Solo.
9. Pulp Fiction
A movie whose numerous plotlines are far too intertwined to summarise in a paragraph or two, Pulp Fiction merely informs the tale of a day in the life of a group of unusual individuals-- 2 hitmen, the wife of a gangster, and a boxer who eliminated in the ring among others.
Edited to tie each story together, the movie commonly plays out of series-- to the point where the last scene and the opening scene occur at the same time. Full of popular culture references and quotable lines, Pulp Fiction remains real to form as a Tarantino movie.
Quote: Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.
Trivia: Vincent Vega (John Travolta) is the brother of Vic Vega, also known as Mr Blonde, in Reservoir Dogs.
8. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Set during the United States Civil War, the movie follows the 3 protagonists Blondie (The Great), Snake Eyes (The Bad) and Tuco (The Ugly) in their search of a hoard of gold taken by bank robber Costs Carson. All three want 50 % of the gold-- leading to a good old-fashioned standoff. Snake Eyes is shot dead, and the honorable Blondie permits Tuco his share of the booty.
Quote: You see, in this globe there's two kinds of individuals, my friend: Those with loaded firearms and those who dig. You dig.
Trivia: Clint Eastwood used the same poncho for all 3 'Guy With No Name' movies-- without washing it as soon as.
7. Schindler's Listing
Schindler's List tells the true tale of Oscar Schindler, a Nazi industrialist who becomes so moved by the plight of the Jewish people during World War II that he dedicates himself to saving as many as he can. Even after rescuing over 1,100 Jews from the gas chamber, Schindler bemoans the fact that he could possibly have conserved more had he lost every thing he had.
Quote: I could possibly have got more out. I can have got more. I have no idea. If I would certainly just ... I might have got more.
Trivia: Steven Spielberg declined to take any type of pay for the movie, claiming that it would seem like he was taking 'blood money'.
6. The Seven Samurai
Considereded Akira Kurosawa's biggest movie, the Seven Samurai tells the tale of a terrorised village in war-torn 16th Century Japan. Frequently attacked by groups of bandits, the homeowners enlist the services of seven ronin, or samurai without masters, to safeguard them.
In spite of preliminary tensions between the villagers and the samurai, they together effectively protect the town against the bandits. Nonetheless, their success comes at the cost of the lives of 4 samurai.
Quote: Just what's using fretting about your beard when your head's about to be taken?
Trivia: The three samurai whose characters survived the movie were the first three to pass away in reality.
So, you're up to date on 5 of the top ten most popular movies of all time-- but that's not good enough! To finish your movie knowledge, why not research the leading 5 movies in the last instalment of your crash course?
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